Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 686 - 684: Loving Fish Balls (Second Update)
Da Bao paused for a moment, then shook his head, "No, it’s for my brother and sister."
The girl pointed to the cartoon-shaped gummies and lollipops, "For kids, they should like these types more."
Da Bao thanked her, and bought seven or eight different kinds, according to the characters Nuonuo and Little Treasure like. After weighing them, the girl packed the candies neatly in cute transparent plastic bottles and put them in a big paper bag.
Da Bao carried the paper bag to the checkout, where the girl behind the counter was playing on her phone with her head down.
Da Bao gently knocked on the counter with his finger, "Miss, can you ring me up?"
The cashier looked up, her face previously expressionless, suddenly lit up with surprise, "Ji Yu?!"
Ji Yu squinted his eyes; this girl was actually Shao Yuxin, whom he hadn’t seen in years.
She wore light makeup, looking almost the same as back in high school, so Da Bao could recognize her at once.
"Hello!" Ji Yu slightly curled his lips into a faint smile and pushed the paper bag toward her, his distant demeanor showing no sign of old classmates’ warmth.
"Oh wow... long time no see! Do you still hang out often with Zhao Hao and the others? It’s been almost four years, I kinda miss everyone."
Shao Yuxin, however, didn’t seem to notice Da Bao’s distance. Hearing his bland response, she went on talking, "Do you still live in the same villa? Seems like it’s just a few hundred meters from here?"
Da Bao replied, "No, I live at the company."
What Da Bao said wasn’t untrue. He was indeed living at the company, although it was just temporary.
Shao Yuxin’s gaze never left Da Bao, while she didn’t even glance at the bag of candy he placed in front of her, waiting to be checked out.
"Oh, oh... is your company far from home?"
"Yeah, over an hour." Da Bao was already quite impatient, but out of consideration for their old classmate relationship, he couldn’t just walk away.
At this moment, he regretted walking into this store to buy candy.
"Oh, that’s quite far. When you have time, why don’t we organize a class reunion?"
Da Bao had no interest in that at all. After all, he kept in touch with the ones he was close to, and meeting those he wasn’t close with wouldn’t change anything. Although he was good at handling social relationships, he didn’t like doing so in private.
"We’ll see..."
Da Bao said, raising his wrist to check his watch, "Please help me settle the bill, it’s getting late, my family is waiting for me for dinner."
Having not seen his brother and sister for a few days, Da Bao was eager to get home, with no interest in a reunion or entertaining Shao Yuxin, whom he didn’t quite like.
Shao Yuxin didn’t even look at the bag, she simply grabbed it and shoved it into his arms, "It’s for your brother and sister, right? Take the candy, it’s nothing."
Da Bao frowned and took out his wallet, "No, I can’t let you cover it."
Of course, if it were Yin Zhihao or Ren Weiqi in front of him, Da Bao would have taken the candy without question and left.
However, his relationship with Shao Yuxin, in his view, wasn’t worth even a hundred or so bucks.
"Oh, come on, don’t be polite. This candy store is run by my family. I just help out when I’m free, it’s nothing. One day, bring your brother and sister here, see what they like, it’s on me!"
In Da Bao’s mind, he had silently marked this place as a no-go earlier; he wasn’t foolish enough to actually bring Nuonuo and Little Treasure here.
Da Bao quickly estimated the price of the candies in the bag, took out three hundred yuan from his wallet, and placed it on the counter, "Sorry, I have to go now."
Saying this, before Shao Yuxin could react, he was already striding out of the store.
Afraid Shao Yuxin might follow, as soon as Da Bao was out the door, he quickened his pace, walking nearly a hundred meters before calming down, returning home at his normal pace.
When Da Bao reached the gate, before he could push it open, he heard the excited voices of Nuonuo and Little Treasure.
"Brother, brother!"
By the time Da Bao opened the gate, Nuonuo and Little Treasure had already run up to him.
Considering their sizes, they naturally couldn’t leap onto him like they did when they were little.
But the two of them naturally grabbed onto each of his arms, escorting him into the house.
"Brother, are you not going back to the company tonight?" Nuonuo was quick to confirm.
"No, I’m not going back tonight, staying home to spend time with you." With the weekend tomorrow, he could play with them a bit longer tonight.
Little Treasure wasn’t that concerned about whether his brother was staying home, as his attention was completely drawn to the bag of candy in Da Bao’s hand.
"Brother, what’s this?" He licked his lips, looking like a little glutton.
Only then did Nuonuo’s attention turn to the big paper bag.
"Wow, brother, did you get this from the candy store at the corner?"
Nuonuo, like Little Treasure, licked her lips and gulped.
Da Bao chuckled, tapping their noses, "Yeah, it’s from that corner store, made you drool?"
Nuonuo shrank back, winking at him, then stealthily tiptoed up to Da Bao’s ear to whisper, "My brother and I wanted to buy some after school this afternoon, but Mommy wouldn’t let us..."
Da Bao laughed even harder and deliberately lowered his voice, "Then you guys better hide it quickly, or if Mommy sees, we’ll all get our butts smacked!"
Nuonuo and Little Treasure giggled, grabbed the paper bag, and snuck off into the playroom.
Just then, Le Tong, hearing her elder son’s voice, peeked from the kitchen, "Da Bao? Go wash your face, play with your brother and sister for a bit, dinner’s in ten minutes."
Da Bao, however, walked into the kitchen, wrapped his arms around Le Tong from behind, leaning his whole body against her back, resting his head on her shoulder.
"Mommy! I missed you so much!"
Le Tong put down the spatula, reaching back to stroke his head, "Oh, you’re still a baby, huh? To others, you’re a tall, handsome young man, but at home, you’re still a little kid."
Da Bao nuzzled Le Tong’s face, laughing, "Mommy, I’m just a kid... I’m not even an adult yet! Hmph!"
Le Tong pushed him away with her elbow, turned around, and pinched his cheek, speaking with concern.
"Oh my, you’ve lost so much weight!"
"It’s okay, once I get through these days, Mommy can make me some feast, I’ll gain it back in no time."
Da Bao placed his hands on Le Tong’s shoulders, turning her back around.
"Are you hungry?" Le Tong began to busy herself again.
"Yeah, a bit," Da Bao answered honestly.
"There’s some curry fish balls over there, have a few to fill your stomach."
Da Bao washed his hands, grabbed a fish ball, and popped it in his mouth.
Le Tong glanced at him, "Tastes good?"
Da Bao wanted to say, why does it taste a bit different, but not wanting to hurt Mommy’s feelings, he smiled and nodded, "Mommy’s cooking, of course, it’s delicious!"
Le Tong smiled at him, "Actually, it’s not mine. Your precious sister made those special love-filled fish balls for you."
