Chapter 148: The Killing Frenzy of the End of the World
As a result, the already difficult life became even more difficult.
Duan Huirong's savings of the past three years have been almost all spent. As a woman with two young children, no one wants her to work even if she goes out to look for a job.
As a last resort, she had to think about going back to her husband's and her parents' home for help. But when she returned home, she found out that her husband's family had moved away long ago and her parents had just passed away not long ago. Her two brothers, at the instigation of their sister-in-law, divided up their inheritance without informing her, leaving her only a small grocery store on the corner for the sake of face.
After her husband died and her brothers from her natal family were unreliable, Duan Huirong had no choice but to learn to be self-reliant. She began to run the grocery store business from dawn to dusk.
The burden of life, her little daughter's occasional illness and the daily smiling faces made Duan Huirong exhausted. Her temper gradually began to become a little irritable. She began to dislike Shen Yin's idling around all day long, and began to strictly require the three-year-old Shen Yin not to go out and only stay at home to take care of her younger sister.
When Chen Yin was about five or six years old, Duan Huirong asked her to take care of the housework, including washing clothes, cooking, cleaning, and sometimes even helping Duan Huirong collect money, make change, and sort goods.
At the same time, Shen Wei, who was already three years old, not only did not have to do anything, but was also carefully cared for and pampered by Duan Huirong like a spoiled young lady from a rich family.
The reason was that Duan Huirong felt sorry for Shen Wei because she lost her father when she was young, and she also felt that it was her fault that her little daughter had been in poor health since childhood. In addition, at that time, the lives of the three of them were gradually getting back on track, so she was very indulgent and partial to Shen Wei, to the point of giving her whatever she wanted.
Of course, Chen Yin also felt dissatisfied and unbalanced. She envied her sister for having beautiful clothes, novel toys and snacks. She also wanted to stop working and go out and play with other kids. But every time she told Duan Huirong about it, Duan Huirong would interrupt her, saying that she was the elder sister, how could she be so ignorant to snatch things from her younger sister, and that her younger sister was too weak to do such heavy work. She also said that she didn’t know how to be filial to her mother and love her younger sister. She worked hard to raise her without complaining, but she was unwilling to do some work. She really raised an ungrateful person...
Shen Yin was used to being beaten and scolded by her mother, so she didn't dare to talk back. But when she saw her mother crying sadly, she suddenly felt that she was wrong. She apologized repeatedly and said that she would never dare to do it again.
This was also her own daughter. Although Duan Huirong was partial to her, she later felt that she was too partial. She bought a teddy bear for Chen Yin, and then had a long talk with her, telling her that it was not that she didn't love her, but that her sister had lost her father when she was young and was weak, so she loved her more.
After Chen Yin received the gift and heard her mother say so, she felt even more guilty because she had raised her younger sister since she was a child. She only felt that she was not good enough. From then on, she really stopped competing with her younger sister for favor. In order to make their family live a better life, she even worked harder after studying.
The life of Shen Yin's family is getting better and better, but the relationship between the three of them is gradually becoming disharmonious.
Compared to Chen Wei's spoiled temper and playful nature, Chen Yin, who was gentle and obedient, had outstanding academic performance and often helped her mother with housework and business, was obviously more liked by parents and teachers. They often compared the two sisters. Chen Wei heard too much praise from everyone about Chen Yin, and gradually developed disgust and dislike for her sister.
Duan Huirong also felt bad that Chen Wei was always compared with her sister, so she blamed Chen Yin for only caring about herself and not helping her sister to make progress. However, she didn't know that Chen Wei had already been spoiled by her and didn't take Chen Yin seriously at all. How could she listen to Chen Yin and study hard, and it was even more impossible for her to do the dirty and tiring work in her eyes.
Soon it was time for the college entrance examination, and Shen Yin was admitted to a key university in the city, while Shen Wei failed as expected. After failing the exam, Shen Wei didn't want to repeat her studies. She felt that she was not cut out for it. If she was asked to learn the grocery business, she would dislike it. However, she was only eighteen or nineteen years old and had nothing to do all day.
Duan Huirong had no choice but to ask people everywhere to find a good and stable job for Chen Wei. However, either people looked down on Chen Wei or Chen Wei was dissatisfied with this and that. Just when she was feeling overwhelmed, her neighbor Aunt Wang gave her an idea.
It turned out that a friend of Aunt Wang's distant relative was a single mother who was dying of cancer. Before she died, what she most wanted to see was her son getting married so that she could leave with satisfaction.
Although the Xie family is much poorer than the Shen family, their son has a bright future. He is not only good-looking, but also very smart. He is currently studying at one of the best universities in the country. At a young age, he has already started his entrepreneurial journey.
If she gets married now, although life will be hard at the beginning, she will only need to take care of the housework. Once she gets through this period and waits for the other party to make a name for himself in two years, Shen Wei can just sit at home and enjoy a peaceful life. She won't have to worry about what her little daughter will do for the rest of her life.
Duan Huirong was immediately tempted after hearing this. It was just a matter of enduring for a few years. If she was worried that Shen Wei would suffer, the worst that could happen was that she could just give her more money when the time came.
The more she thought about it, the better it felt. She originally wanted to go back and discuss it with Shen Wei, but Aunt Wang said that she would go back to the other party right away. Duan Huirong gritted her teeth and agreed immediately.
After closing the shop at night, Duan Huirong happily went home and told Shen Wei about this matter. When Shen Wei heard that the other party was a poor boy, she immediately quit.
It turned out that some time ago, when Chen Yin entered school, she went to the city to play for a few days. During that time, she accidentally went to a bar, where she met a rich second-generation man who had just started a relationship with him a few days ago. In this case, how could Shen Wei, who had seen the glamorous, luxurious and extravagant life of the upper class, still look down on a poor boy with an uncertain future?
Not to mention that Chen Wei is very beautiful. After dressing up, she really looks like a lady from a wealthy family. With a look like this, she can marry any rich man she wants. Why would she be willing to marry a poor boy without parents?
So she rejected Duan Huirong without hesitation and told her that she had a boyfriend who was a million times better than him.
Duan Huirong was worried that her daughter would be cheated and would miss out on such a good marriage, so she tried to persuade her earnestly. However, due to her indulgence and pampering for so many years, Shen Wei was not willing to listen.
In the end, not only did Duan Huirong fail to persuade Shen Wei to come back, but she gave up the idea.
However, a few days later, Aunt Wang came with a smile, and said with a little pride that thanks to her, the Xie family agreed to the marriage with Shen Wei.
This is undoubtedly a difficult problem. Duan Huirong thanked Aunt Wang with a heart full of thoughts, and then told her little daughter about it. Shen Wei thought about it and said to her mother, "Anyway, he hasn't met us sisters. Mom, you can talk to my sister and let her marry him. I think they are a good match."
Duan Huirong thought about it and felt that this was a good idea. She immediately became interested and turned around to call Shen Yin to tell her about it.
Shen Yin had seen this kind of situation many times since she was a child. Her mother always gave her things that her younger sister didn't want. The older she gets, the more she understands that her mother is truly biased. She does have complaints, but after all, this is the mother who raised her and the sister she has loved since childhood. What can she do?
Moreover, after hearing about the Xie family's situation, she felt that the boy was indeed an excellent person. She decided to talk to him first. If it was suitable, there would be nothing wrong with agreeing to the marriage.
In the next few months, the two started chatting online. They had similar interests and temperaments, and had plans for the future. He was a down-to-earth, hardworking, smart and capable person.
Shen Yin had a good feeling about the boy from the Xie family, and she called her mother to tell her that she agreed to the marriage.
Afterwards, the parents of both parties contacted each other and decided to meet during the Chinese New Year. If it was suitable, they would settle the matter, get the marriage certificate first, and then hold the wedding later when they had money.
Winter vacation soon arrived, and just when Duan Huirong was preparing to leave with her two daughters, the end of the world came without warning, and everyone was teleported to a place that was no different from the real world, waiting for the upcoming killing spree. Only the winner could leave the earth and live on a new planet.
The whole world fell into madness and panic, and there was chaos everywhere. Everyone began to look for self-defense, food, medicine and other necessities in an unfamiliar environment.
Duan Huirong, her daughter and her two daughters also took action immediately. They first found a hidden house, and then went to supermarkets, grocery stores, police stations and other places to search for supplies and stockpile them in preparation for the first killing game that would arrive in 10 days.
Ten days passed in a flash, and when the golden clock floating in the night sky struck eight in the morning, a huge bell rang through the sky, waking everyone up from their dreams. With the familiar mechanical voice announcing "Game Start", they started the first killing game.
There were screams, cries and the smell of blood everywhere, bloodstained corpses could be seen everywhere, and everyone was highly focused, staring at each other with alert eyes, until the mechanical voice announced the end of the game, everyone fell to the ground with relief.
Shen Wei, who had been spoiled since childhood, had never seen such a scene before, and she burst into tears as soon as the game ended. She has always been frail and she never exercised on weekdays, so her whole body was tender and she had no strength at all. So she suffered a lot this time and had several bloody scars all over her body.
Fortunately, she was under Shen Yin's protection, otherwise she would have been killed by other people. The reason why Shen Yin was able to protect Duan Huirong and Shen Wei and let them survive was that she had superpowers.
At that time, Chen Yin and the other two were being besieged by others as the last three targets to be killed. Chen Yin was unwilling to die like that, so when she fought back, she accidentally activated her offensive fire ability and burned the people who were besieging them to death.
After the game ended, many people knew about the emergence of people with special powers, and they began looking for ways to activate their special powers, but there was no pattern at all.
Duan Huirong was very happy that Chen Yin had superpowers, as this way the lives of the three of them, mother and daughter, were protected. However, Chen Wei was very unwilling in her heart, but she did not dare to show it and offend Chen Yin. After all, she still needed Chen Yin to protect herself.
But she couldn't help wanting to vent, so whether she was fighting with others in the game or risking her life outside the game to find food, medicine, attack tools and other things, Shen Wei refused on the grounds that she had no special powers, and hid behind Shen Yin with peace of mind.
The author has something to say: It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the game content now. I will just briefly explain it here. When it officially starts, there will be detailed content~
ps: Because it is a private setting, although I have written an outline, it is still very difficult to write, so the update may be late in the next two days T^T~~
PPS: Although I don’t have to go to work tomorrow, I have something to go out for. My return time is uncertain for the time being, and I don’t know if I can update QAQ~~ I have achieved one third of the full attendance flag I set, applause! ! !
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