Chapter 13: Unearthing a Raw Stone, Earning Over 20 Million
The transaction was completed quickly. As Lin Muyan expected, the old man was also very honest and did not rip her off. He offered a price of 23 million, but it could be paid in installments.
Lin Muyan only wanted a one-off transaction, refused installments, and proactively reduced the price by three million.
In the end, the old man happily and readily paid 20 million in cash, which was then deposited into Lin Muyan's account.
After the transaction was completed, Lin Muyan walked out of the antique market feeling relaxed, and only then did she have time to glance at the comments on the screen.
As expected, the barrage of comments had already broken through my defenses.
[My god, this money is too easy to make! That green tea b*tch is having a blast. This is my darling's golden touch, and she's figured it out.]
[I'm so angry! I'm so angry! This kind of thing should be the cheapest item, but she got it before the apocalypse, so she can hoard it!]
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The barrage of comments was filled with dissatisfaction and anger. Just then, another eye-catching comment appeared.
Wait a minute! Why is she hoarding supplies? How did she know the apocalypse was coming?
For a moment, the barrage fell into an eerie silence, followed by an overwhelming outpouring of shock.
Lin Muyan secretly rejoiced. How else could they have known? They must have told me.
Regardless of whether the apocalypse will eventually come, she will try her best to prepare. Even if the apocalypse doesn't happen, she won't lose out, because she dug all this money out with her golden shovel, it's practically free money.
With 20 million in hand, Lin Muyan felt somewhat more confident.
She went back to the farmers' market and visited several other grain shops, ordering a batch of rice, flour, and cooking oil, spending a total of three million yuan.
Next came various canned goods, seasonings, and dried products, for which three million units were ordered.
She hasn't bought anything else yet; there are still three months left in the countdown, so she has time.
With the remaining 14 million, she wanted to buy a house.
However, deciding what kind of house to buy and where to buy it becomes a problem.
After all, she didn't know what the apocalypse would bring. The comments said it was a natural disaster, but what kind of natural disaster was it?
After thinking for a moment, Lin Muyan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and began to mutter to herself.
"With this huge sum of money, shouldn't I buy a house to improve my living conditions? My old home in the urban village is too dilapidated and doesn't match my status."
See? I told you so! The chicken feet were bound to show sooner or later!
[I knew this kid wouldn't behave. She thinks she's some high-class heiress? What a load of rubbish! She's nothing but a green tea bitch, a mere cannon fodder. She'd be better off living in a dog hole!]
After a barrage of insults, the rational commenters and various analytical experts reappeared in the comment section, and Lin Muyan was just waiting for them.
She stared intently at the comments for a moment and then identified several important pieces of information.
Leaving aside the distant past, let's talk about the near future. In the first few months after the apocalypse, there will be bizarre weather with extreme cold and extreme heat. Therefore, the insulation layer of the house must be in place, and the heating and cooling system must be strong enough.
Then there will be months of continuous rainfall. After the persistent torrential rain, the drainage system of S City will eventually be paralyzed, so the higher the floor you live on, the safer you are.
But looking at the entire S City, the highest point is the hillside villa area, which is a feng shui treasure land, also known as the villa area where the Shen family lives, or the top-tier wealthy area.
No wonder the comments mentioned that after the apocalypse, Shen Jiaojiao would lead everyone to escape the apocalypse at the Shen family villa, which suggests that the hillside villa area is relatively safe.
So here's the problem: not enough money, far from enough!
With her current money, she can't even afford a toilet in the villa. It's a completely different world there. Even if an ordinary person thinks they have a mountain of gold, they can't cross the class barrier to reach it.
Moreover, given Lin Muyan's current probability of finding gold coins while treasure hunting, she might not be able to save enough money to buy a house even if she worked tirelessly for several years. There's also the issue of random probability involved.
With a sigh, Lin Muyan thought to herself, "Since I'm already out here, I might as well try my luck. What if there's a haunted house for sale in the hillside villas? Maybe I can snag one if I try hard enough."
Once the idea came to her, Lin Muyan immediately hailed a car and headed straight for the villa on the hillside.
Throughout the journey, the driver would glance at Lin Muyan in the rearview mirror, intentionally or unintentionally.
The girl was so beautiful, and she specifically asked to go to the villa on the hillside, a place that ordinary people probably wouldn't dare to set foot in. The driver was really curious whether he had gotten lucky and picked up a very rich customer.
"Excuse me, beautiful, do you live in a villa on the hillside?"
Lin Muyan gazed at the familiar road rushing past the car window, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Hearing the driver's question, she blurted out:
"I used to live here..." Unfortunately, she later encountered the ridiculous life of the real and fake heiresses, and now she is forced to embark on the early preparation stage of survival in the apocalypse. Tell me, isn't that absurd?
Upon hearing this, the driver immediately thought of the phrase "family fortunes decline".
It's a pity that the beautiful woman is actually a fallen heiress from a wealthy family; otherwise, he would have liked to volunteer himself and see if he could have the honor of being the rich family's driver.
Upon arriving at her destination, Lin Muyan stood once again at the entrance of the hillside villa.
The security system, comparable to that of a military base, made her lose her confidence for a moment.
She used to walk through this door with her head held high and her composure, but now that she's been kicked out of the Shen family, she feels guilty and ashamed.
Clearly, only two days have passed!
Lin Muyan couldn't help but sigh and slowly walked forward.
The security guard on duty today was someone Lin Muyan recognized; he spotted her immediately.
"Miss Shen, you're back?"
Lin Muyan was slightly taken aback. Hadn't the other party heard about the Shen family yet?
She feigned composure, nodded slightly to the other party, and entered the villa on the hillside without any hindrance.
Almost the entire mountain is comprised of hillside villas, each with a huge private space, making it very difficult to move around the villa area on foot.
The security guard also looked puzzled. "Ms. Chen, where is your driver? Would you like me to take you inside?"
Lin Muyan quickly waved her hand and made an excuse: "I want to take a walk. You don't need to worry about me. My driver will come to pick me up later."
The security guard nodded upon hearing this and respectfully saluted Lin Muyan's departing figure before returning to his normal guard post three minutes later.
Seeing that the security guards didn't chase after her, Lin Muyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But she still couldn't smile, because if you came in from the entrance at the foot of the mountain and wanted to explore all the villas on the hillside, you wouldn't be able to get very far in less than a day. Even the Shen family villa would take more than two hours to walk from now on!
There were shuttle buses in the villa area, but Lin Muyan didn't dare to take them because she felt guilty.
She didn't want the Shen family to know that she had returned here. In her memory, her adoptive parents had always been gentle, dignified, and refined gentlemen.
But now they see her like she's an enemy, and who knows what sarcastic or mean things they might say.
She hopes that what will remain in her heart forever is the kind image of her adoptive parents.
And although the first twenty years of her life have become a dream, those beautiful memories should not be destroyed.
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