In the reborn era, the lucky bag is enjoying the show in the factory area.

Once she decided to buy a house, Luo Yu started planning her secret stash of money.

At 10 yuan per day according to the system, that's 3,600 yuan in ten years. Adding that to what she already has, she has a total of 8,000 yuan.

She didn't know how much money Xi Beizhan had, but it was definitely not little; the two of them together would certainly have more than ten thousand yuan.

With so much money, when she can freely buy and sell houses, she can buy ten or so houses. If that doesn't work, she can buy two courtyard houses in Beijing and sell them when the prices rise. That way, she'll have money to treat any serious illness she might have in the future.

But the source of her money is unclear, so how can she explain it to Xi Beizhan?

She definitely wouldn't tell him about the system and her rebirth; it was her secret. She wasn't love-struck, and revealing all her cards wouldn't do her any good.

Xi Beizhan is very good to her now and loves her very much, but what about later? Who knows if his kindness will last a lifetime?

What if he cheats on her with someone else and sends her back to jail? She'll be left helpless and won't even have time to regret it.

Having been given a second chance at life, all she wants is to live well; no matter how much she loves Xi Beizhan, she cannot lose herself.

Therefore, her money is hers, and she absolutely cannot tell Xi Beizhan, nor will she take it out.

Luo Yu lay in bed thinking for a long time before deciding to tell Xi Beizhan that the money he had only earned from selling two jobs was actually from the system's money, and that he would save the rest for later.

With her worries gone, Luo Yu quickly fell asleep. She felt like she had just drifted off when she was startled awake by a knock on the door.

"Second Aunt, I'm awake. Wait a moment, I'll get dressed and go out."

He rubbed his eyes, yawned, and got dressed, fully armed with a hat, gloves, and scarf. He put his ration book in his coat pocket and carried six cloth bags—two large and four small—out of the house.

Outside the door, Aunt Xi, Guan Daqiang, and Guan Jingtian were already prepared, and Qiu Ling was also standing in the outer room preparing to make breakfast.

Guan Jingyi is still at home; she needs to go to school, and it won't do if no one cooks for her.

"Didn't Brother Guan just get back? Why is he going again? Bei Zhan said yesterday that he would buy breakfast this morning, so he won't have time."

Aunt Xi waved her hand, "Last night I had your brother go and talk to him, telling him to stop buying it. Buying it every day, how much money is that going to cost? He's really burning money."

Luo Yu smiled secretly and obediently followed Aunt Xi out the door, with the Guan family father and son pushing their bicycles behind them.

They left home at 7 a.m., just as dawn was breaking, and by the time they reached Langzhan Station, it was almost 7:30 a.m.

Guan Jingtian went to find someone, while Luo Yu stayed with Aunt Xi, standing at the back and waiting.

A little while later, Guan Jingtian returned. "We're in the front of the line. There are only four or five old men ahead of him. Once the door opens, we'll definitely be first in line again."

Aunt Xi nodded with a smile, "Ever since our second son came back, our family has always been number one."

The group went to the front. Xi Beizhan had been standing all night and his face was blue from the cold. When he saw Luo Yu, he pouted at her with a wronged expression and said, "You're here. My feet are numb from the cold."

Looking down at his cotton-padded leather shoes, Luo Yu glared at him and said, "Serves you right, who told you to be so vain?"

Pretending to be wronged didn't get him any favors; instead, he was scolded. Xi Beizhan felt really wronged and quietly tugged at Luo Yu's coat without saying a word.

Although Xi Beizhan had his head down and his face was obscured, Luo Yu could still see from the corner of his eye that his eyes were red.

Helpless, Luo Yu looked around and saw that there were people everywhere. Not wanting to make any big moves, she could only quietly reach out and, with the sleeve covering her, grab Xi Beizhan's hand.

Xi Beizhan wasn't wearing cotton gloves, and his hands were ice-cold, which made Luo Yu glare at him several more times in anger.

The sudden warmth on his hands filled Xi Beizhan with joy. He looked up and stared at Luo Yu with a silly grin.

Xi Ergu and Xi Jingtian watched the interaction between the two, and glanced at Xi Beizhan with disdain, pursing their lips.

Guan Daqiang walked back and forth in the line, stopping to chat with colleagues whenever he encountered one. After walking back and forth three or four times, Guan Daqiang walked up to Aunt Xi and whispered, "I heard from them that the payday for next month has changed."

Aunt Xi was startled and turned to look at Guan Daqiang. "What happened? What did they say?"

Xi Beizhan, Luo Yu, and Guan Jingtian also looked at Guan Daqiang. Feeling uncomfortable under the intense gaze of the four people, Guan Daqiang turned half of his body away and whispered, "I've only heard about it. There's no definite news yet. Who knows what's going on?"

Aunt Xi frowned and looked at Xi Beizhan.

"Second son, you know a lot of people, so if you can ask around, try to find out if this is true."

Xi Beizhan nodded with a straight face, "I understand, I'll inquire about it later."

When it comes to serious matters, Xi Beizhan always has a solemn face, which inexplicably makes people feel at ease.

Soon the grain station staff arrived. They entered through the back door, sorted out the grain, and when it was eight o'clock sharp, the front door was opened wide, and a crowd of people rushed in. Whoever could get to the front got to receive the grain first.

Luo Yu was swept along by the crowd and walked forward. After entering the gate, Luo Yu subconsciously followed the crowd and ran forward. She had only taken two steps when she was grabbed by a large hand.

Luo Yu looked up and saw that it was Xi Beizhan.

The stamping window was very close to the main entrance. There were two windows, and Luo Yu was third in line at one of them. Xi Beizhan had taken the first spot at the other window.

Luo Yu was soon in line. She handed over her food ration book, watched the staff stamp it, paid the money and food coupons, and then stepped out of the crowd to queue up at the food distribution area.

Two jin of rice, three jin of wheat flour, half a jin of soybean oil, two liang of sesame oil, and the rest are all coarse grains. Even if you wanted all refined grains, you couldn't get them; the grain station wouldn't sell them to you.

Luo Yu didn't have a bottle for soybean oil or sesame oil, so he had to spend four cents to buy two bottles.

Guan Daqiang and Guan Jingtian carried their own and Xi Beizhan's grain out, and Xi Beizhan then took over Luo Yu's.

When I went out, Aunt Xi was standing at the gate chatting with several middle-aged women in line. I don't know what they were talking about, but the women all had their brows furrowed, so it was obviously not something good.

When the group returned home, Guan Jingyi had already gone to school. Breakfast, which Qiu Ling had made, was still being heated in the pot.

Luo Yu didn't rush to work and ate breakfast with the Guan family.

After dinner, Aunt Xi instructed Xi Beizhan, "Don't forget to ask about your salary when you're at work during the day."

Xi Beizhan nodded, "Don't worry, Second Aunt, I'll go ask in a bit."

Marriage was still a long way off, so Luo Yu put her grain together with the Guan family's, planning to separate them after the wedding and the collection of grain next month.

Aunt Xi didn't care at all; there was plenty of food at home, and they didn't need Luo Yu.

After Luo Yu, Xi Beizhan, Qiu Ling, and the Guan family father and son went to work, only Aunt Xi was left at home, and she began her busy day.

It takes about an hour to clean the house. Not only does she and Guan Daqiang's house need to be cleaned, but their son and daughter-in-law's house also needs to be cleaned. At the very least, they need to sweep the floor and wipe the dust off the furniture.

Luo Yu and the others left, but the dishes from breakfast hadn't been washed yet, so they still had to boil water to wash them. By the time they finished, the sewing machine and bicycle that Luo Yu and Xi Beizhan had bought had arrived.