Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

"She left together with us."

Now I understand why Ruan Lingyu seemed so anxious just now. Actually, she's a local, so leaving must be hard for her, right?

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"Xiao Su, you don't have to worry about Tan Shaoting, he might still catch up with us.

As for the house, don't worry about it. The leaders responsible for this area will live here, so they'll just give you the money you originally paid for the house."

"Thank you, organization, for taking care of us."

Su Yuanyuan nodded, watching Zhang Chunsheng leave.

She turned around and took the three children home.

Actually, most of the things in the house have already been packed. There's not much left now. Just some basic living supplies, which also have to be sorted out, so it's fine to pack them up by the morning after tomorrow.

As for the kitchen utensils, it's better to leave them behind. Since this place will be handed over to the next leader, there's no need to take them away.

Things are different now from the future, and people don't care about using items that others have left behind; they won't mind them.

"Mom, where's Dad?"

"Dad went to work. We're going to a place to wait for your dad. He will come to find us."

For lunch, she gave the three children buns with three kinds of filling. These are easy to digest, nutritious, and made with fermented dough, so the kids enjoy eating them.

In the afternoon, the four of them went to the market, especially buying a lot of eggs, around fifty or so, and they agreed with the vendor to get more tomorrow.

These eggs are to be taken raw on the train, for fear that the food on the train might not be good enough for the children.

Su Yuanyuan knew she spoiled her kids too much, but she could only provide them the best she could within her means in terms of living.

In the evening, it was millet porridge and boiled eggs, but she had no appetite herself.

The next day, she went out again and bought back dried fruits and eggs.

Su Yuanyuan had already thought it through. The four of them would bring their food, which made sense.

The next day, Zhang Chunsheng came over and saw that Su Yuanyuan had quite a lot of luggage, which he found normal. After all, it was for a family of five.

The three children held hands. Su Yuanyuan held the eldest's hand, with the other hand carrying a bamboo basket full of eggs, something she had to carry herself.

"Xiao Su, don't worry. I'm right next door. Call me if you need anything."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"It's nothing. Xiao Tan is not here, so there's only a limited amount I can help with."

They were waiting at the garrison to head off to the train station together.

About over a hundred people were leaving this time, including some family members.

As Su Yuanyuan was standing there, Ruan Lingyu came over.

"Yuanyuan."

"Ruan Lingyu, don't feel lost, life will be the same wherever you live."

Ruan Lingyu smiled, "I understand. Eventually, my husband and I will also leave."

Su Yuanyuan understood. Actually, this was for the best. What's so great about the Capital? Isn't life actually more comfortable elsewhere?

"Yuanyuan, should I help you take care of the children?"

Su Yuanyuan shook her head with a smile, "I can't leave them, and besides, I'm used to taking care of them myself."

Other than herself, it was only by Tan Shaoting's side that she felt assured about the children.

Once everyone was gathered, Zhang Chunsheng asked the four of them to get on the train.

Their treatment was a bit better than other families', mainly because she had to manage three children alone.

At the train station, two of Tan Shaoting's men came over to help carry luggage.

This made things much easier. Su Yuanyuan carried the eldest on her back, holding the second and the young woman in her arms.

The four of them shared a compartment, which was arranged by Zhang Chunsheng.

He felt guilty about their family situation. After all, a woman was taking care of such young children while the man was away on a mission. It was best to offer more help.

Once in the compartment, only the four of them remained.

"Qi Yan, Qi Hong, Qi Wen, you three behave and stand here while Mom tidies the bedding for you."

The three were very curious about the train but obediently followed her instructions.

They placed their luggage on the bed and then let the three of them sit down.

The upper bunk was left empty; with such young children, there was no other way.

"Mom, train," Qi Hong said with a smile, looking out the window.

"Yes, this is a train, and it will start moving in a while."

She gave them water to drink, and only then did she start organizing her luggage. To her surprise, it was almost all food for the children.

Zhang Chunsheng had told her that if she wanted to make food separately for the children, she could find someone in the dining car; it had already been arranged.

Essentially, it was about boiling eggs and steaming egg custard for the children.

Every day, she sent over three eggs to be steamed, and boiled eggs were required for breakfast and dinner daily.

She took them outside to wash their hands, then brought them back toys to play with on the bed.

Once everything was settled, she lay down and watched the kids play.

But her mind wandered to Tan Shaoting, wondering about his wellbeing.

Once the train started, the three children stopped playing with their toys, instead leaning against the windows to look outside.

Listening to their exclamations, Su Yuanyuan explained things they hadn't seen before.

This kept boredom at bay, but given they were under two years old, they soon became listless after about twenty minutes.

Su Yuanyuan hurried to make formula milk for them, watched them finish, doze off, and only then locked the door to go out and wash the bottles.

Life on the train was very dull. By the second day, the children were restless. There was nothing else to do but walk them up and down the corridors and take occasional trips to the dining car.

This was the only way to keep them entertained; there were no other solutions.

Every day, the four of them ate eggs, which caused some dissatisfaction among those short-sighted people on the train, as they could only eat the dining car meals.

Su Yuanyuan didn't care what others thought about her. As long as her actions weren't inappropriate, she let others be jealous if they wanted. It wasn't her place to consider everyone's feelings.

That noon, they went to the dining car for a meal, which was also an opportunity for the children to see more people.

She got them seated before quickly serving the food.

This time, a lot of people were queuing for food. Su Yuanyuan was worried about the children falling, so she returned with the egg custard first, planning to wait for the crowd to thin out before getting more food.

Qi Yan and the other two ate by themselves and behaved well.

"Mom, I want more."

"Okay, but let's wait a bit. Look, lots of uncles and aunties are in line for food. Mom's afraid you might fall, so let's wait until the line clears up then I'll get you more food."

Children being children, they didn't get what they wanted, and seeing everyone else eating made them look at Su Yuanyuan with teary eyes.

It was times like these that Su Yuanyuan realized how difficult it really was to look after three kids all by herself.

Xiao Li was right. What good is a man like that?