Yang Sizhu went to the supermarket and bought a lot of rice, flour, grains, cooking oil, vegetables, fruits, as well as compressed biscuits and canned food.

She didn’t have much savings on hand, and when she asked Yang Rong for money, she only managed to get 10,000 yuan as pocket money.

She arranged with the supermarket to have everything delivered to the doorstep of her house.

Old Lady Zhang from the neighbor’s house looked over and said, “You bought so many things?”

Yang Sizhu signed for the delivery, a faint smile deepening on her face: “If you want to buy, just buy.”

Old Lady Zhang nodded thoughtfully, “Cabbage is already seven yuan per jin, money really goes fast.”

Yang Sizhu thought to herself, What do you understand?

A slight feeling of superiority rose in her heart. In her dreams, the rain would keep falling, and later buying food would become very difficult.

Because of those broken, intermittent dreams, Yang Sizhu had been unusually lucky since childhood.

Thanks to her reminders, Yang Rong had avoided several business risks.

She was the family’s little lucky star.

Yang Sizhu believed this time would be no different.

As for the things Yu Xifeng took, Yang Sizhu sneered inwardly—they would soon be nothing but a pile of scrap metal.

Yu Xifeng wouldn’t get anything at all!

What was wrong with Zheng Chengfan?

A lowlife like Yu Xifeng, even if well-educated and having a good job, was only fit to marry a rapist.

Thinking this made Yang Sizhu feel somewhat better, but when she thought of that bracelet bead string, it felt like a thorn in her heart.

A surge of indescribable loss welled up inside her.

Meanwhile, Yu Xifeng returned to the business district. In less than a day, the water level rose again.

After returning from the museum, living creatures could enter her space, and these creatures had no time limit.

This time, she took all the live fish from the fish tank.

The cat followed her neither too close nor too far behind.

Yu Xifeng was thinking of opening an area in the backyard to raise some chickens and ducks, going for a sustainable development approach.

Most of the day passed; Yu Xifeng emptied all the fresh food and freezers in the supermarket.

Spicy strips, instant noodles, sausages, chips, biscuits, marinated eggs…

Compared to staple foods, Yu Xifeng’s space originally couldn’t hold so many snacks.

But now, she naturally wouldn’t miss out.

Just looking at these things lifted one’s spirits.

Yu Xifeng took everything without hesitation.

She spent nearly six hours, finally clearing out the supermarket.

She was very satisfied with what she collected in her space and was about to leave when the cat blocked her way.

The cat lay at Yu Xifeng’s feet, biting her pant leg and dragging her toward another direction.

Curious, Yu Xifeng followed.

Only then did she see a door behind the shelves, which seemed to lead to a storage area.

Yu Xifeng slapped her forehead, feeling foolish.

How could such a big supermarket not have a warehouse?

The cat was covered in black mud; Yu Xifeng gave its head a gentle pat.

She said, “You deserve credit.”

After unlocking, Yu Xifeng quickly pushed open the warehouse door.

Unlike the supermarket’s organized sections, the storage room was piled high and tightly packed with various goods.

Fruits, rice and flour, seasonings, dried fruits, bread, canned goods, cooking oil—all sealed in boxes.

Box after box, bag after bag.

Including the shelves, the efficiency of storing these into her space was unprecedented.

Yu Xifeng thought, this would last her a long time.

This trip was a complete success.

When leaving the warehouse, Yu Xifeng rummaged in her space and opened a can of salmon for the cat.

The cat ate with great relish.

After the cat finished eating, Yu Xifeng left the supermarket; the cat obediently followed, tail swishing lightly.

They headed home.

“Meow—”

The cat was unwilling to just stay on the kayak; it nimbly jumped around in the water, sometimes stopping to look back.

Since the cat had discovered the warehouse, Yu Xifeng thought it might find more good things, so she followed.

After turning two corners, the motorboat stopped in front of a pet supplies store.

“Meow—”

The cat stopped as well.

Yu Xifeng smiled: “You really planned this out for me.”

Underestimating this kitten was a mistake.

She had originally planned to take the cat home anyway, but now that they came across a pet store, it would be good to stock up for it.

The pet store mainly sold supplies for cats and dogs: cat cans, cat food, cat treats, cat litter, cat toys.

Yu Xifeng took it all.

The cat visibly brightened up, wagging its lowered tail.

“Let’s go, I’ll give you a bath when we get home,” Yu Xifeng said as she headed home with the cat.

Along the way, even though Yu Xifeng intentionally avoided people, she still bumped into someone at a corner.

The person was wearing a uniform—an official.

Fortunately, Yu Xifeng had already changed out of her diving suit and wasn’t far from home.

When the person saw Yu Xifeng, the motorboat sped up and stopped right in front of her: “Miss!”

Yu Xifeng tried to pretend not to hear, but sighed inside.

“Out of food at home?” He pulled out five compressed biscuits from his backpack and handed them to Yu Xifeng.

“The water is strong, it’s best not to go out now. It’s dangerous.”

“Come with me to register and leave your address. If you lack anything at home, I’ll arrange for people to deliver it. We’ve requisitioned this motorboat.”

The man looked like a commander based on his military rank. His tone was firm and not open to refusal.

Given the weather, his conditions were already very generous; ordinary people wouldn’t refuse.

Yu Xifeng naturally didn’t argue. One kayak was given—so be it.

Besides ten motorboats, she had nine kayaks in her space.

The registration place was a hotel temporarily used as a rescue station.

The rescue team was busy coming and going.

The man who brought Yu Xifeng was called Team Leader Wang by others.

Yu Xifeng lowered her eyes obediently and filled out the registration form.

She received a bag of vacuum-packed rice and a substantial canned beef hot pot.

Team Leader Wang glanced over and finally looked at Yu Xifeng properly.

His first impression: she was pretty, a bit thin, looked delicate and fragile.

Nowadays, young girls seemed to like that skinny look, as if the wind could blow them away.

Team Leader Wang was suddenly a bit exasperated: “In times like this, where are your family? How could they let you run around outside like this?”

Yu Xifeng spoke softly, “I have no family left.”

Team Leader Wang paused, glanced at her registration form: “Keke County, that’s on the way, I’ll take you there.”

He seemed to have misunderstood something.

The more you say, the more mistakes happen. Yu Xifeng didn’t explain further.

“This cat?” Team Leader Wang asked.

“Oh, mine.” The cat was dirty, and Yu Xifeng didn’t bother explaining.

She couldn’t exactly say she’d looted the supermarket and even emptied the pet store for it.

Team Leader Wang was responsible for maintaining order, and if he found out, he’d be the first to control her.

So he stayed silent, and the trip went quietly.

Feeling pity for her loneliness, Team Leader Wang gave Yu Xifeng an extra two pounds of noodles.

Team Leader Wang was a good man.

Good people would live harder lives.

Yu Xifeng didn’t refuse. After all, in Team Leader Wang’s eyes, she was risking going out for food.

Which was true.

The kayak crossed over the community gate and stopped at Building 1.

Building 1 was bustling.

After the chess room, the second floor was already more than half flooded. Those few households, unlike Sister Yun, happened to have a friend renting a room.

Not wanting to crowd into shelters, they just rolled up their bedding and stayed in the hallway.

The elevator was already unusable.

On the way up, the hallway was full of everything: eating, drinking, even toilets—all kinds of smells.

Team Leader Wang’s expression didn’t change.

What surprised him was that Yu Xifeng’s face showed not a hint of discomfort, her expression calm and composed.