Chapter 2: Emptying Everything Out

Jiang Manman yanked open Hao Fangfang’s collar, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.

The people around immediately gasped in shock.

Then, they watched as Jiang Manman’s chubby little hand pulled a red string from Hao Fangfang’s neck.

Hanging on the string was a vivid green jade peace pendant.

“Jiang Manman, what are you doing?!”

Hao Fangfang was shocked and humiliated, a large portion of her fair collarbone now exposed.

Jiang Manman gave her a shove aside and boldly held up the jade pendant as she questioned:

“What do you think I’m doing?

Shameless! This is the jade peace pendant my mother left me. It’s the engagement token between me and Xiao Wenxuan!”

She had just been covering her forehead earlier, and there was still blood on her hand. That bloodied hand now gripped the green jade tightly.

Her mind buzzed. There was… a 100-square-meter space inside the pendant?!

A cheat item!

Her transmigration into the book wasn’t for nothing after all.

She stuffed the pendant into her pocket and pointed at Xiao Wenxuan, who was climbing up from the ground:

“Didn’t you say you lost it? You sure know how to ‘lose’ things.

You just broke off our engagement this morning, and by the afternoon, the token of your former fiancée ends up on your current one.

You used to be my fiancé, and I believed everything you said.

But what’s this now? I must’ve been blind to ever like you. You gave the engagement token I gave you to my own sister and lied to me that you lost it.

Everyone take a look—do you think this guy’s lying through his teeth?”

Earlier, Jiang Manman was the one getting publicly humiliated. Now it was their turn.

Xiao Wenxuan never expected that with her IQ, she’d actually manage to turn the tables.

Wasn’t she supposed to cry and run away?

Hao Fangfang covered her collar with both hands, looking utterly violated as she whined:

“Big Sister, how could you pull my clothes in front of everyone? Waa waa waa~”

As soon as Xiao Wenxuan saw Hao Fangfang crying, he instantly felt distressed and turned to scold Jiang Manman—

Only to get kicked away by her.

“With someone like you, I really was blind to ever fall for you.”

And with that, she turned and left.

According to the original owner’s memory, her stepmother was going to sell her off tonight.

She’d probably been putting on an act for years, just waiting for this day!

She thought she was like King Goujian enduring humiliation to seek revenge—well, Jiang Manman would show her. This mother-daughter pair were truly vile.

When she got home, Zhang Cuifen came to greet her.

“Manman, you’re back! Mom made stewed pork belly with tofu for you, hurry and eat!”

Jiang Manman looked her over—a woman not yet forty, curvy and well-maintained.

Too bad the glint of calculation in her eyes ruined the beauty.

Jiang Manman stared at her face, then suddenly rushed forward and hugged her tightly, hands hanging behind her back.

“Wuwuwu, Xiao Wenxuan said he broke off the engagement with me. He said he likes little sister Fangfang now… I’m so sad!”

Bang bang bang! She pounded her fists hard, making Zhang Cuifen cough violently, her face contorting.

“Ahem… Manman, don’t be sad. Mom will find someone better for you later. Let’s eat first.”

Seeing how she kept emphasizing eating first, Jiang Manman played along.

Stewed pork belly with tofu… she really came up with a dish like that.

The white pork chunks and tofu cubes looked similar, but wasn’t that going to be overwhelmingly greasy?

Jiang Manman’s mother had died in the line of duty, and the government gave them 1,000 yuan as compensation. Her father, Jiang Mingtang, was a workshop supervisor at the steel plant, and Zhang Cuifen worked in the plant’s cafeteria.

She often managed to bring good food back for them. Another reason was that Zhang Cuifen’s family worked at the meat processing factory.

So they’d send meat over from time to time.

Zhang Cuifen, of course, would never let her own family suffer a loss. When they sent meat over, she’d always pay with money and ration tickets.

As for Jiang Manman’s maternal side, her maternal grandmother had died early, and her grandfather remarried—about the same situation as hers.

Jiang Manman took a bite of the food and almost spit it out. What was this—pure lard?

The tofu dish was mostly white fatty pork, cut to resemble tofu. There weren’t even a few real tofu cubes in it.

No wonder the original owner was fat—she was force-fed fat pork every day!

Back then, everyone thought fatty pork was a good thing. The original owner was used to it, but Jiang Manman really couldn’t stomach it.

Seeing Zhang Cuifen staring at her unblinking, Jiang Manman sent her away.

“Go get me twenty yuan. I need to go to the supply co-op tomorrow to buy some sugar.”

When she mentioned buying sugar, Zhang Cuifen beamed and went to get the money.

She thought to herself, “With such a high-fat, high-sugar diet, this brat will drop dead sooner or later.”

Oh wait—she would drop dead tonight.

She didn’t care about twenty yuan. After tonight, this brat would vanish from under her nose.

Once Zhang Cuifen left the room, Jiang Manman grabbed an empty bowl and dumped all the fatty pork tofu into it.

Then, she stored the bowl inside the jade pendant’s space.

Inside that vast 100-square-meter space, it now welcomed a bowl of greasy pork.

When Zhang Cuifen came back, she found the rice and vegetables all cleaned up.

Noticing the gleam of satisfaction in her eyes, Jiang Manman sneered inwardly. After all, she had a medical degree.

It was just that after graduating, she opened an online shop, selling clothes and makeup. In her free time, she worked out, swam—life was leisurely and fabulous.

Now she had to transmigrate because of online trolls? Unfair!

“Aiya, I feel dizzy. I’m going to lie down for a bit.”

Zhang Cuifen eagerly nodded.

She walked her to the door and watched her lie in bed and close her eyes before leaving, satisfied.

Coincidentally, Jiang Mingtang was working late today. She had given the house key to that person.

She’d have Hao Fangfang go to her maternal home first, then she’d act during the night. If something happened, no one could blame her.

The plan was airtight. All that was left was to wait for nightfall.

Jiang Manman wasn’t worried—she’d read the novel and knew this woman had another act planned for tonight!

Sure enough, when night came, Zhang Cuifen stood in the courtyard and called loudly toward Jiang Manman’s room, making sure all the neighbors could hear—so they’d be witnesses.

“Manman, your sister hasn’t come back. I’m going to her grandma’s place to look for her. Lock the door while you’re home alone, okay?”

Jiang Manman, lying on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes, a smile curling on her lips.

She got up, walked to the door, and weakly held her head, saying:

“I’m thirsty…”

Seeing she was still awake, Zhang Cuifen rushed over in panic.

Just as she reached her, Jiang Manman struck the back of her neck, knocking her out.

Once that was done, she dragged Zhang Cuifen onto her bed.

Then she covered her with a blanket and turned around to empty out all the wardrobes in her room into the space.

The tables, chairs, and stools—all gone.

Next, she went to the master bedroom. Her dad was her biological father? Ha, whatever. She emptied his wardrobe, kang cabinet, tables, and chairs too.

There was even a fancy vanity—score! There were two bottles of Snow Cream on top—into the space they went.

She glanced at the coal stove. It couldn’t be taken, but the coal—they had some left.

She came back in to check. Oh right—the kang bedding and mat—better take those too. Might fetch a few coins.