But even if she knew, Jiang Ran had no way to explain.

She couldn’t exactly say that what she missed wasn’t the Jiang Family, but her family from a past life.

This was something she couldn’t say, so Jiang Ran just smiled at Pei Huai.

Luckily, Jiang Ran wasn’t someone who would dwell in sadness for long.

After a while, her demeanor returned to normal.

There wasn’t enough time to have hot pot for lunch since the broth needed to be cooked to just the right temperature.

If they couldn’t have hot pot, they could still eat something else; they’d bought plenty of ingredients, enough to make a hearty meal with just a casual selection.

After lunch, the sun was still high in the sky, and the weather was particularly nice. Pei Huai suggested they go car shopping together.

The two of them, of course, couldn’t go alone, but wasn’t Chen Bing available?

Chen Bing had bought a car before and had the experience.

They called Chen Bing.

As soon as Chen Bing heard they were going to buy a car, he agreed without hesitation.

Chen Bing said he would come over soon, so Jiang Ran and Pei Huai waited at home.

When Pei Jing heard they were going car shopping, he thought it sounded especially fun. He looked at them eagerly. Though he said nothing, his intentions were quite clear.

He wanted to go with them too.

Who could refuse such a cute little one looking at them eagerly?

Jiang Ran tapped Pei Jing’s little nose, "Little Jing wants to come too? Then let’s go together!"

If it were for something else, it might be fine to not bring Pei Jing along.

But since they were going to buy a car, bringing Pei Jing wouldn’t be a problem.

Since Pei Jing wanted to go, they might as well take him along.

They hadn’t waited long before Chen Bing drove over.

Along with Chen Bing came Shen Yueyue.

As soon as Shen Yueyue saw Jiang Ran, she smiled.

Shen Yueyue was younger than Jiang Ran, but since she was about to marry Chen Bing, they would be considered family, and Jiang Ran should call her sister-in-law.

But they’re not married yet, right?

Even if they were, they could all call each other what they wanted.

So, as soon as Shen Yueyue saw Jiang Ran, she naturally called her Sister Ranran.

Chen Bing’s expression didn’t change at all when he heard this.

It didn’t matter what she was called.

Jiang Ran and Pei Huai got into the car with Pei Jing. Once the three of them were settled, Chen Bing started the car.

In those days, cars were still quite a rare thing.

Not only rare, but also very expensive.

Price-wise, a car could cost as much as several houses in a small county town.

Given how cheap housing was at the time!

Though cars were rare, there were still quite a few to be seen on the streets of beishi, considering it was the Capital.

The roads were slippery because of the snow, and although some people had cleared the snow, Chen Bing didn’t dare drive too fast.

After all, they weren’t in a big hurry, and safety came first.

As they drove slowly along, Pei Jing kept his eyes glued to the car window.

What he was looking at wasn’t anything else, just the snowmen on the side of the road.

After it snowed, everyone liked to build snowmen, each one different in shape and design.

Pei Jing was constantly staring, a classic case of not being able to take it all in.

Forty minutes later, they finally reached their destination.

There were no cars displayed outside, probably because of the snow; they’d all been moved indoors.