Chapter 15: Angry Deposits of Father's Huge Fortune, Frenzied Stockpiling in Space

The southern suburbs of the city.

Su Yue quickly spotted the small villa. Instead of going through the front gate, she went around to the backyard, nimbly vaulted over the waist-high wall, and landed silently, like a raccoon.

The yard was overgrown with weeds and desolate.

Su Yue walked around the Western-style building and found that all the doors and windows were locked from the inside, and the windows were also boarded up.

This precaution is quite interesting.

She took out a thin wire from her storage space and poked it a few times at the keyhole of the back door.

“Clatter.”

With a soft click, the old brass lock opened.

As Su Yue pushed open the door, a musty smell that had been there for a long time hit her.

The room was dimly lit, and the furniture was covered with white cloths, covered with a thick layer of dust.

It certainly looks like no one has lived here for a long time.

But Su Yue knew that this was just an appearance.

Without turning on the lights, she began searching room by room, relying on her exceptional night vision.

Her gaze eventually fell on the fireplace in the study.

Fireplaces were completely unnecessary in Shanghai during the 1970s; they were purely a remnant of decorations from before the liberation.

Su Yue stepped forward, stretched out her fingers, and carefully tapped between the bricks of the fireplace.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

A dull sound echoed in the empty room.

When her fingers tapped the third brick on the right side of the fireplace, the sound became noticeably hollow.

This is it!

She pressed down hard on the brick, and with a creak, the bookshelf next to her slowly slid to one side, revealing a dark hole.

A distinctive scent of money mixed with camphor wood wafted out of the cave entrance.

Su Yue curled her lips into a cold smile and walked in without hesitation.

The secret room wasn't large, about ten square meters, but what was inside was enough to drive anyone living in this era crazy.

Several large wooden crates were placed against the wall, and they were not locked.

Su Yue opened the first one; the bright yellow gold bars were neatly arranged, gleaming alluringly in the dim light.

Opening the second one revealed bundles of US dollars and Hong Kong dollars, an astonishing quantity.

The third and fourth boxes were filled with valuable jewelry, antiques, and paintings.

This sum is many times larger than the secret stash of money in Lin Xiuzhen's safe.

Su Guohua, my dear father, you kept this a secret for so long!

Without any hesitation, Su Yue sent several large wooden crates, along with all the valuables inside, vanishing instantly and storing them all in her spatial storage.

After emptying the wooden crates, an inconspicuous black leather suitcase in the corner of the secret room caught her attention.

The suitcase was locked.

Su Yue used brute force to pry open the lock and open the box.

There was no gold or silver treasure inside, only stacks of documents and a thick ledger.

She casually flipped open the ledger, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

The records on it are densely packed with accounts of the Su family's business colluding with foreign merchants to resell rare minerals and medicinal herbs that are restricted from export by the state!

In terms of time, these transactions have been going on for a full five years!

Behind the ledger were several signed contracts, clearly stamped with the official seal of Su's Trading Company and the seals of several foreign companies.

Treason!

This is blatant treason!

Su Guohua is not only a hypocrite, but also a traitor! And Lin Xiuzhen is clearly an accomplice who knew about it and participated in it!

Su Yue's heart pounded, not from fear, but from extreme excitement.

She originally only wanted to settle a personal score, but unexpectedly, she uncovered such a shocking revelation!

Now that's great! She doesn't need to rack her brains to devise a plan. As long as she hands over this evidence, Su Guohua and Lin Xiuzhen are doomed! And they're beyond redemption, beyond even the gods' help!

She carefully put away the account books and all the documents, placing them in a separate compartment in the space, before leaving the small villa with a satisfied heart.

After leaving, she didn't rush home, but went straight to the state-run restaurant.

After all that fuss, my stomach was growling loudly.

"Comrade, one order of braised pork, one order of sweet and sour fish, one order of dry-fried green beans, and four large steamed buns!"

As soon as Su Yue opened her mouth, she stunned the guests at the next table.

These days, eating out is a luxury. This girl ordered three main dishes by herself, all of them meat dishes. Whose daughter is she?

The waiter was also taken aback and asked, "Sir, are you alone?"

“Yes, I’m alone.” Su Yue said without changing her expression. “I’ll pack up the leftovers.”

The food was served quickly, and its aroma filled the air.

Su Yue finished her meal in a flash, feeling full of energy.

After she had eaten and drunk her fill, she called over a waiter.

"Comrade, pack ten portions of each of those dishes for me! And fifty steamed buns, please!"

The waiter's jaw almost dropped, but considering the money and the ticket, he still quickly packed it up for her.

Su Yue carried the heavy oil paper package and walked out of the restaurant with ease amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

As soon as they turned into the deserted alley, the thing in their hand vanished instantly.

Next stop: department store, grocery store, grain store!

With the huge sum of 1,500 yuan she had earned from selling her job, along with the money and tickets she had "scraped" from Su Guohua and Lin Xiuzhen, she began a frenzied shopping spree.

"Comrade, give me twenty boxes of this face cream."

"Give me ten feet of each of these colors, this Dacron fabric."

"Pork! Master, give me twenty pounds! Both fatty and lean!"

"One hundred catties each of rice and wheat flour!"

"Ten catties each of brown sugar and white sugar!"

Wherever Su Yue went, she was like a locust swarm passing through; she spared no expense on anything that could be bought with money or tickets.

After buying the items, she would find a restroom or a secluded corner and secretly transfer them into her spatial storage.

After sweeping around, the small mountain in the space grew even taller.

By the time all this was done, it was already getting dark.

But Su Yue was still not satisfied.

Guided by her memory, she wandered through many twists and turns until she arrived at the depths of a dilapidated alley.

This is the largest black market in Shanghai.

A murky odor filled the air, and people spoke in hushed tones, their eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Su Yue found a skinny man wearing a straw hat who was squatting in a corner.

"Uncle, do you have any seeds?"

The man raised his head, revealing a weathered face, his cloudy eyes scrutinizing Su Yue.

What kind of seed?

"We need everything that can grow in the ground," Su Yue said succinctly.

A glint of light flashed in the man's eyes; he understood—a big client had arrived.

He led Su Yue behind a more secluded pile of junk and took out small packets wrapped in oil paper from his pocket.

"Cabbage, radish, tomato, cucumber... these are all newly planted this year."

"Corn, sorghum, rice, wheat... I have them all, from the north and the south."

“And this,” the man said mysteriously, taking out a small cloth bag, “Apples, pears, peaches… all improved varieties, big and sweet.”

Su Yue's eyes lit up; these were all treasures.

"How much?"

"These are all good stuff. No tickets required, just money. Vegetable seeds are 50 cents a bag, grain seeds are 1 yuan a bag, and fruit tree seeds are a bit more expensive, 5 yuan a bag."

Without saying a word, Su Yue pulled out her wallet and said, "I'll take them all."

The man was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth, and quickly packed up all the hundreds of seeds and gave them to Su Yue.

The transaction was complete, and Su Yue left the black market satisfied, carrying a heavy cloth bag.

Upon returning to the Su family home, she immediately locked the door and slipped into the inner space.

The land in the space seems to have expanded considerably.

She first walked to the spring, scooped up a handful of clear spring water and drank it all in one gulp. Instantly, the fatigue from a long day's work vanished, and she was filled with energy.

After regaining her strength, Su Yue started working.

She categorized the hundreds of seeds she had just bought and then planned out neat plots of land on the reclaimed land.

Vegetable section, grain section, fruit section...

Like a diligent farmer, she personally planted seeds carrying hope into the fertile black soil.