northernbook Chapter 159: The Male Supporting Role in the Last Days (End)
Chapter 159: The Male Supporting Role in the Last Days (End)
Yu Huai later married a female colleague who also worked in the military court. They had two children, which was considered an educated family. So even if there were any unpleasant or unhappy things in their marriage, they would discuss them or talk to Yu Zinyin and Zhao Cheng about the problems in their marriage. However, there were not too many difficulties and they were happy.
Yu Zinyin and Zhao Cheng both decided not to have children. It was Zhao Cheng who suggested this. He felt that both of them were in important positions now and had no time or energy to devote to children. In addition, the nature of their work was dangerous, so having children was really difficult. Even if they waited until retirement to have children, it would be difficult. By that time, they would be old. Even if they were superpowers, their physical functions would be much better than ordinary people and they would live much longer, but they might not have the energy to take care of children. Therefore, in the end, they both decided not to have children.
Yu Huai tried to persuade them several times, but neither of them changed their minds. Yu Ziyin even hugged her brother's little daughter and kissed her, "From now on, little aunt, I'll rely on you, my dear! As for your uncle, let's just leave him alone and let him be an old man."
Yu Huai's little daughter giggled, grabbed Yu Zinyin's hair and giggled at her aunt.
Zhao Cheng smiled helplessly and turned to Yu Huai, saying, "You know the nature of our jobs. Even if Ziyin takes maternity leave to have a child, she won't be able to be with the child for long. Having a child will be the same as not having one. The child might even face various uncertainties due to the absence of us parents. This is not what Ziyin and I want to see."
Yu Huai's wife frowned and said, "Then you can send him to my place to raise him. Otherwise, when you two grow old, how will you cope without anyone to rely on?"
"How can that be? Sister-in-law, you and Yu Huai, stop trying to persuade us. We've already made up our minds." Zhao Cheng waved his hand. "And even after we retire, the state will be responsible for supporting us. After all, Ziyin and I have made a lot of contributions over the years. So it doesn't matter whether we have children or not."
Yu Huai and his wife looked at each other and couldn't think of a better excuse. They could only rack their brains to think of how to persuade the two of them afterwards. Unfortunately, throughout their lives, neither of them had any intention of having children. When Yu Zinyin was about to retire, Yu Huai gave up. He saw that his sister and Zhao Cheng really didn't want children, so he couldn't force them to give birth to a child whose parents didn't expect. By then, not only would his sister and Zhao Cheng feel uncomfortable, but the child would probably feel uncomfortable for the rest of his life. After figuring it out, he felt relieved. Forget it, his sister and brother-in-law had their own plans, so let them do what they like.
Later, when Zhao Cheng and Yu Ziyin retired at the age of retirement, because of their outstanding achievements, the 11th team they led completed the most and best tasks, and provided many samples to national institutions and research institutes, which was equivalent to promoting the research of zombie viruses. Even at that time, the research of zombie viruses progressed slowly, but the achievements of the 11th team led by the two were indelible. After retirement, they also received award medals from the national base and the support rights they deserved. From time to time, they were invited to the military base to teach freshmen, and talk about the past with other retired old people, such as He Qi, He Le, Meng Yu, Yang Youcheng, etc., and lived a happy and quiet retirement life in the second half of their lives.
As for the zombies on the outer wall, Yu Ziyin does not have the ability to change them, and time will always push everyone forward. Yu Ziyin believes that even if it is not this group of researchers who have cracked the zombie virus, and it is not this group of psychics who have annihilated the zombies, it will be future researchers and future psychics who will work together to successfully resolve this crisis and lead the national base towards better unified development. Even if she can no longer see by then, she will have such thoughts like everyone else.
Yu Huai died in the 52nd year of the apocalypse at the age of 78. His wife, children, sister, and brother were all by his side when he died. Wearing a ventilator, he looked at them one by one with his cloudy eyes, and finally held the hands of his wife and sister, the two most important women in his life, and passed away with satisfaction.
After completing the task, Yu Ziyin looked at the frail Zhao Cheng beside him, leaning on his shoulder like he did when he was young, and thought to himself, "Zhao Cheng, goodbye."
404: [Congratulations to the host for completing the apocalyptic survival challenge, fulfilling the original owner's wish, and being granted ten days back in the primitive world. Now, you are a child who left the orphanage after reaching adulthood.]
Yu Ziyin opened her eyes and looked at the name of the orphanage behind her, Shuguang Orphanage. She then looked around her body and found that she only had a backpack with some simple personal belongings in it, and 2000 yuan in her hand.
Yu Ziyin: [Aren't you being a little too stingy? You don't even give me a cell phone? How can I contact my sister like this?]
404: [Even if I gave the host your phone number, you still can't contact me. Who would answer a call from a stranger? ]
Yu Ziyin paused at the word "stranger." Yes, wasn't she a stranger to her sister now? Her face, voice, height, past, even her age had all changed. Standing in front of her sister, she definitely wouldn't recognize her.
Yu Zinyin thought about it, then carried her backpack and walked to the place where her grave was. That was the specific location that 404 told her. Because her family was ruined by her illness and had little money, her sister could not buy a good cemetery, so she spent a small amount of money to bury her in the mountains, which was not far from their home.
This is very normal. Yu Ziyin and her sister did not come from a good background, and the development there is much behind that of big cities. Many people are buried. If her sister had not been short of money, she might have let her sister Yu Ziyin be cremated decently, as she could keep up with the times. But because Yu Ziyin was sick, the family really did not have the money, so she was buried like the old people who died in the village.
But her sister died when she was still very young.
Yu Ziyin looked at the name on the tombstone in silence for a long time. Then, turning her head and gazing from the hillside, she could see the village. It wasn't a big village, and everyone lived in small, one-story houses. The occasional sound of hawkers wafted from the quiet alleys, like a modern village in a Hayao Miyazaki film. Among the houses was her and her sister's home. It wasn't small, but her sister lived alone.
404 sensed her increasingly depressed mood and consoled her: [Host, as long as you complete your mission, the time it takes to return will get longer and longer.]
Yu Ziyin wiped the corner of her eyes and said, "Hmm."
Ten days passed quickly, and Yu Zinyin found a house to rent in her hometown. Because the development was relatively backward, the monthly rent was very cheap. She also rented a house close to home on purpose so that she could sometimes see her sister from afar.
Seeing that she was in good spirits and did not become depressed because of her own death or remain in a highly excited state like in her previous dreams, she felt relieved. Of course, she was also afraid that she had seen it wrong, so she asked 404 to help her scan her sister's mental state.