[Slow-paced story + ancient and modern worlds collide + starting a company in the apocalypse + a boss who leads by lounging around + ambitious, capable boss's wife + failed attempt to rebuild a city]
[Content warning: the entire main cast dies at the end, and Earth explodes!]
As soon as Chen Jiashu's 30 million yuan lottery winnings came through, he ordered a fancy pork trotter noodle soup for 38 yuan. He'd just spent a million on a trip around the world when he transmigrated into an apocalyptic city that had been abandoned for a century! Forced to go into business, he recruits people from ancient times to rebuild the city...
“Now hiring! Double pay, room and board included, and a direct route to an apocalyptic ‘paradise’!”
No need to work 996. Just do a decent job. Don't go hungry, and don't die. That's all I ask.
But his wife is a workaholic, and the employees are just as obsessed with working...
Attention! Attention! You have 88+ missed calls from your sister-in-law Jiuhan!
Boss (me): I'm on vacation! What do you want now?!
Capable, mature wife: Who are you talking to? Sign these papers~ There's an important meeting tomorrow that you need to attend.
Young housekeeper: Big brother, this employee won't behave. Hurry up and send him back to the Song Dynasty!
Mohist craftsman from the Warring States period: Boss, approve some funds. I want to upgrade the mecha research institute and take on apprentices~
Ming Dynasty general: Boss, you want to “lead the troops in person”? I'll drive a tank over to pick you up~
Tang Dynasty child prodigy imperial chef: Boss, try this mutant beast cake... I've improved the “exotic beast char siu”... Give me some feedback! I want to give my coworkers a treat!
Han Dynasty badass master of traditional Chinese medicine: Boss! Give me a gun~ These zombies are here to cause trouble at my clinic...
A group of ancient people transmigrated into the apocalypse, and every last one of them is a happy, hardworking wage slave!
“Attention! Your employee Mo Ding has unlocked the ‘Apocalyptic Autocannon’ blueprint. Please issue a reward.”
