Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Shopping at the Department Store

Chen Qiaoqin couldn’t help but feel both exasperated and amused—who would’ve thought that Yu Nuannuan was such a little money-grubber?

At this moment, Xu Shuhua snapped out of it and reached out to Yu Nuannuan, “Be good, Nuannuan, give the money to Grandma. Grandma will buy you some cookies, okay?”

Don’t be fooled by how small Yu Nuannuan’s hands were—she had a surprisingly strong grip.

Xu Shuhua didn’t dare use too much force, worried she might hurt Nuannuan, so she couldn’t manage to get the money back.

After trying for a while and getting nowhere, Xu Shuhua gave up and turned to the sales clerk. “Let me just give you a few different bills instead.”

As she started to count the money, Yu Nuannuan lunged at her again.

This time, Chen Qiaoqin was keeping a close eye on Nuannuan. Before she could pounce, Chen Qiaoqin scooped her up and held her tight. “Mom, what’s going on with Nuannuan?”

Yu Nuannuan, who couldn’t speak yet: Of course I don’t want to buy teething biscuits!

Those teething biscuits had only become popular in the past couple of years, which was why they were so expensive.

At the end of the day, weren’t they just made of flour?

If you wanted something to chew on, why did it have to be cookies? Wouldn’t slices of steamed bun do the trick?

Xu Shuhua stared at Yu Nuannuan for a long while, then leaned in and whispered, “Nuannuan, you don’t want the teething biscuits, do you?”

Wait, Xu Shuhua actually understood her?

Yu Nuannuan was overjoyed and flashed Xu Shuhua a big, beaming smile.

Seeing that smile, Xu Shuhua finally got the message. “Alright! If Nuannuan doesn’t want them, then we won’t buy them.”

The sales clerk behind the counter, who had been waiting to take their money, stared in disbelief, her eyes wide.

First she was shocked, then she was annoyed.

“One minute you say you’re buying, the next you say you’re not—what’s with all the fuss? I bet you just don’t want to spend the money, right? If you don’t want to, then don’t, no one’s going to judge you. But why use that little kid as an excuse? What does she know anyway?”

Hearing this, Xu Shuhua turned to the clerk, her smile gone and her gaze so sharp that the clerk didn’t dare meet her eyes.

“What’s your problem? Do you own this department store? I brought my money here—if I want to buy something, I’ll buy it. If I don’t, then I won’t. Are you trying to force me? Go on, call your manager. I’d like to ask if this is how things are done here.”

The moment Xu Shuhua mentioned calling the manager, the clerk’s face turned even uglier. She wanted to snap back, but didn’t quite dare. While she hesitated, Xu Shuhua had already stuffed the money back in her pocket, taken Nuannuan from Chen Qiaoqin’s arms, and walked off to another counter.

The clerk was left standing behind the counter, feeling like she had a bone stuck in her throat—unable to spit it out or swallow it down. Her expression couldn’t have been uglier.

Meanwhile, Xu Shuhua, carrying Yu Nuannuan away, had already forgotten all about the clerk. She was in high spirits, taking Nuannuan from counter to counter to look around.

Chen Qiaoqin and Yu Hai had been to the department store before, but only ever with a purpose—get what they needed and leave, never daring to linger.

This was the first time they’d ever strolled leisurely through the department store like this.

Yu Nuannuan was interested in everything she saw, but whenever it was something impractical, she always found a way to stop Xu Shuhua from buying it.

By the time they left the department store, they’d only bought some fruit candies and two jin of walnut crisps.

Yu Nuannuan didn’t think that was wasteful at all—after all, it was just adding a little variety to the family’s table.

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