After recording the last episode of the show, Xia Xi had some free time and asked Zhao Lei to go shopping with her. Liang Yuan happened to be free, so he asked her to go too.

Xia Xi drove and made an appointment with the two to meet at the mall.

Zhao Lei had met Xia Xi's friend Liang Yuan during their school days, so she wasn't unfamiliar with him. Before Xia Xi even arrived, the two of them started chatting about entertainment gossip, beauty, and TV dramas.

The sultry air invaded, and the whole city was like a steamer.

Xia Xi sent a message to Zhao Lei and learned that they were at the Starbucks on the first floor. She went up one floor from the underground parking lot to find them.

After they met, Liang Yuan handed her a drink without coffee: "You've given up coffee, right?"

Xia Xi smiled and nodded.

Zhao Lei held up her face and looked at Xia Xi, her hand resting on the back of the chair behind her: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Xia Xi took a sip of the iced drink, slowed down, and said, "I'm inviting you to go shopping, what else can it be?"

"Don't keep me in suspense." Zhao Lei hit her. "I don't believe you contacted me so seriously on WeChat just to ask me to go shopping and have afternoon tea with you."

Xia Xi tilted her head and pretended to be calm: "Am I serious?"

Zhao Lei said with absolute certainty: "You do."

Liang Yuan happily watched the show with a straw in his mouth.

"Okay, there's something." Xia Xi's eyes wandered, and her voice sounded a little hazy. "You're married, right? You must have experience meeting parents. I want to learn from you."

Although Xia Xuan is also married, it is difficult to describe the man’s parents and they are not of reference value.

"Huh? That's it?" Zhao Lei choked, tilted her head and coughed violently twice, then burst into laughter, spitting out saliva. "I thought it was something big."

Liang Yuan interrupted: "Is Xu Yanfeng going to take you to meet his parents?"

Xia Xi leaned forward slightly, resting both arms on the table: "Soon."

Liang Yuan smiled so hard that his gums showed. "No way, my Xi, you're so fearless, but you're afraid of meeting my parents."

Xia Xi corrected her: "I'm not afraid, I just don't fight a battle without preparation."

The three of them sat in Starbucks for a while, then took the escalator upstairs to buy some things. As they walked, Zhao Lei taught her some advice, starting with how to dress, with great care.

"Didn't Xu Yanfeng prepare a gift? Why would you bother?" Liang Yuan was dazzled by the dazzling array of merchandise. "Do you know what his parents like?"

"He should have prepared it. I didn't ask." Xia Xi picked up a bottle of trial perfume, sprayed it on the test paper and smelled it. "But I can't be completely indifferent. After all, I'm the one meeting the parents, not him."

Liang Yuan smiled mischievously and moved closer to smell the perfume with her: "Our Xi is quite virtuous."

"Go away." Xia Xi pushed her away with his elbow.

Liang Yuan said seriously, "The perfume you picked is quite nice. The fragrance is low-key and suitable for mothers of your age."

Xia Xi asked the salesperson to pack it, then went to the store next door and picked out a few gifts.

After the round, Xia Xi was holding five or six shopping bags, and Liang Yuan and Zhao Lei also bought some for themselves.

Zhao Lei glanced at what Xia Xi had bought, all women's items. "Didn't you pick out a gift for Xu Yanfeng's dad?" She paused, then took out her phone to check the time. "Or should we continue shopping? It's still early."

Xia Xi hadn't been shopping for a long time and felt more tired than exercising. She just wanted to find a place to sit down and rest: "No more shopping, let's treat you to afternoon tea."

Zhao Lei: “Ah?”

Xia Xi glanced over and said, "The rest will be left to Xu Yanfeng."

Zhao Lei nodded. "That's fine. Actually, I'm not very good at choosing gifts for men, especially middle-aged men. I usually just give money directly to my dad."

Liang Yuan shook Xia Xi's arm and smiled maliciously: "I know a particularly delicious afternoon tea shop with a very nice decoration. Can we go there?"

Xia Xi had no idea at first, so after hearing her say that, he naturally agreed.

Liang Yuan blinked and said embarrassedly, "It's a bit expensive."

Xia Xi touched her face and said, "Don't worry, I've brought enough money. I won't leave you there to wash dishes."

Zhao Lei burst out laughing.

Xia Xi was not familiar with the route. Liang Yuan sat in the passenger seat, clicked on the navigation, and listened to the voice broadcast on the mobile phone. Xia Xi drove there according to the instructions. It was a separate building with three floors. Looking inside through the glass windows, it was beautifully decorated and full of style.

After finding a good place to park, the three of them went in and went up to the second floor.

Fresh cut flowers were placed on the square table covered with a white tablecloth, and the air was filled with a sweet fragrance. The waiter brought a silver stand with exquisitely shaped snacks on it, and they also ordered black tea, coffee, and juice.

What you see is a European court style, retro and gorgeous.

"Let's eat later. I'll take some pictures first." Liang Yuan had just taken a lot of pictures of the decorations on the second floor and now he set his eyes on the pastries on the table.

Zhao Lei was also infected by her. She took out her mobile phone to take a few photos, made some simple edits, added a filter, and posted them on her Moments.

"Xixi, when are you and Xu Yanfeng planning to hold your wedding?" Liang Yuan had finished taking pictures, put down his phone, took a sip of coffee, and said solemnly, "Be sure to notify me two weeks in advance so I can make time."

Xia Xi bit into the pastry and almost choked: "We haven't discussed this issue yet."

"No way, we've already met the parents, isn't the wedding coming soon?"

"Actually," Xia Xi paused before saying, "I don't really want to have a wedding because it's too troublesome, but Xu Yanfeng insisted on having one, so I had no choice but to listen to him. Therefore, the wedding will be based on his preferences. As for the time, he will naturally decide it."

Liang Yuan: "..."

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