country bumpkin

Chapter 371 Shopping

Yun Ya waited and waited, but Xuan Mei and Liu Jing never appeared. Disappointed, she looked at the bustling crowd, lowered her head helplessly, and felt frustrated and depressed.

Suddenly, Zhang Haiyan patted her shoulder, startling Yun Ya. Her frustration was instantly replaced by shock.

With a nonchalant expression, she reassured him, "It's not a big deal, why are you taking it so seriously? He was just saying it casually, and you're taking it so seriously. Maybe you're the only one who's taking it seriously; he didn't even care."

Yunya still felt it was impossible. Given Liu Jing's concern for Xuanmei, she wouldn't lie; it was impossible for her to just be saying it casually.

Although she couldn't believe they were going back on their word, she had waited a long time, and she couldn't let the others wait with her forever!

Yun Ya gave a wry smile and said, "Maybe something happened that held them up. Let's continue shopping!"

The four girls smiled again and followed the crowd into the food street.

As soon as you enter the food street, a variety of delicious aromas fill the air.

Yunya's stomach rumbled at just the right moment, eliciting a burst of laughter from everyone.

They stopped at various food stalls, sampling local delicacies such as rice noodles and snail rice noodles.

Just as she was enjoying her meal, Yunya caught a glimpse of two familiar figures out of the corner of her eye.

It was Xuan Mei and Liu Jing!

Yun Ya was both surprised and delighted. She was about to greet them when she noticed that Liu Jing looked impatient and Xuan Mei looked apologetic.

Confused, Yun Ya stopped eating and quickly went to meet him.

Before Yun Ya could speak, Liu Jing said sarcastically, "Oh, you actually came? I was just mentioning it casually, and you took it seriously."

Xuanmei quickly explained, "Yunya, I'm so sorry, Liu Jing changed her mind at the last minute and didn't want to come anymore. I had to persuade her for a long time before she agreed to come. We originally planned to wait for you at the entrance of the department store after we finished eating."

Yun Ya felt a pang of disappointment, as if she had been incredibly tactless for forcing herself to join them.

But she forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm glad you came. Let's grab some snacks together."

But Liu Jing pouted and pulled Xuan Mei away, saying, "Who wants to eat this? It smells so strong. We have things to do."

After saying that, she grabbed Xuanmei and disappeared into the crowd. Yunya stared in the direction they left, unable to come to her senses for a long time.

It seems like they are the old friends who have known each other for a long time, and I am just an unwanted "third wheel".

Soon they disappeared from sight. Yunya put aside her worries and continued eating the snail rice noodles in her bowl.

The more you eat, the more you want to eat, but the more you smell it, the more pungent it becomes. So what if it smells a little bad in order to satisfy your appetite? Look, there are long lines of foodies waiting in front of the stinky tofu stalls.

After a satisfying meal, the group went to the mall to look at clothes and shoes. They visited every clothing store along the curb.

Several of them were the type who only looked and didn't buy. After looking at the clothes, they went to the jewelry store to look at decorative items.

Yun Ya took a liking to a pair of silver earrings, but she didn't have much money on her and couldn't afford them. Zhang Haiyan also had her eye on a pair of earrings, in the shape of a lucky four-leaf clover.

Without hesitation, she took out her money and bought it, and Yun Ya's envious eyes were shining.

Xia Mili took a fancy to a silver pendant that looked like a small red cherry; it was very pretty!

Zhang Haiying was staring longingly at the pendant, but Xia Mili looked troubled. It turned out she hadn't brought enough money with her.

At this moment, Zhang Haiyan generously said, "Mili, I'll lend you the money to buy it first, consider it a gift from me. I'll give it to you whenever I have money or not."

Xia Mili's eyes lit up, and she thanked him repeatedly before buying the pendant. Yun Ya felt both happy for her friend and a little bittersweet.

I work odd jobs every day, but I'm not as rich as someone who stays home all day.

Zhang Haiyan looked at Yun Ya again and said, "Yun Ya, I still have some money. You can buy it first and pay me back later."

Yun Ya was both surprised and delighted. She took the money and, thinking of the pair of silver earrings she had been eyeing, gritted her teeth and decided to buy them.

When she put on the silver earrings and saw herself in the mirror, her eyes were filled with joy.

Zhang Haiyan and Xia Mili also praised how beautiful it looked. Yun Ya understood that although life wasn't wealthy, this small sense of satisfaction made today's shopping trip particularly meaningful.