Chapter 84: The Reality That Passes Through the Falsehood
In the largest shopping mall in Jiancheng, Jiang Xiyue held Linzhou's hand and stood at the door. The two of them looked like a young couple who came out for shopping on the weekend.
But this young couple does not intend to admit that they are a couple.
It's like a child who has peed in his pants but refuses to admit it. If asked, he will tell you that he just wants to go to the toilet, but in reality his diaper is soaked.
Today is Christmas. As a shopping mall, it is natural for it to put up some decorations that suit the festive atmosphere to attract customers.
With the holidays and weekends overlapping, the shopping malls are packed with people.
To be honest, if he didn't hold Jiang Xiyue's hand, he would still be afraid of losing the little girl.
But the two of them didn't want to buy anything when they came to this place, and the first floor of the mall was full of snacks that could be held in the hands and eaten while shopping.
After walking a short distance, Jiang Xiyue saw the octopus balls not far away through the gap in the crowd.
"Zhou Zhou, let's go buy one of those."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Linzhou, who was extremely uncomfortable with the surrounding environment, was already numb at this time and agreed readily.
The petite Jiang Xiyue took Linzhou and quickly shuttled to the stall.
The one selling octopus balls was a young lady in her twenties, holding two bamboo sticks in her hands and fiddling with the balls skillfully.
Soon, it was their turn. The young lady holding the sticks bent down slightly after seeing Jiang Xiyue, and her tone instantly became much gentler than before, "Little sister, what flavor do you want to eat? Ask your brother to buy it for you!"
Almost instantly, Jiang Xiyue's face darkened. After making sure that there were no customers queuing behind her, the girl started to speak harshly.
"First of all, I'm not a little sister. Secondly, although you are older than me, you are still younger than me in some aspects. Finally, I want a normal octopus ball without a plastic bag. I will eat while walking."
This time, the one who broke through was the girl selling meatballs. She looked down at her chest and pursed her lips.
Without saying a word, he poked the meatball.
Although the young lady had shown weakness, Jiang Xiyue was the type who would not give in even if she was right, so she continued, "By the way, sister, do you have a boyfriend? Also, I am indeed your sister, and although you do look young, you are probably around 30 years old, right?"
This time, the girl selling meatballs was silenced and her defense was broken. She quickly dealt with the meatballs and sent the two away.
Jiang Xiyue got the small meatball and ate one before asking for the next move.
"Auntie, the meatballs you made are so delicious. I will come here often in the future. Thank you."
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Seeing that there was a risk of a fight if they continued talking, Linzhou still arrested Jiang Xiyue. Jiang Xiyue was very unhappy and squeezed the big hand that she was holding.
He didn't forget to mutter a few words.
"Stupid Zhou Zhou, do you think I'm a child? Be objective!"
"Like, but not completely." Lin Zhou gave an ambiguous answer. Could he say that he still felt guilty looking at Jiang Xiyue's back? Now they were just familiar with each other, so he just suppressed that feeling.
Standing on the escalator, Jiang Xiyue continued to ask questions.
"Zhou Zhou, you are cunning. Tell me what is not the same as before?"
"Where are you talking about? Whose child can grow to 36C? In this river?" Linzhou curled his lips and gave the answer.
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However, he soon discovered that Jiang Xiyue had a purpose in going to the mall today. She went straight to the watch area on the fifth floor and quickly walked into a specialty store.
After reaching out to take the bag from Linzhou, the girl took out a watch box from it and placed it on the counter. "Hello, can you help me with daily maintenance? The time is a little off. The men's model is three seconds faster and the women's model is two seconds slower."
As a mature luxury goods store, the clerk quickly took the watch and patiently explained it to Jiang Xiyue.
Linzhou, who was following nearby, listened to the general idea.
The inspection and maintenance takes about two hours. There is a cinema and video game arcade on the sixth floor, where they can play while waiting.
After getting the repair receipt, the two went directly upstairs. Although the current crappy movies were not interesting, the video game arcade was very attractive. According to the clerk, with the repair receipt, one could get one hundred game coins for free.
After completing the redemption, Jiang Xiyue went straight to the claw machine.
Since the game coins are obtained for free, it is not a big deal to play this kind of thing. Just go out shopping and have fun.
Linzhou still remembers playing with the claw machine when he was a child. He could play as he pleased with a game coin and a fishing line.
But later on it no longer worked because the equipment was upgraded and the old method no longer worked.
After getting two yellow mice for free, Jiang Xiyue held them, one on each side, and gave the remaining fifty coins to the children playing there.
After coming out of the video game arcade, there were paid massage chairs at the door. The girl lay down directly on them and paid for both massage chairs.
After Linzhou lay down, Jiang Xiyue looked at the ceiling of the mall and put her wallet and mobile phone in Linzhou's hands.
"Zhou Zhou, from now on, the job of paying will be handed over to you. Although I will pay for all the expenses today, you are a boy, and if you go out with girls, you will be ridiculed if you don't pay the bill."
"Idiot, if you observe carefully, those who rush to pay are usually young couples, but the girls who pay must be married aunts or sisters." Linzhou glanced sideways, then quickly looked away.
How should I describe the scene he saw, a young girl slumped in a massage chair... it could be described as a storm crashing against the shore.
This is probably about eleven points of brutality.
After sitting quietly in the massage chair for an hour and a half, the two returned to the store. The watch had been completely repaired and even came with a few special colored straps.
Then, his hand was grabbed by Jiang Xiyue, and the girl carefully put the men's watch on his hand.
Then Jiang Xiyue asked Linzhou to help her put on the watch.
At this time, Linzhou also noticed that there was a red rope with several golden beans strung on Jiang Xiyue's wrist. There was no doubt that it was made of gold, and it looked like solid gold beans.
Noticing the look in her eyes, the girl began to explain.
"My mother tied this golden bean for me. She said that if I ever travel through time, I can use it to exchange for something. It weighs a full 30 grams."
"Awesome... You can even think of this!" Linzhou could only praise him for this, and anything else he said was false.
But Jiang Xiyue changed the subject and put the two people's arms wearing watches side by side.
"Zhou Zhou, look, now we are more like a young couple..."
