Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 253: Chapter 253: Apocalypse Red Rain

Liang Wei had been staying home these days without going out, knowing that his going out would only make his children worry. Moreover, the situation at the base had been stabilized by Liang Jiuhui; he only planned to support his son silently from behind from now on.

At this moment, as he looked at the gray sky outside and the thick, dark clouds, he couldn’t help but recall what Su Jin had conveyed to them through Liang Jiuqing—wasn’t it mentioned that the rainwater in the Apocalypse was dirty?

“Jiuhui, don’t send out anyone in these two days,” Liang Wei said to Liang Jiuhui, who was about to leave the house.

“Dad, what’s wrong?”

Liang Jiuhui turned around to ask, knowing that if Liang Wei said so, there would be a reason behind it.

“I’m worried that it will rain,”

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“Rain? Oh right, Dad! Could it be…?” Liang Jiuqing also ran to the balcony door and looked up at the sky—these gray clouds had thickened considerably compared to two days ago!

Liang Wei nodded and repeated the words Su Jin and the others had brought to Jiuqing, and combining it with the data charts he had made, it was almost possible to deduce that the previous zombie outbreaks near the Refuge were related to the rainfall.

“I understand,” Liang Jiuhui nodded.

According to the plan, today was indeed the day a team was scheduled to go out and collect supplies, but with the reminder from Liang Wei, he decided not to risk it, especially since their military forces were not abundant at the moment.

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Jia Yue had prepared the porridge to be distributed the next day in the kitchen. Making porridge wasn’t difficult, and although the base had electricity, the electricity cost was frightfully high. To reduce the use of high-power-consuming induction cookers, Jia Yue used a more energy-economical pressure cooker to stew pot after pot, which, although time-consuming, filled a large bucket with porridge, giving her a great sense of accomplishment.

She had no Special Ability and no exceptional skillset, so all she could do to help behind her father were minor tasks like delivering messages. To gain more attention from her father, she even learned how to cook porridge.

Before the Apocalypse, she had never set foot in the kitchen, as her slender fingers were meant for playing the piano.

Now, playing the piano seemed completely useless indeed.

Jia Yue sighed as she left the kitchen, only to see Jia Kaiji walking in with a long-haired woman. As the villa’s door had just closed, the two couldn’t wait to embrace each other.

“Father?!”

Jia Yue watched the two people incredulously, neither of them seemingly aware that someone else was home as they both looked over.

The woman, surprised by Jia Yue’s sudden appearance, timidly lowered her head; from Jia Kaiji’s height, he could still see her tender, pale neck and her red, tiny ears on the side, looking extremely adorable.

Instantly, Jia Kaiji felt a tightness in his throat, yet he still introduced her with a smile, “This is Ah Fu, a close lady friend I recently met. Yuer, you’ll support me, won’t you?”

Jia Yue finally recognized who the woman was—the long-haired girl who had been coming to drink porridge every day!

But this girl seemed even younger than her by a couple of years. What was her father thinking?!

“Father, this is absurd!”

Jia Yue, flushed with anger, didn’t oppose Jia Kaiji finding a new wife. However, seeing him with a girl younger than herself made her feel nauseous.

“Nonsense! Who’s the father here, you or me? This household isn’t your place to manage!”

Seeing Jia Yue giving him no face, Jia Kaiji’s explosive anger frightened both of them.

Fang Jingfu was startled too, but she clung tightly to Jia Kaiji’s sleeve. Looking at the pitiable Fang Jingfu, Jia Kaiji quickly whispered comforting words, “Ah Fu, don’t be afraid. The young lady is a bit ignorant. She’ll understand over time. Go upstairs and wait for me; I’ll be right there.”

Fang Jingfu blushed and nodded. Jia Kaiji was a Fire Element Ability User and one of the managers of the base, and he lived in such a large villa—all these factors were too enticing for her. Although he was a bit older, it was the Apocalypse now; who cared about ethical norms anymore?

Her life, wasn’t it much easier than Deng Shuwei’s, who exhausted herself every day teaming up with others to hunt zombies?

Jia Kaiji watched as Fang Jingfu ascended the stairs, continually looking back at him, feeling like he had returned to his youthful days.

“Yuer, come here”

Jia Kaiji heard that Fang Jingfu had already closed the door and said to Jia Yue, who was still standing on the side.

Jia Yue had calmed down a bit and, hesitating, walked over when her father called her.

“Yuer, you were being really thoughtless just now!”

Jia Kaiji’s tone was full of reproach.

“Father, I just, I just think she’s too young…”

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Jia Yue saw that Jia Kaiji was willing to sit down and discuss with her, and immediately felt half her anger dissipate.

“What do you know, being young is good, she can bear you a brother! I am old, and it’s genuinely not easy wanting to have another son,” Jia Kaiji said.

Jia Yue’s heart suddenly plunged into an icy cellar.

“A brother?”

Jia Yue looked at Jia Kaiji incredulously.

“Yes, don’t you want a brother? Even in the apocalypse, we need to leave a descendant for the Jia Family!”

Jia Kaiji thought explaining this to Jia Yue would make her understand his difficulties, but she couldn’t help crying.

“Father, you have never really seen me, you don’t even know you have a daughter!”

After saying this, Jia Yue ran out crying, leaving a baffled Jia Kaiji behind.

However, thinking about the beautiful young woman waiting for him upstairs, he didn’t bother to chase after Jia Yue. It was better she went out, so Ah Fu wouldn’t feel uncomfortable later.

Jia Yue didn’t actually run out; she just sat on a step in the villa’s courtyard. Seeing Jia Kaiji hadn’t followed her, she cried even more bitterly.

Asking her to call a woman younger than herself “mother” was something she would never do!

A brother, huh? Well, may they have an early and precious child then!

Jia Yue looked up at the overcast sky, feeling a slow resurgence of vengeful desire.

Suddenly, she felt a cool droplet fall on her hand. She looked closely and noticed a slightly brick-red tint to the water mark.

Then, a second droplet floated down.

Is it raining now?

Jia Yue looked up and saw that the whole sky was being enveloped by dark clouds; the rain started as a few drops but soon turned into a torrential downpour, filling the air with an uncomfortable rust-like smell.

Jia Yue had moved under the eave, but as the rain seemed to increase, she reluctantly opened the door and went back inside.

For ordinary people, getting sick in the apocalypse could be a very troublesome affair, given the scarce medical resources and medicines, making everyone dread illness.

So not only Jia Yue, but many others in the base also ran to places where they could shelter from the rain.

“Hey, does anyone else think the rainwater seems red?” a man said as he caught some rainwater with his hand.

“It does seem like that! Better not to touch it though. There was a notice today in the base saying that the rainwater during the apocalypse isn’t clean; it could be acid rain!”

“Really? I didn’t notice that.”

“It was only posted this morning, it’s normal you missed it!”