Chapter 107 Shopping
Liu Xiaoru was a little hesitant when she heard the invitation.
Shopkeeper Luo chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I don't hold a grudge against you for saying bad things about me behind my back."
Now that the deal has been done, Shopkeeper Luo doesn't seem as snobbish as previously suspected. Instead, Liu Xiaoru feels a little embarrassed.
Liu Xiaoru originally wanted to get away with the matter, but when she turned around, she saw Niuniu looking at them with her big eyes.
Liu Xiaoru felt that she should set a good example in front of Niuniu. She gritted her teeth and said to Shopkeeper Luo, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said bad things about you behind your back."
Shopkeeper Luo was stunned when he heard this. Seeing Liu Xiaoru so serious, he couldn't make any jokes.
"It's okay. You didn't mean it. Besides, I was away for a while. It's normal for you to have such a misunderstanding." Shopkeeper Luo also spoke more seriously.
Liu Xiaoru seemed to be bowing her head when she apologized, but the way Shopkeeper Luo looked at her was different. Although he had been begging for supply before, how could Shopkeeper Luo not care at all because of the bad things said behind her back? He felt guilty at this moment and felt that he had underestimated Liu Xiaoru.
He thought to himself that since the female shopkeeper was able to humble herself and apologize, she might be able to go a long way in the future.
Liu Xiaoru thought it would be difficult to apologize, but when she really said it, she didn't expect it to be so simple. She turned her head and looked at Niu Niu.
Niu Niu looked back at her with curved eyebrows.
Shopkeeper Luo asked again about the banquet tomorrow night.
Liu Xiaoru no longer hesitated and said, "You've been asking me so many times, there's no reason for me not to go."
After Shopkeeper Luo left, Zhang Yuniang wanted to talk to her, but business in the shop happened to be booming again.
"Our Niu Niu is so popular. Business has improved since you came!" Liu Xiaoru praised Niu Niu while holding her face.
Niuniu immediately said, "Then I'll come every day and help Aunt Liu with her business!"
Liu Xiaoru quickly said, "That's great. With Niuniu by my side, I have the energy to do anything!"
Niu Niu's eyes lit up.
Working for Liu Xiaoru was so easy. She just moved a chair and sat at the door to eat and drink. The homemade braised food was so delicious. Niu Niu even felt that she was willing to do this kind of job for the rest of her life.
Zhang Yunniang coughed lightly, interrupting Niuniu's fantasy.
Niuniu immediately turned to look at Zhang Yuniang: "Mom, can I come over to help? I really want to help Aunt Liu."
Zhang Yunniang reached out and tapped her daughter's forehead, saying, "You don't want to come to help, you just want to eat. If you come to help, will you still learn to read? Your father said that you fell behind in your studies during the New Year."
Niu Niu's face suddenly became bitter. She liked studying and eating as well.
"I'll come over in the morning and practice calligraphy at home in the afternoon?"
Zhang Yuniang still shook her head.
Niuniu said again: "I come here every two days? Three days? Can I come here to practice calligraphy?"
Liu Xiaoru also joined the begging team: "Sister, please let Niuniu come over to play. It's so boring for me to look after the shop alone."
Zhang Yunniang couldn't stand the two people begging together, so she could only say, "Come once every three days, and bring your homework with you, understand?"
Niu Niu and Liu Xiaoru cheered together.
Zhang Yunniang interrupted their happiness and asked Liu Xiaoru: "Don't you have an appointment with Cheng He tomorrow night?"
Liu Xiaoru's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and she said, "I'll postpone it when I see him. Don't worry, I don't even need to go out of my way to look for him. He comes three or four times a day. He might come before you go back. You'll run into him when you turn a corner. If you count carefully, I run into him every time I go out these days. It's like he's staring at me."
The more Liu Xiaoru talked, the more she felt that this was the truth. If she hadn't run into him by chance every time she went out, she wouldn't have been so quick to conclude that Cheng He and she were destined to be together.
Zhang Yunniang thought of this ill-fated relationship and couldn't help but sigh. She said, "Then you should talk to him nicely when the time comes. Men are very strong. If you push them too hard, you don't know what they will do."
Liu Xiaoru nodded and said, "Don't worry, sister. I know. I won't say anything. I'll just find a random excuse and slowly turn cold to him."
She said so, but her eyes couldn't help but look at the meat knife on the counter.
Zhang Yunniang's heart skipped a beat and she said, "I'll stay with you in the shop for the next few days."
Liu Xiaoru quickly refused and said, "Sister, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Zhang Yuniang frowned slightly.
Liu Xiaoru added: "It's rare that we don't have to guard the shop, let's go out for a walk!"
Because of Niu Niu's fortune-making physique, the braised food in the shop was sold out in advance. Without waiting for Zhang Yunniang to answer, Liu Xiaoru excitedly picked up Niu Niu and rushed out.
Even if Zhang Yunniang didn't want to go shopping, she was forced to follow them.
When they actually started shopping, Zhang Yuniang regretted it even more.
"This looks great, it really suits Niuniu!"
"Wow, this is good too. Our Niuniu is missing a pink spring shirt!"
"Two more sets of adult clothes, of the same style!"
Liu Xiaoru felt like she had ants biting her when she kept her money on her body. She would feel uncomfortable if she didn't spend it. When she was walking on the street, she saw this or that and wished she could empty the entire street and hang the money on Niu Niu and Zhang Yuniang.
Niuniu felt her head was unusually heavy and whispered, "My head... My head is so heavy..."
The five-year-old girl had silver bells hung on both braids of her head, and there were several hairpins of various shapes on the back of her head.
She also had a pure gold rabbit pendant hanging around her neck. Liu Xiaoru said that Niuniu was born in the year of the rabbit, so she bought the gold pendant to pray for the child.
After buying so many things, Liu Xiaoru still felt that she was too poor to buy a big gold chain for Niu Niu's golden rabbit.
Seeing that she couldn't stop her desire to buy things, Zhang Yunniang paid for the clothes while Liu Xiaoru was trying them on. After waiting for people to come out and taking a look at the fit of the clothes, she directly pulled Liu Xiaoru and Niuniu back.
"Sister, why are you in such a hurry? I also saw a green dress. Niu Niu will definitely look good in it!" Liu Xiaoru shouted.
This time, Zhang Yunniang was determined not to let her spend money indiscriminately, and she dragged her away.
"These are too valuable. I'll keep this dress and you can keep the others." Zhang Yunniang took off all the silver ornaments on Niu Niu's head and the gold pendant on her neck.
Liu Xiaoru smiled and said, "Sister, you bought these clothes with your own money, so how can it be considered a favor from me? Why should I keep these things? They are worn by children, and they won't be returned. Who else can I give them to if not Niuniu?"
When Zhang Yunniang saw that she didn't answer, her face was filled with helplessness.
Niu Niu's head was no longer so heavy, and she felt a lot more relaxed. She simply sat down on the steps by the roadside. There happened to be people playing Guanpu on the roadside, so Niu Niu sat on the steps and stretched her neck to look over there.
The so-called Guanpu is a game similar to a lottery. If you like the goods on the stall, you can buy them directly, or you can spend a small amount of money to gamble. If you win, you can get everything. If you lose, the money will naturally belong to the stall owner.
Liu Xiaoru smiled and said, "Sister, look at Niuniu, her eyes are almost glued to those people."
It seems like whatever you say comes true.
As Liu Xiaoru walked to Niu Niu's side, a familiar figure appeared from nowhere.
"Xiao Ru, you closed your shop early today. I was just about to look for you, but I didn't expect to meet you here." Cheng He said with a smile.
Liu Xiaoru twitched her lips when she heard this and said, "What a coincidence! If you hadn't told me, I would have thought you had someone watching me."
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