Chapter 163 Buying New Clothes

The girl rolled her eyes at his suspicious gaze, snatched the ice cream, and ripped it open. The icy sensation instantly cooled her down. "Big brother, take your eyes off me! It's so weird. Don't you notice everyone is staring at you strangely?"

Upon hearing this, the boy snapped out of his daze, looked around, and raised an eyebrow. "So what if you're looking? It's not like it'll hurt you. Tell me, what does Li Chen want with you?"

“Oh dear, he’s going back to Rongcheng for the holidays and invited me to go with him.”

"No way! A young lady like you can't go with him! Humph, I won't agree! Ouch, that hurts! Ah Chao, why did you hit me?"

"Li Chen has a complicated family background and is quite sensitive. Inviting Xia Xia to go along so abruptly might be..."

Logically, one should simply refuse. However, Yunxia had also guessed this. Li Chen's direct invitation must have involved some internal struggle. If Aunt Liu didn't come along, how could a young boy like him handle such a chaotic scene?

Inviting others to go along can reassure your mother and give her a sense of security.

"Heh heh, what kind of man hides behind a girl... Ouch, that hurts!"

"Swallow your criticisms. Whether Yunxia goes or not is her own decision. Don't interfere. It's already noon. Let's go home for lunch."

The boisterous husky seemed to have forgotten that Jiang Chao and Li Chen were rivals on the chessboard. Yun Xia shook her head helplessly, patted his shoulder, and followed him with small steps.

Three days later, at the appointed time, Yunxia brought melons and fruits to the Liu family and expressed her willingness to accompany Li Chen to Rongcheng.

"That's great. I've been so busy with business lately that I haven't been able to get away. With you here with Ah Chen, I can finally relax."

"Xiaxia, when we get to Rongcheng, I'll definitely take you to see all the surrounding tourist attractions."

"Yeah, I prefer staying in an air-conditioned room to wander around."

A few months ago, Wu Lifang, who was always very frugal, surprisingly asked for an air conditioner to be installed. Every night, everyone would take a straw mat and squeeze into one room to sleep.

Even the black and white dogs stubbornly stayed by someone's feet and refused to go out. One of the huskies even exclaimed that the air conditioner and watermelon had saved its life.

"Don't worry, it won't get hot. Grandpa Chen's house is built halfway up the mountain, and you need a blanket at night. The highest temperature during the day is only about 29 degrees Celsius, so it's not hot at all."

Hearing this, Yunxia felt relieved. If it weren't for the fact that she was visiting someone else's house and couldn't bring too many people, she would definitely have brought Jiang Chao and the others along.

After agreeing on a departure time, Yunxia got up to say goodbye. When she got home, she packed a large pile of summer clothes and was just about to wash them all when Feng Jingling stopped her.

"We're leaving in three days, so we need to pack quickly!"

"Hmph, you're my god-sister. You can't let the Feng family down when you go to Rongcheng. Come on, let's go to the mall and I'll get you some trendy summer clothes."

"No need, these clothes aren't torn or faded, they're perfectly fine. Besides, the Liu family isn't... Hey, don't pull me, come on, I'll go with you, okay!"

Seeing that she agreed, the boy's lips curled up slightly, "Ah Chao, An An, do you want to come along? I'll get you a few outfits too."

"No, Master, An'an has so many clothes, she can't possibly wear them all."

Although most of them were leftovers from his older brother, Xiao Jiang'an, who grew up in an atmosphere of thrift and frugality, didn't mind them at all.

"I...don't need it!"

The answer was concise and clear. Well, poor Yunxia was the only one who was forcibly dragged to the mall by the boy.

"Poor family, rich road, little butterfly, choose as you like, I have money in my pocket."

Hearing this, the girl shook her head helplessly, not wanting to offend him. She picked out a few trendy summer clothes and shoes and wanted to go directly to the front desk to pay, but the boy stopped her.

"Four outfits, one every two days, that's enough."

"That won't do. You're my sister, Feng Jingling's sister. You have to change your clothes twice a day."

After saying that, she turned around and went back to the clothing section. According to the girl's size, she picked up a few ready-made clothes and dresses. "Look, a floral dress. When you wear it, it will flutter in the wind. It's so beautiful."

Yunxia could only roll her eyes at the boy's idyllic imagination. Wearing a skirt was absolutely out of the question; she still wanted to go hiking and have fun!

"Big brother, is this enough?"

"That's enough, of course it's enough, but we're still missing some accessories. Why don't you come to my house and pick out a few pieces? My mom has a lot of collections!"

Huskies are always at the forefront of causing trouble. "No, wearing other people's valuables will make me feel pressured, and I won't be able to eat or sleep well."

"Well... let's buy some affordable luxury items. They're not expensive and the styles are nice too."

When Yunxia was pulled to the jewelry section, she was still a little dazed, but the other person was very excited and tried on necklaces, bracelets, hair clips and so on one by one.

"This, this, this... and this too, wrap them all up. Member number *****, remember to give me a discount!" After saying that, he stared at the girl with shining eyes, looking like a silly girl begging for praise.

The clothes and shoes cost a few hundred yuan in total, which was still within Yunxia's acceptable range. But the accessories were a different story. A mere bracelet cost several tens of yuan, not to mention the necklace.

"Big brother, this is too expensive. No, I'll pay for it."

After the college entrance examination, the boy was overjoyed to hear the girl say that his family gave him a large sum of money. He took out his bank card and put on an extremely arrogant expression.

Snap!

"2000 yuan, if that's not enough, I'll get more!"

Looking at the stack of bills on the glass counter, the boy's lips twitched slightly. "Little Butterfly, you said I'd pay the bill."

Yun Xia raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Big brother, you were talking about buying clothes, you didn't mention accessories at all, hehe, little sister, quickly count them and see if there are enough?"

Knowing who the young man was, the saleswoman smiled awkwardly. Seeing that he didn't stop her, she began to calculate the total price of the jewelry. "Total 1650, VIP member card gives 20% off, total 1320 yuan, I'll refund you 680 yuan, please keep it."

After saying that, he turned around and packed up the jewelry. As for the bank cards that he hadn't used, he had already put them away.

"Hey, don't be angry. A new roast duck shop just opened near the mall. Let's buy three and enjoy them at home. You pay!"

Hearing this, the boy regained some face. The two of them carried large and small bags to the roast duck shop and ordered three ducks, the kind that weren't cut.

Back home, we took out two roast ducks and ate them right away. We each got a duck leg, and the remaining duck was given to Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai.

Jiang An, his mouth greasy, stomped his feet excitedly, growing even more fond of his master and sister.

"You only bought clothes, shoes, and accessories. Didn't you bring any gifts for the Liu family in Rongcheng?" Jiang Chao asked, glancing at the packaging.

Yunxia took a big bite of duck meat and said as she chewed, "Simple, give the woman a beauty and skin care cream and the man a premium ginseng. The boxes have already been prepared."

Yes, the young woman had already planned her gift-giving. The beauty cream was homemade, the box was custom-made, exquisite and elegant, and the ginseng box was a find from a flea market; it had never been used and looked brand new.

"Heh heh, always so good at saving money!"

"Ah Chao, you're wrong about that. Don't even mention that ginseng is a rare medicinal material. Take the beauty cream for example, the one Little Butterfly developed is being sold for 500 yuan a bottle outside."

"Huh? Really? How come I didn't know that!"

Oops, I let it slip. The husky glanced at everyone's expressions and, seeing there was no way to hide it, had no choice but to tell the truth.