Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

The first time she used WeChat to buy something was when she bought a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

I was so nervous at the time.

I never imagined that I would be able to go out shopping with friends on my own now.

Thinking of this, Xiaoyu smiled with great pride, and then continued chatting with Ai Qing.

The subway station at Yintai City arrived quickly.

Xiaoyu followed the crowd out of the subway, took the escalator up, found a Starbucks, and sat down in an empty seat.

Xiao Youqian has already arrived at Yintai City, but she is still parking in the underground garage and will need a few more minutes.

Ai Qing followed behind, but after seeing Xiao Yu go into Starbucks, he didn't go in after her, worried that Xiao Yu would find him. So he went into a bakery across the street instead.

While pretending to look at the bread, I peeked through the gap in the bread display case towards Starbucks.

In the few minutes before Xiao Youqian arrived, Xiaoyu sat alone in her seat, holding her phone.

Midway through, two boys approached Xiaoyu, laughing and joking. One of them took out a phone and said something to Xiaoyu.

Upon seeing this, Ai Qing frowned and couldn't help but walk out of the bakery towards Xiao Yu.

Anxious.

But soon, the two boys said goodbye and left.

At this moment, Xiaoyu had already seen Aiqing walking outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Starbucks.

Seeing him walk this way with a worried look on his face, Xiaoyu had to pretend she didn't see him and send him a message with a smile.

[Ai Chi Yu]: Brother, guess what just happened?

[Rise, my subject]: What is it?

Ai Qing tried her best to pretend that she knew nothing.

[Ai Chi Yu]: Two guys just came over and asked me for my WeChat. One of them said his friend was shy and asked him to come and get his WeChat.

[Rise, my dear subject]: And then?

[Ai Chi Yu]: Then I told them I have a boyfriend and I don't add strangers on WeChat, and they left.

[Ai Chi Yu]: Is this what they call hitting on someone?

[Rise, my dear subject]: I suppose so.

After learning what had happened, Ai Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief and quickly moved away from the Starbucks location to avoid being discovered by Xiao Yu.

To be honest, he doesn't really feel anything about guys hitting on him.

After all, he is rather socially awkward, and when he sees a pretty girl on the street, he might just glance at her a couple of times.

The thought of asking for her WeChat ID popped into my head, but I quickly dismissed it.

The probability of them being willing to take action is zero.

But for pretty girls, it's not a matter of probability, it's purely a matter of frequency.

For example, Xiao Youqian, who often goes out, might receive more requests for WeChat in a year than Ai Qing makes new online friends on QQ.

Take Kong Fugui, for example; he can chat up at least dozens of girls a year.

He has a dedicated WeChat account for adding girls, and the notes must specify when and where the girl was added and what her characteristics are.

Otherwise, he himself wouldn't remember which girl he added.

Sometimes the most outrageous thing is that Kong Fugui dated a girl, and from confirming the relationship to sleeping together to breaking up, he might not even know the girl's name...

[Ai Eats Fish]: Brother, don't be jealous, or you can eat just a little bit. Wait for Little Fish to come home and comfort you~

[Rise, my subject]: I am not that petty.

【Ai Eats Fish】: Hehe~

Doesn't Xiaoyu know whether she's that stingy or not?

I don't know who it was that was rushing over just now.

Sitting in a Starbucks seat, Xiaoyu swung her legs, a sweet smile on her face.

Not long after, Xiao Youqian parked her car, came up from the underground parking garage, and sent a WeChat message to Xiaoyu.

【Youxi does whatever she wants】: What clothes are you wearing?

[Ai Chi Yu]: Wearing a white shirt, I'm sitting by the window, I think I'm the only one here.

【Youxi does whatever she wants】: Okay, I'm coming over.

As Xiao Youqian approached the Starbucks entrance, she began to look around.

Xiao Yu, however, had already seen what Xiao Youqian looked like. Seeing that Xiao Youqian had arrived at the door, she couldn't wait to get up and walk towards the door.

They greeted each other as they walked.

"Sister Youqian!"

"Wow!" Xiao Youqian's eyes lit up when she saw Xiaoyu. She hadn't expected Xiaoyu to be so pretty and cute. "Are you Xiaoyu?"

“Oh right.” Xiaoyu walked up to Xiao Youqian with a grin, and Xiao Youqian grabbed her hands and looked her up and down.

"Wow," Xiao Youqian couldn't help but exclaim, "What incredible luck did Ai Qing have? To be able to pick up a female reader like that, her luck is just too good."

Ai Qing had already hidden inside the bakery across the street and hadn't heard Xiao Youqian's complaints, otherwise she probably would have immediately turned pale.

"Meeting my brother is the greatest luck I could ever have, but I also have to thank Sister Youqian for her help. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have been able to be with my brother." Xiaoyu happily shared her joy with Xiao Youqian.

But Xiao Youqian asked in confusion, "Brother?"

"Yes, yes, he's older than me, so I call him brother."

"Well, that's quite romantic," Xiao Youqian said with a smile. "Let's go, I'll show you around."

Chapter 164: Still Caught by Little Fish

Yintai City, located next to the South Railway Station in Linping District, is a commercial complex that has been built in recent years.

In Ai Qing and Xiao Youqian's memory, when they were still in high school, this place was a wasteland that had been fenced off for several years and was under construction.

Previously, the South Station here was located on the very edge of Linping District.

The main commercial center in the area is located north of the South Railway Station and south of Linping Mountain.

Now, with the gradual development of Linping District, the most popular commercial center has slowly shifted to the Yintai City area.

North of Linping Mountain, the area where Ai Qing and his group currently live is also under development and gradually becoming more populated. The commercial and economic development of the entire region is no longer limited to that small area.

For the past few years, Xiao Youqian has lived with her parents in the city center of Hangzhou, and only comes to Linping District when she goes back to her hometown for the Chinese New Year.

Xiao Youqian moved back here this year, so she doesn't really know much about Yintai City.

I was busy with the pet hospital for the past few months and didn't have much free time to explore.

Recently, the pet hospital has gradually gotten back on track, and after the business expanded, Xiao Youqian hired new staff.

Apart from occasionally checking the accounts and going to the store to inspect the situation, she, the small business owner, has been completely idle.

I brought my little fish to Yintai City for shopping today, so we can get to know the area better.

Ai Qing couldn't understand the fun girls had in shopping.

Comparatively speaking, boys are more goal-oriented creatures.

If there's anything I need to buy, Ai Qing usually plans ahead what to buy and how to buy it.

If it's available online, I would never go to a physical store to buy it; I can just order it online and wait for it to be delivered.

If you absolutely have to go offline, you'll determine your purchase goals well in advance, and then head straight for them once you enter the store.

After confirming that there were no quality issues, I immediately paid and left, finishing the job.

But it's a bit different for girls when they go shopping.

For girls, shopping isn't usually done with a strong, specific purpose in mind.

This is a novel exploration, a aimless search for surprises.

She went to the store to try on clothes, not intending to buy any, but she accidentally discovered a piece of clothing that suited her perfectly, like a treasure hunt.

Even so, she might not buy it.

I might compare different colors and try on several outfits, but I didn't actually buy them. Instead, I wrote them down and planned to check online when I got home to see if they were available.

For example, some small shops sell a variety of new styles of rubber bands, hairbands, hair accessories and other small items.

Girls go into stores to explore because they crave that sense of the unknown.

Even though Xiaoyu was just a kitten, after being taken shopping and browsing Taobao by Xiao Youqian, she was quickly assimilated by the girls.

Ai Qing followed far behind, watching Xiao Yu and Xiao Youqian enter a store hand in hand, and then stay inside for twenty or thirty minutes before coming out.

He followed for a long time, but eventually found it too boring. After confirming that Xiaoyu was with Xiao Youqian without any problems, he went straight up to the fourth floor.

It was almost 5 p.m., and Ai Qing was a little hungry, so she came to the fourth floor to find something to eat.

He doesn't mind eating alone in a restaurant.

After all, before Xiaoyu was around, Kong Fugui was studying abroad, Wu Yong was serving in the army, and Xiao Youqian was not in Linping District.

Back then, he didn't have any close friends. When he went out to see a movie or eat hot pot, he always went alone.

I'm already used to this kind of thing.

He wandered around for a bit, then found a hot pot restaurant with a mild flavor and sat down in a corner by the window.

I have to say, ordering food by scanning a QR code is a great thing.

Ai Qing rarely went out to eat alone before because she was socially awkward and didn't dare to order directly from the staff.

The thought of having to deal with strangers just to order food made him immediately reluctant to go out.

Now that we have QR code ordering, it's fine to order alone. Just scan the code, place your order, and wait for the food to be served. You don't need to say a word the whole time.

What Ai Qing didn't expect was that she had only eaten half of her meal when she saw Xiao Yu and Xiao Youqian appear at the door.

Before he could cover his face, he saw Xiaoyu running towards him with a happy expression and jumping into his arms.