“Ming Jing, do you want this?”
“Yes.”
“What about this?”
“Good.”
“Then get some of this yogurt too?”
“I want that flavor.”
“Okay, let’s get this one.”
Inside the department store,薙切绘里奈 walked ahead with Fang Ming Jing, while Shin’oto Hisako pushed the cart behind them.
The shopping cart was already crammed full.
Perhaps because this was her first time shopping in person,薙切绘里奈 showed a lot of enthusiasm. She picked out many things and enthusiastically asked Fang Ming Jing’s opinion.
The nervousness and awkwardness they felt when they first met had disappeared…
“Eiri-na sama, Little Ming Jing, if you keep buying, the cart won’t be able to hold everything.”
“Is that so?”薙切绘里奈 seemed to only notice this now. “Then we can get another one?”
“….Eiri-na sama, didn’t you notice we’ve already bought too much?”
Too much?
Looking at the stack of snacks that were about to fill up the entire shopping cart,薙切绘里奈 unconsciously nodded, but still asked for Fang Ming Jing’s opinion.
Because all these things were what Fang Ming Jing wanted.
After all, it was rare for him to come to the world of a modern metropolis, so he naturally wanted to buy a lot of drinks and snacks.
“Enough.”
Fang Ming Jing nodded slightly.
He had a cute smile on his face as he put his hand in the girl’s, wanting her to hold it.
It was a very light action, but it made薙切绘里奈 feel a tightness in her chest, an indescribable happiness.
“Then let’s go look at daily necessities next.”
Shin’oto Hisako suggested.
Daily necessities were their main reason for coming here. And they actually needed to buy quite a lot of things, like toothbrushes, cups, children’s slippers, etc. …
But more importantly, it was for Fang Ming Jing to change clothes.
After all, he came from a fantasy world, his style of clothing was completely different from here. A few passersby who had seen him earlier, besides exclaiming how cute he was, thought he was cosplaying …
“…”
After that, the three of them spent another hour or two in the mall before leaving.
They spent a lot of money.
The daily necessities they bought, as their main purpose, only accounted for a small portion of the expenses. The bulk of it was actually the snacks, and on the way out, they even bought a home console from a game store.
After that,
“Slurp—"
The three of them were at a burger joint.
Originally,薙切绘里奈 had planned to go home after buying everything and show Fang Ming Jing her cooking skills, but she didn’t expect Little Saint to be more interested in the kids’ meal at the burger joint.
The cola, which came up through the straw, was very cold and had a lot of carbonation. The refreshing sensation that went straight to Fang Ming Jing’s throat made him look at薙切绘里奈 in surprise after taking the first sip.
“The cola here is the same as what I used to drink.”
“Ming Jing likes this a lot?”
“Uh-huh!”
Seeing him so happy,薙切绘里奈 couldn’t help but feel curious. She picked up her own cup and took a sip, as her secretary looked on with a nervous expression.
The cold drink rushed up through the straw. Just one sip and the girl’s eyebrows furrowed.
The flaws, such as the artificial flavor and excessive sweetness, were magnified infinitely on her god’s tongue. Although the carbonation was indeed wonderful, she could barely hold back from spitting it out.
“Eiri-na sister, are you okay?”
“Eh? Um… I’m fine.”
“I think it’s better for Eiri-na sister to improve her god’s tongue’s ability using group points first, before focusing on cooking skills.”
“Hm, I am considering that.”
“That’s good…”
A god’s tongue, with its extraordinary taste and perception ability, is a powerful ability for any chef, but over time, it will become increasingly picky, and after slowly tasting all the delicacies of the world, the food that can satisfy the palate will become more and more scarce, until it simply doesn’t exist.
薙切真凪,薙切绘里奈’s mother, was like that.
She has now completely stopped eating and lives only on nutrient infusions.
“…”
Shin’oto Hisako, who was standing beside them, had a face full of question marks.
Group points?
Optimize?
Why couldn’t she understand what they were talking about at all?
“Right, Eiri-na sister, here.”
Little Saint suddenly thought of something and placed a silver ring in the girl’s hand.
薙切绘里奈 was immediately stunned.
Her usual hobby was reading shoujo manga, and when she saw the ring, she immediately thought of the scenes in the manga related to engagement rings. So she looked like she had been greatly shocked.
“Ming… Ming Jing? This is…”
“A storage ring. It’s very convenient.”
Fang Ming Jing said with a light smile. “I plan to give everyone one when we have our get-together. But I’ll give it to Eiri-na sister first.”
“I… see.”
薙切绘里奈 was subtly feeling a bit disappointed.
Well, just a little…