At the biggest store in their area, Lihua said, "Ta-dah! Boss, let's take the trolley and head inside."
Wei curiously surveyed his surroundings as he took a look at the other customers. He noticed that most of them were housewives who had brought their children along with them for shopping. But even more than them, he easily distinguished the couples that came together.
Some of them were at the bill counter with the husband paying the bill, or some were shopping where the husbands were forced to hold the pile of bags upon bags by their cruel wives (according to them).
Couples.
Wei's eyes glinted and shone as he thought of the couples around him. He eyed Lihua and him and realization dawned upon him.
There were a lot of couples here and so were they here too.
Wei asked her, brimming with curiosity, "Is this a ritual?"
Lihua, who was busy choosing the trolley with her favorite color, looked back at him questioningly. "Ritual?"
