"Yangyang, you really don't want that thing?" Li Minxi asked again.
"No. It feels meaningless, and not particularly comfortable."
"Did he do something to your body?"
"How is that possible? What are you talking about?"
"I'm also a woman, and I'm very much looking forward to it, wishing he would come to me every night."
"Perhaps people's bodies are different? I'm really not interested in that. I'd rather eat something delicious for satisfaction."
"Yangyang, your body needs some fixing. Really, were you interested in this before?"
"Before? I was even less interested before," Guo Yiyang paused and said.
What she said wasn't untrue, this matter... how to put it?
Having been a killer for so many years, matters between men and women were just perfunctory.
Physical pleasure was far less important than personal safety, let alone being fully immersed in the enjoyment between men and women.
"I really suspect you might not be a woman. Women need the nourishment of love, and even more so the irrigation of love. Doing it is the foundation of love, and if you don't do it for a long time, love will fade," Li Minxi said.
"I feel very good now. I have food and clothes, and I have sisters like you. When I have free time, I can go shopping, and at home I can tease Guo Yishun. This is quite good. Moreover, I will have my own little baby in the future."
"I think your mindset is suitable for practicing in a nunnery. You truly have no desires."
"This is what I call contentment," Guo Yiyang smiled and said.
Compared to the fighting and killing, the current life was something she couldn't even imagine before. Who would want to live a life of constant fear and living on the edge of a knife, if they could live peacefully?
The few of them arrived at the Shan Lan clothing store, chatting and laughing. This had become their regular spot for buying clothes; they always came to this store. The clothes in this store were quite trendy and high-end, and the prices were also reasonable.
"Sister Xi, you're here," a slender girl with large glasses perched on her nose, looking a bit endearingly naive, greeted them.
"Yes. Xiao Jie, have the spring new arrivals come? What do you have?"
"They just arrived yesterday, Sister Xi. We have trench coats, hoodies, and a few formal wear pieces. Shall I show you?"
"Yes. Do you have any thinner warm down jackets that she can wear?" Li Minxi pointed at Wang Lihong.
"Yes, not many left. I'll get them for you," Xiao Jie said and started to walk towards the back.
"Let's look at this year's new arrivals first. We can talk about that later."
"Okay, Sister Xi. You haven't been here for a few days."
"With my body getting heavier, I don't feel like coming here. Today, I'm bringing my little sister to pick out some clothes."
"You mentioned that. Our store has specifically stocked some maternity wear. I'll take you to see them later, and also radiation protection clothing."
"That would be great. You can't say that, your store's clothes are quite comprehensive."
"It's alright. How about this trench coat, Sister Xi?" Xiao Jie picked up a white trench coat and asked.
"This one is a bit plain. That khaki one is nice. Get it for me to try on."
Xiao Jie handed the khaki trench coat to Li Minxi. Li Minxi took off her down jacket and put on the trench coat.
"How is it? Does it look good?" she asked Guo Yiyang and Wang Lihong.
"It's nice. It fits you perfectly now. If your belly gets any bigger, you probably won't be able to wear it," Guo Yiyang said.
"I'll wear it for as many days as I can, since he's leaving tomorrow anyway."
"You can't wear it now either, it's so cold outside."
"It's warm inside."
"Alright. If you like it, buy it. You can't put a price on what you love. If you like it, let's buy it."
"You understand me the best, Yangyang. Mwah."
"Ugh, so gross. I'm getting goosebumps," Guo Yiyang said, hugging her arms and pretending to shiver.
"Get lost. Xiao Hong, have you seen anything you like?"
"Sister Xi, I don't want any."
"Why don't you want any? I'm here to buy clothes specifically for you today. Come, try this one on."
Li Minxi took off the trench coat she was wearing and said this. Wang Lihong had no choice but to take it and put it on.
"It's not bad. How many months are you?" Li Minxi asked, pointing at Wang Lihong's belly.
"A little over four months."
"Four months is fine to wear this. Then I can wear it later too. Hmm, it's quite nice. What color do you like? This one, or should we get another one?"
"Get me that grey one," Wang Lihong said, pointing with her finger.
Xiao Jie quickly brought over the grey trench coat.
"This one is okay, but it's a bit old-fashioned," Li Minxi said.
"This color doesn't show dirt easily."
"Fine. As long as you like it. Let's go look at the maternity wear."
When the three of them left, they were carrying several large shopping bags.
"Sister Xi, why are these clothes so expensive?"
Wang Lihong was a bit taken aback when she saw Li Minxi paying.
"Expensive? The clothes in this store are basically all this price."
"Hundreds of thousands, it's really hard to imagine."
"These clothes are quite good. If they were evening gowns, each one would cost hundreds of thousands."
"Alas, poverty limits my imagination," Wang Lihong mumbled.
"Are you poor? Didn't Yangzi give you money?" Li Minxi asked curiously.
"He did. And I still have over a million that I haven't touched."
"Over a million? When did he become so stingy? I'll go talk to him when I get home. How can he look down on people like this?"
"No need, Sister Xi. Over a million is quite a lot."
"He's bullying you because you don't know any better. Don't worry about it, I'll get it back for you when I return."
Li Minxi simply couldn't imagine how Guo Xuyang could be so stingy as to only give Wang Lihong one million. Forget herself, among the people around her, who didn't have assets in the hundreds of millions? No wonder she was hesitant to ask for things when looking at clothes earlier. It turned out she didn't have money. It was true that poverty made one narrow-minded; many ideas and things simply couldn't be done. If one were truly as wealthy as Guo Xuyang, what couldn't they wear, eat, or do?
Wang Lihong couldn't quite process Li Minxi's words for a moment. Was one million little? For her, it was already an astronomical figure! She had never seen so many zeros in her bank account before. Yet Li Minxi said it was little. She really didn't know how rich she was.
"What should we eat later?" Li Minxi asked.
"Shall we go eat cat's ear?" Guo Yiyang said.
"Will Xiao Hong eat it?"
"I'll eat anything. What is cat's ear?"
"Cat's ear is a type of wonton. I don't know what it's called where you're from?"
"We also call it wonton where I'm from."
"Then let's go eat cat's ear."
Wang Lihong didn't expect that the cat's ear Guo Yiyang mentioned would be from a roadside stall, and it didn't look very hygienic.