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The milky white glass doors closed silently behind us, shutting out the noise of the mall.

Inside the door lies another world.

The first thing you see is brighter, softer, yet completely seamless lighting.

It wasn't just one or a few lights, but the entire ceiling was glowing—

Countless tiny, neatly arranged light sources are embedded in the milky-white ceiling panels, emitting a uniform and soft milky-white light that illuminates every corner of the store with exquisite detail, leaving no room for even the deepest shadows at the corners of the walls to hide, yet without being glaring at all.

The light was pure and constant, as if it had filtered the brightest afternoon sunlight and left it there forever.

The walls were light beige, incredibly smooth, without a single mortise or unevenness, as if they had been polished from a single, enormous piece of jade.

If you look closely, you'll see that it's covered with the same small, milky-white tiles as the floor, each one square and flat, shimmering softly under the light.

[Yu Ji, Construction Department of the Ministry of Public Works: That wall! Is that brick? It doesn't look like it! Bricks aren't that shiny, and they're reflective!?]

[Zhao He, steward of the Prime Minister's residence: This is so bright... In our residence, we need to light more than a dozen candles in each room by evening, and it's still dim. This room, however, has no candles at all... What are those round things on the ceiling!? How can they be so bright!?]

[Commoner Sun Da: That ground reflects your image! It's brighter than the bronze mirror I saved up for half a year to buy for my wife! Won't it be slippery to walk on?]

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The interior of the store is more spacious than it appears from the outside.

On the left are rows of low, light-colored wooden shelves, neatly hung with sweaters, hoodies, and base layers of various colors, arranged from light to dark according to color family.

On the right are various coats, skirts, and pants, categorized by style and thickness and hung up, each one ironed without a single wrinkle.

In the center are several circular display stands, on which complete sets of children's clothing are dressed on exquisite wooden mannequins, with matching small hats and scarves placed next to them.

The air was filled with the fresh scent unique to new fabric, along with a very faint, pleasant fruity aroma.

Lin Ye gently placed the small bag on the smooth, mirror-like tile floor.

The little girl's cotton shoes made a soft "tap-tap" sound as they stepped on the ground, which was particularly clear in the overly quiet store.

She seemed a little uncomfortable, looking down at her clear reflection, then looking up with her big, round eyes, timidly surveying this place that was excessively bright, excessively clean, and excessively beautiful.

"Little Douzi, quickly take a look and see if there's anything you like." Lin Ye squatted down, looking at her at eye level, his eyes gentle.

"Godfather...can I choose any of these?" Her voice was soft, with a hint of disbelief and trepidation.

"Yes, either is fine."

He paused, looking at the little girl's still somewhat bewildered eyes, and then added with a smile, his voice not loud but very clear: "Don't worry about choosing, godfather has plenty of money."

Little Douzi looked into Lin Ye's smiling eyes, which were filled with tenderness and affection.

It was as if those eyes and words had instilled courage in them.

She nodded slightly, then turned around and cautiously, with a sense of boundless curiosity, approached the clothes racks.

She was first drawn to a pale yellow knitted dress on her right.

The dress has a Peter Pan collar, with a band of white lace trim around the neckline and cuffs. The skirt is voluminous, and several small white sheep are embroidered on it with the same color yarn. The sheep's wool is fluffy, making it look as if there are real clumps of wool stuck to the dress.

She reached out her small hand and touched the soft hem of the skirt very lightly. The sensation from her fingertips made her eyes light up.

"Do you like this?" Lin Ye walked to her side, bent down and asked her softly.

"Hmm..." Xiao Douzi nodded, then looked at the delicate towel embroidery on the skirt with some uncertainty. "This... little sheep, it's pretty."

"Okay." Lin Ye straightened up and said to the smiling shop assistant standing beside him, "I'll take this one, and also the one with bear ears in the window, find out her size for both."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The shop assistant smiled sweetly, deftly took the dress off her hands, and quickly walked towards the shop window.

Little Douzi's attention had already been drawn to a misty blue fleece jacket on the clothes rack next to her.

The coat was hooded, with two long, fluffy rabbit ears sewn onto the hood, and a small, fluffy rabbit tail attached to the back, like a ball of snow.

She exclaimed "Ah!" and leaned closer, her little hand unable to resist touching the soft rabbit ears.

"You like this one too?" Lin Ye asked with a smile.

Little Douzi nodded vigorously, his eyes fixed on the pair of ears, unable to look away.

"Okay, I'll take this one too."

Next, there was a fleece-lined sweatshirt with a starry sky pattern, a pair of corduroy pants with overalls, a lambswool vest embroidered with little foxes, a set of thick pink and white checkered loungewear, and a knitted cardigan with a small crown...

The little bag is like a butterfly flitting into a spring garden, moving lightly among the colorful clothes hangers.

Whenever she sees a piece of clothing that she thinks looks good, she stops and stares at it with bright eyes for a while, sometimes even reaching out to gently touch it.

She was no longer as timid as before; a pure, joyful smile gradually bloomed on her little face. Occasionally, she would point to a cute pattern on her clothes and whisper to Lin Ye, "Godfather, look, there are little stars!" "This hat looks like a kitten!"

Lin Ye patiently followed half a step behind her the whole time.

She glanced at it a few more times, so he asked the shop assistant to take it down first, and he would go and get the sizes of the small bags later.

He would touch it, and if she did, he would ask, "Do you like it?" If the little girl nodded or said "It looks good," he would tell the shop assistant without hesitation, "I want this one too."

Before long, the shop assistant was carrying no fewer than ten pieces of clothing.

Her smile grew brighter and brighter, her steps became lighter and lighter, and the way she looked at Lin Ye and Xiao Douzi was as if she were looking at a god of wealth descended to earth.

The Great Flame Kingdom, beneath the heavens.

Dead silence.

Everyone tilted their heads back, mouths slightly open, eyes wide open.

Soon, the live chat exploded with comments again.

[Aunt Wang, a commoner: Good heavens! Is this still buying clothes? Or is it moving a shop?! The First Princess just pointed her finger, and Lin Ye said he wanted it! Without even blinking!]

[Tailor Shop Owner Zheng Xiang: Insane! Absolutely insane! That rabbit-ear coat, look at the fur, look at the workmanship, it must cost at least... at least fifty taels of silver, right? And you just bought it like that? And that starry sky dress, I've never even seen that material before, it must be even more expensive! There are over a dozen of these already!]

[Chunlan, the palace embroiderer: Good heavens... what kind of embroidery is that on the skirt? It's so fluffy, the stitches are so fine... I've been an embroiderer for so many years, and I've never seen this technique before!]

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Throughout the Great Flame Kingdom, countless children were in an uproar, tugging at the hems of their loved ones' clothes, crying and shouting that they wanted such beautiful and comfortable clothes too.

Half an hour earlier, in a private room at Zuixianlou.

Shu Rou had warmed up by the fire after a long time, and Yao Jingyuan carried her back into the carriage. The horses' hooves clattered on the bluestone pavement as they headed in a new direction...

That direction leads to Ruijinfang, the best fabric shop in the capital.