In just a moment, Xia Sisi already had a plan in mind.
After asking about the price at the pet store and comparing it with the wide variety of cat litter available online, she decided to buy it online instead.
With one order, she purchased thousands of bags of various types, averaging a little over eight yuan per bag.
For the next period of time, just receiving all that cat litter would probably leave her arms sore.
Checking the time, Xia Sisi realized she was already starving.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly felt a warmth in her chest.
Her heart skipped a beat.
The last time she felt this was when she encountered a stone that upgraded the space in her chest.
She quickly looked around.
On the service counter of the pet store, there was a stone labeled “Mount Tai Stone Guardian (Taishan Shigandang).”
The stone was about palm-sized, grayish-black, and looked completely ordinary.
But Xia Sisi knew—there was definitely something inside it.
Pretending to be interested, she circled the stone a few times, then asked the shop owner,
“Boss, was this stone brought from Mount Tai?”
The owner glanced at it casually and smiled.
“Oh, that? I bought it at the foot of Mount Tai when I went there traveling. There were lots of them being sold. I just thought it was interesting. After all, Taishan Shigandang is quite famous.”
Xia Sisi smiled.
“Boss, can you sell it to me? My house is being renovated recently. I’ve always wanted to get a stone from Mount Tai to ward off evil, but I never had the time.”
The owner chuckled.
“This thing might not even work. I didn’t spend much on it either. Since you’re buying so much, I’ll just give it to you. But let’s be clear—if it doesn’t ‘protect your home,’ you can’t blame me!”
Xia Sisi laughed and reassured him that she just wanted it for good luck during renovations.
No matter what she said, the owner refused to take her money. So she ended up buying even more items from his store.
Since she had already bought out most of the chicken, beef, venison, and duck-flavored snacks earlier, she had to add some sardine, cod, and salmon ones this time.
Dahei was clearly unhappy, glancing at her sideways as if accusing her of wasting money.
After leaving the store, Xia Sisi quickly tried to comfort him:
“Let’s just say we’re stocking these for your future wife, okay? What if one day you fall for a lady dog who likes these flavors?”
Whether Dahei understood or not, he still didn’t look pleased.
Ignoring that for now, Xia Sisi hurried back to the car and took out the stone.
Making sure no one was around, she focused her mind—and the stone disappeared into her space.
Just like the gold mine before, the moment the stone entered the space, it crumbled into powder.
A blue substance floated out from within—this time, even more abundant than what came from the gold mine!
As the substance spread through the space, the entire space suddenly trembled.
Startled, Xia Sisi watched what was happening inside.
Then—
A small house suddenly appeared in the space.
And she herself was instantly standing inside it.
The space had upgraded again—it could now allow her to physically enter it!
Xia Sisi curiously explored everything, touching here and there.
There was no wind inside, yet the air felt fresh and comfortable.
When she pushed open the door of the small house, it was empty inside—about forty square meters in size.
Outside the house was a small patch of farmland.
The soil was dark and rich-looking, clearly very fertile.
Not far from the house were all the miscellaneous supplies she had stored earlier, scattered around.
Looking at them, Xia Sisi thought she should buy some shelves—otherwise, the space wasn’t being used efficiently.
After walking around a couple more times, she felt incredibly excited, already imagining how to organize and decorate this space.
In the future, if danger came, she could hide here temporarily.
But one question remained—
Could Dahei enter the space?
With that thought, Xia Sisi quickly exited.
She saw Dahei pacing anxiously in the car, letting out soft whines—he had clearly been worried sick.
But the moment he saw her, he immediately calmed down. Aside from a brief flash of surprise, he returned to his usual aloof, indifferent demeanor.
Xia Sisi gritted her teeth.
“Go on, keep pretending! You were obviously worried about me, but you still act like you don’t care. Let’s see how long you can keep this up!”
Her eyes darted as she wondered—what would happen if Dahei suddenly entered the space? Would he be scared silly?
She grabbed his paw and focused her mind—
Enter the space.
But soon she realized—
Only she entered. Dahei did not.
It seemed this space could only accommodate her—for now.
Whether that would change in the future remained unknown.
Maybe she just needed to find more items that could upgrade the space again.
This time, Dahei didn’t panic at her disappearance.
He simply lay down on the seat, barely lifting his eyelids at her sudden appearances and disappearances.
After all that, Xia Sisi felt even hungrier.
At that moment, she suddenly craved a restaurant near her home called “Mingjia Dim Sum.”
They served all kinds of exquisite dim sum—crab roe buns, black-gold lava buns, black truffle rice rolls, crystal shrimp dumplings…
Every dish was mouthwatering!
But Dahei couldn’t enter a mall, and Xia Sisi didn’t feel comfortable leaving him alone in the car again.
So she had no choice but to head home first.
Still, she had already decided—tomorrow, she would go there and order a huge amount of dim sum.
When the apocalypse came, whenever she felt down or stressed, she could take out a plate and enjoy it.
The sweet, soft texture, combined with the rich, flowing filling—it would definitely bring a sense of happiness.
After returning home, Xia Sisi suddenly remembered something—
Delivery services!
She immediately placed an order, selecting a massive variety of dim sum and having a courier deliver it.
Then she went on to order all her favorite foods nearby—anything available for delivery was ordered directly, and anything else was arranged through courier services.
So from the moment she got home until she went to bed, her doorbell kept ringing nonstop.
“Hello, your order of sixty buns has arrived.”
“Hello, your thirty servings of fried chicken have arrived.”
“Hello, your twenty orders of spicy blood curd stew have arrived.”