4: Chapter 4 An Opportunity Sent by Heaven

After parting with Qin Mugutan, Gao Yuan circled around several times before returning to the place where he had come out. Seeing the door was still there, he gave it a push, and it opened as expected...

After stepping inside, it was still the backyard of his old house.

Gao Yuan sat on the sofa of the old house, his mind racing for a long time. His backyard actually led to a world a thousand years in the future.

This was an opportunity sent to him by Heaven.

If he couldn't seize such an opportunity, he deserved to be poor for the rest of his life.

Some small things from modern society have immense value in the future society, especially modern food, clothing, all things natural, and even some handicrafts are considered antiques in the Future World.

There must also be many things from the Future World that have immense value in modern society.

Gao Yuan's heart was burning with excitement at this moment...

Although bankrupt, Gao Yuan still had tens of thousands in savings. He went out. Muza was only five kilometers away from Linhai County. Gao Yuan planned to get a vehicle to move things from the county supermarket to his home.

At the door, Gao Yuan saw a young girl riding an electric scooter.

She kept staring at Gao Yuan.

"Hello..."

Gao Yuan greeted her.

"Brother Yuan, you don't recognize me?"

"Huh?" Gao Yuan was a bit embarrassed.

He looked closely for a while, feeling she looked familiar, but he couldn't for the life of him remember who she was.

The girl also noticed Gao Yuan's embarrassment and covered her mouth, laughing. "I'm Lin Mei! My nickname is Xiao Wanzi. I used to follow you around everywhere when we were kids!"

"Ah, it's you! It's been so many years, I didn't dare recognize you... You've grown up so much!" Gao Yuan said.

He remembered. When they were children, Lin Mei was always following him, climbing mountains to raid bird nests and going into rivers to catch fish. He just didn't expect that the little snot-nosed girl from back then would grow up to be so slim and elegant.

"Tsk, I'm only three years younger than you!"

Lin Mei said.

"In my eyes, you'll always be that little girl. By the way, why are you at home? I don't see many young people in the village!"

"My mom is sick, so I came back to take care of her!"

Lin Mei said, then looked at Gao Yuan!

"So where are you heading?"

"To the county town. What about you?"

"I'm going to the county town too," Gao Yuan replied.

"Then let's go together? How are you getting there?"

Gao Yuan was a bit embarrassed. His car had been liquidated when he went bankrupt. Having just returned to his hometown, he didn't even have a bicycle.

"I was planning to call a car..." Gao Yuan said to hide his embarrassment.

Lin Mei burst out laughing. "Where would you find a taxi here? Ride-hailing cars don't come here for passengers either... Come on, I'll give you a ride!"

"You'll give me a ride?"

"Yeah... hop on!"

Gao Yuan looked at the small electric scooter Lin Mei was riding, his heart full of hesitation...

"Is this okay?"

"What are you afraid of?"

Seeing Gao Yuan hesitate, Lin Mei continued, "You're a grown man, what's there to be shy about? Weren't you a big boss in Qinjing? I even saw you on the news before..."

"I... the company went bankrupt!"

"I saw that news too. Your bankruptcy was just bad luck. If you're not comfortable, I'll just push the scooter and walk with you..."

Lin Mei had said so much that if Gao Yuan kept refusing, he would seem too unmanly.

"It's fine, no need. Let's go!"

Gao Yuan said as he sat on the back seat of Lin Mei's electric scooter.

His nose was filled with the scent of Lin Mei's hair.

Memories woke up at this moment, and many fun childhood stories surfaced.

Along the way, Lin Mei talked about many funny things from when they were kids.

Gao Yuan, however, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He felt that everyone they met on the road looked at him strangely.

In just over ten minutes, Gao Yuan felt as if half a day had passed...

Finally, they arrived at the county town...

Gao Yuan felt a sense of relief as he got off Lin Mei's scooter. "Xiao Wanzi, you go ahead and do your thing. I need to buy some stuff!"

"When are you going back? I'll pick you up?"

Lin Mei said.

"No need, it's fine. You do what you need to do, I'm just buying some things!"

"Oh... alright then! I'm off!"

Lin Mei had a great figure and walked with a certain heroic spirit. A girl really does change a lot as she grows up.

As a child, he never could have imagined that the little snot-nosed kid from back then would turn out to be so beautiful.

Gao Yuan went to buy an electric tricycle. It could carry things and made coming to the county town convenient.

After that, he went to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities for himself.

Of course, he also purchased many things he thought might be needed in the Future World.

For example, bagged roasted chicken, beef, donkey meat, several boxes of instant noodles, some fresh vegetables, some small handicrafts, lighters, and cigarettes. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up two boxes of Fenjiu! If cigarettes were valuable, there was no reason liquor wouldn't be!

After two rounds of shopping, the bed of the electric tricycle was full.

He had spent almost ten thousand from his card...

It was getting late, so Gao Yuan prepared to head back home.

Just then, he saw Lin Mei nearby, sitting on her electric scooter and smiling at him.

"Brother Yuan, are you heading back yet?"

"I am... Why haven't you left yet? Waiting for me? How did you know I was here?"

"Brother Yuan, are you silly? How big do you think Linhai County is? You think this is Qinjing?"

Gao Yuan smiled. It was true; the county town was too small, making it very easy to find someone.

"Then let's go..."

Lin Mei looked at the electric tricycle Gao Yuan had just bought. "Brother Yuan, what did you buy this for?"

"To carry some things!"

Gao Yuan said casually...

...

After returning, Gao Yuan didn't bother tidying up the front yard at all. He lived directly in the backyard, replacing the bedding with new ones and tidying up until it looked lived-in...

While he was tidying up, Lin Mei's voice came from outside.

"Brother Yuan, are you there?"

Gao Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Lin Mei had entered the backyard. Would she discover that door in the center of the yard?

If she found it, what would happen?

Gao Yuan walked out and saw Lin Mei had already entered the backyard. "Brother Yuan, you've tidied up this backyard quite well!"

Gao Yuan looked tense. "Yeah, what brings you here?"

"I came to see if you're missing anything. Having just returned, you must be short on many things. Plus, I have some vegetables from my own garden, so I picked some for you!"

"Thanks, I'm not missing anything!"

Gao Yuan kept watching Lin Mei's expression and realized she didn't seem to see the cube in the center of the yard or the door on it at all.

However, Gao Yuan was still uneasy. "Lin Mei, do you see anything in the center of the yard?"

Lin Mei looked puzzled. "What? There's nothing there!"

"Really nothing?"

"Brother Yuan, are you trying to make me look at the floor tiles?"

"Uh, never mind..."

"If it's nothing, then I'm leaving. My mom is waiting for me to cook..."

Lin Mei left...

Gao Yuan walked to the square box in the center of the yard and touched it. "Lin Mei really can't see it? Could it be that outsiders can't see it at all?"

Thinking this, Gao Yuan took out his phone and snapped a photo of the cube, only to find to his surprise that there was indeed nothing in the photo...

It's amazing...

Having confirmed the box's miraculous nature, Gao Yuan felt relieved. At least he didn't have to worry about others discovering it or coveting it.