Chapter 49: The Immature Kid Who Never Grows Up

Because there weren’t many things to buy, the two of them only pushed a small cart.

As for men, they couldn’t stay still when they had something in their hands.

Li Mu pushed the cart as if he were drifting, even making sound effects when turning corners.

“The immature kid who never grows up…” Lu Xiaoxi mumbled softly.

Unlike her, who had blossomed into a graceful and understanding big sister.

“I think you haven’t grown up much either.”

“Who said that? My height is considered tall among girls, okay?”

“And what else?”

“What else…”

Lu Xiaoxi keenly noticed Li Mu’s pupils slightly drop, and instinctively lowered her head, seeing her pink toes in her cool slippers.

?!!

Was Li Mu mocking her for being small?!

This couldn’t be blamed on her!

“You die!” Lu Xiaoxi’s hands turned into pincers, clawing at the soft flesh around Li Mu’s waist.

“Hiss, don’t! We’re in a supermarket, there are many people!”

Looking around, there weren’t many people, but if they continued to make a scene, it would definitely attract attention. If someone they knew passed by, it would be hard to explain.

Lu Xiaoxi shot him an annoyed glare, then kicked his butt before letting it go.

“Hiss, I’m definitely going to bruise.”

“You brought this on yourself.”

“Did I just harass you?” Li Mu asked.

“You know that? I must tell Aunt Su later.”

“Don’t! I’m begging you!”

“Just wait, this time I won’t let you off the hook no matter what.”

“What do you want to buy? Can I treat you?”

The girl turned her face away, not wanting to pay attention to him.

There was still a video of Li Mu below his collarbone on her phone, which she originally planned to delete, but now… it was even!

“I want to take you down.”

“Take down, take down, I’ll pay, okay? Calm down, calm down.”

“I’ll take that as you being sensible.”

Lu Xiaoxi hummed, shook her hair, and walked towards the snack area, tossing everything delicious and new into the cart.

Taking down Li Mu was no joke.

This was a punishment for him!

After walking around, the small cart was already half full of snacks.

Of course, there was also a pair of blue slippers inside.

“Hello, that will be seventy-nine yuan in total.”

“Scanned.”

“Take care.”

“Why didn’t you check the bill before leaving?” Lu Xiaoxi snatched a big bag of snacks from Li Mu’s hands and took out the receipt to check carefully.

“Will there be a problem with this?”

“Sometimes the cashier accidentally scans an item twice, it’s best to check it face to face.”

“Weren’t you the one who didn’t check last time at school?”

“Who told you that? I only checked my own, you just didn’t see it. You still expect me to help you check?”

Lu Xiaoxi found a bag of jelly that could be sucked and shoved the snack bag back into Li Mu’s hands, trying hard to twist off the cap.

Perhaps the quality of the big brand was good, the packaging was very tight, and Lu Xiaoxi’s thumb turned red, but she still couldn’t twist it open.

She glanced sideways at Li Mu, who was also looking at her.

“You might as well write ‘please help me’ on your face.”

“Then do you want me to help?”

“No.”

Lu Xiaoxi bit the cap open with her teeth and started sucking it little by little.

Strawberry flavor, sweet and sour.

Li Mu openly turned his head to look at her.

“You look like a little hamster when you eat jelly.”

The little hamster was one he had raised before, and it had already gone to Hamster Heaven.

The hamster was tiny, and when it ate, it would first fill its cheeks, its little mouth moving cutely.

Just like Lu Xiaoxi.

“Oh.” Lu Xiaoxi made slurping sounds while sucking the jelly, and when she sucked too hard, the jelly would stick to her lips.

The girl seemed to find it amusing and took a big slurp, making the jelly stick firmly to her upper lip.

“Look.”

“I think you look quite immature too.” Li Mu chuckled, flicking the packaging bag hard, causing Lu Xiaoxi’s lips to wobble along with it.

“Don’t move, it hurts a bit, I can’t seem to get it off.”

“Let me see what’s going on.”

“Hiss, phew…”

“Haha, serves you right for being playful.”

“You’re still laughing!” Lu Xiaoxi was furious, finally managing to pull the packaging bag off, her lips were red, and her eyes were glistening.

Li Mu reached out to poke her puffed-up cheeks.

Her puffy pufferfish face immediately blew all the air back at him.

On the way back, Li Mu turned into a fruit stand and bought a piece of sugarcane.

Buying fruit in the south was very convenient; not only could the vendor help peel it, but they could also cut it into small pieces.

Li Mu asked for two small bags, holding the sugarcane with the small bags, “Want to eat?”

“Thank you.” Lu Xiaoxi was much more obedient.

Li Mu also took a piece of sugarcane and started chewing on it, biting off a small piece to chew.

The black meat sugarcane juice from the south was sweet and plentiful, and he accidentally splashed some juice onto Lu Xiaoxi’s face.

“It’s all splattered on my face!” Lu Xiaoxi pouted, “Have you taken a shower?”

“Not yet.”

Lu Xiaoxi leaned in, using his clothes to wipe her face.

The girl’s face rubbed against his arm, so cute.

Li Mu didn’t mind; the juice was splashed by him anyway, and he would be showering soon.

But Lu Xiaoxi’s actions made him blush a little.

Like a little couple.

There was a cool breeze in the air, and he couldn’t smell Lu Xiaoxi’s fragrance.

“When was the last time we walked this road together?”

“I don’t know, it seems like I haven’t walked to and from school with you since the second year of middle school.”

Li Mu recalled carefully.

This street encompassed their journey from elementary school to middle school, a necessary path for studying.

Nearby was a residential area, mostly students, and vendors were often active.

When he and Lu Xiaoxi were close, they would walk to school together, and every time they would buy rice cakes here, asking the vendor to cut them into pieces, eating them with toothpicks on the way to school.

At that time, he carried a black Ultraman backpack and teased Lu Xiaoxi for her pink Barbie doll backpack, calling it girly.

Such times ended when their relationship soured in middle school.

In recent years, the small county had been working on becoming a civilized city, and when Li Mu passed by here before, the vendor who used to leave a portion of rice cakes for them was no longer selling here.

“You fell down here.” Lu Xiaoxi stopped under a osmanthus tree, pointing at the tree pit and laughing.

“You remember this?”

“I remember you were losing your baby teeth, and when you fell, you bumped your teeth. You cried and ran home to ask Uncle Li to pull your teeth. I remember it vividly.”

“Oh right, you insisted on following me home, and neither of us went to class. Speaking of which, you should thank me for letting you skip half a day of class.”

“Stop it, I really like going to school, okay?”

“Classmate Little Pig Lu has always been diligent and eager to learn.”

Lu Xiaoxi said nothing, lowering her head to bite the sugarcane, but the sugarcane was tough and hard.

Ugh, I can’t bite it…

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