Ye Youyou’s feet remained motionless . She stood rooted to the spot looking at Li Jinnan . Only after a long moment did she look down and apologize . “GM Li, thank you for your help today, but I’m not in the mood . ”
So, please just leave and stop bothering me . Obviously, the latter part could not be voiced aloud .
Li Jinnan had no intention of leaving at all . He stood there looking a little troubled and replied, “What a coincidence . I’m not in a good mood either . Sigh, I’m probably vexed because I’m hungry . How about this? Take me to the nearest supermarket, and I’ll ring something back . ”
“There’s a supermarket near the entrance of the estate, but at this hour, the fresh produce has all probably been sold,” she said . “Even if they aren’t, whatever’s left over won’t be fresh . ”
In other words, she didn’t want to go . Ye Youyou’s message was obscured in her words, but she knew that Li Jinnan understood .
Li Jinnan still acted as if he hadn’t understood the undertones of her statement . He nodded his head seriously and said, “It’s fine . Let’s go . If we wait any longer, we won’t even be able to get our hands on the unfresh ones . ”
“GM Li, I’m not in the mood to cook,” Ye Youyou said .
“That’s OK,” Li Jinnan immediately replied . “I’ll do the cooking . But, I’m bad with directions . Even if you tell me where the supermarket is, I might not be able to find it . Furthermore, I’m unfamiliar with this place . What if I get lost?”
Ye Youyou was speechless . How could such a grown man ever get lost?
She didn’t know what to say . Considering he had already said so much, if she continued to object, it wasn’t going to come off graciously . After a moment’s hesitation, she put on her shoes .
She made the entire trip with Li Jinnan in silence . When they reached the supermarket, most of the shelves were empty as she had predicted .
Li Jinnan went in and looked around to the left and to the right . Ye Youyou stood to the side .
“What should we buy? I’ve never bought groceries before . Will this vegetable do?” Li Jinnan picked up a head of shriveled cauliflower . “I think I’ve seen my mom cook this vegetable before . It’s quite tasty . ” With that comment, he threw the cauliflower into the grocery basket .
Ye Youyou looked at it with a frown and asked, “Didn’t you say you wanted to cook noodles?”
“Yeah,” he said .
“With this vegetable?” Ye Youyou found it laughable . She put the cauliflower back and went forward to pick a head of lettuce . “This is the kind of vegetable that will go well with noodles . ”
“Is that so?” Li Jinnan’s expression was one of sudden realization . “Do we need to buy eggs to?”
“Yeah,” Ye Youyou said . “Do you eat spring onions?”
“Yes . ” His answer came easily .
“What about coriander?” she asked .
“I’m not picky with my food,” Li Jinnan said .
Ye Youyou glanced at him before turning back to the fresh produce section . She looked at the red chili peppers and asked, “Do you eat spicy food?”
Since he was from Kingstown, it was unlikely that his tolerance for spicy food was high .
Li Jinnan’s reply this time was as direct . He looked at her and asked in return, “Do you like spicy food?”
“Yeah,” Ye Youyou said .
“Then, I’ll eat it,” Li Jinnan said .
Ye Youyou grabbed a bag of chili peppers and put it in the basket . She took a packet of noodles and detoured over to the lifestyle section .
Li Jinnan watched as Ye Youyou took a toothpaste, a toothbrush, and various bathroom products for a single person . He felt a tinge of annoyance .
Why is she only buying a single person’s share? Is it for herself or for me?
The gears in Li Jinnan’s head were moving continuously . He was distracted the rest of the way .
After he settled the bill, the two returned to her home and automatically took the grocery bags into the kitchen . Ye Youyou put away her purchases before heading into the kitchen only to realize that the vegetables had all been washed and left in a mess .
This isn’t washing vegetables at all! It was torturing the vegetables!
“GM Li, do you know how to cook?” she asked .
Li Jinnan glanced at her and answered truthfully, “I don’t . ”
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