When they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Lu Chen parked his bicycle and went into the cooperative with Su Ruoli.

"Xiao Li'er, whatever you want to buy, Brother Lu will pay for it." Lu Chen said with some generosity.

"Brother Lu, you actually have some private money. I remember your passbooks are all with me." Su Ruoli pretended to interrogate.

"Isn't this a little money left for Xiao Li'er to buy snacks?" Lu Chen gestured with his little finger.

Su Ruoli covered her mouth and chuckled, "Then I won't be polite."

Su Ruoli said you're welcome, but she didn't really mean it. She only picked out some necessities.

As he was strolling, he came to the clothing area. From a distance, he saw a row of beige woolen clothes hanging there, and Lu Chen fell in love with them at first sight.

Pushing Su Ruoli over there, Lu Chen pointed at the dress and said to the teller, "Hello, comrade, can you take that dress down for us to try on?"

The teller looked them up and down, then reluctantly turned around to get the clothes. He handed the clothes to Lu Chen and said, "Don't get them dirty. If you get them dirty, you will have to pay for it."

Lu Chen didn't say anything, but handed the clothes to Su Ruoli and said, "Go try it on."

"Ah, me?" Su Ruoli was a little surprised.

"Go quickly." Lu Chen stuffed the clothes directly into Su Ruoli's arms.

Su Ruoli took the clothes to the fitting room and put them on. She turned around and thought they looked pretty good.

She came out and stood in front of Lu Chen, stretched out her arms and turned around, "How is it, does it look good?"

Lu Chen saw it when Su Ruoli came out, and now when he heard Su Ruoli asked him, he said, "It looks good."

Then he asked the teller, "Hello, comrade, how much is this dress?"

"This dress is a new model we just got back. It's quite expensive, 46 yuan a piece, without a ticket."

"This is too expensive." Su Ruoli said as she took off her clothes. Although she didn't need that little money, she just felt it was very expensive.

"It's okay, just help me pack it up." Lu Chen said to the teller.

He paid the money directly, picked up the clothes handed to him by the cashier, and continued shopping with Su Ruoli.

"Brother Lu, have you spent all your private money today?" Su Ruoli asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, there's still enough money to buy a meal for our little Li'er." Lu Chen also replied with a smile, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat meat."

After the two of them left the supply and marketing cooperative, Lu Chen tied the things to the front frame of the bicycle, pushed the bicycle, and slowly walked towards the state-owned restaurant with Su Ruoli.

When they arrived at the state-owned restaurant, Lu Chen pushed Su Ruoli to find a seat while he ordered the food himself.

I originally wanted to buy braised pork, but unfortunately, it was sold out.

In the end, Lu Chen bought two dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage and ordered a cold dish.

After taking the number plate, I went to find Su Ruoli.

Pulling open the stool opposite Su Ruoli and sitting down, Lu Chen took out a pen from his pocket and handed it to Su Ruoli. "This pen is for you. You can use it to write to me in the future."

Su Ruoli took the pen with great joy, "Brother Lu, when did you buy this pen?"

She thought the pen was pretty nice, so she took a look at it and bought it.

"It's a secret! Keep it away!" Lu Chen said.

Su Ruoli carefully put the pen into her pocket and asked, "Brother Lu, what day is it today? You bought me clothes and gave me a pen."

"Today is our date, and a date must have gifts," Lu Chen said seriously.

Lu Chen poured Su Ruoli a cup of hot tea, blew on it gently, and handed it to her, "Drink some hot water first."

Su Ruoli took the cup with a smile, feeling warm in her heart, "Thank you, Brother Lu."

At this time, Lu Chen heard the waiter calling the number. He looked down and saw that it was their number. Lu Chen stood up and said, "I'll go serve the food."

Su Ruoli also stood up from the stool and said, "I'll go help."

"You're not needed. Just wait for the meal." Lu Chen pushed Su Ruoli to sit across the table and went to serve the meal.

Lu Chen brought two steaming plates of dumplings and a plate of cold dishes and placed them on the table. He took out chopsticks and handed them to Su Ruoli, saying, "Try it and see how it tastes."

"I've been here for so long, but this is the first time I've eaten dumplings in a state-owned restaurant. They smell delicious." Su Ruoli said.

Su Ruoli took a bite of the dumpling, which was tender and juicy. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Delicious!"

"Eat more. If it's not enough, we can order more." Lu Chen said.

"You think I'm a pig? I can't finish this." Su Ruoli said with a smile.

"If you can't finish it, I'll be there for you." Lu Chen said.

The two of them ate and talked, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious. At the end of the meal, Su Ruoli couldn't eat more than half of it, and Lu Chen didn't mind the rest and finished it all.

After finishing their meal, Lu Chen and Su Ruoli walked out of the restaurant side by side. The sunlight outside shone on them, reflecting the happy figures of the couple.

"Xiao Li'er, why don't we go for a walk in the park?" Lu Chen suggested.

"Okay, it helps with digestion." Su Ruoli agreed happily.

Lu Chen pushed the bicycle while Su Ruoli walked beside him. They strolled along the path in the park, enjoying the rare leisure time.

As she walked, Su Ruoli saw a vendor selling candied haws, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Brother Lu, I want to eat candied haws." Su Ruoli tugged at the corner of Lu Chen's clothes and said coquettishly.

"Okay, I'll go buy it." Lu Chen smiled and ran to buy a string of candied haws and handed it to Su Ruoli.

Su Ruoli took a bite, and the sour and sweet taste made her smile with satisfaction. Ever since she had been with Lu Chen, she had become less and less like her original self.

Lu Chen looked at her smile and his lips curled up, showing his good mood.

Tired of walking, the two sat on a bench in the park and quietly enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

"Xiao Li'er, I had a really happy day today." Lu Chen said softly.

"Yeah, me too, but! Brother Lu, it's getting late! We should go back." Su Ruoli leaned on Lu Chen's shoulder with a happy smile on her face.

"Let's go, didn't you say you wanted to go see grandma and the others?" Lu Chen patted Su Ruoli's shoulder.

"Well, do you want to go?" Su Ruoli suddenly had an idea and wanted to take Lu Chen to meet her grandmother.

"Can I...can I?" Lu Chen asked stutteringly.

"Let's go. Why are you so excited? Show the same momentum you use to train your subordinates." Su Ruoli said with a chuckle.

"This isn't your first time meeting my parents, so I'm a little nervous," Lu Chen said. "Xiao Li'er, what do you think I should bring? Yes, yes, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some things."

"Haven't we already bought so much?" Su Ruoli pointed to the things on the bicycle.

"These are bought for you. I haven't bought anything for grandma and the others yet." As he said that, he stood up and pulled Su Ruoli up as well.

It was his first time meeting Su Ruoli's relatives, so he had to prepare well and leave a good impression so that they would feel at ease to leave little Li'er to him.