Anning went to a restaurant with Si Linna.
When ordering, Si Linna asked the waiter, "Do you have anything fresh today?"
The waiter smiled and said, "Yes, today we have the freshest river fish, vegetables air-freighted from Green Manor, and freshly squeezed juice."
Si Linna said, "I’ll have a braised fish, two dishes of seasonal vegetables, and two cups of juice."
"Okay."
The waiter smiled and helped with the ordering.
Anning watched Si Linna order and then looked at the prices on the nu; she was still a bit shocked.
This small world is a place with severe pollution, where desertification of the entire planet is worsening, making the environnt quite poor. Especially in the Capital and so cities nearby, the sandstorms in spring and autumn are so severe that one wouldn’t dare to go out without a face mask.
Moreover, the at, vegetables, fruits, and grains in this world are all contaminated. Eating green and healthy food is a difficult thing to do; having a al made from unpolluted ingredients is really a luxury that families not well-off can’t afford.
Anning understood how bad the situation of this small world was only after researching a lot of information online recently.
Environntal pollution, energy crisis, the tense situation between countries, and rampant viruses make life really hard for people in this world.
In Yan Anning’s mory, most are about romantic entanglents—she loves him, he loves her, but she doesn’t love her, he loves him, and the two conspire to deceive her. It seems to be a world dominated by love, but to Anning, the background of this world is really too bad.
She looked at the very small fish that cost such a high price, and a plate of fried greens costing hundreds of yuan, and despite having experienced so much, she couldn’t help but be surprised.
Si Linna smiled at Anning, "Hurry up and eat while it’s hot. The ingredients from this hotel’s restaurant are quite clean and fresh. They have their own manor, and all the top ingredients used in their chain stores are grown in their manor, green and unpolluted. You should try it."
Anning smiled, "The fragrance is enticing. I didn’t know about this hotel earlier."
"It just opened not long ago."
Si Linna said as she picked so food for Anning, "Eat more, you’ve lost a lot of weight recently."
Anning pinched the flesh on her arm and chuckled, "Thank you, sister. You’re the one who cares for ."
Halfway through the al, Anning asked Si Linna, "Sister, did you transfer the house in your hotown?"
Si Linna was taken aback, "I talked to Shi Ye about it, and he said he would transfer it to in a couple of days."
Anning nodded, "Then you should handle it quickly."
Si Linna didn’t understand why Anning wanted her to transfer the house in the hotown to her na, but she always trusted Anning. Besides, the house in the hotown was so run-down that it’s practically worthless, it doesn’t matter under whose na it’s placed.
Si Linna didn’t care much, and Shi Ye cared even less about the house. When Si Linna asked for it, he agreed without any hesitation, since to him, he’s going to stay in Hai City, and it might be years before he returns to the hotown. The house is useless sitting there.
"Okay."
Si Linna agreed.
After the al, Si Linna transferred the money Anning left with her, and drove Anning to get her jewelry and docunts stored outside Si Linna’s eldest son’s house.
Anning didn’t say much, went with Si Linna to get the jewelry and docunts, and then asked Si Linna to drop her off at the house she bought two years ago.
Anning’s house, bought two years ago, is also near University City. At that ti, it was a newly built neighborhood, and Anning happened to visit and found it nice, so bought it in full. She had it decorated after graduating high school, using the sumr break to find soone to fix it, and now it’s ready to move in.
Once Anning got off the car, she sent a ssage to Xiao Yuan, telling him not to go to East City District anymore, but to co to the house in Taoyuan New City instead.
After sending the ssage, Anning took a bath, and curled up on the sofa to start researching things.
When Xiao Yuan arrived, Anning was seriously reading so information online that ordinary people couldn’t access.
Upon hearing the doorbell, she got up to open the door. Xiao Yuan ca in carrying so groceries, and Anning said, "I haven’t bought slippers yet, just wear your shoes in."
In response, Xiao Yuan took a pair of slippers out of a bag and changed into them.
He entered, put the groceries into the fridge, and while doing so asked Anning, "Had a fallout with your family?"
Anning nodded, continuing to curl up on the sofa while researching.
Xiao Yuan also leaned in to watch for a while.
"I always feel this world won’t remain peaceful. It seems like a world focused on romance, but with such a background, there might be disasters in the future."
Anning agreed, "Seems like we’ll have to return to our original profession."
Xiao Yuan kissed Anning’s cheek, "I majored in landscape architecture. Being a landscape architect wouldn’t be bad in this life."
Anning had sensed so world rules, "You might not get your wish."
She smiled, "I studied chemistry and also minored in biology, so there’s much to be done."
After finishing her reading, Anning turned off the computer and nestled in Xiao Yuan’s arms to ask him, "How’s your family? They aren’t as problematic as mine, right?"
Xiao Yuan chuckled, "Just an ordinary family, not as problematic. My family has both parents, one older brother, one younger brother, and a pair of twin sisters. The family is large, and since all are in school, my parents don’t have great skills to earn much money, so the finances are quite tight."
Anning asked him, "Do you need to transfer so money over?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head, "No need, I can earn my own living expenses. My older brother is now a graduate student, and he also earns his tuition and living expenses by himself. My younger brother studies in the Capital and entered university last year, with tuition covered by a loan, and he earns his own living expenses. The two sisters are still in high school, so my parents just have to support them, the pressure isn’t that high anymore."
"Really surprising."
Anning raised her eyebrows, "Your family mbers are quite accomplished."
Xiao Yuan laughed, "Yes, they’re all pretty good. My parents aren’t overly biased; they don’t treat any child particularly well or poorly. Anyway, when it cos to attending university, every child has to figure it out themselves. My two sisters will face the sa situation; my parents said once the sisters enter university, they’ll save money to repair the house; otherwise, it’s too dilapidated, hardly livable."
Anning listened intently, "Alright, as long as you think it’s fine. Anyway, I probably won’t have much contact with my parents and brother in the future; it looks like only my sister-in-law will concern ."
After chatting for a while, Anning got up to cook for Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan helped out in the kitchen; after dinner, he went to the study to write while Anning went downstairs to the supermarket to buy so daily necessities. Upon returning, she cleaned the house, made up the beds, and placed bathing supplies in the kitchen.
The house here hadn’t been lived in, it really was empty. Many things need to be bought.
Not even a piece of clothing in the closet; for living here, there’s a need to buy so clothes.
After tidying up the house, Anning went to the study to find Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan had just finished a Chapter, so Anning asked him, "I’m going out to buy clothes, want to join ?"
Xiao Yuan stood up, "Sure."
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