Su Wanxing lay on the bed, various ration tickets spread around her. She kept staring at the 100,000 yuan in the bankbook, grinning from ear to ear.
With so much money all at once, she had to think about how to use it.
Conditions in the northwest were harsh, so she had to prepare plenty of supplies. And since Zhou Meijuan had already given her so much, there was no way she’d provide anything else for the wedding.
Su Wanxing withdrew 2,000 yuan from the post office and headed to the supply store.
The black soil in her space made planting fast. The small batch of cabbage and radishes she’d planted was already ready to harvest.
She couldn’t waste the land; it might provide fresh vegetables in the northwest.
She bought a variety of vegetable seeds: cabbage, bok choy, greens, radishes, tomatoes—basically anything available in the market.
She remembered that in her previous life, Lu Chenyuan had said the garrison mainly grew sorghum.
But sorghum grains were hard, not as soft and sticky as polished rice, which she wouldn’t get used to eating.
Also, due to the remote location and climate, sorghum yields weren’t high.
In her past life, Lu Chenyuan said they often ate two meals in three days. She had taken it lightly then, but now she realized how much hardship he endured.
This time, she wouldn’t let him go hungry!
Su Wanxing also bought seeds for rice, corn, and wheat, along with all the condiments: oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar.
And since she loved fruits, she picked up some fruit seeds as well.
She then went to the daily goods counter with a long shopping list: pots and pans, towels, toothbrushes, pillows and quilts, soap, cologne—everything she used regularly, nothing left out.
The shop assistant, noticing how much she was buying, asked warily: “Comrade, are you fleeing famine?”
Su Wanxing smiled sweetly: “I’m going to join the army!”
Seeing so many goods, she also discreetly handed the assistant a “big tip.”
“Miss, could you help me move these to that alley? My husband will pick them up soon.”
The shop assistant pocketed the money with a grin and called two other female colleagues to help move the goods.
When no one was around, Su Wanxing stored everything in her space and planted all the seeds.
The cabbage and radishes planted a few days ago were fully grown. She harvested them and stored them in the container warehouse.
After finishing that, she went to the department store.
Winter in the northwest came early, so she planned to buy thick clothes for herself and Lu Chenyuan.
Passing the jewelry counter, she overheard Zhou Meijuan’s voice:
“These three gold rings and the pair of gold bracelets—wrap them up for my daughter!”
“Mom, don’t forget the two pairs of gold earrings.”
“Yes, wrap the earrings too!”
Zhou Meijuan patted Su Xueqing, bundled like a dumpling: “What else do you want? Mom will get it all for you!”
Su Xueqing, wearing a long coat, tall boots, wide-brimmed hat, and a mask covering half her face, peeked at the jewelry with only her eyes visible.
She must have been in a bad mood, wanting to shop, but afraid of gossip—hence the disguise.
Su Xueqing fumed: “Just thinking about giving Su Wanxing 100,000 yuan and all those tickets makes me so annoyed! I can’t even enjoy shopping.”
She considered herself a reborn one who knew many things, yet nothing went according to her plan.
Was it because she initially intended to marry Lu Chenyuan, disrupting the original timeline?
Zhou Meijuan comforted her: “Su Wanxing is just temporarily elated. Once she goes to the northwest, she won’t have such easy days. When it’s your turn to marry, Mom will give you a dowry of 500,000 yuan!”
Su Xueqing felt somewhat better.
In her past life, Su Wanxing also went with the army, though unwillingly, forced by the Su family.
Halfway there, she couldn’t handle the journey and fell ill. Lu Chenyuan, worried, sent her back.
If someone tampered with her halfway…
Su Wanxing wouldn’t even make it!
Feeling pleased, Su Xueqing pointed at a gold nugget: “Shop assistant, wrap this up too!”
Su Wanxing deliberately came over: “Wasn’t the family broke? Buying so much gold? Aren’t you afraid of spending all of Su Yaozu’s money?”
“Su Wanxing? What are you doing here?”
Su Xueqing instinctively recoiled.
Had Su Wanxing overheard what they just said?
Strangely, since Su Wanxing drank the pesticide, she seemed like a completely different person, determined to marry Lu Chenyuan.
Su Xueqing wondered if Su Wanxing had also been reborn.
But rebirth was such a rare opportunity—could it really be hers?
To Su Xueqing, Su Wanxing was just a despicable brat!
Yes, rebirth must have caused slight changes this life. But she knew everything that would happen.
In her past life, Su Wanxing had disliked the Su family dowry and went with Lu Chenyuan to buy gold. Su Xueqing had deliberately slipped a ring into Su Wanxing’s pocket.
Su Wanxing was wrongly accused of theft. Had Lu Chenyuan not defended her, she’d have been arrested…
Ignoring them, Su Wanxing carefully selected gold at the counter. She needed some jewelry for her wedding.
Su Xueqing, shrieking, threw the gold ring at Su Wanxing—but quickly slipped it into her pocket!
This time, with Lu Chenyuan absent… Su Wanxing, you’re dead!
“What are you doing?”
Su Wanxing nimbly dodged; Su Xueqing fell flat on the ground.
She didn’t care about the pain, imagining Su Wanxing being dragged to the police station.
Feigning panic, she yelled: “Oh no! My gold ring is missing!”
“You bumped into me earlier! My ring is gone, you must have stolen it!”
Their shouting attracted a crowd.
Zhou Meijuan immediately joined in: “Good! Su Wanxing! Does the family lack food or clothes? Running here to steal from your sister! Shameless! Hand over the ring or I’ll take you to the police!”
Su Wanxing felt the scene was familiar, and checked her pocket.
Sure enough, the ring was there.
Su Xueqing, seeing the crowd grow, took advantage and pulled the ring from Su Wanxing’s pocket, holding it high for all to see.
“Everyone, look! This is the ring I just bought!”
The shop assistant testified: “Yes, I sold this ring to this comrade.”
Voices in the crowd erupted:
“What a pretty girl, and yet she steals!”
“Such moral decay! Stealing in broad daylight! Take her to the police!”
“Yes, send her to the police!”
Su Xueqing and Zhou Meijuan exchanged satisfied glances.
Su Wanxing scoffed: “How do you know the ring is in my pocket? I put it in my bag.”
“Ridiculous! I put it… I…”
Su Xueqing quickly covered her mouth.
Luckily, she almost tricked her.
But someone in the crowd clearly heard “I put it,” and their gaze shifted.
Su Xueqing raised her voice: “The ring was found in your pocket! You stole it! I’m taking you to the police!”
“Go ahead, let’s see if you can.”
Su Wanxing yanked off Su Xueqing’s mask and hat.
Then, feigning surprise, she shouted: “Ah! Isn’t this the Su family’s second miss, Su Xueqing, who got caught in a scandal with the photography shop owner?”
The crowd went wild!
“Yes, it’s her!”
“That’s the one who willingly slept with a man and kicked people out of her house!”
“Oh my god! How shameless! Which respectable girl would do such a thing?”
“This is a social cancer!”
Su Xueqing, humiliated beyond measure, blushed furiously, wishing she could dig a hole and disappear.
“Ah—Su Wanxing! I’ll fight you!”
Su Xueqing went completely berserk, lunging at Su Wanxing.
Su Wanxing nimbly sidestepped and kicked out.
Su Xueqing tripped, face down.
The crowd burst into laughter again.
Zhou Meijuan’s face turned pale. She quickly pulled Su Xueqing outside: “Qingqing! Go!”
Su Xueqing still shouted back: “Su Wanxing! You little brat! I’ll never let you marry Lu Chenyuan! Just wait!”