The ingredients could be prepped by the friendly stall owners; in Hong Kong, you can buy just a single green onion if that's all you want. Of course, more likely than not, the vegetable vendor would just give it to you for free.
Xu Qingfan hung the big and small plastic bags on his bicycle and leisurely pedaled his way home.
When he passed by the convenience store, Xu Qingfan stopped his bike.
"Yu, Auntie!" Wu Lingyu's dad and grandpa had already gone back to Hong Kong, and the two new female clerks hired for the New Year's period hadn't started working yet, so at the moment, only Li Meijuan and Wu Lingyu were in the store.
"Ah, Xiao Fan, you went grocery shopping? That's great!"
"Brother Fan."
Xu Qingfan nodded with a smile, "Auntie, I bought groceries for you and Yu. Don't cook at noon; I'll bring you food."
Li Meijuan had resorted to simply using a rice cooker to whip up something simple in the store these past few days, as they couldn't leave it unattended.
