Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

"2. Two hundred and thirty-six, customer... please take care, thank you for your patronage, and welcome to visit again next time."

"I haven't paid yet..."

Watching the young woman pack the goods and hand them over, and even press the confirm payment button on the machine, Yu Zhe was speechless...

If you don't accept the money, then all the work you did today will have been for nothing.

The sales clerk then remembered and hurriedly apologized before asking Yu Zhe to show his payment code.

The people at Xiaolizhi were stunned...

Wow, Yu Zhe's irresistible charm is simply amazing!

15. Choose a gift

All the snacks were packed into two large plastic bags.

Yu Zhe picked up both bags with his slender arms, one in each hand, and deftly lifted them up.

Even the saleswoman was startled.

Is this "silver-haired beauty" really that fierce?! Those two bags must weigh at least ten kilograms!

Anyone who has ever shopped in a plastic bag knows how heavy it is if there are several large bottles of drinks inside!

But Yu Zhe remained unfazed, picked up the bag, and walked towards the entrance of the shopping mall.

Zixiao, who had been collecting invoices in the back, quickly caught up and grabbed a bag.

"Brother, don't carry all of this! It's very heavy!"

"It's alright." Yu Zhe even held the bag a little higher so that Zi Xiao wouldn't take it from him. "It's not too heavy, and it's not far from home, so I'll carry it back."

"Brother, you don't need to try to be tough and cool with me... Okay, okay, I know you have a manly spirit, but with me here, how can I let you carry everything?"

Zixiao is happy as long as she can help Yuzhe share some of the pressure; she doesn't mind being a little blunt.

Faced with Zixiao's merciless exposure, Yuzhe simply smiled meaningfully, did not share the bag with Zixiao, and continued walking forward.

Hmph, you yourself said you know I have a manly spirit, so do you think I'd let you have it?

Zixiao was furious... She couldn't just snatch it from Yuzhe's hands, and standing next to him, she didn't know what to do. Her brother, who had suddenly entered a tough mode, was really hard to deal with!

Although Yu Zhe seemed to be carrying it quite easily, the slight trembling in his hands and the marks left by the bag on his hands indicated that he was not having an easy time.

Zixiao knew that at this point, she had to call on an outside help to persuade them!

Little Lychee, it's time we needed you! With both of you persuading him, the older brother couldn't keep up the act!

Huh? Come to think of it, I haven't noticed where Little Lychee went since earlier.

Zixiao turned around in confusion and saw Xiaolizhi running towards her with a smaller plastic bag in her hand.

"Brother Yuzhe! Zixiao! Wait for me! Phew~ Why are you walking so fast?"

"I was about to ask you why you were so slow. What were you doing?" Zixiao asked.

"I bought a separate plastic bag!"

Little Lychee stood in front of Yu Zhe and, without saying a word, pushed the bags he was holding to the ground.

"Brother Yuzhe, don't carry them yourself. Put some in this bag, and the three of us can share them. It will make things much easier."

"No need, it's not like I can't fix it."

Seeing that Yu Zhe was about to stand up again with the bag, Xiao Lizhi immediately pressed him down with her hand.

Yuzhe:? ? ?

This little idiot seems to be plotting a rebellion today.

"After you've eaten your fill, you have to work! That's what my mom always teaches me. Brother Yuzhe, you have to let me take some, otherwise I'll just be a freeloader at your house."

"So you thought you weren't just here to freeload...?"

You need to have a clear understanding of the nature of this reward of getting free meals for a week!

“Little Lychee is right,” Zixiao chimed in, “We should share them. Anyway, this one is for me! You guys take what’s in that bag.”

Zixiao was quick-witted and snatched the bag containing the most items. Just like Yuzhe had done earlier, once she got it, she didn't intend to hand it over.

Why is everyone so eager to work more? Wouldn't it be better to rest?

"I'm telling you guys... do you even understand? It's only natural for boys to carry bags for girls."

“That won’t do.” Zixiao tilted her head. “It’s only natural for a younger sister to carry things for her older brother.”

"There's no such thing as a matter of course! Zixiao, you just blurted it out."

Just as Yu Zhe was about to use his brother's name to get Zi Xiao to return the bag, another bag in his hand was taken away by someone else.

I initially thought it was a small lychee, but when Yu Zhe turned around, it was something unexpected.

"Lu Yao?"

"Hmm... Young Master... Good afternoon..."

"What good afternoon? It's already afternoon. Are you... on guard duty again?"

Lu Yao arrived at this place at some point and took the bag from Yu Zhe's hand.

The bag remained completely still in her hand, requiring absolutely no effort.

So what exactly is the structure of your body...? Your arms are so slender, it's not scientific at all.

On the other side, Lu Ling also respectfully took another bag from Zi Xiao's hand.

She also took the opportunity to explain to Yu Zhe: "Young Master, the guard duty cannot be neglected for a moment. What we want to say is that for this kind of physical labor, please be sure to call us. You know we are around, right?"

"Haha... It's not a small matter, I didn't want to trouble you."

"It's no trouble at all; it's our honor!"

"Mmm...I'm so happy..."

Lu Yao, you're saying you're happy just because you're holding a bag... then your standard of happiness is way too low.

It seemed that Yu Zhe still wanted to take the bag back.

Lu Ling spoke first, "Then, young master, Miss Zixiao, we'll take these two bags back to the apartment first. Please enjoy your visit, we're leaving now!"

"withdraw…"

In the blink of an eye, it appeared and disappeared without a trace.

"..."

Well, that's great. There's no need to divide it up anymore. All three of them are empty-handed. Even the empty bag that Xiao Lizhi had just taken was taken by Lu Ling.

"How about... we go out for a walk some more?"

Yu Zhe checked the time; it didn't seem too late yet, and it was too early to go back and prepare dinner.

There's a shopping street outside, right? Although it doesn't sell as many goods as the department store, it has some items that are unique to the shopping street and not available in the department store. Yu Zhe noticed this when we came.

So I wanted to take the two of them there again to see if there was anything else they wanted.

"Just follow your brother's arrangements."

"Yes, I'll go wherever Brother Yuzhe goes."

.........................

So, Yu Zhe thought of the main gate he had come through and went out the same way he had come to the commercial street.

Fortunately, the vendors haven't left yet, and it's still quite lively.

This place is clearly planned, not scattered and disorderly. Each vendor has a designated area, and the whole street looks lively but not chaotic, and is well-organized.

Yu Zhe turned to the two of them and said, "You can look around and see if there's anything you want. I'll buy it for you. It's a rare trip out, so it would be a waste if we only bought food."

"Huh? They'll buy us whatever we choose... does that mean Yu Zhe is going to give us gifts?"

"I guess so... It's just buying something, not a gift or anything, it's not that formal."

Little Lychee's thoughts sometimes jump around.

Unlike Xiaolizhi, who was excitedly looking left and right, seemingly trying to pick out what she wanted, Zixiao was also looking around, but she was just browsing and didn't intend to buy anything.

Although she wasn't short of money, Zixiao didn't want to waste it on her brother.

Having her brother by her side is the best gift for Zixiao; why would she need anything else?

Little Lychee's thoughts are quite different now; she only has one thing on her mind.

Wow! Brother Yuzhe is going to give me a gift! And I can even choose it myself, so I have to pick it out carefully!

That's it.

Therefore, simple thinking can sometimes lead to simple conclusions.

As she walked, Little Lychee stopped.

Yu Zhe followed her gaze and saw a brightly lit, music-playing, snow-themed transparent crystal ball on a stall table not far away.

16. Bargain!

Follow the gaze of the little lychee.

Yu Zhe felt that she had basically decided on the gift she wanted to buy.

He led the two of them closer to the stall and examined the crystal ball more closely.

It definitely has a snowy theme; there's a snowman inside, and under the light inside the crystal ball, you can even see snowflakes falling from the top of the ball.

Coupled with this rather soothing music, this thing is indeed quite well-made.

"Little Lychee, do you want this?"

But it wasn't something you could just buy on a whim, so Yu Zhe still asked Xiao Lizhi for advice.

She thought for a moment, then looked at several other crystal balls of different styles around her, before finally returning her gaze to this one.

"Hmm! This is pretty! And it even plays music, I want to buy it... Brother Yuzhe, can I buy this?"

The humble little lychee understood early on that she couldn't be willful, but when facing Yu Zhe, she sometimes still wanted to be willful... Well, at least her tone had to be sincere!

"Why not? Didn't I say you could choose the gift yourself?"