13: Ten years have passed, and they still talk about it with great relish!

"Oh my goodness, really? It sounds like a natural disaster is coming. Big Sister will listen to you; after work, I'll go buy more instant noodles, bread, and things like that to prepare."

Hahaha, you might not know, but I got divorced a few years ago. My Child is with their father in the countryside, so cooking for just myself is simple. Usually, I just like to make some instant noodles; it's convenient."

Si Nan was gratified. The Big Sister was sensible, which meant she had repaid the favor. "Yes, instant noodles are convenient. They come with seasonings ready-made, so you don't need to add oil or salt."

"Big Sister can tell you like instant noodles too. Oh, Xiao Nan, your yard is being dug up, and dust is flying everywhere. You'd better not go there for now. I'll store your things in the security room for you first."

Before the patrol car reached the small villa, the security Big Sister turned around and headed back. Si Nan glanced from a distance; the outer courtyard wall was already indestructible and looked incredibly cool. It almost blinded her eyes, and her heart was racing with excitement.

She didn't hear much of what the security Big Sister said on the way back, but she heard the parting words clearly: "Xiao Nan, if you hear anyone wagging their tongues, don't take it to heart. They're just people with nothing better to do!"

"It's been ten years, and they're still talking about it with such relish. Seeing me come back to live here, have they finally found something to gossip about again? I don't care. Thank you, Big Sister. I'm leaving now."

Si Nan didn't linger. She didn't even need to think to know it must be Cousin Aunt Wang and Sixth Uncle gossiping behind her back, nothing more than calling her a jinx who caused the sudden deaths of both her parents.

It was simply because her mother hadn't considered distant family ties and didn't help Cousin Aunt Wang's daughter get a job at her famous company, and her father hadn't given Sixth Uncle's son free architectural guidance. These two old, shameless people who were practically one foot in the grave were just being malicious in the shadows.

In her previous life, she had died shortly after returning to live here. She really didn't know if these two most wicked and poisonous old people had even survived for a month when the apocalypse arrived.

In this life, she had returned early. She wanted to see exactly how long these two toxic people could live and what kind of end they would meet.

Before starting the car, Si Nan pulled the Property Management group chat out of her blacklist. Immediately, a message popped up in the "Bung Bung" app, and the location tag showed it was her Cousin Aunt Wang.

"What? You just saw Si Nan? And she's gotten very fat? Well, in that case, that girl has grown up quite ugly. Her mother was the number one Beauty in our neighborhood; how did she not inherit any of it?"

Unit C 102: "She's the only one left, so she's probably just eating her heart out."

This was an insult, calling Si Nan a jinx who had cursed her parents to death.

"Go ahead and curse. There are still 17 days left. When the time comes, I'll be drinking coffee and 'flirting' with you all. Paying attention to you now would be giving you too much face." Si Nan sneered and turned off her phone.

On the way back, she remembered she hadn't stocked up on vegetables. She could only stock these for herself; Luo Sen had no space and no way to store them.

It was still broad daylight. She remembered a farm in the suburbs. When her parents were alive, they often took her there to experience life and would buy lots of farm-fresh vegetables on the way back.

"Baidu Maps, navigate to Great Farm Village."

"Alright, please drive along the current road for one kilometer, then turn left at the intersection—"

Her satellite phone was very smart. After arriving smoothly at Great Farm Village, she didn't see the couple from back then; instead, she met strangers.

After a tour, selection, and some bargaining, she ordered ten thousand catties each of dozens of fresh vegetables, left her delivery address, and departed.

After returning, she followed her routine of bringing out the goods she had swept up today. She left half of the preservable items for Luo Sen, helping him stack them neatly in the underground warehouse. Only after finishing all this did she go to take a bath and sleep.

The first thing she did upon waking the next day was exercise and practice her martial arts. After eating breakfast, she flipped to today's goal—surveillance cameras.

These were her eyes to observe all enemies; they were indispensable.

She bought 30 in one go, which was enough to monitor the situation around her small villa. If it wasn't enough, she would wait until the villa's renovation was complete. She didn't dare let the shop deliver or install them; she did it herself, as she didn't want to expose her safe house.

Having settled that, her thoughts turned to enemies, and she went to the weapons shop. When the owner with the big head and big ears saw the fat sheep return, he immediately put down his teacup and came forward to greet her. "Beautiful lady, you're just in time. New stock just arrived; taking down an elephant a hundred meters away wouldn't be a problem."

"I'll take a look first. I'm an expert too," Si Nan replied nonchalantly. This time, the owner would definitely hike the price, but she had to see if his goods were worth it. She just didn't want to use other channels to get the goods.

The goods were indeed good, but no different from what she had bought last time. "Do you have anything better?"

"Better?" the fat owner repeated, then suddenly remembered. "Wait a moment."

He opened a long-sealed door inside and dragged out a large wooden crate. "This crate of goods isn't mine. Someone left it with me. Three years have passed, and he hasn't returned. His phone won't go through either, as if he's disappeared."

I haven't actually seen what's inside with my own eyes, but he said they were very powerful weapons. Today, I'll take charge and sell them to you; it'll save me some storage space."

Si Nan's eyes lit up when she saw the dimensions of the wooden crate. If she wasn't mistaken, it looked like the Type-M Great Box her father had mentioned.

"This is sealed way too tight." The owner spent a long time smashing it before the crate finally opened. The contents were almost exactly what Si Nan had guessed, and there were three of them side by side!

She was beyond excited internally and had to exert great effort to control her joy. She feigned a difficult tone and said, "They are indeed good weapons with enough lethality, but do you see? There's only one box of matching bullets."

I want them, but it's not practical to spend a lot of money on something I might never use in my life. Besides, if I take this thing out, I'll be hauled away along with the gun. Why would a young and beautiful woman like me want to look for trouble?"

The owner was originally skeptical of her words, but there really weren't many bullets in the box, and he happened to not have this specific type. He couldn't get his hands on these bullets.

Moreover, the girl was right. Even in 'that' circle, he wouldn't dare take this thing out, or it would invite massive trouble.

Since it wasn't his stuff anyway and he was eager to clear the space, he gave up the chance to fleece Si Nan. "Whatever. Just give me the same price as last time, and take the stuff away."

"It's not from some shady source, is it?" Si Nan widened her innocent eyes, looking harmless. she wouldn't just say she wanted it directly.

Seeing her hesitate and seemingly not wanting to buy, the owner gritted his teeth. "Twenty percent off that price!"

"Eh?" Si Nan was stunned. She was truly shocked.

The owner thought she was still hesitating and likely didn't want it. He steeled himself: "Forty percent off, final price. Take it or leave it."