Chapter 18 Shopping
A couple, one big and one small, dressed all in black, came to a nearby shopping mall.
It’s around eight o’clock in the evening, which is the time to go out for a stroll after dinner. Plus it’s Christmas Eve, so there are a lot of people in the mall, especially on the B1 and B2 floors, which are dominated by snack shops, blind box shops and other popular stores. There are so many people that you have to rub shoulders with others when walking.
Jiang Shen held Ren Fenghe's hand, pushed the hat down a little more, and lifted the mask up a little more.
It was clearly not her fault, but Ren Fenghe felt extremely guilty walking among the crowd. This guilt was on behalf of Jiang Shen.
She couldn't help but look around suspiciously, always suspecting that someone had recognized Jiang Shen and was taking pictures of them with their cell phone.
Ren Fenghe looked around and his eyes finally fell on Jiang Shen.
Jiang Shen is tall and has a well-proportioned body. The hat and mask can cover his face, but they cannot hide his handsome aura. He always stands out among the crowd.
Of course, it could also be an illusion caused by the fan filter she has.
"Where are we going?" She couldn't help but worry.
It would be the end of him if the fact that he has a child came to light!
He is finished, and the group is finished too!
She doesn't want everyone to die so soon!
"Go to the innermost part," Jiang Shen replied. He noticed that Ren Fenghe was emotionally unstable, and asked with concern, "Is there anywhere you want to go?"
Ren Fenghe shook her head. She looked around again to make sure no one had taken out their cell phones. She took a deep breath, prepared herself mentally, and stretched out her arms towards Jiang Shen.
Jiang Shen was stunned. Is this what he understood?
He bent down, held Ren Fenghe's sides with both hands and held her in his arms, "Are you tired of being squeezed by so many people or are you tired of walking?"
The child felt soft all over, even his bones seemed soft. This was the first time that Zhang Tuanyuan took the initiative to ask him to hold him. Jiang Shen hugged Ren Fenghe with both hands, inexplicably nervous because it was his first time.
The first time she actively asked for a hug, it meant that she regarded him as someone she trusted and could rely on. Because of this, Jiang Shen didn't feel the weight of the child in his arms at all. He even felt light because of happiness, and the corners of his eyes curved again.
Ren Fenghe, who was held in his arms, didn't have as much psychological drama as him. As soon as she was held up, she immediately put her hands on his shoulders to prop up her upper body. She was at the highest point in the crowd and scanned the crowd to make sure no one was pointing their cell phones at them.
Huh, Ren Fenghe breathed a sigh of relief.
After breathing a sigh of relief, he looked at the smile in Jiang Shen's eyes and felt that he was the emperor who was not anxious, but the eunuch.
She loosened her grip on Jiang Shen's shoulders, wrapped her arms around his neck, and nestled herself against him.
Ren Fenghe felt that the eunuchs were more anxious than the emperor, but he still acted as the eyes behind Jiang Shen, carefully looking at everyone who raised their phone, and only looked away after confirming that they had not discovered Jiang Shen.
If there are still fans who recognize and expose it after this, then that is fate.
Ren Fenghe just felt tired, and it would be best if Jiang Shen went out for something real.
Jiang Shen was holding Ren Fenghe, so it was not convenient for him to notice her expression, but he could feel that she was looking around.
“There are a lot of decorations around, right?” Jiang Shen walked all the way to the innermost part of the mall, looking at the greatly transformed mall filled with Christmas atmosphere, and said.
Hearing this, Ren Fenghe turned his attention to the surroundings and happened to see a huge Christmas tree in the atrium of the shopping mall. The Christmas tree, which was lit with golden and silver lights, was filled with people checking in and taking photos. Looking into the shops passing by, there are many small pendants in red and green colors.
Thinking of Jiang Shen sharing the apple he had eaten with her in the car, Ren Fenghe once again realized that Christmas was coming.
Christmas, as an imported festival with religious nature, completely lost its religious color after coming to China and became a festival for entertainment and relaxation.
It was not until then that Ren Fenghe began to hear the laughter of people passing by.
The laughter melted her sensitivity and vigilance. Ren Fenghe slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense body relaxed a lot.
Jiang Shen was dressed very conservatively, and the fact that he had returned to China had not been exposed. Even if there were fans there, when they saw Jiang Shen, they would only think that he was someone with a similar figure, and would not really associate him with Jiang Shen.
Jiang Shen walked forward and hummed "Jingle bells" along with the music playing in the mall. The peaceful voice that had accompanied her for many nights soothed Ren Fenghe's last bit of uneasiness.
She closed her eyes and listened to Jiang Shen humming, and finally began to enjoy the festival.
When you close your eyes, your visual perception shrinks and the perception of your other senses magnifies.
They walked past a bakery, and the sweet aroma of soft bread wafted temptingly around Ren Fenghe's nose.
I passed by another fashion store. Those chain fashion stores always have fixed playlists, and I could hear the familiar background drum beats.
Then there is a gourmet restaurant. The smell of food and the "Dinner is ready" sign indicate that this is a popular restaurant.
Ren Fenghe opened his eyes again, and when he closed his eyes and opened them again, everything around him seemed much brighter.
At this time, we arrived at our destination.
"We're here." Jiang Shen said.
Ren Fenghe stopped him from hugging her and struggled to get off him.
Jiang Shen said reluctantly: "If you don't want to leave next time, call me."
They came to the imported supermarket at the back of the mall.
Ren Fenghe didn't understand why Jiang Shen came here. This supermarket had a delivery service, so why didn't he order takeout on his phone?
Jiang Shen pulled a small cart and asked, "Do you want to sit in the cart?"
Between sitting in the stroller and staring at Jiang Shen like a real child, and Jiang Shen holding her hand all the time because he was afraid that she would get lost, Ren Fenghe chose the former without hesitation.
If you choose the former, all she has to do is look left and right.
Jiang Shen carried her to the seat of the stroller.
The items in this imported supermarket are not cheap and there are few discounts. The same items are cheaper if bought online, so there are very few people here compared to other places in the mall. Looking around, most of the shop assistants were in uniform.
Jiang Shen seemed to have no purpose. He was just walking around the supermarket, pushing the cart to every shelf.
We picked things as we walked, and soon the cart was filled with a lot of food and drinks.
"Can you eat it?" Ren Fenghe asked as he twisted his body and saw a lot of snacks behind him.
Jiang Shen asked in confusion, “Huh?”
"Can you eat it if you want to lose weight?" Ren Fenghe said.
Jiang Shen smiled at her and said, "Did you learn the word 'weight loss' from your grandmother Miao?"
He added: "Eat a little bit. You have to control your mouth during the holidays. It makes me sad just thinking about it."
The cart was filled with more and more things. Just when Ren Fenghe thought Jiang Shen was just bored and wanted to go shopping in the supermarket, he heard Jiang Shen whisper, "I finally found it."
Ren Fenghe looked in the direction Jiang Shen was looking with confusion. It was the Christmas area specially set up in the supermarket.
All things related to the festival are displayed here. A cute elk headband, a set of red Santa Claus clothes, red and green chocolates, gingerbread men...
Jiang Shen avoided them, reached out and picked up a long, big, red and green socks and put them in the shopping cart.
Ren Fenghe looked at Jiang Shen in disbelief.
No way, Jiang Shen went out to pick out Christmas stockings?
How old is he? Does he still believe in Santa Claus? Is he going to hang this sock at the head of his bed tonight, waiting for Santa Claus to bring him a present?
Even if there really is Santa Claus, they live in a residential area and there is no chimney for Santa Claus to come in.
Wait, wait, wait, for Jiang Shen, maybe Santa Claus really exists in this world.
Given the personalities of amanecer and his gang and their love for teammates that can make even the most toxic fans feel dazed, when they still lived in the dormitory together, it seemed like they could really get up in the middle of the night and stuff gifts into their teammates' bedside socks.
Ren Fenghe imagined the scene of the Amanecer members secretly getting up in the middle of the night. The next second, Jiang Shen said, "Yuanyuan, I'll buy you a pair of socks."
Ah, it turns out I didn’t buy it for myself.
"Tomorrow is Christmas. We have to hang a sock at the head of the bed so that Santa Claus will know there is a little kid here."
"Santa Claus will give the best gifts to well-behaved children."
After saying that, Jiang Shen remembered something, looked at Ren Fenghe and asked, "Do you know what Christmas and Santa Claus are?"
Ren Fenghe nodded slightly.
Jiang Shen smiled and said, "That's fine. What gift do you want Santa Claus to give you?"
Ren Fenghe looked at his smile and felt like basking in the warm sun in winter.
She knew very well that Jiang Shen was building a childhood for Zhang Tuanyuan.
Although she is not Zhang Tuanyuan, when Jiang Shen built Zhang Tuanyuan's childhood, the part of her life building blocks that belonged to her childhood was also filled with the necessary red and green blocks.
She cooperated with Jiang Shen in playing the game of believing in the existence of Santa Claus. She said, "I hope Santa Claus can give me a big doll!"
Jiang Shen said: "Santa Claus must have heard your wish."
He put the Christmas stockings into the cart and was about to push the cart away.
Ren Fenghe hurriedly grabbed Jiang Shen's sleeve, "Wait!"
Jiang Shen asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Ren Fenghe said: "Buy another pair of socks and hang a sock on the head of your bed."
Jiang Shen smiled helplessly and said, "I'm not a child."
Ren Fenghe kept repeating frantically, "Buy one, buy one, buy one."
Okay, Jiang Shen took another sock and put it into the cart.
Now the socks in the cart are all right.
After paying the bill, Jiang Shen walked towards the parking lot carrying his bags, saying as he walked, "Yuanyuan, come back. Don't walk so far."
His hands were full of things, so he couldn't hold Ren Fenghe's hand.
Ren Fenghe hasn't forgotten her daily revenge yet. She walks fast and slow on purpose, just to torment Jiang Shen.
When she heard Jiang Shen calling her in a very tired voice, she returned with a smile of success.
"If you run around, Santa Claus won't give you any presents."
"No, Santa Claus will give it to me."
They chatted and got back into the car.
The car drove out of the parking lot. On the road, a row of street lights cast a layer of warm orange and yellow around.
Suddenly, something floated onto the large car window right in front of me.
Jiang Shen rolled down the window on Ren Fenghe's side a little.
"Yuanyuan, look, it's snowing."
As soon as the words fell, the snow began to flutter in Ren Fenghe's sight.
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