Apocalypse: I have a supermarket stocked with supplies

Chapter 30: High-end skincare products

Harboring some unspoken thoughts, Chi Yan came to find Su Yinhe with a bag of noble lady’s skincare products a few days later.

He didn’t bring Lin Murong.

Su Yinhe was surprised when she received them.

She couldn’t figure out why Chi Yan would suddenly give her skincare products. Although she couldn’t tell the brand, the luxurious packaging alone suggested that they must have been expensive before the apocalypse.

Chi Yan had also thought about it for a long time before deciding to give them to her.

Su Yinhe owned such a large supermarket, so ordinary items she surely had enough. But skincare products were likely scarce, even if available, they wouldn’t be too expensive.

He had found these skincare products during one of his earlier scavenging trips. Given his large storage space, his first reaction upon seeing anything was to stow it away.

Although he had no use for skincare products himself, he could trade them with someone who needed them.

Disparities in wealth existed everywhere, with some unable to afford even a bowl of gruel, while others indulged in daily rose baths, sipped red wine, and wore exquisite makeup like a noble lady.

However, since he had too many items in his space, except for the things he used frequently and liked, the rest were stored rather carelessly.

He personally didn’t lack anything, so these skincare products had been in his space for quite a while without being traded.

This time, he rummaged through his thoughts for quite a while before deciding to give her these products.

Having observed Su Yinhe, he had never seen her wear makeup, so he didn’t bring makeup products. But after all, she was a girl, so she probably cared about her skin.

Su Yinhe hesitated for a moment, but still accepted them.

She had recently tinkered with a tablet, relying on the high technology left over by the system to rig up a cash register robot. Now, she no longer needed to exchange gold herself.

The cashier robot was responsible for handling that and also managing cash transactions.

This robot was far more precise than Su Yinhe, who casually made exchanges based on her mood.

When the cashier robot exchanged gold, it was accurate to the gram, and the cash transactions were precise to 0.1 yuan.

Its efficiency was also high.

After Su Yinhe created the robot, she completely turned into an internet-addicted girl.

She wanted to finish all the animations she hadn’t watched before, catch up on all the novels she had been following, and bravely dive into emerging scandals.

Although she could no longer post comments online, she could read others’ posts.

The entertainment circle in her world had collapsed several prominent figures, not just minor celebrities. Two of them had tens of millions of followers on Weibo, though she wondered how many were mere bots.

But after several scandals, the situation became quite sensational. Now, even logging in to read about the drama took ages.

Yet this didn’t dampen Su Yinhe’s enthusiasm for gossip.

When Chi Yan arrived, she was engrossed in watching fans of two celebrities bicker online.

It was explosive revelations from major fans on one side and fan leaders closing ranks on the other. The scene was heated, and Su Yinhe gleefully consumed the gossip in one go.

However, upon seeing Chi Yan’s arrival, Su Yinhe still exited the gossipy forums.

Then, she saw the skincare products Chi Yan had brought.

Speaking of which, Su Yinhe never really used skincare products much. Her female colleagues were mostly married with kids.

After getting married, most women revolve their lives around their children, wanting to give them the best, often neglecting themselves. They would worry about which brand of baby formula was expensive and which brand of stroller was safer and better. After receiving their salaries, they also spent on their children, rarely sparing a thought for themselves.

They wouldn’t even buy two lipsticks, fearing it might harm their children, let alone the more expensive skincare products.

The few unmarried female colleagues were all focused on saving money to buy a house, being very thrifty. Unless going on a business trip or meeting a client, they typically went four-to-five days without washing their hair, let alone wearing makeup or caring for their skin. Plus, with the daily overtime at the company, when they got home, all they wanted was to sleep, hardly finding the time or energy for skincare.

Su Yinhe felt the same way; being a corporate slave was too exhausting. On days off, all she wanted to do was sleep and play on her phone, never having browsed a store specializing in makeup and skincare products.

She bought her makeup on Taobao.

Together with her colleagues in a group order.

Cheap.

As for skincare products, Da Bao handled them all.

It could be used on both the body and face.

Previously busy, Su Yinhe had no time for skincare, but that did not mean she didn’t want to look prettier.

Now, having much free time, she had plenty of time for skincare.

With Chi Yan’s ability to stop time in his space, she wasn’t worried about expiration dates.

Su Yinhe didn’t just take his things for free, after taking them, she asked if he needed something. If she had it, she would give it to him, reciprocating the gesture.

“Do you have a coffee machine and coffee beans?” Chi Yan indeed had a need. Although he had his space and didn’t worry about food and drink, he was used to enjoying life and wanted to live it even better if possible.

“I do, but not exceptionally good ones.” Her place was a supermarket with quite comprehensive items, but it wasn’t aimed at the high-end market, so she only had regular coffee beans, not premium ones.

There was also a coffee machine, a domestic common brand.

“That’ll do.” Chi Yan, though picky, didn’t have many options under the circumstances.

Su Yinhe went and brought down the coffee machine and coffee beans he wanted, packing plenty of beans to last him for a while.

After Chi Yan stored the items in his space, Su Yinhe hesitated, then asked, “Would you like some seafood?”

Chi Yan: “You have such good stuff here?” Saying that, Chi Yan glanced at the supermarket shelves beside her.

He was right; this was not an ordinary supermarket.

And the owner was not an ordinary owner.

An ordinary supermarket would, at most, sell some fish and tiny shrimp.

Chi Yan felt that the seafood Su Yinhe mentioned was definitely not this kind.

“Yes.”

“What do you have?” While asking, Chi Yan began to search in his space with his mind for things that Su Yinhe might like.

Su Yinhe counted on her fingers, “Quite a few, king crab, bluefin tuna, Australian abalone, Chinese spiny lobster…”

Even Chi Yan couldn’t keep calm after hearing Su Yinhe’s detailed list.

If Lin Murong were here, his mouth would probably be agape.

“That’s mostly it… I don’t recognize the others.” This was her sweet trouble.

Chi Yan looked at her deeply.

“Do you want some? I’ll catch a few for you, ensuring they’re still alive when brought down.”

“You… need to be more cautious.” Who knew who raised her, raising her so… naive.

With no sense of caution at all.

Chi Yan chose to forget the information he had heard from others.

Now, as he watched Su Yinhe smiling and talking to him about these things, he found her naïvety somewhat endearing.

A girl, with no sense of caution, managing such a large supermarket, could easily be cheated.

This supermarket seemed to have a defense mechanism that prevented anyone from forcefully stealing or harming the owner.

But the apocalypse was not short of scheming, handsome men. These men, lacking any superpower, survived rather well by relying on their looks to freeload.

Such pure freeloaders didn’t need too much worrying. The fear was some men intentionally seducing young girls, deceiving them for money and love, plotting grievous harm.

He had heard before of a widow, who had lots of resources and had lost her husband in the apocalypse, being seduced by a man. She gave all her resources to him, and then the man ran away with everything.

That widow, previously living in luxury, ended up selling herself for food and was beaten to death by some with special preferences.