Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 97: Of Course You Have It Too

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Of Course You Have It Too

Upstairs, the third floor used to be Shen Yubai’s territory, but when Shen Sinian decided to move in, he had someone clean out the room next door for Shen Sinian to live in.

The two occupied the space on the third floor, very freely.

Sang Menglan and the housekeepers also seldom came up.

Walking to the door of his room, Shen Sinian looked at Shen Yubai, "Did you just get off the plane?"

"No." Shen Yubai didn’t hide it from him, "I went to the shop."

Shen Sinian was startled, his eyes suddenly lit up: "How is Ningning?"

"She’s fine." Shen Yubai glanced at him, "What could happen to her?"

Shen Sinian: "Just asking."

His mood was a bit down, "I miss her a little."

Shen Yubai raised an eyebrow, deliberately teasing him, "What? Getting cold feet?"

"Impossible." Shen Sinian retorted without even thinking, "I’m not someone who quits halfway. I just haven’t seen her for many days, so I miss her."

Not only did he miss Xu Chuning, but he also missed the noodles made by You Shuzhen.

The taste was light and plain, yet very memorable.

Thinking this, Shen Sinian touched his hungry stomach, "I’m hungry."

Shen Yubai: "Can you have a midnight snack?"

They looked at each other, and Shen Sinian said with a pitiful look, "Can’t."

Min Jian had been very strict with his diet lately.

Shen Yubai raised his hand and patted his shoulder, "Endure it, go take a shower first."

Shen Sinian sighed, "Goodnight."

Shen Yubai hummed, "Goodnight."

Both returned to their rooms.

After washing up, Shen Yubai picked up his phone, logging into QQ which he hadn’t been on for several days, and saw the group join request sent by Deng Xitong.

Shen Yubai lifted his eyes, pondered for a few seconds, and sent a message to Xu Chuning: [I’ve arrived.]

When Shen Yubai’s message arrived, Xu Chuning had already finished her bath and was lying in bed, ready to sleep.

Seeing the message, she held her phone in a daze for a moment before replying: [Okay.]

Shen Yubai’s eyes narrowed: [I just saw Deng Xitong’s request to join the group, what group is it?]

Xu Chuning replied succinctly without giving it much thought: [It’s just a group for sharing our summer life.]

Shen Yubai: [You and Shen Sinian are in it?]

Xu Chuning: [Yes.]

Shen Yubai: [Got it.]

Xu Chuning stared at these three words, not quite understanding what his "Got it" meant.

But she soon understood.

Just a few seconds after Shen Yubai sent the message to her, she saw the group notification that ’Y’ had joined the chat.

Following that, Deng Xitong messaged in the group: [!!!]

Deng Xitong: [Oh my god, I thought this join request would expire without ever seeing Mr. Shen appear.]

Shen Yubai: [...I haven’t been on QQ these days.]

He explained why he hadn’t immediately approved the request.

Ban Shu: [Brother Yu!!! Where have you been these days? You didn’t even tell your brother.]

Shen Yubai: [It seems you didn’t ask me either.]

Ban Shu: [Sorry... I’ve been gaming these days.]

He had been immersed in gaming so much that he hadn’t realized Shen Yubai hadn’t joined the group, nor did he inquire.

Furthermore, it was common for Shen Yubai not to log in to QQ for several days, Ban Shu was already used to it.

Shen Yubai’s joining the group livened things up for about ten minutes.

But it was getting late, and after a few exchanges, Shen Yubai said he was going offline to sleep.

Xu Chuning thought he was really offline and was about to close QQ and go to sleep when her phone vibrated again; it was a message from Shen Yubai.

Shen Yubai: [Are you free tomorrow?]

Xu Chuning: [To buy a camera?]

Shen Yubai: [Sort of, I wanted to ask if you would like to come see Shen Sinian.]

Xu Chuning was taken aback, having forgotten about this: [You mean go see Shen Sinian at his training facility?]

Shen Yubai: [Yeah.]

Xu Chuning: [Is it allowed?]

Shen Yubai: [I have Min Jian’s contact info.]

Speaking to Min Jian about it should pose no problem in going to see Shen Sinian.

Xu Chuning: [I should be fine, shall we go tomorrow?]

Shen Yubai: [Let me check the weather.]

After Shen Yubai checked the weather and consulted with Min Jian, he and Xu Chuning decided to visit Shen Sinian at his training place the next day.

The two wanted to surprise Shen Sinian and specifically instructed Min Jian to keep it a secret.

Once the plan was set, Xu Chuning felt like she even slept better that night.

Business at the store was a bit slower during the summer break than during the school term. After a busy morning at the shop, Shen Yubai turned up.

Xu Chuning had told You Shuzhen that morning about their plans to visit Shen Sinian. Seeing Shen Yubai, she said with a beaming smile, "Xiao Shen, are you guys going to see Sinian now?"

Shen Yubai nodded, "Aunt You, we’re going to buy something first, then head to Sinian’s company."

You Shuzhen nodded, "Okay, be careful out there."

Shen Yubai agreed.

Watching the two leave, You Shuzhen smiled and shook her head.

"You didn’t have your driver take you today?" Xu Chuning was a bit surprised.

Shen Yubai glanced at her, "Uncle Wu has his own things to do."

Xu Chuning: "...Oh."

"Why?" Shen Yubai asked on purpose, "Don’t want to take the bus?"

Xu Chuning shook her head, "No."

Shen Yubai smiled softly, whispering, "Let’s go."

They first went to a camera shop that Shen Yubai had found, with Xu Chuning following him.

The camera shop was quite busy. When they arrived, the owner casually asked, "Handsome guy and beautiful girl, what would you like to see?"

Shen Yubai asked about cameras.

The owner: "What kind are you looking for?"

Shen Yubai had done some research beforehand, "The latest model."

The owner’s eyes brightened, surprised, "The latest one?"

Shen Yubai nodded, "Let me have a look."

The owner paused a moment, sizing up Shen Yubai, then cheerfully said, "Alright, just give me a moment."

His shop did have the latest model camera, but there were few customers looking for this model. In the year 2000, when most people couldn’t even afford cellphones, let alone cameras, customers were rare. And those who did buy cameras seldom went for the latest models.

Keep in mind, the latest models cost around four to five thousand yuan - at a time when four to five thousand yuan could buy many things, could do a lot of things.

Some families didn’t even have this amount in their total savings.

"Are you really going to buy the latest model?" Xu Chuning was also surprised, "Isn’t that too expensive?"

Shen Yubai: "No."

He paused, looked at her and said softly, "This is a reward for Sinian’s final exam."

Xu Chuning: "I understand, but I still think—"

Before she could finish, the owner brought out the camera and introduced it to Shen Yubai, "Take a look, this model comes in two colors, silver and black. You can choose one."

Shen Yubai turned to her, "Which one do you think?"

Xu Chuning hesitated, "How should I know?"

She had no clue.

Shen Yubai was taken aback and quietly asked, "Which color is better looking?"

"Sinian would probably like black," Xu Chuning responded.

Shen Yubai: "And you?"

Xu Chuning didn’t think much about it, "I think both colors look pretty good."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He opened and examined it, then put it down and looked at the owner, "I’ll take both."

The owner was extremely surprised, "The same model?"

Shen Yubai nodded.

Xu Chuning frowned, "You’re buying two?"

Shen Yubai: "Yes."

Xu Chuning: "..."

Fine then.

The young master is rich; she didn’t seem to have any reason to object.

After they paid, Shen Yubai asked the owner to put the cameras in two separate bags.

As they left the camera shop, he handed one of the bags to Xu Chuning.

Xu Chuning was stunned, looking at him incredulously, "What do you mean by this?"

Shen Yubai raised his brows with a nonchalant tone, "He gets a reward, of course you do too."

He looked into Xu Chuning’s eyes and said, "I’m not a person who favors one over the other."

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