[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-780":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887619,2510,"Chapter 780: The 3rd Mid-Autumn Festival","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-780",780,"\u003Cp>As the next three days flew by, Tianci had recovered from the red dot. However, rather than going back to her lab, Leyan forced her to go through ’labor training.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By labor training, it was preparation for her childbirth, which came as a shock to everyone until they remembered Tianci had been manipulating her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside of the looming baby due, Xiaoyun’s life was seemingly back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no emergency or any particular big problem on the administrative front as the resettlement program went smoothly in Dongguan and Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the military front, everything operated relatively smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the progress had halted slightly, it wasn’t due to incompetence or a new kind of zombie attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it was due to an upcoming holiday over the weekend. One that had become a bump on the road for Xiaoyun for a different reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the mid-autumn festival. More specifically, the third mid-autumn festival since the start of the outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luoping didn’t have anything planned for this year, as both Yuqi and Xiaoyun came to an agreement to let private individuals celebrate it in their own ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also didn’t want to waste money on something that the private sector had already planned out, not to mention the size required to meet everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, this was not what was causing the issue for Xiaoyun. Instead, it was an order from Leyan and his wives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had explicitly ordered him to bring Houqin over on Saturday, despite Houqin herself already stating to him that she was going to visit her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drove out of the house early in the morning, he needed to come up with something that fulfilled both demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the solution? It was a simple and genius plan. One that required him to first drive to Houqin’s place before anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was the idea you came up with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan questioned as she pulled Xiaoyun over into the kitchen, unable to believe the three people sitting on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it genius? Come on, you can’t expect me to let Houqin’s parents spend their mid-autumn festival alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The argument made her fall into silence as the thought of herself spending the Mid-Autumn Festival alone popped into her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s beside the point. You could have at least called me beforehand. I didn’t even prepare extra food for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can just make it on the spot. It’s not that big of a deal... Come on, let’s go meet up with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them walked back to the living room, all of his wives were already talking to Houqin’s parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, you really surprise us at every corner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s mother’s comment was only met with a smile, as Xiaoyun didn’t know what to say in response to such a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Liu, is it really true that Houqin never had a boyfriend before?\" Nami curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, she never had one. Or else why would she be naive enough to fall in love with someone that... already have multiple kids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin’s mother looked over to the kids running around over on the other side of the living room, a hint of disapproval appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, sorry to ask this, my son-in-law. Is everyone here married to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Houqin’s father calling him son-in-law surprised Xiaoyun, but he slowly nodded his head as an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no way you’re married to all of them. Both of them look way too young to marry anybody.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s mother commented as she looked over to Nami and Lily, who looked more like high schoolers if stretching it far enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m already twenty years old.\" Nami immediately pointed out after feeling a little insulted by her comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I’m already eighteen,\" Lily added next, her face blushing a little as she shyly looked down at the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, let’s all go eat breakfast. The three of you must be hungry. We had been cooking since yesterday for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly intervened, ending the conversation as they all got up to walk towards the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xuanhua, come to mommy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a baby quickly crawled over to Nami, both Houqin and her mother flinched a little before continuing to walk towards the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure what you guys might like, so I cooked all kinds of breakfast food,\" Xiaoyun commented as he brought three extra chairs for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is so much food... You cooked all these?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s father asked, his face looking genuinely shocked by the variety of breakfast food on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan helped me a little... You guys don’t have to wait for me. I still need to bring a few more dishes from the kitchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone finally started eating the food on the table as Xiaoyun carried three extra bowls of tangyuan for Houqin and her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, you like the food?\" Xiaoyun asked, taking a seat right next to her before eating a spoonful of the tangyuan himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin spoke up, Xiaoyun could feel something was bothering her mind. Still, he didn’t press her on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Leyan, can I ask how many kids you have?\" Houqin’s mother curiously asked as she noticed the baby sitting in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only have four. Yuqi is my oldest, followed by Yueyue and Nami. The youngest being my son Yongyi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three of them smiled as Houqin introduced them one by one, before Xiaoyun quickly chimed in to introduce the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, this is Wuli, and this is Shuli. This is Tianci and Lily, and this is Kate and Anna...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all of them smiled towards Houqin’s parents, the one who instantly stood out to them was the silver-haired girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci’s hair is born white,\" Xiaoyun answered, making up an excuse on the spot as he noticed their stare towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had only seen that on the news before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s father murmured as he didn’t look too much into it, turning his attention back to the food as if he was scared her wife was going to get mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She had gotten that a lot. I was thinking the same when I first saw her... If you guys want extra, I have more in the pot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As morning breakfast quickly flew by, Houqin and her parents started delving deeper and deeper into Xiaoyun’s family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning to the end, it was a one-sided conversation with everyone answering an endless number of questions from Houqin’s mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only time they got a chance to ask a question was from Leyan, who asked them about their experience before the outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To everyone’s surprise, it turned out Houqin’s whole family was all former government employees in Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Houqin was a government clerk, passing all the difficult exams and making it to a government job out of millions of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was crazier to Xiaoyun’s family, however, was the fact that Houqin’s parents had just gotten off the plane to Wuhan when the outbreak happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been planning this family vacation for a long time, and their daughter was supposed to meet up with them a day later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both fortunate and unfortunate, the flight Houqin took was redirected to Guangzhou, trapping her in a city that she had never visited in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Yiming’s rescuing team coming to the hotel she was in, she would have long starved to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of the outbreak. Sorry if this sounds a little rude for me to ask. But how did the government respond in Wuhan?\" Leyan curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Response? They just told everyone to stay indoors and that everything was going to be sorted out.\" Houqin’s father grumpily commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They happened to rescue us from the hotel we were staying at... Stop being so negative towards those who saved us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin’s mother argued, Xiaoyun noticed a clear divide between them. Something that was enough for Houqin’s father to refuse to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, how was your guy’s experience while in Wuhan? It seems like a lot of people refuse to talk about it when I ask them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, both Houqin’s father and mother fell into silence. Neither of them wanted to speak up, as if Xiaoyun had asked something taboo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a bad time. It wasn’t because of the government or anything. It was just a bad time.\" Houqin’s father murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don’t want to talk about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine... Oh, I almost forgot, you guys haven’t even been in the backyard. Can you guys bring the two of them around the house for a bit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden request caught everyone by surprise, but his wives didn’t reject it as they guided Houqin’s parents over to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what do you want to ask me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin questioned, her face filled with curiosity as she couldn’t understand the need to send everyone out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, have your parents told you what they went through in Wuhan? I know this question might be a little intrusive, but it’s really important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun stared right into Houqin’s eye, she remained silent until she finally couldn’t endure it any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1526,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","a6e2866af8812b04a63d8a063962bd807df4702b314752f855f3e53a8a6c614a","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-534","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-533",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]