Actually, quite a few people had been secretly watching from nearby.
Everyone lived in the same military compound, so any small disturbance would more or less be known to the rest.
They already knew yesterday that Su Yiyi had woken up, but they hadn’t seen her in person yet and didn’t know what her condition was now.
On top of that, when He Kun came to call for Gu Zhenyang, everyone naturally came out to take a look.
Su Yiyi’s skin was already fair, and now that her body was still weak, she looked even paler. She ignored all those curious gazes, closed the door, and had no intention of standing there awkwardly exchanging stares with them. In this freezing weather—was she crazy?
Now that Gu Zhenyang had been called away, he probably wouldn’t be back tonight. That meant she could cook dinner herself.
Her space had everything—an entire port full of supplies. Even if she didn’t cook every day, she wouldn’t go hungry. Not to mention, she had even set up a cafeteria inside the port for workers. There were always steaming hot dishes, and the kitchen storage was stocked with endless supplies, though of course compared to the entire port, it was still just a small portion.
But Su Yiyi was not someone who liked to suffer.
The cafeteria food was large-batch cooking—edible, but definitely not delicious. Now that she had come to this world with an entire port of supplies at her disposal, there was no way she would mistreat herself.
So she decided to cook.
That night, Gu Zhenyang indeed did not return. He simply did not want to be alone with Su Yiyi.
Not coming back was perfect. Su Yiyi also didn’t need to worry about her changes being noticed. Gu Zhenyang was a soldier after all—his sensitivity was strong. A person could not possibly change so drastically just because they had experienced a life-and-death situation.
For dinner, she cooked plain white rice.
In her past life, she mostly lived in southern regions. Although she often traveled for work and leisure, she still preferred white rice.
She fried a piece of cured sausage and stir-fried a simple vegetable dish. A meal for one person—simple, but in this era, it was already considered very good. Not many people could casually eat meat outside of festivals.
After eating her fill, she cleaned up and began sorting through the original owner’s clothes.
Outer clothes could still be used, but underwear… she felt a bit uncomfortable keeping them, so she replaced all of them.
Her space had all kinds of supplies, including items suitable for this era. After all, she used to run a supermarket—variety was necessary, and customers came from all kinds of backgrounds.
She even took out a new toothbrush. The style was old-fashioned, but it worked.
She had already prepared herself mentally for this era. There was no need to expect luxury—having enough to eat and wear was already more than enough.
Although Madam Niu had helped tidy the house before leaving, the time was rushed. Su Yiyi still cleaned everything again herself, and the house now looked completely different from her memories.
Outside, heavy snow was falling, and night came early. Before she had even done much, it was already completely dark.
She prepared to go to bed.
The kang bed in the north was truly comfortable. Even in freezing weather, the room was not too cold.
But before sleeping, there was one more important thing—she needed to take a bath.
The original owner wasn’t unhygienic, but after lying in bed for several days, her body felt extremely uncomfortable. Even though she hadn’t been sweating, Su Yiyi still couldn’t stand it.
The house had a large wooden basin for bathing. Of course, there was no shower system in this era, so bathing at home already counted as luxury—just a bit troublesome.
She had to carry water in several trips, and afterward carry it out again.
By the time she finished preparing, she was already sweating.
But the moment she lay into the warm water, all that fatigue instantly disappeared.
Then she suddenly slapped her forehead.
How stupid. Her space definitely had a bathroom. Even if she wasn’t sure whether it could be used, how could she not think of going in to check?
Well… she was already bathing. She might as well check later.
After soaking comfortably, she looked at the basin of dirty water and frowned. Carrying it out again would undo all her effort.
So she directly brought herself and the entire bath basin into her space.
In the space, she could appear wherever she wanted—and she chose the employee rest area.
The rest area was quite large, after all it accommodated many workers. Su Yiyi wasn’t someone who mistreated employees either. There were soft sofas, as well as bathrooms and toilets.
She tested it—and was pleasantly surprised to find that the water heater actually worked.
She was overjoyed and immediately poured out the bath water.
Looking around, she even found computers and tablets.
Her eyes lit up.
If hot water worked, that meant electricity in the space existed.
Then… could these devices be used?
As expected, the computers could turn on—but there was no internet.
Still, offline games worked, and there were already some downloaded movies and TV shows stored inside. At least she could use them to pass time.
But it was getting late.
She quickly left the space, placed the basin away, and went to bed on the kang.
The next morning, before the sky had fully brightened, she was awakened by knocking at the door.
That was strange.
In this compound, the original owner had no friends. Who would come so early?
Gu Zhenyang wouldn’t be back this early either—and even if he returned, he had a key.
Curious, she got out of bed, wrapped herself in a military coat, and shuffled to the door.
Opening it, she saw a woman with a panicked expression.
When she saw Su Yiyi, she hesitated for a moment. Then, as if gathering courage, she spoke quickly:
“Comrade Su… do you have any fever medicine? My child has a fever. I’ve already asked several nearby homes, and no one has it. My husband isn’t home, and I still have two younger kids. I really don’t know what to do…”
Her voice was trembling, almost crying.
It was clear that if she had any other choice, she wouldn’t have come to Su Yiyi at all.
After all, Su Yiyi was famously difficult to deal with in the entire compound.