Zhou Mingli was always pretentious; beneath his calm exterior lay a black heart. She strongly suspected that he had invited her into the house so that he could do something nefarious to her.
Otherwise, why would he prepare toys for his two children?
Jiang Ci believed that she had guessed Zhou Mingli's thoughts.
After scanning up and down, Jiang Ci didn't say anything and went into the house first.
But to her surprise, she guessed wrong this time.
After the two entered the house, Zhou Mingli handed the black bags in his hand to Jiang Ci and asked her to open them.
Jiang Ci was surprised, but she still opened the things Zhou Mingli had brought.
She was stunned after just one glance.
What's inside?
Pure cotton underwear.
There are also several packs of sanitary napkins.
This kind of thing doesn't exist in Zhongmo Town at all!
It's even harder to buy sanitary napkins these days!
Jiang Ci stared at the sanitary napkin for a long time.
"You..." Jiang Ci looked up at Zhou Mingli, who was standing close to her, "How did you manage to buy this?"
"The department stores in Linyun City don't actually carry these. I only managed to buy these packs at a place that specializes in selling foreign goods."
The reason Zhou Mingli didn't return as early as Jiang Ci was because he went to the department store in Linyun City.
Of course, there are also foreign counters there, but ordinary people can't understand the products, and foreign goods are considered expensive by the general public. In this era where people are quite frugal even when it comes to food, naturally not many people go to foreign counters to buy things.
Zhou Mingli was not afraid at all; he would go shopping and buy whatever he needed.
Finally, he bought Jiang Ci more comfortable pure cotton underwear and these packs of sanitary napkins.
The item was indeed not cheap, but Jiang Ci could use it, and it was something she absolutely needed. Zhou Mingli believed that she had made the right choice in buying it.
“I’ve checked. This product is only available overseas; it’s not produced domestically.”
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci didn't fully understand everything about this era. They could remember the dates of some major events, but they had no idea when sanitary napkins started being produced domestically.
Jiang Ci looked at the packs of sanitary napkins and praised them generously, "It's amazing that you were able to buy these. These things are indeed very important to me!"
Her undisguised agreement made Zhou Mingli's eyebrows relax. He sat down next to Jiang Ci and said, "Actually, there are many toiletries on the counters abroad, but I looked at the ingredient list and they weren't very clean, so I didn't buy them."
"The department stores in Linyun City have many things that Zhongmo Town doesn't have. We can go and take a look together sometime."
No woman would dislike shopping or browsing.
Even if they exist, people used to buy them in stores, but now they buy them on their phones.
"Don't buy anything randomly. Buy things you don't already have at home first," Jiang Ci told him.
Hearing this, Zhou Mingli nodded. "I have a plan."
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Ci and couldn't help but reach out and touch her head.
Thanks to proper nutrition, my shoulder-length hair has lost its frizz and dullness and gained shine.
Jiang Ci slapped his hand. "What are you doing? Feeling sorry for me?"
Zhou Mingli dared not say that he pitied Jiang Ci. He swallowed hard and whispered another excuse, "I just feel that we are only able to make ends meet now. It will take some more time before we can truly live a wealthy life."
He took Jiang Ci's hand, looked down at her, and asked, "How have you been while I was away?"
Jiang Ci glanced at him sideways. "What are you referring to?"
Zhou Mingli: "Shall we eat?"
Jiang Ci, "..."
That really hits her sore spot.
She remained calm and said, "Neither I nor my two children went hungry."
Jiang Ci looked away, not glancing at Zhou Mingli.
Seeing her like this, what else could Zhou Mingli not understand?
It's perfectly normal that she's never cooked before and can't cook; it's admirable that she's managed to cook for herself for the past few days.
Zhou Mingli laughed, raised his hand, and gently touched her cheek. Meeting her clear eyes, he asked calmly, "And what about me?"
Jiang Ci raised an eyebrow. "You?"
She planned to make up some excuse to get by.
Zhou Mingli seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking and said, "Jiang Ci, we promised each other to be honest, right?"
He moved his head closer to Jiang Ci, and the hand that was supporting her cheek gently rubbed her earlobe with his thumb, then casually slipped into her hair.
"I miss you so much, Jiang Ci." Zhou Mingli didn't look away, and said as they had promised, "I was worried that you weren't eating well, worried that the two children would cause you any trouble, and worried that some unscrupulous people might try to take advantage of you while you were living here alone."
Zhou Mingli gently pressed his forehead against Jiang Ci's forehead, his voice growing softer. The joyful laughter of Zhou Miao and Zhou Yang echoed in the courtyard, as melodious as a string of clear, melodious music.
Being so close, even our breaths intertwined, turning into intense emotions that we inhaled into our lungs.
"Jiang porcelain".
"You're so long-winded, Zhou Mingli," Jiang Ci said, pinching his hand in annoyance.
Zhou Mingli deliberately called her name repeatedly, like a male fox, calling out again and again, getting off-topic, only to entice his benefactor, calling out to his benefactor with lingering charm.
Zhou Mingli chuckled softly, "I'm being honest with you, Jiang Ci. You should know that it's perfectly reasonable for me to miss you."
Zhou Mingli: "I'd like to know your thoughts."
"Did you miss me while I was away these past few days?"
With every word he spoke, he drew closer, so close that Jiang Ci felt as if she were close to his chest, hearing his heartbeat. His lips were also close, and every word he uttered, every refreshing breath he exhaled, landed on her lips.
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