Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse
Chapter 569: Pregnant

Chapter 569: Chapter 569: Pregnant

Lu Hao paced around the room, feeling inexplicably tense.

He couldn’t explain why, but he was on edge—a kind of nervousness he’d never experienced in his entire life.

Squeak~

The classical wooden door was pushed open, and Su Jin walked in with a stunned expression on her face.

"How did it go?"

Lu Hao realized his breathing was a bit hurried.

"Positive..."

Su Jin, with her eyes wide and unfocused, answered the instigator before her.

"What do you mean by positive?"

He was a bit regretful that he hadn’t read the instructions earlier.

"Seems like I’m really pregnant..."

"!!!"

A surge of joy, akin to winning a grand prize, swept crazily over Lu Hao. His Xiao Jin was simply amazing!

"How is that possible? How could it be so quick?"

Still unprepared mentally, Su Jin doubted whether the pregnancy test was expired—she even tried a few, and they all showed the same result.

It shouldn’t be so easy to get pregnant in the Apocalypse...

Watching Lu Hao, who kept holding her and laughing foolishly, Su Jin began to feel a bit better.

"When did you suspect it?"

Su Jin asked.

"On the road, when you and Dad were eating preserved plum candies,"

Lu Hao said with a bright smile.

He remembered clearly that Su Jin had hardly ever eaten preserved plum candies in front of him before. At that time, he only had a slight suspicion; he hadn’t had the chance to voice it. He had just been extra careful with her the entire way, not even letting her do the routine cleaning.

"..."

Such a super-sensitive man—Su Jin touched her forehead in exasperation.

Fortunately, Lu Hao noticed, which was a relief given the dangers of the Apocalypse—if she had been careless and allowed the baby to be harmed, she would have blamed herself for a lifetime.

"From now on, you’re not allowed to do anything at all. Leave everything to me,"

Lu Hao said seriously. This was his and Xiao Jin’s first child, and he was determined to protect them both well.

"Mm, don’t worry, I’ll be careful,"

Su Jin knew the gravity of the situation. She remembered that in the Apocalypse, although it was difficult for Special Ability Users to conceive, once pregnant, they wouldn’t be as exhausted as ordinary pregnant women, nor would using their Special Abilities impact the child inside them. This knowledge offered her much relief.

After all, they were still on a mission.

"Let’s not tell the family yet,"

Su Jin said. She herself needed more time to prepare mentally, not to mention preparing for the family’s surprise.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you,"

Lu Hao also wanted Su Jin to stay inside the Space; in fact, he had already discussed this with her. However, as expected, Su Jin did not agree, and enlightened him about a great deal of "new knowledge" concerning pregnant Special Ability Users.

"If I don’t go out, we won’t be able to carry on with the mission. I promise you, I’ll always stand behind you, okay?"

The gentle, soft voice of Su Jin made Lu Hao compromise in an instant. She trusted him so much; he couldn’t just keep her inside the Space. If they only considered the child without her consent, that would be too selfish.

"Alright, but if you ever feel uncomfortable, you must tell me straight away,"

Lu Hao lightly scrubbed Su Jin’s pert nose, speaking with indulgence.

Although they had traveled nearly a whole day and even got out of the car to kill zombies a few times, they were too excited to sleep once inside the Space.

As for the content of their excitement, it mostly revolved around planning for the future. Lu Hao promised that even if they went out on missions, he could bring Su Jin along, provided she could enter the Space at any moment—missions that didn’t allow entering the Space or involved outsiders were not to be accepted lightly.

I really hope it’s a daughter!

Lu Hao thought to himself before going to sleep...

...

The next morning, the F City base was bustling with activity.

As Su Jin and her companions watched the streets crowded with people coming and going, they began to believe there really were forty or fifty thousand inhabitants.

Since they were unfamiliar with the place, Lu Hao decided to look for a shop or a stall where they could inquire about the situation.

Mao Qiqi and Lian Jiyue didn’t come out with them; Lu Guanhai did follow, but after walking for twenty minutes, they hadn’t seen a single shop.

"You guys wait here, I’ll go ask around."

Lu Hao didn’t want Su Jin to continue walking, so he decided to look for himself.

Su Jin wasn’t tired at all, in fact, she didn’t feel anything, but seeing that Lu Guanhai didn’t want to walk any further, the two of them simply stood by the roadside waiting for Lu Hao.

"Xiao Hao has been getting more considerate lately, hasn’t he, daughter-in-law?"

Lu Guanhai leaned in and said.

"Hmm... maybe," Su Jin responded, looking skyward. So, is Lu Guanhai actually a very sensitive person?

Although Su Jin and Lu Guanhai were quietly standing by the roadside, their demeanor and attire attracted quite a bit of attention, especially the fair-skinned Su Jin, who caused many passersby to turn their heads frequently.

"Hello, are you new to the base?"

A small man with a buzz cut came over from the opposite side of the road and asked.

"What if we are? Is there something you need?"

Thinking the grinning man was trying to chat them up, Lu Guanhai immediately stepped in front of Su Jin.

"Uncle, you’ve got it wrong, I just wanted to ask if you might be interested in a trade I’m proposing?"

The buzz cut looked mysterious, which piqued Lu Guanhai’s curiosity.

"What’s the deal? Tell us about it."

Su Jin asked.

"Well, our team is looking to make a trip out and we don’t have a Space Element Ability User. We have too many Ordinary Crystal Cores and it’s difficult to carry them all, so we’re looking to exchange them for Mutated Crystal Nuclei, would you be interested?"

The buzz cut glanced up at them while speaking, watching for their reactions.

It looked like the uncle and the beauty behind him were indeed interested. This might work!

"We do have some Mutated Crystal Nuclei, but how are you planning to make the exchange?"

Su Jin recalled the Mutated Crystal Nuclei they had given up when entering the city. Do they value Mutated Crystal Nuclei that much here in F City Base?

"One Level Three Mutated Crystal Core for a hundred Ordinary Crystal Cores, and one Level Four for three hundred. How about that?"

The buzz cut gestured several numbers with his fingers while inquiring.

Su Jin was somewhat surprised. Are Mutated Crystal Nuclei really that valuable?

Thinking Su Jin and her companions might think the offer was too low, the buzz cut quickly suggested, "We’re really in a rush to get out, how about one Level Three for two hundred instead?"

Just as Su Jin was about to say something, a loud male voice sounded from behind, "Lai Zitou, you’re conning people again!"

Turning around, Su Jin saw a well-built middle-aged man with very thick eyebrows, which made her involuntarily think of the cartoon character Crayon Shin-chan...

"You must be new here, don’t let him trick you. Ordinary Crystal Cores don’t circulate in this base,"

the middle-aged man said.

Ordinary Crystal Cores don’t circulate? Why not?

"Old Man Wu, I’m trying to do legitimate business here. What’s it to you? Why do you always have to spoil my deals!"

The buzz cut was so angry he almost jumped, visibly annoyed by the two people’s apparent interest in his offer.