Сhарtеr 2: The Sрасе
Jiаng Ci pourеd а cup оf hot watеr, tооk а рiеcе оf рork frоm the rеfrigeratоr, аnd brought а cuр оf iсe сubеs into thе sрасе.
Рlаcing thеm cаsuаlly on the ground, shе first went tо the thrее-bеdrоom, two-living-rоom, two-bаthrооm hоuse. Тhe dоors and windоws wеrе рrоpеrly installed, thе wаlls wеrе рainted with white еmulsiоn рaint, аnd therе were fаuсеts, squаt toilets, shоwеrs, and othеr fixtures.
Араrt frоm being соmpletely empty with nо furniture оr аррliаncеs, the house wаs fully rеnovаted.
Jiаng Ci walked into the kitchen and turned on the faucet—there was actually water!
An unexpected delight. She quickly pressed the switch on the wall, and the kitchen light turned on!
Jiang Ci’s palms grew sweaty with excitement.
As if to confirm something, she stood in front of the stove that came with the space, took a deep breath, and turned the knob—the stove had gas!
She no longer knew how to describe her feelings.
Gently patting her cheeks, she was afraid all of this was just a dream.
Then, she resolutely pinched her arm—damn, it hurt!
It wasn’t a dream! All of this was real!
Jiang Ci let out a soft sigh. She was incredibly lucky. The fact that the heirloom pendant was a portable space was already fortunate enough.
Being able to be reborn was even more extraordinary—a chance to change her fate. Who would have thought the space would also come with water, electricity, and gas?
She was starting to suspect she was the heavens’ favorite child!
After scanning the entire space once more, she already had a clear plan in her mind for how to make the most of it.
The only regret was that the time she could spend in the space each day was limited—only six hours. The time couldn’t be accumulated, and once the six hours were up, she would be kicked out of the space.
Alternatively, when midnight struck, regardless of whether she had used up her time, she would also be kicked out, and the time would reset.
But compared to her previous life, this was already an upgraded version of the space, so she felt deeply content and grateful.
After leaving the space, Jiang Ci picked up her phone and glanced at it.
Lin Jiahao’s work efficiency was impressively high—the money had already arrived in her account.
It was now a little past 3 p.m., and she decided to drive to a furniture store.
Jiang Ci preferred a rustic wood style, so she went to order a set of furniture in that style.
A sofa, coffee table, floor-to-ceiling bookshelf, wardrobe, storage shelves, bed, bedside table, dressing table, full-length mirror, and more.
In addition, she separately ordered a batch of solid wood storage shelves.
She planned to place these shelves outside the house in the space, leaning against two invisible walls, arranged in two long rows.
In the future, she could use them to organize her survival supplies.
After placing the furniture order, Jiang Ci paid a deposit, pretended to put the receipt in her bag, but actually tossed it into the space.
She then wrote down the address of her villa, left her contact information, and waited for the delivery.
As for appliances, Jiang Ci didn’t plan to buy any. The appliances in her villa and the ones in her current home were more than enough for her. When the time was right, she would move all of them into the space.
Leaving the furniture store, Jiang Ci drove to a secluded, uninhabited spot, took a tape measure, and entered the space.
Following the method taught to her at the furniture store, she measured the dimensions of all the furniture she would need and noted them down on paper.
She then went to check on the hot water, ice cubes, and pork she had casually left in the space at noon.
It was now past 6 p.m., but the hot water she had placed inside at noon was still scalding hot, with no sign of cooling down.
The ice cubes in the cup remained exactly as they were when she put them in, showing no signs of melting at all.Even the piece of pork taken out from the refrigerator remained frozen, completely unchanged.
Jiang Ci pondered thoughtfully. It seemed this space was a static preservation zone—whatever state something was in when brought from outside would remain unchanged forever.
If that was the case, then couldn’t she stockpile a lot of ready-made dishes inside? After the apocalypse, she could simply take them out and eat them ready-made.
Haha, that would be amazing! She couldn’t wait to go to a restaurant and place an order now!
Twenty minutes later, she emerged and called the furniture store, providing the appropriate dimensions for the furniture she had selected.
Jiang Ci found a large restaurant that handled wedding banquets, birthday celebrations, hundred-day feasts, and other events.
She went through their entire menu and created her own customized list.
Then, she approached the owner and negotiated a big deal.
Two hundred dishes every day, for six consecutive months, packed in disposable containers. She would come to pick them up every evening at 6 p.m.
The owner was overjoyed and didn’t ask why Jiang Ci was ordering so many meals. After all, their restaurant sometimes handled two or three wedding banquets a day, preparing far more than two hundred dishes.
The more orders, the better—it didn’t matter who was eating them.
She paid a deposit of 100,000 yuan upfront, with the rest to be paid gradually. Any unexpected situations would be communicated in advance.
Both parties were delighted.
The owner happily escorted Jiang Ci to the restaurant entrance, looking at her as if she were the God of Wealth.
Jiang Ci then went to another large restaurant that also handled wedding banquets and repeated the process, ordering another two hundred dishes daily for six consecutive months.
Again, she paid a deposit of 100,000 yuan, with the rest to be paid in stages.
The owner was so thrilled he almost wanted to become sworn siblings with Jiang Ci.
After all, business for the next six months was absolutely guaranteed.
Jiang Ci calculated: four hundred dishes a day for six months amounted to 72,000 dishes.
Assuming she ate four dishes a day, that would be enough for her alone to eat for fifty years!
But she wasn’t an orphan. She had a strict, strong-willed mother who loved her dearly, and a stepfather who treated her as if she were his own flesh and blood.
She couldn’t exactly sacrifice her parents to the heavens…
If they had treated her poorly, she might have actually considered something like patricide or matricide.
Thinking back to her past life, she hadn’t been reborn just to enjoy life alone. She also wanted her mother and stepfather to live well.
The tragedies of her past life would never repeat themselves!
After a busy afternoon, Jiang Ci was hungry.
She found a spicy fish and frog restaurant and ordered four pounds of fish and six pounds of frog.
The waitress quickly glanced at the beautiful, elegant girl sitting straight at the table and confirmed, “Miss, is it just you?”
Jiang Ci nodded firmly. “Yes, just me.”
After a pause, she added, “If I can’t finish it, I’ll take it away.”
Only then did the waitress understand and went to submit the order.
The restaurant was crowded, so the food probably wouldn’t be ready quickly. Jiang Ci took out her phone and started playing Candy Crush.
She didn’t know how many levels she cleared before the food finally arrived.
The spicy fish and the firm, tender frog meat burst with flavor in her mouth.
The taste lingered—it was absolutely delicious!
Jiang Ci didn’t eat a single grain of rice, using it all to soak up the oil instead. She ate the fish and frog until she was full.
The fish and frog bones on the plate were picked clean.
Without realizing it, she had finished everything. The pot was now just oil, with nothing left to scoop out.
Jiang Ci patted her round, full stomach and smacked her lips.She was so full that she felt she couldn’t even stand up.
After sitting down and drinking two cups of barley tea to settle her stomach, Jiang Ci finally went to the counter to pay the bill.
She had initially planned to leave right away, but after a moment’s thought, she turned back.
Such delicious food shouldn’t be missed!
She found the owner and negotiated a deal with the owner of the Spicy Frog Fish restaurant.
Every day, the restaurant would prepare 10 servings of Spicy Frog Fish, which she would pick up in the evening. This arrangement would last for half a year, with an upfront deposit of 100,000 yuan, and any additional costs would be covered later.
She did the math: if she ate Spicy Frog Fish once a week, the 1,800 servings would last her 35 years.