How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

Seeing Hong Li reading the list, Hei Yang withdrew his hand and stopped disturbing her. He walked side by side with Hong Li, watching the people coming and going on the road, their expressions varied.

A person with a droopy face might have some troubles at home, someone with a dark complexion might be about to catch their own naughty child, and someone with a beaming smile might have just welcomed a new baby into the family.

As for those who seem carefree and nonchalant, they're either retired seniors enjoying family life with both children, or young, unemployed people like Heiyang... cough cough...

Hey, Heiyang is no longer unemployed, don't spread rumors!

“Look, some of the other daily necessities on the list Mom made are probably not for us. She probably ran out at home and asked us to help her pick up some.”

Hong Li looked down at the list, holding it in one hand and pointing with the other, not even looking at the road—anyway, she could walk with her body slightly tilted and leaning on Hei Yang's shoulder.

"However, here, there are snail-shell ink, eyebrow ink, lip rouge, face powder, rouge..."

Hmm, what is this? There's a parenthesis at the end saying something like "For reference only, do it according to Xiaoli's preference..."

Hong Li frowned: "Who is Xiao Li? I don't know her."

"It's a stupid dog."

"Damn it, Hei Yang, you should just die already!"

Hongli cursed and said speechlessly, "It's so strange, what does 'according to my preferences' even mean? I don't even know what these things are."

"Cosmetics, of course."

Hei Yang casually said, "I don't know exactly what it's for, but I can guess it's for girls to use for dressing up."

"Huh? For girls?"

Hongli frowned: "Then why should I buy it?"

"is it possible."

Hei Yang said leisurely, "You're a girl?"

"Ah this..."

Hongli scratched her cheek, speechless, and said, "I don't use these things, so what? You want me to put on all this stuff for my wedding? Don't even try!"

"Maybe, our mothers actually asked us to buy this?"

Hei Yang guessed curiously.

"Come on, I don't even know where to buy these things, I'm not familiar with it."

Hongli sighed and waved her hand.

"Never mind that for now, let's look at something else. Hmm, what's the date today?"

"nineteen."

"Um?!"

Hongli's eyes lit up, and she suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "It's already the nineteenth? Really, really?"

"what happened?"

Hei Yang looked at Hong Li curiously: "Does the date still have any meaning for you?"

"Number nine! Number nineteen! Number twenty-nine!"

Hong Li solemnly raised her index finger and explained, "Except for February, which is the month of the wronged child, the 9th of every other month is the day when that Qingbai Bookstore puts new books on the shelves."

And supposedly, just today, a really amazing book is releasing its third volume! You know what that means, right? That's incredible!

"Uh, each volume is worse than the last, and the sequel ruins the whole book...?"

"Damn, while that's certainly a possibility, don't jinx it, okay? It doesn't look like something that's going to collapse easily."

As long as they don't deliberately create any trouble, I can tolerate even if the whole thing is just selling nostalgia!

Hongli grabbed Heiyang's arm: "Come on, come on, hurry up and come with me to buy books, or we won't be able to get any!"

"Okay, okay, go away, don't pull my collar..."

"Speaking of Qingbai Bookstore, why does that name sound so familiar? It can't be owned by the Wuse family, can it?"

"Nonsense, of course not. You've been with me before, think about it again."

"Hmm...wait...could it be..."

"Ah, it's the restaurant run by the old gentleman who taught us to recognize and write characters."

However, since you, Heiyang, are the legendary fastest graduate there, it's normal that you're not familiar with the place.

"You can't say that. When I picked you up from school, I met the old man a few times. Wait, about those somewhat improper books of yours..."

"Hey, what the hell is that look you're giving me?!"

Seeing Hei Yang looking at her with a shocked expression, Hong Li gritted her teeth and punched him, roaring angrily.

"Damn, those were definitely underground transactions, done through secret channels, okay!"

"Am I out of my mind to buy that stuff from a bookstore owned by a teacher? You're asking for trouble, but I'm definitely not!"

"..."

"..."

Qing Jiahuang squatted on the tree with a blank expression, looking at his little sister playing in the yard in the distance, and nodded.

"Great, everything is normal!"

"Chirp!"

A bird landed on a person's head in a tree; the spring breeze was still chilly...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 299 The bookstore was on fire that day, and the owner lit a cigarette and started talking about the past...

"boom!"

A huge wine jug slammed onto the stone table, the tremor causing a few drops of wine to spill from its spout.

"Oh dear, Mu Guang, why are you straining like that? You've spilled so much wine!"

Hong Xiaochen stretched out his hand with a pained expression, wanting to catch the wine spilling from the spout, but he was too late, and the wine had already dripped onto the table.

"Ah! What a waste! What a waste! The wine has been brewing for years, yet no one has drunk it. It must be dying with regrets!"

Hong Xiaochen looked at the drops of wine on the table, smelled the rich aroma of wine in the air, and couldn't help but stretch his neck forward, bringing it close to that spot, his tongue half-exposed...

"Sigh, never mind, life is full of disappointments, so I should be more easygoing. It wouldn't be good if people saw me, a high-ranking official of the city lord's mansion, licking the table..."

Hong Xiaochen thought for a moment, but still sighed deeply, unable to make up his mind. He could only sit back down in his original seat, still sighing deeply.

"Haha, it was my fault, I apologize to you, brother."

Hei Muguang chuckled and placed the wine set in front of himself and Hong Xiaochen respectively, reaching out to grab the wine pot: "To express my apology to you, elder brother, I'll punish myself with two cups and offer you a little something... um?"

Hei Muguang's smile froze as he looked at Hong Xiaochen, who had reached out to pull the wine jug into his arms. His outstretched hand hovered in mid-air.

"slow!"

Hong Xiaochen's dejected look vanished instantly. He looked at Hei Muguang with a forced smile and spoke slowly.

"Mu Guang, this is a vintage wine that your elder brother has treasured for many years. I only brought it out in front of you, hoping that we brothers could have a good drink together."

"But you're not even letting your elder brother try it; you're already having two drinks first. Isn't that a bit unfair?"

"Haha, look at what you're saying, brother. I'm just making amends. There's no such thing as drinking first or later."

Hei Muguang paused briefly, then put on a sincere smile as well.

"I just behaved improperly and accidentally spilled fine wine, so I should be punished. I don't see any problem with that, do I?"

"Hey, hey, no, no, this water is too clear for fish, and fullness leads to emptiness. It's the way of nature, and we can't force it. So let's lend a few wisps of wine to the breeze, and that'll be enough to drink with the heavens!"

Hong Xiaochen laughed heartily, picked up the wine pot, and was about to pour some into his own cup.

"It was my foolish brother who misspoke and startled you, my virtuous brother. I deserve to be punished, I deserve to be punished, hahahaha!"

"slow!"

Seeing that Hong Xiaochen had not only deflected his attack but also turned the tables on him, Hei Muguang quickly reached out and grabbed Hong Xiaochen's arm, preventing him from making his next move.

"Ok?"

Hong Xiaochen's smile froze, and he raised his face to look at Hei Muguang: "Brother?"

"Big brother!"

Hei Muguang smiled slightly: "My family also has some aged wine stored away."

"Oh?"

Hong Xiaochen's eyelids twitched slightly, and she smiled as well.

"Really?"

"Of course I take it seriously."

Hei Muguang and Hong Xiaochen stared at each other.

Hei Muguang: "..."