“Once a month is already great. I thought the dust would be thick enough to grow flowers when we came back. When our two families bought houses, we both thought it would be bigger and more spacious, without considering how hard it would be to clean them.” Shen Yanming smiled and pulled Bi Qiaoan into the house.
"There were so many people in the family back then, no one expected... Sigh, why did I bring this up!" Bi Qiaoan looked at the furnishings around her. This was something she had cleaned up at the end of February in her previous life, a lifetime ago.
"Okay, Yanming, let me change your sheets and blankets first. You can rest for a while." After saying that, Bi Qiaoan walked towards Shen Yanming's bedroom.
"Qiao An, I'm hungry," Shen Yanming said, stopping Qiao An.
"Let's go out to eat then, there's nothing at home."
"I haven't eaten at home for many years." Shen Yanming looked at Bi Qiaoan expectantly.
"Then I'll go buy groceries. You can rest at home for a while." Bi Qiaoan smiled. It's no big deal.
“I’ll go with you.” Shen Yanming quickly wiped the stains on his chest and cuffs with a damp towel before following Bi Qiaoan out the door. Bi Qiaoan stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor.
"Aren't we going to the garage?" Shen Yanming frowned, a look of doubt on his face.
“It’s only a 20-minute walk to the market, there’s no need to drive,” Bi Qiaoan explained with a smile, thinking to herself that Brother Yanming had probably never been there before, after all, in her heart Brother Yanming was an immortal being, untouched by worldly affairs.
"Have you been there before?" Shen Yanming asked casually.
“Yeah, I used to go there often, the food was cheaper there.” Bi Qiaoan paused for a moment after saying that. “Used to” was her previous life. She used to go there often after the apocalypse, but in this life, Bi Qiaoan shouldn’t go to that kind of place.
Looking up at Shen Yanming, she saw that he looked perfectly normal and then relaxed.
The moment Bi Qiaoan mentioned the vegetable market, an unbelievable thought popped into Shen Yanming's mind. He observed Bi Qiaoan discreetly, and the moment Bi Qiaoan relaxed, he understood.
A pang of heartache welled up in Shen Yanming's heart. He pressed "-1" and said, "Let's go to Times Square today. I have a lot of things to buy since I just returned to China."
“Okay!” Bi Qiaoan nodded with a smile.
Shen Yanming drove his Audi, which hadn't been touched in years, with Bi Qiaoan on the way to Times Square. This car, too, had been maintained by Bi Qiaoan and hadn't accumulated much dust even after sitting in its spot for several years.
Half an hour later, Shen Yanming parked his car in the parking lot, took the elevator directly into the supermarket, and each of them pushed a shopping cart and began a shopping spree.
One bag of rice, one bag of flour, one barrel of oil, five jin of millet, two jin of mung beans, two jin of soybeans, two jin of peanuts, one bottle of vinegar, one bottle of soy sauce, two packets of salt, five jin of potatoes, one portion each of romaine lettuce, garland chrysanthemum, and bok choy, one jin of shiitake mushrooms, one jin each of dried black fungus and dried white fungus, two jin of pork belly, one pork tenderloin, one bag of frozen chicken legs, two jin of live shrimp, one bag of taro flour, one bag of laundry detergent, one bottle of dish soap, one pack of dishcloths, one bottle of shampoo, one bottle of shower gel, one tube of toothpaste...
These items filled two shopping carts. Shen Yanming told Bi Qiaoan to wait for him where he was and asked the staff to help deliver them to the parking lot and fill the trunk.
Afterwards, Shen Yanming took Bi Qiaoan to buy some snacks, including chocolate, fruit candy, potato chips, shrimp chips, coffee, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, apples, pineapples, etc., filling the car to the brim. They also went to the bakery to order a 6-inch fruit cake, a durian pizza, and a box of egg tarts.
After paying, Bi Qiaoan carried the three boxes from the bakery, while Shen Yanming carried two full shopping bags. They put the items into the back seat of the car in the parking lot.
"Brother Yanming, are you going home now?" Bi Qiaoan picked up her phone and saw that it was already 7:50.
"Are you hungry?" Shen Yanming then realized that it was already so late.
Bi Qiaoan shook her head, "I ate a lot of snacks in the dorm this afternoon, so I'm not hungry yet."
"Then come with me to buy some clothes, okay?" Bi Qiaoan didn't think much of it and nodded, following Shen Yanming upstairs.
"Ugh... Oh my god... Please strike me dead with lightning!" Bi Qiaoan stood at the entrance of a shop, unable to stretch out her foot.
Shen Yanming noticed that the girl behind him hadn't followed, so he turned around, took her hand, and walked into the store.
"Isn't it usually men who are too shy to come in? Why are you, a girl, so shy?" Shen Yanming looked at Bi Qiaoan's flushed face and found her extremely cute.
"How dare you come in like that!" Bi Qiaoan felt her whole body burning up, extremely embarrassed.
"Sigh, I'm embarrassed too, but since no one can buy it for me, I have to do it myself. I'm really risking my reputation." As soon as Shen Yanming finished speaking, Bi Qiaoan heard low, friendly laughter all around her.
Now Bi Qiaoan wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.
"Little An'an, remember this, from now on, buy me underwear in this size." Shen Yanming looked at Bi Qiao'an's lowered head, lifted Bi Qiao'an's face with his right hand, and waved the box in front of Bi Qiao'an's eyes with his left hand.
Bi Qiaoan glared at Shen Yanming hatefully, then twisted Shen Yanming's waist hard with her left hand.
This caused the laughter to grow even louder, and there were ambiguous glances all around.
"Alright, alright, just kidding, don't be angry." Shen Yanming pulled the small hand around his waist, smiled, and said to the waiter next to him, "Excuse me, could you please get us the right size of these pajamas?"
Upon seeing this, Bi Qiaoan turned to Shen Yanming and asked, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"Don't you like this panda set, beautiful lady? We also have rabbit, dinosaur, and giraffe designs. If you don't like animals, how about this heart-shaped set?" The saleswoman said, taking out unopened pajamas from the cabinet.
"Do you have this heart-patterned set in our sizes?" After comparing them, Shen Yanming still preferred the gray heart-patterned pajamas.
"Yes, I'll help you find it." The waiter smiled and hurried to look for it.
"No, no, brother, these are couple's pajamas," Bi Qiaoan said, tugging at Shen Yanming's sleeve.
The waiter hurriedly looked at Shen Yanming's expression, and Shen Yanming nodded to let the waiter continue.
Upon seeing this, Bi Qiaoan quickly said, "Sister, you've misunderstood. I'm his sister."
"Hmm, sister, both siblings can wear it, it's family outfit!" The salesperson pulled out two sets, unpacked them, and let the customer check for any defects.
Upon hearing this tone, Bi Qiaoan deflated; it was clear she didn't believe him.
Shen Yanming found it a bit funny, and when he asked the waiter to pack up the food and pay the bill, he said, "My fiancée is my childhood sweetheart and has called me brother since we were little."
The waiter smiled and said he knew; they often saw young couples come in to buy lingerie, and he could see the deep affection in the boy's eyes.
Bi Qiaoan picked up the shopping bags and went out first. "Is there anything else I need to buy?"
“Hmm, I want to go to the third floor…” Before Shen Yanming could finish speaking, Bi Qiaoan grabbed him and pulled him into the men’s clothing store next door. She picked up a dark blue long trench coat with a hood that looked decent and pushed Shen Yanming into the fitting room.
"What's wrong?"
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