The photographer smiled and said, "The young couple looks so much like a married couple."

"Thank you." Xue Yanchen smiled, revealing a set of bright white teeth.

When paying, Xue Yanchen instructed the photographer to print their group photo into three copies. The photographer gave them a receipt and told them to come back and pick up the photos a week later.

Zhuang Feifei was still unable to find Pang Hu's whereabouts, and she couldn't figure it out.

Because Fat Tiger was bound to her spatially and couldn't leave her by more than 500 meters, and it had been more than a month since Fat Tiger disappeared, she originally thought that the guy would be unable to bear the pain of cravings and would take the initiative to enter the space to apologize and beg for forgiveness. But the reality was quite unexpected.

If Gian was within a mile radius, she hadn't seen him even once during that time.

It's freezing cold outside. Could Gian have already frozen to death in that corner?

She sighed softly, not out of pity for Fat Tiger, but because without Fat Tiger, she would lose a bodyguard she could command.

She also needs to go to the county town to do business. If she encounters bad people, Fatty Tiger can give her a lot of help.

If she had known the cat was so stubborn, she should have given it a little favor and let it continue to serve her.

She decided to wait a little longer; if that fatso wasn't dead, maybe he would obediently come back someday.

At this moment, Fat Tiger, who is eating a delicious pizza with Black Tiger in Luo Jingyan's space, is thinking that being able to stay in its new owner's space is the happiest thing in its cat life, and it never wants to leave its new owner.

Over the next few days, the temperature gradually rose, but the entire winter in Northeast China was very cold, with little to no thawing. The snow on the ground showed no signs of melting, and the snow on the roads became hard and slippery under the trampling of people and vehicles.

Luo Jingyan hadn't been to the county town for many days, and she planned to go there today to sell some things on the black market.

She has a bicycle, but because the road is too slippery, she is afraid that the bicycle will not be able to travel, so she decides to take an oxcart.

It just so happens that Zhuang Feifei was also going to the county town today, so the two of them got on the oxcart together. Not only the two of them, but later Tong Jianxin and Shen Ruyi also came along.

"Luo, Zhuang, are you both going to the county town?" Shen Ruyi specifically asked Luo Jingyan, "Jianxin and I are going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily necessities. Are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative too?"

"No, it's not that. My younger brother wanted to eat meat buns from the state-run restaurant, but it's too cold for me to let him go out, so I bought them for him," Luo Jingyan said.

"You're so good to your brother," Shen Ruyi said.

Luo Jingyan smiled and said, "We depend on each other for survival here, so as the older sister, I naturally have to take good care of my younger brother."

Zhuang Feifei usually maintained a cold and aloof attitude at the educated youth settlement, so Shen Ruyi didn't ask her anything.

In the car, Luo Jingyan was a little worried. She was so close to Zhuang Feifei, she wondered if Zhuang Feifei could sense Pang Hu's presence.

Because she wasn't sure that after she bound herself to Fat Tiger, Fat Tiger would be able to completely break free from Zhuang Feifei's control.

Along the way, she didn't notice anything unusual about Zhuang Feifei. It's possible that Pang Hu has really become completely out of Zhuang Feifei's control, which is a good thing.

Upon arriving in the county town, Tong Jianxin and Shen Ruyi went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative, Luo Jingyan went to the state-run restaurant, while Zhuang Feifei headed straight for the black market.

Luo Jingyan bought two steaming hot buns at the state-run restaurant, asked the waiter to wrap them in oil paper, and put the buns into her spatial storage as soon as she left the restaurant, heading towards the black market.

As usual, she went into the space outside the black market to put on makeup, came out carrying a basket, paid a one-cent management fee at the entrance of the black market, and then went inside.

After she went inside, she saw Zhuang Feifei playing the old lady. This time, Zhuang Feifei was still selling grain and pork, surrounded by three or four middle-aged women who were buying her grain and pork.

Luo Jingyan put down her basket near Zhuang Feifei, because only by following the female lead could she possibly get in touch with the black market boss and make a big deal.

She pulled back the blue cloth covering the basket, revealing rice, apples, and a few oranges inside.

Oranges are a southern fruit and need to be transported over long distances, so they are more expensive than apples.

Before long, people came over to ask about the price. While selling her goods, she kept an eye on Zhuang Feifei's movements, wondering if anyone from the black market would approach Zhuang Feifei to chat.

As expected, the female lead's halo was truly impressive. Half an hour later, a young man in a Zhongshan suit approached Zhuang Feifei. They exchanged a few words in hushed tones, and then Zhuang Feifei followed the man away.

Luo Jingyan had only a small amount of rice left in her basket. Since there were no buyers around, she simply put the basket away, stopped selling, and quietly followed behind Zhuang Feifei.

Zhuang Feifei was led into a narrow alley by the man. The alley was so narrow that Luo Jingyan could no longer follow her.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she released Black Tiger: "Go and follow Zhuang Zhiqing, and eavesdrop on her conversation with the black market boss here."

"Yes, Master."

Most people wouldn't notice the kitten's presence. Black Tiger quietly followed Zhuang Feifei and the man, and when they entered a pair of large black doors, which then closed, it slipped through the gap under the doors.

In the center of a large house, a man in his forties sat on a chair at the far end. At that moment, Zhuang Feifei, disguised as an old woman, was standing opposite him, discussing business matters with him.

The man was the boss of this black market, named Chen Biao, and was known as Boss Biao.

Black Tiger walked along the base of the wall, squatted outside the house, and pricked up its cat ears to listen to what was happening inside.

Zhuang Feifei said to Biao Ye, "I not only have rice and pork, but also many rare commodities, all of which I obtained through special channels. For example, milk powder that is hard to buy in supply and marketing cooperatives, chocolate that can only be bought in overseas remittance stores, and fifty watches. I wonder if Biao Ye would be interested."

Upon hearing this, Biao Ye jumped up from his chair and looked at Zhuang Feifei with incredibly excited eyes.

Clearly, he was very interested in this deal.

"Let's talk about the price."

"Milk powder costs eight yuan per pound, chocolate costs five yuan per pound, and watches cost one hundred and twenty yuan each."

After thinking for a moment, Biao Ye said, "How much milk powder do you have? How much chocolate do you have? And can you sell me more watches?"

Zhuang Feifei said, "We have 100 jin of milk powder and 100 jin of chocolate. If you want more watches, Mr. Biao, you can have 100 of them."

If she sells more items, she can come to the black market less often. Anyway, she has her own space, so she's not afraid that Boss Biao will cheat her.

"You really are a smart man, good at business." Boss Biao's shrewd eyes gleamed with a unique light. "Let's do as you say. Now, let's talk about rice and pork."

"I plan to sell 5,000 catties of rice and 1,000 catties of pork to Master Biao. The rice will cost 80 cents per catty and the pork will cost 2 yuan per catty."

"Pork prices are high, and I can't even sell it for two yuan a month, at most one yuan and fifty cents."

"Okay. When shall we make the deal?"