But for some reason, she remembered last night when she wanted to buy star fruit to thank Jiang Ning and them, who would have thought the taste of that fruit was so unique.

Even someone as frugal as her found it hard to swallow.

She simply had no face to face Jiang Ning and the others.

Xue Chuchu saw the fruit stand by the roadside, and the water in her eyes flowed. Finally, she made a decision: 'Buy fruit again.'

She released the throttle, the speed of the electric scooter slowly decreased, and finally stopped in front of the stall.

The vehicle for transporting goods at this fruit stand was a tricycle with a cargo compartment, so there were several kinds of fruit.

After observing, Xue Chuchu pointed to the pile of oranges and asked: "Boss, are these oranges not sour?"

The fruit stand owner was a middle-aged uncle, with a somewhat weathered appearance, wearing a gray-white work uniform, smiling very friendly.

He heard this, directly picked an orange, confidently handed it over: "Try it yourself to see if it's sour."

Xue Chuchu peeled it, pinched a piece, put it in her mouth, and chewed twice.

Hmm, indeed not sour.

The middle-aged uncle's expression still carried a smile, obviously very satisfied with the fruits he acquired.

Xue Chuchu said nothing, she handed it to the uncle, indicating for him to try.

The uncle's hands were rough and strong, he peeled a piece and ate it, chewed a couple of times, he was somewhat embarrassed.

Indeed not sour, but also not sweet, with really no flavor.

He pointed to the oranges beside him, "Why don't you buy some oranges? They're surely sweet."

Xue Chuchu felt like leaving already, she thought the fruits at this stand seemed to be of subpar quality.

But the middle-aged uncle was very enthusiastic, simple and honest, like the honest uncles from her village before.

Just then, Zhuang Jianhui and the others strolling along Nanhong Road arrived here.

Lin Zida saw Xue Chuchu, looked around, didn't see Jiang Ning's figure, but saw Ding Shuyan staring at the girl at the fruit stand, her eyes under the brim of her hat brightening slightly.

"Buy some fruit." Zhuang Jianhui said.

Lin Zida laughed: "We brought Shuyan today, we must buy some!"

His cousin had a special talent for buying fruit, she always managed to pick the tastiest fruits, this talent seemed like it was innate.

Upon hearing this, Ding Shuyan did not refuse, she stepped to the fruit stand in her white sneakers.

The middle-aged uncle greeted enthusiastically: "Cheap and tasty!"

Ding Shuyan directly skipped over those oranges, her eyes hidden under the brim of her hat swept over the other fruits, at this moment, their appearance, color, and smell were all comprehended by her.

Ding Shuyan's slender fingers skillfully brushed over the fruit surface, finally stopping on a bunch of green grapes, she said:

"These are fine."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zida plucked a grape, rubbed it a bit, didn't even wash it, put it in his mouth, then clicked his tongue:

"Sweet and sweet!"

The middle-aged uncle laughed happily: "Our fruit definitely doesn't deceive people!"

Zhuang Jianhui said: "Boss, wrap them up."

The middle-aged uncle: "Got it!"

He briskly weighed them, not forgetting to tell another little girl: "We have other oranges here, take a look."

Xue Chuchu looked at the other pile, these oranges looked different from the usual ones, like a misshapen lantern, not as smooth as normal oranges.

Ding Shuyan's fingers brushed over these oranges, after two seconds, her clear spring-like voice sounded: "These oranges are fine."

She just made a remark but didn't buy any more.

After settling the bill, Zhuang Jianhui glanced at Xue Chuchu, then followed Lin Zida and the others, gradually walking away.

Xue Chuchu peeled an ugly orange and found its flesh full, she tasted a piece.

As that duckbill hat girl said, both the texture and taste were indeed good, much tastier than regular oranges, and there was no need to spit seeds.

She thought of that duckbill hat girl again, she seemed to have mastered an extremely potent fruit-picking method.

Xue Chuchu reached out and tried touching the piled apples beside.

She was stunned for a moment, discovered nothing.

Finally, Xue Chuchu bought a few ugly oranges, also picked a pineapple, and settled the bill.

She was just about to speak when a crisp call came from afar: "Chuchu, you bought fruit again!"

Xue Yuantong's little head poked out from behind Jiang Ning, cute and adorable.

The junction of Nanhong Road and the river dam was the necessary path home, but because usually, their timings didn't line up, Tongtong and Chuchu almost never met.

Xue Chuchu had already paid, so she didn't have to worry about them fighting to pay.

Xue Chuchu looked at the middle-aged uncle, "Boss, can you help me peel the pineapple?"

Actually, it could be peeled at home, but pineapples are relatively difficult to peel.

She remembered when she was young, Aunt Gu bought a pineapple on the street, not knowing how to handle it, Tongtong volunteered, helped peel it, and after peeling, only half the pineapple remained, Aunt Gu went around telling the villagers Tongtong was a fool...

Wait... Xue Chuchu's thoughts paused, a notion surfaced:

'Was the loss so great because Tongtong secretly ate some?'

The truth flashed in her mind, Xue Chuchu couldn't care about so much.

"Got it!" The middle-aged uncle smiled friendly, he supported the fruit stand with his hands, struggled to stand up, jumped to the side to get a knife.

Only now did Xue Chuchu notice, the lower part of the middle-aged uncle's left pant leg was empty, he was... disabled.

Xue Chuchu suddenly regretted a bit, she didn't have to trouble this cheerful uncle.

The uncle skillfully picked up the peeling knife, performed a series of actions, peeling the pineapple extremely clean: "To avoid stinging, soak it in salt water at home!"

Xue Chuchu took the wrapped fruits, apologetically said: "Sorry, boss, I shouldn't have troubled you just now."

The middle-aged uncle laughed heartily: "No trouble at all!"

Saying so, he supported his pant leg and sat back down on the chair.

Xue Chuchu put the fruits on the electric scooter, rode together with Jiang Ning and them back home, just after riding a few meters, the cheerful uncle's laughter sounded from behind:

"Two more sales, today's business is better than yesterday's!"

The voice carried love and sincerity towards life.

Returning to the bungalow by the river dam, Xue Chuchu made salt water, soaked the pineapple in it, then carried the ugly oranges to the door under the sunlight.

Jiang Ning and Tongtong were basking in the sun here, today they didn't get lounging chairs, but set up a table instead.

Especially observed by Xue Chuchu, as soon as she stepped out the door, she met Tongtong's eyes.

Fully indicating that Tongtong had been anticipating this scene.

Xue Chuchu thought secretly: 'If she hadn't bought fruits, at the door would probably be the scene of two chairs and a table again.'

Putting the ugly oranges on the small table, Xue Yuantong commented they tasted good.

Following the normal development, Xue Chuchu could have washed away last night's shame, but looking at Tongtong's smiling face and Jiang Ning's satisfied expression, she seemed a bit distracted.

Tongtong waved a small hand in front of her, puzzled: "Chuchu, what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly, Xue Chuchu looked at Tongtong, their eyes met, her eyes full of seriousness:

"Tongtong, if just now, instead of apologizing to the uncle, I said thank you, would it have been better?"

Xue Yuantong tilted her head, thought for a moment and said: "Yeah, next time when Jiang Ning and I buy fruit, we'll say a few more thank you's for you."

Xue Chuchu thought of the fruit stand owner, imagining the shocked expression on his face in response to Tongtong's endless thanks, couldn't help but smile, making her aloof face sweet.

Xue Yuantong took advantage of her distraction, secretly using a straw to scrape the cream off the top of her milk tea.

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