Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 224 - 125 Li Zixia: Brother, is she my sister-in-law too? (Two in one, please subscribe)_3
Xia Zhijin, upon hearing this, bashfully asked, "Does Zixia cook too?"
Li Yuan laughed. "Of course she does. In our family of four, everyone can cook. Zixia is an exceptionally good cook, actually. She has a real talent for it."
"Get in the car, let’s go."
Li Yuan sped to the supermarket in the Longyu Building. It was still early, and it was Xia Zhijin’s first "official visit," even though only young Zixia was at home.
In the supermarket, Li Yuan picked up a lobster as thick as his arm and licked his lips. In his past life, he couldn’t even afford to splurge on an Aolong for New Year’s, but now he could eat it whenever he wanted.
"Zhijin, the Australian lobster is quite tasty. We can steam it with a bit of fish soy sauce for one of the dishes."
Xia Zhijin looked at the price tag—138 yuan per half-kilo—and gasped, quickly shaking her head. She fidgeted with the hem of her clothes and murmured, "Li Yuan, that’s... that’s too expensive."
Li Yuan smiled, unconcerned. "This is your first time visiting, so price is no object. Don’t even think about trying to save me money."
When Xia Zhijin heard "first time visiting," her cheeks flushed, and she shyly nodded.
"The King Crab here isn’t bad either. I’m not sure if it’s authentic, though. Let’s get three, one for each of us."
"Oh, and they even have tuna. Let’s get some of that as well."
"The Japanese steak looks good too. We can just pan-fry it when we get back."
Xia Zhijin watched as Li Yuan picked out only the priciest items. She tried to reason with him a few times at first but soon fell silent, quietly pushing the shopping cart behind him.
As Li Yuan was about to check out, he saw that the supermarket sold Maotai. On a whim, he grabbed two bottles to try.
"Sir, your total comes to 5,200 yuan. How would you like to pay?"
Li Yuan pulled out his bank card. "I’ll use my card."
"Sir, here is your receipt. You get one entry in our prize draw for every 300 yuan spent."
Li Yuan’s eyes lit up. Pulling Xia Zhijin along, he said with a grin, "Zhijin, come on, let’s go try your luck."
The prize draw station was crowded, so Li Yuan had Xia Zhijin get in line while he checked the prizes and rules.
Grand Prize: A 10,000-yuan shopping card.
First Prize: A 3,000-yuan shopping card.
...
Not bad for a big supermarket in Modu. These prizes are pretty good, Li Yuan thought.
Soon, it was Xia Zhijin’s turn. The supermarket promoter’s eyes lit up when she saw Xia Zhijin, and her tone became even gentler.
"Miss, you’ve spent 5,200 yuan, so you get to draw 17 times."
Xia Zhijin glanced at Li Yuan, unsure what to do.
Li Yuan chuckled. "Zhijin, you’re the lucky one, so you should draw. Go on, try to bring home the first prize!"
Encouraged by Li Yuan’s doting and supportive gaze, Xia Zhijin mustered her courage and pulled a card from the box.
"Congratulations, miss! Third prize, a tub of laundry detergent."
Xia Zhijin accepted the tub of laundry detergent, looking a bit shy. It was the first time in her life she had ever participated in a prize draw.
Li Yuan laughed heartily. "See, Zhijin? Good start! Keep drawing."
Xia Zhijin reached into the prize box again.
"Congratulations, miss! Third prize, another tub of laundry detergent."
"Keep going," Li Yuan encouraged.
"Congratulations, miss! Third prize, a tub of laundry detergent."
"Keep going."
"Congratulations, miss! Third prize, a box of tissues."
...
Looking at the eight tubs of laundry detergent and eight large packs of tissues piling up, Li Yuan was speechless. He’d come here to shop, not to stock up like a wholesaler. A buzz went through the crowd.
"This supermarket is ridiculous," someone grumbled. "It’s almost all third prizes or ’Thanks for playing.’ Forget the grand and first prizes; no one has even won the second-prize 500-yuan shopping card."
"Still, this girl’s luck isn’t bad," another pointed out. "She wins something every time, even if it’s all just junk."
"It’s just the classic supermarket ploy," a third person scoffed. "I bet there isn’t even a real first prize or grand prize."
"Is that even a question? Of course there isn’t. Be grateful for the detergent and tissues. For such a huge supermarket, they’re unbelievably stingy."
Xia Zhijin was starting to feel numb. She simply didn’t believe she had good luck; in her entire life before meeting Li Yuan, she had never been fortunate.
Li Yuan patted Xia Zhijin on the shoulder and smiled. "One chance left. Let’s finish up and hurry home. Zixia is waiting for you."
"Mhm." Xia Zhijin nodded, randomly reached into the prize box, and was just about to hand the ticket to the promoter.
Suddenly, Li Yuan interjected, "Zhijin, why don’t you scratch it off yourself?"
"Oh." Xia Zhijin blankly scratched off the coating.
Li Yuan’s sharp eyes caught the words "Grand Prize" on the card.
He yelled, "Holy shit! It’s the grand prize!"
"Zhijin, you’re a true queen of luck! Your fortune is unreal! The moment you scratch it yourself—boom! The grand prize!"
Xia Zhijin stared dazedly at the small card in her hand. Hearing the growing buzz and chatter from the crowd around them, she subconsciously lowered her head and looked at Li Yuan, completely overwhelmed.
The crowd erupted.
"Wow, someone actually won! And it’s the grand prize—the 10,000-yuan shopping card! That girl’s luck is insane!"
"So this supermarket is legit after all. I knew it! A place this big couldn’t possibly fake a prize draw."
"I thought it’d be like other supermarkets, an inside job where some manager’s relative wins. I can’t believe someone actually won for real!"
Amidst the crowd’s excited chatter, Li Yuan redeemed the winning ticket and received a supermarket shopping card.
"Sir, Miss, congratulations on winning the grand prize! Per company policy, we just need to take a quick photo of our winners for our records."
