System: Master Your Life-Chapter 521 - 124: Xu Lin’s 2nd Novel

At eight o’clock on Friday evening, the two left the school library.

Tonight Xu Lin was riding the e-bike.

Actually, the person’s favorite ride was always Xu Lin’s e-bike.

Mid-March, the weather was warming up. You could wear short sleeves during the day. Riding an e-bike allowed you to enjoy the breeze, which was quite refreshing.

Moreover, compared to Xu Lin’s luxurious Panamera, sitting on it felt a bit uncomfortable.

While on the e-bike, Ning Yuhuan could hold onto Xu Lin.

Ning Yuhuan felt completely satisfied.

She was different from most girls, who couldn’t resist taking photos when sitting in a Panamera, sharing them on social media, and impressing their small circle to satisfy their vanity.

But she was not that kind of girl.

"Honey, what do you want to eat? Tonight, it’s my treat!"

In her joy, Ning Yuhuan offered to treat him to a feast, though the feast she referred to couldn’t quite match Xu Lin’s idea of a feast.

For Ning Yuhuan, spending a few hundred bucks constituted a feast.

"Sour fish stew, maybe, like we had at that place last time."

"Then let’s go have sour fish stew!"

"Okay, hold tight!"

"Holding tight!"

Ning Yuhuan shifted her position, hugged Xu Lin tightly, and snuggled up close.

On an e-bike, they sped away under the night sky, eventually arriving at a big mall. They wandered around until they found the sour fish stew restaurant, where they enjoyed a hearty meal.

After they were full and satisfied.

Xu Lin followed Ning Yuhuan to the cashier.

"Hello, B13, checking out, let’s see how much it is."

Xu Lin pointed at the table to get the staff’s attention.

"Oh, oh, please wait a moment."

"Hello, the total is 323 yuan!"

"Can we use discount coupons here? I saw some on Meituan."

Ning Yuhuan showed the Meituan page to the staff.

"Yes, you can use six coupons here!"

Then Ning Yuhuan bought six coupons, each worth 45 yuan to offset 50, so six totalled 270, with the remainder 23, coming to 293.

"Honey, we saved 30 yuan in total!"

Coming out of the sour fish stew restaurant, Ning Yuhuan felt quite happy to have saved 30 yuan.

"Only 30. This place is still a bit stingy."

Xu Lin said, "Look, each coupon only saves 5 yuan; it seems like benefits for us consumers, but actually the store makes a lot too. Just now, one plate of sour fish stew was almost 200 yuan, while the fish in it isn’t even worth two full fish amounts. The cost can’t be over 50. I say, a coupon should save at least 10 yuan; that’s reasonable. Damn, it’s too stingy."

"But as long as we enjoyed the meal, it’s fine, and it was quite delicious!"

Ning Yuhuan hugged Xu Lin’s left arm, "30 yuan can buy two cups of milk tea. Honey, what do you want to drink?"

"Let’s go to HeyTea for some fruit tea."

"Alright, then let’s go get fruit tea!"

There was HeyTea on the first floor, so the two went down the stairs.

They had dined on the fourth floor, with the third and second floors selling various clothes and other goods.

"Hasn’t your backpack been worn for several years now?"

Xu Lin touched Ning Yuhuan’s shoulder bag.

"Since freshman year of high school!"

"Now you’re in sophomore year of college. Isn’t that four years minimum?"

"No, it’s been over three years!"

"Still, it’s quite long. No wonder it looks so worn, and it shouldn’t have been expensive at the time."

"88 yuan!"

"So cheap?"

Xu Lin was surprised.

Ning Yuhuan: "But it’s very durable, see, I’ve used it for over three years."

"That’s because you take good care of it. If it were me, it would probably tear within a semester."

Xu Lin pointed to a backpack store across the way, "Let’s go check out backpacks and get you a new one."

Ning Yuhuan guessed Xu Lin wanted to get her something expensive again, "My backpack’s not torn yet."

"You don’t only buy clothes when they’re torn. Let’s get a new backpack because this one is too old and doesn’t look good carrying it."

Xu Lin hugged her waist and led her over, "Just trust me."

"Don’t buy anything too expensive."

"Relax, how expensive can a backpack really be?"

"But the backpacks here are really pricey..."

Inside the store, Ning Yuhuan checked the price tags on several backpacks, all starting at 1000 yuan. She felt like backing out.

"How about we go someplace else?"

"This place is fine, and it’s already ten o’clock at night; where else could we go?"

Xu Lin made the decision, "Trust me, we’ll buy a backpack and then head back."

Finally, Xu Lin jokingly whispered, "If it’s too expensive for you, you can make it up to me tonight."

Ning Yuhuan immediately glared at Xu Lin.

"Just pick one over a thousand, it’s not too costly, right?"

Xu Lin gently patted her back.

"Alright then."

Ning Yuhuan finally chose a white backpack, which was quite stylish and could match anything, and it suited Ning Yuhuan well.

Its price was 1299, then with a 15% discount, the final price was 1104.15.

"How about saving over a hundred?"

"But the backpack is over a thousand!" Ning Yuhuan emphasized.

"I’m not short of this money, and what’s the point of earning money? It’s to spend it on things that make you happy. Happiness is crucial."

Xu Lin asked her, "Are you happy?"

"As long as it’s something you gave me, I’m happy!"

But Ning Yuhuan added, "It can’t be too expensive; otherwise, I’ll feel uncomfortable with it."

Their spending habits differed. Ning Yuhuan was a thrifty and practical girl, possessing a rich mental world and good values, impervious to the corrosion of worldly matters like money.

Xu Lin didn’t dwell on the topic and instead said, "Let’s go, let’s head home."

Just past eleven, the two returned to the duplex.

"Honey, what’s this?"

Arriving at the doorstep, Ning Yuhuan saw a large roll on the floor, wrapped up, unknown what’s inside.

"A carpet, we’ll lay it in the living room and the rooms."

Actually, Xu Lin originally considered covering the whole place with carpets, but it would be quite inconvenient to manage.