They all want to control me!

Chapter 21 stumps Jiang Qiaoqiao

Jiang Qiaoqiao walked out of the breakfast shop with her face flushed. Thinking about how Lin Ran had guided her on how to use the toilet, she felt like her whole body was on fire.

Drop drop-

"Stop! There's a car!"

"what!"

As if waking from a dream, Jiang Qiaoqiao stopped in her tracks as a white sedan sped past her.

"Watch where you're going, or we'll both be finished if we get hit."

"Sorry... I was thinking about something just now."

This time, Jiang Qiaoqiao was the one who made a mistake, and her tone wasn't as forceful as before.

Lin Ran asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Why can your thing get so big?"

"???" Lin Ran was glad that she was just a consciousness, otherwise she would have choked on her saliva and coughed long ago. "You didn't take a biology class in junior high school? This is called Chen Bo."

"I've been to... but this is the first time I've seen it in person."

Jiang Qiaoqiao was a little shy, but her heart was pounding, and she was secretly a little excited.

Very good, Qiaozi. I see you have the looks of a woman.

To get to the market, they had to cross a road. While waiting at the traffic light, Lin Ran told Jiang Qiaoqiao to turn her head and look at the appliance store window.

Online TV is broadcasting entertainment news, and a well-known female singer has announced her retirement, causing a stir in the industry.

"Someone you know?"

"Yeah, a friend from when I was little. Just seeing her gives me a headache."

"A woman?"

"Yes. But why are you so concerned about gender?"

"The entertainment industry isn't a good place," Jiang Qiaoqiao said subconsciously, then quickly added, "I didn't mean your friend, it's just the atmosphere in that circle..."

"Her father was a high-ranking official in the provincial capital, and during his most popular years, he was the spokesperson for the province's culture and tourism," Lin Ran said.

"That's alright then."

Jiang Qiaoqiao knew very well that the entertainment industry couldn't touch the capital industry, and the capital industry couldn't touch the political industry, but in the end, everyone would die and would have to rely on the medical industry.

In a sense, Lin Ran's major has reached its limit in one step.

After chatting for a while on the way, the two arrived at the vegetable market.

"What should we buy first?"

"Chinese cabbage."

Following Lin Ran's advice, Jiang Qiaoqiao walked to the vegetable stall and discovered two different kinds of cabbage: one was bluish-green and the other was yellowish-green.

"This... the cabbage has mutated?"

"The green one is Chinese cabbage, and the yellowish-green one is baby bok choy. Some Chinese cabbages have their outer green leaves removed, and the inside is also yellowish-green. Chinese cabbage has a coarser texture, while baby bok choy is fragrant and sweet."

When Lin Ran was a child, his parents were busy with work and rarely home, so he often bought groceries and cooked for himself, and he was quite familiar with housework.

"oh oh."

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded as if she understood, just like a diligent student in the eyes of a teacher.

"Young man, what are you buying?" the old lady at the vegetable stall asked.

"Little cabbage".

Jiang Qiaoqiao was looking at the green cabbage, but the old lady handed her two vegetables that were much smaller than the cabbage.

"Grandma, you must have taken the wrong one?"

"That's right, handsome young man. This is a bok choy. I just picked it this morning. Feel the roots; there's still soil around them, and it's damp."

"???"

Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly sought advice from Lin Ran in her mind.

"This is indeed bok choy, but we need to buy Chinese cabbage."

"Huh?" Jiang Qiaoqiao stared at the vegetables in her hand, looking completely bewildered. "These are so small, smaller than cabbages! They're totally different!"

"Yes," Lin Ran said, "so this is baby bok choy, and that is Chinese cabbage."

Jiang Qiaoqiao was silent for a few seconds, then pointed to another small piece of vegetable on the stall and asked:

"Grandma, what's that?"

"This is rapeseed, the same price as bok choy, cheaper. Buy the bok choy and rapeseed together, and I'll round it down for you," the old lady said with a smile.

"..."

Bok choy? Rapeseed? Aren't they the same thing?

Jiang Qiaoqiao was completely bewildered.

Chinese cabbage, bok choy, baby bok choy, rapeseed... What are these? I can't tell them apart at all.

I never knew buying groceries was so difficult.

"Pfft...cough cough cough, Qiaozi, don't be discouraged. It's normal to be like this the first time you buy groceries. I'll tell you, you pick and choose slowly."

Lin Ran suppressed a laugh and directed her to buy groceries.

When it was time to pay the bill, an old man came up next to us and casually picked out a few vegetables.

"Sister, how much?"

"Five yuan and two jiao."

"Then bring me a few more bundles of scallions."

"Okay, that'll be over nine dollars."

"So expensive? No, no, I'll just take these few bundles of rapeseed." The old man took out ten yuan.

The old lady was giving change.

As the old man was about to leave, Jiang Qiaoqiao, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly said:

"Grandma, you gave him too much change. You should have given him four yuan and eighty cents, but you gave him six yuan and eighty cents."

It was Jiang Qiaoqiao's first time at the market and her first time seeing bargaining, so she stared intently at the price and discovered that she had received too much change.

"Oops! Brother, I did give you too much change!"

The old lady realized what was happening and quickly grabbed the old man.

The old man reluctantly returned the two yuan in change, glared fiercely at Jiang Qiaoqiao, and muttered under his breath:

"You little brat, mind your own business!"

"???"

Although Jiang Qiaoqiao was a little lame, she was still a pampered young lady who had never suffered such humiliation before. She immediately frowned and stood up.

She was controlling Lin Ran's body, and Lin Ran was 1.85 meters tall, two heads taller than the old man.

Looking down at him from above, coupled with Jiang Qiaoqiao's refined demeanor since childhood, made the old man feel a little guilty. He wanted to scold her but didn't dare, and turned away.

Jiang Qiaoqiao was very unhappy and said to Lin Ran:

"It's only two dollars, is it worth cursing? It makes me so angry, I curse him to lose money sooner or later!"

Lin Ran, a frequent groceries buyer, was used to this kind of thing and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Netizens say they like the vibe of everyday life, and this is it – it's very down-to-earth."

"More like a local government!"

Before Jiang Qiaoqiao could finish speaking, a cry of pain suddenly came from the other side.

She turned her head and saw that the old man had slipped on rotten vegetable leaves and fallen, clutching his back and groaning in pain.

Lin Ran couldn't hold back any longer:

"Your words are truly blessed; it seems this old man has broken his back and needs to send money to the hospital."

"Is my mouth really that accurate? Let me try again. I curse Lin Ran to never marry Tao Zhiyao in his lifetime..."

"Holy crap, don't do this!" Lin Ran exclaimed in shock.

"Hehe." Jiang Qiaoqiao chuckled mischievously. "I was just joking with you because I thought that old man was in trouble. I cursed you... um... I cursed you to marry the person you like. Is that alright now?"

"That's more like it." Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief, then looked puzzled. "Why didn't you say 'marry Tao Zhiyao'?"

"If one day another girl suddenly appears, and you like her so much that you think, wow, she's the only one for you in this life, and at the same time you don't like Xiao Zhi as much anymore, then 'marrying Tao Zhiyao' becomes a curse."

This is Jiang Qiaoqiao's clever idea.

"That makes sense." Lin Ran nodded.

However, he couldn't figure out where a girl would come from and make him like her so much.

So far, only Tao Zhiyao suits his taste.

Getting back to the main topic, Lin Ran had Jiang Qiaoqiao continue picking out vegetables and taught her how to distinguish between home-style dishes.

So, the simple task of buying vegetables only took ten minutes.

When the bill came, it cost a total of thirty-six yuan and seven jiao.

After Jiang Qiaoqiao scanned the QR code to pay, the old lady suddenly handed her two bunches of scallions, smiling and saying:

"Thank you for earlier, young man. This is a gift for you, please accept it, don't worry about the money."

"Ah... thank you, Grandma!"

Jiang Qiaoqiao slowly widened her eyes, quickly thanked them, and accepted the two bundles of fresh scallions.

Looking at the old woman's wrinkled, smiling face, she suddenly felt a warm feeling welling up inside her. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt very happy and content.

Lin Ran said, "The old man just now had a down-to-earth quality, and so does this old lady. This down-to-earth quality isn't as mysterious as the internet makes it out to be; it's just the most ordinary life of ordinary people, and the little bits of happiness and bitterness that inadvertently slip through their fingers."

"Um……."

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded slightly and thanked Lin Ran, thanking him for letting her experience the true warmth of everyday life. However, this thank you was only in her heart, and Lin Ran could not hear it.

She gently pressed her hand against her rapidly beating heart; this was a feeling completely different from the happiness found in everyday life...

I really want to smile in front of someone.

[Teamwork +3]

[Compatibility with Jiang Qiaoqiao: 38]

[Reach a total of 40 points in teamwork to unlock a mystery gift pack. Keep up the good work!]