The Scum Shou's Survival GuideChapter 121.3

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Just like that, Ye Ming started living in Xu Xiaoyue’s house. The house wasn’t very big, and felt a bit cramped, but it was sufficient for this pair of siblings to live in.

Xu Xiaoyue’s job could barely make ends meet. Naturally, Ye Ming couldn’t bear to let his little sister go hungry while having to earn money to support him, plus as an older brother, he ought to protect his younger sister. So, he went out early the next morning to look for a job.

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It wasn’t difficult to find a job after the apocalypse. The apocalypse wasn’t a place for idle people, and everyone was working hard to procure food. The only thing was, most of the jobs were exhausting and dangerous, and couldn’t be compared with the jobs back during more peaceful times.

Ye Ming wasn’t picky either. He soon found a job with a cleanup crew in the base. Compared to the ability-users who had to go out and hunt zombies, and compared to the base’s search party, working in the cleanup crew was much simpler and safer, the casualty rate very low. Of course— the gains were also low. But with Ye Ming’s physical qualities, it’d be difficult for him to cope with fighting for survival when the search party went outside on missions. Although the cleanup crew had low pay, among the jobs that didn’t require them to go too far from the base, it was still much better than planting vegetables and raising pigs. 0KEry8

Their task was to clear out the scattered zombies around the base, get rid of corpses, and inspect and repair traps. Generally, they wouldn’t go any further than ten kilometers outside the base. Not long ago, a member of the cleanup crew had been bitten to death by a wandering zombie because of his carelessness, so Ye Ming had replaced him.

Ye Ming hadn’t really dealt with any zombies for more than two whole years. Ever since he’d arrived at this base, he’d practically never left it. Both Huo Yi and Yang Qian had protected him very closely, and he’d lived in the safest locations. He was still a little nervous about suddenly facing zombies again, but after doing it for a while, he got used to it again.

Although it was tiring, dirty work, and the amount of points he earned wasn’t much, only enough to purchase a bit of ordinary food that was barely enough for subsistence, he was already very satisfied.

At least he was no longer locked up like a slave inside that opulent cage, and could support himself and live with his sister. All of this caused him to gradually regain some of his lost hope.

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He still had his little sister, ah

Xu Xiaoyue’s complexion had also improved, and gradually, a smile could be found on her face. There was actually still a light at the end of the tunnel. Only after experiencing true hopelessness and powerlessness, could the rare warmth and peace right now be cherished to the fullest.

And Xu Xiaoyue felt that she was rather lucky. Maybe fortune was really smiling upon her at last!

Recently, the director of the Logistics Department in the hospital had taken a fancy to her and transferred her there to be her assistant. The director’s attitude gave off the feeling that she was very appreciative of her. Although Xu Xiaoyue couldn’t be rewarded with more points, since there were regulations in place, the logistics director was still in charge of many of the resources in the hospital, and was one of the few people living a rather cushy life in the base. From time to time, some of these benefits would even trickle down and make their way to Xu Xiaoyue, making Xu Xiaoyue’s quality of life much better as well. Tdl0vm

Initially, Xu Xiaoyue had felt uneasy and hadn’t dared to accept these things, but after experiencing it several times, she gradually let go of her scruples. She could tell that even the director would occasionally pocket some things from the hospital, so doing this was merely to bribe her over as a confidante.

If this had been before the apocalypse, Xu Xiaoyue would’ve never accepted such a bribe, but now… she’d accepted it. Although she had her own bottom line as a human being, under the circumstances where she wasn’t doing anything to harm the interests of a great number of people, and was merely pilfering minor benefits here and there, she was in no condition to act all hypocritical.

Plus, her brother also needed the added nutrition. He really was too thin. Who knew how Yang Qian had tormented him. Presumably, he hadn’t even given him any food? To torment him to such a state!

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Xu Xiaoyue couldn’t wait to get something good to help nourish her brother’s health. 123NFZ

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When Ye Ming came home all dirty that night, he could smell the aroma as soon as he walked through the door. When he went into the kitchen to take a look, he said with surprise, “Where did these things come from?” They couldn’t afford these kinds of things with their income! And she’d bought so much at once.

Xu Xiaoyue didn’t want her brother to worry too much. She said with a grin, “This was given to me by the director. She thought I did an outstanding job and gave me these as a reward.”

Ye Ming frowned a bit, then asked, “All of this as a reward?” d7VSNq

Xu Xiaoyue acted casual as she responded, “It’s like this for everyone, ah, the hospital treats us pretty well. Ai, quit nitpicking so much, go wash up, the food’s almost ready.”

Ye Ming didn’t see anything off with Xu Xiaoyue’s expression, so he slowly relaxed, then left to take a bath.

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By the time he came back out, Xu Xiaoyue had already finished cooking all the food. It was very fragrant, and really whetted their appetites.

Ye Ming ate a lot. 7Za8yd

【Ye Ming: Ah, wonderful, it’s so wonderful having a little sister with excellent culinary skills! These days, there aren’t that many women left who know how to cook.】

【888: …】

【Ye Ming: And my family’s Yang Qian is too considerate. He didn’t dare to directly send anything over to me, and went out of his way to do all of this instead! He’s really put a lot of effort into this, burp. Sure enough, he still understands me best, knowing that I haven’t been eating well or sleeping soundly, really so touched 5555.】

【888: It seems you already know everything, and don’t need me to say much.】 hoWCQj

【Ye Ming: o(∩_∩)o】

Xu Xiaoyue started bringing back things every two to three days, and all of a sudden, their living standards had improved by a lot! Ye Ming’s face regained some of its fleshiness again. Xu Xiaoyue was very happy to see that she’d managed to fatten her brother up.

Ye Ming had also made out the general pattern of Xu Xiaoyue bringing things back. After about a month, before he left for work one morning, Ye Ming finally said to Xu Xiaoyue, “Xiaoyue, your director is pretty good to you. I… want to thank her in person, is that okay?”

Xu Xiaoyue saw the faint look of concern in Ye Ming’s eyes, and realized that Ye Ming must have still become suspicious in the end. After all, this was after the apocalypse, so a person treating another person so well for no apparent reason did come off somewhat abnormal. So, she thought for a bit, then readily agreed, “Alright, then you can drop by this afternoon, ba.” jhnX2l

If she didn’t let her big brother come visit, then he’d definitely become worried and suspicious, so it’d be best to assuage his worries first.

Ye Ming followed up with, “Is three o’clock this afternoon okay?”

Xu Xiaoyue thought about it, then said with a smile, “Sure, I’ll pick you up at the entrance then, in case you can’t find our office.”

The two of them made their arrangements, then each left for work. WyMqaX

【888: What are you planning on doing?】

【Ye Ming: I miss my family’s Yang Qian, so I’m going to go see him!】

【888: Are you sure you miss him?】

【Ye Ming: Of course, this one misses him so much. Besides… I don’t actually want us to remain far apart from each other forever, xixixi.】 xamJNK

【888: …】

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Ye Ming knew that the logistics director would give Xu Xiaoyue her things at 3:00 PM on this day every week. These things weren’t from the hospital at all, but were things delivered by people on Yang Qian’s orders. He’d deliberately made their appointment at exactly this time.

Yang Qian didn’t usually show up in person. Delivering things and digging for information had all been left to his subordinates. But today, he’d just so happened to return from the outside, and didn’t want to stay in that lonely villa full of painful memories, so he’d personally gone along with his subordinate to the hospital. yIxGMT

When the logistics director saw that Yang Qian had also come along, she was incredibly nervous, nodding and bowing while fawning over him. This was a living King of Hell that she couldn’t afford to offend.

Yang Qian tossed her an indifferent glance. He was sitting on the sofa, his long and powerful legs casually resting on the ground, one knee slightly bent. His eyes were impassive and gloomy, his handsome face subtly tilted to the side as he looked out the window, looking as though he wasn’t interested in paying any attention to her.

He was still thinking about Ye Ming. He’d heard that he’d gotten a bit better recently…

As expected, as long as he left him, he’d recover, ba. 7zQ5jd

The depths of Yang Qian’s eyes were pitch-black, the pain he could barely suppress scrambling to burst forth again, tearing away at his heart.

Seeing Yang Qian’s grim face, the director became even more nervous, and her legs began to shake. She continued to cautiously make her report to his subordinate.

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When Xu Xiaoyue arrived at the hospital, her face was nowhere near as relaxed as it had been in front of Ye Ming. On the contrary, she was a little nervous and preoccupied, still thinking about how she’d bring this up to the director… but today, they were very busy all day, and soon, it was already the afternoon. When she thought about how Ye Ming would arrive soon, Xu Xiaoyue snuck off for a bit, deciding to talk with the director ahead of time to ask for her help putting up an act in front of Ye Ming, so as to not worry him. nx3kr4

Consequently, Xu Xiaoyue arrived at the director’s office before three o’clock this time. Before this, she’d usually come over here after six o’clock in the evening.

The door to the director’s office was closed, so Xu Xiaoyue went over and knocked on it.

While the director was making her report over here, Yang Qian was sitting on the side like a murderous deity, making her exceedingly nervous. When she suddenly heard knocking on the door, she was frightened out of her wits, and said loudly, “Who is it?”

Xu Xiaoyue hadn’t noticed that something was wrong with the director’s tone. During this period of time, they’d already become very familiar with each other, just like good friends or even best friends, extremely close. She opened the door with a smile, and said, “It’s me.” AMCZ8F

Xu Xiaoyue had walked in with a smile, but once she saw the man sitting on the sofa, an incomparably furious look instantly appeared in her eyes.

The director secretly thought, this was bad! Xu Xiaoyue had come in before she could stop her in time!

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Ye Ming figured it was about time, and watched 888’s live broadcast of events, as he approached the hospital. xiLdnv

When he arrived at the entrance of the hospital, as expected, Xu Xiaoyue wasn’t around to receive him as promised. He wore an anxious expression, as he grabbed ahold of a hospital nurse and asked, “Do you know where Xu Xiaoyue is?”

The nurse thought for a moment, then said, “Go to the building in the back and check there. She works over there.”

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Ye Ming was very worried. Xu Xiaoyue often brought so many things back with her. He’d finally managed to set a time to meet up with her today, but she hadn’t appeared. Something couldn’t have gone wrong, ba? There was a bad feeling in his heart. He immediately went to the building in the back and went from floor to floor looking for her. He asked anyone he came across, before there was finally someone who mentioned that they seemed to have seen Xu Xiaoyue head for the director’s office, and kindly pointed out the way for Ye Ming.

Ye Ming walked up the stairs, then finally saw the doorplate number for the director’s office. But, before he could get close, he heard a furious shout from Xu Xiaoyue coming from inside that seemed to be accompanied by the sound of something smashing on the ground, “Get the hell out! Who wants your things!” Rz0eIv

Ye Ming immediately sped up his pace and rushed over. As soon as he looked up and took in the situation inside the room, his face turned pale, as a look of horror appeared in his eyes.


The author has something to say: the siblings go into battle together for some gong-abuse 23333

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The translator has something to say: ^ what author-dada said. that’s right, Ye Ming-gege, how can we commence gong-abuse if you don’t personally pay your family’s Yang Qian a visit pdiW1b

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8 comments

    • i imagined Ye Ming-gege just strolling up to the hospital real casual just waiting for the right time to pop in and ~destroy~ him

      thanks for reading!

  1. Xu Xiaoye is such a good sister oh

    Feeding (fattening) Ye Ming daren until he’s full and healthier, accompanying Ye Ming daren in showing how happily he lives now, helping Ye Ming daren wholeheartedly in his gong abuse show, what a great sister she is!