Chapter 181: Celebrating Traffic Jam
Bland times always subconsciously lull people into comfort.
Chen Yuan went outside to Sakura to buy fresh hot noodle soup for breakfast.
The rain last night was heavy, so this morning the air felt exceptionally fresh.
The entire street became clear and bright, as if the world had been enhanced with a beauty filter.
He didn’t walk far, fearing that something might happen to Sakura and he wouldn’t be able to rush over in time.
Before leaving, Sakura was taking a shower in the bathroom, and when he returned, she was still in there.
Chen Yuan tentatively called out, and Sakura sweetly responded.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan felt relieved and began to plan today’s itinerary.
Meanwhile, the bathtub in the bathroom, which had never been used, welcomed its second occupant after Chen Yuan.
Sakura sat in the tub, the water surface covered with fluffy bath bubbles.
She picked up a handful like playing with clay, grabbed another handful, stacked them together, and tossed them into the air…
Then she buried her nose in the tub, blowing bubbles with a gurgling sound…
No matter when, it seemed she could always find a way to play in the bathtub.
This also led her to take quite a long time to bathe.
Chen Yuan didn’t understand what was so fun about it.
After a long while, the hot noodle soup was almost cold when Chen Yuan went to the bathroom and gently knocked on the door.
“Sakura, stop playing and come out for breakfast.”
This time, Sakura didn’t reply.
A moment later, while Chen Yuan was puzzled, he suddenly saw a single character appear on the glass bathroom door: “Good.”
After finishing that character, Sakura drew a small bear on the door…
Seeing this, Chen Yuan smiled softly…
The bathroom was filled with steam; it only took a bit of water to write clearly visible words on the door.
Through the incandescent light, even though there was a door in between, he could slightly see the mesmerizing silhouette inside…
Sakura came out dressed.
In fact, when Chen Yuan spoke to her, she was already in the process of getting dressed.
But due to her playful nature, she chose not to respond verbally.
She wore a purplish-black dress with red stains; Chen Yuan had washed and dried it for her.
However, the color was not very noticeable against the purplish-black fabric, and one couldn’t see clearly unless they looked closely.
In contrast, the truly obvious detail was her strangely colored hair.
So, the first stop for today’s itinerary was the shopping mall!
After showering and finishing breakfast, Chen Yuan watched as she dried and styled her hair.
The sun had already peeked out from the clouds, and sunlight streamed in through the window, falling on the patchwork carpet by the window.
If there were a little kitten here, it would definitely choose to nap on that sunny spot on the carpet.
Sakura focused on combing her hair in front of the mirror, not saying a word or asking Chen Yuan where they were going.
She seemed to know Chen Yuan’s plans.
She was not completely unaware.
At the very least, she knew she was taken out of the house by Chen Yuan.
And she also knew that she would eventually be taken back.
Yet even so, before that, she wanted to see this world…
After finishing her hair, she carefully examined herself in the mirror, noticing her hair had taken on many golden strands, and the disappointment in her eyes was clear…
Chen Yuan didn’t know what that meant, thinking she just felt she wasn’t pretty.
So he gently comforted her, “You look great.”
Sakura lowered her head, the disappointment still evident in her eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan didn’t know how else to comfort her, so he changed the subject and asked:
“Let’s go, I’m taking you to a fun place.”
Sakura paused for a moment, her disappointment briefly flickering away, replaced by a glimmer of light.
…
Chen Yuan took her to the mall and got her a clean dress.
She seemed to really like purple, so she picked out a lace-trimmed dress with beautiful black lace at the chest and an attractive satin bow at the waist.
Though the price was not so lovely…
However, Chen Yuan just took out his card and slapped it heavily on the counter…
Perhaps the meaning of spending money on a girl lies in this:
When Sakura emerged wearing that butterfly-like purple new dress, and the store staff brought a fitting mirror in front of her…
The joy dancing in Sakura’s eyes was like that of a young deer…
This was the second time Chen Yuan had seen such “joy” in her eyes.
The first time was when he bought her oden; she blankly said Chen Yuan was so nice and that she liked him.
This might be the first time in her life she realized the concept of being pretty, and the innate awareness of a girl’s love for beauty revealed itself…
Watching her proudly twirl in her dress, Chen Yuan felt a wave of satisfaction…
Soon, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a small black round-topped hat hanging nearby.
Although his savings had already been halved, for some reason, seeing her adorable look made Chen Yuan feel there was no better bargain!
It was worth it!
If he were an emperor, he might only be like King You of Zhou, trying to win a smile from a beauty…
He walked over, picked up the round-topped hat, and its price was equally unkind.
Then he walked behind the self-admiring Sakura and gently placed the hat on her head.
“Looks good.”
Chen Yuan said to the beautiful princess in the mirror.
Sakura’s eyes flashed with a glimmer, and she pressed down the brim of the hat…
Silent but the happiness in her eyes couldn’t be hidden any longer.
Then, Chen Yuan turned around:
“Waiter! Card, please!!”
His momentum for buying things had reached an unprecedented high!!!
Like a warrior determined to charge into battle…
…
After finishing shopping at the mall, Chen Yuan had completely changed all of Sakura’s outfits.
Of course, he didn’t throw away her original clothes; her clothes were a few grade levels more expensive than his recent purchases, so it was impossible to just toss them away.
Maybe reselling her used clothes could be worth quite a bit.
Or perhaps, if some group knew that the original owner of these sheepskin ankle boots was a beauty like Sakura, they might go crazy for them.
Ahem.
Just joking.
After storing their items, Chen Yuan took Sakura to a restaurant in the mall for a casual meal, then took her to the next destination.
Since it was already noon, the vehicles on the bridge became quite congested.
The bridge was filled with honking horns, which made one’s mood quite irritable.
But Sakura didn’t feel that way.
She always leaned against the window watching outside while sitting in the car.
This crowded and irritating city, in her eyes, appeared so fresh and lively…
When she saw something colorful and eye-catching outside, she would twist her neck to keep up with it…
At that moment, her expression was like a five- or six-year-old child traveling for the first time with their parents, discovering the world…
And the blaring horns outside that would drive people crazy sounded to her like a symphony.
Excitedly, she looked at Chen Yuan:
“Yuan, are they celebrating something?”
Chen Yuan: “…”
Celebrating a traffic jam…
