The relationship between women and shopping had always been a mystery that could not be explained by science.
On weekdays, they could complain about being tired after only walking a few steps. But when they went shopping, their stamina double-folded to a tiger’s, and once they started it was hard to stop. The only thing that was able to stop their momentum was the fear of bankruptcy.
Accompanying a woman shopping was hard work, this was a common opinion among many male partners.
Then what about accompanying two women?
It was heartless. The hard work doubled and so did the suffering.
At least Liu Yanbo thought so.
After following Yin Hanruo and Lin Xue for two hours, Liu Yanbo felt that his legs were no longer his own. They felt both heavy and numb.
The two women walked in front. Lin Xue was better, she at least knew how to take care of her own bags. Yin Hanruo, on the other hand, was a nightmare. She had Liu Yanbo carry all her bags and some were even hanging on his neck, while her own two hands were completely empty. From time to time she would also flash Liu Yanbo a look of disgust urging him to walk faster.
Liu Yanbo had no thoughts and persisted behind like a human shopping cart.
Before getting married, he could still say no.
But after getting married, ha… when have you ever seen a dictator accept others’ opinions?
And now there was Lin Xue, if Liu Yanbo dared to say the word no, she would stubbornly shake his hand asking for it until it broke.
Yin Hanruo bought things only by looking at the brand, not ever looking at the price. If something caught her attention she’d get it, whether it was useful or not. Just like a typical spendthrift.
Lin Xue was more economic, not only did she only buy practical things, but also looked around for the fairest price.
These two people together resulted in a total disregard for time, because since there were always differences in their opinions, they would have to carefully discuss each one.
But what made Liu Yanbo resentful to the core was the final decision arrived. He thought that after they discussed for half a day long, they would decide what to buy and what not to buy. But he never expected that they would just choose to buy everything.
Damn you. Is there anyone that buys things the way you do?
If it weren’t Yin Hanruo and Lin Xue, but anyone else, Liu Yanbo would have long thrown all the bags on him to their faces-
After another hour of shopping, it was exactly midday, and the sun was shining high outside.
Liu Yanbo stood by the door of a lingerie store. Hanging around his neck were many bags with renowned brand logos on them, in his hands were a dozen bags of different sizes, and his face expressed unhappiness.
Passersby covered their mouths and snickered like they were seeing a complete oddball.
Of course, there were a few discerning passersby that understood the reason in a glance and unhesitatingly gave Liu Yanbo a high evaluation.
A young and beautiful woman looked at the plain-looking Liu Yanbo, turned her head, and said to the tall and handsome man beside her: "See how the guy waits while his woman goes shopping? Now look at you, you’ve been whining ever since we left home just because I asked you to come shopping with me."
"Now, wait here for me too." The beautiful woman flicked her long hair and walked into the lingerie store without looking back.
The tall and handsome man’s face instantly dropped. He stood next to Liu Yanbo, with the same tired and helpless expression.
"Brother, it's all your fault." The handsome man complained to Liu Yanbo.
Liu Yanbo turned his head to the man, his mouth deflated: "Big brother, do you think I’m happy? I accidentally married to a tigress, not a woman."
"Women are all tigresses, aren’t they?" The handsome man said, looking regretful.
"Wasn't there a song called Women are Tigers*?" Liu Yanbo looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, "Ha… Monks really never lie!"
*The song Women are Tigers is about an old monk who tells a young man who was going down the mountains to avoid women because they are tigers.
The handsome brother also sighed lightly and nodded: "Yes, you’re right! Monks are monks, their wisdom is like a light that illuminates the dark."
Regardless of whether they knew each other or not, they sympathized with each other and responded in unison.
They hit it off as soon as they met and talked about their hardships in front of the lingerie store.
"Brother, do you smoke?" The handsome man pulled out a small tin box of cigars and moved a step towards Liu Yanbo, looking as if he was offering a treasure.
"Do you think I have a spare hand to smoke with?" Liu Yanbo also moved a step towards the handsome brother.
"It's okay if you don’t have a spare hand, as long as you smoke." The handsome brother put the cigar in Liu Yanbo’s mouth and lit it for him. "Brother, maybe we were destined to get to know each other? My name is Gao Yuanqiu, I’m 25 years old, just returned from abroad today."
Liu Yanbo smoked his cigar happily, more than half of his energy was restored: "My name is Liu Yanbo and I’m 26."
Judging from the appearance of his clothes, Gao Yuanqiu seemed to be from a rich family, but he didn't have even a bit of class. He called out, "Brother Bo."
Then Gao Yuanqiu winked and asked vulgarly, "Is your tigress pretty?"
"What are you thinking?" Liu Yanbo looked at Gao Yuanqiu suspiciously.
"No, I’m not thinking about anything, brother Bo, don’t read too deeply in it." Gao Yuanqiu waved his hand repeatedly and explained, "I’m just asking casually."
After staring at Gao Yuanqiu for a while, Liu Yanbo withdrew his gaze and said uncertainly, "Maybe a little prettier than your tigress, I guess?"
"Prettier than Xiao Yi?" Gao Yuanqiu recalled his fiancée's long pair of legs, flawless skin, and her fairy-like appearance... and couldn’t help but exclaim: "Then she must be a goddess!"
Two men standing together and saying such things in front of a lady's lingerie store was undoubtedly very odd, causing passers-by to look away, wondering if they should have picked another day to go out, seeing that they encountered two lunatics.
Gao Yuanqiu ignored the others’ eyes, and asked in disbelief: "Bo, you’re not trying to fool me, are you? Considering your appearance, you don’t look like you could be with a goddess! Unless… you got her through money?"
"Hey, can’t you talk nicely?" Liu Yanbo frowned and asked, dissatisfied, "What's wrong with my looks? Is it a missing nose? An eye?"
Liu Yanbo was very angry. He always encountered people who liked to use his looks for personal attacks. If it weren’t for his strong mentality, he would’ve lost it long ago.
Gao Yuanqiu took his hand out to pat on Liu Yanbo's shoulders and said soothingly, "I’ll talk nicely, Bo, don't get angry. I was just really curious for a moment!"
"What else could it be?" Liu Yanbo said in a huff, "It’s because the tigress is too fierce! No one dared to go after her, so she came to harm me."
After that, Liu Yanbo bumped Gao Yuanqiu with his shoulder, and said vindictively: "What about you? How did you trick your tigress? I see that you’re not bad-looking on the exterior, but your poor interior on the other hand… probably doesn’t conform to her standards, does it?"
"What do you mean by trick? She was the one that took the initiative to chase me, all right?" Gao Yuanqiu said with a smug face, "Brother Bo, I really suggest you go check your eyes. What kind of a poor interior? I was born handsome, I’m clever, and I‘m the favorite of many beautiful women."
‘Pft~’ Liu Yanbo snorted: "If you’re the favorite, then I’m the must-have."
"If you don’t believe me, why don't we find someone to ask?" Gao Yuanqiu was extremely confident in himself, he waved towards a beautiful woman who happened to pass, and arrogantly said: "Beauty, come here for a bit, we want to ask you a thing."
He looked really confident, like the ancient emperor summoning his concubine.
However, the reality was always cruel.
The beauty didn’t even look at him, lowered her head, and ran away like she was running from a plague.
Looking at the beautiful woman running away as fast as the wind, Liu Yanbo couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Gao Yuanqiu's entire face was red. He shamelessly said, "This doesn't count, let's find someone else."
"..."
The two men who had just met were going further and further down the road of shamelessness.
Really, he has to stand up for himself, this is just pathetic
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