Section 43: Men Strolling Down Women's Street

  Three bicycles, six people, stuck together for an entire afternoon.

  Piao Xiang Self-service Hot Pot City is a famous old store in Hami, 58 yuan per person, all you can eat, no limit on quantity or time.

  "It's just right, delicious and affordable, and can be eaten to the full, most suitable for a hungry wolf!" Li Luo'er stopped at the bottom of Piao Xiang Lou, looking at Chen Zhiquan.

  Chen Zhiquan took a look at the three-story connected hot pot city in front of him, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath: "Spicy enough, cool enough, this is it!" He said, stopping the car and locking it in a hurry.

  "Isn't it too hot?! Eating hot pot on such a scorching day, have you gone crazy? Or is it already midday? Lu Xiansheng thought that just thinking about hot pot gave him a headache. Although it's delicious, since coming to Xinjiang, he really hadn't even thought about it. The air was like a furnace, and he felt like the ingredients inside, almost bubbling over."

  Afraid of getting heartburn, drink some cool tea, there are so many kinds, hurry up, I'm starving! Chen Zhiquan dragged the unwilling Lu Xiansheng inside, drooling all the way.

  As soon as I entered the hall, the pungent aroma of chili and pepper filled the room, instantly opening up my appetite, making me crave for food even more. The dishes looked so appetizing that they seemed to be jumping with temptation.

  Chen Zhiquan snatched the menu, stretched out his thumb and index finger, forming a straight line, and stuck it on the meat dishes. "Beauty, I'll take all of these..."

  Lu Xiansheng glared at Chen Zhiquan with all his might, wishing he could slap him to death right now. What a shame! He didn't expect this guy to still be so shameless. When ordering dishes, they would always ask for the total price first, and every time, they would make the waiter flee in embarrassment, only to see various waiters giving them all sorts of looks.

  The waiter, who had never seen such a small amount of dishes before, smiled professionally and said: "We have a buffet here, two plates of beef and one plate of mutton per person, the rest are optional. There are 3 girls among your 6 people, no need to order so much, now the country advocates for frugality and against waste!"

  "I'll definitely be able to eat it if I order it. If I can't, I'll just keep eating and that's not okay, hurry up and go!" Chen Zhiquan was a bit dissatisfied.

  "Hah! Hah……Hah! Chen Zhiquan, do you have to be so scary? It's terrifying! You said you love eating meat, we can't finish it anyway, let's give some to you. Don't be like this, people will think we're all wolves!" Li Lu'er couldn't bear to look at Zhiquan straight in the eye, and said with an embarrassed smile.

  Zhi Quan looked at Lu Xian Sheng and Li Luo Er's helpless expressions, heh-heh, foolishly smiled, didn't dare to respond, afraid of inviting another round of complaints, mainly because he was afraid the monster would get rough with him, huff-huff, forget it.

  But Shen Xiaoxuan looked at Chen Zhiquan's appearance, overjoyed and blushing. Finally found a boy who loves to eat meat like herself, a carnivore, great, hehe.

  Li Chao and Ruo Yun brought back many fish slices and vegetable balls, dividing them among the several brothers and sisters who were unwilling to move.

  Only saw a few people rushing to ladle dishes into their own pots.

  "Where shall we go after eating?" asked Lí Luòér while eating.

  "Let's go to the mall first, it has air conditioning and is more comfortable. We can buy a laptop and some skincare products, then go supermarket shopping and grab some snacks. If we have time, we can catch a movie or head to the park." Lu Xiangsheng had planned out their afternoon, seemingly controlling every moment of it.

  "I wonder if there's a good movie playing at the cinema right now, let's go take a look later. The park is probably too hot to visit anyway, and there aren't many people around. If we have time, why don't we make a trip back to Wang Fu?" Li Luo'er didn't object to his plan, she herself doesn't often go out, so this time everyone can just have fun together."

  "Return to the Wang Fu? What place?" Lu Xian Sheng made an effort to recall the memories of Hami that he had searched for in his mind, having this impression but couldn't quite remember.

  "Back to the Wangfu! That was where Hami King used to live, and nine generations of Uyghur kings are buried there. There's also a mosque inside, which is now the largest temple in Hami City! It should be very meaningful to go there! Do you want to go?" Lí Luòér had always been fascinated by what happened at Wangfu 200 years ago, but she never dared to go herself.

  "Great place, that's it!" Lu Xiangsheng touched the camera beside him and suddenly became interested, "Really looking forward to it!"

  Watching Li Lu'er and Lu Xiangsheng chattering non-stop, one sentence after another, Chen Zhiquan shook his head and sighed, looking at the table full of meat pieces and bones, muttering in a low voice: "What's the use of seeing things, fleeting clouds, it's still the most practical to eat until you're full, delicious~"

  Time flies so fast, a few people chatted and laughed while eating, and it took more than 2 hours. When we came out of the restaurant, the sun was high in the sky, and the heat made us feel a bit overwhelmed.

  Going around the Fragrant Street, there are Lianqian Shopping Mall and New Century Square. These two shopping malls have a long history in Hami, although they are not high-rise buildings, but they have become the must-visit areas of the city center for people in Hami.

  "Why don't we go this way?" Chen Zhiquan pointed at an automatic door and asked Luo'er.

  "That's the Women's Street ahead, what are we going there for? Today is for you guys to buy us stuff, but us three girls don't really have anything good to buy!" Luo Er said, standing under the shade of a tree.

  "Women Street, great place! That's it!" Chen Zhiquan said, pulling Lu Xiansheng and Li Chao inside.

  Li Lu'er helplessly watched the backs of the three people, and had no choice but to follow them with Xiao Xuan and Ruo Yun. However, in her heart, she secretly cursed: "Sick!"

  "Is there a Korean version of this?" Chen Zhiquan asked excitedly.

  "Hami doesn't even have a single Korean store, what's wrong with you, do you want to buy a Korean girl?" Luo Er said sarcastically, not wanting to bother with Chen Zhiquan.

  "I've always used Korean skincare products, but they don't have them here..." Chen Zhiquan was a bit disappointed.

  "What if there isn't one? You're afraid of sunburn, you think it's dry, you want to use it, but there isn't one?"

  Li Luo tilted her head and stared at Chen Zhiquan.

  "Let's just buy a few and try them out, there must be one that I can use!" Chen Zhiquan said as he walked into the daily chemical store, picking and choosing, pulling Lu Xiansheng aside to consult with him.

  Looking at several big men who are so particular, Luo Er feels a bit uncomfortable, and he himself is still using 2-yuan baby oil, the gap is quite large.

  "You two go in and take a look too, it's too hot inside, I'm not going in!" Luo Er said with a smile to Xiao Xuan and Ruo Yun.

  "Okay, then I'll go take a look. What are you going to buy, sister?" Yu Yun blinked her big eyes and didn't notice anything wrong with Luo Er at all.

  "No, I don't lack anything, you can go!" Luo Er still smiled.

  Xiao Xuan, however, saw through Luo Er's thoughts and pulled her into the store, "It doesn't cost anything to take a look!" Xiao Xuan said in a low voice.

  She looked at the colorful lip gloss, hair clips and hair bands, and couldn't help but touch them. She really liked them, but she had never been willing to buy one for herself. She wanted to buy one for herself and her mother, but the price was just beyond her means.

  Suddenly, Li Luo'er's eyes were dazzled by a flash of light. This golden hair clip was the style she had been dreaming of. The wide hair clip was full of roses, and the flowers were inlaid with rhinestones. It felt heavy in her hand, and it would be even more dazzling in the sunlight.

  "May I try it on?" Xiaoxuan asked the salesperson politely while looking at Lier.

  "I'm afraid it's not possible. This is a limited edition item, and there's only one in the Hami area. It just arrived this morning as new stock, and someone already paid a deposit for it last month!" said the shop assistant.

  Xuan Sheng walked over and looked at Luo Er's eyes, seeing the longing and fondness for the hair clip. He asked the store clerk, "Can you give this hair clip to us? I can pay more!"

  "No way, we are a reputable store. Once the customer has made a purchase, it cannot be resold to another household unless the original owner doesn't like it and wants to resell it directly in our store!"

  Li Luoer finally came back to her senses and looked at Lu Xiansheng and Xiao Xuan beside her, "Don't buy it, what's the point? I don't like it!"

  Lu Xiangsheng looked at Luo Er's careful hands when she was putting on the hair clip and felt a pang of heartache, "Can I get the phone number of the person who paid the deposit? I'll talk to him."

  "This won't do, but since you're so handsome, I can actually help you call her and discuss it with her!" The shop assistant quickly dialed the phone and handed it to Xuan Sheng, lowering his head and not daring to look directly at him, afraid that his heart would be stolen.

  Xuan Sheng answered the phone, and a familiar voice came from the other end. Before he could say a word, he hung up the phone, grabbed Luo Er and rushed out the door, his heart racing.

  Li Luo'er looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a confused expression, "What's wrong?"

  Lu Xiangsheng smiled and gently stroked her hair, saying softly: "Isn't it good to take what you like? This can't be bought here, I promise to give you something even more beautiful and suitable for you! Let's go take a look at the computer!"

  Chen Zhiquan hastily settled the bill and rushed out with his things, big and small bags chasing after him, shouting "Xuan Sheng" several times, but Xuan Sheng didn't turn back.

  Luo'er followed Xuan Sheng to see many styles of computers, but didn't understand anything. He didn't know what a kernel was or what a graphics card was. Why did UPC need to buy good ones? Why did they have to look at branded machines... He felt like he was out of touch with society and couldn't keep up with high-tech things.

  Luo'er watched as Xuan Sheng and Zhi Quan skillfully used their professional knowledge to chat with the salesperson, feeling a little down. Just then, she saw the restroom next to her and went in to wash her face.

  "What were you just doing? Your face is all green!" Chen Zhiquan asked Xuan Sheng after Luoer entered the bathroom.

  "Guess? Can you use your brain?"

  "Could it be that the first buyer is someone we know, an acquaintance?"

  "That's no ordinary familiarity!"

  "What's white poetry?" Zhi Quan's eyes widened.

  Lu Xuan Sheng let out a long sigh, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, the world is just so small. I really don't want to provoke that girl, nor do I want to have any dealings or entanglements with her."

  Chen Zhiquan looked at Lu Xiansheng with a gloomy face and despised him with laughter.

  At this time, the computer had been packed up, Xuan Sheng handed over his credit card and waited for the bill to be settled.

  "What about Li Chao?" Lu Xian Sheng had always felt like something was missing, only now did he realize.

  "Took two beauties to buy ice cream, just don't know if there's a share for us two!"

  Lu Xiansheng heavily punched Zhiquan, and suddenly saw SNSUNG's counter.

  Xuan thought of Luo Er and Xiao Xuan being locked in the activity room, unable to get out or contact anyone, and Xuan Sheng still felt a bit frightened until now.

  "What's going on?" Chen Zhiquan was perplexed.

  Lu Xiansheng ignored him and focused on watching the phone's performance and introduction.

  "Hello, give me two of this kind, packaging, and also get a local card." Xuan Sheng handed over the credit card and glanced back at Chen Zhiquan with a teasing look.

  Chen Zhiquan smiled bitterly, looking at his own brother who was already deeply poisoned by love, unable to help.

  Li Chao brought back a pile of ice cream in his hands.

  Luo Er was standing at the entrance of the bathroom waiting for them.

  "How come you're back so late? I thought we'd lost you!" Luo Er said with a hint of disappointment.

  "Queuing up, it's so hot and crowded everywhere!" Lei Chao said as he handed his sister an ice cream.

  Li Luo counted the remaining ice cream and took a bite with relief.

  Lu Xiansheng and Chen Zhiquan walked over, carrying a large pile of bags. Chen Zhiquan held everything in his left hand, freeing up his right hand to take the ice cream cone and devour half of it in one bite.

  Luo Er looked at Lu Xian Sheng and said, "Why aren't you eating? Let me help you get something!"

  "I don't want it, I don't want to eat!"

  Luo'er tilted her head and looked at Lu Xiangsheng, who was sweating profusely. She then glanced at his hands, which were both busy, and had pulled several times without giving himself a break. With no other choice, she picked up the dessert cone and held it in front of him, "Here, I'll feed you! Eat quickly!" Luo'er turned her head away, not looking at him.

  The holy excitement is unbearable, opening his mouth and ready to taste.

  Chen Zhiquan made a move, and with one push, he sent Xuan Sheng flying in the direction of Luo Er. In an instant, the two were stuck together, face to face, against the wall, but there was still a thick layer of cream sandwiched between them...

  "Shut up, Chen Zhiquan! Get over here!" The entire building was shaking.