One year, one love by Aurora Miller

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

A plump fish vendor greeted Doris with a friendly smile. “Hey girl, what kind of fish are you buying today?”

“One cod,” Doris replied, already a regular at the market. “I’ll come pick it up after I finish shopping for veggies.”

“Alright!” the fish vendor responded.

As Doris headed to the vegetable section, Lewis finally followed behind her.

His deep, magnetic voice rang in her cars. “You always buy groceries here?”

“Yeah,” She answered casually. “You’re always busy and never do the shopping, so. I have to buy some groceries and meat. Otherwise, what are we going to eat every night?”

“If cooking is too much trouble, we can just eat out,” Lewis said, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

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“Let’s not even talk about hygiene–eating out costs at least 50 dollars per meal. If we did that every day, that’s at least 2,000 dollars a month! We’re just working–class people! Isn’t it better to save that money?” Doris shot him an annoyed look.

She thought Lewis was being completely wasteful.

Her strong attitude left Lewis stunned. ‘Was she lecturing me?‘

Other than his elders, she was probably the first

person

to

do that.

Doris didn’t say anything more. She went on with her shopping, bargaining skillfully with the vendors.

Lewis thought all the haggling was a waste of time–he could make way more money in the same amount of time.

He pulled out his phone, ready to pay via WhatsApp, but Doris stopped him. “Can you not mess this up?”

Left with no choice, Lewis put his phone away and watched as she negotiated fiercely with the vendors, who eventually gave in to her persistence.

“I bought so much from you–can you throw in some onions for free? I’ll come back next time!”

hesitated but then nodded. “Alright.”

“Don’t just stand there–grab

he reluctantly picked up the bags and followed

really necessary to argue for just a few cents?” Lewis still couldn’t

costs money–oil, salt, everything! Life is about budgeting carefully,” Doris said,

else do we need

“Fruits.”

fruits, and the two of them carried their heavy bags back toward

even arrived, the strong smell of fish

ahead, I’ll

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Chapter 37

“So delicate, huh?”

Cut the crap.”

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to the fish

for $10,” the fishmonger

the code and took

the direction Doris had come from, and lowered her voice. “The guy you came with–he’s really handsome. Who is he? Does he have a

like

Lewis’s tall and upright figure. “Seems like he doesn’t. He’s local and has a

twenty. It’s about time for her to find a boyfriend, and we’re looking for someone local with a stable job. She’s

face was truly a problem, attracting attention wherever

fishmonger continued in a hushed voice, “My sister’s got wide hips. She’ll

help me out and mention it to him. Even if it doesn’t work out, I won’t blame

pressed her palms together in an earnest

decided to stall. “I’ll ask him and see what

me about?” A

on the back of her neck, sending a chill down

around, and instantly put on a

afraid you’d spend all night bargaining,” Lewis said, noticing how long Doris had been talking to the fishmonger,. assuming she was negotiating the

on Doris’s face

ever say something nice? She’d prefer

Ask him yourself.” Doris tossed the problem to Lewis and stepped aside.

little sister–interested in meeting her?” The

Hartman, her little sister is really beautiful. You’re quite lucky,” Doris teased from the side, completely unbothered. After all,

of his lips curving into an amused smile. “I don’t have a girlfriend, but I am

eyes lingered on

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