Chapter 8: Golden Finger – Space Ability?

Back at home, Fu’s mother and the others weren’t downstairs—they were likely resting in their rooms.

When Jiang Yuman went upstairs carrying her things, Fu Jingchen was in the middle of packing.

Seeing it was Jiang Yuman, he let out an almost imperceptible sigh of relief and asked, “Did they bully you?”

As he spoke, his gaze swept over her from head to toe.

From the moment she left this morning, a sense of unease had lingered in his heart. He simply couldn’t sit still, so he had taken out the supplies for the countryside and started organizing them to distract himself.

“With you around, who would dare to bully me?” Jiang Yuman passed the bundle in her hands to him, her smile blooming like a flower.

“What do you mean?” Fu Jingchen accepted the bundle, a faint hint of confusion flickering in his dark eyes.

Jiang Yuman was in a good mood, so she recounted the entire episode—how Jiang Jinbin had dared not lay a hand on her.

Fu Jingchen pressed his thin lips together and said, “If anyone had bullied you, I would’ve stood up for you.” Even if that person was his so-called father-in-law.

If her promise to go to the countryside with him was sincere, then from now on, no one would be allowed to bully her.

Not even himself.

Jiang Yuman was quite satisfied with his sense of resolve. Smiling, she replied, “That’s why I said, with you around, he wouldn’t dare lay a finger on me.”

As he looked at her smiling face and recalled everything she had done, Fu Jingchen’s gaze lingered on her with a faint, hard-to-detect heat, not even overlooking the strands of hair fluttering softly around her face.

“Enough talking, let’s hurry and finish packing. We will leave the day after tomorrow.”

While speaking, Jiang Yuman began stuffing her spoils from the day into her bag.

The award certificate left by the Original Host’s mother was framed, but the frame was too bulky to fit conveniently in the travel bag.

So she decided to open the frame and take the certificate out to pack separately.

“Hiss—”

Just as she reached in, her hand brushed against a small nail inside. A thin cut instantly appeared on her finger, and a line of blood welled up.

Fu Jingchen frowned at the sight, lips pressing into a tight line. “I’ll get the medicine.”

With that, he turned and headed downstairs.

Jiang Yuman had no time to stop him. At that moment, her hand brushed against something inside the frame.

She pulled it out and found a necklace with a jade-green pendant.

The pendant had been hidden inside the award frame of Xu Mei’s “Advanced and Proactive Role Model” certificate, which likely meant it had originally belonged to the Original Host’s mother.

Now that her blood had stained the pendant, the green hue appeared even more vibrant.

Wait a minute!

Jiang Yuman looked more closely and suddenly noticed that the blood on the pendant was diminishing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was as if something was absorbing it!

As a seasoned reader of countless novels, a wild, improbable thought flashed through her mind.

To test her hypothesis, she pressed her injured finger directly against the pendant.

Then, something extraordinary happened.

A flash of green light burst forth, and in the next second, an expansive space—roughly the size of a basketball court—appeared in her mind.

Looking around, she saw that the space was clearly divided into two distinct sections.

One side was filled with rich, moist black soil, the kind that promised an abundant harvest with anything planted in it.

The other side was an ordinary paved area, large enough to hold over twenty storage units, though their purpose remained unclear for now.

Next to the black soil was a round pond. The water inside was crystal clear and emitted a faint mist.

Jiang Yuman cupped her hands to drink a sip—and instantly, her eyes felt refreshed, her mind sharp.

This was spiritual spring water!

If even the water was spiritual spring water, then this entire plot of land was definitely something extraordinary.

She made a mental note: if she got the chance, she had to buy some seeds and try planting them here. The yield might very well exceed her wildest expectations…

Her gaze shifted again. At the far edge of the space stood a small thatched hut.

Jiang Yuman walked inside and found a simple wooden bed frame inside—rudimentary, but enough for someone to lie down and rest.

She glanced around—the space was vast.

Opening her eyes again, Jiang Yuman wanted to test whether the space could also be used to store things.

Looking at the picture frame she had just removed, she focused her thoughts. In the next second, the frame instantly vanished from her hands.

When she looked again, it had reappeared on that open patch of land from before.

The small picture frame looked especially tiny on the twenty-square-meter space, lying there all alone—it even looked a little pitiful.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuman was thrilled: so that’s what that open area was for—it was meant for storing anything she needed to keep.

While Fu Jingchen was still downstairs, she tried several more times. She discovered that no matter what she placed there, the item would appear and disappear at will with just a thought.

There was fertile black soil for planting, spiritual spring water perfect for irrigation—and judging from the taste, drinking it was also good for the body.

There was a dedicated area for storage, and the space was huge—it could hold a massive amount of supplies.

It was practically a multifunctional, all-purpose space.

Even though she now had a good husband’s family, Jiang Yuman still worried about the food situation once they were sent down to the countryside.

After all, it was supposed to be reformation work—the meals would definitely not be as good as now. With the hard labor and poor food, no one could endure that for long.

There were still so many people in the household. Excluding Fu Wangshan and his son, the other three women in the family weren’t fit for heavy labor. And in just three months, she herself would be giving birth.

The next two years were bound to be hard.

Now, with this unexpectedly acquired space, she could take advantage of tomorrow to stock up on as much food and daily supplies as possible—things she could use to supplement the family’s needs once they were sent down to the countryside.

Not only that, she could store all the important items inside the space without worrying about anything being lost!

Thinking of all this, Jiang Yuman was filled with excitement. This trip back to the Jiang household had truly been worth it!

She fastened the pendant around her neck and began calculating everything she had on hand.

Right now, she had the box of money and ration coupons that Fu’s mother had given her, plus the 1,800 yuan she brought back from her family’s home. Not including the jewelry, her cash on hand was already close to five thousand yuan.

That amount could buy a decent stockpile of supplies.

Still, it was easy to make mistakes in a rush. Tomorrow, she would definitely draft a detailed shopping list and make sure she got everything she needed.

For food, she’d need: rice, oil, eggs—and especially meat!

She was the type who couldn’t go on a day without eating meat.

There were also other necessities she had to consider—like clothes, shoes, and skincare items…

Just as she was deep in her planning, Fu Jingchen came upstairs with the medicine.

Jiang Yuman suppressed her excitement and cooperated as he treated her wound.

It was just a small cut, yet Fu Jingchen not only applied ointment but also carefully wrapped it with a layer of gauze.

“Next time you want to take apart a photo frame, let me do it. My skin’s thicker—I can handle it.” After bandaging her up, he looked up at Jiang Yuman and said gently.

Jiang Yuman nodded, but couldn’t help staring at him.

From this angle, Fu Jingchen was almost unrealistically handsome—his nose was so straight and tall, it looked like you could slide down it like a slide.

A handsome husband really was a must. Looking at a man like this every day, she couldn’t help but start imagining what their baby would look like in the future.

The original host might have had a terrible personality, but she was undeniably beautiful. Add to that such a strikingly handsome father—this child’s genes were absolutely top-tier.

“What is it?” Fu Jingchen noticed her staring and asked.

Of course Jiang Yuman couldn’t admit she was staring because he was too handsome, so she casually replied, “I’m thinking of heading out tomorrow, see if there’s anything useful to pick up.”

Fu Jingchen said, “It’s up to you. But I’ll be busy tomorrow—do you want Haitang to go with you?”

With their departure to the countryside imminent, he had to take care of the train tickets and some administrative procedures the next day.

Jiang Yuman shook her head. “No need. I just want to check if there’s any snow cream or cod liver oil available. Those things aren’t heavy.”

The regular market didn’t carry much these days. What she really planned to do was go to the black market.

The black market had everything—and in large quantities. No one asked questions, and with her newfound cheat-like spatial ability, she didn’t have to worry about getting caught.

As long as no one followed her, she could shop freely and boldly.