As long as Xia Sisi liked something—she bought it!
And not just one or two portions—she’d buy more than twenty at a time, saying it was for company catering.
One elderly man selling breakfast even gave her a thumbs-up when he heard that.
“Girl, you young people with education really have it good. You found a job at a company with such great benefits. My son didn’t study hard, so now he can only sell breakfast here with us!”
The young man being lectured could only look helplessly at his father.
Xia Sisi scratched her head a little awkwardly.
“Sir, don’t say that. Whether someone studies well or not, everyone has their own path. Even students with good grades don’t necessarily end up successful.”
After all, Xia Sisi herself had been a poor student.
Although she barely got into college, it was mostly luck.
If she hadn’t guessed the English essay topic correctly before the exam, she probably would’ve scored at least twenty points lower.
Adding everything together, she felt that back then, the goddess of luck had smiled on her, letting her barely get into a second-tier university.
Otherwise, she might still have been retaking exams.
After that, Xia Sisi visited several more shops and food stalls.
Of course, some people questioned whether she was even an adult—but she didn’t bother explaining, just scanned and paid.
Seeing how decisive she was, the vendors happily prepared her orders.
She also told them that for the next half month, she would come every day to pick up twenty portions of breakfast—making their eyes light up.
Her car was parked nearby, so each time she collected food, she would place it in the car and then store it in her space.
There was especially one stall near her home selling large steamed buns—slightly sweet dough, thin skin, and lots of filling—which she loved.
She calculated she could eat three per meal, so she ordered 200 buns of various flavors every morning—for a whole month in advance!
And of course, Dahei loved big buns too.
She also decided to visit the night market later that evening.
As for the daytime, after finishing matters related to the house, she planned to buy dozens of large storage shelves and various daily necessities.
But just after finishing her morning shopping and returning home with Dahei, she received a phone call.
It was from a university classmate she didn’t get along with—Zhao Ying.
As soon as Xia Sisi picked up, the other side started mocking her, saying she always bragged at school about how great her boyfriend was and how she was about to get engaged—yet in reality, her boyfriend was cheating!
Xia Sisi suddenly remembered—this had also happened in her previous life.
Back then, since she already didn’t get along with Zhao Ying and was blinded by Lin Yi, she had scolded Zhao Ying and even complained to Lin Yi that her classmate was jealous of her.
Thinking about it now, she really had been stupid.
“Zhao Ying, do you have time to meet today?”
It was summer break, so everyone was free. Zhao Ying was surprised that Xia Sisi was so calm.
“I’ll treat you to your favorite Sichuan food. Don’t worry—I don’t mean any harm. We didn’t get along in school, but if I remember correctly, your ex-boyfriend cheated on you too… just think of it as helping me get revenge on a scumbag.”
Perhaps those words convinced Zhao Ying, because she agreed to meet.
At the same time, Xia Sisi asked how she knew about Lin Yi cheating.
Zhao Ying explained that her family ran a hotel, and that morning she had been helping at the front desk when she saw Lin Yi checking out with another woman.
Of course, she wasn’t completely certain—it was just based on photos she had seen before, and she originally just wanted to disgust Xia Sisi.
In her previous life, Xia Sisi hadn’t asked clearly—but now it turned out to be solid evidence.
And Zhao Ying could actually become a powerful ally.
Xia Sisi had been thinking about how to dump Lin Yi—and now the opportunity had come to her.
“Please don’t tell anyone about this for now. I’m begging you.”
Zhao Ying was silent for a long time—perhaps she had never heard Xia Sisi speak so humbly before—before finally agreeing.
During the day, Xia Sisi quickly finished handling all matters regarding the house with the agency.
The agents worked extremely fast, as if afraid she might change her mind.
The bank would release the funds in about half a month.
Just in time—Xia Sisi was running low on money.
Her parents had left her a large inheritance before they passed away, but after years of studying and living expenses, plus her recent massive stockpiling, she had already spent half of it.
In another half month, she was confident she could spend the rest.
As for her remaining stocks and funds, she hadn’t touched them yet.
She had another plan—to use them to trap the Lin family again.
As for the stocks and funds she had already given to Lin Yi’s family, she knew it would be hard to recover all of them—maybe only part.
But combined with what she still held, she could definitely come out ahead.
The money from selling the house would also help her stockpile even more supplies.
Before it was time to meet Zhao Ying, Xia Sisi went to a nearby market and ordered over 80 storage racks—each 5 meters tall, 3 meters long, and over 1 meter wide.
The shelves had varying spacing, perfect for storing different kinds of supplies.
After paying a deposit, the owner told her to pick them up in half a month.
As she was about to leave, she noticed large plastic water storage tanks in the factory.
Each tank could hold 50 tons of water—used in factories for storing liquid food before bottling.
Without hesitation, Xia Sisi ordered 100 of them.
Water would become extremely precious in the apocalypse.
She planned to find a chance to fill them all up.
That way, she wouldn’t have to worry about water later.
After all, using bottled water for things like washing clothes or bathing Dahei would be too wasteful.
These tanks would also be ready for pickup in half a month.
After all this running around, it was finally time to meet Zhao Ying. Xia Sisi drove to the shopping mall.
Zhao Ying was from Sichuan—straightforward and fiery—and loved Sichuan cuisine.
They chose a Sichuan restaurant in the mall.
As soon as they met, Zhao Ying rolled her eyes at Xia Sisi and then pulled out information she had retrieved from the system.
The records clearly showed—
The person who checked into the room was Lin Yi.
And the woman with him…
Was Xia Sisi’s childhood friend and best friend—Hao Rou.