After buying the fabric, Xu Yan also bought a pair of black calfskin shoes. She originally wanted to buy a pair for Xie Zhuo as well, but he refused, saying he would never have a chance to wear them and it was a waste of money.

Xu Yan really didn't buy it for him.

But I bought him two pairs of cloth shoes, and also bought a pair of cloth shoes for each of the two little ones.

In summer, other shoes burn your feet, but these cloth shoes are breathable and don't make your feet feel stuffy.

After they finished their purchases here, all the sales staff in the department store knew that they were wealthy and genuinely came to buy things.

The introductions to each item were quite detailed.

Xu Yan glanced at the tin thermos and other items, then asked Xie Zhuo if they had any of these items at home.

Xie Zhuo said he had it, so she didn't buy it.

"Don't you want to use a new one?" Xie Zhuo paused for a moment before saying, "The one at home has been used for almost ten years."

"It's fine, as long as it works," Xu Yan wasn't picky about this aspect.

The two of them, with two little ones in tow, were carrying loads of stuff when they finally stepped outside. They hadn't bought any of the major items.

Just as Xu Yan was about to leave, she turned her head and saw the mirror she had forgotten to take from the counter. She turned around to get it, but Da Bao ran over and grabbed it in a flash.

"Da Bao is so obedient," Xu Yan praised.

Looking down at Xiao Bao, who was waiting to be praised, she smiled and praised him as well, "Xiao Bao is great too, he can even help carry things."

The two little ones immediately beamed with joy.

Xie Zhuo glanced at the two of them, then looked at Xu Yan.

I thought to myself that the young educated youth was quite good at coaxing children.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, their eyes met.

Then, he heard a girl who was more than six years younger than him laughing with her eyes crinkling and her voice as sweet as honey, saying to him, "Comrade Xie Zhuo is so good, he spends money and puts in effort."

Xie Zhuo: "..."

day!

The four of them had a lot of stuff, but there was still almost an hour and a half until eight o'clock. Xie Zhuo suggested that they go to a restaurant directly, eat, and then go back, so as not to bother with anything else.

Da Bao and Xiao Bao had never eaten out before, and they were jumping and skipping around excitedly.

Xie Zhuo's legs were bumped several times as they ran around playing with him. "They're really having a blast."

"It's been so long since I've been out and about, I'm so happy," Xu Yan said, twirling the new straw hat in her hand with a big smile on her face.

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since she's gone shopping with someone like this, laughing and joking together.

In her previous life, most people preferred online shopping and went to physical stores to buy clothes less and less. She was busy every day, busy making money and working overtime, and rarely went out with anyone for a simple stroll.

Having been in a high-pressure environment for so long, the sudden relaxation made her want to laugh uncontrollably.

They arrived at the restaurant just in time for lunch.

There are quite a few people who come to eat at state-run restaurants, but not many are carrying a bunch of things like them.

The waiter glanced at them and assumed they were just a few poor country folk who had come in, so he walked past them without even taking a menu.

We waited for them to ask for a bowl of noodles. After all, many people from rural areas do this: they ask for the cheapest bowl of noodles and then share it among themselves.

As a result, he waited for a long time but nothing came. He looked over impatiently and saw the pretty girl sitting directly opposite him looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Doesn't your restaurant have a menu?" Xu Yan asked.

After asking, seeing that he didn't speak and stood still, Xu Yan thought he couldn't hear her, so she subconsciously gestured with her hand and slowed down her speech, "Menu, menu."

Xie Zhuo, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The people at the surrounding tables couldn't help but laugh, looking down at themselves.

The waiter realized that Xu Yan thought he was deaf, which was why he was gesturing. He blushed and quickly turned to get the menu.

Xu Yan watched the waiter turn and leave, and realizing something, she pursed her lips. "He didn't move for a long time, I thought..."

“You did the right thing,” Xie Zhuo said with a smile.

The little incident didn't affect Xu Yan and his group's meal, but it seemed to have a big impact on the waiter, as a different person served them the food afterwards.

The purchasing power of money is truly strong these days.

A plate of scrambled eggs costs one cent, braised pork costs five cents, cold pig's head meat costs three cents, and stir-fried shredded potatoes cost one cent.

Xu Yan looked at it again and again, and thought it was too cheap, so he ordered a cold tomato salad and a cold cucumber salad.

Then she heard an older woman at the next table whispering to the man next to her.

"When you marry a wife in the future, you can't marry someone who doesn't know how to manage a household. Everyone has tomatoes and cucumbers in their own plot of land, yet she comes to a state-run restaurant to spend money to eat them."

Xu Yan glanced at Xie Zhuo.

Xie Zhuo clearly heard it too. He raised an eyebrow and raised his voice a little, "It's okay, it's not like we can't afford it."

“Even if you eat at state-run restaurants every day, I can afford to support you. You married me to enjoy life, you don’t need to experience hardship.”

Seeing that Xu Yan had already ordered, he took the menu again, glanced at it without even looking at it, and casually scribbled on the braised fish, "Give me another fish, you're too thin, this is good for you to eat more."

The woman over there fell silent.

Xu Yan glanced at the man next to her; his head was down, and her expression was unreadable.

"It has to be you!" Xu Yan secretly gave Xie Zhu a thumbs up. "You're so good at talking!"

Xie Zhuo looked at her intently, his lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

Xie Dabao and Xie Xiaobao, unaware of the undercurrents between the adults, blinked their big eyes as they heard their third uncle say this, "Third Uncle is so good to Third Aunt."

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