Chapter 3: After Hoarding Supplies in the Space, It Can Actually Be Upgraded

Thinking back to her past life, she had only discovered the existence of the jade bracelet when she was on the brink of death.

During her pregnancy, she had exhausted herself trying to prove her innocence, running around constantly. At the same time, all her family’s assets had been seized, leaving her unable to take proper care of her body. After giving birth to twins, the children were frail and frequently fell ill.

She had spent a fortune trying to cure them.

All the portable valuables had been taken away by Lu Lu Zhicai and his people. The rest, which couldn’t be easily moved, had largely been hidden by him.

What remained was gradually used up later.

All her mother had left her was this bracelet. She originally just wanted to keep it as a memento. But one day, while cooking, she accidentally cut her hand, and her blood dripped onto the bracelet—which unexpectedly sucked her in.

From that moment, she became bonded to the spatial bracelet.

At first, she had been pleasantly surprised, thinking it was some kind of treasure. But when she entered the space, she was disappointed to find nothing but a vast empty lot—nothing else at all!

She had felt disheartened and let down for a long while.

But now, things were different. This large space, which belonged solely to her, could finally be put to good use!

She needed to act before Lu Lu Zhicai and the others hid the family property—she had to stash everything into the space!

Ideally, she’d even find where they had hidden the rest and take that too!

There was no time to reminisce. Jiang Tangtang quickly placed the red rosewood box into the space, then quietly opened the door and crouched low as she ran into the hallway.

This villa had been left behind by her grandfather. It was very large. She remembered that her grandfather had collected many antiques, which were stored in the study on the second floor. So she slipped over there during the chaos.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw that the shelves—which once displayed priceless antiques—now only held a few large vases.

She didn’t even have to think about it: the rest must have already been taken by that scumbag father of hers!

She didn’t bother being selective—she stuffed all of it into the space. Then she crept over to the desk, opened a drawer, and was surprised to find it stuffed with cash.

This was a family habit: they never kept all their money in one place.

At the time, due to the crackdown on capitalism, there was very little money in banks. Any household found with large sums in the bank would draw suspicion.

So the wealthy either spent their money on antiques at home or hid physical cash.

After pocketing the money, Jiang Tangtang left the study and went to her mother’s room. When she opened the door, it was just as she had left it.

Her mother’s clothes still hung on the floor-length rack.

That scumbag father of hers had left them there to fake sentimentality, claiming they were “memories of his beloved wife.”

If her mother could see this from the afterlife, she’d be furious with this despicable man!

For some reason, her nose stung with emotion. The room still carried her mother’s scent.

But she knew now wasn’t the time to get emotional. She quickly started rummaging through boxes and drawers, uncovering more cash, gold hairpins, and jade ornaments—all of which she dumped into the space.

Just after storing everything, she caught sight of a flicker from the jade bracelet on her wrist.

It had lit up earlier during the bonding ritual, but why was it glowing again?

She suspiciously raised her wrist and gently shook it.

Suddenly, a translucent screen appeared in front of her, startling her so much she fell back onto the bed.

Words appeared on the interface:

“Notice: The value of hoarded items has exceeded 10,000 yuan. Space is eligible for upgrade! Would you like to upgrade to Level 2?”

Below that, two large buttons appeared: “Yes” and “No.”

Jiang Tangtang stared in astonishment. She reached out to touch the screen, but her hand passed through the edges—she couldn’t actually feel it.

Still skeptical, she cautiously tapped on the word “Yes.”

To her shock, the button actually responded to her touch!

Right after, more words appeared:

“System upgrading. Upgrade time: 1 minute. Please wait…”

In the top left corner, a countdown began.

One minute passed quickly. As soon as it ended, Jiang Tangtang entered the space and was instantly met with a delightful surprise: on the previously barren land, a small house had appeared out of nowhere!

Seeing the door, she pushed it open and walked inside. After looking around, she realized—

This was a modest two-bedroom unit with a living room. It was sparsely furnished and a bit plain, but for her, it was a wonderful surprise!

Previously, the space had been nothing but a vacant lot, only good for storing goods. But now it had a house!

She knew the family assets couldn’t be saved. In her past life, the house had been seized. By then, she was homeless and living on the streets.

And even if she could preserve the assets, she couldn’t use them right away.

Just like before, she needed to prove her family’s red revolutionary background and distance herself from her father’s illegal dealings. Only then would she have a chance to survive.

Until then, she couldn’t use the funds or risk drawing suspicion.

But now—with this little house in her space—she had a plan. She could rent a cheap room as a cover and secretly live in this space house.

After leaving the space, she moved everything valuable—antiques, furniture, clothes, even daily kitchen items—into the small house, not sparing even a single coat rack.

These could all serve as decor in her new home!

Once she finished, she took a breather and quietly crept downstairs to see if there was anything else to stash.

As she tiptoed down, she began noticing oddities.

In her past life, she had obediently stayed in her room—only to be caught by the investigation team. If it weren’t for her pregnancy delaying things, she might’ve been imprisoned for years.

This time, she wanted to act. Even if she wouldn’t be jailed, she needed to hoard as much as possible to prepare for revenge against her scumbag father.

But now, the scene downstairs was completely unfamiliar. The house was practically empty. After circling the place, she realized there was almost nothing left.

However, while passing by the window, she heard a commotion outside and saw people moving around.

She remembered that in her past life, when their home was raided, even the neighbors were affected.

Back then, while her scumbag dad fled with the family, the neighbors stayed and quickly hid their valuables.

Judging by the state of the house, she could guess easily: all the missing items had probably been hidden by her father—she just didn’t know where.

Watching the neighbors now, she figured they were hiding things too.

Could it be… they were all stashing their belongings in the same place?

She walked out the door.

Outside, she bumped right into Aunt Wang from next door. The woman had a brown sack over her shoulder—the kind used to carry rice—and was also holding a black bag. She looked exhausted.

But what caught Jiang Tangtang’s eye was that the black bag looked oddly shaped—not like it was filled with rice.

Pretending not to notice, she walked up with concern.

“Auntie Wang, what are you doing?”

The sudden question startled the older woman. She broke into a sweat, her eyes darting around, lips twitching awkwardly.

“Oh… Tangtang, you’re back? I heard you’d been missing a while. This… uh…”

Caught off guard, Auntie Wang didn’t know what to say and started mumbling incoherently.

Jiang Tangtang instantly saw through her nervousness. But now, everyone was in the same boat—there was no reason to be afraid. So she also pretended to be anxious about hiding valuables.

“Auntie Wang, seriously! I just got back and heard what happened. My grandpa left us so many things—if we get raided, what are we going to do?!”

She held her forehead dramatically, her expression full of distress.

Realizing she’d found a kindred spirit, Auntie Wang sighed in relief.

“Oh, so you’re worried about this too? You should’ve said so earlier! Come with me—I’ll tell you something, but keep your voice down!”

She beckoned Jiang Tangtang over and glanced around cautiously, afraid someone might overhear.

Seeing this, Jiang Tangtang knew she’d struck gold and quickly leaned in.

“I’m telling you, your Uncle Liu organized everyone to dig a big pit. He said all the neighbors in this area should quietly stash their things there today. Once this wave of arrests blows over, we’ll dig them back up.”

“We really don’t have a choice. Everyone’s got stuff in there—so who’s going to risk snitching?”

Their interests were all tied together, forming an impenetrable alliance. Of course Jiang Tangtang understood.

“Oh, I see. Then Auntie, please take me there! I need to hide my family’s things too. We don’t know when the investigation team will show up!”