Female-dominated society: My wife is an incompetent wife

Chapter 21: Christmas Shopping

Mo Xunhuan had no reason to refuse Lan Ruoxin's invitation, so he nodded and agreed.

"Of course that's fine, but I need to tell Sister Xue first, just in case the kitchen gets too busy."

"Yes, of course."

Just as Mo Xunhuan came out of the principal's office, he ran into a male teacher at the school, who immediately looked displeased upon seeing him.

"Hey, Chef Mo, delivering food to Principal Lan again!"

"Yes, Ms. Li Xin, you're here to see the principal, right? She's inside!" Sensing the dissatisfaction in the other person's tone, Mo Xunhuan didn't choose to confront them directly and turned to leave.

But just then, the other person grabbed his arm, and a sarcastic voice rang out, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave, Chef Mo, I'd like to chat with you a little longer!"

"Is there anything else Teacher Li wants to say?" Mo Xunhuan turned to look at him.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to remind you that there's a lot of gossip these days, especially for a man like you with a wife and children. You have to be careful about what you do," Li Xin said meaningfully as she stepped forward.

Understanding the implication in his words, Mo Xunhuan sneered, flung his hand away, and said coldly, "Teacher Li, you've misunderstood. Ruoxin and I were high school classmates, and we've always just been friends. As for the kind of thing you're worried about, that's impossible."

"But……"

"Even if there is, it's none of your business!" Mo Xunhuan interrupted the other person, took a step forward, stared into the other person's eyes, and said in a forceful tone.

"You!" Li Xin gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in anger.

Just as she was about to get angry, the door to the principal's office opened and Lan Ruoxin came out.

"What are you doing?"

"It's nothing, just chatting. Teacher Li came to see you, Ruoxin, I'll be going now." Mo Xunhuan winked at Lan Ruoxin, then glanced coldly at Li Xin before turning and leaving.

Watching Mo Xunhuan leave, Li Xin was so angry that she gritted her teeth and went up to Lan Ruoxin to complain, "Ruoxin, this new chef is too arrogant. He just deliberately mocked me and said that he has feelings for you and told me to stay away from you."

"Oh, is that really what they say?" Lan Ruoxin raised an eyebrow, a playful expression on her face.

"Of course, he also..."

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After telling Su Xue about the purchase, Mo Xunhuan set off with Lan Ruoxin.

In the car, Mo Xunhuan, sitting in the passenger seat, leisurely looked out the window and chatted with Lan Ruoxin in a casual manner.

"This isn't the way to the city center!"

"Yes, with Christmas approaching, all the materials in the shopping malls and supermarkets have been snapped up, so we need to go check out the factories on the outskirts of the city," Lan Ruoxin explained.

"I see. Then I'll buy one for my family too!" Mo Xunhuan said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"Your home? That's great! After Christmas at school, you can celebrate at home. It'll be even more lively there!" Lan Ruoxin agreed.

"Sigh, mainly because I've never spent time at home before," Mo Xunhuan sighed.

Hearing this, Lan Ruoxin was somewhat surprised and turned to look at Mo Xunhuan. "How could you not have? Lu Xiaoxue has been with you for so long, didn't she prepare a Christmas party for you?"

"No, if we're having it at home, we need a Christmas tree and other decorations. Just a regular Christmas tree costs over 100 yuan, and with all the decorations, it'll easily cost two or three hundred!"

"This isn't much! And it's an event for you, shouldn't we spend this much money?" Lan Ruoxin didn't understand.

Mo Xunhuan shook his head and said earnestly, "That depends on whether you have a lot of money or not. It probably doesn't matter to you, but Xiaoxue's income really wasn't enough before. I had to scold her for buying gifts or anything like that. She even took out a lot of loans to get married. Where would she get so much spare money?"

Hearing Mo Xunhuan's explanation, Lan Ruoxin frowned. She knew Lu Xiaoxue couldn't give Mo Xunhuan happiness, but she hadn't expected their life together to be so frugal.

These days, anyone with a boyfriend is treated like royalty, let alone a male god and school beauty like Mo Xunhuan!

Thinking about all this, Lan Ruoxin felt very aggrieved and unhappy. The man she liked had lived such a miserable life all these years!

Lan Ruoxin took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking while driving, opening the window.

"Oh, you smoke too? When did that happen?" Mo Xunhuan was quite surprised to see this.

"After entering society, the pressure was too great, so I gradually learned to cope. However, I'm not a heavy smoker; I only smoke a couple of cigarettes when I'm feeling upset," Lan Ruoxin said weakly.

"Feeling troubled! So you have something on your mind right now?" Mo Xunhuan asked curiously.

"Yes, about you. I never imagined your life had been so miserable all these years." Lan Ruoxin directly expressed her displeasure.

"Terrible? No, I think it's pretty good."

"It's just that you feel it's so different from what I expected. If I had known you would end up like this all these years, I would have preferred to... Anyway, whoever you choose would be better than her," Lan Ruoxin said with dissatisfaction.

System: Lan Ruoxin

Sinence value: 83%

Corruption Value: 9%

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Half an hour later, the two drove to the outskirts of the city and searched for several known factories, but all of them were fully booked and refused to take orders.

The two searched from factory to factory until the afternoon, but returned empty-handed each time.

"Damn, how popular is Christmas? It's just a Western holiday." Mo Xunhuan kicked a pebble on the roadside in anger, cursing under his breath.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. These things are popular now. Plus, our Qihai City is a first-tier city. People here have higher incomes and are exposed to more Western culture, so their demand for Christmas is greater than in ordinary cities. It's no wonder that the supply of materials is insufficient." Lan Ruoxin put her hands in her pockets, looked up, and sighed.

"What can we do? We can't even order the materials yet. How are we going to celebrate Christmas at the kindergarten?"

As they watched the setting sun, their hearts sank to the bottom of the sea, filled with utter despair.

Just then, Lan Ruoxin frowned, as if she had made a decision, and took out her phone.

"I have another idea!"

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Meanwhile, in the CEO's office on the top floor of a building in Shanghai, a sophisticated woman with dyed blue hair was working at her computer desk.

Suddenly, her phone rang. When she saw the caller's name on the screen, Lan Ruobing paused for a moment, chuckled, and answered the call.

"Oh, my dear sister, you actually called me first! Is something the matter?"