Chapter 304: Let Them Suffer Slowly
Calliope ended up choosing the yarn balls in colors red, hot pink, green and white. Calix included some other items including a big bag of cotton stuffing in their purchases.
"You don’t want anything, Leslie?" asked Calix once more before paying for all of the items.
Smiling, Leslie lightly shook her head, "Yes... Just buy them for Poppy..."
Not wanting to pressure Leslie in this mundane matter, Calix nodded. While paying for the purchases, he conversed with the shopkeeper. It seemed like he was on good terms with the middle-aged lady.
"Mr. Xu has always come alone before. I didn’t expect this handsome young man to already have a beautiful wife and a cute daughter. It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Xu."
The shopkeeper friendly greeted Leslie as she put everything in a huge paper bag. She also handed a stalk of crochet tulip to Calliope as a gift, earning a sweet thank-you from the child.
"It’s nice to meet you too, madam..." Leslie returned the greeting with a smile. She looked at the shopkeeper standing behind the counter, "Your store is pretty... Our daughter loves it so much..."
"Yes! Poppy likes it!" Calliope chimed in. Giggling, she happily hugged the crochet tulip alongside Mimo, "So many pretty things~"
"This old lady is honored to hear that," replied the shopkeeper, delighted to receive such a positive response from the mother and daughter, "Feel free to drop by again."
"We will..."
"Granny, bye-bye~"