Chapter 630: Chapter 33
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Following Huang Ying to a nearby supermarket, Li Yan thought it was quite nice. He rarely had the chance to shop for groceries in a supermarket. When he lived alone, he usually ate out. Now that he’s with Zhang Yurong, with Liu Sao taking care of things. Inside the villa community, there’s a small supermarket specifically designed to supply the residents. It allows the maids to do their shopping without leaving the area. Though small, the supermarket is well-stocked and contains everything they need to buy.
Nonetheless, he had only been there once, at the beginning when he moved in. Out of curiosity to familiarize himself with the environment or out of sheer boredom, he usually left the shopping to Liu Sao.
Now, accompanying Huang Ying into the supermarket, he watched as she pushed a shopping cart, glancing around to the left and right, finding it quite interesting. This is what most ordinary people’s daily lives are like!
Huang Ying also looked around, but not out of shyness like earlier. She wasn’t very familiar with the shelves and layout inside. Usually, when she needs to buy things, she goes to the big supermarkets. This market is a community service oriented towards nearby residents, focusing mainly on everyday essentials. But she never comes here for vegetables.
Because around here, there are vendors selling vegetables in the morning, noon, and evening, which are cheaper than in supermarkets. Huang Ying lives frugally. Today, she came to the supermarket because she was going to cook for Li Yan, and naturally, she wouldn’t take him to shop among the street vendors.
"The vegetables are over there!" Huang Ying, spotting the vegetable section, smiled at Li Yan and said, "You don’t have to follow me; buying vegetables is a housewife’s task. You’ll find it boring. Would you like to get some alcohol or anything else? Feel free to look around."
"Alright," Li Yan thought she was primarily embarrassed and didn’t follow her. Watching her push the cart away, he started wandering the aisles himself.
This small supermarket, besides the convenience of being close, gives an impression of being cheap and good, but it’s not truly cost-effective. Knowing their customers like comparing prices and saving money, they often stock cheap knock-offs like "Tang Shifu," "Mai Jie," "Sheng Chao" and some off-brand products, pricing them slightly lower than branded goods, making people think they’re cheaper than bigger supermarkets. Many people don’t notice and buy them.
Li Yan wasn’t researching this and wasn’t very interested, so he casually browsed the shelves.
He hadn’t been browsing long when he heard a startled shout from Huang Ying!
It’s the weekend, and people were starting to shop for lunch. But regardless of the crowd, Li Yan could quickly recognize Huang Ying’s voice. Not knowing what happened to her, he hurriedly ran in the direction of the voice.
"Are you blind? You ran into my foot!"
Li Yan quickly arrived to see a man shouting at Huang Ying. A slightly plump woman stood next to the man, both in their thirties. The woman also had a shopping cart, and they were blocking Huang Ying.
Huang Ying seemed startled, unconsciously rubbing her hands. Li Yan quickly approached and saw that her hand seemed to have been hit by the shopping cart.
Judging by their positions, it seems Huang Ying was pushing the cart while looking at vegetables and accidentally ran the cart over the man’s foot. The man, furious, forcefully shoved the cart, catching Huang Ying off guard and causing her to cry out.
"I’m sorry, I didn’t see, I’m sorry..." Huang Ying apologized to them.
"What good does ’sorry’ do? The aisle is wide enough, how did you run into someone? Did you forget your glasses? Or were you too busy looking at men?" The woman’s words were sharp and she shouted loudly, drawing more onlookers.
The man had just cursed about being "blind," seeing only a frail young girl without realizing she had someone with her. He showed no restraint, sneering, "I just bought these new shoes and you scuffed them, my pants are dirty too. Is ’sorry’ enough? What if I knocked you down, could I just say ’sorry’ and it’s fine?"
As he spoke, he grabbed one side of the shopping cart’s basket and forcefully shoved it at Huang Ying.
Huang Ying, whose hand had just been hit, wasn’t holding the cart’s handle, so the cart was pushed hard into her!
But she was surprised to find that it didn’t hurt as expected. It felt as though it had halted abruptly before hitting her belly. At that moment, she sensed someone behind her and heard a familiar voice say in her ear, "Don’t worry, it’s okay, I’ve got this!"
She had been uncertain about what to do. Out of habit, since she’d accidentally bumped into someone, all she could do was apologize and hope for understanding. Usually, when a slowly pushed shopping cart bumps into someone, the impact isn’t severe, perhaps just brushing a heel or the body. Most people would accept an apology and say "it’s okay," concluding the matter. She hadn’t expected these two people to be so unyielding; they weren’t trying to extort her, but seemed intent on teaching her a lesson.
