"Get up, let's go to the supermarket."
Xing Zhengfei was still asleep when his father was woken up.
He sat up, squinting, and saw his prison uniform, which he had taken off the night before, under the bed.
Xie Yin glanced at his bare upper body and paused for a moment before taking out a new set of clothes from the wardrobe and giving them to him: "Change into these. Your mother won't let you wear the prison clothes out."
Last night, after the prison discovered that Xing Zhengfei had escaped, it immediately reported it. Now, a nationwide arrest warrant has been issued, with a reward of 4,000 mission points for his capture.
When Jiang Shu woke up and saw the message, she called Xie Yin and told him, "Make sure he wears a mask and hat, and doesn't get recognized."
Xie Yin bought a home delivery gift at the convenience store downstairs and bought it for her as well.
Fully bundled up, Xing Zhengfei went to the supermarket with his father.
The heating was on inside, and festive New Year's music was playing. There were quite a few people, and occasionally two people would bump into Xing Zhengfei, who would immediately say, "Sorry, sorry."
Xing Zhengfei was in a good mood these past two days, thinking: Oh well, it's the New Year.
This supermarket is the largest comprehensive supermarket within a 10-kilometer radius. Occasionally, when it has a promotion, it gets so crowded that your feet are off the ground. Today, there are no discounts, so there are relatively fewer people, but it's still a sea of heads.
As the Lunar New Year approaches, vegetable and meat prices have risen slightly. People are buying groceries to prepare for tomorrow's New Year's Eve dinner. Mandarin fish sold out before 7 p.m., and the price of green and red peppers is comparable to that of pork.
Xie Yin opened the shopping list Jiang Shuyin had sent him: a handful of small red chilies, a pound of green chilies, a pound of garlic, three pounds of pork ribs, two pounds of chicken wings...
After buying all of these, both shopping carts were almost full.
Xing Zhengfei helped the car along, and on the way to pay, they passed the daily necessities section. Xie Yin stopped and said, "I'll buy you two pairs of slippers. Keep one pair with me, and take the other pair to your mother's place."
Perhaps it's because of the contrast with his two little ones that Xing Zhengfei also looks adorable.
"Thank you, Dad."
Xie Yin's lips curved slightly.
He picked up a pair of shoes, measured them, and, seeing they were about the same length, placed them in Xing Zhengfei's hand: "Take them."
He then went to the women's slippers shelf, put his hand inside to try them on, and bought a pair of plush rabbit slippers. The fluffy white fur had two upright ears. Imagining her walking around the house in these shoes, Xie Yin couldn't help but laugh.
At the checkout counter, they put the items on one by one, making the people in line behind them impatient. They kept peeking left and right, asking, "Why aren't we done yet?"
"I don't know which spendthrift is in front of us, but they almost bought up the whole supermarket. They had two shopping carts full of stuff. I think we should just go to the other side and queue up again."
A layer of sweat appeared on the cashier's forehead. Looking at the settlement amount on the display screen, she carefully checked it again. Only after confirming that there were no duplicate options did she announce the amount: "Um... 4876.32 yuan. Sir, do you have a shopping card or membership card?"
Xie Yin opened the payment code: "No."
"Payment successful, please take care." The POS system announced automatically.
A young couple behind them gasped in disbelief: "My God, that cost us a month's salary."
"Maybe I'm a bachelor, I only have to eat my fill and the rest of the family isn't hungry. I have elderly parents to support and young children to raise, so I should be frugal."
......
In the garden community, firecracker debris littered the entrance. Anshi used to be a small place, and the smoking ban wasn't strictly enforced. People haven't gotten used to it yet, and now they set off firecrackers to welcome guests.
The security guards in each community received orders from their superiors to prevent fires and ban fireworks. Whenever someone arrived, the security guards would stand up and keep an eye on them.
"Little Xie is here, carrying so many things to his mother-in-law's house for the New Year?" Seeing that it was an acquaintance, the security guard took out a cigarette from his breast pocket and handed it to him.
It's a benefit given by the higher-ups, and it only happens once a year.
Xie Yin refused: "I'm not allowed to smoke."
The security guard laughed and casually tucked a cigarette behind his ear: "Alright, you're already being controlled so tightly even before you're married. Go on in, dinner's almost ready."
Xie Yin's car was registered, but there were no parking spaces available, so he had to park it outside.
Xing Zhengfei followed silently behind him. The security guard, thinking he was trying to sneak in, quickly stopped him: "What are you doing?"
Xie Yin turned around: "This is my relative."
The security guard chuckled dryly, "That's alright then, go in, go in."
After the two left, the security guard went inside to warm himself by the electric heater, muttering, "Relatives? Doesn't look like it, I've never seen them before..."
Just then, a voice shouted from outside: "Uncle, open the door, my husband's new car hasn't been registered yet."
The security guard looked up and stared wide-eyed: "Is this a new car or a new husband? Come down and register."
The woman smiled, got out of the car and walked to the window: "Once you have a tooth that's fully grown, you don't want to be a kept man anymore. There are still two people in the family. This is the one I met two months ago. We just started dating. Today is the first time she's come to my house."
The security guard leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "She's perfectly healthy and can even buy a new car, so why would she be with a married woman like you? She already has two kids."
"Uncle, I'm making a good amount of money now, I can afford to support him. I bought the car for him, and it's in my name so he can drive it."
He's homeless now, and he's taken a liking to me and wants to marry into this family. I'll invite you to my wedding another day."
The woman scribbled her information in the register with a flourish, waved, and got into the passenger seat.
Once the car was out of sight, the security guard finally came to his senses: "Holy crap, this is outrageous! Old Huang's daughter is really trying to emulate ancient men with three wives and four concubines, no, three husbands and four concubines... what the hell?"
Thinking about it this way, could it be that the person following behind Xiao Xie was also someone Xiao Jiang had recently found?
The security guard slumped into a chair, completely numb.
When Ace heard the doorbell ring, he went to open the door. After seeing who it was, he walked around Xie Yin and went to help Xing Zhengfei carry the bag.
When facing strangers, Xing Zhengfei is dismissive and indifferent, but when facing his brother, especially his brother who cares about him, Xing Zhengfei becomes reserved: "Thank you."
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