Sister-in-law Works for You

Chapter 17: Sister-in-law working for you.

This Outdoor Power Supply weighs about thirty kilograms, similar in size to a small computer case, and it's labeled as storing 5 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Although the power supply shows signs of use, Wang Tao doesn't mind, as long as it works.

He fumbled around, turned on the power switch, and the small screen showed it was more than half charged.

"Not bad, not bad! I'll fully charge it when I get back!"

Besides the power supply, the most eye-catching thing is the Generator. This thing is much bigger and heavier than the Outdoor Power Supply. Wang Tao tried to lift it, estimating it weighed seventy or eighty kilograms.

"This is also a good thing, but it's not very convenient..."

The Diesel Generator is labeled as holding 15L of diesel. 1L of diesel can probably generate 3 or 4 kilowatt-hours of electricity? Wang Tao doesn't know much about this, but he used generators when he was on set, so he knows how to use them.

But first of all, this diesel engine smells strongly when it's running. If it's placed in a room, you'd probably suffocate.

Secondly, this thing is very noisy when it generates electricity! Wang Tao isn't sure if starting it indoors will attract Zombies.

Although theoretically, the noise on the upper floor should be much less than downstairs, and Zombies can't climb walls. It should be safe. But he's afraid of "trying and dying." In the apocalypse, who knows what might happen...

Finally, and most importantly—it needs diesel to run, and there's no diesel in this room!

"The thing is good, but there's no chance to use it for now..."

Putting the Outdoor Power Supply and Generator aside for now, Wang Tao continued to rummage.

"Claw Hammer, Wrench, Small Hand Saw, and a map..."

Seeing these things, Wang Tao suddenly had an idea—if he put this Claw Hammer in a Steel Pipe, could he increase its power? He can try it later, anyway, he has three Steel Pipes.

After tidying up these things a bit, Wang Tao took away some sundries and the Outdoor Power Supply, leaving the Generator here. He can't use this thing for the time being, and it's too heavy to move around.

After taking the things from 402 back home, Wang Tao went to 302. After fiddling around, he successfully opened the lock.

As Wang Tao expected, there was no one or any Zombies inside 302.

The room was very simply decorated, with not many things, as if it were a rental.

Wang Tao rummaged for a while and found about ten kilograms of food. Not bad! But there were no other useful things. Obviously, the tenant here lived frugally.

After moving all these things to his home, Wang Tao took a big gulp of water and rested for a while.

"Currently, there are only three rooms left to scavenge: 601, 101, and 102. If I clear all the Zombies from these three rooms, then this building will basically be safe!"

Wang Tao felt a little excited.

"Let's call it a day for today, and clean up the remaining rooms tomorrow!"

The sky outside was already getting dark, and even in the building, Wang Tao didn't want to move around at night.

He had just returned to his home and hadn't even started taking off his gear when there was a soft knock on the door.

Wang Tao looked through the peephole and saw Ding Yuqin.

He opened the door a crack, his voice muffled under the mask.

"Sister-in-law, is there something you need?"

"Um, Wang Tao, Sister-in-law wants to borrow some more food..."

Ding Yuqin had put on light makeup, but it still couldn't hide her haggard face, especially the large dark circles under her eyes. She probably didn't sleep well last night.

Wang Tao looked at the Health Bar above her head, feeling a little strange.

Didn't she have a full meal yesterday? If he remembered correctly, it rose to 40 health yesterday. Why does it only have 20 health today? It shouldn't be from hunger; being hungry for half a day wouldn't drop that much health...

"Sister-in-law, come in and let's talk."

Wang Tao opened the door and let Ding Yuqin in.

Looking at the sudden increase in things in the room, especially the many foods, Ding Yuqin subconsciously licked her lips.

"Sister-in-law, please sit for a while, I'll go change my clothes."

"Okay."

Ding Yuqin responded and then took the initiative to start organizing the supplies on the ground.

Wang Tao took a quick shower, changed into casual clothes, and walked out. He looked at Ding Yuqin squatting on the ground and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, your mental state doesn't seem very good. Did something happen?"

Hearing Wang Tao's words, Ding Yuqin almost cried.

"That explosion last night was too scary, I... I didn't sleep all night. But I was so sleepy during the day, I took a nap, and ended up sleeping until evening..."

"..."

No wonder Ding Yuqin's mental state was so poor; it turned out she was frightened by last night's gas explosion.

Wang Tao himself was startled, and he didn't sleep well either, but it wasn't enough to lose health.

Ding Yuqin's psychological endurance was much weaker, which was understandable.

"Sister-in-law knows it's not easy for you to get food, that you're risking your life. But I have no choice... How about this, see if there's any work you need me to do, just consider it me working for you, okay..."

Ding Yuqin showed an awkward and ingratiating smile.

It had been seven days since the apocalypse, and she no longer mentioned anything about her husband repaying Wang Tao. Although she didn't want to believe it, she knew her husband was most likely gone, and with the government's rescue not arriving, she had to save herself.

Of course, she had no ability to go out and find food herself; she could only pin her hopes on Wang Tao.

In any case, her husband and Wang Tao were fellow villagers, and they were also neighbors, which was much better than strangers.

After eating a full meal at Wang Tao's house, she never wanted to go back to starving.

Seeing that Wang Tao didn't answer, Ding Yuqin quickly added, "I can clean for you, do laundry, cook... I do these things at home too, I'm very skilled, and I won't cause you any trouble."

To be honest, Wang Tao was a little tempted.

For no other reason than his sister-in-law was good-looking.

Having such a beautiful woman with a great figure as a maid in his house would probably improve his appetite a lot.

So, Wang Tao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, it's settled then. As long as you work in my house, I'll try to provide you with one meal a day. Don't think it's too little, you know my appetite, and I still have to go out and kill zombies; this food isn't even enough for me..."

If someone could help him with laundry and cooking, it would indeed save him a lot of time. He spent one or two hours every day washing his jacket and cooking.

"Thank you, thank you, Wang Tao!"

Seeing Wang Tao agree, Ding Yuqin burst into tears of joy.

Not to mention one meal a day, she would be willing to accept one meal every two days.

"Then, sister-in-law, why don't you start cooking first? Use the ingredients with the shortest shelf life, and make a larger portion."

"Okay!"

After watching Ding Yuqin go to the kitchen, Wang Tao went to the spare bedroom, which was his workshop.

He planned to combine the claw hammer and steel pipe he got today, and then go to 601 tomorrow to test the effect on the zombies!