A foreign city, dear you

Cao Xueqian smiled and said, "Today is Singles' Day."

Ye Lian pouted and said, "I thought it was some other day, but it turns out to be Singles' Day."

Ye Lian knew that today was November 11th, but she did not associate it with Singles' Day.

Seeing Ye Lian's contemptuous tone, Cao Xueqin said to her: "Don't underestimate Singles' Day. You can't imagine how many people are looking forward to the arrival of Singles' Day in the early hours of the morning tonight and then going crazy shopping."

Ye Lian believed what Cao Xueqin said.

I don’t know since which year Singles’ Day became popular, and then Singles’ Day turned into a shopping carnival, which becomes more and more popular every year, and the transaction volume becomes more and more vigorous every year.

Every year, before Singles’ Day arrives, major e-commerce companies start preparing for promotions early, and those who are waiting to get the bargains (mainly young people) fill up their shopping carts early, waiting to start grabbing the bargains as soon as the early hours of Singles’ Day arrive.

It is said that for people in love, the best gift a boyfriend can give to his girlfriend is to help her empty her shopping cart on Singles' Day. In this way, there is a high probability that he will be able to successfully find a partner and say goodbye to his single status.

So, this Singles' Day is both about torturing dogs and spending money on shopping.

Moreover, many funny jokes become popular on Singles’ Day every year.

Here are a few examples:

Saving money depends on spending less, and keeping a regular schedule depends on disconnecting from the Internet;

I just vowed to cut off my hands if I buy anything randomly on Taobao again, so now I am looking for prosthetic limbs on Taobao;

After experiencing countless times of “I’ll cut my hands off if you buy it again”, I have now become a Thousand-Armed Guanyin.

……

Haha, is it funny?

But Ye Lian is not interested in this kind of Singles' Day.

Why do you think you buy so many things?

What money can I save? Can't I just buy it when I need it?

With such a high-profile promotion and such an atmosphere of fierce competition, how many of the things bought can actually be used?

Unlike Ye Lian, Cao Xueqin likes to join in the fun.

When I browse Taobao normally, if I see something I like or have always wanted to buy, I will add it to the shopping cart. If I don’t need it urgently, I will wait until Singles’ Day to buy it.

He wanted to buy it for Ye Lian, but Ye Lian said no.

"Then you want to wait until the early morning?" Ye Lian asked Cao Xueqin.

"Yeah. Wait another twenty minutes."

"But it's late, I want to go to bed."

"Just wait a little longer. It only happens once a year anyway."

"What do you want to buy?"

"I want to buy a casual suit and a pair of jeans. This brand is my favorite and the promotion is quite big this time."

"You can buy it tomorrow."

“You won’t be able to buy it tomorrow.”

"Let me see……"

Ye Lian came close to Cao Xueqin, and Cao Xueqin took Ye Lian into his arms.

Cao Xueqin waited until the early morning, and Ye Lian stayed with him.

As soon as the early morning hours passed, Cao Xueqin quickly checked out and purchased the goods he had selected.

"How is it? Did you buy it?" Ye Lian asked.

"Done." Cao Xueqin put away his phone with satisfaction.

"From the looks of you, it seems like you've made 100 million." Ye Lian laughed.

"How much I earn is secondary. What matters most is how my husband manages our life." Cao Xueqin did not forget to praise herself.

Ye Lian was very sleepy. Seeing Cao Xueqin bragging, she didn't argue with him. She huddled into the bed, wrapped herself tightly, and said, "Finally, I can sleep."

Cao Xueqin, half of his body exposed, complained: "I can sleep now, but the blanket is all yours, how can I sleep?"

"Really?" Ye Lian raised her head and saw that she was really wrapped in most of the quilt, so she quickly put the quilt on Cao Xueqin.

"Sorry, I accidentally rolled up too much quilt." Ye Lian apologized with a smile.

"You," Cao Xueqian said with a helpless expression, "After so many years, you still can't sleep."

Ye Lian thought Cao Xueqin's words were ridiculous and asked him, "I don't know how to sleep? You are the only one who can sleep?"

Cao Xueqian answered without any modesty: "Of course I can sleep. I am a professional at sleeping."

When Ye Lian heard this, she found it so funny: "Haha, you are a professional at sleeping. Did you receive special training? Who isn't born knowing how to sleep?"

Cao Xueqian looked serious: "Don't be unconvinced, some people just can't sleep. Especially you."

"What's wrong with me? Why can't I sleep?" Ye Lian was puzzled.

"You always roll the quilt away when you turn over in your sleep."

"can you?"

"No?" Cao Xueqin said helplessly, with a bit of grievance: "I have slept with you for almost twenty years. Do you know how I endured it? I often woke up from the cold in winter, and then I carefully pulled a little quilt over me."

"Really? How come I don't know?" Ye Lian didn't believe it.

"If I don't tell you, of course you won't know."

"What should I do? Do you still want a wife who can't even sleep?"

"What if I don't want it? Can I return it? Even if I can return it, it's not worth it. I've been enduring it for so many years."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be so miserable."

"What do you think? Have I had it easy all these years?"

"I didn't know I could roll a quilt."

"So you don't know how to sleep? Look at me. I'm a professional at sleeping." Cao Xueqin said, and turned over in the bed without moving the quilt. He said to Ye Lian, "Be like me. When you turn over, you know to let the quilt go, so that you won't roll it away."

Ye Lian smiled: "I have lived for most of my life, and now I have to learn how to sleep? Besides, who would know if I fell asleep?"

"I've talked for so long but you still can't learn to sleep. I won't say any more. Come to your husband's arms and he won't bother with you."

"Ha ha--"

……

The room fell silent, although the Singles' Day shopping spree continued...

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What a coincidence, two good friends fell ill at the same time, and it was the same disease.

Here's the thing.

Last time, Ye Lian had pain in the right lower abdomen, so she went to the hospital for a check-up and found a uterine fibroid.

At first Ye Lian was shocked and thought she had some incurable disease.

Later I learned that uterine fibroids are a common disease among women. Many women have them, but the sizes and numbers of the fibroids are different. Some women need treatment, while others do not.

After gaining some understanding of uterine fibroids, Ye Lian was no longer so panicked. She learned that in her case, she could choose surgery or observation. As long as the uterine fibroids did not continue to grow and there was no discomfort in the body, she could ignore it.

So for a while, because she didn't feel any pain in her right lower abdomen, Ye Lian didn't go for surgery right away, but chose to observe and go to the hospital for a checkup after a while. She hoped that the uterine fibroids in her body would be fine and not continue to grow, so she could avoid the pain of surgery.

However, the uterine fibroids in Ye Lian's body were not a good thing and it was still growing secretly.

A few days ago, Ye Lian went to the hospital for another checkup and found that the uterine fibroid had grown to 7.7 centimeters. The doctor said that in this situation, it would be best to have surgery, otherwise there is a risk of cancer.

After hearing the result, although Ye Lian was not as panicked as the first time, she was still a little depressed and scared. After all, it was a surgery, and any surgery would definitely have risks, and surgery itself meant pain.

After Cao Xueqin learned about the situation, while comforting Ye Lian, he also asked around, asking which hospital would be better for uterine fibroid surgery?

Han Yumo found out from Cao Xueqin's inquiry.

Han Yumo asked Cao Xueqian, "Does Sister Lian also have uterine fibroids? I have one too. I also want to contact the hospital for surgery, so I want Sister Lian to go with me."

Cao Xueqin was naturally happy. Han Yumo had a reliable doctor she knew, and Ye Lian would feel more at ease following Han Yumo.

Cao Xueqin quickly told Ye Lian the news.

Ye Lian was of course happy too. Although any hospital could perform uterine fibroid surgery, wouldn't it be better for Han Yumo to have a familiar doctor? Besides, Han Yumo would have a companion, so wouldn't the surgery be less scary?

Ye Lian was just about to contact Han Yumo, but unexpectedly Han Yumo called her.

The two of them talked about their situations on the phone, and then laughed. How could it be such a coincidence? They both had uterine fibroids and needed surgery? And the timing was so similar?

Haha, I never thought that two good friends would become a pair of sisters in trouble.

It was such a coincidence that reduced Ye Lian’s worries and fears about the surgery. The surgery itself felt like a date with her best friend. Before the pain from the surgery came, she seemed very happy.