Chapter 330: Choosing Couple Seats at the Cinema
Ye Ziming’s cousin, Li Xiaoyun, is a lively girl with a characteristic of being overly familiar. Even though it was her first time meeting Xiaomuqing, she struck up a conversation with her as if they had known each other for a long time, showing great enthusiasm. She was also very clever; after making a good impression, she turned to find her friends. Not only did she not disturb her brother and sister-in-law’s date, but she also indirectly helped by emphasizing how well they seemed to get along.
“Oh, Ye Ge, my friend happens to have this, so I’m giving it to you,” Li Xiaoyun said, returning after only taking a few steps, carrying a special little gift. With that, she directly placed the item in her hand into Ye Ziming’s, not caring if he accepted it, and then retreated again. “Hope you guys have fun. Hee hee.” After walking a few steps, Li Xiaoyun couldn’t help but look back and leave one last remark.
Over there, several girls were gathered together. It was clear they were Li Xiaoyun’s friends, and the group of girls had come out shopping and hanging out together. “That’s my brother, and next to him is his girlfriend; they have a great relationship. I heard their families have already betrothed them.” After rejoining her group, Li Xiaoyun began introducing her brother and sister-in-law to her friends to satisfy their curiosity.
However, she didn’t expect that after her simple introduction, one of her friends suddenly said to her, “If I remember correctly, engaging in sexual relations with someone under the age of fourteen is illegal, right?” Li Xiaoyun: “Uh…” How was she supposed to explain that her sister-in-law was actually older than her, but just happened to look a tiny bit young?
Meanwhile, after watching Li Xiaoyun leave, the two turned their attention to a discount coupon in their hands. This coupon was rather special: with it, they could get a discount if they chose couple seats at the cinema. Yes, couple seats! Seeing this, Xiaomuqing’s first reaction was her eyes lighting up, followed by a slight upturn of her lips, pleasantly surprised. Thinking back to just now, when Li Xiaoyun called her sister-in-law and said they looked like they had a great relationship, she almost burst out laughing. Now, Xiaomuqing could only sigh, “This sister is too sensible! And she has great taste!” With that thought, Xiaomuqing nodded to herself, giving Li Xiaoyun a thumbs-up in her heart.
Then, she cast her gaze back to the coupon. “Boss, since we have a coupon, let’s go buy tickets,” Xiaomuqing said, pretending not to see the word ‘couple’ on the coupon. She tilted her head slightly and gently tugged on her good brother’s arm, speaking to him with a smile. At this moment, she was still holding his arm, with no intention of letting go. Her thinking was that since he had no reaction, she would just hold on. After all, she felt like she was getting the better deal. If anything happened later, she had already thought of ways to muddle through, so she wasn’t worried at all. Heh heh~
“Okay, what movie do you want to watch?” Ye Ziming asked, his eyebrows slightly raised, with an inexplicable smile in his eyes. He turned his head to look at Xiaomuqing beside him and readily agreed. “Let’s see, I don’t know what movies are good,” Xiaomuqing replied with a smile, holding her good brother’s arm and entering the cinema together. This feeling of being close to her good brother was truly wonderful, and it gave her a special sense of accomplishment.
She had held his hand and made such intimate gestures, yet her good brother still had no reaction and didn’t show any aversion. So Xiaomuqing began to wonder if she could go further, perhaps a hug. (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ With this thought, she thought of a phrase: pushing her luck. It didn’t feel quite right, but then again, it didn’t feel entirely wrong either. She just genuinely liked (coveted) her good brother. She wanted to cuddle~
The scene shifted, and the two arrived at the ticket counter to choose and purchase movie tickets. “Two, are you ladies and gentlemen purchasing couple seats?” the attendant asked, looking up after seeing the coupon they presented. “Ahem, yes, since there’s a coupon,” Xiaomuqing replied calmly when asked, a hint of slyness in her smile. Xiaomuqing: Heh heh~ If the boss asks later, I’ll just say it’s a coupon and it’d be a waste not to use it. It’s definitely not because I want to sit in couple seats with him. The certain loli was secretly laughing.
Beside her, Ye Ziming nodded faintly at this answer, glancing at Xiaomuqing discreetly, and tacitly agreed. “Yes, this coupon gives you a 20% discount. The price after the discount is [Price], and the price for a regular ticket is [Price]…” Clearly, even with the coupon, regular seats were still cheaper. This cinema operated this way. The attendant likely mentioned this because she had encountered people who thought it would be cheaper, hence the simple explanation.
“This… uh… is this how the prices are here?” The attendant’s words completely threw Xiaomuqing off balance, rendering her prepared excuses useless. “Our couple seats here are quite special, with a 100% satisfaction rate,” the attendant added. “Is that so…” “Yes.” While they were still negotiating, the service attendant could see that Xiaomuqing was somewhat tempted; it seemed likely she would buy the tickets. However, for some reason, she hadn’t bought them immediately and instead turned to look at her boyfriend beside her.
“Um, Boss~” Xiaomuqing felt a little awkward. The sudden turn of events had flustered her, and she didn’t know what to do next. “Most of the good seats are already sold out, and the remaining ones are too far in the back. Since there’s a coupon, do you want to try it?” Ye Ziming said softly with a slight curve of his lips. Seeing Xiaomuqing’s bewilderment, he very considerately offered a way out. By seeing through it but not calling her out, not only did he avoid awkwardness, but he also gave Xiaomuqing some room to ‘perform’.
“This, okay!” Upon hearing this answer, Xiaomuqing was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly with a face full of delight. This reaction was already the result of her trying hard to suppress herself. If she hadn’t held back, she might have jumped up on the spot and given her good brother a big hug. Couple seats; she had heard of them before but never seen them, and she didn’t know what they would be like, so Xiaomuqing was a little expectant.
In a short while, Ye Ziming took out his phone and completed the payment. The two movie tickets were quickly obtained. As they left the counter, preparing to buy some snacks and drinks nearby to consume during the movie, the attendant suddenly told them, “The cinema has surveillance cameras everywhere.” “Huh? Oh.” Hearing this, Xiaomuqing was very puzzled and didn’t quite understand why she said that. However, she soon understood.
After buying the movie tickets, the two came to another counter to purchase some snacks and drinks to eat while watching the movie. Just as Xiaomuqing picked up the menu, ready to see what drinks were available, she saw something she really didn’t want to see. “New product in store! Papaya milk! Discounted!” Xiaomuqing: “Are you kidding me!” (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
