After the last box of self-heating rice was carried away, Gu An’an suddenly stood on tiptoe and leaned closer to the window, a trace of hope hidden in her eyes.
“Boss Mi…”
Mi Beibei smiled and reached behind her, pulling out a bulging black plastic bag.
“I already prepared it. Don’t worry.”
Gu An’an held it as if it were a priceless treasure. As she turned around, the black plastic bag split open slightly, revealing part of a light purple package inside. She hurriedly covered the opening and turned back with a bright smile.
“Thank you, Boss Mi! You’ve really helped me a lot.”
Mi Beibei smiled.
“When you run out, just come back. I’ll keep some in stock for you.”
“That’s great! Next time I’ll stock up on even more,” Gu An’an said happily.
At that moment, Liu Jingming walked over again.
“Boss Mi, next time we’ll need a lot more food. Can you supply rice, flour, and other staples?”
“Yes. Tell me how much you need so I can prepare in advance.”
“Our base has tens of thousands of people. We consume huge amounts of food every day. No matter how much you have, we’ll take it all,” Liu Jingming said sincerely.
Mi Beibei’s heart stirred.
“What about meat? Do you need meat?”
“Yes! Of course we do!” Gu An’an quickly answered after returning from putting the supplies away.
Liu Jingming nodded as well.
“Meat would be even better. As long as it’s edible, we’ll take as much as you can provide.”
“Alright. When will you come back next?”
Liu Jingming thought for a moment.
“Three days from now. We only came early this time because we had an urgent mission.”
“Okay. Three days it is.”
Remembering that the tissues, razors, and lighters she had ordered online yesterday would probably arrive soon, Mi Beibei asked,
“What about toilet paper, facial tissues, wet wipes, razors, and lighters? Do you need those?”
“Yes,” Liu Jingming replied without hesitation. “Also, medicine. Can you get any?”
Mi Beibei hesitated briefly.
“I can, but not in large quantities.”
“As long as you can get it, we’ll take everything, no matter how little.”
“Alright. I’ll try to get as much as I can.”
“Captain, we’re ready to go,” Li Long called from a distance.
Liu Jingming glanced back before turning to say goodbye.
“See you next time, Boss Mi.”
Only then did Mi Beibei notice that two jeeps had parked in the distance.
Li Long leaned out from the driver’s seat of one of them, while Gu An’an waved enthusiastically from the back seat.
Mi Beibei waved back before saying to Liu Jingming,
“See you next time. But next time, I don’t want to see that man again.”
Liu Jingming nodded.
“I won’t let him appear in front of you again.”
With that, he got into one of the jeeps, waved to Mi Beibei through the window, and drove away.
…
After seeing them off, Mi Beibei could no longer contain herself. She eagerly opened the bundle of jewelry, her mouth stretching into a huge grin.
As she lovingly stroked the gold bracelets and enormous diamond, she couldn’t stop muttering,
“I’m rich… I’m rich…”
She carefully sorted the jewelry into resealable bags.
The pigeon-egg-sized diamond went into one bag.
Each jade bracelet was placed into its own separate bag.
The dragon-and-phoenix gold bracelet also got its own bag.
She planned to keep all of these for herself.
Their value wasn’t fixed, especially that massive diamond, which was something someone from an ordinary family like hers could never easily obtain.
As for the remaining gold necklaces, she stuffed them all into one bag to sell later.
After organizing everything, Mi Beibei placed the jewelry she intended to sell directly into her handbag, while the pieces she wanted to keep were stored in a small storage box hidden inside her wardrobe.
I really need to buy a proper jewelry box, she thought.
Keeping these treasures in a storage box is such a waste.
…
After carefully hiding everything away, her stomach suddenly growled loudly.
Only then did she realize just how hungry she was.
Sunlight slanted into the kitchen as she took a paper-wrapped roasted chicken from the refrigerator.
Its plump skin glistened with amber-colored oil.
She placed it into a pot to heat while pouring oatmeal into a bowl.
She added boiling water, and the fragrance of oats mixed with roasted nuts immediately filled the air.
Soon, the roasted chicken was ready.
The moment she lifted the steamer lid, a cloud of steam carrying the rich aroma of chicken rushed toward her.
She tore off a glossy chicken drumstick.
The instant she bit into it, rich juices burst across her tongue.
Combined with the creamy oatmeal, it was so delicious that she narrowed her eyes in satisfaction and couldn’t help sighing happily.
…
After eating, Mi Beibei cleaned the kitchen.
She rested for a while before slinging her bag over her shoulder, grabbing her electric scooter keys, and heading out.
This time, she planned to visit a jewelry store farther away.
An hour later, another 320,000 yuan had been deposited into her bank account.
…
After leaving the jewelry store, she couldn’t suppress the smile on her face no matter how hard she tried.
She rode her scooter to a wholesale market.
The market had moved there last year.
She had heard about it before but had never actually visited.
She rode around for quite a while and nearly got lost before finally finding the grain and flour section.
She ordered a large batch of rice and flour.
Seeing that the neighboring shop also sold cooking oil and seasonings, she placed another order for cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and other condiments.
After arranging the delivery time, she followed the directions given by the grain shop owner to a butcher shop.
She picked out some chicken, duck, goose, beef, and lamb for herself.
Then she ordered ten pigs from the butcher.
She specifically requested that each portion be divided into fifty-jin batches.
Otherwise, with her small frame, she wouldn’t even be able to move an entire pig.
Even the rice and flour had been ordered in fifty-jin bags.
…
After paying the deposit, Mi Beibei continued wandering around the wholesale market.
She bought dried vermicelli, sweet potato noodles, black fungus, dried shiitake mushrooms, and other dried goods.
She even purchased plenty of dried longan and red dates.
She also bought macadamia nuts and small walnuts—snacks she had always been reluctant to buy before.
Only when her electric scooter could no longer hold anything else did she finally head home, satisfied.
…
After returning home, Mi Beibei made several trips before carrying everything inside.
Once the last bag of meat was placed in the kitchen, she collapsed into a chair.
It was May, and she was drenched in sweat.
After resting until most of the sweat had dried and strength returned to her arms and legs, she got back to work.
She first set aside a small portion of every type of dried fruit and nuts.
The dried goods were stored on top of the refrigerator.
The nuts were placed on the coffee table for easy snacking.
Everything else was stacked neatly in the corner of the storage room.
Then she moved on to the meat.
…
Mi Beibei had always loved stockpiling supplies.
Back when money was tight, most of what she stored were dried noodles, rice, and flour.
Now that she was much wealthier, she had bought two chickens, two ducks, two geese, and over ten jin each of beef and lamb.
Her next task was to package each chicken, duck, and goose individually.
The beef and lamb were divided into meal-sized portions.
Everything was neatly packed and arranged inside the freezer.
…
After putting everything away, Mi Beibei checked the time.
It was almost seven in the evening.
She had been running around all afternoon and wanted nothing more than to lie down.
Unfortunately, her stomach had other ideas.
Remembering there was still some braised meat in the refrigerator, she forced herself up.
She sliced the meat onto a plate and heated it.
Then she found a steamed bun tucked away in the corner of the refrigerator and heated it together with the meat.
Mi Beibei preferred hot food.
As long as something could be reheated, she would always heat it before eating.
Soon dinner was ready.
With the aroma of braised meat filling the air, she quickly finished the steamed bun and meat.
She rubbed her stomach.
Still not enough.
After thinking for a moment, she pulled a vacuum-packed chicken drumstick from the refrigerator.
She didn’t even bother heating it this time.
She simply tore open the package and ate it.
After finishing the drumstick, she poured herself a cup of warm water and drank it in several large gulps.
Dinner was finally over.
…
After eating, Mi Beibei used the last of her energy to shower and get ready for bed before collapsing onto it.
Thinking over everything she had purchased today, she opened her mobile banking app to check her balance.
Good grief.
She had actually spent over 100,000 yuan that afternoon.
Looking at the remaining balance of over 200,000 yuan, her heart still ached a little.
Money really did come fast—but it also disappeared just as quickly.
Then she remembered the treasures hidden in her wardrobe and comforted herself.
Don’t feel bad.
There’s still more.
And there’ll be even more in the future.
Still…
Spending money—especially spending huge amounts of it—really felt amazing.
…
Hugging her blanket, Mi Beibei rolled back and forth across the bed.
She was far too excited to sleep.
She picked up her phone again, opened a shopping app, and started browsing.
She had no idea there were so many different styles of jewelry boxes.
Wood, leather, velvet…
Drawer-style, lockable, vintage…
The countless designs dazzled her eyes.
Finally, after much deliberation, she gritted her teeth and chose a vintage solid wood jewelry box with multiple drawers.
Even the key was shaped like a ruyi.
After choosing the jewelry box, she remembered that sanitary pads could also be bought online.
She immediately switched to a next-day delivery platform and ordered a huge assortment of sanitary pads and protective underwear.
When she noticed an online pharmacy, she also ordered iodine solution, rubbing alcohol, common cold medicine, fever reducers, and vitamin tablets.
After completing the payment, Mi Beibei let out a yawn.
She placed her phone beside her pillow and quickly drifted into a deep sleep.