The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

Once Mei Zhi left, the other middle-aged women who were waiting to watch the excitement dispersed, leaving Xin Yi and her family of four to happily shop.

I bought a military green water bottle, two pounds of brown sugar, two cans of malted milk powder, two pounds of fruit candy, a bar of soap, two pairs of gloves, clam oil...

Mei Fang suddenly slapped her forehead. "Look at my memory! I almost forgot the most important thing. Winters in Black City can be freezing. We need to prepare thick quilts and cotton-padded coats. Come on, let's go take a look!"

None of the four family members had their hands free; even Xin Hai was carrying a water bottle and a bag of fruit candies.

As soon as the four of them arrived at the quilt area, they saw Mei Zhi waiting expectantly, carrying a bag in her hand.

None of the four of them glanced at Mei Zhi; instead, they immediately asked the staff to bring out her cotton-padded coat and quilt for inspection.

While the family was still choosing, Mei Zhi slowly walked over.

"Auntie, I also want to buy a quilt and a cotton-padded coat!"

Mei Fang replied casually, "Then go ahead and buy it. It's not like you don't have the money!"

"But...but I don't have cloth coupons or cotton coupons, so I can't buy them!"

Mei Fang thought about it and realized that made sense. They couldn't just stand by and watch Mei Zhi freeze to death, even though she had brought it on herself. For the sake of her deceased brother, well...

Mei Fang took out a stack of receipts, picked out a three-jin cotton coupon and handed it to Mei Fang, "Take this and buy a cotton quilt. I can't help you with anything else. I still need to buy things for Yiyi!"

Mei Zhi took the receipt, "But I also want to buy two cotton-padded coats, this..."

Xin Yi didn't want to interrupt, but this green tea bitch was really pushing her luck. "I remember you already have two cotton-padded jackets, right? What's wrong? Are you going to change them every day?"

"No, I..."

"You...you what...you're acting like we bullied you. Don't be greedy. There are flawed fabrics for sale over there, no tickets required. Goodbye!"

Mei Zhi looked at her aunt with a wronged expression, but seeing that the other party had no reaction, she had no choice but to stomp her foot and turn away. However, Xin Yi still noticed the hatred in her eyes and secretly reminded herself to be careful.

After selecting the quilts and cotton-padded coats, Xin Yi suggested that the shopping trip was over. Actually, there were still many things to buy, but seeing that the four of them had their hands and backs full of things, she realized that shopping was fun for a while, but she would only realize how miserable it would be when she was alone carrying her luggage to the countryside.

Xin Ren seemed to understand his daughter's thoughts and agreed, "Alright, let's call it a day. If we keep buying, it'll be a problem how Yiyi will carry all this stuff by herself!"

"It's my fault, it's my fault. I was just thinking that I couldn't let Yiyi suffer in the countryside. I only cared about buying things. If she needs anything else, we'll send it to her after she's settled in the countryside, okay?"

Xin Yi gently nuzzled Mei Fang's shoulder with her head and said coquettishly, "Aunt Mei, thank you. I will take good care of you in the future. I heard that the Northeast is rich in products. Maybe I can even find you a mink coat!"

"Haha, great, Aunt Mei is waiting for your mink coat!"

The four of them walked home jokingly, leaving Mei Zhi behind with a resentful look on her face.

The staff member asked impatiently, "Sir, are you going to buy it or not? If not, let the people behind you come over!"

Mei Zhi snapped out of her daze, "Buy, of course we'll buy! We'll take this and this!"

The two pieces of flawed cloth cost eight yuan, which pained Mei Zhi greatly. There was nothing she could do; things that didn't require ration coupons were bound to be expensive. She thought to herself, "Just you wait, the happier you are now, the more miserable you'll be when you go to the countryside!"

Mei Zhi thought Xin Yi was still that weak woman who couldn't lift a finger, but who would have thought that she had transformed into a powerful female boss in the apocalypse, capable of surviving in any desperate situation.

As Xin Yi and her three companions approached their home, they overheard elderly women on the roadside discussing how the lights in every household had been flickering the previous night. They had initially thought the circuit was faulty, but after having someone check it out today, they found everything was normal.

When Aunt Yang saw the Xin family of four return, she came over and asked warmly, "Xin family, where's your eldest daughter? Didn't she go out with you?"

Mei Fang explained, "Aunt Yang, you mean Mei Zhi, right? She's not my eldest daughter. She's my younger brother's daughter, and she's staying at my house temporarily. Yi Yi is my eldest daughter. She's going to the countryside in a few days, and she's probably still buying supplies for the trip!"

Although Aunt Yang was puzzled, she didn't pry too much, since it was their business. She then asked, "Did anything strange happen at your house last night?"

"strange things?"

Mei Fang looked at her family members with a puzzled expression. "Aunt Yang, what happened? We went to bed very early last night!"

Aunt Yang suddenly realized, "Let me tell you, last night all the lights in this area were flickering, it was really scary. We had someone come and check today, but they didn't find anything wrong!"

Then she covered her mouth with her hand, leaned close to Mei Fang's ear, and whispered, "Actually, I think it might be something unclean. We should find a master to take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Fang quickly interrupted, slightly nervous, "Aunt Yang, you can't say things like that carelessly. There's a crackdown on feudal ideas right now, be careful someone doesn't report you!"

Aunt Yang realized what was happening and said sheepishly, "I was just telling you, you certainly won't report me, hehe!"

Mei Fang gave the other person a reassuring look, greeted the other neighbors, and headed home.

Xin Yi overheard the entire conversation and couldn't help but marvel at Aunt Yang's rich imagination. It seemed she would have to wait until everyone was asleep before using electricity. She was going to the countryside in three days, and she needed to activate her superpower as soon as possible to protect herself.

For three consecutive days, Xin Yi was busy packing her luggage during the day and helping with some housework. At night, she would absorb electricity after the outside light had faded.

On the contrary, Mei Zhi spent most of her time in her room except for eating, which helped avoid a lot of awkwardness between them.

We're leaving for Black City tomorrow morning. Success or failure hinges on this moment. Xin Yi persevered through another night, and as dawn approached, her hard work finally paid off. Xin Yi felt a point of light appear in her dantian, emitting wisps of lightning, exactly the same as when she awakened her lightning powers in her previous life.

"Thank heavens and earth, the ancients were right! My golden touch has arrived! Let's see who dares to mess with me, I'll give them a full-body electric shock massage, hahaha!"

Xin Yi then removed the wire, installed the light bulb, and slipped into the bathroom to take a shower before everyone else had gotten up.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she was no longer as disheveled as the first time, which meant that her body had adapted to the feeling of being electrocuted. Her skin was also noticeably whiter, indicating that the awakening of her superpowers had strengthened her body. Imagining her unknown journey to the Black City, Xin Yi was filled with anticipation.

"Black City, wait for me to conquer you! Hahaha!"

"Sister Yiyi, is that you? I need to pee!"