Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 417 - 307. The Rituals of Cohabitation

Chapter 417: 307. The Rituals of Cohabitation

Cohabitation sounded very much like a ritual of moving from the underground to the front stage.

Until the daylight brightened once again, Guan Yongyi couldn’t help but let a sweet smile linger on her lips.

She slept until she naturally woke up, briefly combed her hair, washed up a bit, and insisted on dragging Lu Jincheng out the door.

"Come on, get up! I’ll make you something delicious soon!"

The word cohabitation seemed to indeed possess some sort of magic.

Although by all counts, the two couldn’t actually live together for more than a few days.

Agreeing to Guan Yongyi’s wish was merely to make her happy.

During the day, Lu Jincheng mostly had to go to the company while she needed to focus on her studies to prepare for exams.

After the final exam, they would end their semester and return home.

But Guan Yongyi clearly fell into a kind of ritualistic mood and insisted on cooking herself, to prepare soup and wash clothes for her loved one.

She dragged Lu Jincheng out of the house, heading to the nearby market in the Jiangnan Garden neighborhood.

Gulong once said something.

When a person loses hope in life, let them go to a market.

Because no matter how despairing a person might be, once they step into a market, they will inevitably smell the scent of the human world again and will surely regain a trace of affection for life.

Not far from Jiangnan Garden, there was a fairly large market.

As they entered, Guan Yongyi let go of the man’s arm.

She skillfully pulled out a plastic bag, shook her wrist, and puffed up her lips, blowing into it.

"Do you have anything specific you want to eat?"

"... I’m fine with anything."

Lu Jincheng smiled and waved his hand, looking around here and there, feeling a bit of novelty.

Having lived twice, he had had all sorts of dating experiences, countless indeed.

Mr. Lu, well,

not only was he well versed in luxury goods, but creating romance for him was something he could do with a flick of his hand, his techniques for stirring a girl’s emotions almost running in his blood.

Yet, this was his first time shopping with a girl in the morning market.

Not to mention being with a girlfriend, he had hardly ever shopped there himself.

He genuinely found it very novel.

In front of him were fresh vegetables and fruits that pleased the heart, and just standing there felt incredibly healing.

Studies have shown that the color of food can affect people’s blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate.

Bright red round peppers, lush dripping greens, shiny plump eggplants—these neatly arranged, colorful foods could instantaneously heal a person’s bad mood.

Even if one isn’t skilled in cooking, upon seeing these vibrant fresh vegetables and fruits, one would start to naturally envision their dishes and flavors.

This unique scent of life allowed one to quickly jump out of the virtual world and start focusing on the life at hand.

"Auntie, how much is the radish per pound?"

"Four yuan per pound."

As they walked deeper into the market, Guan Yongyi, with one hand holding a bag, picked and chose with the other.

In this place full of life’s flavors, her usually distant demeanor seemed to gradually disappear.

The short-haired girl smiled, asking the vegetable vendors about their prices.

Her petite figure, blending into the bustling crowd.

"You look quite familiar with this, don’t you?"

Lu Jincheng watched her series of actions, rather impressed.

You know, when Guan Yongyi first lived alone last year, even her skill at frying an egg was somewhat unripe.

Has she really progressed this much?

"Humph, with a girlfriend like me, you should feel very lucky!"

Guan Yongyi’s eyes twinkled with joy as she happily picked vegetables, her hands filled with colorful plastic bags.

"Okay, I’ll truly appreciate it shortly."

Lu Jincheng also smiled, taking over the spoils from his lover and followed her closely behind.

The market was a natural window to closely observe others’ lives.

Post-industrial society seemed more like a grand machine, with individuals confined within like screws.

Being just a screw, not understanding the purpose of existence nor knowing where one would be thrown.

Busy work was uncontrollable; virtual social networks were not genuine.

The world changed too fast, leaving people behind anytime, even their own bodies not under their control to the extent they dared not look at medical reports.

But in this small patch of the market.

Meat on the chopping block, vegetables in the basket, everything was proper and comfortable.

The ambition to control life not only began with cooking but had already started when deciding which vegetables to buy.

The scent of the market was like an anchor in life.

When the road ahead was unknown, walking through the market could perhaps rediscover the courage to move forward in the mundane world.

"Are you sure you don’t need my help?"

As soon as they got home, and Lu Jincheng had just set down the bags of groceries, Guan Yongyi pushed him out of the kitchen area.

"No need, no need."

"Really no need? You can change your mind now; otherwise, if you cook up a bunch of inedible dishes later, I’m not touching them, ha."

The man raised an eyebrow, somewhat skeptical.

"No need! Don’t mess with me, just go do whatever you want."

Guan Yongyi stretched lazily, changed into a striped apron, skillfully arranged the chopping board beside the sink, washed her hands, and kept busying herself while responding.

"..."

Lu Jincheng didn’t insist.

He was indeed curious to see whether Guan Yongyi could make a few decent dishes.

He watched the short-haired girl secure an extra knot on her apron string, his gaze wandering over her smooth skin.

Guan Guan was serious as she chopped vegetables, her slender eyelashes covering her eyelids, her fair arms exerting gentle force.

Under the sunlight, he could faintly see the fine hairs.

At this moment, Guan Yongyi was the spitting image of the virtuous wife and good mother that many people dreamed of.