Chapter 635: Chapter 262: Zhuang Shuyuan’s Plan
"Sister Xiangman, do I look good in this outfit?"
"Sister Xiangman, look at my outfit. I’ve been saving this dress and never had the chance to wear it. Now, I’m going to the shopping center, it’s the perfect occasion. Those men are definitely going to stare, haha."
"Sister Hongmian, I don’t know about the other men, but Xia Ming will definitely be staring for sure, hehe." Meng Youyou laughed mischievously.
Luo Hongmian’s face immediately turned red. She said angrily and embarrassedly, "Meng Youyou! Just because I don’t say anything, doesn’t mean I don’t know. You’ve been getting pretty close to that guy Gu Feng lately. So, you’re planning to wear this to impress him, huh?"
Meng Youyou wasn’t embarrassed at all and giggled, "Yeah, yeah, he’s taking me to see a movie on the fourth floor. Hehe, I almost forgot movies were a thing."
After Meng Youyou finished speaking, Luo Hongmian sighed and said, "I never thought there’d come a day when we could go shopping again."
"After the great flood, we’ve been running and running. It’s hard to believe things have stabilized to the point where we can watch movies, go shopping, and buy stuff. It’s simply unbelievable."
Han Xiangman, who had been sitting to the side drinking tea and watching their banter, couldn’t help but smile warmly.
Suddenly, seeing them become melancholic, she also got lost in her thoughts.
Yeah, how long had it been since everyone last went shopping or to the movies?
She had almost forgotten that she, too, was once a carefree and innocent girl.
"Bang, bang, bang! Are you guys ready yet? Hurry up! I just found out Uncle Niu and his crew left at four in the morning."
"Liao Tao, Meng Guangli and the other guys went last night and never came back."
Outside, the shouts of Xia Ming and Gao Li could be heard urging them.
The three women inside were stunned. Luo Hongmian rushed to open the door, only to see Xia Ming and Gao Li outside holding umbrellas and urging them.
Luo Hongmian asked, "What did you just say? Uncle Niu and his crew left at dawn?"
Meng Youyou also poked her head out and couldn’t help but say, "Some people stayed there overnight? Isn’t that a bit much?"
Gao Li quickly whispered, "I’m telling you, I just got the news. This time, the shopping center is offering discounts on everything. After this, there won’t be these prices again."
"Plus, the goods inside are all limited. Once something is sold, it’s gone. Can you blame everyone for being in a rush?"
"Whoa! Hurry, Sister Xiangman, let’s go." Upon hearing that, Luo Hongmian became anxious and called out to Han Xiangman.
Han Xiangman quickly stood up, "I didn’t expect it to be this lively, we should hurry too."
Meng Youyou anxiously said, "I haven’t changed yet."
"You can change when we get there, find a quiet spot so your clothes don’t get dirty on the way." Luo Hongmian quickly suggested.
With that, the group hurried out the door.
Once outside, they realized that many people were already making their way to Fire Bamboo Forest.
In the entire mining district, apart from the patrol team members who needed to be on duty, almost everyone was heading out!
Han Xiangman even saw a few patrol team members who were supposed to be on duty today, pulling their close friends, urgently asking them to help carry things.
Han Xiangman realized that the opening of Yangshan Shopping Center might really be a big deal!
At this time, the sky was starting to lighten, and the streets were filled with hurried pedestrians, everyone pushing and shoving, full of excitement.
"Oh god, I wonder what the shopping center will have today, will there be any wine? I really miss a good drink."
"Come on, there’s no way they’ll have wine. It’ll be necessities, probably rice, flour, maybe some good meat."
"Even that would be impressive. The weather is getting colder, of course we need to prepare more food."
"I just want to buy some toilet paper. Using leaves every day, it stinks so bad."
"Forget about toilet paper. That stuff would have been ruined by the flood a long time ago. It falls apart the moment it touches water."
"Old Sun, what about you? What do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy a couple of outfits. I’ve been wearing these clothes for six months, I haven’t had anything to change into."
"Oh, you reminded me, I need to buy some warmer clothes too. It’s getting cold, and I’m still wearing summer clothes. We’re not Superpower Users, we can’t handle the cold."
"I wonder if there will be any blankets for sale. The straw pile I sleep on at night is freezing. If I could spread a blanket and cover myself with another, that would be great."
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Along the way, people were discussing and planning what to buy.
Some even had prepared shopping lists.
Meanwhile, at Fire Bamboo Forest, a large crowd had already gathered.
The workers from the three main shelters hadn’t even gone home; they had stayed in the Fire Bamboo Forest all night.
Zhuang Shuyuan sat by the fire with Gao Jie and Bai Zhirui.
A few meters from their campfire, there was an even larger campfire.
Over there sat Li Yuejin and his group of men.
Gao Jie looked over, feeling angry, and said in a low voice, "That old bastard Li Yuejin. I can’t believe that the moment Brother Meng left, he completely ignored the past and wants to become our leader."
"Cheng Zhanpeng, Yuan Rui, those traitors, are actually following him too. It’s infuriating."
Bai Zhirui roasted a yam over the fire and said softly, "The worst part is that Yawei joined him too. Sister Zhuang, what do we do now?"
This time, Zhuang Shuyuan had truly lost. The people from Martial King Pavilion had completely split.
Almost no one stayed by her side. Most of them had gone with Li Yuejin.
Now, only Bai Zhirui and Gao Jie remained with her.