Guomin Xiao Wang and Qin Dou had just entered the villa when Xia Lin called them over.
"Young Master Wang, Young Master Qin, my brother said he wants to cook at home for lunch. Could you two go out and buy some groceries?" Xia Lin said to the two young masters.
"Sure, I'll go right now. Are there any special requests?" Guomin Xiao Wang asked.
"Just buy some common home-style dishes. My brother said he'll be cooking himself at noon," Xia Lin instructed.
"Oh, that's too kind of you. Won't that be too much trouble?" Qin Dou said softly, glancing upstairs.
"Young Master Qin, you say that again. Be careful if my brother hears you and lectures you again," Xia Lin said to Qin Dou.
Qin Dou shrunk his neck and cast a worried glance at the second floor, fearing that his words might have been overheard by Xia Feng.
"Alright, alright, we'll go buy them now." Guomin Xiao Wang picked up Xia Lin's words and agreed.
The two of them left and drove Guomin Xiao Wang's Rolls-Royce Phantom to a large supermarket to buy groceries.
"Where should we buy them?" Qin Dou asked, sitting in the passenger seat.
"Having grown up in Modu and lived there for twenty or thirty years, this is my first time buying groceries."
"Who do you think I should ask? Of course, we'll go to a large supermarket. Where else would we go?" Guomin Xiao Wang replied.
"Boss, this is my first time buying groceries in my life. I'm just afraid that if I don't buy them well, it might displease Brother Xia," Qin Dou said with a simple laugh.
"This is something Xia Feng personally requested. We can't be careless."
"Just buy the most expensive ones. You can't go wrong." Guomin Xiao Wang was indifferent. After all, expensive meant good.
In this era, there was nothing money couldn't solve. If something couldn't be solved, it would reach Xia Feng's level, where money was useless.
He had once said that he never considered whether his friends had money when he made friends, as they would never have as much money as him.
The two arrived at the largest supermarket near the villa. After parking the car, they walked directly into the supermarket.
They didn't know what kind of dishes to buy. As Guomin Xiao Wang said, they would just pick the most expensive ones.
"Brother, Young Master Wang?"
"Oh, it really is you two! Are you kidding me? You're out buying groceries?"
Qin Wen seemed to have discovered a new continent and was utterly shocked.
Beside Qin Wen were two other girls. One of them was Xiao Ya, whom Qin Dou had pursued in the past.
They were also here to buy groceries, as they liked to cook for themselves.
"Young Master Wang, Young Master Qin," the two girls beside Qin Wen greeted Guomin Xiao Wang and Qin Dou.
"Heh heh... Why can't we come out and buy groceries?" Guomin Xiao Wang chuckled.
"This is Xia Feng's instruction. Buying groceries is secondary; being able to help is paramount."
"Shall we go together? We also plan to cook for ourselves at noon," Qin Wen invited.
"No, no."
Guomin Xiao Wang and Qin Dou said in unison.
They were out on a mission and would not accept their invitation.
"What's wrong? Do you think our cooking isn't tasty?" Qin Wen's face showed displeasure at being so readily rejected.
"Sister, don't make a fuss. We really have something to do. Could you help us pick out some home-style dishes?"
Qin Dou's eyes lit up. They didn't know what dishes were suitable, but Qin Wen and the others did.
Guomin Xiao Wang nodded appreciatively after hearing this. "Second brother, you're alright."
"You don't even know what dishes to buy and you still came out?" Qin Wen was surprised.
"Uh... Actually, we have a mission. If you help us choose, that would be great," Qin Dou said.
Qin Wen looked at the two of them suspiciously. Something was not right.
She didn't know if Guomin Xiao Wang had ever bought groceries before, but Qin Dou had never been to a wet market. Today, he personally came to buy groceries with a cart. There must be something fishy going on.
"Are you two hiding something from me?" Qin Wen asked suspiciously.
"Not at all," Qin Dou waved his hand.
"Then what are you buying groceries for?"
"To cook."
"Who's cooking? You guys who don't even know how to buy groceries, don't tell me you're cooking yourselves? Stop pretending and just admit it."
"I'll be damned if I believe you. You're both people who never soil their hands with manual labor. And you're buying groceries and cooking?"
"Uh..."
"Tell me or not. If you don't, you're not leaving today."
Qin Wen, worthy of being the famous "little chili" of Modu, forced the two to retreat repeatedly.
"Alas... It's fine to tell you. Lin'er's brother asked us to buy groceries. Stop joking around, quickly help us pick something out."
Qin Dou, under his sister's coercion, finally revealed the reason.
Qin Wen's expression became one of understanding. Her eyes rolled as she said, "Then I'll go with you too."
"What are you going to do there? No," Qin Dou shook his head and refused.
"Let Qin Wen come along. Lin'er knows her, and her dad is also here," Guomin Xiao Wang interjected.
"My dad is here too?" Qin Wen asked.
"Yes, and there's a foreigner. Stop talking nonsense and pick the vegetables quickly. I'll take you with us once they're chosen," Qin Dou said to Qin Wen, gesturing for her.
"Okay, Xiao Ya, you guys buy your own groceries. I won't be going today," Qin Wen said, turning to Xiao Ya.
"Okay, we'll go buy groceries first then," Xiao Ya nodded.
With Qin Wen joining them, the three quickly gathered the ingredients for home-style dishes. To prevent Xia Lin's home from lacking seasonings like oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, they bought everything.
Qin Wen sat excitedly in the back seat, her head sticking out in front. "Brother, if we go this time, will I get to see Xia Feng?"
"Aren't you stating the obvious? If we're going to his house, how could we not see him?" Qin Dou gave Qin Wen a side-eye.
Soon, the three returned to Xia Lin's villa, unloading bags and packages from the car.
"Go in, what are you afraid of?" Qin Dou urged Qin Wen, holding items in both hands.
"You guys go in first. I'll follow behind you."
Although Qin Wen was like a little chili every day and seemed to fear nothing, she was a bit nervous now that she was at the villa's entrance.
"What a wimp," Qin Dou mocked her, then led the way into the villa.
"Oh my, Sister Wen, you're here too! Last time, I even asked Young Master Qin to invite you to play."
As soon as Qin Wen entered, Xia Lin spotted her.
"Hehe... Sister Wen, don't mind my uninvited arrival, will you?" Qin Wen giggled, holding her items.
"What are you talking about, Sister Wen? You're welcome to stay at my house any day," Xia Lin walked over to Qin Wen and took the items from her hands.
"Dad," Qin Wen went to Qin Guomin and called out after putting down her things.
Then, her eyes darted around, trying to see where Xia Feng was.
"Why are you here, my girl?" Qin Guomin looked at his daughter dotingly and asked.
"I ran into my brother at the supermarket, so I came over to freeload a meal, hehe..." Qin Wen said, leaning on the sofa behind Qin Guomin.
"Don't talk nonsense. Freeload a meal for what? You'll help wash vegetables later," Qin Guomin quickly interrupted Qin Wen's ramblings.
"Got it," Qin Wen stuck out her tongue, looking very cute.
Hearing the commotion below, Xia Feng came down from the second floor.
Seeing Xia Feng in his long robe and with his flowing hair again, Qin Wen found it hard to control herself.
"He's getting more handsome the more I look at him!!"