After leaving the restaurant, Xia Nuannuan invited Liu Xuan to go shopping.
However, Liu Xuan politely declined with a smile, wisely choosing not to intrude on the couple's time.
"Bye-bye, have fun!"
Liu Xuan walked to the escalator, turned her head, and waved goodbye to the two with a beaming smile.
"Bye-bye!"
Xia Nuannuan waved back with a sweet smile.
"Qin Tian, Teacher Liu is so nice!"
After watching Liu Xuan board the escalator downstairs, Xia Nuannuan said to Qin Tian beside her.
Qin Tian nodded in agreement and asked with a smile, "Where should we go next?"
"I don't know, you decide!"
Xia Nuannuan chuckled.
"Hmm… maybe stroll around a bit more? Then go watch a movie. After the movie, it will be almost time to go back, we still have evening study!"
Qin Tian pondered for a moment and then made his suggestion.
"Okay!"
Xia Nuannuan agreed with a smile that bloomed like a flower.
Qin Tian switched the shopping bag in his right hand to his left and naturally took her small hand.
Xia Nuannuan lowered her head to look, then smiled sweetly.
The two went downstairs first and began to wander aimlessly.
Passing by a cosmetics store, Xia Nuannuan suddenly seemed to remember something and stopped, tugging on him.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
"You want to buy cosmetics?"
"Mhm!"
Xia Nuannuan's eyes darted around, and she smiled like a little fox.
Qin Tian felt her smile was a little strange and looked confused.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Xia Nuannuan, without further ado, pulled him into the store and casually asked, "What brand of cosmetics does Auntie usually use?"
Qin Tian suddenly understood, his expression turning serious. "My mom doesn't use these, don't buy anything."
As he spoke, he made a move to lead her away.
"No!"
Xia Nuannuan directly hugged his wrists with both hands, pleading with her big eyes. "I want to buy something for myself too, and Auntie uses skincare products, right?"
"I don't know, let's go!"
Qin Tian refused decisively, using his arm to pull her forcefully towards the exit of the store.
"I won't."
Xia Nuannuan pouted, her body's center of gravity shifting downwards as she resisted with her full weight.
She was like a child who had seen a toy in a store and refused to leave, being dragged out step by step.
"Qin Tian, please. Auntie even gave me money to treat me to dinner. How can I not buy Auntie a gift?"
"She really doesn't use this stuff."
"You're kidding me. You bought fruit for my house last time too? You must let me buy something this time."
"No!"
"I'm going to get angry, really angry."
Their actions drew the attention of the surrounding store employees and customers.
The customers in this store were almost all girls or couples.
Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"This guy is quite handsome, is he that stingy?"
"That girl is also very beautiful, you know!"
"They look like students. Yucheng only has high schools, right? Are high school couples this blatant now?"
"Darling, see? Even high school students know about cosmetics now. Hurry up and buy me a set of this."
"..."
Among the couples in the store, several men were filled with envy and jealousy.
If they had such young, beautiful, and well-figured girlfriends, they would buy international brands with gritted teeth, let alone the cosmetics in this store.
Students are the best!
Even such a stingy guy managed to find such a good girlfriend.
However, what happened next stunned everyone even more.
"Alright, alright, stand still. I'll let you buy some."
Qin Tian compromised with a helpless expression.
"Hehe..."
Xia Nuannuan's pretty face lit up with a happy smile, and she stood up straight.
"What can I help you two with?"
A female store employee, who had approached them, asked with a smile.
"Sister, I want to buy a set of suitable skincare products for his mother. Do you have any recommendations?"
Xia Nuannuan said in a very sweet tone.
The store assistant was stunned for a moment.
The customers around who had misunderstood the situation were all openly astonished.
What's going on? It wasn't the girl begging the boy to buy something for her, but she wanted to buy something for the boy's mother?
Have they already reached the stage of meeting the parents?
Several men looked at Qin Tian with even more envy and jealousy upon hearing this.
How did they find such a treasure of a girlfriend?
"Yes, please follow me."
After recovering from her surprise, the store assistant immediately nodded with a smile.
"Okay."
Xia Nuannuan smiled, grabbed the somewhat reluctant Qin Tian, and followed the salesperson.
Soon, the sales assistant introduced them to a set of skincare products for middle-aged women.
Since it wasn't a major brand, the price wasn't expensive; the six-piece set totaled 598 yuan!
After listening to the sales assistant's practiced recommendations, Xia Nuannuan looked to Qin Tian for his opinion.
"What do you think?"
"I don't understand this stuff either, you decide!"
Qin Tian said with a wry smile.
"Don't worry, this set of skincare products is suitable for all skin types and is definitely a great choice for middle-aged women. If you have any problems with it after buying it, we offer no-questions-asked returns and exchanges within seven days."
The store assistant continued to say with a warm smile.
"Then this one, please ring it up for us."
Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile.
"Certainly!"
The store assistant happily agreed and said to Qin Tian, "Your girlfriend is so good to you!"
Qin Tian smiled and nodded, not saying anything.
Xia Nuannuan, on the side, was already blushing profusely.
Soon, the store assistant printed their receipt and led them to the cashier to pay.
Xia Nuannuan took out her small wallet from her shoulder bag, counted out six hundred-yuan bills, and handed them over.
She was, of course, not lacking in pocket money.
Her parents had given her a fixed amount every month over the years, along with the lucky money from elders during the New Year. The several large piggy banks in her room were all stuffed full.
And they were all hundred-yuan denominations; she used the smaller bills.
No one would know exactly how much she had saved until the day all the piggy banks were smashed open.
"Here is your change."
The cashier lady handed her two coins.
"Thank you!"
Xia Nuannuan said with a smile, took the coins, casually stuffed them into her small wallet, and then put the wallet back into her shoulder bag.
The two female store employees maintained their smiles but were inwardly astonished.
This sweet and cute little girl in front of them was actually a little rich woman.
The small wallet she had just taken out was full of bright red hundred-yuan bills, likely several thousand yuan.
What kind of family had she come from!
Then, under the complex gazes of the people in the store, the two left, carrying their purchases.
"Didn't you say you wanted to buy something for yourself too?"
Qin Tian glanced at the bag containing the cosmetics she was carrying and asked with a hint of reproach.
"I don't use that brand, so I thought better of it."
Xia Nuannuan said with a bright smile.
"Then what brand do you usually use?"
Qin Tian asked.
Xia Nuannuan subconsciously wanted to answer, but seeing his expression, she swallowed the words back just in time.
"I know what you're thinking, and I won't tell you!"
"Alright!"
Qin Tian pouted helplessly, thinking that the phrase "big chest, no brain" seemed to depend on the person.