Chapter 210: Chapter 209: Su Qi: Let’s Buy Some Things Before We Go Back

Jiang Zuo breathed a sigh of relief. ’Oh, it’s just about that.’

He’d forgotten about it.

At that moment, Su Qi pressed herself against Jiang Zuo. She looked at him and smiled. "Well, Mr. Jiang Zuo, you look so relaxed. It seems you really let what I said go in one ear and out the other."

Jiang Zuo took two steps back, a little worried. "We’re in public. We shouldn’t disturb others, right?"

If Su Qi were to hit him then and there, he wouldn’t know what to do.

Fighting back was out of the question, but he could probably run away.

Just then, Su Qi’s gaze suddenly landed on Jiang Zuo’s shoulder. Her brow furrowed, and she grabbed Duan Qiao, asking, "What is this?"

Duan Qiao looked nervous. It suddenly remembered what Jiang Zuo had told it before: come up with its own excuse.

’The excuse must be for this woman,’ it thought. ’This cold, indifferent, murderous villain, who cares about nothing, is yielding to this woman in every way. There’s even endless tenderness in his eyes.’

’Just how much does he care about her?’

’Excellent. As long as he has someone he cares about, he’s sure to die quickly.’

’It’ll be easier for me to outlast him.’

’Once he’s dead, I’ll be free.’

Then, Duan Qiao said, "I... I’m actually a fishing rod spirit. I was with my two fish when... when this person saved us, so I was willing to accept him as my master. We know how to repay a kindness."

Su Qi stared at Duan Qiao for a long time before asking, "The measure word for fish is *tiao*. You mean two fish. By the way, are you a girl?"

"....."

Duan Qiao was dumbfounded. It then said seriously, "My name is Duan Qiao. We Artifact Spirits are naturally genderless. This appearance is just..."

"Yes, it’s from Jiang Zuo’s phone wallpaper. I know that," Su Qi said.

Then, Su Qi looked at the two fish in Jiang Zuo’s hands and continued, "Are these fish for stewing?"

Shi Qi and Shiba froze for a moment, then shook their heads frantically.

They were out of water right now; otherwise, they definitely would have shown how useful they were.

Duan Qiao immediately said, "No, these are the fish that are with me. They are spiritual and very smart. They wouldn’t taste good."

For some reason, Su Qi looked at Jiang Zuo and said, "You’re really lucky."

Jiang Zuo nodded. His luck was indeed very good.

As an ordinary person, he had managed to marry Su Qi. And that was to say nothing of his previous life—even something like reincarnation had happened to him.

And the luckiest part of all was that Su Qi was still alive.

This was what Jiang Zuo considered the luckiest thing of all.

But whenever he remembered that Su Qi was Jiu Xi, he would, how should he put it, subconsciously find the best angle and imagine where to strike her down.

Afterward, Jiang Zuo took Su Qi’s hand and they walked toward their new home.

"How did you get back so soon? Weren’t you supposed to be gone for ten to fifteen days?" Jiang Zuo asked on the way.

Su Qi lowered her head and said aggrievedly, "Something huge happened. And weren’t you worried about me at all? Your wife almost didn’t make it back."

Su Qi spoke in a very low voice. She didn’t want to tell Jiang Zuo about this, but at the same time, she did.

She was afraid of worrying him, yet she also wanted to tell him what had happened to her.

Jiang Zuo froze for a moment, then pulled Su Qi into a tight embrace.

It was true. Su Qi almost hadn’t made it back. She had almost been killed by him. If he lost Su Qi, Jiang Zuo felt the world would have no meaning.

He needed Su Qi.

Su Qi patted Jiang Zuo. "I’m fine, see? Don’t worry."

Jiang Zuo nodded and then let Su Qi go.

Then, Su Qi said to Jiang Zuo, "Let’s go buy something before we head back."

"Huh?" Jiang Zuo had no idea what Su Qi wanted to buy.

Su Qi grinned. "What do you think is better, a durian or instant noodles? Or maybe a keyboard? A washboard is too old-fashioned and definitely not comfortable."

Jiang Zuo: "..."

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In the end, Jiang Zuo still went shopping with Su Qi.

But they weren’t buying durians or anything of the sort.

Su Qi wouldn’t actually use those things to punish him.

At most, she would give him a good beating when they got home.

If that wasn’t enough, she could cover him in bite marks.

This time, Su Qi had brought Jiang Zuo along to buy clothes. Well, clothes for herself.

As for what clothes, it was naturally the nightgown that Jiang Zuo had burned.

Su Qi led Jiang Zuo to the nightgown section and began browsing on her own.

While she was picking, Su Qi asked, "Why was there a fire this time? Including the one I saw when I just got back, this is the third time, right?"

Su Qi seemed to be asking casually, as she was still browsing and holding items up to herself.

Jiang Zuo didn’t hesitate and said directly, "It was Fire Element Magic. I burned it myself."

Su Qi said in surprise, "You can set the house on fire just by practicing Magic? Did you have fun?"

Jiang Zuo felt that every word Su Qi said was fraught with danger, so he said directly, "I definitely won’t be burning things at home."

"You’d better not. That’s our marital home. If you burn it down, I’ll burn you."

With that, Su Qi went back to seriously picking out a nightgown.

After a moment, she picked out a thin, short, white nightgown. She held it up to her body, then turned and asked Jiang Zuo, "It’s pretty, right?"

Jiang Zuo nodded. "It’s pretty."

In reality, the person was what mattered; for Su Qi, the nightgown itself was basically useless.

Or rather, as long as it was a nightgown or pajamas, Su Qi would look good in it.

Su Qi set the white nightgown aside and continued to browse. "When I ask you, all you ever say is ’it’s pretty.’ You don’t have any constructive feedback."

’Then don’t ask,’ Jiang Zuo thought to himself.

But it was just a thought.

Besides, he was telling the honest truth.

Then, Su Qi happily held up a pink nightgown—an especially thin one. "What about this one?"

"Very pretty," Jiang Zuo said again.

Su Qi then put that nightgown aside as well, placing it with the white one.

"Hmm, I’ll get one more thick, long pajama set." Saying this, Su Qi picked out a long set, the kind that was very normal-looking.

She didn’t even bother asking Jiang Zuo about this one.

Because she felt she would definitely rarely wear it.

At home, she would definitely wear the nightgowns. Mmm, worn especially for Jiang Zuo to see.

After that, Su Qi took the pajama set and the two nightgowns she had just picked to the checkout.

’Jiang Zuo said these two were pretty, so of course I have to buy them,’ she thought. ’They’re meant for him to see, after all. If he didn’t think they were pretty, I wouldn’t want to buy them.’

’Hee hee.’

Meanwhile, Duan Qiao and the others had been left at the front counter. When their master and mistress went shopping, it had nothing to do with them.

Sweet Potato was, naturally, eating its apple.

Shi Qi and Shiba had also been placed in a bucket of water. They were keenly aware that this woman was much better; otherwise, who knew when they would get water to swim in.

Duan Qiao said to Sweet Potato, "Xiaohong, is that woman especially fierce? Even your master is so afraid of her. His ferocious gaze turned into a gentle one. It’s a bit scary when you think about it."

Sweet Potato tilted its head and let out a sound: "QUACK."

"I don’t understand duck language."

"QUACK?"

"Xiaohong, you’re a spiritual being, aren’t you? Even if you can’t speak, you should at least know how to write, right? It’s not right for you to brush me off like this. If it weren’t for me, you definitely wouldn’t have found a safe spot in that huge fire."

"QUACK?"

"....."