Chapter 71 New Year Event Shopping
On the first day of the new year, everyone eats leftovers.
Although they are called leftovers, in fact most of the dishes are not touched. She only needs to choose three or four dishes for a meal.
This was originally the plan for the evening, but Gojo Satoru showed up at this time.
His head and body were still covered in snowflakes, and he started crying out for food the moment he entered the house. Gong Zhili was preparing a hot dinner, but considering he was the first guest to arrive in the new year, he asked for his opinion: "These are just leftovers from the New Year's Eve dinner. Do you want to eat some?"
She served five-spice braised beef, garlic pork, chestnut roast chicken, stir-fried meat with carrots and mushrooms, and stir-fried lamb with green onions, and asked for their opinions.
Gojo Satoru glanced into her refrigerator and sighed, "What did I eat at home during the New Year... Is there any soup? I want some soup."
Gong Zhili: "We have fish jelly."
Gojo Satoru: "Fish jelly? What is that? Freezing fish?"
Gong Zhili: "Fish jelly is simply cooled, solidified fish broth. It melts nicely when poured over hot rice. It's also delicious when eaten directly with a spoon."
Gojo Satoru: "Then eat this. I'm so hungry. Can I eat it right away?"
Gong Zhili glanced at him and said, "Yes, stop hanging around in the kitchen."
Gojo Satoru was sitting in the living room when he noticed that several children kept passing by him pretending to be casual.
They may think their actions are covert, but in Gojo Satoru's eyes, there is nothing to hide.
He grabbed Megumi Fushiguro, who was passing by, and pressed the child onto his knees. "Tell me, what are you looking at me for?"
Fushiguro Megumi, who had really come to the living room to drink water, struggled: "What? What? I don't know!"
Gojo Satoru lifted him up and said to Fushiguro Miki, "What are you going to do?"
Fushiguro Miki stared at her brother, wanting to save him from him, but knowing she couldn't, she looked at the twins and confessed, "We were wondering if you brought any red envelopes, Gojo-nii..."
Gojo Satoru suddenly realized something, put down the struggling Fushiguro Megumi, and began to search his pockets. For some reason, his wallet today was filled with a lot of Fukuzawa Yukichi.
Ieiri Naoko leaned over the back of the chair and watched him hold up his wallet and say to the children, "Those who want New Year's money, come and line up—"
Ieiri Shoko also stood up and went to the end of the line. Gojo Satoru glanced at his peer and gave her a ticket, then he got up and went to the kitchen.
The children went to the kitchen to serve dishes and rice. Miya Chiri took off her apron, and a picture of Fukuzawa Yukichi suddenly appeared in front of her.
She looked up and found Gojo Satoru holding up money and winking at her.
"Is this the meal money?" Gong Zhili took it. "Will I pay for each meal from now on?"
Gojo Satoru was annoyed: "It's New Year's money!"
Gong Zhili suddenly realized: "Is it the custom here that the older ones give to the younger ones?" But Grandpa Yuzhang only gave New Year's money to children, so she thought that people over a certain age or those who have the ability to earn money don't get lucky money.
Gojo Satoru: "Every family has its own way of giving. I just happened to have some money with me today."
Gong Zhili: "Hmm?"
Gojo Satoru seemed to know what she wanted to ask. He walked out of the kitchen with her and said, "We are going to Tokyo tomorrow. If we don't leave tonight, we will miss the event tomorrow morning!"
Gong Zhili was stunned: "Are you going to take the kids on a night trip?"
Gojo Satoru waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that. The car I arranged is already waiting outside the village. We will set off after dinner and you can sleep in the car."
Gong Zhili: "How many cars? Is it convenient to sleep in the car?"
Gojo Satoru: "Two. There's still enough space for sleeping in the car."
Gong Zhili didn't ask any more questions, put the money away and prepared to eat.
She realized belatedly, "Did you bring a driver with you?"
Gojo Satoru: "Well, they are all from my side... Let's eat, I'm so hungry."
Gong Zhili: "Do we need to provide dinner for the driver?" It seems that he will be driving all night. "It's not good to drive while tired."
Gojo Satoru: "Pack a lunch box for them. They can't go into the village. If they do, they'll feel weak and won't be able to drive for a long time."
Gong Zhili: "Ah? Oh, they are sorcerers?"
Gojo Satoru: "Well, the two people who are willing to come with me are trustworthy for now."
However, this time, Gong Zhili also needs to do some monitoring on them.
When the children heard that they had to hurry to go to Tokyo, they were very excited. They thought they could only go to Tokyo when they were in high school!
I had no complaints about having dinner, packing my small backpack, and putting on thick clothes to go out.
Gong Zhili took out the lunch box he had used when he went to the mountains to work and packed two lunch boxes. He sighed, "Is this really going to work?"
Gojo Satoru took the two bento boxes and said, "Don't you realize how special the food you made is?"
He believed that other sorcerers would realize what kind of gift they had received after eating it.
Gong Zhili suddenly realized: "Ah, I forgot about this just now, so that's it."
She no longer worried about this small etiquette issue, went back to her room, packed her things into her backpack, and a group of people came to the village entrance.
Gong Zhili said a few words to the village chief who had rushed over, then turned around and found that the others had gotten into the car. The two drivers were standing outside the car with lunch boxes in their hands, eating. The dim light made it almost impossible to see the food in the lunch boxes, and the heat from the food was almost dissipated.
As soon as Gong Zhili turned around, the two people were about to put down their lunch boxes and greet her, but Gong Zhili stopped them: "Hurry up and eat."
She got in the car and said to her fellow passenger, Ieiri Naoko, "Gojo doesn't seem like someone who would mistreat the driver."
Ieiri Naoko, looking down at her phone, said, "Ah, these two... well, I'm surprised Gojo chose them to pick us up."
Gong Zhili: "Who are they?"
Ieiri Shoko: "To put it simply, you can understand it as a fence-sitter."
Gong Zhili: "Political opportunist."
Ieiri Shoko exclaimed, "Indeed, he's still that kind of political opportunist with a keen eye."
At this time, Gojo Satoru seemed to know what they were discussing and sent a message to Gong Zhili.
Gojo: "Please get some pollen or something on them~"
Gong Zhili: Where can I find pollen in such thick snow in the middle of winter?
She thought about it and urged the trees outside the village to shake, sending the remaining lifeless wood tissue on the trees to the two of them.
Although it won't last as long as pollen, in Tokyo, there should be potted plants and the like indoors, so it will still be in time.
Gong Zhili said that he would never take money without doing any work.
The car driven by Gojo was indeed comfortable. Miya Chiri and Naoko could stretch their legs and rest in peace with their twin sisters in this car. Gojo Satoru was tall and had long legs, so it was very comfortable for him, a tall guy, to sit with three children.
The three children fell asleep in the car when the time came. He was looking through his phone and suddenly asked, "After meeting her and eating her food, how did you feel?"
The driver tightened his grip on the steering wheel, considered it over and over again, and said, "A very vivid, overbearing power surged directly into my body."
That thing was definitely not cursed energy, but after eating it, the cursed energy in the body actually increased - given that their emotions were stable, it was actually creepy.
Gojo Satoru leaned back, his eyes fixed on the driver in the rearview mirror: "Then don't let me down, Shin'o."
His tone was gentle and his address was very intimate, but the hairs on Zenin Shin's back stood up because of a premonition of danger.
"Yes, Lord Gojo." Zenin Shin'o answered cautiously.
The car left the village and drove towards the college.
They set out at 7:30 in the evening and arrived at the college at around 1:00 in the morning.
Gojo Satoru was holding two children in his arms, Zenin Shin'o was holding one, and in the other car, Miya Chiri and Ieiri Shoko each got off holding a child.
Gong Zhili yawned loudly, startled by the cold air, and asked, "Are we there yet? Glass said we'll be staying in your school dormitory tonight?"
Gojo Satoru walked up the stairs. "Yes, there's air conditioning in the dorm."
Ieiri Naoko: "I really hate these stairs. Can't they install an escalator?"
Gong Zhili hadn't expected to be so sleepy that she would have to climb stairs. She yawned and agreed, "Yeah, escalators are so nice..."
After finally arriving at the dormitory and packing up, it was almost three o'clock when he went back to bed. Gong Zhili felt that he was called up as soon as he lay down.
"Sister, sister, it's seven o'clock, get up, Gojo brother said he wants to go to the mall for a big shopping spree--"
Miyajima struggled to open her eyes and saw the twins, neatly dressed, lying on the bed with happy smiles on their faces. Seeing that she was awake, they repeated what they had just said: "Gojo-niang said that the big shopping malls in Tokyo are having a New Year's shopping event with lucky bags. There are a lot of things to buy!"
Tsu Miki followed in and added, "We can buy a lot of things with our New Year's money!"
What new and exciting things can you find in Tokyo's big shopping malls? I'm so excited. And what are lucky bags? That sounds interesting too!
Gong Zhili's head began to ache slightly, so she asked the children to go out first, and then she got up to wash.
The temperature in Tokyo was higher than in the mountains, and she felt it when she went out.
Today, the same two drivers drove the car again. When we arrived at the destination, the five of us, each holding a child, entered the bustling shopping mall.
Gojo Satoru, dressed in casual clothes, scanned the bustling crowd from behind his sunglasses. The loudspeakers in the mall were blaring announcements of a sale about to begin. The crowd was bustling, and he made a quick decision. "Let's grab a few shopping carts and throw the kids in!"
Although shopping carts are not conducive to squeezing into the crowd during a shopping spree, as long as there is one person who can hold the cart, the children will not be separated by the crowd.
The children who were originally very excited no longer clamored to leave on their own, as they were frightened by the crowd.
They pushed the shopping carts with difficulty towards the fresh food area.
Ieiri Shoko and Gojo Satoru were not very interested in purchasing, so they stayed at the edge to look after the children. Miya Chiri took the two drivers from yesterday and squeezed into the fresh food area.
The clerk, sweating profusely, had just restocked the discounted beef when he was instantly overwhelmed by countless hands. The housewives used their bodies and baskets to fight for space, arguing and struggling loudly. Miya Chiri squeezed out from in front of a freezer and then squeezed into the fish area. The drivers quickly lost sight of her and could only pick up a few boxes of meat from unknown parts of the meat and return to Gojo Satoru to report.
"My sister is there!" Tsu Miki looked anxiously, "That's where the squid is!"
Squid purchases were limited. After Gong Zhili bought one person's share, she rushed over and said, "Go, buy some squid and lobster. Children count, too, so go ahead and carry them! I'll hold the shopping cart!"
Gojo: "That's not necessary. I just want you to feel the excitement of the New Year... You can eat squid and lobster anytime."
Gong Zhili seemed to have turned a deaf ear to him: "Go!"
Shin'o Zenin and Ron Kamo could feel a hint of chill in this hot shopping mall. They were really afraid that Gojo Satoru would suddenly go crazy, cover the mall with tents, and beat them into pieces.
Gojo Satoru sighed loudly, picked up Hui and Yujin, still holding one under each arm, and said, "Hold on tight, we're going to attack!"
He walked surprisingly smoothly in the crowd. The crowded people and carts seemed to automatically make way for him. Ieiri Shoko picked up Tsu Miki and followed closely behind him. Zenin Shin'o and Kamo Roncai belatedly picked up the little girl and followed.
Nanako and Mimiko looked unhappy: "I don't want to be hugged - I want my sister to hold me!"
Gong Zhili smiled and waved at them: "If they dare to touch me, slap them hard!"
Zenin Shin'o and Kamo Ron suddenly felt that the potato in their hands was becoming extremely hot.
After Gojo Satoru took his quota of lobsters, he walked towards the dessert area without hesitation, easily pulled out a few limited edition gift boxes of New Year's pastries from the shelf, and threw them into the cart. Glass strolled to the beverage area where there were fewer people and slowly picked out cans of coffee.
She had sent a message to Gojo before, saying that Chiri was a little annoyed by the quiet New Year and wanted to set off firecrackers and fireworks. At that time, Gojo said, "Leave it to him." So she meant to bring the person to Tokyo?
"Lucky bags! Lucky bags!" Hisahito shouted, pointing at the boxes of lucky bags piled high at the entrance to the home appliance section. Suddenly, an even greater commotion broke out over there. The clerk had barely finished speaking when a rush of buyers began. The crowd surged forward, instantly drowning out the boxes. Only raised arms and waving baskets could be seen. Hisahito was anxious to rush forward, but Miya Chiri held him back. She said, "We'll grab the lucky bags last."
Gong Zhili satisfied her desire to go shopping with the housewives and took a few people to grab the lucky bags. The lucky bags were also limited in purchase and only she was allowed to grab them. The children's fighting power was not enough at this time.
In the end, they returned with a lot of things. It took them almost half an hour just to check out a few shopping carts. The children who were usually full of energy looked tired.
Carrying heavy shopping bags, I squeezed out of the supermarket door. The cold air was refreshing. Looking back, I saw that the glass walls were still crowded with people, and the muffled noise could be heard.
"Is the New Year shopping going on? Is it lively enough?" Gojo Satoru asked with a smile, easily carrying several of the heaviest bags. After the children landed, Hisahito jumped and rubbed his red ears: "It's so noisy in there!"
Megumi Fushiguro was completely relieved. He had never seen a shopping mall with so many people. It made him suspect that everyone in the city was inside. But when he arrived at the parking lot and saw the traffic on the road, he realized that the people in the mall were only a small part of Tokyo's population.
Gong Zhili laughed and said, "It's been a long time since I've participated in such a lively event. I'm very happy."
It’s fun to shop, it’s fun to spend money, and it’s fun to go back and count the harvest.
"Thank you, Gojo." Miya Chiri said to Gojo Satoru while standing at the entrance of the high school dormitory. "Thank you and Naoko for taking care of me."
Gojo Satoru tutted his words lightly: "Don't be so cheesy between friends."
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The author has something to say: Tomorrow is another damn Monday. Everyone, have a good dinner and drink. I’m going to sleep~~
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