The space did not disappear with her, but for some reason, it never found a new owner. Tang Xiaoxiao guessed that it might be because the place where this senior lived in seclusion was too remote, so that no living person could be seen for many years, and therefore the space naturally could not find a suitable owner.

In short, hundreds or even thousands of years passed before the space finally encountered Tang Xiaoxiao and was able to see the light of day again. However, because it had been without spiritual energy for so long, the space shrank little by little to conserve energy, eventually becoming what Tang Xiaoxiao had first seen. The two remaining rows of medicinal herbs had long since stopped growing in order to maintain the space's needs.

Perhaps if Tang Xiaoxiao hadn't met him, the space would have completely disappeared in a few decades.

Tang Xiaoxiao put down the bamboo slips in her hand and let out a long sigh of relief.

After walking out and closing the door, Tang Xiaoxiao clasped her hands together and bowed three times before turning away with a heavy heart.

Although the senior's words showed little emotional fluctuation, Tang Xiaoxiao could almost see in them a cold and lonely woman who had spent hundreds of years alone in the mountains. How terrifying must that emptiness, that feeling of having no place to belong, have been to ultimately lead her to end her own life?

With an indescribable sadness in her heart, Tang Xiaoxiao gradually walked to the newly appeared lake. The lake water was azure blue and crystal clear. Some aquatic plants that Tang Xiaoxiao did not recognize swayed at the bottom of the lake. She scooped up a handful of water and tasted it slightly; it was fresh water.

Does the presence of a freshwater lake mean she can raise fish in the space?

Thinking of this, Tang Xiaoxiao finally cheered up. Tang's father especially loved to eat fish, embracing all kinds of sea and freshwater fish without ever getting tired of them, and now that they had this lake, she could raise them herself without worrying about the lack of nutrition in fish bought from outside that were raised on feed.

After surveying the entire space again, Tang Xiaoxiao returned to the real world with a joyful heart. She opened the bedroom door and went out. Her mother was making dinner. When she saw her, she asked with concern, "Have you been working too hard lately? You slept all afternoon. I didn't dare to wake you."

Tang Xiaoxiao touched her head somewhat guiltily, "Yeah, I'm a little tired. There's just too much to do."

"Then take a break. There's no end to making money, but your health is the most important thing," Tang's mother said with concern.

She was naturally happy that her daughter was very talented, but the most important thing was her child's health.

"I know, I'm perfectly fine now."

Tang's mother looked at her daughter's rosy cheeks, which were indeed very healthy. She nodded in satisfaction and turned back to her work.

Tang Xiaoxiao consciously found tasks that she could do.

During this time, Tang Xiaoxiao gradually started spending time in the kitchen. Her mother felt that her daughter was growing up and it wouldn't do if she couldn't do anything. So, she slowly started teaching her how to cook whenever she had free time. Tang Xiaoxiao naturally began to show her skills little by little. Her mother only thought that she was smart and quick to learn, without thinking anything else.

But Tang's mother loves her daughter dearly. Even though her daughter is now capable of handling things on her own, she still usually cooks for her and almost never asks Tang Xiaoxiao to do anything.

Tang Xiaoxiao felt both warm and a little sad about this.

This is the difference between a biological mother and a mother-in-law.

The mother was so afraid that her daughter would suffer any hardship that she didn't let her do anything at home and spoiled her like a princess.

After she got married, her mother-in-law wanted her to be a jack-of-all-trades. She had to work and earn money outside, and do laundry and cook when she got home. Whenever she picked up her phone or turned on her computer, her mother-in-law would scan her like a radar, as if she were lazy and did nothing all day.

Although Tang Xiaoxiao was not a pushover and wouldn't listen to her mother-in-law so easily, having such a fussy old woman constantly nagging and demanding this and that would make anyone uncomfortable.

But whatever it is, it's all in the past. Tang Xiaoxiao shook her head, trying not to think about those annoying memories.

No matter who she marries in the end, she will live in her own home, and no one can interfere with her on her own turf.

The snow fell for two whole days, gradually turning from light snowflakes into heavy snow. When the snow stopped on the second night, everything was covered in a blanket of white, a beautiful sight that can only be seen in the north.

After winter set in, the prices of fruits and vegetables soared, but Tang Xiaoxiao didn't raise her prices accordingly. Her products were already about three times the price of her competitors', and even if she raised prices further, those who weren't short of money would find it too expensive. Besides, she didn't need to raise prices. Others raised prices because the cold weather increased costs from planting to transportation, forcing them to do so, but she didn't have that problem.

All the money she invested initially, including the initial costs of leasing mountains and land, has long been recouped. The so-called high-priced nutrient solution she uses is produced by her spatial storage. Nowadays, her fruits and vegetables cost almost nothing except for the wages of the few people she employs. Sales of Xu Mingliang and He Zhan's two lines have been consistently stable. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she's making a fortune every day. In less than half a year since her rebirth, she has accumulated wealth that she might not have been able to earn in her previous life.

Tang Xiaoxiao had no ambition to become a top-tier tycoon. She was just an ordinary woman with no great ambitions or particularly outstanding intelligence. Her only advantage over others was that she was luckier and had a chance to start over with a cheat code.

She would do her best to create a better life for herself and her family, but that was all. Perhaps it was a family tradition, but her family members were all very easygoing, content with modest wealth, without an endless desire to climb higher. Some might think this was a sign of being unambitious, that heaven had given her so much but she didn't know how to use it properly, but Tang Xiaoxiao felt that her happiness was the most important thing. She didn't need to stand at the top of the pyramid and be worshipped by everyone; that feeling of loneliness at the top was definitely not what she liked.

Her dream life is simply to be able to do whatever she wants, buy whatever she wants, not have to worry about money, not have to compromise for anyone, have family by her side, and spend her life with her loved ones. That's enough.