Capital City.

Su Huaiyuan had been released, and the news quickly spread throughout the family compound, but no one dared to come visit.

Fortunately, the Su family didn’t want visitors either — otherwise, they’d have to put on a show.

“I’ll go place the announcement in the newspaper soon, severing ties with Xiaofeng Huazhu,” Su Huaiyuan said, eating eggs while speaking about the plan he had long since made.

Once this was done today, it seemed he could leave tomorrow.

“Dad, let me go instead. You just got back; better rest at home,” Su Ze said worriedly, concerned about his father’s health. Having been detained two days and nights with likely little food or drink, his father must be weak.

Thankfully, those people hadn’t beaten him — the only silver lining.

“Xiao Ze, it’s better for your dad to handle this. You stay home and help Xiaowan pack. Be ready to leave at any time.”

Before Su Huaiyuan could respond, Qiao Jiuru shook her head, disagreeing with their eldest son’s suggestion.

“Your mother’s right. It’s better for your dad to go. He’s fine and will be back soon.”

Su Huaiyuan didn’t plan to wait at home for Tan Shuwei to bring the train ticket — the newspaper office wasn’t far. Besides, he’d already prepared the statement severing ties; all he needed to do was pay the fee to publish it, then return.

The parents had made their decisions, and Su Ze knew there was little he could do to help, so he accepted their arrangements and followed instructions.

After finishing two eggs and three sweet potatoes, Su Huaiyuan went with Qiao Jiuru into his room.

Once inside, the couple locked the door behind them and immediately entered their space.

“Huaiyuan, eat some noodles first.”

Inside the space, Qiao Jiuru had already prepared a large pot of noodles with pork, eggs, and vegetables.

Su Huaiyuan took the large bowl she handed him and began eating heartily.

The eggs and sweet potatoes he had earlier were just for show—to hold him over until he could eat the more nutritious meal in the space.

“Ah, this feels good. I’m coming back to life.”

In less than three minutes, he finished the huge bowl of noodles. His stomach felt full, and he could feel his strength gradually returning.

“I’ll give you a health tonic pill tonight. Don’t recover too fast, or people will get suspicious.”

In truth, Qiao Jiuru only truly relaxed when her husband returned.

Though they had arranged and planned so much, what if something went wrong?

Of course, the worst-case scenario was that Su Huaiyuan and Su Ze got beaten — in the previous life, both father and son were hit badly.

She and Zhou Wanwan were spared from beating but were terrified, and the two children suffered from shock, fever, and lack of food and water. By the time they were sent away, the family was nearly half dead.

This time, Qiao Jiuru had prepared for the worst, but wasn’t too worried because the people in the space’s pharmacy gave her great confidence and were her greatest support.

Fortunately, the father and son hadn’t encountered the same misfortunes as before.

Leaving the capital this time marked a turning point to undo half the bad past from their previous life.

“Aru (Jiuru), rest assured, this life we will all be fine.”

Su Huaiyuan held his wife’s hand tightly, looking at her seriously with unwavering determination.

Their family would all be well this time, together and complete, not losing a single one.

Qiao Jiuru’s eyes reddened. She understood Su Huaiyuan’s meaning — things now were very different from the previous life’s experience before being sent away.

“Huaiyuan, come, I’ll show you some good things.”

Time inside the space passed differently, and Qiao Jiuru didn’t have to worry about unexpected visitors outside.

Good things?!

Could it be… something had happened these past days that he didn’t know about?!

When he was led to the room they planned to use as a bedroom, he saw the floor covered with hundreds of gleaming gold bars, various kinds of money and notes, antique paintings and calligraphy, as well as gold, silver, and jewel ornaments…

“Aru, where did all this stuff suddenly come from?!”

He clearly remembered checking the west courtyard with his wife thoroughly — none of this was there before.

This money, notes, jewelry, and gold were clearly items originally in the space. And he also saw belongings from their old Su family.

“I went at dawn to collect from those houses owned by the director of the committee.”

Sure enough, Qiao Jiuru immediately confirmed what he had guessed.

“Aru, what you’re doing is way too dangerous. No matter how valuable these things are, your safety is more important.”

Su Huaiyuan couldn’t hide his fear and criticized her sternly.

He couldn’t imagine what would happen if she got hurt — how would their family survive?

“Huaiyuan, don’t worry. I found that this space lets me freely enter and exit within short distances. I didn’t pick locks or anything. The doors and windows are all intact. With you all here, I won’t recklessly put myself in danger.”

If the space didn’t have such a convenient feature, she wouldn’t be coming and going so easily.

Su Huaiyuan was at a loss. She had already done everything; what else could he do now?

“Huaiyuan, come, I’ll take you outside to see our achievements.”

Qiao Jiuru smiled mysteriously again.

Besides these valuables, she had another huge piece of good news to tell him.

Don’t tell him… the sweet potatoes and potatoes they planted earlier have matured, right?!

With excitement, Su Huaiyuan followed his wife out of the west courtyard and into the fields.

The spot where they had planted sweet potatoes and potatoes was now covered with vines and big, lush green leaves.

“This morning, I couldn’t resist digging some up. I found the sweet potatoes are already as big as fists. They’re ready to harvest.”

“We’ve already harvested the vegetables twice. Luckily, this place preserves them well. Oh, and the chickens have started laying eggs. I haven’t collected them all yet. I made ten nests, each with ten eggs, to see if they hatch chicks. That way, we won’t lack chickens or eggs.”

“Huaiyuan, the fish and shrimp we put in the river are all alive. I even saw some fish jumping out of the water these days. Maybe we won’t lack fish and shrimp in the future either.”

One good news followed another. Qiao Jiuru’s smile never faded; she was truly thrilled.

“Aru, you really are amazing, so capable.”

Su Huaiyuan was even happier than her.

Seeing his wife’s expression free from worry or anxiety, he finally felt assured.

“If only we could raise sheep and ducks here too. Eating only chicken and eggs isn’t enough. We buy too little pork.”

“How about this, tonight we go find that Xiao Lei. Once we confirm we’re leaving tomorrow, we’ll make one last effort.”