Lin Ze abruptly wiped away his tears. “Sis, we can’t be all weepy like girls. Time waits for no one. You said the apocalypse is coming in three months—we don’t have much time left. Let’s hurry and prepare.”
After saying this, Lin Ze dashed into his bedroom without explaining what he was doing.
Lin Ran watched his retreating figure with a mix of amusement and exasperation. She really had to facepalm at this—who was he calling “weepy” when he’d been the one crying first?
Soon enough, Lin Ze emerged from his room clutching a small cloth bundle wrapped meticulously in multiple layers.
“Sis, this is for you.”
When Lin Ran opened it, she burst out laughing. The bundle contained money—mostly small bills, with many being one-mao notes.
Lin Ze scratched his head sheepishly. “Sis, this is all the pocket money I’ve saved over the years—3,216 yuan and 8 mao total. I was originally saving up for a good phone, but that doesn’t matter now. Let’s hurry and use it to stock up your Dimension!”
Though not a large amount, this represented every bit he’d scrimped and saved since childhood.
He needed to buy down jackets, electric blankets, heating pads, thermal underwear, and thick cotton quilts—this time he wasn’t going to freeze to death pathetically like before.
Plus food, drinks, solar panels… they needed to stock up on all these things.
Thinking of this, Lin Ze worriedly asked, “Sis, buying supplies will cost a fortune. My money definitely won’t be enough. How much do you have left?”
Lin Ran nodded. “I only have 500,000 yuan—it’s not enough either.”
Lin Ze froze. “What? How do you have that much money?”
Of course, it was from their parents’ allowance.
Lin Ba and Lin Ma had always believed in raising girls lavishly, so her pocket money had always been generous.
Moreover, as a senior finance major, she often used her professional knowledge to invest in stocks and funds—with decent luck, she’d managed to accumulate some savings.
Not wanting to discourage her financially struggling brother, Lin Ran took out her phone. “Don’t worry about the details. Come on, I’ll teach you right now how to become a ten-thousand-yuan household.”
Lin Ze: “!!!”
Become a ten-thousand-yuan household?
That sounded fantastic.
Lin Ze had to admire his sister’s business genius—being a finance major really made her quick-witted.
Even capitalists would weep at her schemes.
The idea of taking out loans to fleece the capitalists was truly next-level brilliant.
Lin Ran downloaded numerous loan apps, thoroughly milking every lending platform like Ant Check Later, Alipay, Meituan, and JD.com.
After deducting fees, she found her account suddenly swollen by 680,000 yuan.
Combined with her original savings, she was now a genuine millionaire.
Looking at her phone balance, Lin Ran handed it to him. “Here, Xiao Ze, you try too. Just a few taps, and becoming a millionaire isn’t just a dream.”
“Great! I’m going to be the next millionaire too!”
Lin Ze immediately took Lin Ran’s phone to continue the process—mainly because his own phone was too slow, otherwise he would’ve joined her in borrowing money earlier.
While Lin Ze was busy, Lin Ran took out a piece of paper and began writing and sketching.
She needed to organize what they should buy with this money.
Staples:
– Rice
– Wheat flour
– Whole grains
– Soybeans, red beans, black beans, kidney beans, cornmeal, peanuts, millet, etc.
Cooking oi.
Rapeseed oil, peanut oil, corn oil, soybean oil, olive oil
Dried goods
Dried black fungus, dried shiitake mushrooms, vermicelli noodles, dried cowpeas, dried preserved vegetables, dried radish strips, etc.
Meat
Beef, pork, mutton, fish, duck, chicken… (anyway the Dimension has preservation function)
Seasonings
Salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, star anise, bay leaves…
Health supplements
Multivitamins, calcium tablets, protein powder, melatonin, etc.
Fruits
Apples, pears, bananas, durian, strawberries…
Daily necessities
Toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, bath soap, laundry detergent, dish soap, boxed tissues, toilet paper, sanitary pads…
Lin Ran was writing enthusiastically when Lin Ze finished his task.
“Sis, I didn’t borrow as much as you – only 70,000 made it to my account.”
Lin Ze shook his head and sighed: “I never expected the handling fees would deduct so much.”
Lin Ran put away her notebook. Although there were still many items left unlisted, they could continue writing during their trip.
Now, it was time to head out.
“That’s how greedy capitalists operate. Besides, you’re just a high school student – being able to borrow this much is already quite impressive. Let’s go, Xiao Ze.”
“But I had to borrow from over thirty platforms to get this money! Sis, do you know the total amount before handling fees?”
Lin Ran: “How much?”
“520,000! Those wretched capitalists deducted so much in handling fees that only 70,000 reached my account.”
Lin Ran was also shocked, never realizing how predatory student loans could be.
Though upon reflection, it made sense. Lin Ze was still a minor – legitimate major platforms wouldn’t lend to him. The only ones willing to lend were non-compliant small platforms specifically designed to scam people.
No wonder news reports always warned about young people falling into loan traps – the schemes were deliberately set up this way.
With such excessive fee deductions, these kids would be left with nothing but their underwear.
Lin Ran patted her silly younger brother’s head comfortingly: “Xiao Ze, we’re not losing here. Remember, we won’t need to repay after three months – they’re the ones taking the loss.”
Hearing this analysis, Lin Ze immediately brightened up and became cheerful again.
“You’re right! I’m not the one losing here! Hmph, trying to profit from me? No way!
They want my handling fees, but I want their principal! Hehe, sis let’s go – shopping time!”
The Lin family owned two urban SUVs, one each for Lin Ba and Lin Ma, usually used for commuting.
Today they had carpooled to work together, leaving one vehicle at home.
Lin Ran had obtained her driver’s license right after high school graduation. Retrieving the keys from the hallway key rack, the two siblings drove straight to Xiaoshan District.
“Sis, why are we here? Aren’t we going shopping?”
“Renting a warehouse. Where else would we store all the supplies we’re going to buy?”
Lin Ze immediately looked at Lin Ran with admiration – his sister was truly impressive, always thinking steps ahead.
Renting a warehouse to store everything, then transferring items into the Dimension when no one was around – this would avoid drawing attention.
Xiaoshan District had cheaper property prices with numerous warehouse areas nearby. Lin Ran found the person in charge and rented a large warehouse.
The warehouse was spacious enough to hold supplies for a major supermarket.
Naturally, the price wasn’t cheap either. After some negotiation, they rented it for three months at 30,000 per month.
Lin Ran also discovered many tall shelves placed at the back of the warehouse. After asking the manager, he learned that these were left behind by the previous tenant who had rented the warehouse and were scheduled to be hauled away by scrap collectors soon.
Hearing this, Lin Ran’s eyes lit up: “Manager Meng, instead of selling them to scrap collectors, why not let me take them off your hands? They’d be just what I need in my warehouse.”