"Yes, any kind of fresh vegetables is fine!"
Danielle's casual question made the pockmarked-faced shop assistant suddenly change her expression.
Danielle didn't understand why she was so shocked—after all, in the original host's memory, eating vegetables and rice was normal.
"Yes, is there a problem? Also give me some rice and white flour! Oh, and meat too!"
The shop assistant gasped sharply and looked Danielle up and down. "We have tomatoes, eggs, and rice, but nothing else for now."
"That's fine. Give me five or six tomatoes, two jin of eggs, and around ten jin of rice."
She didn't want to take too much—she might not be able to carry it all.
"What! Five or six tomatoes! Two jin of eggs!"
The shop assistant's shriek startled Danielle, and Rain hugged her leg tightly.
"Mommy, I'm scared."
The shop assistant was breathing heavily. "Do you know how much a tomato costs? One thousand credits each. And eggs? Five hundred credits per egg. Are you sure?"
A thousand? Five hundred?
Danielle was shocked too. The prices were insane.
But luckily, she had money now. It hurt, but she could still afford it.
"I'm sure. Please get them for me."
As soon as Danielle nodded, the shop assistant turned and activated her wristband, shouting excitedly, "Manager, come quick! We've got a big customer—wants five or six tomatoes!"
Five or six tomatoes?
A big customer?
Isn't that a bit much?
In the original host's memory, life didn't seem much different from modern society. Even the central zone looked similar, with greenery, parks, and colorful decorations.
So this is how the lower-class people lived?
While Danielle was feeling uneasy, a chubby middle-aged man, like a rolling ball, rushed in through the door.
"Where? Where's the important customer?"
The shop assistant carefully pointed at Danielle, and the manager's tiny eyes lit up with excitement.
"Dear customer, hello! I'm Qian Duoduo, the manager of 'Goods Goods Shop.' Are you the one buying tomatoes?
These are valuable goods, so we'll need to see your bank balance as proof, if that's okay?"
Danielle frowned slightly.
She needed to show her bank statement? That was a hassle.
But to eat real food, she still brought up her account balance and showed it to the chubby manager.
He couldn't even count how many zeros there were and sucked in a breath, bowing even more—it made him look rounder.
"Right this way, dear customer. I'll get your order right away."
Danielle was guided to a sofa, and Rain happily squirmed on the couch.
"Mommy, what are tomatoes? Are they tastier than nutrient paste?"
Danielle felt a wave of sadness. "Rain, you've never had real food before?"
Rain shook his little head. "No. It's hard for Daddy to take care of me. I shouldn't be picky.
That day's noodles were the first thing I ate that wasn't nutrient paste."
Seeing Danielle's face change, Rain quickly explained.
"Mommy, actually the nutrient paste is yummy too. I like it."
Danielle hugged him tightly, heart aching. This child was too sensible.
Even something that tasted awful, he said was good!
"From now on, Mommy will make sure you eat lots of delicious food."
At that moment, Qian Duoduo walked over carrying a safe box, placing it on the table with great care.
"Dear customer, please check your goods."
The scene looked like she was receiving some kind of rare treasure.
But when Danielle opened the safe and looked inside, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Why is it so small?"
Qian Duoduo wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Dear customer, you must be from a mid-level zone, right? The supplies there are of better quality than ours. We can only get goods like these."
The class system in Elysium was very strict. Some items never made it down to the lower zones.
Danielle wasn't happy, but since she had no other choice, she bought it anyway.
She also bought a set of kitchenware. It wasn't expensive—only cost her 50,000 yuan in total.
Even so, Qian Duoduo's chubby face turned red like a tomato from excitement.
They even arranged someone to deliver it to Danielle's home.
Once she got home, Danielle started studying how to use the kitchen tools.
She quickly found that they weren't much different from the ones in modern society, except there was no gas or natural gas. Everything was powered by crystal stones.
"Rain, just wait a little longer. Mommy will cook for you soon."
In her past life, Danielle's parents got divorced and neither wanted to keep her. She had to cook for herself from a young age, so she became really good at it.
Now, she was just making a simple tomato and egg stir-fry—easy stuff.
Soon, a hot and delicious meal was on the table. Rain leaned on the table, sniffing eagerly.
"Mommy, it smells so good, really good! I've never smelled anything so delicious before."
"If it smells good, then be a good boy and eat up."
Danielle was very thoughtful. She knew Rain might be too young to use chopsticks, so she bought him a little spoon.
But Rain didn't eat, and Danielle didn't want to eat alone.
"Rain, why aren't you eating? Aren't you hungry?"
Time here also ran on a 24-hour schedule, and it was already past ten in the morning. How could he not be hungry?
Rain pressed his lips together and looked at Danielle with hesitation.
"But Mommy, Daddy has never had something so yummy either. I want to wait and eat with him."
The little guy's pitiful eyes made Danielle feel helpless.
She rubbed his head and said, "Okay, let's wait for Daddy together. If you get too hungry, just drink some nutrient liquid."
Since she had spent so much at the shop, Qian Duoduo had given her ten bottles of nutrient liquid as a gift.
And they weren't the cheap blue kind—they came in different flavors and each cost over 50 yuan if bought separately.
Danielle picked a pink one. It looked nice, so it should taste good too.
"Come on, Rain, let's try this new flavor together."
One bottle was too much for a child to finish alone, and Danielle didn't plan to open another. One was enough for the both of them.
Rain took a curious look, and after one sip, his big eyes widened in surprise.
"Mommy, this is so tasty! You have to try it!"
Was it really that good?
Danielle took a sip. It was mildly sweet but had a strange aftertaste she couldn't identify.
It was a bit weird, but still way better than the blue nutrient liquid.
They quickly finished the bottle, and when Danielle saw Rain still licking his lips, she gave him another one.
This time, he didn't rush. He hugged the bottle and drank slowly.
While he was busy, Danielle turned on the search function on her wristband.
The identity wristband could do a lot—make payments, look up information, and shop online. It was basically like a computer.
In her past life, Danielle had been a top student at an agricultural university. Now that vegetables and fruits were so expensive, she was thinking about going back to her old field.
But when she saw the prices of seeds, she couldn't help but twitch her lips.
They were not only expensive but also very limited in variety.
Only ten types of seeds? Seriously? And that included green onion, ginger, and garlic.
Even the fruits only included oranges and apples. Not even a single strawberry—her favorite!
Danielle pressed her fingers to her temples. Too much knowledge from the past had been lost in this world.
And yet, people here still managed to survive!