Buying Clothes

In the morning, Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and saw Erii hiding her small face in the quilt, secretly watching him.

"Good morning, Erii," Lu Mingfei greeted.

Erii stretched out her hand from the quilt, took out a pen and notebook from under the pillow, scribbled, and then held it up for Lu Mingfei to see: "Good morning, Sakura."

After the two got up, Lu Mingfei went to the bathroom to wash up first. Then it was Erii's turn. Erii even washed her hair, and when she came out, her hair was all wet.

Lu Mingfei stood up, took a towel from the hotel, and threw it on her head: "Dry it yourself."

Erii rubbed her hair with the towel. After drying, it looked messy.

"You should come over here, I'll blow-dry your hair for you." Lu Mingfei couldn't bear to look at her messy hair.

She scurried over to the spot Lu Mingfei designated and sat down, her back to him, waiting for him to blow-dry her hair.

Lu Mingfei smiled helplessly, cupped her beautiful hair, and carefully blew it dry with a hairdryer, following the strands from bottom to top, gently stroking her hair. Erii's hair was of excellent quality, feeling smooth to the touch.

Erii squinted, enjoying Lu Mingfei's service, feeling comfortable with his hands stroking her hair.

After a few minutes, her hair was dry, and Erii's straight red hair was restored. Today, Erii was beautiful again!

"Erii, is there anything you want to eat this morning?" Lu Mingfei sat up and put on his jacket, preparing to go downstairs to buy food.

"I want to eat Gomoku fried rice!" Erii's eyes sparkled as she held up her diary.

"Fried rice so early in the morning?" Lu Mingfei was a little speechless.

Erii just held up her diary and looked at him pleadingly.

There was no other choice but to buy her fried rice. Lu Mingfei went downstairs and bought two servings of Gomoku fried rice and two boxes of milk from a nearby shop.

When he returned, Lu Mingfei saw her sitting on the bed, her bare feet dangling in the air, seemingly waiting for breakfast.

Seeing Sakura arrive, Erii stared intently at the food he was carrying. Lu Mingfei told her to get off the bed, placed the Gomoku fried rice on the table, and took out a box of warm milk from the bag.

"Remember to drink the warm milk later, it's good for your health," Lu Mingfei instructed.

Erii nodded while eating the fried rice.

It was clear she loved it. The coldness on her face always dissipated a lot when she ate, making her look like a girl next door.

Looking at her red and white shrine maiden outfit, Lu Mingfei felt that having her wear it for the past few days might not be very appropriate.

"It's not good for you to wear this outfit every day; it's too eye-catching outside. Let's go buy some other clothes today, okay, Erii?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"What kind of clothes should we buy?" Erii asked, holding up her little notebook.

She usually wore shrine maiden outfits and formal attire arranged by her family; she had never worn other types of clothes and was used to them, so she wasn't very eager to change.

Seeing her reluctant expression, Lu Mingfei tempted her: "We can buy all sorts of beautiful clothes outside, like princess dresses, high heels, hairbands, and earrings."

"Okay," Erii reluctantly agreed.

Leaving the hotel, Lu Mingfei was going to take Erii to buy clothes. He still had 600,000 yen, which should be enough to buy a few outfits.

Based on his impression from taking the train yesterday, there was a shopping mall near one of the stops. After arriving at the station, Lu Mingfei got off, and the two walked into the shopping mall.

"Chip Girl, Little White Rabbit has brought Little Monster into the shopping mall I've located. What should I do?" Jiu De Mai contacted Su Enxi via radio.

"I've already transferred funds to your card. Just find a high-end store and buy it," Su Enxi's lazy voice came through.

All they needed to do was to guide things a little.

"OK."

Jiu De Mai, dressed in a black suit, black stockings, and black high heels, quickly went upstairs from another side of the shopping mall to the clothing floor.

After a brief glance, Jiu De Mai found a store that caught her eye and walked in with the click-clack of her heels.

"Where is your boss?" an irrefutable voice rang out.

The sales assistants in the clothing store exchanged glances. A senior sales assistant went into a small room inside the store and called the boss.

The owner of the clothing store was a middle-aged man. He quickly approached Jiu De Mai and asked, "Does the customer need anything?"

He had a good eye for people and immediately recognized Jiu De Mai as a wealthy and powerful woman.

"I'm buying this store of yours. How much is it? Give me a price." Jiu De Mai casually surveyed the store.

"I'm sorry, customer, we are not selling this store," the manager replied with a smile.

"I can pay more," Jiu De Mai said, throwing out her bank card.

"The rent alone for this store, the prices of these brands, and the sales channels are worth more than 100 million yen. You're joking, customer," the manager said, looking at Jiu De Mai with mockery.

"Then I'll offer this amount," Jiu De Mai said, holding up one finger.

"An extra 100 million yen? Sorry, we're not selling."

"I mean ten million US dollars," Jiu De Mai rolled her eyes.

The manager froze, then cautiously asked, "When will you pay?"

"Right now!" Jiu De Mai urged.

"Okay, boss!" The former manager's face immediately turned obsequious as he smiled flirtatiously at Jiu De Mai.

Looking at the former manager's fawning smile, Jiu De Mai couldn't help but shudder. That smile was truly disgusting!

"Listen to my instructions. A handsome guy will be coming over with a little red-haired girl in a moment, and you will do this and that," Jiu De Mai instructed the shop assistants.

The shop assistants began to act with high efficiency.

Lu Mingfei and Erii walked to the floor selling clothing. Looking at these storefronts, they all seemed very expensive; could he really afford anything here?

Without much thought, after the two had walked in circles for a short while, a group of shop assistants in professional attire suddenly rushed out of a rather luxurious-looking store.

They filed out, lined up on both sides, and bowed in unison.

Lu Mingfei was startled by this spectacle, wondering if some big shot was about to arrive.

As it turned out, a middle-aged man walked out of the store, heading toward Lu Mingfei and Erii with a bright, hearty smile on his face.

"Welcome, sir and lady!"

Could this be a new way to fleece customers? This is just too absurd!

"I didn't even enter your store!" Lu Mingfei raised his hands to prove his innocence.

Seeing Sakura act this way, Erii mimicked him by raising her hands as well, feeling that it was quite fun.

The store manager's expression stiffened. What kind of trick is this!