Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Upon hearing that the base's interests were also involved, Xu Zhiyi and Shen Zechuan were immediately conflicted and could only temporarily suppress their desire for revenge.

"Mom, we'll get our revenge sooner or later! I'm a level 4 fire elementalist now, and Zechuan is a level 4 lightning elementalist too. We'll find an opportunity to take care of Xu Songqing first!"

Yu Jing was overjoyed to learn that the two children had special abilities, but she didn't expect their abilities to be at such a high level.

"Okay. But how come your abilities level up so quickly? Right now, most people with superpowers in the capital are only at level 2 or 3. Only a few leaders of superpower groups have reached level 4, and even in the military, there aren't many at level 4."

“Maybe we were just lucky.” After saying that, Shen Zechuan pulled Zhou Yang in front of Yu Jing.

“By the way, Aunt, this is my boyfriend, Zhou Yang. He’s 22 years old and has spatial abilities.” After saying that, she pointed to the few little ones sitting obediently on the ground. “These are Yangyang’s mutated pets. This one is called Pea, and these three are Big Yellow, Second Yellow, and Little Yellow. They are all very well-behaved, so don’t be afraid.”

"Oh, you already have a boyfriend?! That's great, he seems like a good boy. And your mutant animals are all so cute."

"Oh, right..."

Yu Jing smiled and looked Zhou Yang up and down, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly went into the inner room. When she came out, she had a small wooden box and a red envelope in her hand.

"This box was entrusted to me by the old lady before she passed away. She said it was to be given to your wife after you found one. I don't know what's on it, you'll have to see for yourselves later." With that, she stuffed the wooden box into Zhou Yang's hands.

"Ah this..."

Zhou Yang was suddenly handed a box and was a little flustered. She instinctively wanted to give it to Shen Zechuan, but was stopped by him.

"Take it if I give it to you, it's fine."

"Then...then I'll keep it for you for now." Zhou Yang had no choice but to withdraw his hand again.

"This is also a big red envelope that the old man and woman prepared in advance. Although the Chinese yuan is no longer valid, please accept it. It is a token of their appreciation."

After Yu Jing finished speaking, she handed the large red envelope to Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang had no choice but to accept it.

Seeing that Zhou Yang had accepted the red envelope, Shen Zechuan tugged at the young man's arm: "You've already accepted the red envelope, hurry up and call for help!"

"Oh? Hello, Auntie! I'm sorry, I forgot to greet you first. I'm so sorry."

Realizing what had happened, Zhou Yang quickly greeted them, blushing.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ze immediately became agitated: "No, you accepted a red envelope as a 'change of address fee,' why are you calling me 'Auntie,' call me 'Auntie'!"

"Huh? Aunt... Auntie?"

Zhou Yang stared wide-eyed at Shen Zechuan.

Before he could react, Yu Jing immediately replied, "Oh! Good boy!"

Since the elders agreed, Zhou Yang was caught in a dilemma: to acknowledge it or not. So he simply decided to play dumb and pretend to be a coward.

Xu Zhiyi looked around the room and, not seeing anyone else, hurriedly asked, "By the way, where's Xu Qingtang? And isn't Shanshan living with you too? Where is she?"

“Shanshan lives with us, but she works at the base hospital now. Xiaotang has also been going to the hospital every day as an intern nurse recently, so she’s not home during the day.”

"Just the two of them? Are they safe?"

Seeing her son's anxious look, Yu Jing assumed he was worried about his sister and smiled, "Don't worry, the base's overall security is still pretty good. Although Shanshan is an ordinary person, her cat Ju Zi goes with her every day. Ju Zi is now a mutated cat and can shrink to the size of a cup. She hides in Shanshan's pocket all the time. Xiao Tang also has psychic abilities, so the two of them go to and from get off work together. Everything's fine."

"Phew, that's good!" Xu Zhiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that.

Zhou Yang, however, had a clearer perspective from the outside. She glanced at Shen Zechuan and whispered in his ear, "Is this Shanshan the one that Zhiyi is in love with?"

Shen Zechuan raised an eyebrow: "My wife is so smart!"

Zhou Yang smiled and then elbowed the other person, expressing his dissatisfaction through his actions.

The three of them chatted with Yu Jing for a while longer before it was time for lunch.

The three originally wanted to meet up with Yan Fei and the others first to discuss what to do next, but Yu Jing insisted on cooking for them, so the three had no choice but to stay and eat before leaving.

However, the three of them were big men and needed to eat a lot to be full, so Zhou Yang took out a lot of vegetables, chicken, duck and goose meat, and eggs from his space and gave them all to Yu Jing.

Yu Jing was stunned when she saw so many fresh vegetables, meats and eggs: "Oh? Why did you bring out so much food? We have enough food at home, and we don't need so much. If we can't finish it, take it back quickly."

"Auntie, it's alright. We have plenty of supplies, enough for everyone. Please don't worry about cooking. Since we gained our superpowers, our appetites have increased a lot, so please cook as much as you can. I really miss your cooking!"

"Alright, alright! Wait here!" Yu Jing clapped her hands happily. "Son, come over and help me. A-Chuan, you and Xiao Zhou wait here for a bit."

Xu Zhiyi shrugged and followed him to the kitchen, while Zhou Yang stayed in the living room, pulling Shen Zechuan along... well, continuing to gossip about Xu Zhiyi's sweetheart.

Xu Zhiyi's sweetheart is named He Shanshan. She is the only granddaughter of the He family, who are Xu's next-door neighbors, and is one year older than Xu Zhiyi.

However, because he started school late, he was in the same grade as Xu Zhiyi.

Because the two families were close, Xu Zhiyi followed her around calling her "sister" since she was little, until they gradually became more distant when she went to high school.

The main reason is that he's in a new environment, and his classmates often gossip about him behind his back, saying that he's always following girls around and that he must have a crush on He Shanshan.

Xu Zhiyi felt embarrassed, so he took the initiative to distance himself and stopped going to and from school together.

Later, He Shanshan won first place in an international competition and was specially admitted ahead of schedule, going to university a year earlier than Xu Zhiyi.

Without He Shanshan, whom he could see every day, Xu Zhiyi realized that he actually had a bit of a crush on this girl he grew up with.

So when it came time to fill out college applications, Xu Zhiyi only applied to the same university as He Shanshan, specifically the College of Science.

Fortunately, Xu Zhiyi is a top student; otherwise, this kind of operation would most likely have backfired on someone else.

Even though they went to the same university, the campuses were different; He Shanshan was studying medical school and was extremely busy.

So during the six years from university to his master's and doctoral studies, Xu Zhiyi barely saw He Shanshan a few times, and each time they met, he could clearly feel that He Shanshan still treated him like a younger brother.

This greatly frustrated Xu Zhiyi, and he kept putting off confessing his feelings until the apocalypse arrived...

After hearing this, Zhou Yang could only feel sorry for Xu Zhiyi. It was truly unbelievable that he had only realized he had a crush on someone after more than ten years.

I usually feel that my IQ and EQ are not low, so how come they drop to 0 when it comes to myself?

Fortunately, no one beat him to it, otherwise Xu Zhiyi would have been heartbroken.

Just then, Yu Jing and Xu Zhiyi came out each carrying two plates of food.

"Achuan, Xiao Zhou, come and eat!"

"Yes, we're here." Shen Zechuan and Zhou Yang responded together and went over to help.

For the four of them, Yu Jing prepared a total of eight dishes. She used almost everything Zhou Yang had brought out, and every single one looked incredibly appetizing.