But afterwards, as Su Shu watched the events she had experienced after her rebirth, she felt uncertain. In this life, too many things were different from before, such as having a child by her side, and meeting Tang Zelin and Shen Han earlier. Even the novel she had serialized before the Apocalypse to prompt readers to prepare had all made her feel subtly uneasy due to the differences from her previous life.
On a larger scale, whether it was changes in the weather or national and city policies and activities, they were no different from her previous life. But the dissatisfaction with the small details had already begun to show some changes.
Su Shu was a bit worried. She wondered if, after the Apocalypse, it would be like the last life—whether she and Xiao'ai would be in danger, whether they would have enough food.
People fear thinking too much, and once Su Shu started to overthink, she planned to allocate two-thirds of her budget to stockpiling grains.
She thought, more is always better than less. In the hellish days of the Apocalypse, who would complain about having too much food?
With a plan in her mind, she became much more stable in her actions. She didn't have abundant money, but to prepare more thoroughly, she also needed to spend carefully, comparing as she went along, until she set her sights on one store.
Although the grains were good in every store, she was drawn to this store's grains for their plump kernels and smooth, sleek appearance. Touching a handful and rolling it in her hand, she felt the desire to buy it.
However, the price was a bit more expensive per catty than at other stores.
Early in the morning, the business at every store was booming. This store was no exception, only it was not as bustling as the others.
The store owner sat by the doorway on a chair, sipping a small drink while watching others prosper, occasionally glancing at Su Shu and her daughter in her arms picking out grains, finding it amusing.
"Miss, it's my first time seeing someone bring a child to buy grains early in the morning."
Su Shu looked up, pointed at the rice in front of her, "Is it cheaper?"
The owner was straightforward, "How cheap do you want it? If you buy just a little, it's this price. I can give a discount on a bigger quantity, but let me put it straight, see those people? If you want their prices from my shop, I can't do it. If I could, I wouldn't be sitting here drinking to ease my boredom this early."
Su Shu nodded. "Alright, I won't push it down to that price, but your prices really aren't cheap."
The owner, previously indifferent, scrutinized Su Shu more closely and realized this girl really seemed to want to buy his grains, and it looked like she might buy a lot. His entire demeanor brightened, and he eagerly came forward, no longer drinking his liquor.
"Miss, how much would you like to buy?"
Su Shu looked around, comparing the rice on the left and the right. It was obvious to anyone, the rice on the left was more expensive, and the rice on the right probably had a similar price to that of other stores. After thinking, she pointed to the left, the clearly more refined and expensive rice.
"This depends on how reasonable the price you offer is."
She then pointed to the right.
"This rice seems of similar quality to others', a wholesale price same as theirs is fine. Start with one thousand kilograms for me. Of course, if you can make the price more reasonable here, I can save some money and buy more of this," Su Shu smiled, gesturing again to the finer rice on the left.
The owner, an experienced merchant, understood immediately. Securing an order of one thousand kilograms of grain, which was only from the ordinary rice on the left—having seen her standing by the finer rice for a long time—he quickly calculated the deal in his mind.
Smiling, he asked, "Besides grains, is there anything else you need, miss?"
Su Shu looked up and instantly grasped his intent, smiled back, "If it's convenient for you, I'll take a look at other things here too, to save the hassle."