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Perhaps because of her age, Granny Marle was very talkative, even a little nagging, and she started chatting with Tifa.
Although Tifa didn't mind it very much, after chatting for a while, she still said, "Granny Maree, let's stop here for today. We still have to go to other places to collect money for changing the filter!"
"I'm so sorry, I actually forgot that you were busy. That's what happens when you get older. I hope you don't mind." Grandma Marle said embarrassedly.
"It's okay." Tifa shook her head, then waved and said, "Then we'll go first!"
"Goodbye, Tifa, and that young man." Grandma Marle also waved.
After saying goodbye to Grandma Marle, the two of them collected money from several families in succession, and everything went smoothly without encountering any trouble.
"Finally there is only one left." Tifa put the money away and said to Shen Ye, "Next we are going to a weapons store. The owner there is the guy with a very bad attitude that Jessie and I mentioned."
"So that's my real goal, right!" Shen Ye patted the bag behind him. There were still quite a few filter elements in it. He felt more like someone who helped transport the goods.
Tifa hugged Shen Ye's arm again and nodded: "We could have gone directly to him. After all, other people always pay promptly and never default. We can go anytime, but..."
Tifa rubbed Shen Ye's arm against hers and said happily, "But I want to stay alone with you for a while."
"Then let's walk over slowly. It's still early anyway." Shen Ye glanced at the time. It was still very early before noon. He pinched Tifa's nose affectionately and said.
"Yeah!" Tifa nodded vigorously, feeling very happy.
Of course, no matter how slowly they walked or how long they took, they soon arrived at the door of the weapons store.
Standing at the door, Tifa let go of Shen Ye's arm, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open. Shen Ye followed closely behind. Before they could stand firm, they heard the boss guarding the counter mutter, "Hey, you still have the nerve to come over here. Your filters are not effective at all."
"I'm very sorry, please try this filter, what do you think?" Tifa seemed to be frightened, holding a new filter and said pitifully.
The man standing aside frowned immediately and took a step forward. It was ok when he was playing games before, but now he couldn't stand it.
Tifa noticed Shen Ye's actions and suddenly felt sweet in her heart. She liked the feeling of being protected by the one she loved, and this was exactly the purpose of her calling Shen Ye here this time.
"No need, just get out of here!" The owner of the weapons shop didn't care about Shen Ye's actions, and waved his hands at them vigorously with an impatient look on his face.
"I'm so sorry, but since you don't want to use it anymore, please settle the previous fees." Tifa put her hands on her chest and continued in a pitiful tone.
"What? You're charging me for no effect?" The owner of the weapons shop raised his voice. Seeing Shen Ye approaching the counter, he said, "Don't think that society is that easy... Hey, what are you doing?"
Shen Ye reached across the counter, grabbed the owner of the weapons shop by the collar, and pulled him in front of him: "Pay her, don't make me say it again."
"You want to take action, right? I warn you, there are vigilantes patrolling here." Although the weapons store owner was shaking with fear, he still spoke harshly.
"Vigilance, haha, I'm not from the Seventh Block, so I'm not afraid of any vigilantes. Even if I beat you up, the vigilantes here won't go to other blocks to find me." Shen Ye said coldly. Not to mention that Barret was the vigilante from the Seventh Block and an acquaintance of his. Even if he didn't have an acquaintance, he wouldn't be worried.
"And, I'm about to say it a second time." Shen Ye pressed his free hand on the counter and with a sudden force, he created a hole in the solid wood counter.
"Pay, I'll pay." The weapon shop owner said in horror.
"Well, thank you for your patronage!" The pitiful expression on Tifa's face instantly turned into a smug smile, and she bowed slightly.
Coming out of the weapon shop, Tifa patted her bulging wallet and said, "Shen, it's all thanks to you!"
"Actually, you can solve it even without my help, right?" Shen Ye turned his head and glanced at her.
Tifa didn't answer the question, but also looked at the time. She found that because it was too smooth, it only took a few minutes. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. With a slightly red face, she said, "There is still an hour until noon. What are your plans before returning to Seventh Heaven?"
"No." Shen Ye shook his head, thought for a moment and said, "How about we go shopping?"
"I'm tired of walking around here." Tifa put her hands behind her back, lowered her head and scratched the ground with her toes.
"Then what do you want to do?" Shen Ye looked down at her and asked.
"This is your first mission, and you didn't charge me for it. I want to thank you." Tifa's face turned redder, and her voice became softer. "Before you go back to the bar, come to my house! Okay?"
Shen Ye knew what she meant, so he coughed and said, "Well... okay."
Tifa immediately hugged Shen Ye's waist happily.
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When Shen Ye and Tifa returned to the bar, it was already half past twelve. Not only Aerith, but also Jessie felt strange seeing the two people who had just returned.
"Does it take so long to collect the bill?" Jessie grabbed a clean cloth and wiped the wine glass vigorously, frowning and asking, "Aerith has already prepared the dishes."
"We ran into some trouble at the last one. You know, that guy is difficult to deal with." There was a slight blush on Tifa's face when she spoke, but it was not visible unless you looked closely, and now Jessie and Aerith didn't know what this meant.
"Is that so? No wonder, that guy is really hard to deal with." Although Jessie was still a little confused, he looked at Shen Ye who looked very sure of it and nodded.
"Okay, let's eat first now that we're back!" Aerith said, and brought out a bowl of broth from the bar's kitchen.
Several people immediately sat around the dining table. However, when they were about to eat, Cloud suddenly appeared, followed by Wedge and Biggs.
"I smell the strong aroma of broth. Wedge, Cloud, it seems we have come at the right time!" Biggs shouted as he entered the door.
"Yeah! I'm just hungry." As a food taster of the new dishes of Seventh Heaven, Wedge said while smacking his lips.
Cloud didn't say anything. His eyes fell on Aerith who was serving soup to Shen Ye. A familiar feeling arose in his heart, and fragments of memory popped up in his mind.
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