Right now, Li Lechen is haggling with the security guard at the back door.
"Can't I even leave my student ID? I've also given you my phone number. I'm just going to the supermarket to buy some things."
"There's a convenience store at school where you can buy whatever you want."
"The things I want to buy aren't available at the school store, so I have to go to the supermarket."
"That must be something that's not allowed at school, so I can't let you out."
"It's definitely not something dangerous I'm buying, it's just food. I'm a picky eater, and the stuff at the school store is terrible."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Students should prioritize their studies and not always think about eating."
"I'm in the top class, and I mainly want to buy some things to do experiments."
At this point, Li Lechen had no choice but to bring up his status as a top student, because that was common practice at school.
Sure enough, the security guard relented: "Then you have to tell me what you're going to buy, and then I'll register it here."
"I'm going to buy..."
Li Lechen quickly devised a lie in his mind. He certainly couldn't say he was going to buy rice, since rice was something he could never use for experiments. In reality, as long as he went out and bought rice, he could complete the transaction with Lin Sen outside. Therefore, what he said he was going to buy wasn't a problem; he just needed to bring something back eventually.
"I'm from our school's Fun Physics Research Club," Li Lechen began to lie without blinking. "We're researching and making a super-powerful water purification device. This device can not only purify ordinary sewage, but it can even purify beverages into clean water."
The security guard was somewhat stunned.
Li Lechen quickly continued to boast: "This technology is absolutely leading in China. We're planning to take it to the National Innovation and Technology Competition. Of course, you can't buy these materials at the convenience store."
The security guard nodded repeatedly.
“Perfect, we can go out together.”
Suddenly, a voice entered Li Lechen's ears, so familiar.
Following the sound, they met Zhou Mi's gaze.
Zhou Mi handed a slip of paper to the security guard and explained, "I am Zhou Mi, the president of the Fun Physics Research Club. I need to go out to purchase some raw materials for experiments. This is the approval form for going out issued by Principal Jia."
This is in accordance with procedure.
The security guard glanced at Jia Chenggong's signature on the form, along with a special red stamp that read "Permitted to leave," and immediately let him through.
"What, you're not going out?"
Zhou Mi then turned to Li Lechen and asked.
"Go away! Of course we need to go out!"
Li Lechen quickly hitched a ride and said goodbye to the security guard.
On the road.
"Are you really researching my water purifier?" Zhou Mi asked.
"It's alright," Li Lechen replied vaguely.
"To the point that it can even purify concocted drinks?" Zhou Mi pressed on, using Li Lechen's own words from earlier.
Not wanting to get further entangled, Li Lechen quickly changed the subject: "You didn't actually come out just to buy materials, did you?"
"Of course! The core of the experiment has been completed. Now we need to integrate it. I need to go to the hardware market to buy some materials."
"Truly a heroine among women," Li Lechen praised quickly, then hurriedly said to the taxi driver, "Driver, to the hardware market."
"Aren't you going to Hualian Supermarket anymore?"
"Go to the hardware market first, then go to Hualian Supermarket."
Li Lechen was quite satisfied with this itinerary. This way, he could shake off Zhou Mi first, and then go to the supermarket to buy rice himself. If he wanted to be a gentleman, he could even go back and pick Zhou Mi up later.
But Zhou Mi had a question: "Do you need to buy what you're missing at the supermarket?"
"Um..." Li Lechen responded guiltily.
"Let's go straight to Hualian Supermarket," Zhou Mi said to the taxi driver.
"Why?" Li Lechen immediately asked.
“There is a pedestrian street between Hualian Supermarket and the hardware market. It only takes ten minutes to walk through it, but it takes more than ten minutes to drive around the outer ring. Moreover, it only costs the starting fare to get from here to Hualian Supermarket, but it would cost more than twenty yuan to get from the hardware market to Hualian Supermarket.”
"......"
Li Lechen had no reason to object to Zhou Mi's meticulous schedule, because if she did, it would be obvious that she was trying to get rid of her.
It's just a ten-minute walk, which can save you more than ten yuan in transportation costs, or even thirty yuan round trip, enough to buy twenty kilograms of rice.
So Li Lechen had no choice but to take Zhou Mi to the supermarket with him. He hoped that once they got there, they could go their separate ways.
Although today is not a special day, the area outside the supermarket is always bustling with activity, with various buy-one-get-one-free promotions, lucky draws, and performances.
"Weren't you going to the hardware market?"
Seeing Zhou Mi looking around and not showing any sign of heading towards the pedestrian street, Li Lechen became a little impatient.
"This shampoo is a great deal! Buy one get one free, so it only costs nine yuan per bottle, which is much cheaper than usual."
Zhou Mi was clearly excited: "And this too, red dragon fruit is only two yuan each, that's so cheap!"
"......"
Li Lechen was speechless. It seemed that Zhou Mi wasn't planning to go to the hardware market anytime soon.
Zhou Mi, however, found it strange that Li Lechen was still standing outside the supermarket: "Weren't you going in to buy something? I'll wait for you outside."
This is really embarrassing.
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