After eating a simple meal, the group emerged from the RV once more and entered the shopping mall to plunge into battle. Their main objective for the afternoon was to get more clothes and shoes. The cub was slowly growing up, so children's clothes of all age groups had to be arranged for her, as well as little dresses. Whenever Jiang Yanxin saw a pretty little dress, she would grab one or two. The adults of the apocalypse already lived a hard enough life; she wanted the cub to be able to grow up happily every single day.
They also had to prepare clothes and shoes for themselves as adults, and it was also best to hoard some more bed sheets and cotton quilts. Once production stopped, who knew if these things could still be obtained in the future?
Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin packed clothes in the women's and children's clothing sections. The two selected clothes that were relatively convenient to wear; they packed short sleeves, long sleeves, jackets, coats, and down jackets into their backpacks and handbags whenever they saw decent ones.
When walking to the children's clothing section, Jiang Yanxin rummaged through the shelves, finding the children's clothes truly adorable. After looking, she wanted this one and also wanted that one, so she simply asked Chen Wan beside her, "What should I do? They're all so cute."
Seeing the few sets of little clothes Jiang Yanxin held in her arms, Chen Wan's gaze softened. Inside were two sets of little panda outfits, one set of a little lamb outfit, and one set of a little bear outfit. Just looking at them made Chen Wan find them cute; if the little one wore them, she would definitely be even cuter.
"If you like them, bring them all along. Our baby will definitely look cute in them." Looking at the four sets of animal outfits Jiang Yanxin held in her arms and seeing how conflicted Jiang Yanxin was over which piece of clothing to take, Chen Wan found her adorable. Unable to resist while everyone was busy, she leaned over and kissed Jiang Yanxin.
Jiang Yanxin's ear roots flushed red, and she glanced around. Finding that everyone was quite far away, she then glared at Chen Wan. "We're still outside, don't suddenly kiss me."
"My wife is too cute, I couldn't help myself." Chen Wan leaned over to wrap her arm around Jiang Yanxin's waist, giving her another kiss before letting her go, her eyes shining as she looked at Jiang Yanxin and continued, "Wife, I just saw furniture and stuff on the fifth floor. Shall we go upstairs to pick some out?"
While putting away the four sets of animal outfits, Jiang Yanxin asked with some surprise, "The things inside our RV are already very complete. What other furniture do you want?"
"A bed. Think about it, Yangyang is already three and a half years old. By the end of the year, she'll be a four-year-old big kid. It's time she had a little bed of her own. Plus, if the baby always sleeps in the same bed as us, the two of us won't be able to communicate properly." Chen Wan had an expression as if saying, "Am I right or what", which thoroughly amused Jiang Yanxin.
She looked at Chen Wan with an unamused smile, reaching out her hand to poke Chen Wan's chest. "It's just for your own convenience, isn't it?"
"No way, it's for the good of both of us, and it can also cultivate Yangyang's good character of independence. In short, there are lots of benefits." Chen Wan defended herself while continuing to pick out clothes.
"Fine then, since there is one, let's prepare it. In any case, it'll be used sooner or later." Jiang Yanxin let out a helpless laugh and shook her head, turning around to see that her alpha's motivation had become greater, and even her speed of packing clothes had increased significantly.
Jiang Yanxin thought to herself that it seemed she still needed to take time to communicate with Chen Wan more using mental strength; after all, an alpha who lacked the strength to resist was quite cute.
Qin Ke and Shen Mingyan picked out shoes for everyone. Most of what they took were sneakers or casual shoes, and they also took quite a few cotton-padded shoes. After all, there was no guarantee of these things for all four seasons in the future, so it was better to prepare them beforehand. The only male in the RV was Jiang Zhaoyuan; they had specifically asked for his size before coming out, so they helped prepare his as well.
The two also prepared children's shoes of various sizes for the cub in the children's shoe section. After all, the cub was growing day by day, and her shoe size was also changing day by day, so they prepared whatever they could find first.
Yiyi and Jiang Wanning swept for goods in the bedding area. The two had already taken several trips of bagged cotton quilts, and they also took quite a few bed sheets and pillows, as well as summer quilts for summer use and blankets for when it got cold, taking a bit of each kind. After all, who knew if the weather in the apocalypse would always remain this mild?
The items in the shopping mall were a feast for the eyes, and Chen Wan and the others were also dazzled by their choices. After filling the compression space, Chen Wan wanted to go back inside to pick up some missed items and arrange for the cub's little bed along the way, so the group went one more time.
Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin had an objective and headed straight for the elevator, but the elevator lacked electricity at this moment, and they could only use the stairs.
Jiang Wanning, Qin Ke, and the others prepared to check out the supermarket again to see if there was anything they could take. Seeing Chen Wan and the others head upstairs, they hurriedly asked, "Sister, where are you guys going?"
Jiang Yanxin turned her head to glance at her younger sister, smiling as she said, "Going to the fifth floor to find a little bed for Yangyang to put in our room."
"Okay, then we'll take some more food to put in the RV," Jiang Wanning said to Jiang Yanxin, then followed Yiyi and the others into the supermarket.
In fact, there were still quite a few things inside that could be taken. For instance, Qin Ke found quite a few glass jars of jam and honey, as well as boxed coffee on a row of shelves. Qin Ke picked a few of each kind to put into the backpack behind her, but in truth, though it was called picking, she couldn't stop once she started picking, and in the end, the large backpack Qin Ke carried on her back was completely filled with these.
Yiyi and Jiang Wanning grabbed a few bottles of Lao Gan Ma from a row of shelves, along with a few bottles of fermented bean curd with decent expiration dates along the way, and found three or four rows of canned tuna and luncheon meat on the opposite shelf.
At first, the two were also very restrained and only took a few bottles, but Jiang Wanning felt it would be a loss not to take them all, plus the space behind their small dining area on the second floor was quite large and could hold a lot of things. Thus, Yiyi dragged the handcart over again, and the two went all the way, completely wiping out those rows of canned fish and luncheon meat.
When Chen Wan finally came down, she saw the other two groups on the first floor, each pulling a handcart. Chen Wan let out a helpless laugh and shook her head; fortunately, there was some space on both the upper and lower floors of the RV as well as inside the rooms, so it wasn't like they couldn't fit it.
"This is what you guys call picking up missed items? So much," Chen Wan asked with a laugh. She carried a children's little bed all by herself without the slightest effort, while Jiang Yanxin beside her held several children's little quilts plus five children's pillows.
"Yeah, once you start picking it up, you just can't control it. There are still a lot of things inside that are quite useful. It's a pity there really isn't any more space," Jiang Wanning still felt like she hadn't had enough.
Chen Wan smiled and comforted her, "It's already very good that we can take these. We'll sweep for goods again when there's an opportunity in the future. Pack up and let's head back."
Jiang Wanning looked at the supermarket, a bit reluctant to leave. She now knew why Chen Wan and the others could eat their fill for all three meals a day in the RV; they really had obtained a lot of supplies, and all of them were very useful supplies.
There was no space left in the compression space for their final trip of supplies, so they could only be placed inside the RV. Chen Wan took the lead in carrying that little bed into the RV.
The cub was currently playing hide-and-seek with her grandma and grandpa. Seeing her mommy return and even carrying something, she hurriedly asked, "Mommy, what is this?"
"Baby, this is a little bed for you. It means you'll have a little home of your own in the future, okay?" Chen Wan smiled and coaxed the cub.
The cub shook her little head, acting very clingy as she spoiled, "I want to sleep with Mama and Mommy~."
Chen Wan chuckled and shook her head. It seemed that to win over the little one, she still needed to use candy to bribe the cub. Chen Wan figured they could take it slow; in any case, they would move the bed in first.
"Is it tiring to move it alone? " Let your dad help you move it." Seeing Chen Wan move such a heavy little bed all by herself, Ye Lan immediately felt bad for her.
Chen Wan smiled and dodged past. "No need, Mom, I have great strength. I'll just move it directly over." As she spoke, she carried the little bed toward the bedroom.
Jiang Yanxin followed behind holding the quilts and pillows, first piling the things in the bedroom, and then heading out to help move items.
Looking at the two handcarts full of things outside the RV, Ye Lan was incredibly happy; the items were stacked over a person's height. "Come in quickly, move slowly, I'll help you."
Ye Lan couldn't sit idle herself, and seeing the children bring back so many things made her smile from ear to ear.
"No need, Auntie, we have great strength and will finish moving in a bit," Yiyi replied with a smile. She was Wanning's girlfriend, so Auntie was essentially her mother-in-law; she naturally had to perform well.
"Ah, then you guys move them, all of you be careful, don't strain your back," Ye Lan continued to instruct.
Chen Wan and the others had great strength and moved things quickly, first piling the items on the first floor, and then Jiang Yanxin and Jiang Wanning cleared them up toward the second floor.
Everyone busied themselves for another ten-odd minutes, finally sorting out all the items clearly. In the end, the two carts of supplies were also stacked neatly upright on the space against the wall of the RV.
Ye Lan refused to let the children cook, no matter what, telling Chen Wan and the others to rush and rest, take a shower, and change their clothes. Along the way, she also asked Chen Wan and the others what they wanted to eat.
"Chen Wan, tell Mom what you want to eat tonight, and Mom will make it for you." The more Ye Lan looked at Chen Wan, the more she liked her. If it weren't for Chen Wan, how could their family be living as comfortably and free from worry about food and clothing as they were now?
Thinking about the supplies they had just carried back, Chen Wan smiled and spoke, "Then let's have canned tuna fried rice. We brought back so many cans of tuna just now, it'll definitely be delicious if we use it to make fried rice."
"Okay, Mom will make it for you right away. You guys hurry up and rest," Ye Lan responded with a smile.
"Thanks, Mom." Chen Wan smiled at Ye Lan, and only then did she return to the room together with Jiang Yanxin.
On the way, Jiang Yanxin poked Chen Wan, wanting to catch her alpha's attention.
"What's wrong, Wife?" Chen Wan turned her head and asked.
"Nothing really, I just feel like my mom is so biased now. Whenever she asks what we want to eat, she always asks you first." Jiang Yanxin whined as she leaned into Chen Wan's embrace. The words she spoke carried a bit of sourness, but her heart was blooming with sweetness. This showed that her parents liked Chen Wan and no longer held the same misgivings toward her as before. Jiang Yanxin was happy from the bottom of her heart, but she couldn't help but feel that her mother seemed to like Chen Wan even more than the two sisters. She and Wanning now felt like they had been picked up from the streets by their mother.
"Of course, Mom and Dad both like me." Chen Wan pulled Jiang Yanxin into her arms and kissed her, "You and the baby like me too."
Jiang Yanxin reached out to wrap her arms around Chen Wan's neck, gently planting a kiss on the corner of Chen Wan's lips. "Narcissist."
Watching her mama and mommy walk away, the cub felt somewhat bewildered. She didn't want to sleep all by herself!!
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