Experiments have shown that a room on the first floor can be stuffed with things, but only one type of thing can be placed there. For example, food can all be placed in one room, but clothes cannot be placed there; once the room is full, no more can be put in.

Xu Lin rearranged the space, organizing the supplies by type and placing them in the rooms: various seasonings in one room, bedding sets in another, clothes in another, shoes and socks in another, office supplies in another, appliances in another, toiletries in another, and tissues, toilet paper, sanitary napkins, etc. in yet another...

It seems that as the space is upgraded, the room will be able to hold an unlimited amount of things. So currently, only the first floor can hold an unlimited amount of things. If the second floor is full, it can't hold anything anymore. It seems that the space needs to be upgraded continuously, and each upgrade brings surprises.

After organizing all the supplies, half of the rooms on the second floor were still empty, and there was no room to use the third floor at all. It seems we need to continue stockpiling supplies.

Looking at the neatly stacked supplies in her space, Xu Lin felt a sense of fulfillment and drifted off to sleep soundly. Before falling asleep, she thought about how tired she had been lately and how she would sleep in a little longer tomorrow.

The next day, Xu Lin didn't get to sleep in. She was woken up by her dog around 5 a.m., probably because the dog needed to poop. Xu Lin slapped her forehead and realized she had forgotten to prepare cat litter. She quickly took out the litter box from her space, poured in the litter, and grabbed some dog food. She then settled the dog down and let it go back to sleep.

A warm bed always brings a good night's sleep, and Xu Lin slept especially comfortably during her nap. When she opened her eyes, it was already ten o'clock. After washing up, she prepared to make herself brunch.

For breakfast, I had millet porridge, a jianbing (Chinese crepe) with two eggs—a super deluxe version! I also gave the dog a can of food, and he wagged his tail happily.

Xu Lin thought about talking to Zhou Pin about raising the other dog together, otherwise this dog would get fat and Zhou Pin's skinny one wouldn't look good.

Recently, Xu Lin has been handling all her major life events online, trying to avoid creating any mess. However, those living near the stairwell don't have that luxury, so every time they pass by the stairwell, there's an unpleasant odor.

Xu Lin was worried that the smell would come in through the cracks in the door, so she planned to seal the door and seal the drains in the house with cement before the extreme cold arrived, otherwise many snakes, rats, insects and ants would crawl in through the drains when the extreme heat came.

Zhou Pin also had a share of the cement and sand. After asking him over the walkie-talkie, he said he'd help seal the sewers too. And just like that, the labor problem was solved.

Zhou Pin brought two bags of flour and four cabbages, all as provisions for the investment. Xu Lin wasn't good at bricklaying, so she left it all to Zhou Pin. She prepared the dough and chopped the meat filling to make steamed buns and dumplings.

In one afternoon, Zhou Pin sealed up all the drains in both houses and reinforced the doors and windows. Xu Lin prepared all the fillings for the steamed buns and dumplings.

At this point, I have to admire the preservation effect of the space. The eight bowls of filling and dough were put in perfectly, without any worry about spoilage. I can start wrapping them tomorrow.

Zhou Pin did a job so well that even someone with OCD couldn't find fault with it. To reward the two for their afternoon of work, Xu Lin took out an alcohol burner, put in hot pot base, and boiled water to prepare for hot pot.

After Zhou Pin washed his hands, he saw Xu Lin take out tripe, beef rolls, lamb rolls, various meatballs, enoki mushrooms, spinach, baby bok choy, shrimp, clams, vermicelli, duck blood, and other dishes one by one. Dipping sauces and bowls and chopsticks were also placed on the table.

"It's getting cold, let's have some hot pot to warm up. Can you handle spicy food?" Xu Lin would never say that she wanted to eat hot pot herself.