I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 365

Chapter 365: Sharing with You

For the sake of “sentimental value,” Xiao Mo ended up ordering two wedding dresses from this photography shop—one black and one white, both in a European Gothic style.

The white wedding dress had a white rose pinned to its waist, while the black wedding dress had a black rose. Interestingly, the skirts of both dresses could be detached.

For non-wedding occasions, the skirts could be removed, transforming the dresses into extremely voluminous long gowns for a glamorous outing.

At least, the finished product looked very nice to me. However, I can’t say what it feels like to wear them.

I’ve never been married, so I definitely don’t know how such expensive dresses feel.

The total cost for both dresses was 3,000 yuan. Apparently, according to the average price here, girls’ wedding dresses are generally more expensive than boys’, usually priced around 2,000 yuan.

But considering my small size and the reduced amount of fabric needed for a custom design, the shop owner gave us a special discount.

“Since you two are so cute, I’ll just charge 3,000 yuan. I’ll send the order over in a bit, and you can pick up the dresses in three days. Is three days okay?” the shop owner said.

It was clear that she genuinely liked Xiao Mo and me.

Or rather, it seems that girls generally like cute things.

It’s something I only understood after becoming a girl myself—girls often feel the same way boys do when they see pretty girls. Most girls aren’t any less “appreciative” of beauty than boys, everyone likes cute girls.

For example, Ai Luodi and Lan Jiajia from the café often chat about which pretty female college student they served that day or the beautiful cosplay photos they found online.

Ai Luodi herself has also played her fair share of otome games, her gaming repertoire extends beyond just esports and online games.

For example, there’s a game where the male protagonist starts off by finding two cats and brings them home to live happily ever after, or a visual novel game with a title that’s a mix of “love” and “flowers” where you develop romantic relationships with beautiful girls. Even the “certain institution” that most people would avoid CG images, Ai Luodi has explored several times.

Back when I was still a guy, I always thought that the main consumers of these otome games were men, either those with plenty of free time during college or those who had graduated, had some disposable income, and were economically independent. I never expected that many girls also liked these games, some girls have experiences with these “materials” that are even richer than mine.

However, when playing games, the focus of girls and boys may be slightly different. Games like “Magical Girl Prayer” or “AliceInCradle“, male players might intentionally let the protagonist lose to see the defeat CG, while female players would try to complete the game flawlessly, keeping the protagonist’s purity intact, and only then might casually look at the CG.

“Alright.”

Taking the receipt from the shop owner in the photography studio, Xiao Mo nodded, “Then we’ll come back at this time in three days.”

“Where are you two from?”

The shop owner seemed quite curious about mine and Xiao Mo’s background, “If it’s far away, does that mean you’ll have to stay here for these three days?”

“We’re from the southern part.”

Xiao Mo cleverly avoided directly mentioning Shenzhen City, “We will indeed be staying around here for the next few days.”

“Oh, that’s nice. Although our small county town is very small, there are many things you two might be interested in, and lots of food too.”

The shop owner chuckled, “Outsiders often say that things here are too cheap, and there are often merchants coming to buy goods, buying a whole truckload in one go.”

That’s true, I absolutely love the beef here.

I glanced at the several large bags of beef jerky at the store entrance.

Online sources say that there are a lot of wild animals here, and there are dedicated hunting grounds for people to hunt. Animals like cattle and sheep are specifically raised, so beef jerky and milk slices are very cheap here.

It feels like they’ve been around for at least several decades, so the beef products here are also very authentic, similar to those… traditional beef jerkies, completely different from what you find in supermarkets in Shenzhen City.

“But those merchants often buy a few times and then stop coming, saying it’s too tiring, and our transportation here is inconvenient.”

Maintaining her sweet smile, the shop owner walked towards the store entrance, “Let me give you a bag of beef jerky as a gift, you’re considered honored guests who have come from afar.”

“No, no need.”

I quickly waved my hand, “We’ve already bought beef jerky…”

“It’s alright, consider it a complimentary gift.”

Without any objections, the shop owner stuffed a large bag of beef jerky and milk slices into my arms, “Beef jerky can be kept for a long time, and this milk slice was made by our family a couple of days ago. Take it with you on the road, it’s really delicious.”

Milk slice, a dessert made from cow’s milk, sheep’s milk, horse’s milk, or camel’s milk, is on par with Western “cheese.” It can be considered as the “Eastern cheese,” and milk slices are the most delicious and nutritious dairy product.

“Well… then we’ll accept it.”

I put the beef jerky and milk slices given by the shop owner into the rabbit backpack behind me.

The shop owner waved at us, “Where are you planning to go later?”

“We’re going to the plain behind the lake.”

I blurted out, “We’d like to check out the water and mountains there, and see if we can spot a few lynx or herds of cattle.”

“Then you should be careful and stay safe. Recently, you can occasionally hear the sound of wolves at night around here. Don’t get surrounded by a pack of wolves.”

The shop owner half-jokingly remarked, “Keep your phones handy.”

“Thank you, we will.”

Nodding to the shop owner, I took Xiao Mo’s hand and walked out of the shop. “Let’s go!”

“Mm, be careful on the road, stay safe!”

Walking a few hundred meters away from the photo studio with Xiao Mo, and making sure there weren’t many people around, I took out a piece of milk slice from my backpack and handed it to Xiao Mo.

“Here, it was given to us by someone else, you should try it too.”

“We have similar food like this back where we’re from.”

Xiao Mo took the milk slice. “But they’re square-shaped where we’re from.”

Wasn’t that just cheese?

“So, how do you plan to get to that underground river later?”

As we walked along the main road we came from, I asked Xiao Mo beside me, “Does it have an entrance?”

“No.”

Xiao Mo shook her head. “Currently, there are no traces of human presence in that place. It’s like the underground springs on Moon Orchid Island in Shenzhen, it’s an uninhabited area, and there’s no suitable path to go down directly.”

“Well…”

I quickly finished eating the milk slice in my hand. “So, how are we going to proceed?”

Xiao Mo glanced at me, throwing me a meaningful look. “In Nuo’er’s eyes, what kind of method do you think I’d use to take you down there?”

I asked tentatively, “Blowing up the road with violence?”

“No wonder it’s Nuo’er, you effortlessly come up with the right answer.”

As Xiao Mo spoke, she casually opened the purple spatial rift that hadn’t appeared for a long time, reaching into it and pulling out the scythe from inside.

“I’ll just chop open the entrance later.”

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