All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

The brand new property certificate in her hand, with her own name on it, seemed to carry a scorching temperature, ironing Lin Ruan's palm and igniting the long-suppressed desire for absolute privacy and freedom in her heart.

Her heart, like a sail filled with the sudden spring breeze, couldn't wait to break free from all the ropes and sail to the quiet harbor that belonged entirely to her.

Without stopping at all, she simply packed a few pieces of clothing and daily necessities, and took the heavy key string that symbolized independence and autonomy, and walked briskly to the small courtyard located to the east of the Lin family, which was at a perfect distance from the small white building.

When I pushed open the wooden door with old military green paint and peeling edges, my mood was completely different.

It was early spring and the sun was shining brightly, but the courtyard seemed even more deserted and unattended than I remembered.

The small courtyard, about 20 square meters, is quietly bathed in the afternoon light.

In the corner, the small vegetable patch that grandma had carefully cultivated in the past, because of just a few days of lack of care, the weeds that had been suppressed for a long time could not wait to poke out the tender green and tenacious buds, announcing the wildness of nature.

In the cracks of the blue brick ground, the moist soil nourishes bits of moss and unknown weeds, exuding a vibrant yet slightly desolate atmosphere.

Opposite the courtyard gate stood three square, north-facing brick and tiled bungalows. The red brick walls, weathered by wind and rain, had a slightly darker color, while the gray tile roofs were neatly laid, with only a few small clumps of moss growing around the edges.

The windows are old-style wooden-framed glass windows. The putty in some places has cracked and fallen off, and they look quite old.

When I pushed open the door of the main room, a faint smell of dust from a long-vacant place hit me in the face.

There are not many pieces of furniture in the room, all of which are styles popular in the 1950s and 1960s: a solid wood square table, armchairs, a kang cabinet, and a kang table that looks very sturdy.

They are simple, practical and made of solid materials, but they are bulky in design and old-fashioned in style. A thin layer of dust has accumulated on the surface, silently telling of a brief farewell.

However, in Lin Ruan's eyes, all these old, lonely, and even slightly dilapidated scenes were not a problem at all!

Decoration and layout are urgent and should be put on the agenda immediately.

She first went back to Xiaobailou, ostensibly to pick up more luggage, but in fact to ask her parents for another sum of "settlement fee".

Wang Juan saw that her daughter was really going to live alone, and she felt very worried. However, she could not resist her daughter's insistence. She also thought that the old yard really needed to be cleaned up before people could live in it. In the end, her heartache prevailed. She generously gave her some money and kept muttering:

"Tell Mom if you don't have enough money! I'll have your dad go find the bricklayer he knows, Old Liu, and the carpenter, Master Zhang. They're both skilled, so I'll have them come over tomorrow to take a look at you and fix whatever needs fixing, whatever needs patching..."

Lin Ruan immediately refused, pouting and saying, "No, no, how could your aesthetic taste be the same as mine at your age? Just pay for it. It's my own house. I'll do it myself. I'll like it no matter how it turns out."

Their aesthetic taste is still at the stage of plastering walls, patching holes, and making bulky cabinets. How can they understand what comfort and quality of life are?

What she wants is convenience and enjoyment that far exceeds the average level of this era.

As soon as she got the money, she immediately returned to the courtyard, closed the mottled green-painted wooden door tightly, and inserted a heavy bolt from the inside, completely isolating herself from the outside world.

Okay, the magic moment begins now!

Of course, the person doing the work was not Miss Lin herself.

She was just leisurely lying on the lounge chair in the middle of the yard. With a slight thought, several futuristic technology products with smooth shapes and a cold metallic glow - multifunctional decoration robots - appeared silently beside her.

Through her stream of consciousness, she input the details of the decoration renderings that she had already conceived in her mind - a plan that combined the simple appearance of the current era with the internal comfort that was beyond the times - into the robot's control center.

"Let's start," she ordered softly.

A blue light flashed in the robot's eyes, and it immediately began to work efficiently and silently.

They first extended a variety of flexible robotic arms, used high-efficiency, odorless, and quickly decomposing cleaning agents and nano-level vacuuming tools, and carefully cleaned the three main rooms, the kitchen next door, the small woodshed, the bathroom, and the toilet in the corner.

All corners, beams, cobwebs, and dust were swept away in the blink of an eye, and the smell of dust in the air was quickly replaced by a fresh scent.

Next comes the wall.

The wall, which was originally yellowed and even peeling in some places, was evenly sprayed with a layer of specially formulated, slightly yellowish interior straw paint by the robot.

This paint from the future world is not only environmentally friendly and harmless, has zero odor, but can also regulate indoor temperature. Its visual effect perfectly simulates the slightly better painting effect of this era, instantly making the house look bright, warm and simple.

The floor is still concrete, but the robot has covered it with a hard matte concrete floor paint.

The paint surface is wear-resistant, non-slip, and easy to clean. The color is a calm light gray. It is not only smooth and beautiful, but also does not feel cold or rough when you step on it barefoot.

For those old wooden-framed glass windows that are poorly sealed and let in a hint of cold air, Linruan had the robot retain the appearance of the old window frames on the outside, but installed a layer of double-layer vacuum glass window frames on the inside that has excellent sound insulation and heat preservation effects.

From the outside, the courtyard still looks the same as before, unremarkable, but when the doors and windows are closed, the house instantly becomes quiet and warm, completely isolating itself from the noise and cold of the outside world.

She even had the creaking and shaky courtyard gate re-polished by a robot, and painted with a varnish that was close to the original color but more protective. She also added special lubricating oil to the door hinges and replaced it with a higher-level silent lock cylinder. The door opened and closed smoothly and quietly, doubling the sense of security.

As for the interior of each room, it has undergone earth-shaking changes.

All the old furniture was put away in the space, and the new furniture was chosen directly in natural wood color. After all, in this era, the only way to decorate in this pastoral style is to do so. If it is any more out of the ordinary, it will probably be reported.

The kang is covered with an ergonomically designed adaptive temperature-control mattress, and the mattress is covered with a pure cotton floral sheet.

The lighting system has also been quietly transformed. Although the appearance is still an ordinary pull-cord electric lamp, the light source has been replaced with LED bulbs that protect eyesight and have soft light.

Lin Ruan did not even let go of the basic water and electricity facilities.

She asked the robot to use the micro-devices in space to quietly replace all the water pipes in the house with interstellar-era nano-antifreeze and anti-corrosion water pipes to ensure the water quality is clean and will never freeze and burst.

The flush squat toilet in the corner has been renovated as a priority. While retaining its external form, the internal structure has been optimized and the flushing system has been upgraded, making it cleaner and easier to maintain.

The robot was extremely efficient. After only one day of work, when the afterglow of the setting sun once again filled the courtyard, the interior had already been completely renewed.

But when Lin Ruan looked around, she always felt that something was missing, which reduced the perfect comfort.

Yes, a refrigerator!

In this era when most families still rely on vegetable cellars, cold water basins, and ventilation baskets to preserve food, refrigerators are undoubtedly a symbol of top-level luxury life. Even among cadres' families, not every family has one.

With a refrigerator, she can legitimately "store" more fresh ingredients, dairy products, meat and eggs taken out of the space. In the summer, she can also enjoy iced drinks, fruits and ice cream without having to eat them immediately, which would arouse suspicion.

She thought of the system mall again.

"Seventeen," she called out expertly in her head, "Open the mall and filter out refrigerators that are suitable for this era and available for purchase."

"Okay, Ruanruan." The system responded quickly, and a virtual light screen visible only to Lin Ruan unfolded in her mind, clearly listing several refrigerator models:

There were single- and double-door models from the renowned Chinese brand "Snowflake," looking sturdy and durable; there were bulky Soviet-made models with a rugged, industrial feel; and there were even a few early Japanese models with smoother lines, naturally commanding higher prices. All items were clearly marked with a price in points, ranging from 3,000 to over 10,000.

Lin Ruan carefully browsed the product descriptions. The most important point was: any product purchased from the system mall will be delivered through "reasonable" and "compliant" channels in the current world.

It may be an internal transfer order of the "Overseas Remittance Store", it may be a "special contribution reward for the unit", or it may be a "specific supply channel allocation". In short, the system will generate a complete, logically self-consistent and query-proof logistics and source information, and send it directly and decently to the customer's designated delivery address.

"Let's take this one," Lin Ruan quickly set his eyes on a relatively small, domestically produced Snow Flower brand single-door refrigerator with a classic upper refrigerator compartment and a small lower freezer compartment structure.

Although the capacity is not large, it is more than enough for her, and the price is also reasonable, 5,000 points.

"It should be green." She remembered that green was one of the mainstream colors for refrigerators of this era, which was more in line with the characteristics of the era.

"Confirm your purchase of a Snow Flower brand single-door green refrigerator, and deduct 5000 points. Delivery information has been generated, and it is expected to arrive at your courtyard within three days via the foreign exchange coupon purchase channel of the Beijing Overseas Chinese Friendship Store."

Three days later, the afternoon sun was warm and sunny. Lin Ruan was lazily nestled on the kang in the east room, which had been transformed into an incredibly comfortable and warm bed, flipping through a disguised modern novel she had taken out of the space, when she heard the distinct roar of a truck engine and the subsequent rhythmic knocking on the door.

Here they come! Lin Ruan's eyes lit up, she put down the book, straightened her clothes, and calmly walked to open the door.

She saw a large army green Jiefang truck parked at the gate of her yard, which was quite eye-catching.

Two porters wearing navy blue overalls, sleeves and work gloves were carefully lifting a large box from the carriage that was tightly packed with thick corrugated cardboard and wooden frames.

On the side of the box, the "Snowflake" trademark and a simple line pattern of a refrigerator are clearly printed.

A staff member who looked like the team leader, holding a manila folder, stepped forward and asked politely, "Hello, comrade, is this Comrade Lin Ruan's home?"

"Yes, I am Lin Ruan." Lin Ruan nodded in response, his expression calm and composed.

"Hello, Comrade Lin." The staff member's attitude was respectful with a hint of subtle curiosity. He couldn't help but look at the unusually young girl in front of him and the courtyard behind her that looked extremely ordinary and even a little old.

Such a young girl was able to save enough foreign exchange coupons and money to buy a refrigerator. She was definitely not an ordinary person.

"We are from the distribution department of the Beijing Overseas Chinese Friendship Store. We are here to deliver a refrigerator to you according to the transfer order. Here is the delivery note and the paperwork. Please check and sign for it."

He handed over the folder.

Lin Ruan calmly took it and flipped it open to examine it carefully. The documents were complete, the heading clearly visible, and stamped with the bright red official seal of the Overseas Chinese Friendship Store. The reason for the transfer was written as "Foreign Exchange Coupons Purchase and Supply," and the consignee's information was accurate.

She picked up the pen handed to her and signed her name fluently.

"Could you please help carry it into the house? Just put it in the corner of the kitchen. Thank you."

She gave orders in a calm and composed manner, as if she handled such matters frequently.

The workers responded, carried the heavy refrigerator with great effort, moved it step by step into the yard, and then followed the instructions to carefully place it in a corner reserved in the kitchen.

This commotion inevitably attracted some curious looks and whispers from the neighbors.

In this era of material scarcity, the arrival of refrigerators in households was as shocking as seeing a private helicopter landing in a residential area in later generations.

"Hey! Look! A refrigerator! Old Wang's granddaughter bought it!"

"Really? It's Snowflake brand! How much does it cost? I need overseas remittance coupons, right?"

"I heard she's a cadre at the department store. Was it a special reward from the company?"

"What are you thinking! What kind of organization would award this? They must have used connections with the Overseas Chinese Remittance Store. They must be very capable!"

"Tsk tsk, that's incredible. Such a young girl living in such a big yard by herself. This is another big addition..."

The workers skillfully connected the power supply, performed a simple debug to confirm that the compressor started running, and then informed Linruan of some precautions, such as letting the compressor stand for a while before turning it on for the first time, and paying attention to heat dissipation, etc., and then drove away.

After seeing the workers off, Lin Ruan closed the gate and returned to the kitchen.

She reached out and gently stroked the surface of the brand new refrigerator, which had a soft green sheen. The touch of the cold metal brought a genuine smile of satisfaction to her face.

This is a sense of accomplishment in "legally" introducing super-era convenience into life.

According to the instructions, the new refrigerator needs to be left standing for 24 hours before it can be officially put into use, but Lin Ruan is not in a hurry.

She happily nestled back into the warm kang in the east room, looking with satisfaction at this small world created by her hands, which combined future technology with modern images.

It’s strange to say, after experiencing countless worlds and owning countless magnificent palaces, high-tech mansions, and even interstellar fortresses, which space was not carefully arranged according to her best wishes?

But only in this seemingly ordinary and even backward courtyard built in the late 1960s did she feel an unprecedented sense of rooted satisfaction and peace.