Chapter 2334: Chapter 2398: Sending Word of Safety

When the price was told to Li Yifei, Li Yifei pursed his lips and said, "Wasn’t there supposed to be a discount?" With that, he glanced at the silent woman, and the owner forced a smile while nodding, saying, "There’s a discount, okay, you can just give me six hundred!"

In his mind, he thought, damn it, you’re the one who insisted on paying. I already said you didn’t need to, but you insisted, and now you want a discount!

Li Yifei frowned and shook his head, saying, "This is basically no discount. You’re offering this little discount for her sake?"

"Well... you can pay whatever you think is fair, I’m..."

"Here’s five hundred, you won’t lose out!" Li Yifei said.

This amount was quite reasonable, and the owner nodded, saying, "Alright, then five hundred it is."

After accepting the money, Li Yifei turned around and gave the remaining money back to Chen Junxiao. The little girl was feeling heartache inside, looking reluctantly, as five hundred was spent in a flash. They just had a noodle meal... noodles that she’s had before cost just a few bucks. Who would have thought one meal could cost five hundred? It’d take her years of constantly collecting and selling seafood just to earn that back.

Li Yifei handed the money to her, then picked up the beef on the table, saying, "Thank you, today’s noodles were really great. I’ll come back when I earn more money!"

The woman managed a slight smile, nodded, and walked out with her little red bag. Her silhouette was graceful and alluring. From a purely appreciative viewpoint, she was indeed beautiful, and Li Yifei had to admit that.

As she walked out, the woman turned back, wearing sunglasses, and gave Li Yifei and Chen Junxiao a coy smile. In the sunlight, she exuded a unique charm and then asked, "Will you have more fish for sale tomorrow?"

"Yes!" Li Yifei nodded, asking, "Are you planning to buy more?"

"If you catch lobsters again, I’ll buy all those fish too!" the woman said.

You may be rich, but can you be as rich as me? Li Yifei really wanted to say that back to her, but at that moment, Li Yifei’s response was a nod, saying, "As many as you want?"

"Yes, as long as you have lobsters," the woman replied.

"It’s settled then. If I catch them tomorrow, I’ll bring them over to you!" Li Yifei said.

The woman nodded, turned, opened the car door, and got into the pickup. Its roar faded into the distance, and Li Yifei squinted at the car as it drove away. Chen Junxiao tugged at Li Yifei’s hand and asked, "Uncle, is this sister really going to buy fish?"

"Why?" Li Yifei looked down at her and asked.

"So many fish... Can the sister really eat them all? And why does she have to buy our fish!" Chen Junxiao said.

Li Yifei chuckled and replied, "We don’t need to worry about why she’s buying our fish. As long as she pays us, we’re good. But we indeed have some things to do next!"

"What things?" Chen Junxiao listened to Li Yifei, nodded, somewhat understanding.

"Go to the mall and buy some clothes and supplies!" Li Yifei said, lifting the little girl into the car with both hands. Her hand was still in her pocket at that moment. A motorbike arrived at a four-story mall in a small town; Li Yifei parked and walked inside with Chen Junxiao. He went in bare-chested, naturally attracting attention, especially his muscular build, which drew many glances.

With money, buying clothes was inevitable. They found two sets for the little girl, of course the cheapest kind. Li Yifei unleashed his bargaining ’Divine Power,’ getting both sets for only one hundred bucks. He also picked out a vest, a pair of shorts, and—hmm—two tighter pairs of underwear. Wearing underwear at sea was more flexible than wearing pants.

He bought some lingerie for the little girl too. Li Yifei’s eldest daughter was younger, so he didn’t really know how to choose, and he just picked some randomly. When they got to the bra stand, Li Yifei glanced at the little girl and subtly shook his head, thinking with her current size, she wouldn’t need them anytime soon. So, he opted for small vests instead.

After all the shopping, they had spent just two hundred bucks. Li Yifei didn’t mind, but Chen Junxiao’s little face was scrunched up. The two thousand yuan was dwindling fast, down to thirteen hundred in a blink. This... this was just too quick! If she had held the money, it’d last her until adulthood.

"Uncle, I don’t need anything else. You really don’t have to buy me anything!" Chen Junxiao firmly suggested, and Li Yifei nodded, saying, "Alright, no more clothes. However, we still need to buy some necessities!"

"What kind of necessities?" Chen Junxiao asked, confused.

"Follow me; there are daily necessities over there!" Li Yifei led her toward the general goods section.

Toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, shower gel, big and small basins, buckets, towels, and so on—Li Yifei picked out everything he could think of for the time being. This cost over a hundred but less than two hundred, leaving Chen Junxiao’s little face scrunching in dismay. She almost wished to use both hands to cover her pockets, pulling Li Yifei to leave, adamant against buying anymore, constantly saying, "Uncle, we really don’t need all this!"

"Don’t worry, we’ve made so much today, do you really think uncle can’t make money tomorrow?"

"It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just... spending so much is wasteful, uncle, I..."

"Listen, uncle can catch more fish tomorrow than today, so we should enjoy ourselves a little. Besides, we’re not spending it all, we’ll keep a few hundred."

"Well... then only spend a hundred."

"We need to buy some boxes to store the fish, and also some bags!" Li Yifei calculated as he walked, carrying the things they bought.

"I think there’s no need to buy boxes, just buy some bags!" Chen Junxiao quickly said. Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Alright, just bags then."

They couldn’t carry the boxes, so they’d deal with it tomorrow. After buying these things, Li Yifei went to the hardware store for some items: there were metal sheets, nails, hammer, axe, and a roll of a few millimeters-thick plastic for coverage.

Loading the little motorbike to the brim, Li Yifei remembered something else, so he went to the supermarket to buy a carton of milk, a carton of canned porridge, and two cartons of cigarettes.

Li Yifei hesitated a bit while buying cigarettes; he used to smoke special provision ones, but now couldn’t buy such expensive ones, so he opted for cigarettes around six or seven bucks a pack, and bought two cartons - one for the son of the elderly lending the motorbike, and one for himself to smoke. He stuffed the cigarettes into a basin, hung it on the handlebars, and mounted the bike saying, "Hold on tight, let’s go home!"

Chen Junxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking finally we’re going home; if they kept buying, he’d run out of money, as today was quite overwhelming for the little girl. Yesterday, she hesitated about taking out ten bucks to buy some sweet potatoes, yet today over a thousand bucks were gone in a flash, handed to Li Yifei bill by bill, the shock for her was understandable.

Li Yifei wasn’t thinking that much. As the bike entered the village, he stopped directly in the yard. Once Chen Junxiao got off, Li Yifei parked the bike properly. The elderly lady was waiting at home, thinking they’d return soon, but they hadn’t come back for a while; she was a bit worried, not only about their safety but also... worried they might ride off with the motorbike.

Seeing them return with so many things loaded on the bike, the elderly lady widened her eyes, stepped out and asked, "What did you two buy so much stuff for?"

"Met a good buyer, sold for a good price, so we just bought some daily needs!" Li Yifei replied, handing back the key, turned and carried those few items to the door, saying, "These are to thank you, the cigarettes are for your son, thanks for lending the bike!"

"Oh... you child, why buy all these things, you don’t live easy lives, better to keep the money for daily living!" The elderly lady immediately felt embarrassed, repeatedly saying.

Chen Junxiao knew what to say at this moment and said, "Grandma, thank you for your care, I have little ability now but will surely repay you well when I can!"

"No need, no need, oh gosh, it’s really too embarrassing, I didn’t even do much, yet you spent so much money!"

"It’s just a token, we’re heading home now to tidy up, been out all day!" Li Yifei said. Before leaving, Li Yifei suddenly thought of something and turned back to say, "Can I borrow your home’s phone to make a call?"

"Sure, sure!" The elderly lady was taken aback but quickly replied.

This call, of course, was to his home. The one answering was Xu Yingying, who had been resting at home these few days. Hearing the call, she was first surprised, then said, "Yifei, where are you? Why couldn’t we reach you for so many days?"

"I had a fight with Zhao Family People, was exhausted for a few days, now recovering in a seaside town, don’t worry, it’s my fault, I just borrowed a phone to reach you now!" Li Yifei hurriedly explained.

Xu Yingying didn’t blame him, although the Li family was indeed very worried these days; even Su Mengxin and others almost went to Southern Sky to question the Zhao Family. Jiang Ningxiang and Xu Shanshan were even prepared to take action if Li Yifei was really tricked by Zhao Family.

After Li Yifei explained quietly, Xu Yingying understood and asked, "Any problems at home lately?"

"Nothing much, everything is going very well, the issues in South Dian Province are also resolved," Xu Yingying replied.

"Alright then, I’ll stay here a few more days, I’ve gained some insights in my training, and will return home once I’m done."

"Okay, husband, take care of yourself, there’re so many people at home, we can’t help but worry with you always in danger!" Xu Yingying said.

"Alright, if there’s anything urgent, call this number, an elderly lady will answer, please ask her to relay a message to me, if there’s nothing urgent, I’ll stay for a few days!"

"Got it, take care!"

"You relax and take care! Give our baby a kiss for me!" Li Yifei said making a kissing sound, Xu Yingying rolled her eyes hearing this, and after Li Yifei hung up, she checked the number and found its location, even knowing the exact place, so she wasn’t worried about Li Yifei anymore.