Chapter 48 Confident
Two container dormitories were set up in a vegetable field near Lin Xi's home.
At first, Zhang Xiulan complained a few times when she saw her vegetables being dug up, but no one paid any attention.
Faced with a group of workers armed with weapons, she dared not move rashly. She could only hold onto Lin Cheng and Zhuang Changdong to bolster her confidence, and said to one of the workers:
"This dish is mine."
Lin Xi squatted to the side and rolled her eyes. She thought she was so capable, but it turned out she only dared to shout a few words for the dishes.
Although the workers accepted Yu Shiyun's statement that "vegetables are a gift from nature," they didn't find it particularly special, and were instead puzzled by being pulled aside.
He tossed the burlap sack containing vegetables in front of Zhang Xiulan like trash, saying, "Take it away quickly."
Zhang Xiulan was stunned, not expecting her goal to be achieved so quickly.
The workers were moving tools when they saw the group not leaving and called out, "Take your vegetables and get out of the way. Don't get in our way. We're busy."
Zhang Xiulan glanced at Lin Cheng, then tugged at Zhuang Changdong.
Zhuang Changdong shook his head, unable to utter a single word.
Finally, they slunk away, leaving the workers to work enthusiastically in front of Lin Xi's house.
As the two container dormitories sprang up, no one dared to utter a single word about the ownership of the houses in front of Lin Xi.
Perhaps everyone knew they were in the wrong, so they didn't dare to refute like Lin Xi, and only dared to bully a girl because of their numbers.
Now that there are many people around Lin Xi, no one dares to say anything.
Yu Shiyun got the gist of it from Lin Xi. As a sophisticated urban woman, she had probably never seen anything like it before, and she found it both funny and frustrating.
She comforted Lin Xi, "Don't be afraid of them. From today onwards, these workers will live here. They won't leave until your safe house is built. These workers are not ordinary workers; they are workers I specially recruited who are of high quality and character."
Yu Shiyun's work is as reassuring as her designs.
Lin Xi was no longer worried about her uncle's family making a fuss over the house, unless they were capable of hiring a 10-person construction team to cause trouble.
But they only want empty suites; they won't spend that much money to hire people.
Moreover, they generally knew that the house belonged to Lin Xi's father, Lin Yi, and that they were in the wrong, so even if they called people over, it would be of no use.
Lin Xi thought to herself.
Yu Shiyun then reminded him, "You can move into the rented house in town today. The workers will settle in today and start demolishing the house tomorrow. Have you finished packing your things?"
"Mmm." Lin Xi had already made the arrangements.
A short while later, the twelve boxed meals she had arranged to be delivered from the town arrived.
Today wasn't the first day of work, but Lin Xi treated the workers well, arranging boxed meals with three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes, and even opening two large watermelons for everyone to eat.
Lin Xi couldn't discern the professional competence of these workers; Yu Shiyun's choices were always spot on.
Their character is evident; they are all hardworking, honest, and conscientious. Even knowing that the homeowner is a young girl, they did not slack off.
Lin Xi quickly packed her suitcase and went to town with Yu Shiyun.
When I passed by Zhang Xiulan's house, there was a group of people standing in the courtyard in front of the house, eating sunflower seeds and pointing in the direction of Lin Xi's house.
Zhang Xiulan was so anxious that she jumped up and down, and when she got really into it, she couldn't help but clap her hands and say, "How can that make any sense?!"
When Lin Xi met her gaze, Zhang Xiulan's eyes instantly turned fierce.
Those envious gazes silently said: Just you wait.
Yu Shiyun witnessed this scene and patted Lin Xi on the shoulder: "Don't worry about them. There are ten workers on the construction site to support you, so don't be afraid they will bully you."
Lin Xi nodded.
“I’ve hired a designer from Yun City. After the handover is completed, I’ll be returning to Nanhua. The designer will be in charge of overseeing the work from now on. I’ll give you their contact information later.”
Yu Shiyun, a designer from a big city, had already considered her ten-day stay in Yunxiang a long business trip and couldn't wait to go home.
So she quickly finished the design drawings, recruited a construction team, and was about to return to Nanhua once everything was arranged.
She had discussed all of this with Lin Xi beforehand, and Lin Xi expressed her understanding.
After explaining the house-related matters, Yu Shiyun couldn't help but offer a few words of advice: "Your uncle's family is still in the village. Although they have workers there, they can't do anything to your house, but it's still easy for them to trip you up."
"I suggest you don't ride your electric bike to and from the village. Buying a car would be safer."
Yu Shiyun must think Lin Xi is rich, otherwise she wouldn't be able to invest several million to build a house at such a young age.
But Lin Xi spends her money wisely; building a safe house is the biggest expense, and it has almost emptied her savings.
Her online store's current profits aren't enough to support her, and she hasn't even started preparing for the apocalypse. As an orphan and unemployed person with all the "buffs" stacked up, she definitely can't afford to take out a loan to buy a Volvo.
But she accepted Yu Shiyun's suggestion and prepared to buy a used car for transportation.
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After spending four days clearing out the old house, construction on Lin Xi's new house officially began.
She now lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Yunxiang Town. The apartment is small but clean and tidy, and has all the necessary appliances. The rent is 800 yuan per month.
With the online store business not showing any signs of improvement, Lin Xi gradually began to consider other ways to make a living.
Do your own professional finance job?
No, Yunxiang is remote, and the companies there are generally small and pay low wages. A college graduate like her with "no work experience" would probably be hired as a cashier, and she'd be lucky to earn 3,500 a month at the beginning.
Drive for Didi?
No, there isn't as much foot traffic here as at Nanhua University, and everyone lives a comfortable life, so they don't really need ride-hailing services.
Want to be a teacher at a tutoring center?
The work hours are all weekday evenings and weekends, and the salary is relatively high, so Lin Xi thinks it's feasible.
She kept her online store open and earned a stable income, so even if the online store didn't generate any revenue, she still had some income.
With her excellent diploma from Nanhua University, Lin Xi successfully landed a job at a tutoring agency.
She doesn't start work until 1 p.m. on weekdays. Every day at noon, she has time to drive 10 minutes to Yunxiang with ten boxed lunches to deliver the food and build a house on the side, watching her own house rise from the ground.
When I get back, I order takeout or cook a couple of dishes to go with my rice.
While cooking that day, she suddenly had a brilliant idea—
The boxed meals delivered to the workers were ordered from a restaurant in Yunxiang Town. Each meal cost 11 yuan and consisted of two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish. They were neither particularly good nor bad, but the price-performance ratio was acceptable.
Having lived alone for many years, she has developed pretty good cooking skills.
They could have easily made their own boxed lunches and delivered them to the construction site!
Lin Xi recalled that in 2004, a blogger who made boxed lunches for construction sites became very popular. That blogger said in a video that selling boxed lunches didn't make money, but making videos could.
Anyway, I don't start work until 1 pm. I can cook lunch and shoot videos in the morning and nurture my account so that I might become a minor internet celebrity in the future.
To make a living, she took three different paths.
Teachers at tutoring institutions earn around 100,000 yuan a year, and that amount increases in the second year.
Opening an online store as a side hustle or making boxed lunches and shooting videos—either path can lead to making a fortune if you succeed.
Lin Xi seemed to see her future self with a full wallet and abundant resources.
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