Xu Ruantang quickly waved her hand, "No need, no need! My leg just went numb for a moment, it's fine now. Let's go home! I haven't eaten yet!"
The two walked in side by side, and Xu Ruantang chattered on and on about how much money she made that day, what she bought, how much she spent, and how she bargained with people.
As she spoke, Chen Ji smiled slightly and listened attentively.
He would occasionally chime in with a comment, and when he heard she had bought a stroller, he surprisingly complimented her, saying, "Hmm, it looks nice."
Xu Ruantang didn't mention the encounter with the thugs, fearing that Chen Ji might prevent her from going out in the future, turning a private matter into a public one, which wouldn't be worthwhile.
"Commander Chen!"
Three or five middle-aged women walked towards us, each carrying a shopping basket, their faces beaming with smiles.
Xu Ruantang tugged at Chen Jiyi's sleeve, "Remember to remind me how to address him!"
This scene is exactly the same as when she went home for the Chinese New Year and encountered a bunch of distant relatives, not recognizing them, and secretly tugged at her mother's clothes to ask them questions!
Indeed, no matter what era we live in, social interactions and interpersonal relationships are always indispensable!
"Commander Chen, is this your sister-in-law?"
"Wow, Commander Chen has excellent taste! Your wife looks like an angel!"
Xu Ruantang smiled broadly, but inwardly she was furious. She had been out all day and knew exactly what she looked like without even looking. These sisters-in-law really knew how to talk!
"Commander Chen, take these radishes back!"
"I still have some goji berries here, so I'll make soup with the pork ribs. It'll be best for my younger brother and sister-in-law to drink it and nourish them!"
"That's right, that's right. Your sister-in-law is so thin and frail, and you don't know how to be gentle with her at all. I heard you've made her so tired that she can't even get up in the morning!"
"Commander Chen, has your injury fully recovered?"
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