The boss stared at Su Nian in astonishment. "Are you really going to buy all of this?"
Su Nian nodded confidently. "Of course! I've already told my family. This time, I'm starting my own business, and I want to surprise them."
Hearing Su Nian's determination, the boss nodded almost instinctively.
With so much food being bought, who wouldn't be surprised?
Though he thought this, the boss quickly provided his account details.
Money is money, regardless of where it comes from. He didn't care if Su Nian could make a profit; he just wanted to secure this deal and earn his share.
Su Nian paid half of the deposit upfront and arranged for the goods to be delivered to the warehouse in three days. She left the store after confirming the details.
With grains secured, the next step was to purchase oils. Su Nian visited a specialty oil shop and ordered 100 barrels each of rapeseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil, and sesame oil.
She also ordered 500 bottles each of hemp oil, corn oil, olive oil, camellia oil, palm oil, grape seed oil, and walnut oil.
Considering the vast quantity of oil, Su Nian couldn't help but think she wouldn't finish consuming them in her lifetime, let alone the next.
But having experienced hunger in her past life, Su Nian didn't concern herself with whether she could consume it all. She just wanted to buy, buy, buy!
In her mind, what she bought was hers, and only then would she feel secure.
Next, Su Nian went to a wholesale store for condiments. Salt was essential, not only for consumption but also as a valuable commodity in the post-apocalyptic world. She ordered 50 bags per box and bought 1000 boxes.
Besides salt, sugar was also a valuable commodity. She ordered 1000 pounds each of white granulated sugar, rock sugar, brown rock sugar, and brown sugar.
She bought 500 pounds each of various fruit-flavored hard candies, milk candies, and toffees.
For sauces, she ordered 500 bottles each of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, aged vinegar, balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar, white vinegar, cooking wine, and oyster sauce.
For seasonings, she ordered 100 boxes each of chicken bouillon, monosodium glutamate (MSG), Chinese five-spice powder, thirteen-spice blend, ground cumin, chili powder, ground black pepper.
She also bought 100 boxes each of various barbecue blends, hot pot bases, and seasoning packets for cooking.
Su Nian didn't forget to purchase various types of bean pastes: mushroom paste, Laoganma (a popular Chinese chili sauce), soybean paste, doubanjiang (broad bean paste), Bibimbap sauce, chili sauce, sweet bean sauce, and Korean-style sweet and spicy sauce, ordering 200 boxes of each.
Spices were also essential. She ordered 200 pounds each of Sichuan peppercorn, prickly ash, star anise, bay leaves, cloves, rosemary, sage, fennel, chili peppers, cinnamon, and others.
Due to the large quantity Su Nian ordered, these items would take at least until tomorrow to be delivered.
Seeing it was already noon, Su Nian decided to leave the wholesale market and went to have lunch.
Having not eaten restaurant food in years, seeing a table full of delicious dishes made Su Nian's mouth water. She eagerly started eating.
She frequented this restaurant before; although it served home-style dishes, the taste was exceptional.
Thinking that she might not have the chance to eat these dishes in the post-apocalyptic world, Su Nian felt a sense of regret.
However, she made a decision.
After finishing her meal, Su Nian found the restaurant owner and, under the pretext of ordering corporate lunches, placed an order for ten servings of each dish to be picked up daily for a month.
Su Nian wasn't just planning to buy from this restaurant; she had many other favorite places in mind and intended to visit each of them to place similar orders.
This way, even in the post-apocalyptic world, she could taste the flavors of the past.
The whole afternoon, Su Nian went from one restaurant to another, finally managing to place orders for all her favorite dishes.
As the sun began to set, Su Nian went to the snack street.
There were plenty of delicacies on the snack street, and she couldn't miss out.
Jelly noodles, cold skin, cold noodles, cold dishes, stinky tofu, grilled gluten, skewers – Su Nian savored every bite as she reminisced.
She bought snacks while enjoying them and, by the time she left the snack street, her hands were full.
If it weren't for the crowds and surveillance everywhere, she would have stored everything in her space long ago.
Once in her car, Su Nian stowed away all the snacks in her space.
As evening approached, Su Nian checked the yogurt she had leftover from before. It was still in the same state as when she put it in – her space could preserve items!
With this realization, Su Nian had no more worries and could freely indulge in her shopping spree.
After returning home and taking a shower, Su Nian didn't immediately go to bed; instead, she opened her shopping app.
Some things could be bought at the wholesale market, but others could be purchased online, such as some of her favorite snacks.
Spicy pickled chicken feet, spicy chicken feet, various spicy snacks, rice crackers, potato chips, dried small fish, shredded squid – Su Nian ordered them all.
Since she ordered a large quantity, she didn't provide her home address; instead, she had them sent directly to the rented warehouse.
After placing the orders, Su Nian took out the printed list and checked off the items she had already bought before finally feeling at ease to sleep.
Her sleep was not peaceful, filled with scenes of struggling for survival in the post-apocalyptic world.
When dawn broke, Su Nian opened her eyes, relieved to find herself still in her apartment room. It was just a dream!
In this life, she vowed to live better than before!
For breakfast, Su Nian cooked sausages and eggs, paired with millet porridge and soup dumplings she had bought yesterday, enjoying a satisfying meal.
After eating her fill, Su Nian immediately set out in her car.
Today was another day of big purchases!
The previous day's purchases were all food-related, so today Su Nian went to buy household items.
Laundry detergent, laundry liquid, soap, fragrant soap, shampoo, shower gel, conditioner, toothbrushes, medicated creams, dishwashing liquid – she bought them all in bulk, 200 boxes of each.
Toilet paper, wet wipes, disinfectant wipes, sanitary pads – she bought enough to last for two lifetimes.
As for skincare products and facial cleansers, Su Nian had already placed orders for several sets of her favorite brands.
Thinking it over, she also bought several large boxes of inexpensive yet effective hand creams and snow lotus creams.
After purchasing cleaning supplies, Su Nian bought disposable lunch boxes, chopsticks, cling film, zipper bags, aluminum foil, and more.
These were consumables, and even after ten years into the post-apocalypse, production hadn't resumed.
So
Su Nian bought large quantities of each item.
Even if she used two disposable lunch boxes per meal, she would still have enough for generations to come.
Besides food, hydration was crucial.
The first year of the apocalypse was scorching, with extreme temperatures and no rainfall. Water was a vital resource for survival.
Su Nian contacted manufacturers and ordered a thousand water barrels and a thousand water tanks.
Each water tank could hold five tons of water, equipped with a faucet at the bottom for easy access.
As for the water barrels, they were the type used in water dispensers, and Su Nian planned to use them for filtered water.