The supermarket wasn’t far, located on the basement level of a large shopping mall.

At this time, the entire mall was empty. The stairway leading to the basement level was pitch black where one couldn’t see their hand in front of their face, and no sounds could be heard from inside either.

Seeing this scene, their hearts turned half cold before they’d even gone down.

After discussing a few sentences, they finally decided Shen Mo and Teacher Cheng would go down, while Tan Xiao stayed outside to watch over Bai Youwei.

First, Shen Mo’s skills were good—he could respond immediately to any emergency situation.

Second, Teacher Cheng returned here to stay for a while every year and was relatively familiar with the surrounding environment.

Tan Xiao and Bai Youwei didn’t just wait idly outside. They went nearby into the mall.

The mall’s first floor was filled with various brand clothing stores, plus bakeries, dessert shops, accessory stores, and so on.

Because there was no electricity, going deeper inside the light became very dim. Tan Xiao held a flashlight sweeping around. Occasionally seeing a few human figures, he immediately got excited and rushed over enthusiastically, only to discover they were display mannequins.

He was even quite unwilling to give up, examining the mannequins carefully from head to toe, suspecting they might be humans transformed into dolls.

Unfortunately, they weren’t.

Bai Youwei wheeled herself along slowly looking around.

Probably because pretty clothes weren’t life necessities, the merchandise here was basically intact. She came to a bedding store. The store’s recent featured product was fine cotton-linen, displaying various styles of cotton-linen sheets and duvet covers.

Reaching out to touch them, though not comparable to the quality at her home, they were still quite nice.

Bai Youwei beckoned to Tan Xiao.

“Hey, which one’s better?” She held two sheets in her hands. “The misty blue one or the gray striped one?”

“…” Tan Xiao stared at her blankly, his expression seeming to ask: Are we here to go shopping?

Bai Youwei, made uncomfortable by his stare, her expression turned cold as she grabbed both sheets in her hands, saying: “Forget it, I’ll take both.”

Tan Xiao: “…”

She patted the sample bed used for display in the store, saying: “Take the mattress to the car.”

“But the trunk is already full.” Surprise couldn’t be suppressed in Tan Xiao’s tone. He couldn’t figure out why Bai Youwei wanted to take this.

Of course, the purpose of a mattress was necessarily for sleeping. But in the current extraordinary times, was a mattress… the priority?

Bai Youwei’s tone brooked no argument: “There’s no room in the car, but there’s room on the roof.”

Tan Xiao was stunned, scratched his head, bent down to shoulder the mattress. Fortunately it was a folding style, so it wasn’t too strenuous.

“Over there are pure cotton nightgowns—grab me one while you’re at it.” Bai Youwei continued ordering him around.

Having already taken the mattress, he didn’t care about one or two more pieces of clothing.

Tan Xiao grabbed a nightgown. Seeing men’s pajamas next to it, he casually took one for himself. Thinking of Shen Mo and Cheng Weicai—all good brothers, blessings should be shared! Add two more!

…

When Shen Mo and Cheng Weicai came out of the supermarket, they discovered the car roof had been piled into a small mountain.

Bai Youwei said expressionlessly: “The mattress is what I wanted. The clothes, slippers, towels, blankets, thermoses, sun hats, sunglasses… are what Tan Xiao wanted.”

Shen Mo: “…”

Teacher Cheng: “…”

Tan Xiao explained earnestly: “They’re all useful things.”

Finishing, his sharp eyes saw Shen Mo carrying a bag in his hand. He quickly asked: “What about you guys? Find anything in the supermarket?”

“Nothing much.” Shen Mo placed the shopping bag in the car, saying blandly, “The supermarket is pretty much empty. We found some batteries.”

“Oh…” Tan Xiao touched his own face. Batteries were indeed very important supplies.

Bai Youwei asked Shen Mo: “What’s the situation in the supermarket now?”

“Inside is about eighty percent empty.” Shen Mo recalled for a moment, then added, “But not chaotic.”