The three of them then headed to the small office next door.
“I heard from our staff that you’re ordering this for your company employees. Do you need it tonight? Since the quantity you’re ordering is quite large, we’ll need to prepare the hot pot broth from scratch. We usually estimate and prepare the broth according to the expected amount for the day, so preparing the ingredients alone will probably take several hours, not to mention cooking the broth. I’m afraid we won’t be able to have everything ready today. The same goes for the ingredients.”
Lu Yan’s mother said, “Would tomorrow evening work? You don’t need to package the broth separately for us. Once it’s cooked, just put it directly into large stainless steel containers. As for the beef and mutton rolls, there’s no need to slice them. Just reserve one hundred fresh rolls of each for us, freshly sliced from whole cuts. We’ll slice them ourselves when we eat. The other vegetables and ingredients don’t need to be individually packaged either. Just wash them thoroughly and put them into large boxes or containers. And as for the seasonings, prepare every seasoning your restaurant has, and make sure there’s plenty of everything. Our company eats hot pot once or twice a month. If everything tastes good, we’ll come to you whenever we want hot pot in the future.”
The manager was delighted when he heard this. “Of course, of course. Don’t worry, we’ll absolutely use the freshest ingredients and prepare plenty of everything for you.”
It was such an easy and profitable bulk order that he wouldn’t mind receiving several more like it every month.
After explaining all the requirements to the manager, paying the deposit, and arranging to pick everything up the following afternoon, Lu Yan’s mother held Lu Yan’s hand and left.
By then, the milk tea and fried chicken from downstairs were ready as well. The fried chicken was still piping hot, so they asked the staff to help carry all the food to the large business van parked at the entrance of the shopping mall. Lu Yan’s mother got into the driver’s seat and drove away.
As soon as the business van started moving, Lu Yan turned around in the back seat and immediately stored all the food inside her space.
Since the fried chicken was still hot, putting it into the space meant she could take it out and eat it whenever she wanted.
The warehouse in her space came with the highest level of freshness preservation. Whatever condition something was in when it was stored would be exactly how it was when she took it back out.
Some of the milk tea was hot and some was cold. When the weather was hot, she could drink the cold ones, and when it was cold, she could drink the hot ones. It was simply too convenient.
It was only her first day as a human with a portable space, yet Lu Yan already felt incredibly satisfied.
Instead of going straight home, Lu Yan’s mother drove to a large restaurant on another street.
At the restaurant, she placed an order for one hundred tables’ worth of prepared dishes and arranged to pick everything up the next day as well. She also requested that the food not be individually packaged. Once everything was cooked, they could simply put it into large containers, and the family would take it home and divide it into bowls themselves.
The order made the restaurant owner so happy that he could barely stop smiling. After seeing Lu Yan and her mother off, he immediately arranged for his staff to start preparing everything.
After leaving the restaurant, the mother and daughter went to a food street and placed large orders for all kinds of snacks, including hot and sour rice noodles, Luosifen, grilled skewers, and more, all ordered in quantities suitable for a company team gathering.
Because of the huge quantities, they also arranged to pick everything up after lunch the following day.
Although the owner wondered why, if this was for a company team gathering, they didn’t simply have the food prepared fresh at the company, he wasn’t foolish enough to turn down money. Perhaps they had tasted the food and specifically wanted to order it from him.
Since they were willing to place their orders this way and he had money to make, there was no reason to ask unnecessary questions.
Lu Yan had indeed ordered so many ready made snacks because they were delicious and worth stockpiling.
Besides, they were already prepared, so she could store them in her space and take them out to eat whenever she wanted.
When they were out and suddenly craved something, they wouldn’t have to prepare it themselves.
Once the Apocalypse arrived, they wouldn’t be able to make such delicious snacks themselves anyway.
Their family was wealthy to begin with, and all three meals at home were prepared by the housekeepers.
There was nothing wrong with stocking up on more prepared food. Since her space could hold everything, the more the better.
They weren’t short of money. Once the Apocalypse arrived, any money they failed to spend would just become a pile of useless paper and a string of numbers. Even using the waste paper to wipe their bottoms would feel uncomfortable.
They might as well turn it into all kinds of delicious food.
After leaving the food street, Lu Yan and her mother had their hands full, and the business van was packed to the brim as well.
“How was it, Yan Bao? Shall we keep going today?” Lu Yan’s mother asked as she looked at Lu Yan, whose face was covered in grease from eating grilled skewers. She gently wiped her daughter’s face with a wet tissue.
Lu Yan finished the last slice of grilled beef in her hand and asked, “What time is it now?”
Her mother glanced at the watch on her wrist before answering, “It’s already past nine in the evening. You would normally be getting ready for bed around this time.”
Lu Yan nodded. “Then let’s go home for now. Tomorrow, we can go somewhere else and continue.”
With that, Lu Yan climbed into the back seat while her mother turned around and got back behind the wheel.
Once the doors were closed, all the food in the trunk of the van was stored in the space once again.
They hadn’t even left home until four in the afternoon, so getting this much done was already quite good.
After shopping for more than five hours, Lu Yan was exhausted, especially since she was still in the body of a little darling. Being able to keep shopping for over five hours was already an impressive feat for her.
Suddenly, Lu Yan remembered that her spiritual spring could cleanse the meridians, improve the body, and eliminate fatigue. When they got home, she not only wanted to soak herself in the spiritual spring, but also wanted the whole family to try it.
Since the spiritual spring could help upgrade the group space, perhaps it could also help her family awaken their abilities ahead of time.
With abilities, they would have a much better chance of protecting themselves once the Apocalypse and the age of zombies arrived.
Thinking about this, Lu Yan slowly drifted off to sleep in the back seat.
She was simply too exhausted from walking around the streets all day.
Through the rearview mirror, Lu Yan’s mother looked at her sleeping daughter, her face filled with heartache.
How much suffering must her daughter have endured in her previous life for her to return after being reborn with even more composure than an adult?
After they arrived home, Lu Yan’s mother felt sorry for her daughter and intended to carry her upstairs so she could continue sleeping. However, as soon as the van stopped, Lu Yan woke up.
“Mom, are we home?”
Her mother nodded. “Yes, we just arrived. Go back to sleep. Mom will carry you upstairs.”
Lu Yan rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, “No need. I still have something to discuss with everyone when we get back. Have Dad and my brothers returned yet?”
Her mother shook her head. “They probably haven’t.”
None of their cars had returned yet, and theirs was currently the only one parked at home, so the others clearly hadn’t arrived.
Hearing this, Lu Yan said, “Then let’s go inside first. I want to take a nice, warm bath.”
With that, Lu Yan jumped out of the van, took her mother’s hand, and led her inside.
After briefly greeting the housekeeper, mother and daughter went straight upstairs. Once they reached Lu Yan’s parents’ room, Lu Yan immediately went into the bathroom and filled the bathtub with warm spiritual spring water.
“Mom, you’ve been walking around all day too, so you must be exhausted. I’ve prepared some spiritual spring water for you. Take a bath and give it a try.”