Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Legends Aren’t Always True

The bus was filled with laughter and joy.

The three elderly men of the senior trio were fighting over the sole braised pork knuckle.

Bai Zhengxuan, quick with his hands and eyes, snatched the collagen-rich skin off the knuckle.

Uncle Wang was a bit slower, but he managed to take off a thick layer of meat.

Uncle Liu got distracted, leaving only a big bone on the plate. Refusing to be left out, he decisively took the bone.

”Old Wang, give me a hand!”

Uncle Liu silently placed the bone next to Uncle Wang’s hand.

Uncle Wang rolled his eyes, his hands glowing with a faint yellow light.

The hand, glowing with yellow light, struck the bone hard.

With a crack.

The bone split into two.

Uncle Liu, smiling, took a chopstick to scoop out the marrow and eat.

Zhao Wenqing stared in disbelief at the three elderly men eating, feeling utterly flabbergasted.

A strong middle-aged man like himself, struggling in the apocalypse, was not doing as well as a few elderly men!

Zhao Xiaoling sat obediently next to Zhao Wenqing, her cheeks puffed like a hamster hoarding food, her grape-like big eyes blinking as she looked at Bai Yifan.

This big brother, though not very good-looking, cooked delicious meals and was quite gentle.

Marrying him when she grows up would certainly not be a loss!

Bai Yifan, smiling, picked food for Zhao Xiaoling, feeling immensely pleased with the well-behaved Zhao Xiaoling.

This child is so well-mannered; his future self will surely be more of a head of the family than grandpa, dad, and brother-in-law.

The dignity of the Bai men can be restored by him!

During the meal, Bai Yifan received several odd glances from everyone.

Animal!

That’s still a child!

Still, to finally marry off such a foolish son.

There’s nothing wrong with waiting another decade or two!

After all, in the future, if heaven can’t stand it and sends down lightning, it’s Bai Yifan who’ll get struck.

It has nothing to do with bystanders.

”Brother Zhao, you don’t actually have to go to other bases. Stay settled next to our bus, and surely no one will dare to bully you!”

Bai Zhengxuan said with a kindly smile.

Their senior trio was famous within and around the Fire Phoenix Safety Base, known up to a hundred miles away as the coolest combo.

A green trash truck roamed the apocalypse.

Anyone who saw them would respectfully call them elder.

Known far and wide for their chivalry, no one would dare cause trouble.

With their senior trio watching over him, he could definitely walk sideways here.

Zhao Wenqing smiled gratefully at Bai Zhengxuan but still shook his head.

Feng Xian is the child’s mother, and they’ve been married for five years.

No matter what, even for the sake of protecting his child, he couldn’t bring himself to silence Feng Xian.

In all honesty, he couldn’t do it.

It’s not because he’s overly sentimental, but the most crucial point is that she’s the child’s mother, and he’s afraid the child would have a shadow on his heart if he knew about it.

The child’s healthy growth is the most important thing.

Staying here would just expose Xiaoling to danger; if anything happened, it would be too late for regrets.

So, he simply decided to leave here.

Never to see again in this life.

This is the best arrangement.

Bai Zhengxuan and Bai Anhai tried hard to persuade several more times, without changing Zhao Wenqing’s mind.

He had firmly decided, so they did not try to persuade further.

Bai Xiqin was eating shrimps peeled by Leng Yebai while carefully recalling the name Zhao Wenqing.

The name sounded very familiar, but she couldn’t remember who exactly he was.

Bai Xiqin frowned slightly, letting out a slight sigh.

The thought that was on the tip of her tongue always eluded her, which made Bai Xiqin slightly uncomfortable.

Leng Yebai noticed Bai Xiqin’s expression and quickly picked a large piece of braised pork for her.

The glistening braised pork relaxed Bai Xiqin’s tightly furrowed brows, and she ate with her eyes closed and a satisfied face.

The soft, rich flavor spread through her mouth, filling every bit of her taste buds with substantial braised pork.

”Brother Zhao, do you have any plans after arriving at the Phantom Safety Base?” Bai Anhai asked.

First, find out Bai Yifan’s future father-in-law’s plans, so they can send his son accordingly.

They finally found a blind girl; they couldn’t miss the opportunity.

”I am an ordinary person with no superpowers; ordinary people have their ways of life too. I can’t take Xiaoling outside to hack zombies for resources. I’ve decided to do my own business in the Phantom Safety Base. Currently, none of the bases have established a commercial chain. I believe even if I don’t go out to find resources, I can still support Xiaoling on my own.”

Zhao Wenqing’s expression was resolute, his voice calm.

Business?

Bai Xiqin, her mouth full, suddenly remembered.

In her past life, she had heard of Zhao Wenqing’s fame.

Allegedly, there was an ordinary person with no superpowers who started from scratch in the Phantom Safety Base, creating his business empire.

His business extended to various bases and, within a few years of the apocalypse, had become the wealthiest in the apocalyptic world!

It was said that his bodyguards were several Fourth Rank Superpower Users!

This was the only ordinary person in the apocalypse with outstanding success.

Of course, some also said Zhao Wenqing couldn’t possibly not be a superpower user.

Another rumor was that Zhao Wenqing’s superpower was so strong that he could take on several Fourth Rank Superpower Users alone!

Initially, upon hearing Zhao Wenqing’s legend, Bai Xiqin also thought no ordinary person could achieve such accomplishments.

It now seemed Zhao Wenqing was indeed just a regular person with no superpowers.

Bai Xiqin glanced again at three-year-old Zhao Xiaoling.

The three-year-old Zhao Xiaoling was well-behaved, with big, blinking eyes, a harmless human child.

Rumor had it that the Zhao family’s young lady was a violent little loli monster.

Looking at it now, most rumors were fabricated.

Rumors weren’t necessarily true.

The little girl looked harmless, definitely not resembling a violent little loli monster.

Zhao Wenqing had made his decision, and the Bai Family couldn’t stop him further.

After lunch, it was time for farewells.

Bai Yifan took several photos together with Zhao Xiaoling with a camera — just in case of any future denial.

Bai Yifan divided the photos into two, giving one set to Zhao Xiaoling and keeping the other for himself.

Zhao Wenqing, holding his daughter, looked gratefully at the black car in front of him.

Uncle Wang and Bai Yifan, with their hands glowing yellow, fortified the black car together.

”On the road, don’t get out of the car. If you see zombies, just floor it. Don’t get out until you reach the Phantom Safety Base. Remember, don’t casually get out to help others either.” Bai Zhengxuan earnestly imparted driving knowledge to Zhao Wenqing.

Bai Zhengxuan hadn’t driven much, but after fooling around with Uncle Wang for so long, he had learned a bit of the essence.

With the pedal to the metal, you’d be the coolest on the street!

The Bai Family, under the principle of many against one, blocked Zhao Wenqing while others continuously moved supplies off the bus.

Box after box, they were generous.

They even secretly slipped in quite a few crystal cores.

After all, he’s Bai Yifan’s future father-in-law, letting Bai Yifan be a son-in-law was already quite a concession to them.

No harm in giving them some more compensation.

”Goodbye, Brother!”

Zhao Xiaoling obediently leaned on the car window, waving her small hand at Bai Yifan, her cute face showing two adorable little tiger teeth.

What a precious human child!

”Goodbye! My name is Bai Yifan, make sure to remember it!” Bai Yifan waved at Zhao Xiaoling with a smile.

”Got it!”

Zhao Xiaoling smiled sweetly, appearing extremely well-behaved.

Bai Yifan nodded again; indeed, Xiaoling was more gentle, lovely, and well-behaved, surely bound to grow into a gentle wife!