In the apocalypse, human civilization suffered unprecedented destruction, but also received enormous gifts.
One-tenth of the survivors developed supernatural abilities and could even advance their powers through the crystal cores in the zombies' brains.
Komi Yu has a very ordinary speed ability, but her body has also been enhanced accordingly. She has sensitive senses, great strength, and a fast recovery speed, which is incomparable to ordinary people!
She was kept in captivity from the beginning of the apocalypse. No matter how much she struggled, she could never escape from the big boss's side. So she began to become unambitious and reckless, constantly testing the big boss's bottom line.
While others were struggling to find crystal cores and advance through difficult times, Ke Meiyu was making bracelets and necklaces from high-grade crystal cores by drilling holes in them.
Ten years have passed, and she has only managed to reach level three of superpowers by being forcibly fed the flesh of superpowered beasts by a powerful figure, barely reaching the level of lightness skill described in novels.
Ke Meiyu had seen the level 10 speed ability of the big boss, which could tear through space and time and teleport thousands of miles instantly!
She was content to have escaped the powerful figure alive, been reborn in the 1970s, and possess superpowers.
Suddenly, whispers came from the second room.
Ke Meiyu squinted her eyes, clearly catching their words.
"Father and Mother, you saw it today too."
We all work in the fields, but my cousin gets to eat brown sugar egg custard every day, while we don't even get to entertain guests.
But as soon as our family received any benefits, Grandpa and Grandma would righteously demand that we give them to Uncle's family!
It's fine if I suffer a little at the Yu family's place; at worst, I'll do more work and spend over ten years patching up this hole.
But do you think they wouldn't reach out to me when they see me going to the city to eat rations and receive a salary?
None of my fourth uncle's five cousins are married!
I was thinking of saving up some good food to nourish my mother's body and getting some medicine to help her recover.
"Mom isn't that old, maybe she can even give us four sisters a few younger brothers to support us..."
The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ke, had been harboring resentment and anger for years, and today it all came out in a fit of rage.
Hearing their daughter's words, especially those concerning their son, the two of them became restless.
"Yes, Xiao Ba is right. You're too thin, honey. You didn't have a proper postpartum period to nourish your body."
Otherwise, we would definitely have a son! At this point, he felt even more resentment towards his blood relatives.
"This..." Ke Lao Er's wife nodded excitedly and said, "I've heard that many people can get pregnant after taking medicine for a period of time, and it's even a boy!"
The medicine is just too expensive.
Rural people have a deep-seated obsession with having sons, especially since the other three wives all have sons. The second husband and his wife always felt inferior and were timid and hesitant, which made the old lady look down on them.
“So,” Ko Eun-sook said with a light laugh, “we should first find a way to separate ourselves from our family and cut off their hopes of clinging to us!”
As trees grow taller, they branch out; as people grow older, families split up. It's not like our village is without precedent.
Besides, separating the family doesn't mean severing ties. In the future, we can still bring back some good food to show our respect to our grandparents!
After the family splits up, with my parents' diligence and the help of my sisters and me, we'll definitely be able to make a good living..."
Ke Lao Er and his wife felt a surge of excitement at her words. "We've wanted to separate the family for a long time, but your grandparents like the whole family to be together and they would never agree!"
“As long as Dad and Mom are willing, leave everything else to me,” Ke Enshu said confidently. “But you’ll have to put up with this.”
Haven't we suffered enough grievances in the past?
Ke Lao Er's wife muttered something, then said, "Daughter, it doesn't matter if we suffer injustice, but your father and mother live in the village and can't stand being talked about behind their backs."
"Don't worry, I will not only prevent you from being disgraced, but I will also let the whole village see their cold-hearted and ungrateful ugly appearance!"
"From now on, no matter what happens, the villagers will only stand with us!"
Ko Eun-sook sneered, her voice filled with barely concealed hatred.
Ke Meiyu frowned slightly.
When she's a reader, everything the female protagonist does is right, even with a touch of decisiveness and ruthlessness, making the villains get their comeuppance, which gives the reader an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
But now that she has accepted the original owner's memories, Ke Meiyu feels that this is just a one-woman show by the second wife!
Regardless, she became highly vigilant and prepared to keep a close eye on Ke Enshu in the near future, determined not to let her tarnish the Ke family's reputation.
After using some of her supernatural abilities, and with her body recovering rapidly, Ke Meiyu's stomach started acting up again.
She had just lifted the curtain and stepped out when the old lady across the street nimbly lifted her curtain and came out as well.
"Sweetie, are you starving?"
I've prepared the milk and dough; I knew you'd be hungry when you woke up!
"Go back and lie down. Grandma will bring you the fried pancakes as soon as she finishes making them."
Ke Meiyu smiled and took her arm. "Grandma, I've been lying down for too long, and my whole body is so sore and weak. I need to move around to help my body recover."
The old lady gently tapped her forehead with a helpless gesture, placed her on a small stool in front of the stove, and made her a cup of malted milk powder.
The autumn evening was already cool. Holding a warm, milky drink in her palm, Ke Meiyu sipped it slowly, watching with satisfaction as the old lady busied herself making pancakes for her.
This is a genuine and profound family affection, untainted by any self-interest, that makes one willing to be captivated by it even after just a sip.
"Grandma, why are you all so kind to me?"
Aside from being good-looking, I don't seem to have anything about me that makes me worthy of being loved.
She stretched out her slender hand and carefully collected them one by one:
"I'm so willful, I don't understand your difficulties at all; I don't like studying and I'm vain, wasting the opportunity to study that others envy; I'm also very lazy, I don't know anything and I don't learn anything, I practically expect to be served everything; I, I'm a love-struck person, immature and selfish, only thinking about finding a man, making you all lose face because of me..."
As she recounted these events, she was amazed that the original owner of this body received such heartfelt love and care from her family.
The old lady was overjoyed, but because the fire on the stove was difficult to control, she could only quickly make pancakes while looking at the dejected little boy and saying:
No matter how bad my baby is, or how many flaws others may have, you are always the apple of our eye. You are the apple of my eye!
"Why?" Ke Meiyu asked eagerly, blinking her eyes.
The old lady paused, then smiled and said, "Because our precious baby is our family's lucky star."
Ke Meiyu perked up and quickly raised her chin slightly, "For example?"
"For example, when you came to our house, it was during a famine."
There are many children in the family, and they are growing. The adults can go without food, but we can't let them go hungry, can we?
Grandma always counted the grains of rice when she cooked; the adults drank the soup, and the children chewed the rice grains.
When you were born, we found a mouse hole and a nest of fat mice in our house, which helped our family get through the most difficult time...
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