Baihe Fan

Chapter 15: Grocery Shopping

Hot pot is the best choice for gatherings and can satisfy everyone’s taste. Everyone unanimously chose hot pot for their first meal together. The main reason was that it required no cooking, just boiling everything together.

They all headed to the market at the foot of the mountain. The area was quite remote, with few passersby, making it convenient for their outing.

The small amount of money was entrusted to Fang Qiushuang to manage, but they quickly realized this was a mistake.

She was too generous, treating these young people like her own children and wanting them to have a good meal. As soon as they entered the market, she went straight to the fresh meat and seafood section, buying 450 yuan worth of food in one go. Song Wanyi quickly stopped her, and with everyone else’s encouragement, took over the financial duties.

Xia Linxia didn’t care who managed the money; she was only interested in what they would eat. As they slowly moved through the market, her eyes lit up. She asked the vendor, “How much is the beef per jin?”

Vendor: “45 yuan.”

“Can you lower the price to 35?” Xia Linxia was unhappy about their limited budget.

Vendor: “You’re asking for too much. We can’t sell it for that price.”

Xia Linxia immediately took off an earring, saying, “This is a classic piece from D brand. I’ll trade it for three jins of beef. What do you think?”

The others were stunned: Big spender!

Vendor: “What would I do with that? The lowest I can go is 42 yuan per jin.”

Xia Linxia took off the other earring: “These are my personal, original earrings! They’re worth a whole cow!”

Vendor: “Alright, alright, 38 yuan per jin, but I can’t go any lower.”

Everyone burst into laughter.

[Hahaha, the vendor is so real. Jewelry can’t compete with cash, hahaha!]

[Xia Xia, I’ll buy your earrings!!!]

[Seeing her fail is quite entertaining, hahaha, so cute!]

Ji Fengxue smiled and approached the vendor, speaking gently: “If we buy a jin of beef, could you throw in some spices?”

“Sure,” the butcher said with a smile. “This young lady has a nice face.”

Xia Linxia: “……”

They moved to other stalls, and Xia Linxia, unwilling to give up, showed her shiny earrings to a vegetable vendor: “Original earrings from Xia Linxia. Interested?”

The vendor looked at her strangely. “What’s this? If you’re buying, buy. If not, stop wasting my time!”

Xia Linxia: “……”

Walking ahead, Song Wanyi laughed so hard she bent over: “Hahaha, Linxia, you’re so funny.”

[Song Wanyi voiced my thoughts. I’m dying from laughter because of these original earrings!]

[#Xia Linxia’sOriginalEarrings# Can they be sold?]

[Hahaha, look at Ji Xianyu! Her shoulders are shaking! No wonder she likes Xia Linxia, turns out she’s a treasure!]

[Vendor: I don’t believe you]

[#Xia Linxia’sOriginalEarrings# I’ll bid high!!!]

Xia Linxia toured the market with no success in trading her original earrings and garnered many strange looks from the vendors.

In the end, she gave up, sitting at the convenience store’s entrance, sighing deeply, and started doubting her popularity. Was she still a top-tier celebrity? Were there no legends of Xia Linxia left?

“Boss, a bottle of soda, please.” She called out, then remembered their current situation, lowered her head, and waved her hand weakly, “Forget it, we’re so poor… You wouldn’t want my original earrings either.”

Moments later, a bottle of orange soda pressed against her face, the cold condensation clear and refreshing.

She looked up excitedly and saw Ji Fengxue: “This is…?”

“I’ll take your original earrings. This soda is the exchange, deal?” Ji Fengxue said.

Xia Linxia thought: You’re such a shrewd businesswoman, taking advantage of the situation.

Ji Fengxue pretended to put the soda back. Xia Linxia quickly grabbed the bottle, took a couple of gulps, and said, “No more original earrings. How about original stockings, interested?”

“Sure.”

“Pfft—” Xia Linxia sprayed soda on her.

[Hahaha, is this flirtation?]

[Maybe Ji Fengxue was waiting for your original stockings!]

[Don’t be ridiculous, wouldn’t Ji Fengxue already have Xia Linxia’s original stockings? She can have anything she wants! Evil grin.jpg]

After the shopping, everyone calculated the expenses in the car.

Xia Linxia sat with Ji Fengxue in the back row, feeling sleepy. She saw Fang Qiushuang and Tang Yuande playing rock-paper-scissors in the front, which seemed fun. She signaled to Ji Fengxue.

Ji Fengxue looked up and saw Song Wanyi leaning on her boyfriend’s shoulder, sleeping in the front row. She guessed Xia Linxia was tired too, so she gently helped her rest her head on her shoulder, adjusting her to a comfortable position.

Xia Linxia: “?”

Just as Xia Linxia was about to ask what she was doing, Ji Fengxue whispered, “Sleep.”

“……”

Having not rested well that day, Xia Linxia closed her eyes and slept for a while.

Half-asleep, the car seemed to have stopped. She felt something near her mouth, opened her eyes, and saw Ji Fengxue wiping drool from her mouth with a tissue. This was so embarrassing.

[Hahaha, Xia Xia, can’t you control yourself!]

[Song Wanyi sleeps so gracefully. Look at Xia Linxia’s death pose, I’m dying of laughter]

[Teacher Ji is so gentle wiping her mouth. I’m in love!]

Xia Linxia tried to ease the awkwardness: “Did I get some rice on my face during lunch?”

Ji Fengxue paused for a moment, then her eyes curved into a smile: “Yes.”

[Shocking! Ji Xianyu actually lied with her eyes open, hahaha!]

[So doting! Whatever her wife says goes!]

Ji Fengxue added, “It’s a diamond, all sparkly.”

Xia Linxia: “…” Damn woman.

How do you elegantly get rid of someone? Asking for a friend, it’s urgent!