After some explanation, the three of them understood. Indeed, they still had school to go on. Xia Youyou and the other two were lucky enough to graduate directly, but Cao An and Xiao Hai were different. They still needed to continue their studies.

A few days later, the Anhai Hotel opened a job posting, and truckloads of goods were unloaded and transported to the warehouse in the backyard.

The items in the small supermarket were all discussed by several people. Based on everyone's needs, they compared the prices of several stores, selected the most affordable and most needed items, and transported them to the warehouse, which was now full.

The goods have arrived and the shelves have arrived.

Without asking for leave, several people used the evening time to set up the shelves of the Anhai small supermarket and put the goods on them.

Looking at the full shelves, satisfied smiles appeared on the dusty faces of several people.

Xia Youyou retired early, not knowing when Qi Siling would return. Their diplomas had already been issued, so they no longer had to go to school. Tomorrow was the opening of the small supermarket, and Xia Youyou needed to get up early to oversee it. As for subsequent research, it was a long and arduous journey, and she would only be able to devote herself to it once she had more money.

The next morning, Xia Youyou was woken up by the alarm clock. She glanced at Qi Siling who was hugging her from behind, then quietly got up, dressed, and went out.

It was still early, so after washing up, she went to the front yard to get a bun before going to the small supermarket.

The shop opened today, but they hadn't written down the prices when they put the goods on the shelves last night. Her job now was to put the prices on them and prepare the forms. This would keep track of the incoming and outgoing goods.

Unlocking the small supermarket and opening the door, I was greeted by shelves overflowing with goods. Toothbrushes, towels, enamelware containers, candy, brown sugar, rice, flour, noodles. Everything you'd find at the supply and marketing cooperative was available here.

She suggested that the factory produce small packages for retail, which would be convenient for everyone to use without weighing.

The factory initially disagreed, but she had to spend a lot of time to persuade them to accept her idea at a slightly higher cost.

She took out the finished labels and walked through the shelves, marking the prices on each item one by one, applying glue and sticking them on the shelves. In the future, these can be fixed and restocked after they are sold out.

I carefully wrote down how many copies of each item on the shelf there were, and filled the notebook with dense notes.

When Qi Siling woke up, she habitually hugged her arms tightly, but her arms were empty, and she woke up with a start.

"Youyou!" He felt the temperature of the quilt and found it was cold, which showed that she was gone.

I suddenly stood up from the bed, got out of bed and put on my clothes. I opened the door and rushed out, looking at the bathroom. No one was there.

"long!"

He was a little flustered. Ever since they got married, the girl had never gotten up so early. Thinking that she had traveled from the afterlife, he started to wonder if she had gone back again.

He ran downstairs in a disorderly manner and bumped into Cao An, who had heard the noise and opened the door.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his panic-stricken face, Cao An stepped forward and grabbed his arm, his tone becoming anxious.

"Youyou is gone!" Qi Siling grabbed his arm back, "I didn't see her when I woke up, and there was no warmth around me. Brother, do you think she will...will she..."

Going back?

The three words were not spoken, but the two of them understood each other tacitly.

Cao An clenched his back teeth and asked, "Didn't you notice anything unusual?"

Qi Siling shook her head. He had gone to bed right after taking a shower last night, hugging her tightly as usual. Perhaps because he was too tired last night, he slept a bit deeply and didn't even notice when she was not in his arms.

Xiao Hai opened the door and rubbed his sleepy eyes and stuck his head out. He had just heard a little bit inside and knew that Xia Youyou was missing. "Don't worry, go out and ask Auntie if she has gone out."

The two of them then hurried outside, passed through the moon-shaped door, and saw Liu Hui steaming buns in the kitchen.

"Mom! Have you seen Youyou?" Qi Siling stepped forward, trying to appear calm, not daring to make her anxious.

"Youyou went to the small supermarket over there, didn't you know?" Liu Hui said calmly as she covered the steamer.

Qi Siling ran out immediately after hearing this. Liu Hui looked at Cao An beside her with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong?"

Cao An felt relieved and shook his head, "It's okay." It was just a misunderstanding.

He shrugged and chuckled, looking towards the restaurant door that had disappeared. He didn't expect this guy to be so sensitive.

Qi Siling ran out frantically and stood in front of the large square at No. 10 Huada Street. Looking at the busy little figure inside, his heart was beating like a drum. He didn't know whether it was because of running and jumping, or because he was afraid of losing her...

He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and walked inside.

He walked lightly, as if he was afraid of disturbing the butterflies that were collecting pollen, or as if he was afraid that his little fairy would be frightened and fly away.

A big hand wrapped around her waist from behind. The person in his arms was startled and tried to push him away immediately.

"It's me!" He lowered his head and sniffed her hair. "Baby, it's me!" His heart finally settled.

Xia Youyou was caught off guard by being hugged and almost stabbed him with a needle. "What are you doing?" His heart almost stopped because of his fear!

"Let me hold you for a while!" Qi Siling leaned over and buried his head in her neck, kissing her exposed skin one by one. "Babe, you almost scared me to death."

"Huh? Didn't I leave a note?" He came to his senses and was probably scared when he woke up and didn't see himself.

She grabbed the big hand around his waist and scratched the back of his hand with her nails.

"I'll always be here."

Qi Siling tilted his head, raised his hand from his waist and turned her face, then found her lips and kissed her. Their lips and teeth intertwined, and he finally felt her presence again.

God knows when he just woke up, his heart felt like it was lost. He was afraid that if he wasn't careful one day, he would never see her again.

"Don't leave me." Qi Siling didn't expect that there would be a day when he would worry about gains and losses. He bit her lightly, hoping to get her response.

Xia Youyou was forced to tilt her head back and endure his sudden kiss.

Gradually respond to him and comfort him from his fright.

The faint morning light shone into the small supermarket, and spots of light were sprinkled on the bodies of the two people hugging each other.

Qi Siling kissed her passionately, and finally let her go. Looking at the crystal on her lips, he wiped it with the tip of his thumb and pressed his forehead against hers. "Why are you up so early? Why don't you wait for me?"

"You must have been busy late last night. I wanted you to get some more sleep."

"Don't be so sensible, my Youyou." Qi Siling picked her up sideways and wanted to let her sit at the cashier counter.

"No, I haven't finished yet." Xia Youyou stopped him.

"I'll be fine."

"No, I have to keep records." Only if she kept records herself would she know what goods were available, where they were placed, what the purchase price was, and how much to sell them for.

The man could only put her down and stand beside her while she continued with the work in her hands.

He got up and rushed out to find her, without even washing up. Now he felt relieved, took out his toiletries and cleaned himself up at the door of the store.