The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

Now that we've chosen our swimsuits, the main event is about to begin.

Ye Shu casually draped the Coconut Tree brand beach shorts hanging on the clothes rack next to her over her arm. She really liked these beach shorts that seemed to have a special connection with her.

Moreover, these pants are no longer just pants to him; they are a testament to the bargaining spirit he inherited from his mother!

He knew that the price war with the older women had only just begun.

He was thinking of all sorts of solutions when he walked toward the counter. But then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Sister Zhi Qiu was holding a white bikini in addition to her own clothes.

What's going on? Is Sister Zhi Qiu going to buy this set too?

Thinking about this, Ye Shu really got excited.

Zhi Qiu noticed Ye Shu's suppressed excitement. She turned her head, smiled, and asked Ye Shu:

"What's wrong, little Shu? Are you so happy to see your sister bought this set?"

After saying that, she tiptoed and whispered a bombshell in Ye Shu's ear:

"If you like it so much, your older sister can wear it for you when we get home."

Holy crap, I wish someone would stab me to death, this is too damn agonizing.

Ye Shu wants to go home right now. Don't get me wrong, he doesn't mean anything by it, he just really wants some potato chips.

But who is Ye Shu? He is a good young man of the new era who knows how to live frugally! He has thrift and thrift engraved on his back, and spending money wisely is his motto.

He whispered to Zhi Qiu:

"Sister Zhiqiu, this is too expensive, and the quality isn't good either. Let's buy it somewhere else. It's expensive there too, but the quality is much better."

What he said makes sense. These are just small stalls in a seaside scenic area, and everyone knows what's going on with things sold in tourist areas.

Moreover, the way that woman looked at them just now was the look of an old butcher eyeing fat sheep, just waiting to rip them off.

For the same amount of money, you could buy swimsuits of much higher quality at a reputable department store. Paying here is simply a waste of money.

But even with all his careful planning, he still overlooked one crucial detail.

This detail also means that in this price war that hadn't even started yet, the moment he turned to pick out a swimsuit for Zhi Qiu, Ye Shu had already lost everything, not even his underwear.

After listening to Ye Shu's suggestion, Zhi Qiu blinked, looked at the innocent-looking Ye Shu, and then said something that silenced Ye Shu completely:

"Little Shu, there's no rule here about trying things on and not buying them. If you wear them, you have to buy them, don't you know that?"

"What?!"

Ye Shu looked incredulous. How could he possibly know this? He was someone who would never even buy popsicles in a place like this before, so how could he possibly know about such unwritten rules?

Seeing that he was truly bewildered, Zhi Qiu gently explained:

"After all, swimsuits are intimate clothing, little Shu. Think about it, if there were a try-on service, wouldn't that be very unhygienic?"

Hmm...that seems to make sense.

If we try on this swimsuit but don't buy it, to put it bluntly, what if a biohazard mother appears one day and everyone gets infected?

He looked down at the Coconut Tree brand beach shorts on his arm, then at Zhi Qiu's swimsuit, and he understood everything.

No wonder that lady was so confident; it turns out that the bill was already nailed to the counter the moment they entered the fitting room.

This is like luring someone into a trap, like catching a turtle in a jar!

Thus, this war without gunfire finally ended with a notification sound: "WeChat payment received, 600 yuan."

Ye Shu held his phone, which was covered in a waterproof bag, looking at the payment interface on it. Then he looked at the beach shorts he had changed into, which he had never worn since childhood, and was speechless.

However, when Ye Shu thought of Zhi Qiu's words, "I'll wear this when I get home and show it to you," she felt that it wasn't too unfair.

This is such a contradiction...

As soon as they stepped out of the store, Qin Lili grabbed Tang Xiaotao's wrist and ran towards the beach:

"Come on! I'll take you to ride that jet ski, let your brother and sister hang out here all lovey-dovey."

"Yay!"

Tang Xiaotao excitedly ran off after Qin Lili, not wanting to disturb their time together.

Zhi Qiu smiled, and after the two had run far away, she slowly approached, took Ye Shu's arm, and said softly:

"Let's go, little Shu."

"Um……"

Ye Shu responded.

Forget it, I'm not going to think about it anymore. The money's already spent, and dwelling on it will only make things harder for myself and spoil Sister Zhi Qiu's mood.

He slipped his phone onto his arm; he'd bought it while buying his swimsuit, just to be quick and easy.

Carrying several people's discarded clothes, he followed Zhi Qiu.

But just as he turned to walk towards the sea, Zhi Qiu grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the road outside the beach.

"Sister Zhiqiu, where are we going? Aren't you going to play in the water?"

Zhi Qiu looked up and smiled at him:

"No rush, little brother Shu. I haven't put on sunscreen yet. It'll hurt if I get sunburned."

She then tapped Ye Shu's hand holding the clothes with her chin:

"Perfect timing, let's go back to the car first. You can leave your clothes in the car; carrying them around is such a hassle. Besides..."

She tiptoed close to Ye Shu's ear and whispered:

"Besides, can't I spend some time alone with little Shu first?"

Applying sunscreen... Is this some kind of plot?

Sister Zhi Qiu was lying there, and then asked him to help apply sunscreen... The more he thought about it, the hotter his face felt, and he kept cursing himself in his mind:

"Ye Shu, Ye Shu, your willpower isn't even as sturdy as your beach shorts!"

The two arrived at Qin Lili's car, took out Qin Lili's car keys and opened the car door. Ye Shu put the clothes of the group in the passenger seat, while Zhi Qiu sat in the back seat.

Ye Shu put his clothes away and went to the back seat. He was about to ask if he needed any help when someone grabbed his sun protection clothing and pulled him into the back seat.

The car door wasn't closed, but luckily the side that was open faced a green belt, so no one would pass by on this side.

Ye Shu lay on the back seat of the car, while Zhi Qiu was on top of him. Because he was wearing a swimsuit, Ye Shu could feel Zhi Qiu's heartbeat.

Holy crap, what... what is Sister Zhi Qiu doing? Here... outside? This is so exciting?!

Ye Shu's heart started pounding. He swallowed hard and looked down at Zhi Qiu's face, but he calmed down the next second.

Because Zhi Qiu was lying on his chest without looking up, all he could see was her hair, and it didn't look like she was going to do anything.

He was about to call out "Sister Zhi Qiu" when he heard Zhi Qiu nestled against his chest and slowly speak:

"Little Shu, I can't keep up the act anymore... I'm sorry..."