Gu Anran's gaze fell on the desk, where a computer screen was playing study videos. She hesitated, not wanting to disturb her studies, but she was incredibly bored. She licked her lips and asked, "Do you want to go shopping?"
Xiaoling tilted her head in confusion, but still replied, "Sure."
"Wait for me a moment, I'll take you to buy clothes." With that, she quickly went back to her room to change.
Actually, she wanted Xiaotian to go with her, but when she remembered that Elena had mentioned that Xiaotian didn't like shopping, she gave up on those ideas. Fortunately, Xiaoling was willing to go with her.
After changing their clothes, the two went out and happened to run into Xiaotian, who was returning from shopping. "Where are you going?"
"Let's go shopping."
"I'll go with you." Before she could speak, Gu Xiaotian handed the things to Aunt Wu. He had promised his father that he would protect his mother and never take his eyes off her.
So Gu Anran took the two children to a shopping mall in the city center. With nothing to do, she decided to shop from the first floor to the top floor. Gu Xiaotian, who was following behind her, twitched his eyelids when he heard her decision.
When she came across an eyeglasses store, Gu Anran went in and said she wanted to get a pair of glasses that blocked blue light so she could still use the computer while she was recuperating.
Two children sat beside Gu Anran waiting for her to get her glasses. Gu Xiaotian clenched his fists nervously. Just as he was about to speak, Xiaoling stood up and started looking at the glasses in the store.
The shop assistant enthusiastically introduced the glasses to her and even gave her a few pairs to try on. Just then, Gu Anran came out of the optometry room and was pleasantly surprised to see her wearing glasses.
Xiaoling, who is already gentle, looks even more demure with glasses on. The glasses themselves are also very well designed, with silver square frames and blue and white temples that complement each other perfectly. They look especially good with her outfit today.
"Could you please wrap up these glasses for me?"
Xiaoling waved her hand in a panic. She hadn't missed the price; such a gift was far too expensive.
"Consider it a reward for your hard work." Gu Anran swiped her card to pay without further ado, and then handed the gift to Xiaoling. Xiaoling tried to refuse, but Gu Anran forcibly stuffed it into her arms.
"No need to thank me, just do your best and don't waste your talent." After saying that, she continued walking towards the shop in front of her.
After walking around the first floor, they went to the second floor, which was a store selling baby and toddler supplies and clothing. She walked in with great interest. The clothes inside were all very small and looked very cute.
"Should we buy a boy or a girl? Xiaotian, do you think the baby in Mommy's tummy is a little brother or a little sister?"
Gu Xiaotian lowered his head and pondered for a while before speaking to his sister, "Why?" She looked at her son curiously, wanting to hear his reasons.
"If it's my little sister, I can protect her, and she won't be naughty and make Mom sad."
Touched by her son's kindness, Gu Anran pinched his cheek. It was his obedience and understanding that allowed her to persevere for those five years. She was very grateful for Xiaotian's arrival.
Every family wants both a son and a daughter, and Gu Anran is no exception. It is said that girls are their mothers' little cotton-padded jackets, and she also hopes to have a little cotton-padded jacket. So she focused on buying clothes for girls, and then bought a lot of fluffy toys. Even when buying baby and toddler supplies, she chose pink.
Xiaoling's eyes were full of envy. She had spent her entire childhood in the village, where she had to get up before dawn to do farm work and then come back at night to do laundry and cook. She had never been able to be pampered in her parents' arms. The teacher's baby is so lucky.
Noticing Xiaoling's gaze, Gu Anran felt a pang of sympathy for her, thinking about her past. She picked out three huge plush toys and asked the shop assistant to wrap them up. After they were wrapped, she handed them to Xiaoling.
Thinking she was being asked to hold it for her, Xiaoling immediately reached out and took it.
Do you like it?
"Um?"
"Take them if you like them. It's a girl's privilege. Let Xiaotian take the other two for you."
Xiao Ling's eyes instantly reddened, startling Gu Xiaotian, who quickly comforted her.
After a while, she bowed to her while holding the plush toy. Gu Anran squatted down, pulled her clothes up, and took her hand to walk forward, occasionally saying something to her. Gu Xiaotian, who was following behind, sighed and followed behind the two of them.
Next, Gu Anran headed towards the clothing section. After buying clothes for Xiaotian and Xiaoling, she felt tired and decided to rest for a while before continuing her shopping. Gu Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought we'd get at least an hour's rest, but after only ten minutes, they were already planning to continue shopping.
Gu Anran got up and took a few steps. Seeing that he didn't move, she asked considerately, "Xiaotian, haven't you rested enough? Would you like to sit for a while longer?"
Seeing that Xiaoling was also looking at him, he gritted his teeth and said, "No need, let's go."
During her break, Gu Anran had already decided what to buy. After arriving at the men's clothing store, she began to carefully select clothes suitable for Ye Lichuan. Considering that he usually wore suits, she decided to choose a shirt.
But after looking around, she couldn't find anything suitable. Just as she was about to switch stores, she accidentally glanced at a new item that hadn't been put on the shelves yet. "Could you please let me see that one?"
This shirt is brown, and because the fabric is silk, it looks very high-end. There are some old European castle patterns on the collar and waist, and the cuffs are decorated with light blue.
"I'll take this one." Although it's not suitable for work, it looks great for going out.
Since this was a work by an individual designer, it had already been reserved before she arrived, and Gu Anran had to spend some extra effort to successfully obtain the clothes.
She had bought everything she needed and was about to go home, but when she went back to retrieve the things she had stored at the store, she realized that she had bought too much; the three of them couldn't possibly carry it all.
"I'll call Dad." Gu Xiaotian took the things from her hands, helped her to sit down, glanced at the items, and sighed helplessly. Sure enough, it's not advisable to go shopping so easily.
After the three of them waited in the mall for a while, Ye Lichuan rushed over. He and Xiao Tian took the main items, and had the shop assistant deliver the rest directly to their home. "Want to continue shopping? I'll keep you company."
Gu Anran shook her head. She was tired after shopping for so long, and the group decided to take the elevator directly to the basement.
The elevator was located opposite them, so they had to go around it. On the way around, Gu Anran took a fancy to a matching set of parent-child outfits, and Gu Xiaotian followed her into the store with a blank expression.
Do you have matching family outfits for all four of you?
The shop assistant glanced at her stomach and said, "Yes, please have a seat here." The assistant left after bringing them water.
Their store is an international brand that only launched parent-child outfits in the last two years. Coincidentally, the designer was also pregnant, so the mother had more options when designing parent-child outfits.
Based on the size of her belly, the shop assistant selected several outfits for them to choose from.
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