Three Under a Volcanic Winter [Doomsday]

A short story about ordinary people's lives after a volcanic winter. The lives and stories of a group of people. Ordinary people living through the apocalypse, with little joys and little hardships. But everything is destined to head toward a brighter future. (Happy ending.) A small golden finger, set in a fictional world. I'll try to keep things lighthearted. Personally, I don't think people can live their lives worrying with frowns on their faces every single day, even at the end of the world. Often, it's only when danger is right in front of them that they wake up as if from a dream. Here, "ordinary people" means people without supernatural abilities or other cheat-like advantages. But luck doesn't count as a cheat, okay? How could anyone be the protagonist without a little luck? The protagonist isn't perfect. If you like kind, selfless, principled paragons of virtue, then we'll have to part ways here. I'm simply not what you're looking for. Some stories and background details won't be explained, since the story mainly follows the characters' perspectives. Completed and ready to read: No-couple, female-led story, Raising the Next Generation for the Country Is an Act of Patriotism Coming soon: Making a Fortune in the Apocalypse Zhou Baiyuan has an ordinary, yet not-so-ordinary, name, and three brothers with names that are the talk of the town. The eldest is Zhou Baofu. The second is Zhou Facai. The third is Zhou Youqian. And her father? Oh, he's Zhou Dadan. As the old saying goes, the bolder you are, the richer you'll be. In an apocalypse overrun by zombies and mutated animals, most people are going gray trying to survive. The Zhou family, however, is different. Zhou Baiyuan bound herself to a business System. Zhou Baofu awakened a culinary skill. Zhou Zhaocai awakened water- and fire-type abilities. Zhou Youqian awakened wood-type and healing abilities. They make money running a restaurant and an inn, earning a living while growing stronger. From medicine to haircuts, from head to toe, there's no business Zhou Dadan won't take on. Except this time, he said no. Zhou Dadan scrutinized the nearly flawless young man with an extremely critical eye. "No. Absolutely not. Baiyuan has to marry someone who lives nearby." Lin Qiuming: "I live at the Zhou family inn." Zhou Dadan: "Still no. She has to marry a rich man." Lin Qiuming: "I'm number one on the rich list." Zhou Dadan broke into a cold sweat. "Still no. She has to marry someone capable." Lin Qiuming: "I..." Zhou Dadan: "No means no. Nothing you say will change my mind." A dad who worries about his daughter every day. Making money and finding love, both at once. A different kind of farming life in the apocalypse. Theme: Survive adversity and keep looking up.