Translator: StormFrost

  Editor: Misogi

  Doomsday Child Rearing Handbook [3]

  After the September snow, the temperatures plummeted.

  Before people could even react, their breaths had already turned into a white mist.

  Not waiting for the weather to cool down completely, Zhang Mingfan took his team to a place further away and brought back a lot of supplies so that they could survive the winter.

  He also brought fresh vegetables to Chen Liguo. Furthermore, these vegetables had mutated. The original dwarf lettuce had grown to waist level and the potatoes that had been the size of a child’s fist grew into the size of a human head.

  Zhang Mingfan said that many people had already eaten these vegetables and had basically confirmed that it was not poisonous, so Chen Liguo could also eat some.

  He accepted the food and thanked Zhang Mingfan.

  Because of the apocalypse, the heating that had been provided by the government was no longer available this year. Fortunately, Chen Liguo had prepared a lot of charcoal which he burned in iron pots when the weather cooled down.

  He was afraid that Chen Xi, who was running and jumping, would bump into the charcoal pot, so he surrounded it with things.

  Zhang Mingfan and the others were also pretty lucky and found a lot of charcoal in a grocery store. Originally, he wanted to send some to Chen Liguo, but he refused and said with a smile, "There’s a lot saved at home, there’s no need."

  Zhang Mingfan asked what he saved so much charcoal for.

  Chen Liguo said that he used to like camping. When he went out to play, he usually brought some charcoal with him. He had simply bought an entire pile one time and left it at home.

  Zhang Mingfan really had seen the coal in Chen Liguo’s home and was relieved. After all, they couldn’t take the coal away with them if they didn’t use it this winter and then it would go to waste.

  After it snowed, afraid that Chen Xi would be cold, Chen Liguo took out a cotton jacket and wrapped him up like a ball.

  Chen Xi liked the snow very much and would sit by the window all day long, looking out at the vast white place.

  Chen Liguo called him over when he finished making lunch, saying, "Come and eat meat-meat."

  Chen Xi jumped off the table and walked over to Chen Liguo, obediently sitting down.

  Chen Liguo gave him a small bib and handed him chopsticks to let him eat by himself.

  Chen Xi ate and ate and then suddenly asked, "Daddy, why don’t I have a mommy?"

  Chen Liguo’s expression stiffened and he said quietly, "Mommy and Daddy separated."

  Chen Xi’s face was full of confusion and asked, "But why separate?"

  Chen Liguo, with the smile of a kind father, said, "Baby, in this world, there are things more important than love."

  Chen Xi asked, "Things more important than love?"

  Chen Liguo answered, "Yes."

  Chen Xi didn’t fully understand but didn’t continue to ask. He was keenly aware that his father did not want to dwell on this topic.

  Chen Liguo: "……" He didn’t want to dwell on this topic indeed. For he can’t tell Chen Xi that he had stolen him from the hospital.

  Chen Xi grew extremely quickly. After winter started, he was like a bamboo shoot that had emerged from the ground after the rain and zoom zoom zoom, shot up like a rocket. By December, he had completely lost his child-like tenderness and had already become a tall teenager.

  This sort of rapid growth rate and high IQ made Chen Xi fall into a somewhat strange state. The things he was curious about were far too many. So much that Chen Liguo didn’t know how to answer.

  So Chen Liguo took out a bunch of books for Chen Xi and let him read them up on his own.

  Chen Xi could read ten lines with a glance and by New Year’s Day, he had finished reading nearly all of the books Chen Liguo gave him.

  The temperature of this Winter fell to an all-time low. For example, when Chen Liguo sent sweet potatoes to Zhang Mingfan’s family. They had just been freshly baked when he went out, but by the time he got upstairs they were practically frozen. Chen Liguo figured that if he stood at the door for more than ten seconds, the sweet potatoes would turn into ice again.

  It was unknown if it was due to the spiritual water or not, but Chen Liguo was not too afraid of the cold. He went back home after sending over the sweet potatoes and saw that Chen Xi was still sitting on the sofa, maintaining the same posture he had when Chen Liguo had left.

  At this time, Chen Xi looked around seven or eight years old. He had inherited his mother’s genes and had a very delicate and beautiful face. If Chen Liguo remembered correctly, Chen Xi’s scum father had some foreign blood running through his veins. With this sort of mixed blood, he was even better looking.

  Chen Xi saw that Chen Liguo had come back and called out ‘daddy ‘.

  Chen Liguo asked, “How many of these books has Xixi read?”


  Chen Xi titled his head and said, “About half of them.”


  Chen Liguo said, “It’s alright, continue reading, there are still a lot of books to read.”


  As he spoke, he sat down beside Chen Xi. When Chen Xi saw Chen Liguo approaching, he directly reached out his arms to wrap them around Chen Liguo’s waist. He whispered, “Daddy, I’m hungry.”


  Chen Liguo asked, “What do you want to eat for dinner?”


  Chen Xi answered, “I want to eat fish.”


  Chen Liguo nodded in agreement. Perhaps it was because his childhood years were too short, but Chen Xi had a special attachment to Chen Liguo. Even if Chen Liguo was only going to the kitchen, he would stick next to him.

  Chen Liguo said, “It’ll be New Years Day in two days, Dad will make some dumplings for you.”


  Chen Xi nodded his head and said okay.

  Wearing an apron, Chen Liguo started kneading seriously and little by little, the flour turned into dough. Chen Xi sat behind him and stared at Chen Liguo’s back.

  Chen Liguo didn’t think that there was anything strange with Chen Xi and asked without turning around, “What kind of stuffing do you want?”


  Chen Xi said, “As long is it has meat it’s nice.”


  Chen Liguo thought for a moment and made them all pork cabbage dumplings.

  The vegetables in the space had been harvested many times already. Because of the spiritual water and the special land, the taste of the vegetables were very good. Chen Liguo didn’t dare give these to outsiders to eat so he and Chen Xi had digested them all.

  Chen Liguo finished wrapping the dumplings and turned his head to see that Chen Xi had actually fallen asleep on the couch. His eyes were closed and his long eyelashes quivered.

  Chen Liguo stared at his eyelashes for a moment and couldn’t resist, “System, I can’t resist anymore.”


  System: “.…… What in the world do you want to do?”


  Chen Liguo said, “I want to do something I resisted doing for a long time.”


  System: “????”


  Just as question marks filled its head, it saw Chen Liguo sneak into the space. When he came out, a box of matches had appeared in his hands.

  The system’s mind was like a misty fog and then it saw Chen Liguo carefully take out a match. Then he even more carefully placed it onto Chen Xi’s eyelashes.

  After Chen Liguo put it on, he exclaimed with amazement, “It didn’t fall, Whoot.”


  System: “.……” Whoot my ass.

  When he finished, he even took out his phone to take a picture before happily cooking the dumplings.

  He didn’t notice that the moment he turned around, the Chen Xi who originally had his eyes closed opened them. As he looked towards Chen Liguo, his gaze seemed to contain a little more of a different sort of emotion.

  The piping hot dumplings were taken out of the pot and paired with fresh dips to whet people’s appetites.

  Even Chen Liguo ate nearly a pound, not to mention Chen Xi, who ate all the remaining dumplings.

  Chen Liguo was worried that Chen Xi would be too full and told him to eat less.

  Chen Xi patted his belly and said seriously, “I can still eat more.”


  Chen Liguo reached out and rubbed his stomach. He found that the little belly really hadn’t bulged out at all. He had eaten so many dumplings, where had they all gone to? What a mystery……

  After eating, it was time to rest. Chen Xi read his books and Chen Liguo sat next to him, debugging the radio. However, he didn’t expect to actually connect to a channel.

  It seemed to be an official one and simply relayed the current domestic situation. It urged the public to actively seek shelter, saying that experts were already working on the antiviral serum.

  Just as Chen Liguo was listening to the radio, he saw Chen Xi come over and rest his chin on Chen Liguo’s shoulder. He said, “Daddy, I want to sleep.”


  Chen Liguo turned off the radio and said, “Mmm, let’s sleep then.”


  He then made the bed and Chen Xi stripped before drilling inside.

  Chen Liguo said, “Hurry and put on your pajamas. You’re already so big yet still act like a child.”


  Chen Xi grievously said, “I’m only one year old.”


  Chen Liguo: “.……” He actually can’t refute.

  Chen Xi blinked his little star-filled eyes and said, “Daddy, come in, it’s so cold outside.”


  Chen Liguo looked at Chen Xi’s current appearance and felt a little guilty. He couldn’t find any reason to refuse Chen Xi. He could only wear his underwear and pants and wrap himself tightly before getting on the bed.

  As soon as he got on Chen Xi stuck to Chen Liguo like an octopus. He whispered quietly, “Daddy smells so good, really want to take a bite……”


  Chen Liguo didn’t quite catch it and asked Chen Xi what he had said.

  Chen Xi said it was nothing and kissed Chen Liguo once before closing his eyes satisfactorily.

  This year’s Chinese New Year was doomed to be unlively. Crowded and noisy places tended to attract zombies and no one was stupid enough to gather and celebrate during this time.

  Zhang Mingfan invited Chen Liguo to his home to celebrate the New Year but Chen Liguo refused, saying that it was fine for him to celebrate alone.

  Zhang Mingfan tried to persuade him for a long time, but then saw that Chen Liguo wasn’t trying to be polite but really didn’t want to go so he could only give up. Though, he still said that he would send some dumplings over at night.

  Chen Liguo didn’t make any dumplings today. He went into the space for a while to get some ingredients and made hot pot.

  Dry bean curd, vegetables, fish, vermicelli, and frozen beef, all kinds of ingredients were put into the spicy red base soup.

  It was Chen Xi’s first time eating this type of meal. He sat at the table next to him, with his eyes fixed upon the things in the pot.

  Chen Liguo patted his head lightly and laughed, “Be careful about staring your eyes out.”


  Chen Xi heard Chen Liguo say that they could now eat and quickly reached out with his chopsticks to grab the food and put them into his mouth, not afraid of scalding himself.

  Chen Liguo looked at the way he wolfed down the food and sighed, “It’s not as though I starve your normally, why is it that you eat like this every time.”


  Chen Xi heard this and said sadly, “Because I don’t have enough to eat……”


  Chen Liguo was stunned. This was the first time he was hearing this. He asked, “You don’t have enough to eat?”


  Chen Xi hung his head, seemingly realizing that he had said something that he shouldn’t have and didn’t make a sound.

  Chen Xi’s appetite was almost three times more than the adult Chen Liguo. He didn’t expect that he actually still didn’t have enough to eat. He said, “Then every time you said that you were full, you were lying?”


  Chen Xi said, “I was scared that Daddy will feel bad.”


  Chen Liguo: “.…… Feel bad about what? If you’re not full, say so. There are enough things at home.”


  Chen Xi asked, “Really?”


  Chen Liguo answered, “Really.”


  Afterwards Chen Xi ate all the things that Chen Liguo had prepared in the hot pot. When he finished eating, he made a belch and then looked longingly at the hot pot soup.

  Chen Liguo had a helpless expression: “This soup isn’t tasty.”


  Chen Xi: “Daddy ……” He showed his puppy-dog eyes.

  Chen Liguo persisted for thirty seconds, then gave up on resisting. He said, “Drink it, drink it, you wash the dishes tonight.”


  Chen Xi heard this and happily took the pot, even drinking down all the chili spices.

  Chen Liguo saw him drinking like this and felt some pain in a certain place. He said, “Tong-er, drinking like this, would he……”


  The system asked, “Would what? Get a stomachache?” Just when it wanted to tell Chen Liguo that it was unlikely for Chen Xi to get a stomach ache with his physical condition, it heard Chen Liguo finish the rest of his sentence.

  Chen Liguo said, “Have a spicy butt when he goes to the washroom.”


  System: “.……” Why is it that I feel like you have a lot of experience with this.

  Chen Xi washed the dishes and obediently waited for Chen Liguo in bed.

  Chen Liguo wasn’t in a hurry to sleep and smoked a cigarette on the terrace as he chatted with the system.

  Chen Liguo said, “Before I died, I hated New Year the most.”


  The system asked, “Why?” In truth, Chen Liguo didn’t really like talking about the past and the system had only heard him mention a few odds and ends.

  Chen Liguo said, “Because once the New Year holidays came, I had to go home.”


  The system asked, “You didn’t want to go home?”


  Chen Liguo said lowly, “My parents died when I was a still baby and I lived with my aunt.”


  The system was moved and asked, “Was your aunt good to you?”


  Chen Liguo answered, “She thought that I was a calamitous star.”


  The system said, “This isn’t your fault, don’t take it to heart.”


  Chen Liguo said, “She was really horrible to me. She didn’t want me to go to school and had me live in the staircase compartment.”


  The system vaguely felt that there was something fishy but still said, “Your aunt’s approach was wrong.”


  Chen Liguo heaved a deep sigh, “Yeah, if it wasn’t for my amazing talent in magic, how could I be here today?”


  System: “.……”


  Chen Liguo said, “Please call me Hachen Potter 哈陈波特 — it’s like 哈利(harry) 波特(potter) but Chen Liguo swapped out 利(rry) with his name 陈(Chen).”


  System: “.……”


  The stimulation the system received this time was great. No matter now Chen Liguo yelled for over half an hour, it ignored him.

  Chen Liguo felt a twinge of guilt, then he laid down and fell asleep.

  Chen Liguo and Chen Xi actually had a very good Chinese New Year. They ate dumplings on New Year’s Eve and ate hot pot on New Year’s day. On the second day they ate a whole feast of fish and also made a large table full of food on the third day.

  Chen Xi ate a lot and grabbing ahold of this opportunity, shot up again by a few centimeters. Chen Liguo measured with his hands and found that Chen Xi had actually reached his chest.

  Chen Liguo exclaimed, “How did you grow so fast?”


  Full of grievances, Chen Xi said, “I didn’t want to either.” He had also wanted to be his Daddy’s little baby for a few more years.

  Chen Liguo said, “Ah——If you grow taller than me, I will never give you meat again.”


  Chen Xi: “.……”


  Chen Liguo said seriously, “I’m serious.”


  Chen Xi said sadly, “Okay Daddy, I’ll try my best.”


  Having been found fault with by Chen Liguo for no reason, Chen Xi was very sad. He went to sleep in the space alone for the night and when he came out, he was as tall as Chen Liguo.

  Chen Liguo: “.…… Just what the hell did you do in the space?”


  Chen Xi said, “I fished up and ate all the fish in the spring.”


  Chen Liguo looked at this seventeen-eighteen-year-old looking Chen Xi, his entire person on the verge of collapsing. He had only fed the baby milk for three months before Chen Xi was weaned and grew teeth and started walking. Two months later, he was like a four or five-year-old child. Another four months after that, he could already pass off as a senior high school student. Now, in about a year’s time, if Chen Xi said he was Chen Liguo’s brother, perhaps everyone would believe it.

  Chen Liguo felt sorrowful. He felt that he hadn’t been a father for long enough. How he missed the little squishy baby that he held in his arms as he demanded for meat with his milky voice.

  Chen Xi and Chen Liguo were both mutually silent. Their two hearts full of endless grievances.

  Chen Liguo grievance was that he wanted to continue to be a good father. Chen Xi’s grievance was that his father actually didn’t like his grown-up self.

  But fortunately, Chen Liguo quickly adjusted his state of mind. His child growing up is just growing up. Being a bit bigger is nothing, if he’s too obvious, he’ll hurt the child’s heart.

  So Chen Liguo compromised and said, “Forget it, growing up is growing up. From now on, you’ll be a big boy.”


  Chen Xi looked at Chen Liguo with melancholy and said, “Why doesn’t Daddy like me growing up? I can help Daddy if I’m grown up.”


  Chen Liguo heard Chen Xi’s words and after brainwashing himself for a night, he accepted this fact the next day.

  However, even though he accepted this fact, there was something he found unacceptable. It was the fact that Chen Xi, who had grown up, still insisted on sleeping on the same bed.

  However, when Chen Xi, whose body was already that of a young man, stretched out on the big bed, exposing his fair white skin symmetrical body, Chen Liguo expressed that he couldn’t resist at all.

  Chen Xi had obviously stayed at home every day doing nothing, but his body met the criterion. He had strong chest muscles, an eight-pack, as well as a sexy mermaid line. They all told Chen Liguo that he was no longer that meat dumpling, but a beautiful young man.

  Terrified, Chen Liguo smoked a cigarette on the terrace as he poured out his grievances to the system. For the first time ever, he felt that he was a bit of an animal. Chen Xi was only one year old! One year old!

  The system read its sutras as it listened to Chen Liguo’s drivel.

  After smoking two cigarettes, Chen Liguo heard Chen Xi’s grumbling voice, “Daddy, you’re still not coming to sleep?”


  Chen Liguo’s body stiffened. He said, “You sleep first.”


  Chen Xi said, “I can’t fall asleep if you’re not there beside me.”


  Chen Liguo shed silent tears and said, “Tong-er, I’m afraid of breaking my character.”


  The system said coldly, “This is the test that the Lord has given you.”


  Chen Liguo: "……”


  Chen Xi urged a few more times and Chen Liguo helplessly went into the house. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Chen Xi, with only his lower body covered, and bare upper body exposed, look at him miserably. He said, “Does Daddy not want to sleep with me?”


  Chen Liguo said with difficulty, “Chen Xi, you’re a big boy now. If we sleep together it’ll be a bit crowded……”


  Chen Xi had a sad expression, “Does Daddy dislike me?”


  Chen Liguo: "No……”


  Chen Xi: “As expected, I’m really weird.” He said this and pulled the blanket up over his head, no longer looking at Chen Liguo. He curled up inside the blanket and turned into a dumpling.

  Chen Liguo: “.……”


  Faced with this offensive attack from Chen Xi, Chen Liguo resisted for three minutes before he compromised. He comforted himself, saying that Chen Xi was only a one-year-old baby, he will definitely be able to control himself. It wasn’t because he would be sent out of the world because of breaking his character.

  However, all of Chen Liguo’s comforting was destroyed the next day when he felt a certain hard object against his butt. Chen Xi slept dazedly, seeing Chen Liguo wake up, he even called ‘Daddy’.

  Chen Liguo said, “You sleep.” He started putting on his clothes.

  Chen Xi also sobered up in tow. But his next words made Chen Liguo have mixed feelings. He stared at his morning wood and asked, “Daddy, why is this place hard?”


  Chen Liguo’s first thought when he heard this was, ‘So it turns out he and the system are both coquettish b*tches, his son was the only one who’s innocent and pure……’


  Chen Liguo said helplessly, “Daddy will find a book for you.”


  He quickly went into the space and rummaged through books about physical health and gave them to Chen Xi.

  Chen Xi did not expect that his father would want him to read books the moment he woke up and his expression was a little aggrieved.

  Chen Liguo wasn’t soft-hearted this time. He said to look at his properly and then went to cook breakfast.

  After growing up, Chen Xi’s mixed blood characteristics became even more obvious. His hair wasn’t pure black, but a beautiful flax color. He had a high nose, deeply set eyes and his skin was white like milk. However, his eyes were a pure thick black.

  In general, Asians had brown eyes, but Chen Xi’s were like that of a baby, his pair of pupils were black and bright and his long eyelashes cast a faint shadow on them.

  When Chen Liguo finished making breakfast, Chen Xi was also just about done reading his book.

  Chen Liguo said, “Come and eat.”


  Chen Xi walked over and sat across from Chen Liguo. There was some confusion on his face and he asked, “Is Daddy also like this?”


  Chen Liguo calmly affirmed.

  Chen Xi said, “Then why haven’t I seen it?” He drank his porridge and then licked his lips in a circular motion.

  Chen Liguo’s expression remained calm. He said, “Because Daddy’s body is lacking.”


  System: “.……” Fancy that you would utter so.

  Chen Xi: “What is ‘lacking’?”


  Chen Liguo said, “It means that you’re in poor health. When you’re in poor health you should do less of this sort of thing.”


  Chen Xi didn’t fully understand. However, it had to be said, this physical reaction proved that Chen Xi was a mature man already. When Chen Xi stood up to tidy up the bowls, Chen Liguo noticed that he seemed to have grown again.

  Chen Liguo’s current body couldn’t be counted as strong. He was 178 centimeters tall. Chen Xi’s height was now already about 185 centimeters and it was unknown whether he would continue to grow.

  While Chen Xi washed the bowls, Zhang Mingfan came to find Chen Liguo again. He said that they were planning their route southward and asked if Chen Liguo had any ideas.

  Chen Liguo thought for a moment and said, “Isn’t it said that there are a lot of bases in the south? How about we go there?”


  Zhang Mingfan said, “Bases, there are, but I heard that ordinary people aren’t treated well.” The number of people who awakened abilities during the apocalypse wasn’t too large, so the government attached great importance to them. This was because it was likely a path of human evolution and a great hope to save mankind.

  Chen Liguo asked, “What do you all think?”


  Zhang Mingfan simply explained his thoughts and their approximate route. He was someone who retired from the military and was still in touch with few comrade-in-arms so he knew more than the average person.

  Chen Liguo heard Zhang Mingfan’s route and agreed with his suggestion because they would pass through the base where Chen Xi’s mother was.

  Zhang Mingfan was extraordinarily talented and his senses were more sensitive than the ordinary person. When he talked with Chen Liguo, he heard the subtle found of water coming from the kitchen. He wondered, “Is there someone in the kitchen?”


  Now that Chen Xi has grown up, Chen Liguo didn’t plan on concealing his existence anymore. He said, “En, a friend of mine came yesterday and said that he wanted to go with us.”


  Just when Chen Liguo finished talking, Chen Xi came out of the kitchen. His beautiful appearance was the thing that attracted people’s eyes at first glance. However, Zhang Mingfan’s eyes met Chen Xi’s in amazement.

  There was a slight smile in Chen Xi’s eyes, but Zhang Mingfan had the terrible illusion that he was being immersed in iced water. This feeling was like a rabbit seeing a leopard. It knew that the other was their natural enemy and that it didn’t even have the chance to escape. It could only let itself be killed by a bite through the neck.

  Their confrontation lasted for but an instant. Zhang Minfang’s dangerous feeling disappeared in the blink of an eye, but there was still cold sweat on his forehead and the eyes with which he looked at Chen Xi were full of vigilance.

  Then Chen Xi opened his mouth and called out, “Dad.”


  Chen Liguo: “.……” He had told Chen Xi before, he shouldn’t call him Daddy in front of other people. For Chen Xi to call him this, it was clearly intentional.

  Zhang Mingfan was shocked. He said, “This is your……”


  Chen Liguo smiled bitterly and said, “This is my son.”


  Zhang Mingfan had a look of disbelief. He asked, “How old are you?”


  Chen Liguo opened his mouth, “41 this year.”


  Zhang Mingfan: “.……” Choked for half a day and then choked out a single sentence, “Can’t see it.”


  Chen Liguo said, “En, small face.”


  Zhang Mingfan was evidently stimulated by this sudden parent-child relationship. He said a few more words to Chen Liguo and then left, frightened out of his mind.

  After Zhang Mingfan left, Chen Liguo said helplessly, “Xixi…… Hadn’t I told you before?”


  Chen Xi bowed his head and did not speak.

  Chen Liguo saw his disheartened appearance and didn’t have the heart to continue to rebuke him. This was the child he had raised from young after all, how could he not feel bad?

  Chen Xi said, “Does Daddy not want to be my Daddy?”


  Chen Liguo sighed, “It’s not that I don’t want to, I don’t want to explain to them.” He looked like he was in his twenties at most, how could he tell others that he had a son who looked bigger than he does?

  Chen Xi said, “Why do you need to explain to them?”


  Chen Liguo was silent.

  Chen Xi said, “I just want to be with Daddy, just us two. I don’t want there to be other people.”


  Chen Liguo rubbed Chen Xi’s head. His hair wasn’t as soft as it was when he was young, but it still felt good when he touched it. He said, “Be good……”


  Chen Xi pursed his lips and agreed lowly.

  After the New Year, they had thought that the snow would stop by February or March. But unexpectedly, it continued all the way until April and stopped when spring came.

  Large pieces of snow fell from the eaves and the whole world seemed to recover from being frozen over.

  Zhang Mingfan’s family quickly got used to Chen Xi’s presence.

  Although it had almost been a year since the end of the world and the sudden appearance of a stranger was very strange, outsiders had no right to meddle in the matters of other people’s families.

  Chen Xi would still cling to Chen Liguo at night to sleep every time.

  Chen Liguo had tolerated the winter. After all, one could wear more in the cold weather and didn’t have to be afraid of physical contact. However, it was getting warmer day by day and he couldn’t bear with it anymore.

  Chen Liguo discussed with Chen Xi and said, “Xixi, you see, you’re already so big, isn’t it about time to sleep on separate beds?”


  Chen Xi’s originally lazy expression immediately turned extremely pitiful. He said, “Does Daddy dislike Xixi?”


  Chen Liguo: “.……”


  Chen Xi said, “Daddy, I will listen to you properly, I’ll be good.”


  Chen Liguo: “N-no, that’s not what I meant. I’m not saying that you’re bad.”


  Chen Xi asked, “Then why won’t Daddy sleep with me anymore?”


  Chen Liguo said, “You’ve grown up.”


  Chen Xi continued to say, “But we’re both guys.”


  Tears coursed down Chen Liguo’s cheeks. He couldn’t tell his son that there are men who like men in this world, could he?

  Chen Xi: “Didn’t Daddy say that pregnancy would only happen when guys and girls sleep on the same bed?”


  So Chen Liguo’s ‘sleep on separate beds’ plan failed.

  However, before Chen Liguo could successfully sleep separately from Chen Xi, Zhang Mingfan’s group were ready to depart.

  The preparation to leave had all been done during the winter. They had prepared a large amount of food and modified the cars that they found. In short, they did everything that they could do.

  Traveling during the apocalypse was destined to be full of hardship and unknowns. They didn’t know how far they could go, or whether or not they could reach their destination. But a hopeful migration was better than desperately waiting.

  Chen Liguo also brought out his car, as well as a lot of the gasoline he had stored away.

  Zhang Mingfan joked when he got some gasoline from Chen Liguo, “You have so many things in your house, did you expect that such a day would happen?”


  Chen Liguo said, “Lazy people have their lazy luck.”


  The things Chen Liguo needed to bring wasn’t much, but to not be conspicuous, he still took everything he could.

  Several large bags of dried sweet potatoes from the winter, some of the bacon Zhang Mingfan’s family had sent, clean water, and air-dried vegetables, as well as some necessities for daily life.

  Although Chen Liguo’s body looked thin and weak, but people with abilities were not as weak as they seemed.

  Even more, Chen Xi’s abilities hadn’t fully revealed themselves, to the extent that Chen Liguo wasn’t sure what it was. Even so, he already had a vague sense that Chen Xi’s abilities were probably very special.

  The time of the departure was set to be a clear sunny morning. More than a dozen people quietly put their luggage into the cars and then prepared to leave.

  When they left, Chen Liguo cast his eyes over his home and unexpectedly felt a little reluctant at heart.

  Chen Xi noticed Chen Liguo’s look and said softly, “If Daddy is reluctant then when we have the opportunity, let’s come back, okay?”


  Chen Liguo was driving when he heard Chen Xi’s words. He smiled and nodded, saying an ‘okay’