Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 53 - 52: The Useless Space

"It’s so hot." As Gong Ruini entered the newly built house, she felt the eastern room, originally planned as a dining area, was extremely warm, almost like it could be summer inside.

Gong Tao also came out from the house, sweating profusely, "Ni Zi, what brings you here?"

"You shouldn’t come here. You’re not in good health." Gong Tao motioned for Gong Ruini to quickly head back inside, as she had been drinking medicine due to her health these past few days.

Oh, please, it was just a sore throat. Honestly, if it weren’t for Zhao Guangran insisting on three days of medicine, she would have been fine by now.

"Dad, wow, the greens have sprouted!" After striking it rich, Gong Ruini assumed Zhao Gang and the others wouldn’t bother planting greens.

Previously, Zhao Gang suggested it so each family could be a bit more well-off. But now, with the stuff they dug up from the cavern, they’re doing quite well.

Gong Ruini originally wanted to know what treasures Zhao Gang and the others unearthed, and she was more concerned about what portion their family received. But after arguing with Zhao Guangran, she missed out on the plunder conference.

However, seeing her old man showing off and planning to spend all the cloth tickets in town over the past few days, it was clear that the income must have been substantial.

"Yes, they’ve sprouted. In a few days, we can harvest them, and then we’ll take them out to sell." That’s money, after all, and Gong Tao was taking great care of them.

If this house were habitable, he’d want to stay here at night just to take good care of these greens.

Wait, they’re selling them? Not eating them at home? Gong Ruini was dumbfounded. Even though her family wasn’t short on money, her old man was still so money-hungry.

"No greens, how will we have money to buy Ni Zi pretty clothes?" As for the gold dug out from the cavern, Gong Tao already had plans for that.

Not to mention that the gold couldn’t be easily cashed in. Even if it could, flashing it around would be too conspicuous, and besides, Gong Tao intended to leave half of it to Gong Ruini.

If it weren’t for Ni Zi, they wouldn’t have discovered this windfall, so Gong Tao was even more reluctant to touch that money.

"You’re not going to use any of it?" Gong Ruini thought Gong Tao would secretly sell off a bit of gold, but it’s just as well, as selling it now would not only attract attention but also fetch a low price.

Gong Ruini was also worried that if Gong Tao sold the gold, and then got a letter from relatives back home about hard times, her honest father would feel bad and end up giving them money.

"Keeping it for you guys." Gong Tao remembered he hadn’t discussed something with Ni Zi.

Even though Cai Meina thought Gong Ruini was just a kid and didn’t need to know these things, fearing she might spill the beans.

But Gong Tao believed his daughter would understand and wouldn’t say anything, just like she took good care of the Jade Pendant, keeping it in her box to prevent losing it.

"What, Dad, you’re saying at least half of the gold belonging to our family is for me?" Gong Ruini knew about the hidden fortune, and she expected Gong Tao would give her a portion, but she didn’t expect so much.

Although there were just the two siblings for now, Gong Ruwen was a boy and was supposed to receive most of the family assets, not to mention the parents planning to have another child.

Wouldn’t that mean when the younger brother or sister comes along, their share would decrease?

Besides, she had already received a good item. Although she had been recuperating these past two days and hadn’t taken out the Jade Pendant to play with, through a dream, she discovered the secret of this Jade Pendant.

You could say this Jade Pendant contained a space, but this space seemed rather useless right now.

The withered branches and leaves Gong Ruini saw earlier weren’t ordinary plants; they were withered branches and leaves of Snow Lotus, Cordyceps, and ginseng, which made Gong Ruini reluctant to part with them. Counting those plants, it was clear there were quite a few.

Even if they didn’t possess miraculous effects like reviving the dead and extending life, just the quantity alone could fetch a substantial amount.

Moreover, from the history of the space’s previous owners, there was one owner who diligently planted these valuable herbs and made a fortune, becoming a well-known wealthy individual. Unfortunately, the descendants were disappointing.

When it was passed to the last owner, the once-prosperous family raised an heir who lived a life of negligence and mischief. Although each mishap was resolved with money, it hurt their virtue, and using the space for bad deeds led to its gradual decline, and the prestigious family fell apart, with the so-called family treasure Jade Pendant sold off.

Sadly, such a good Jade Pendant was never used by subsequent owners who didn’t know its secret, hence no one ever entered its space.

If someone had entered, Gong Ruini predicted they wouldn’t have been satisfied, as due to the lack of virtue, even the most worthless greens couldn’t be grown in the so-called herbal field anymore.

As for that well that drove Gong Ruini crazy, it was even worse. The medicinal field’s miraculous effects weren’t just due to the fertile soil; the well water contributed, too.

Though the well water appeared no different from outside well water, prolonged consumption did have positive effects on the immune system and more.

If the previous owner hadn’t abused the space so much, the well could have been much more effective, making it quite possible to become a centenarian.

Alas, all those great ideas are nothing but dreams, for which Gong Ruini did a lot of cursing at the previous owner, who had probably reincarnated many times by now.

No amount of cursing could hide the fact that this space was a dud. Gong Ruini had no choice but to put up with it, and earlier, she had been wondering if she could hide things in the space to save on so-called taxes.

This thought had barely formed in her mind when the space’s whoever read the instruction manual, pointing out it couldn’t be used for bad deeds.

This left Gong Ruini thinking that other than serving as a mobile storage space, it had no other utility, making it a barely useful space.

Wait a minute, Gong Ruini suddenly remembered something. Wasn’t she planning to scour the county’s scrap shop for goods? Maybe after finding something nice, she could store it in the space, which would still mean getting rich, wouldn’t it?

Reflecting on it, Gong Ruini was quite excited. After all, if she couldn’t salvage them, they’d just be destroyed otherwise, and just thinking about it thrilled her.

Gong Ruini had developed a habit where, even if she felt happy or displeased around others, she wouldn’t show it unless she wanted them to understand her thoughts.

Gong Tao had no idea his daughter could multitask. From his perspective, she seemed to be genuinely listening to him.

"Ni Zi, you cannot let anyone know our family has money." Gong Tao had been receiving lectures from his wife these past few days, constantly reminding him not to divulge confidential matters.

This perturbed Gong Tao because, in his view, he wasn’t a child and certainly knew how to handle these things.

"Do you think I’m that stupid?" Why did everyone assume she would spill the beans? After all, she was Gong Ruini and wouldn’t do something so foolish.

Seeing his daughter’s dissatisfied look, Gong Tao couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, swiftly changing the subject to save face as her father.

Recommended: Feng Qingqing’s "Sixties White Rich Beauty," the small educated youth gains a space, plants spirit springs, and watch me become a rich beauty, navigating through the sixties.

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