Central Avenue is indeed a century-old street.
It has a Russian style and characteristics that are hard to find in the Jiangnan region.
But in essence, it is still a pedestrian street.
There are many shops and shopping malls in the surrounding area.
When accompanying a girl shopping—whether she's a young girl or an older woman—people tend to end up in clothing stores.
This one is the same.
After browsing around, Aunt Ji led me into a clothing store.
Do I look good in this?
Mrs. Ji picked out a coat that, in her husband's opinion, was no different from the one she was wearing. She held it up against herself and then asked a question.
Old Ji gave an awkward yet polite smile.
"You look great, of course you look great, you look good in anything."
Even though Mr. Ji felt that his praise was impeccable, Mrs. Ji was still not satisfied.
"Vague and unclear, trying to get away with it, what a perfunctory attitude."
Old Man Ji: ...
Fortunately, he wasn't out with his wife alone today.
So he could sit comfortably on the benches prepared for weary men in the store and wait patiently for his wife to finish her selection.
Then another person sat down next to him.
Old Man Ji was just about to say a few words to his son-in-law that women were really troublesome.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that...
Something's not right, why is it his daughter sitting down?
Wait, where's his son-in-law?
"It looks great! Auntie, look at the button on the back of this dress, it's a clever little detail, it matches the bag you're carrying right now—but this one is nice too, although the color is a shade darker, it makes you look like a little girl. Both are good, it's so hard to choose."
Lu Yibei was examining his Aunt Ji closely.
Old Man Ji: ...
Aunt Ji couldn't stop smiling.
"Since it's so hard to choose, let's not choose at all, let's buy them all!"
Old Man Ji: ...
Her daughter sat down beside her, took out her phone, and while opening a game, she complained:
Why don't you do anything about your wife?
"I don't see you doing anything about controlling your man either."
"As long as he's happy."
"I don't know if he's happy or not, but I know he's made your mom quite happy—your mom is really something, she's completely swayed by a few compliments, she's totally under Lu's spell." Old Man Ji analyzed logically.
Ji Qingqian glanced sideways at her father's bald head.
How dare you say that? My mom didn't say anything when you were being coaxed into becoming an embryo.
It's a pity it wasn't recorded, otherwise I really should have watched it myself.
However, it was a rare opportunity to be alone with his daughter. Old Man Ji looked at the game his daughter had opened:
"Hey, what are you playing?"
Ji Qingqian uttered a phrase commonly used by young people: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you."
Because he doesn't usually communicate with his daughter, Old Man Ji would generally want to back down when he hears such words.
But then he remembered his friend's theory about "being a child for rich people," so he shamelessly continued to ask:
"How can I understand if you didn't say so?"
Ji Qingqian glanced sideways at her father, pursed her lips, and finally handed over a bit of the phone screen:
"Look, we need to take this..."
That old man really didn't understand; he couldn't even play Tetris or Snake properly when he was a child.
But when I hear my own daughter speak, she has a lot of energy.
Old Man Ji glanced at his son-in-law praising his wife in front of him, and then at his daughter beside him, who was carefully explaining the latest gadgets to him.
Suddenly, I felt a strange sense of emotion.
—I started working hard to earn money when I was young so that I could live this kind of life today.
--Good.
Then Aunt Ji's shout shattered this wonderful balance.
"Old Ji, have Qingqian come over and take a look. Is this suitable for Xiao Lu?"
Very quickly, Old Man Ji stood up abruptly.
He seemed more interested in choosing clothes for his son-in-law than for choosing clothes for his wife.
Ji Qingqian also put down her game and followed her father over.
Old Man Ji shook his head as soon as he saw the overalls in his wife's hand:
"No, no, he has no manly spirit at all."
"Yeah."
Aunt Ji gestured towards Lu Yibei.
Lu Yibei's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"That's how the young male celebrities on TV dress," Aunt Ji said.
"You can't find any normal young heartthrobs on TV these days—look at this outfit, this is what a real man should wear!"
Old Man Ji also picked out a set.
It's a style similar to Tang Dynasty fashion, and it does look quite masculine. The only downside is that Lu Yibei looks thirty or forty years younger.
The color scheme that Old Man Ji was carrying...
Lu Yibei glanced at the introduction over there.
It is indeed a "middle-aged and elderly style".
"Whoever's boyfriend is going to dress her up, Qingqian, you say." Aunt Ji waved her hand, handing the choice to the "princess."
Lu Yibei wasn't actually keen on buying clothes or dressing herself up.
—He only bought himself one coat this winter.
I originally thought I was just accompanying Aunt Ji for a stroll, but I never expected that the spotlight would end up on me.
The young man from Jiangnan was drenched in sweat.
A miraculous journey around the world by Abei?
He cast a pleading look at his girlfriend, who then brought over a set of clothes.
She gestured and pointed at her boyfriend.
"Isn't it a little small?" his girlfriend asked.
Lu Yibei: "...Is this a small or small issue?"
"No, Qingqian, you're holding a dress, aren't you?" Aunt Ji said.
"I think it would look quite good on Abei," Ji Qing said casually.
Old Man Ji immediately scolded his daughter for her unreliable behavior:
"What boy wears a skirt—wait, let me see—"
Old Man Ji had his daughter lift up her skirt, then looked at Lu Yibei and thought for a moment: "Sales assistant—what's the largest size for this?"
"No, Uncle Ji, you—" Lu Yibei said anxiously.
Aunt Ji reassured him, "Don't worry, your Uncle Ji is rich, you don't need to pay this amount."
Lu Yibei: ...
Is this about money?
Amidst joyful jokes and laughter, night gradually fell.
Afterwards, the four of them strolled around the exterior of the famous cathedral, took some photos, and then went home together.
Time flies.
In the first few days of the new year, Mr. Ji and Aunt Ji would come to their daughter's house and go out for a stroll together, gradually creating the atmosphere of a family of four.
Although there is a saying that the New Year celebrations last until the Lantern Festival, the traditional New Year celebrations only end on the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Life is leisurely; although there is a cold wind in winter, there is also warm sunshine.
The earth continues to revolve, and young boys and girls often take a light nap in the afternoon.
Life may be small and repetitive, but it is filled with happiness from head to toe.
The clock swings back and forth, and the days drift by.
Finally, in moments of tranquility and peaceful daily life.
More than half of the Spring Festival has passed.
Time passed leisurely, and the fifth day of the Lunar New Year arrived.
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