Chapter 311 – Raising A Child In An Apocalypse (final part) 

The Bai family and their cronies were wiped out by the regiment, leaving only Bai Cha, who was kidnapped in the chaos and disappeared.  

Jiang Fang and his party did not know about this. In the past few years, they shuttled across the land, visited large and small bases. They met all kinds of people, especially those confidantes of Li Jiangfang. 

What made Li Su happy was that Jiang Fang’s feelings for Xiaoya had always been the same and had not changed in any way. His gaze always followed Jiang Xiaoya. Jiang Fang ignored all those confidantes who were either charming or sassy, empathetic, or gentle and considerate. 

During this period, Yaoyao grew up and suddenly awakened an ability. It was a spiritual ability: she could control zombies with her mind. This made Li Su, Jiang Fang, and Jiang Xiaoya very nervous. As far as they knew, there had never been a person with spiritual abilities. They were afraid that Yaoyao’s powers would be discovered by others, and she would be taken back to be researched. 

So, they decided, instead of walking around, they should find a place to settle down.  

They went to a lot of places and finally stopped in a small town. This town had a superior geographical environment. It sat at a commanding height and had a wide field of vision. The terrain was easy to defend and difficult to attack. After Jiang Fang inspected it, he chose this place. 

Jiang Fang named the town Time Village. 

They eliminated the zombies and mutant beasts in the town, and then transformed the environment step by step. They built fortifications outside the town. During this period, people with abilities passed by one after another. Some of them left after a short stay and some of them stayed. Everyone worked together to create a beautiful home. 

People began to calm down and live in peace. Jiang Fang took out the various seeds he had prepared, and let the wood-type ability users trigger them. The earth-type ability users and the thunder-type ability users built the reservoir, and the water-type ability users filled it with water. All of them worked towards the same goal.  

Three years later, Time Village had begun to take shape. It seemed like a paradise-like existence. If it wasn’t for the occasional zombie wave and mutant beast attacks, people would almost think that they had returned to the pre-apocalyptic era. 

During this period, there was also a lot of news from the outside world. There were several people with spiritual abilities. Jiang Fang also suddenly awoke with spiritual abilities and his spiritual abilities were unprecedentedly powerful. With the help of Jiang Fang, Wang Yao’s spiritual ability also began to upgrade.  

Since Jiang Fang and Wang Yao appeared in Time Village, there had been no zombies or mutant beasts. 

With the fame of Time Village, more and more people chose to settle here. Jiang Fang also refused to turn away anyone, but when one came to Time Village, one must abide by the rules of Time Village. One didn’t have to have any abilities, but if one didn’t, then they must have a skill/trade so they could exchange labour for materials and a place to live. If one wanted to just sit back and relax and eat, then they would be kicked out mercilessly. 

“You were a primary school teacher before the apocalypse?” Li Su was in charge of registering and screening these outsiders.  

“Yes, I used to be a math teacher at X Elementary School in Haidian District,” said a middle-aged man. Before the apocalypse, he was a famous teacher in a famous school that everyone respected, but after the apocalypse, he became the most ordinary person. He could live to this day due to his wife staying with him. 

“Our Time Village has established Time Primary School. We are short of teachers. You can sign up there,” Li Su said.  

“Really? Can I still be a teacher?” the man said excitedly. He did not expect to be able to walk on the podium alive and continue to teach and educate people. No wonder everyone said that Time Village was good. In such an environment, a school could still be established in order to teach and educate people. No wonder Time Village was way ahead of the major bases and had become the most popular and best choice in the eyes of many ability users and ordinary people. That was why he and his wife chose to come to Time Village. 

Li Su nodded, and the people in the back were excited. “I’m also a teacher. I’m a middle school English teacher.”  

“I’m a politics teacher, and I can also teach music.”  

“I’m an obstetrician. Is that fine?” 

“Don’t worry, take your time. As long as you are skilled and diligent, Time Village will welcome you!” Li Su smiled.  

“Older sister.” Outside the crowd, Jiang Xiaoya waved to her.  

Li Su gave the seat to someone else, explained a few more things, and walked towards Jiang Xiaoya. 

“What’s the matter, Xiaoya?” Li Su asked when she saw that Jiang Xiaoya’s face was not very good. She was a little worried.  

“You all have things to do. I’m bored at home alone. Older sister, I also want to go out to work. Older sister, can you help me talk to A-Fang? I can play the piano, or let me go to school to teach music, okay?” Jiang Xiaoya said coquettishly. 

“I can’t be in charge of this.” Li Su refused without thinking. “The children in the school are very noisy, and there are a few ability users. What if you bump into them?” 

Jiang Xiaoya looked down at her slightly bulging belly and sighed. 

Maybe Jiang Fang is really the chosen son. Three months ago, Jiang Xiaoya suddenly fainted. At that time, they were in a panic. Fortunately, there was a doctor in the town who gave Jiang Xiaoya a pulse and said she was pregnant.  

At that time, the whole town was a sensation. After the apocalypse, there were no more babies being born. In order to prevent the extinction of human beings, major bases had been studying how to make people with supernatural abilities become pregnant, but it had not been effective for a long time. Nobody had heard of anyone getting pregnant.  

Now Jiang Xiaoya was actually pregnant, and she conceived naturally, which was simply a miracle! 

Jiang Xiaoya immediately became the treasure of Time Village. If it wasn’t for Jiang Fang’s protection, she would probably have also become the research object of other base’s scientific research institutes. 

“Where’s Jiang Fang? Didn’t he accompany you?” Li Su touched Jiang Xiaoya’s belly and asked with a smile.  

Originally, Jiang Fang and Jiang Xiaoya had a good relationship. Now, Jiang Xiaoya was pregnant and the two were inseparable. 

“A-Fang heard that the provincial hospital had a complete set of equipment, so he brought someone over to get it. He said that it would be useful for obstetric examinations in the future. I was bored at home, so I went out for a walk,” Jiang Xiaoya said.  

“Okay, I’ll walk around with you!” Li Su said with a smile. Jiang Xiaoya had a lively temperament. Now that she was pregnant, a lot of things were not allowed. No wonder she was anxious. 

Holding Jiang Xiaoya’s hand, Li Su took her to most of Time Village. They went to vegetable fields, gardens, reservoirs, schools, and hospitals.  

Jiang Xiaoya’s nervousness eased a lot. She leaned gently on Li Su’s shoulder. “Older sister, in fact, I have always been afraid. I am not ready to be a mother. I am afraid that my children will not be healthy. I am afraid that my children will live in a time of crisis. I am afraid that my child will be in danger…” 

Li Su patted Jiang Xiaoya soothingly. She understood Jiang Xiaoya’s worries and anxieties.  

“Don’t worry. You have us. We will always accompany you and help you. You will definitely be a good mother, and the days to come will definitely get better and better,” Li Su said softly.  

Jiang Xiaoya’s eyes were a little wet and she hummed softly. 

Soon, Jiang Xiaoya’s due date arrived. Everyone was paying close attention to Jiang Xiaoya. With the apocalypse, the magnetic field had changed and everything was different. Jiang Xiaoya was an ability user, and an ability user’s pregnancy was different from that of ordinary people. Therefore, 10 months might not be the actual duration of Jiang Xiaoya’s pregnancy. Nobody knew. 

Jiang Xiaoya was both nervous and scared. Jiang Fang and Li Su stayed by her side. 

Ten days after the due date passed, Jiang Xiaoya finally made a move. To everyone’s surprise, Jiang Xiaoya gave birth very quickly. In less than half an hour, the child was born, and it was a wrinkled boy. 

Jiang Xiaoya felt at a loss. She didn’t feel much pain, and the child was born? Was this different from what people thought? 

Li Su was also at a loss. She had never encountered such a situation before.  

The obstetrician and gynecologist who delivered the child were also bewildered. This could only be attributed to the special physical condition of a person with an ability! 

What surprised everyone even more was that the child had inherited the abilities of his parents. He was a dual-type ability user of lightning and fire. The child was still young and could not control his abilities. He almost set fire to the delivery room. Jiang Fang held him in his arms. Perhaps sensing his father’s mental intimidation, the child was very quiet.  

Wang Yao leaned over to take a look, a little disgusted. She said, “It’s so ugly!”  

The child seemed to understand Wang Yao’s words, turned his head, and moved his hands and feet restlessly. 

Wang Yao glared at him. The child realised the danger and immediately became quiet again.  

Jiang Xiaoya also had a look of disgust. “Why are you so ugly? This shouldn’t be. A-Fang and I both look good. This child… Could it be the wrong one?!”  

Li Su couldn’t help but laugh. 

Jiang Xiaoya also realised that she had said the wrong thing. She pulled up the quilt to cover her face and stopped talking.  

“Okay, it’s a little ugly when he is just born, it’ll be okay, don’t worry, your children won’t be ugly.” Li Su comforted. 

Jiang Fang was also very disgusted, but this was the child Xiaoya gave birth to after 10 months of pregnancy. He didn’t want to dislike him, but when he looked at his ugly son, he said in his heart, ‘He’s ugly!’ 

Li Su smiled and took the child from Jiang Fang’s arms. “Jiang Yuanyi, Jiang Yuanyi!” 

Jiang Yuanyi opened his eyes, looked at Li Su, and then closed his eyes again. He could feel that the person who scared him just now was by his side, so it would be better to be quiet.  

Three years passed in a flash. Jiang Yuanyi really looked better when he grew up. Ever since Jiang Yuanyi had become good-looking, Wang Yao liked to play with this younger brother. Jiang Yuanyi was also very convinced by the words of young lady Wang Yao. 

Wang Yao was the veritable child king of Time Village. Her spiritual abilities were not only useful to zombies, but also to those with abilities and ordinary people. Jiang Fang especially liked Wang Yao. He personally instructed Wang Yao and took Wang Yao to practice outside every few days. No one knew what they did, but Wang Yao’s mental ability had risen to level five.  

And now the highest level spiritual ability user was Jiang Fang. He was at the 8th level. 

But what gave Li Su a headache was that Wang Yao’s grades in the culture class were average. Every time she took an exam, she barely passed. Every time Li Su talked about it to her, she always said confidently that it was apocalyptic times, and she would not judge a hero based on her achievements. 

Li Su was speechless. 

At this time, Wang Yao would reach out and hug Li Su. “Okay, mum, don’t worry. I’m following uncle now. I’ve met a lot of people and learned a lot. Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of myself. ”  

As time passed, Jiang Fang and Jiang Xiaoya both discovered the abnormality in Li Su. Because the speed of aging of ability users was very slow, Jiang Fang and Jiang Xiaoya have always looked the same as when they first met, while Li Su aged at a speed visible to the naked eye. 

But everyone tacitly did not ask Li Su why. Jiang Fang guessed that Li Su probably had the same experience as him, while Jiang Xiaoya completely trusted Li Su.  

Li Su knew it in her heart, but she didn’t explain if nobody asked. One day, she would leave everyone. Her only worry was whether Wang Yao could take care of herself. Jiang Fang understood her worries, so he often took Wang Yao out to gain experience instead of keeping her in a small town like a flower in a greenhouse. 

Li Su was very grateful to Jiang Fang for his diligence. Now, Wang Yao really made Li Su feel at ease. 

One day, twenty years after the end of the world, Li Su suddenly collapsed. Jiang Fang, Jiang Xiaoya, Wang Yao, and Jiang Yuanyi were all around her. Jiang Yuanyi ignored Wang Yao’s objection and held her hand tightly. “Auntie, don’t worry. I will take care of Yaoyao.” 

Jiang Fang had already noticed it, so it was not very surprising. Although Jiang Xiaoya was surprised, she did not object. In her heart, Yaoyao and Yuanyi were both her children. She would be happy if the two children could be together.  

But Wang Yao shook off Jiang Yuanyi’s hand. “Yuanyi, don’t be ridiculous. I only consider you as my younger brother. Mum, don’t listen to him. I can take care of myself, as well as take care of aunt and uncle.” 

Jiang Yuanyi held Wang Yao’s hand persistently. “Aren’t you just a few years older than me? I don’t mind, so you shouldn’t either! Besides, my dad said that as long as we get married, he will let us go out to practice alone. Don’t you want to go?”  

“A child only thinks about going out to practice all day? How many times have I followed uncle out?” Wang Yao couldn’t help but roll her eyes, but she didn’t break away from Jiang Yuanyi’s grip. 

“How is this the same? How amazing is my dad? With him around, is that a real experience? How about just the two of us?” Jiang Yuanyi continued.  

Wang Yao was a little moved.  

Jiang Xiaoya rolled her eyes. “Is it appropriate for the two of you to say these things on such an occasion?” 

Li Su laughed. She was at the end of the world and was used to seeing life and death. She really didn’t think there was anything inappropriate going on. She was confused. The two children were arguing all day. When did they see eye to eye? 

That was fine. She could feel more at ease. 

Wang Yao leaned on Li Su’s chest gently. “Mum, don’t worry, I will live well and live happily. You…”  

Jiang Xiaoya held Li Su’s hand. “Older sister, don’t worry. Yaoyao is my own daughter. A-Fang and I will definitely take good care of her.”  

Jiang Fang stood behind Jiang Xiaoya and nodded solemnly. “Don’t worry, older sister, I am here!” 

Li Su smiled at them, and then slowly closed her eyes.  

Wang Yao burst into tears. 

Jiang Xiaoya couldn’t help but turn around and hug Jiang Fang while crying. Jiang Fang put his arms around Jiang Xiaoya and patted her on the head lightly.  

As soon as Jiang Yuanyi saw this, he gently hugged Wang Yao. “Don’t worry. You have me. I will always be with you.” 

Half a year later, under Jiang Yuanyi’s relentless pursuit, Wang Yao and Jiang Yuanyi finally got together. The two embarked on the road of going out for training with great interest. Even though the road ahead was long and they did not know when they would return, they were fearless. They knew that there was always someone waiting for them in Time Village.  

This was probably the meaning of home! 

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