Chapter 8

Shen Man entered the clothing store and quickly bought the clothes she wanted. After paying, the large and small bags were hard to carry, and the store staff asked if she needed help.

"Thank you, can you help me deliver the clothes to the parking lot, to the car with license plate Jing A... 88?

The driver's surname is Li, about twenty-five years old. If he asks about me, just say I'll be over to find him after shopping a bit more."

"Okay."

The staff heard the license plate that covered the unit and became even more respectful.

In this day and age, people who could travel in such cars weren't ordinary people.

With help, Shen Man was happy to be idle.

Freeing her hands, she continued to browse other shops.

In this special era, only the department store in the Capital had a complete range of items; if it were other regions and cities, it would definitely be inferior.

She didn't have much time to stay here, so before leaving, she had to hoard enough personal daily necessities, such as sanitary napkins and changes of bras and underwear.

Three years ago, when she first transmigrated, it coincided with a huge change in her family, and her biological mother passed away.

After finally accepting the memories and information, her period arrived unexpectedly.

At that time, she tried old-fashioned menstrual belts and red toilet paper; it was just very difficult to get sanitary napkins!

Even the bras were the kind like belly bands, a thin layer, which was completely useless for a developing body...

Later, it was her mother's friend, Aunt Ge, who bought her two bras with underwires and squeezed out a few sanitary napkin coupons from her unit every month, which allowed her to survive the most awkward time of her adolescence without danger.

Now, the department store had a shop specifically selling sanitary napkins, but without coupons, the price was twice as high.

If it were the old her, she might not have been willing, but the current her was not short of money at all, so she would hoard more sanitary napkins just in case.

She bought a year's supply, half long and half short. After paying, the things weren't heavy, so Shen Man declined the staff's kindness and left with the bags herself.

After taking a few detours to shake off the followers, she quickly put the things into the space and left the department store.

At the parking lot, Li Mingguang was looking forward to it and finally saw the person he was waiting for.

"Brother Li, it's almost noon. Let's go to the state-run restaurant for a quick meal. My treat."

Shen Man walked over, pulled her scarf, and the cold wind poured into her neck; it was so cold.

"Then I'll respectfully obey. Miss Manman, please get in the car."

Li Mingguang showed a smile on his face. He had a good relationship with Lu Xiu Bai, so he naturally treated Shen Man gently.

Aside from this relationship, there was the old commander's instruction to protect Miss Manman at all costs and to grant her every request for what she wanted to do or buy!

Shen Man's eyebrows curved, and under Li Mingguang's care, she quickly bent over and got into the back seat.

The things she bought were all put in the trunk.

The back seat was still spacious.

After Shen Man sat down, she closed her eyes to rest, her consciousness entered the space, and she told Tangyuan to eat some chicken cake to pad its stomach first, and then act according to the situation later to create their encounter so she could show great kindness and adopt Tangyuan.

Tangyuan meowed non-stop, happy, so happy.

After a thousand years, it could finally appear in the human world openly again!

Why say "again"?

That had to remind one of the Lu ancestor, its former master.

The past was not worth looking back on, so it was better not to mention it.

In short, it liked its current master even more!

The state-run restaurant wasn't far from the department store, and Li Mingguang drove there in ten minutes.

Coincidentally, next to the state-run restaurant was the Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, which was bustling with people and very lively.

"It smells so good."

Shen Man opened the car window, sniffed the scent of roast duck coming out of the oven, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Miss Manman, please wait in the car for a moment. I'll go to the roast duck restaurant to find an acquaintance to buy a roast duck, and then I'll come back to accompany you to the state-run restaurant to order dishes."

Li Mingguang instructed while parking the car on the side of the road, and after turning off the engine, he took out a roast duck coupon from his pocket, which looked like he had been prepared for a long time.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Li."

Shen Man didn't refuse his kindness and agreed obediently.

In her past life, she had only eaten authentic Quanjude roast duck once, and that taste was unforgettable to this day.

Although there were many shops on delivery platforms hanging the Quanjude roast duck sign, the finished roast duck didn't have the authentic taste.

Now this scent immediately reminded her of the taste she had eaten in her past life; she was just craving it.

Li Mingguang listened to Miss Manman's thanks and the trusting look she gave him, feeling very gratified.

In the seven years he had worked for the Lu family, except for the old commander and Lu Xiu Bai, who treated him as one of their own.

Lu Mingyuan and his wife—oh no, the family of three, especially that Lu Manman, completely treated him as an outsider, ordering him around or ignoring him.

He was a person, a living person.

He had flesh and blood, and he also needed people's care and trust.

Before Lu Xiu Bai joined the army, there was still someone of similar age in the Lu family to chat and talk with.

Later, only the old commander was good to him, but the age gap was there; there was trust, but not enough closeness.

Now this Miss Manman, although they had only been in contact for two days, gave him a good feeling, and he sincerely hoped she could find a good husband.

As a negligible host, he just wanted to treat her to roast duck and let her feel the beauty in the food desert of the Capital.

"Master, is roast duck delicious?"

"Mm, delicious. I'll secretly leave a duck leg for you later."

"Awoo, thank you, Master. I love you the most!"

Shen Man lowered half of the car window, withdrew her gaze, and focused on communicating with Tangyuan.

This spiritual liquid was good stuff; before leaving, she wanted to leave some for her grandfather to nourish his body.

If she gave it directly, the old man would probably think she was acting like a child and wouldn't take it seriously.

"Little girl, do you want to eat grapes? My grapes are small, but they are sour and sweet, not astringent at all."

Suddenly, a wrinkled, old face appeared outside the car window. The old man was hunched over, carrying a basket that was enough to crush him, looking skinny and weathered, exceptionally pitiful.

Grapes?

In March, were there grapes?

"Can you give me one to taste?"

Shen Man's expression was calm; she wasn't afraid.

Tangyuan in the space told her that the energy on this old man was white.

White represented integrity and a brave, fearless spirit.

"Hey, little girl, take your pick."

A sincere smile appeared on the old man's withered face.

Then he squatted down, carefully put down the basket on his back, revealing the marble-sized grapes inside.

"Bang~"

Shen Man got out of the car, rolled up the car window, and closed the car door.

"Wow, were these grapes grown in a greenhouse?"

"Little girl, how do you know about greenhouses? This kind of technology, very few people know about it."

"I've seen it in the newspaper, about the shortage of vegetables in the north of our country in winter. Since the 1950s, various places have gradually developed simple greenhouses and plastic sheds.

In recent years, greenhouses covered with glass or plastic film have appeared in the suburbs of northern cities..."

Shen Man spoke while taking a grape, wiping the skin with a handkerchief, and putting it into her mouth.

Mm, sour and sweet, not astringent.

Just right, as raw material for brewing wine.