Surprise

The story begins with a few rings from Bai Weiwei's phone

—when Gu Lin checked it, there was a message from someone labeled as "warehouse manager" reporting that the last batch of goods had been successfully stored in the warehouse.

The key was left in the potted plant on the right side of the warehouse, and the warehouse manager had left for the day.

Gu Lin's eyes lit up when he saw the message.

He hadn't expected Bai Weiwei to be quite capable.

Not only had she stocked up on convenience foods at home during these few days when the space couldn't be accessed, but she had also stored quite a lot in the warehouse.

Gu Lin immediately decided to go take a look. It was dark and windy, the perfect time to retrieve things.

Bai Weiwei must have been afraid of her space's secret being exposed, as there wasn't a soul around the warehouse at night, let alone a person.

After easily finding the key and opening the warehouse, even the well-traveled Gu Lin was a bit stunned.

Bai Weiwei had actually stocked up half of the warehouse with condoms! In addition to these, there were also many abortion pills, sleeping pills...

Gu Lin couldn't help but smack his lips.

After confirming there were no surveillance cameras around, Gu Lin waved his hand without hesitation and took everything.

These were good things!

Especially after the apocalypse, they would be even more in demand.

Even in times of natural disasters, wealthy people would only become more extravagant, and those who had been wealthy before the apocalypse would become even more unrestrained afterwards.

For them, these condoms were absolutely essential.

Preventing pregnancy was only one aspect; more importantly, it was about protecting their own safety, as the scarcity of water resources during disasters far exceeded imagination.

Not everyone had so much water resources to indulge in bathing.

Over time, everyone would be less clean, and the likelihood of getting sick when such things happened would be higher.

So, wealthy people were more than willing to spend a high price to get condoms for the sake of their own lives.

Others also needed these, especially women. The probability of safely giving birth during the apocalypse was almost zero.

Not to mention whether the nutrition needed during pregnancy could be guaranteed, even if one could safely carry the baby to full term, the probability of giving birth safely was not high.

Doctors were already as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, coupled with prolonged malnutrition of pregnant women, once they exhausted during childbirth... where would there be conditions for a cesarean section?

Coupled with the lack of medicines, the difficulties faced by both the mother and the baby in surviving were too many.

Women often faced even greater difficulties in the apocalypse, and these were things they could hardly obtain.

Moreover, contraceptive items had far more functions than just birth control.

In the wilderness, condoms could be used as tourniquets to stop bleeding in emergencies, or to hold water, make distillation equipment, and so on.

In short, this pile of contraceptive items and medicines that occupied half of the warehouse might not seem remarkable now, but in the midst of the apocalypse, they would basically be equivalent to treasures.

This was a fortune!

Gu Lin naturally accepted it with great satisfaction.

So even though she returned home later, Gu Lin was still in a good mood, and it was the same this morning.

After grooming herself, Gu Lin went straight out and "bought" breakfast for today.

After locking the door, Gu Lin, as before, went to the staircase leading to the rooftop and quietly played with his phone in the corner.

The safety amulet pendant had already been stored in his space, but there hadn't been any obvious changes in the space.

The special sound that had occurred before still hadn't resurfaced.

However, the safety amulet pendant had disappeared, as if it had been swallowed by the space.

Could it be that the space secretly took it for an upgrade?

But at this moment, Gu Lin could still smoothly retrieve various items from the space without any disconnection.

Seeing that it was almost time, Gu Lin raised his hand, and several packed boxes and two lidded bowls suddenly appeared in his hand.

Smelling the aroma of food, a smile couldn't help but creep onto Gu Lin's lips as he went downstairs and returned home.

Breakfast was prepared very lavishly.

Gu Lin arranged the lamb meat soaked in bread, which he had packed along with the bowls earlier, and then successively took out pan-fried buns, soup dumplings, donkey meat pastries, and tofu pudding from the packed boxes.

With an astonished expression on Gu Xue's face, Gu Lin handed her a spoon: "Quick, eat.

The lamb meat soaked in bread won't taste good when it gets cold!"

As Gu Xue flipped the lamb meat soaked in bread with a spoon, she looked at this locally distinctive feast with some skepticism: "Did you even buy their bowls?"

Gu Lin nodded generously: "Yes."

There were still hundreds of such bowls and bread inside the space.

The skepticism on Gu Xue's face was replaced by surprise after she tasted a bite of the lamb meat soaked in bread: "Delicious!"

Gu Lin also scooped a bite of the lamb meat soaked in bread.

The rich soup base mixed with the unique texture of the bread, combined with the fresh lamb meat, was simply a delicious delight!

The vermicelli inside was also perfectly cooked, creating a novel texture when sandwiched between the bread and lamb meat.

Gu Lin instantly regretted it. He should have bought more at the time! Now there's no time to buy more!

Fortunately, the nanny who had taken care of Gu Xue before had downloaded all the food tutorials available online.

Later on, he could train Gu Xue to make them herself.

After all, the ingredients at home were not lacking!

Unlike Gu Lin and his daydreams, Gu Xue was like a whirlwind, finishing half a bowl of lamb meat soaked in bread in one breath, then reaching for the pan-fried buns.

She was conquered by the savory meat filling of the pan-fried buns, and then immersed herself in the sweet crab soup of the soup dumplings within minutes.

Before she could even try the tofu pudding, Gu Xue's mouth was stuffed with a piece of donkey meat pastry by Gu Lin.

Gu Xue's eyes suddenly lit up like 300-watt light bulbs: "Brother! This is too delicious!"

It's definitely delicious.

In order to buy authentic specialty delicacies, Gu Lin had traveled to their places of origin and bought them from places recommended by locals.

If these places couldn't produce delicious specialty delicacies, then there was basically no need to go elsewhere, unless the specialty delicacies themselves didn't suit the tastes of the siblings.

Breakfast was a bit indulgent, and after digesting a bit on the kang in the living room, Gu Lin lifted Gu Xue up for training.

It was still the same boring stair climbing routine, going down from the 30th floor by elevator and then climbing back up to the 30th floor, repeatedly.

Gu Lin used to feel slightly out of breath after completing this routine twice in the past two days, but now he could do it three times in a row without stopping.

As for Gu Xue, she still needed a break after climbing once.

When Gu Lin climbed to the 30th floor for the third time, Gu Xue was still sitting on the small stool, looking like she was about to collapse from exhaustion.

"Brother, are you still human?"

Gu Xue couldn't help but question her existence.

Normal humans don't continuously climb thirty flights of stairs without changing expression or skipping a beat, do they?

Gu Lin wasn't even human at all! Before Gu Lin could answer, Gu Xue had already found her own answer:

"You must have been experimented on by our parents when they gave birth to you, that's why you turned out to be such a freak!"

Gu Lin: ...

Gu Xue had such a vivid imagination.

Their parents were just science enthusiasts obsessed with scientific research, not mad scientists interested in taboo experiments on human subjects!

Gu Lin gave Gu Xue a mental facepalm: "What are you thinking? As long as you exercise properly, you can do it too."

Gu Xue rubbed her forehead where she was tapped, still looking a bit unconvinced: "On such a cold day, why not exercise indoors?"

Gu Lin, who was now at level three psychic power, clearly heard his muttering under his breath and couldn't help but laugh helplessly:

"Alright, let's go. Let's use the treadmill indoors."

In the living room, there was a whole set of fitness equipment, with only two treadmills available, making it convenient for the siblings to run together.

Although Gu Xue complained of fatigue outside, once she entered the house and took off her thick coat, she became lively again and got on the treadmill without any complaints.

After selecting a song, Gu Lin set a five-kilometer goal for Gu Xue and got on the other treadmill herself.

While running, Gu Lin looked out at the heavy overcast sky and suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.