Time in a collapsing world

At around two or three in the afternoon, Yaeri left the house and went to Kaslana.

During the time I was away, thanks to Karen and Francis for taking care of my sister, so naturally I had to go and thank them.

Show up and let them know you're back.

However, if you go there, you should bring some thank you gift, right?

On the way to Kaslana's residence, there is a commercial street a little bit away where you can buy some things.

So, under the occasional curious glances from passers-by on the street, Yaeri, an eight or nine-year-old "kid", was alone picking and choosing various goods.

"One cake, please."

In front of a cake shop, Yaeri craned her neck and spoke to the owner behind the counter.

"Little friend, the cake here is very expensive. If you are the only one here..."

"how much is it?"

Yaezaki took out a purse filled with Western currency.

"...Oh, you big customer, don't worry, little friend, I will prepare the biggest cake for you right away, what do you think?"

"whatever."

Naturally, the bigger the cake, the better. After all, it is for Karin, and her stomach is so big that it is more than enough to swallow herself.

As for Francis, Yaeri didn't know what he liked, so she just gave his share to Kallen.

Come to think of it, he was quite lucky. As soon as he and his sisters arrived in the West, they met the great man Francis and became friends with Karen, which provided them with a lot of help in gaining a foothold in the West.

But it doesn't matter now. He has recovered his memory, and at least he and his sister will not starve to death no matter what. It's just that he has finally settled down here and doesn't want to move away.

While waiting for the store manager to prepare the cake, Yaeri also went to the surrounding shops to see if there were other gifts suitable for Kallen.

"Um...how much is this hat?"

Yaeri picked up a big green sun hat and thought it looked pretty good, so she asked the manager of the clothing store.

"Hey, kid, are you buying this for your mother?"

"No, it's for a good friend."

Yaeri shook her head.

"If your best friend is about your age, then I think this hat is a bit big."

The store manager kindly advised.

"Is there a smaller size?"

"No, this hat is for adults. There is no hat suitable for your age."

"Is it……?"

Yae Ri had no choice but to put the hat back, looked around, and suddenly caught another one's eye.

"That hat looks great, manager...sister, can you help me take it off?"

Yaeri tilted her head back and looked at a small purple sun hat hanging on the wall.

It's sad. If he doesn't want to expose his abnormality in front of others, he can only get it by standing on a stool.

"Of course~"

The store manager also liked this cute and polite "little girl" very much, so he took off the purple sun hat very enthusiastically and handed it to Yae Li.

"Sister Manager, what's the flower on this hat?"

Yaeri noticed that there was a purple flower pinned to the side of the visor.

"This is a purple ivy. Hehe... its flower language is incredible. Well, I'll keep it a secret. If you want to know, you can give it to a boy and see~"

The store manager smiled and looked at the "girl" in front of him.

"Can it only be given to boys?"

Speaking of boys, Yaeri thought of Otto. It seemed that apart from those guys from the previous civilization, Otto was the only one she got along well with.

However, this purple sun hat is obviously designed for women, and a boy like Otto is obviously not suitable for it.

"Not really. Although it may seem a little strange, you can give it to a girl. It's just a bit of a waste~"

The store manager looked regretful.

"..."

Well, never mind, as long as I can deliver it.

Yaeri took out a large pile of coins under the surprised gaze of the store manager. You have to know that the latter had never thought of making money from this kid. He introduced him for so long just because he was cute and wanted to accompany him more.

"Is this another child from some noble family? No wonder she is so pretty..."

Holding the money, the store manager stood at the door of the store, muttering to himself as he watched Yae Ri leaving.

On the other hand, after Yaeri bought the hat, she put it on her head to avoid having to carry it.

Calculating the time, the cake shop manager would not finish his work that soon, so Yaeri walked around a few more times and her eyes were attracted by a little girl selling flowers.

She was standing at the door of a flower shop, with a basket on her arm filled with various fresh flowers, selling them to every customer who passed by.

There was an old lady with wrinkles on her face sitting in the store. Could she be the child’s grandmother?

Yaezaki touched the hat on her head and remembered... the person the store manager was talking about just now was Ziyuan?

Then just buy a few of them, and you can also take care of this little sister's business.

Walking up to the little girl selling flowers, Yae Li slightly raised the brim of his sun hat and looked her in the eye. Just as he was about to speak, the other party spoke first the moment she saw him: "Little sister, do you want to buy flowers? What do you want? I'll pick them for you~"

"..."

Yaeri opened her mouth and choked.

Although he was very young, I didn't expect that such a little girl would mistake him for her younger sister. She only looked about ten years old...

"Yes, I'm here to buy flowers. Do you have purple irises? I'll give you a bunch."

The title of "sister" was taken away from her, and Yaeri didn't have the nerve to call her sister, so she had to say it with a stern face.

"Okay, please follow me~"

The little girl enthusiastically took Yae Li into the flower shop, "Grandma, a customer is here, she wants a bunch of purple irises, I'll go get it for her~"

"Hehe... Ziyuanhua, you are so young. Are all young people nowadays so precocious?"

The old lady sitting in the store laughed and shook her head when she heard this, but Yae Ri had already followed the little girl into the store to pick flowers.

The flower shop is small, but the flowers inside are rich in variety and well maintained.

The little girl found the location of the purple irises with ease, stood on tiptoe to take down one of the bottles of purple irises, and then selected the best quality flowers and packed them up.

However, the so-called packaging is just a simple bunch of flowers tied together with a thin string.

"Okay, little sister, is this enough?"

The little girl handed the bouquet to Yaegiri.

"Well... that's enough."

"Then let's settle the bill. The total is..."

"keep the change."

Taking out a gold coin, Yaeri placed it directly on the little girl's head.

"Huh? Thank you, thank you!"