Chapter 301 - 299: Ways to Chase the Goddess
The taxi smoothly pulled up in front of the shopping mall’s entrance, and Lu Tianxing walked into the mall, strolling around for a while before heading directly to the third floor. He entered a boutique toy store and quickly emerged with two nearly human-sized plush toys of Xiong Da and Xiong Er, the currently popular duo of characters.
Originally, Lu Tianxing had planned to add Bald Qiang to make it a trio from the series "Boonie Bears," but unfortunately, Bald Qiang had sold out, leaving only the two bears available.
Holding the two plush bears, Lu Tianxing winced; no wonder so many people had switched to selling children’s products these days—this was practically daylight robbery! Just these two toy bears had cost him several thousand dollars. They were claimed to be high-quality plush toys and were not even on sale. Too much! Had he known, he would’ve spent a dollar to win some dolls at the plaza for his little niece.
Under everyone’s strange gazes, Lu Tianxing, clutching the two toys, struggled to hail a cab. Finally, he managed to flag one down, shoved the toys into the back seat, sat in the front passenger seat, and let out a long sigh. Shopping was genuinely not an easy task.
"Dude, you really don’t mind spending money, huh? Those two dolls cost at least several thousand dollars. Are they gifts?" The taxi driver, a chatty fellow, started the car and turned to Lu Tianxing.
"Yes, Master, good eye."
Lu Tianxing smiled and said, "Today is my little niece’s birthday, and I didn’t know what to get her, so I bought these two dolls for her."
Hearing this, the driver looked skeptically at Lu Tianxing and said, "Buddy, I didn’t go to college, but don’t try to fool me. I may just be a taxi driver, but I’ve got enough sense to know that nobody will believe that tale—spending thousands on your niece?"
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