In the bedroom, Lin Banxia sat, staring blankly out the window, finally accepting all the memories that flooded her mind.
She finally understood that she hadn’t just dozed off; she had tragically died of overwork and then.
She had transmigrated.
Transmigrated to the 1960s.
And become a newlywed widow in the 1960s.
Well, her husband had only become a vegetable yesterday, so it was still fresh!
Lin Banxia felt like crying but had no tears.
She, a top-tier scientific research expert from a nearly interstellar civilization thousands of years in the future, had spent five years researching zombie vaccines day and night in the apocalypse. A single misstep led to her death.
And now she had transmigrated to an era that, to her, was ancient, poor, and unfamiliar.
Fortunately, she was still named Lin Banxia.
But her research was about to yield results, which would greatly improve humanity’s survival rate in the apocalypse. To transmigrate at such a critical juncture…
Watching the birds fly away outside the window, Lin Banxia sighed in her heart.
Alas… she wondered if the research materials she left behind would be useful.
Oh well, since she was here, she would make the best of it.
For now, she needed to appease her stomach.
This feeling of being so hungry her back was sticking to her front was unbearable!
The 1960s should have better food than the apocalypse, right?
It should have…
Lin Banxia thought uncertainly.
“Banxia, Mom’s coming in. You’ve been hungry for so long, drink some chicken soup to line your stomach. Don’t worry, I’ve skimmed off all the oil.”
Liu Meiyun entered with a bowl of chicken soup.
Lin Banxia’s nose twitched. Smelling the long-lost aroma of meat, she couldn’t help but swallow. Tears involuntarily streamed from the corners of her mouth.
“Mom, I’ll do it myself.” She eagerly took the bowl and brought it to her lips.
“Hey! Drink slowly, be careful, it’s hot. Use the spoon, blow on it first!” Liu Meiyun reminded her with a frown.
“Hiss! So hot! Hiss! So fragrant!”
Lin Banxia couldn’t hear anything else at that moment. She felt like she was in heaven. Wasn’t the exquisite taste in her mouth something only found in heaven?
So touched… I want to cry…
This time, tears truly streamed from the corners of her eyes.
Because of the hot chicken soup…
“Oh my, have you never had chicken soup in your eight lifetimes?”
Liu Meiyun grumbled. Looking at her daughter, whose mouth, face, and eyes were red from the heat, she didn’t know whether to cry or laugh…
Cry, because her daughter seemed foolish.
Laugh, because her daughter was still her daughter, not completely dejected by her son-in-law’s situation.
“Banxia, what are your plans regarding Qin Mo?”
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Meiyun finally asked Lin Banxia.
Since things had happened and they were already married, they needed to think about what to do next.
No matter what choice Lin Banxia made, as her mother, she would support and respect it 100%.
Even if she wanted a divorce, she, Liu Meiyun, would dare to fight the Qin family.
Since this marriage was exchanged for her husband’s life, they naturally had the right to give it up!
Even though the Qin family was mostly powerful and influential, from Qin Jianguo, a founding general, to his two sons holding important positions in the Central Military Region, and his grandchildren serving in the four military regions in the east, south, west, and north, the only one in the Qin family who was a researcher was the son-in-law.
The Qin family was like the imperial officials of ancient times, while the Lin family was just common folk.
However, this was a new society, and her daughter couldn’t possibly ruin her entire life just because of a marriage certificate!
How miserable that would be!
Liu Meiyun waited for Lin Banxia to say she wanted a divorce, already “sharpening her knives” in her mind, contemplating how to discuss the divorce with the Qin family.
To her surprise, the next moment she heard Lin Banxia say, “Mom, I’m going to the capital. I’m not divorcing.”
Liu Meiyun panicked. She quickly advised, “Banxia, listen to Mom’s advice. Marriage for a woman is a lifelong matter! Don’t be foolish and trap yourself!”
“Besides, you and Qin Mo haven’t even met in over ten years. How can you have any feelings!”
“Why would you throw away your whole life for him? What if…”
“What if Qin Mo remains in a coma for the rest of his life? Are you still planning to stay unmarried and devoted to him for the rest of your life?”
“Daughter, don’t be silly! Okay? Mom is doing this for your own good!”
“If you’re worried about what the Qin family will say, let Mom handle them. You just rest at home. Mom will also try to find you a formal job at a machinery factory. With your high school diploma, it’s definitely possible!”
“You’re only eighteen anyway. We can find you a marriage partner slowly later. Okay?”
Liu Meiyun spoke earnestly, but Lin Banxia said, “Mom, I’m going to the capital, and I’m not divorcing.”
“Are you sure you won’t regret it?”
Liu Meiyun knew that once her daughter made a decision, she wouldn’t waver, but she still confirmed again.
Lin Banxia nodded vigorously, affirming, “Mom, I won’t regret it.”
“Alright, then Mom will go to the capital with you!” Liu Meiyun slapped her thigh and decided.
Lin Banxia was a little surprised. “Mom, if you come with me, what about your job at the machinery factory?”
After all, in the 1960s, a formal job at a machinery factory meant what?
It meant stability, it meant being able to eat enough, it meant being able to support a whole family…
Liu Meiyun rolled her eyes. “You’re my only child. If you insist on jumping into a ‘fiery pit,’ your own mother can only accompany you! No matter how hard or tiring your life is in the future, Mom will be with you!”
Lin Banxia pouted, trying hard to control her tears, and looked at Liu Meiyun with deep emotion.
“Mom, you’re so good! I love you to death!”
Lin Banxia suddenly threw herself into Liu Meiyun’s arms and planted a “smack” on her cheek.
“Oh my, get off! Don’t get chicken soup on my face!”
“I want to! I want to! Hehe!”
“You naughty girl!”
The Lin family was filled with warmth at that moment, completely devoid of the previous somberness.
Perhaps coming to this era wasn’t so bad.
At least she had family who loved her, and delicious meat.
Lin Banxia thought silently.
And, comatose husband, here I come!
A week later, in the research institute’s family compound in the capital.
Lin Banxia finally saw off the worried Qin family and could finally sit down to rest. She slumped onto the sofa, looking utterly devoid of life.
After two days on a bumpy green-skin train, Lin Banxia felt like her whole body was falling apart…
Back in her previous life, before the apocalypse, she used to travel by “flying vehicles,” which were comfortable and fast. Not like the hard seats of the green-skin train…
But that was before the apocalypse. After the apocalypse… alas, she couldn’t even eat enough, so no need to mention it.
Now, at least she didn’t have to worry about being attacked by zombies at any moment. Being able to live safely and eat enough was already sufficient.
A little fatigue was nothing!
Lin Banxia quickly comforted herself.
“Banxia, don’t rest yet! We still have to unpack our luggage. This house seems like the son-in-law rarely lives here, so we need to clean it up too.”
Liu Meiyun rolled up her sleeves and started working with a rag.
Originally, the Qin family wanted them to live in the military compound. But with both children married and her as the mother-in-law, living with the Qin family would be inconvenient.
So, the mother and daughter proposed moving to this place.
This was a courtyard house allocated to Qin Mo by the research institute. It was a standalone, three-story building with a small yard on the first floor where she could grow some vegetables.
To convince the Qin family that they could take good care of Qin Mo, her daughter even used her special skills!
To be honest, once the special skills were revealed, the effect was immediate. The Qin family finally agreed.