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Yu Yuer's eyebrows lifted.
"Lingling."
"Where did you go?"
She was a little puzzled and curious.
Yang Jialing raised the book in her hand.
"I went to get this book."
"I said I'd buy it."
She looked at Lu Xiaoxiao.
"Little Deer, I put your book back on the shelf for you."
Earlier, when they heard Yu Yuer's voice, they had hurried over, leaving the books they'd been reading on the small coffee table.
She had only remembered when Yu Yuer said they were leaving, so she hurried back and picked up both books.
"Ah."
Only then did Lu Xiaoxiao remember that she'd indeed left her book on the small coffee table.
She had nearly left without it.
Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head with a wry smile.
She reached out and tapped her head.
Her mind was full of the conversation she was about to have with Sister Dongfang, so she hadn't noticed anything else.
"Thank you."
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled gratefully at Yang Jialing.
Thank goodness Lingling had taken care of things for her.
Otherwise, she was genuinely worried the shopkeeper would complain about her or blacklist her.
Considering he hadn't even been willing to pass along the simple message she'd asked him to give Sister Dongfang...
She had every reason to think her worry might come true.
"You're welcome."
Yang Jialing walked lightly past everyone and headed toward the front.
"I'll go pay."
"Shopkeeper."
Yang Jialing set the book on the counter.
The shopkeeper put away his newspaper.
He glanced down at the book.
Then he looked up at Yang Jialing.
"Buying a book?"
"Mm."
Yang Jialing nodded.
The shopkeeper's face immediately lit up.
"Sure thing."
He rang it up with practiced ease.
He noticed the girl's companions