Ji Lin'an sat up and asked me with a smile, "Tell me, let me see if it's worth it for me to be used."
Now I'm really getting excited. After breaking up with Zhu Chen, I've never told anyone about us, mainly because I felt ashamed and embarrassed to let others know how bad my taste was. But today I couldn't help but want to complain to Ji Lin'an: "Three years ago, my ex-boyfriend and I met at work. We chatted for a few months and thought it was good, so we got together. We were together for two years and were about to get married. I even met his parents. But my ex-boyfriend's family didn't mention a single thing about how much the bride price would be, where the wedding would be held, or where we would live after the wedding. They just kept urging us to get our marriage certificate. Back then, I was young and shy." I didn't dare mention it. I called my mom and told her about it, so she flew back to China to meet his parents. My mom has lived abroad for a long time and doesn't really care about dowries; it's not customary to have them overseas. But in China, where is there no dowry-free? So she just asked for a token 50,000 yuan. His parents weren't happy about that, saying my mom was selling her daughter. We couldn't reach an agreement, so I called my dad. He'd also returned to China, and we met again. This time, my ex-boyfriend's parents said he had a bachelor's degree, a stable job, and too many girls were pursuing him. They originally wanted him to find someone with a good education, good looks, and a good family background. A girl from a good family found me, but she thought I was a good person. She asked my dad to contribute four million yuan to buy an apartment with her family. I thought it wasn't impossible for each family to contribute four million yuan. However, her mother said that my ex-boyfriend's younger brother was getting married soon, and although they had bought a wedding house, they felt it was a bit small. She wanted my dad to use the four million yuan to buy a house for her family's brother first, and my ex-boyfriend and I would move into his brother's wedding house, with my name added to the deed. As far as I know, the market price of his brother's house is less than four million yuan if bought outright. Of course, I couldn't agree to that, and I directly said that my family didn't have the money. The last time I met his parents, at the dinner table, they said that I didn't graduate from a prestigious university in China, I didn't have a civil service job, and my family couldn't afford a house. They said I was marrying above my station, so if I married into their family, I had to find a respectable 9-to-5 job with weekends off that wouldn't embarrass them, and I also had to take care of their family of three's needs, keep the house clean every day, and they emphasized that I couldn't eat at the table. Before we even finished eating, I couldn't help but curse them out and then left. So, after hearing this, do you think your sacrifice was worth it?
Ji Lin'an frowned, looking at me thoughtfully without saying a word. I felt a chill run down my spine from his gaze, and I poked him with my finger to calm myself down: "Well said!"
"Huh?" I was stunned for a moment.
Ji Lin'an said with a smile, "I say you're right to criticize. I always thought that such a plot only appeared in emotional programs and TV dramas. I didn't expect that someone around me could experience it."
I shrugged: "You bet. No wonder he's the chosen one. He gets all sorts of good things."
Ji Lin'an pouted: "After hearing your story, I suddenly realized that I didn't perform well just now, and it wasn't enough to vent my anger."
I laughed and said, "Hahahaha, how much more do you want to do? Today's scene is already enough to make him furious. He's probably arguing with his girlfriend right now."
Ji Lin'an nodded: "He won't be able to show off for long after the apocalypse. He won't be able to live in the big villa his father-in-law gave him for long either."
I smiled and nodded: "By the way, what did you buy? I was in such a hurry that I didn't look at it carefully."
Ji Lin'an counted on his fingers: "I bought some toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, shower gel, some repair tools, first aid medicine, and daily medicine."
I looked at Ji Lin'an and grinned foolishly: "I forgot all about that, all I could think about was food, hehe."
Ji Lin'an didn't say anything, but smiled, stood up, ruffled my hair, and walked towards the garden. I followed him, jumping up and messing up his hair in return. Reaching the garden, Ji Lin'an looked around, his gaze settling on an empty patch of land. I followed his gaze and walked ahead of him to the open space.
I stroked my chin: "It would be a shame not to grow some vegetables on this land, wouldn't it?"
Ji Lin'an nodded: "Okay, let's go buy some mature fruit trees and vegetable seedlings this afternoon."
I nodded frantically: "Great! I might be a little confident that raising animals won't be able to grow vegetables."
I looked at the other side of the garden, where flowers and plants were growing: "I think that piece of land is a bit of a waste. Do you think it's possible to find someone to dig a big pit and tell them we want to build a swimming pool? That way we can store water and collect it when it rains, so we can also irrigate our vegetables."
Ji Lin'an thought for two minutes and said, "This idea is feasible. I will contact someone to come and install it later. I saw a water purification system for sale today. We can install one, and we can take care of our daily washing and grooming."
I suddenly thought of a scene from the future and said, "But if we plant vegetables and trees outdoors, what if neighbors or outsiders see it? I wonder if it will end up like last time?"
Ji Lin'an pondered for a moment: "After buying the saplings and seedlings this afternoon, I'll find someone to reinforce the doors and windows. As for the reservoir, we can install a movable retractable cover to prevent the water source from being polluted and to cover the reservoir so that others can't see the water source. We'll also find a few workers to build a wall around the planting area and connect it to a passage so that we can easily enter and exit from the house. We'll also install a movable glass roof on top."
I interrupted, "What if someone sees our vegetables from the sky? Drones these days are high-definition."
Ji Lin'an nodded: "Then let's install an invisible roof, open it during the day to let them get some sun. The mobile space should also be able to grow some plants that don't need to be exposed to the sun. Let's install the outdoor ones first and see how it looks before making any improvements."
I nodded. Feeling pressed for time, Ji Lin'an and I discussed that I would get the seedlings and fruit trees while he would handle the garden renovation. We ordered takeout and ate something quick before splitting up. I teleported to the fruit and vegetable market in Y City. Considering that our planting area wasn't very large, I decided to buy some seedlings that wouldn't take up much space but would yield a large harvest at once. I bought 10 tomatoes, 10 eggplants, and 10 cucumbers, as well as garlic sprouts, bean sprouts, mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and other plants suitable for growing in the mobile space. Seeing that we still had enough time, I went to the fruit tree section to check out the seedlings. After calculating the area for the vegetable planting area, I bought several pots of figs, strawberries, and blueberries. Finally, I greedily took two pots of clock flowers with me. After buying everything, as usual, I found a car, took it to a secluded place, put it in the mobile space, and went home.
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