Chapter 72 - 72: Minor Shopping Mall Incident (Second Update)
The Lucky Star Blessing the Whole Village
Translator: 549690339
On the other side, Father Xiao took Mother Xiao to the largest shopping mall in Jianggan City.
They were not strangers to this city since they had visited Jianggan City before.
Father Xiao just wanted to stroll around with his wife and buy her any beautiful clothes, skirts, or jewelry that caught his eye.
Looking at his wifeâs smooth forehead, Father Xiao suddenly said earnestly,
âWife, I feel like youâre missing something!â
Mother Xiao was perplexed and asked, âWhat?â
âBeautiful jewelry!â Father Xiao said seriously, âArenât all women fond of gold and silver jewelry?â
Mother Xiao was taken aback. When had she ever said she liked these things?
Feeling somewhat helpless, Mother Xiao replied, âThat wonât be necessary. The jewelry box you bought is already full of gold and silver jewelry.â
âIs it full?â Father Xiao said matter-of-factly, âThen, letâs buy another jewelry box. â
ââ¦â Mother Xiao replied, âNo need, itâs too extravagant.â
âItâs only natural for a man to earn money and for a woman to spend it,â Father Xiao declared boldly. âRest assured, wife, I may not be very capable, but I can certainly afford to buy you gold and silver jewelry. Come, letâs go take a look.â As soon as he finished speaking, a snicker could be heard from behind.
Then, someone mocked, âBro, listen to this guy bragging about things he canât afford. Hee hee⦠Dressed like a pauper and still dreaming of buying gold and silver jewelry. Doesnât he know how expensive gold is these days?â
Xiao Wanshan and Mother Xiao turned around and saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl in a pink skirt, clinging to a man in his mid-twenties, jeering at them.
Hearing this, Xiao Wanshan became infuriated. Just as he was about to lash out, Mother Xiao quickly pulled him back and placated him. âHusband, let it go, sheâs just a young girl. You shouldnât hold a grudge against her. Didnât you say you were going to buy me gold and silver jewelry? Letâs go now!â After all, she was just a child, and they shouldnât stoop to her level.
Only Mother Xiao could tame Father Xiaoâs temper.
Mother Xiao quickly took Father Xiao to a jewelry store in the shopping mall.
Seeing them actually heading to a jewelry store, Shi Zhuâer, the girl who had mocked them, stomped her foot in anger and said to her brother, âBrother, come, accompany me to buy jewelry!â
At his sisterâs words, Shi Xia was momentarily speechless, âSister, why do you care about their business? Whether they have money or not has nothing to do with you. Thereâs no need for you to get angry over it.â
Shi Zhuâer said petulantly, âBut I canât stand people who pretend to be richer than they are. They obviously donât have much money, yet they spend it lavishly.â
Shi Xia frowned and advised, âSister, itâs their money, not yours, why should you care?â
âCome, follow me to see!â Shi Zhu pulled her brother along to the same jewelry store.
Shi Xia,
Upon entering the jewelry store, Father Xiao and Mother Xiao went straight to the gold section.
Well, when men choose jewelry, the bigger and heavier, the better.
Father Xiao picked out a thick necklace and said, âWife, this necklace is good, letâs buy this one.â
Mother Xiao rolled her eyes, retorting disgruntledly, âItâs ugly. Youâre the only one who thinks this necklace looks good.â
With such a thick chain, itâs as if weâre second-rate gangsters on the street, or more like those overnight millionaires mentioned on TV, who only flaunt their wealth without having any taste!
But Xiaoâs father defended, âBut this necklace is thick.â
Xiaoâs mother chided with a smile, âItâs not like weâre buying it to leash a dog, and youâre concerned about its thickness. When we women buy necklaces, we look for whatâs appropriate and beautiful, not how thick it is.â
Xiaoâs father appeasingly responded, âAlright, wife, Iâll buy for you, you choose. choose. No matter which one you pick, Iâll buy it for you. Oh, right, when buying a necklace, we must also buy a pendant, otherwise whatâs so attractive about just a chain?â
The waitress had come up earlier and began to promote their products to them, patiently introducing each necklace and pendant.
After a while, Xiaoâs mother selected a necklace and a pendant.
Xiaoâs father immediately called out, âCome on, tell us how much these are!â
The waitress immediately took the calculator and said, âThe gold price is 285 per gram, this necklace is fifteen grams, the processing fee is 15 per gram, which adds up to 4500 yuan. The pendant is 5-53 grams, the processing fee is 22 per gram, which adds up to 1697-7 yuan. So the total cost is 6197-7 yuan. Today our store is having a promotion, offering a 95% discount, so the discounted price is 5972.7 yuan. Sir, are you paying in cash or by card?â
Just when Xiaoâs father was about to say by card, Shi Zhuâer who had just ridiculed them suddenly appeared behind them again and loudly said, âI want a necklace and pendant like these too, are there any more?â
Xiaoâs mother frowned slightly.
The waitress said somewhat awkwardly, âIâm sorry, madam, we only carry one of each design in our store. Why donât you take a look at our other styles? We have many other beautiful designs that are more suitable for young ladies like you.â
But Shi Zhuâer replied, âWho said Iâm buying it for myself? Iâm buying it for my mother. I just happened to like these two designs.â She definitely doesnât want something so old-fashioned.
She then suddenly raised her voice, âHow about this, I will offer double the price for the necklace and pendant in their hands!â
Shi ? Xia? , ? Little sister, thatâs not how to spend money either.
Xiao Wanshanâs face darkened, a brewing rage flashed across his face. He pointed at Shi Zhuâer and bellowed, âLittle girl, youâre doing this on purpose, arenât you? Out of all the jewelry here, you just had to want the ones we picked?â
Ignoring his angry outburst, Shi Zhuâer wore a triumphant smile and laughingly said, âYes, uncle, I did it on purpose. If you can, why donât you pay double the price too? If you do, I wonât compete with you.â
Instead of getting angry, Xiao Wanshan laughed upon hearing her words and said, âOh, double? Why would I pay double for something I can get cheaper? My money didnât just fall out of the sky.â
After a momentâs pause, he skeptically turned to the waitress and Shi Zhuâer, âOh, I see. Is this your store? You want to dupe customers this way, is that it? If you can sell at double the price, of course, youâd make more than double the profit. So, you want to scam as many customers as you can, isnât that right?â
The waitressâs face changed instantly, she hastily replied, âSir, you misunderstood. We donât know this lady at all, she has nothing to do with our store.â
This was a question of the storeâs credibility and reputation, a clarification was necessary.
Then, she turned to Shi Zhuâer and said, âIâm sorry, madam, since these two customers were interested in them first, no matter how much you offer, if they want to buy, we have to sell to them.â
Upon hearing the waitressâs explanation, in order to avoid further trouble, Xiaoâs mother swiftly pulled Xiao Wanshan and said âHusband, letâs pay. After we pay, weâll leave.â
Xiao Wanshan didnât want to engage in a meaningless dispute with a young girl. He took out his card, swiped it, took the items and left.
Shi Zhuâer was left behind, fuming and staring at their receding figures.
Xiao Wanshan glanced at her from the corner of his eye and said to Xiaoâs mother, âThat girl is really inexplicable. Is her brain not working properly?â Xiaoâs mother shook her head and said, âWho knows?â
Shi Zhuâer and Shi Xia, ââ¦â Whoâs the one thatâs not normal? They are the ones who are not normal..