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Chapter 339 - 306: Just a Substitute

Chapter 339: Chapter 306: Just a Substitute

"But... but even though it’s a toy for little kids, I never got to play with it when I was young," Aiai argued.

Zhenzhen was also staring longingly at the sophisticated-looking blocks, which were taller than her entire person.

"Mom, look, these blocks even come with little colorful lights and a music box. It’s not just a toy for kids, adults can play with it too."

Fei Yu wanted to say more but, upon hearing Aiai mention never playing with it as a child, felt a pang of heartache. Still, she insisted,

"Just this once, and don’t expect it to happen again!"

"Yay! I knew Mom was the best ever!"

No sooner had she called Zhenzhen and Aiai thoughtless than Fei Yu turned to see Fei Mi browsing in the jewelry section, that look in her eyes... anyone could tell she was smitten!

"Mi! What are you up to now? Don’t tell me you’re being as mindless as the kids?"

Fei Mi pouted her lips but didn’t dare to refute Fei Yu. Instead, she pointed at the other women in the supermarket and said,

"Sis, look at them. Which one of them doesn’t have at least a piece of jewelry? Rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets... now look at us?"

emm...

That was indeed true.

Fei Yu and Fei Mi’s allure was all because of their heavenly legs and striking beauty; they didn’t have a single piece of jewelry on them.

Not once.

"How about a cheap one? Silver-plated is fine too. Look at this one, it’s only a bit over a hundred. See, it costs even less than the large blocks Aiai has just taken."

Seeing that her sister was tempted, Fei Mi immediately pulled her over to a necklace that she had evidently pre-selected with much forethought.

Fei Yu’s heart twisted.

Her first instinct was one of sympathy; more than a hundred for a silver-plated necklace wasn’t cheap after all.

But then she felt a sense of guilt toward her sister.

Fei Mi had never even owned a necklace that cost a hundred.

"Alright, let’s buy it. But we’re not getting this one; I think the one next to it with the gold-silver shine suits you better."

Of course, it was only silver and gold plated, but it contained much more than the one priced at 156.

As Fei Mi looked on in surprise, Fei Yu asked the salesgirl to take out a 688 yuan necklace and put it on Fei Mi.

After two hours of shopping, they had bought heaps of food, utilities, and clothing.

Since they were already there, Fei Yu also went ahead and bought winter clothes and quilts.

"You all go and shop. Just spend thirty thousand!"

What the heck?

With Fei Yu’s "imperial edict."

You could only say that they went on a shopping frenzy; the three females, one older and two younger, completely lost it today...

"Dead man’s money, it’s bad luck to keep it." That was how Fei Yu consoled herself.

...

Word had gotten around that the wealthy family that brought the whole gang had come back for another grand spree.

The supermarket owner, who had hurried over from his hometown in the county with gold notes in hand, didn’t want to face the embarrassment of running short on change again.

"The total is twenty-three thousand yuan."

Twenty-three thousand!

What on earth did they buy?

Fei Yu sneakily glanced and saw that they had bought duvets filled with goose down, indeed very expensive.

Had Zhenzhen and Aiai also bought jewelry?

Well, a girl’s love for beauty is natural, she would have a good talk with them when they got home.

In the end, Fei Yu did not let Jiang Xiao pay but settled the bill herself.

To be fair, the money used to pay was also taken from the oil seller; in a way, this was also Jiang Xiao’s spoils of war.

"Eh? Didn’t you say you didn’t have a car yesterday?"

When Jiang Xiao heard the boss say he could arrange for a car to deliver all these items to her doorstep, she didn’t understand and went up to question him.

The boss was momentarily at a loss for words, thinking to himself, why didn’t you have a clue yesterday when there were no vehicles available?

But Jiang Xiao didn’t care; she made a fuss, demanding an explanation or she wouldn’t mind making the supermarket her own!

Aiyo, fuck!

Uttering bandit-like statements in broad daylight?

The boss was getting angry and was about to roll up his sleeves to practice with this kid.

Actually.

As long as the customer buys a lot of goods, and the items are big, and the supermarket is not far from the customer’s home, under normal circumstances, they can deliver to the door.

Otherwise, how would the supermarket do business with those who want to make large purchases but don’t have a car?

But...

Fei Yu pulled Jiang Xiao, who was about to go one-on-one with the boss, over to her side.

"Don’t make a scene; maybe they just bought the car today."

"Then why didn’t this grandson say it earlier! If you had said it was just bought, I wouldn’t have scolded you!"

Aiyo, fuck!

The boss was about to retort when Fei Yu immediately stepped in front of Jiang Xiao and subtly pointed to her own head, signaling that he’s not quite sharp.

The boss snorted coldly and left, refusing to argue any further with someone who has a hole in their brain.

After a small truck took all their purchased goods away to the address Fei Yu had provided, Fei Mi, Zhenzhen, and Aiai curiously gathered around to inquire about the "delivery" from the day before.

Fei Yu glanced at Jiang Xiao and saw him blowing bubbles with the supermarket’s bubble solution, not paying attention to them, then quietly told the three women what happened yesterday.

"There wasn’t much to it, really. Jiang Xiao had too big a banknote, and the boss couldn’t make change, so he bit the bullet and waived the bill for yesterday’s business."

"Wow!" x3

"There’s such a good thing? Scored a freebie!"

"Huh? No wonder I saw the boss holding a gold bill at the cash register. He must be worried about the embarrassment of not being able to make change again."

"So what? What does that have to do with delivery?"

Pausing, remembering yesterday’s event, Fei Yu felt a little embarrassed and said,

"Cough, when Jiang Xiao heard the bill was waived, he grabbed all the snacks and Okamoto 0.01s from the front desk and crammed them into the cart, insisting on making a big purchase inside the supermarket..."

The three women were stunned. How shameless!

But upon closer reflection, indeed, it was something Jiang Xiao could do.

"I saw the boss’s face turn black, so I said if we take any more, our bicycle wouldn’t fit everything. Jiang Xiao said the boss was a good man and could arrange for a vehicle to transport our things home... You tell me, under those circumstances, could the boss admit he had a car?"

The three women fell silent. To be honest, being shameless to this degree... it’s indeed quite unusual.

The boss would probably pack the whole car full before Jiang Xiao would be satisfied if he said he had a vehicle.

"Ah, it would be so nice to keep my brother here permanently."

Aiai squatted on the ground, her fishnet-clad long legs constantly moving.

"Mom, can’t you think of something?"

Fei Yu shook her head.

"Don’t you feel it? His heart isn’t here with us. We may be important in his eyes, but... but that’s about it. In his heart, we’re more like... ’He who purchases fragrance must carry wine, yet never can match the joy of youth.’"

Fei Yu wished she could keep Jiang Xiao, too.

But she could feel that Jiang Xiao already had someone and something on his mind, and they were just substitutes for the familial affection and motherly love he had never experienced.

Fei Yu had a feeling that if her identity weren’t "Mom."

Her fate wouldn’t be any better than Niu Tu the butcher or the oil seller...

"Let’s go, we’ve rested enough. Don’t treat the delivery driver unfairly."

"What’s wrong with the delivery driver?"

Zhenzhen asked, puzzled.

"He doesn’t have the keys; he can only wait anxiously at our doorstep..."