Сhaptеr 7: Меdiсinе and Water
Аt 10 а.m., Jiang Ci аrrived on timе аt Linjiаng Саr Rеntal.
Shе didn’t hаvе to wаit long bеfore а blаck sеdan drоvе intо the rеntаl lot.
Jiаng Сi stауеd sеаted in hеr cаr withоut moving.
A messagе notifiсatiоn сhimеd оn her phоne.
Phаrmасеuticаl Salеs Rep: [I’m hеrе, driving а blасk sedаn.]
Jiang Ci: [Cоming.]
Shе рut оn hеr hat and mask, thеn gоt оut of thе cаr.
Walking ovеr tо thе blаck sedаn, shе knockеd on the windоw.
Тhе windоw rollеd dоwn, revealing a man in his earlу thirties.
Тhе mаn glаnсed аt Jiang Ci, who wаs fully сovеred with nо face visible, and frowned slightly.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then seemed to think better of it and stayed silent.
The man got out and opened the trunk—it was packed full of medicine.
Without wasting words, Jiang Ci immediately opened a bag to inspect the contents.
The medicines were all legitimate, with long expiration dates.
Having solved a major supply issue, she was in a good mood.
Lowering her voice, she asked, “How much?”
The man didn’t try to overcharge her; the price he quoted was fair, as she had done her homework the night before.
If he had dared to rip her off, the deal would have fallen through immediately—she would have found another way.
Jiang Ci promptly transferred the money to him.
Once the payment was received, the man broke into a smile. “Pleasure doing business!”
He then asked, “Where should I put these medicines for you?”
Jiang Ci raised an eyebrow and pointed to the van she had rented. “Help me carry them to that vehicle, thanks.”
“Hey, no problem.”
Working together, they quickly transferred all the medicine to the van.
The man asked Jiang Ci, “Should I deliver the remaining medicine here as well?”
Jiang Ci nodded. “Yes.”
“The quantity is quite large, so I’ll need some time to prepare it.”
“No problem. Send me a message when it’s ready.”
“Payment on delivery.”
“Mm.”
After confirming the details, the man drove off.
Jiang Ci returned to the van, drove it to a secluded, deserted corner, and stored all the medicine in her space.
She then drove for a long time, heading to the neighboring district, stopping only to eat two meat buns along the way.
Arriving at a bakery, she bought out all the bread and cakes displayed in the shop.
Then she moved on to the next bakery.
Whenever she passed a supermarket, she cleared out all the frozen dumplings and glutinous rice balls from their freezers.
Then she went to the next supermarket.
If she spotted a bubble tea shop, she went in and placed orders—100 cups at a time.
It wasn’t until 6 p.m. that Jiang Ci finally circled back to collect all the bubble tea orders and began her return trip.
After raiding several bakeries, she had more than enough desserts. She wasn’t particularly fond of sweets anyway—just an occasional craving, after which a few bites would leave her feeling too full.
She had bought 500 cups of bubble tea, all with half sugar. She really didn’t like overly sweet things, nor did she enjoy cloyingly sweet bubble tea. But completely unsweetened wasn’t pleasant either, so a hint of sweetness was just right.
Later, whenever she had time, she planned to continue stocking up on bubble tea—hot ones for winter and iced ones for summer.
On her way back, she made a detour to a bottled water factory.
Although she had water in her space, she preferred bottled water. Later, she planned to move the villa’s water dispenser into her space for convenient drinking.
So she ordered 50,000 barrels! At 5 yuan per barrel, the total came to 250,000 yuan. She would pick them up tomorrow.
Even if she drank one barrel a day, it would last her 137 years.
She also ordered 10,000 small bottles of mineral water at 0.3 yuan each, costing 3,000 yuan.
As usual, she first stopped by the snack street to pick up various snacks, then went to a restaurant to collect 400 pre-ordered meals.Frog fish restaurant, barbecue joint, lamb noodle shop, breakfast diner, rice noodle stall…
Having to make this circuit every day was really annoying.
But it was the safest approach. By picking up everything herself, no one would know where she went, and thus wouldn’t suspect where all the food she ordered was being delivered or who was eating it.
Even though it was bothersome and troublesome, she decided to handle it personally and make a few extra trips.
After driving around all day, she was exhausted. She ate two squid-stuffed pies and drank two glasses of water before she couldn’t eat anymore.
After showering, she flopped onto the bed, not wanting to move a muscle.
She fell asleep quickly.
…
Waking up in the morning, Jiang Ci exercised for two hours, had a simple breakfast, then drove the minivan to the car rental agency.
She swapped the minivan for a cargo truck and drove to the bottled water factory.
Fifty thousand large barrels of water plus ten thousand bottles of mineral water was quite a lot.
Moreover, she had to pretend to drive around and come back, so Jiang Ci spent the entire day at the bottled water factory.
She made five trips in the morning and five in the afternoon before finally hauling everything away.
During the time she spent driving around, she stored all the water into her space.
After settling the final payment with the owner, the water issue was completely resolved.
Switching back to the minivan, Jiang Ci went to collect various snacks and dishes—frog fish, barbecue, lamb noodles, breakfast items, rice noodles, and more.
The biggest gain of the day was probably discovering a spicy soup shop along the way.
Spicy soup was her favorite, so she immediately got out and ordered 100 bowls daily.
The shop also had fried dough sticks, so she ordered 100 of those daily as well.
If she kept this up for half a year, having one bowl of spicy soup and one fried dough stick a day would last her 50 years.
Happy ^_^
Jiang Ci’s dinner consisted of two bowls of spicy soup and two fried dough sticks.
The happiest moment of her day was probably after showering at night and snuggling into bed.
Scrolling through short videos, checking news reports, browsing forums and message boards.
Suddenly, a new message popped up on her phone.
[Wen Qianyue invited you to join the Happy Family group chat]
Jiang Ci opened the group chat. There were four people in total.
Besides her and Ms. Wen, there was one named Ping Xin Jing Qi. Just hearing such a tacky name, she could guess it was her stepfather, Si Jianhua, which fit his personality perfectly.
The other one was named C, with a military dog as the profile picture.
It didn’t take much thought to figure out this was her stepbrother.
Then, a new friend request came in.
It was her stepfather, Ping Xin Jing Qi.
After accepting the request, Jiang Ci changed the note to Si Jianhua.
Everyone on her contact list was saved under their real names. Not to brag, but if she were ever kidnapped by a stranger on the street and the kidnapper tried to find her parents through her phone, it would all depend on fate.
Si Jianhua mentioned her in the Happy Family group chat.
[@C Little Ci, come home for dinner this weekend, okay? Your mom is making your favorite mixed soup.]
Before she could even read it clearly, Si Jianhua quickly deleted the message.
[Oops, I tagged the wrong person just now. Let me send it again.]
[@C @C]
[What’s going on? Both Little Ci and Beichen have the same username, C?]
Jiang Ci: […Σ(д|||)]
That’s right, she actually had the same username as her stepbrother.
She was called C because of “Ci,” and it turned out her stepbrother was called C because of “Chen.”
Having lived two lifetimes, she had just learned her stepbrother’s name was Beichen a second ago…
Si Jianhua stopped tagging people and just sent the message directly.
[Little Ci, come home for dinner this weekend, okay? Your mom will make your favorite mixed soup and spicy crayfish for you.]Jiang Ci: [Okay]
Just after replying, her phone received another text message notification.
[Si Jianhua transferred RMB 1,000,000.00 into your savings card ending in 0765 at 22:16 on March 17. Current balance: 397,528,000.00.]
In the “Happy Family” group chat.
Si Jianhua: [Xiao Ci, did you receive this month’s allowance? If it’s not enough, just ask me for more.]
Jiang Ci: …
It was so sudden, such a large amount that she was completely caught off guard.
Even when her biological father was alive, he never gave her this much allowance in a month.
[Received, thank you, Si Dad.]
Calling him “Dad” directly still felt a bit awkward, but adding “Si” in front made it a little easier to say.
Si Jianhua stared wide-eyed at the word “Dad,” so overjoyed he was speechless.