Chapter 13: Counting Her Gold Hoard and Feasting in the Space

Lin Xiaodou still didn’t know she had been targeted.

But even if she did, she wouldn’t be afraid.

She had acted under the identity of the masked figure.

With her cheat-like spatial power, all traces would vanish without a hint.

Besides, with her unmatched combat ability, no one could touch her.

As for those crippled scumbags—they got what they deserved.

They were just a bunch of petty thugs who, emboldened by a little power, resorted to robbery, assault, and even harmed women.

Rather than letting such beasts continue to roam free, she might as well serve justice in their place.

For some reason, the law-abiding Lin Xiaodou from modern times…

Ever since arriving in this parallel 1970s world, her temper had grown much more aggressive.

It was as if she no longer needed to bow to heaven or earth—like she could tear the sky and break the ground as she pleased.

Lin Xiaodou liked this version of herself.

Free, unrestrained, fiercely punishing scum—it felt amazing!

…

After returning home—

Lin Xiaodou closed her bedroom door and entered her spatial dimension.

She hadn’t gained much at the junk station that morning, which had left her a bit regretful.

But later, after that back-alley heist in the grove, she’d robbed an entire cartload of goods—more than making up for it.

Lin Xiaodou entered the space to see what treasures she had obtained.

Whoosh~

The black cloth over the cart was lifted.

Lin Xiaodou’s eyes widened in astonishment.

Right in front of her was a large box filled with gleaming little yellow ingots.

She mimicked something she saw on TV and picked one up to bite it lightly.

With a soft chomp, her teeth left a mark.

Gold of high purity was much softer—so it was real.

Lin Xiaodou scooped up a handful of these little gold ingots, utterly delighted.

Her little treasury had grown again—what a win!

Beside the box of gold were two more boxes, both filled with various pieces of jewelry.

Gold bangles, silver necklaces, sapphires, emeralds—each piece gleamed brilliantly.

These pieces were not only beautiful but also incredibly valuable—likely worth over a hundred million.

Lin Xiaodou’s eyes sparkled like stars.

In addition to these, there were several large bamboo baskets on the cart.

Three of the baskets were filled with porcelain items.

Lin Xiaodou quickly pulled out some books to compare and identify them.

She discovered that the baskets contained extremely rare and precious porcelains: Ru ware, blue-and-white porcelain, revolving vases, and even chicken-blood cups.

These were treasures passed down from various dynasties.

In the future, each item could fetch a sky-high price—on par with a Beijing courtyard house.

The remaining two baskets held ancient books and paintings—each one exceptionally valuable.

Lin Xiaodou counted everything.

Altogether, there were over 200 items on the cart.

If auctioned in the future, the estimated value would easily exceed ten billion!

Another ten billion windfall!!

This fortune raining down from the heavens—Lin Xiaodou gladly accepted it!

But it still wasn’t enough.

The 1970s was a golden age of both challenge and opportunity.

Since she was here, how could she not make the most of it?

Lin Xiaodou wasn’t too ambitious.

She just wanted to wait for the country to stabilize and then live the easy life of a landlady, eating and lounging all day.

But to be a landlady, she needed to own lots of houses.

Right now, Lin Xiaodou didn’t own a single property in this era.

Her funds were also limited—just the 300 yuan she made selling scrap this morning.

To become a carefree landlady, she needed to earn more and buy more properties.

So, in the next few days, she planned to venture into the black market.

Anyway, the Lin family was still in the hospital, so they wouldn’t be bothering her anytime soon.

After storing all the stolen goods, Lin Xiaodou began preparing lunch.

Today’s haul had been bountiful—she deserved a good meal as a reward.

She wandered through the food-stocked stone house.

In the end, she decided: spicy hotpot skewers it is!

Preparing chuanchuanxiang was a bit of a hassle—it required skewering each piece of food by hand.

Actually, there were also frozen ready-to-eat skewers in the freezer.

But Lin Xiaodou wasn’t in a hurry and wanted to enjoy fresh food, so she didn’t use those.

She first picked a few of her favorite vegetables:
Potatoes, white radish, celtuce, enoki mushrooms, and wood ear fungus.

Then she grabbed a variety of meats and seafood:
Chicken feet, duck blood, fish balls, dried tofu sticks, beef balls, pork skewers, squid, shrimp, scallops—five skewers of each.

Just skewering and lightly pre-cooking all this took nearly an hour.

Once everything was ready, Lin Xiaodou began preparing the dipping sauce.

She mixed minced garlic, white sesame, soy sauce, vinegar, chili powder, and other ingredients together and stirred thoroughly.

Then came the crucial step: making the broth base.

This was the soul of mala chuanchuanxiang.

She heated up oil in a pot, added in prepared dried chilies, scallions, ginger, garlic, and hotpot base, and stir-fried them until fragrant. Then she added water, salt, and sugar to create a rich, aromatic broth.

When the base was ready, she began cooking the prepped skewers one by one.

Once each piece absorbed the broth’s flavor, she dipped them in sauce and began to eat.

The rich aroma of the broth filled the air, and Lin Xiaodou was nearly drooling with anticipation.

She started with a skewer of enoki mushrooms.

After about ten seconds of boiling, she eagerly shoved it into her mouth.

The tender, silky mushrooms were soaked in the spicy, numbing broth—it filled her entire mouth with flavor.

Absolutely delicious!

Her eyes sparkled with joy as she dumped all the skewers into the broth.

The pot bubbled and steamed, the air thick with savory aroma.

In this steamy, flavorful mist, Lin Xiaodou feasted heartily.

Tender duck blood, juicy dried tofu, bouncy fish balls, fresh shrimp…

Nom nom! One bite after another!

A flood of deliciousness entered her mouth.

She ate with delight, her mouth full of flavor and joy.

By the end, her lips were bright red from the spice.

She quickly cracked open a cold bottle of fruit juice and chugged it down in one go.

Satisfying!

When she was done, she realized she’d eaten over 100 skewers.

And strangely, despite eating so much, her stomach wasn’t even full.

Ever since gaining her powers, her appetite had grown massively.

Thankfully, her space was stocked like a mountain—otherwise, she might’ve run out of food.

After the meal, Lin Xiaodou decorated the wooden house in her space.

It had been completely empty before.

The wooden house’s living room was huge—about 100 square meters.

She arranged a bunch of exercise equipment on the left side of the room; that would be her workout area from now on.

On the right side, she set up a sofa, coffee table, and a dining table.

The house had three rooms total.

The largest became her bedroom, another became her walk-in closet.

The last room was her study—she even installed a projector in it for watching movies.

She planned to use this room to relax when she had free time.

The bathroom and kitchen were both equipped with the latest appliances.

Thus, the ancient-looking wooden house was transformed into a modern, luxurious interior haven.

Lin Xiaodou strolled around, satisfied.

Then she headed to the workout zone in the living room and began her daily training.

Though she had divine strength, Lin Xiaodou didn’t dare slack off.

There’s always someone stronger out there.

She had to keep herself in peak condition at all times.

Two hours later.

Lin Xiaodou was drenched in sweat from exhaustion.

She quickly took a shower and headed to the study.

She laid back in a comfy massage chair, munching on expensive grapes, watching a warm, funny movie.

In that moment…

Lin Xiaodou felt like the happiest person in the world.

This peaceful, comfortable life—

Was just perfect~