Xie Qi looked at Lu Xingze, who opened his mouth slightly in surprise, raised his hand to rub his head and said, "I'll go pay first, and then I'll take you out for a walk."
After Xie Qi finished speaking, he slowly walked towards the medicine table filled with various herbs and medicine utensils. As he approached, he looked at the busy waiter and asked slowly, "How much?"
After the clerk quoted the price, Xie Qi did not hesitate at all. He immediately took out silver and money from his sleeve and prepared to pay.
However, just as he stretched out his right hand to hand over the money, his eyes accidentally swept across his slightly dark arm. In an instant, he suddenly raised his head, looked directly at the waiter, and asked again: "Do you have any whitening medicine?"
The clerk was slightly startled when he heard this, but then he reacted and said, "Sir, are you talking about the Snow Skin Cream?"
Xie Qi thought for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Almost."
After receiving the answer, the waiter turned around, took out a small box of exquisite snow skin cream from the medicine shelf, and gently handed it to Xie Qi.
Then, the clerk started fiddling with the abacus beads on the counter again and continued to calculate the accounts.
But after Xie Qi took the small and exquisite box, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and then said again: "Take a few more boxes."
Hearing this, the waiter kindly advised: "Sir, this box of Snow Skin Cream is enough for your husband to use for half a year."
However, after hearing his words, Xie Qi realized that the other party had misunderstood. After all, it seemed that only women and boys used this thing.
"Don't worry about it. Just give me a few more boxes. Oh, and if you have any anti-crack ointment, give me a few more boxes too."
Lu Xingze's hands, roughened by years of hard work, were covered in countless cracks, each of which seemed to speak of the hardships and difficulties of his life.
Thinking of such a pair of hands, Xie Qi felt distressed and secretly determined to take good care of Lu Xingze.
After Xie Qi paid the bill, the two of them left the clinic together. It was almost noon, the sun was high in the sky, vendors on both sides of the street were shouting their wares, and pedestrians were hurrying through.
Xie Qi led Lu Xingze straight to the largest restaurant in the city. The restaurant was magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings, and the entrance was bustling with people coming and going.
After entering the restaurant, Xie Qi went straight to a quiet room on the second floor and ordered a table full of delicious dishes. Among them were not only a variety of exquisite dim sum and seasonal vegetables, but also delicious meats that Lu Xingze had never tasted before.
Facing the dazzling array of delicacies before him, Lu Xing seemed a little reserved. He carefully picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken, put it in his mouth, and chewed it gently.
Lu Xing felt that everything he experienced today was like an illusory dream, which made him feel so unreal.
He even began to doubt whether he had died long ago, and everything he saw and felt at this moment was just a fantasy in his mind before he died.
However, when he subconsciously pinched his palm with his fingers, the sharp pain instantly spread throughout his body, clearly reminding him that this was not a dream and that someone really cared about him.
The food in his mouth filled his taste buds, and at this moment his eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red.
Lu Xing swallowed the chicken in his mouth with difficulty, slowly lowered his head, and asked softly in a slightly trembling voice: "Why...are you so nice to me?"
Hearing this, Xie Qi reached out his hand and gently lifted Lu Xingze's lowered face, allowing him to raise his head and look directly into his eyes.
As their eyes met, Xie Qi's eyes revealed endless tenderness and affection. He said slowly, "Aze, I will only treat you better and better from now on. As you can see, we are not short of money. I will give you anything you want."
Lu Xing stared into Xie Qi's eyes that were full of true feelings, and the last trace of defense in his heart was completely broken.
At this moment, Lu Xingze's face, which had been tense all the time, finally slowly bloomed into a smile for the first time since he met Xie Qi.
That smile was like a flower just blooming in spring, fresh and moving. He looked at Xie Qi with burning eyes and said seriously, "My heart seems to be telling me that I can trust you."
As soon as Lu Xingze finished speaking, Xie Qi became extremely excited. He couldn't help but open his arms and hug Lu Xingze into his arms, and couldn't wait to shout loudly: "Great! You finally believe me!"
This sudden hug made Lu Xingze tremble slightly, but he quickly adjusted his mood, his body gradually relaxed, and he leaned lightly in Xie Qi's broad and warm arms.
After the two of them finished their meal, Xie Qi enthusiastically took Lu Xingze to a clothing store. As soon as they entered the store, Xie Qi began to carefully select clothes that would suit Lu Xingze.
From head to toe shoes, every piece of clothing was carefully considered by him. Although at the beginning, Lu Xing was a little resistant to buying new clothes.
But when Xie Qi patted his chest and vowed, "I have money," he finally chose to obey and compromise.
After helping Lu Xingze choose the clothes he wanted, he also picked out a new set of clothes for himself. After all, the clothes they had worn before were too rough and simple.
After buying new clothes, Xie Qi immediately went to purchase a lot of food supplies necessary for life such as rice, flour and various fresh vegetables.
Seeing that the things in my hands were almost full, and basically everything I needed to buy was purchased, the time to meet with Old Man Xu was getting closer and closer.
At this moment, Xie Qi was carrying all the heavy things by himself, while Lu Xing had nothing in his hand except a string of candied haws and some light medicinal herbs.
After all, every time Lu Xingze wanted to help Xie Qi share some of his burdens, Xie Qi would decisively refuse without exception. Although Lu Xingze insisted again and again, he was ultimately unable to persuade Xie Qi, who was determined, and could only reluctantly give up the idea.
At this moment and here, Old Man Xu, who had been waiting for Xie Qi and Lu Xing to return, did not notice their arrival even though Xie Qi and Lu Xing had already walked very close to him.
It was not until the end that Xie Qi spoke first. Only then did Old Man Xu come to his senses as if awakened from a dream, and finally realized that the two people standing in front of him were Xie Qi and his partner.
"Thank... Thank you, boy? What's wrong with you?" Old man Xu widened his eyes and stammered with his mouth open. However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, even he himself didn't know what specific questions he wanted to ask.
Facing Old Man Xu's reaction, Xie Qi had long been aware that their return to the village would inevitably attract a lot of gossip. Therefore, before this, Xie Qi had already carefully thought out a countermeasure.
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