Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1112 The Country Bumpkin Enters the City (Rewards for Tourists Strolling Around and Eight Crows)

Chen Hui looked around and said to Xiao Wei with a smile, "I bet the sales staff and the foreigners think we're idiots. They must think we're country bumpkins who've come to the city and are amazed by how high-end and sophisticated this place is."

Xiao Wei looked at the sign on the side and said, "Yeah, what's wrong with that? It was just a few country bumpkins coming into the city. Aren't you shocked?"

Chen Hui said, "Wangfujing is actually quite well done overall, and it's considered to be among the best in China, but it's not as bright and airy as this place."

Xiao Wei said, "That was an old-style department store that was converted, while this is newly built, so there's definitely a difference. Our biggest advantage right now is that all the department stores we own are newly built, so it's easy to make some modifications."

Chen Hui nodded and said with a smile, "I also talked to Dean Cheng about the height of this building. At that time, I felt that he had made it too high, but now I see that he was really good at it."

Beibei ran over, grabbed Xiaowei's hand, pointed to one side, and said, "Daddy, I want to go see that."

Xiao Wei turned his head and saw a watch shop. He said, "Okay, let's go take a look." The group walked over there.

Xiao Hong looked at the ground and said, "Do you think it would be really slippery if it rained heavily outside? And it would be covered in dirty footprints, which would look awful."

Chen Xiao turned Xiao Hong's head to the right: "Look, Miss, she's the one who mops the floor. We've been squatting here for a while and she's been mopping the floor the whole time."

Xiuer said, "We can put those kinds of mats, like the ones from cake shops, at the entrance. Make them bigger, they'll be more festive and they'll also help remove dust from the soles of your shoes."

Xiao Wei said to Chen Hui, "If we design it so that the mat can be laid flat on the ground, that should work. We can decide on the color with the manufacturer."

Chen Hui nodded: "It will definitely work. The room will be much cleaner with that."

Once inside the watch shop, Chen Hui picked up Beibei and said, "Come here, Beibei, which watch do you think is the prettiest?"

Little Hui saw Chen Hui holding Bei Bei, and stared at him with a furrowed brow and eyes full of grievance.

Xiao Hong smiled and picked up Xiao Xiao Hui, saying, "Come here, let me hold you. Don't be jealous, we're family."

Xiao Xiaohui nodded, but his gaze never left Chen Hui's arms holding Beibei.

Beibei shook her little head, looking at the watches in the glass display case, her big eyes reflecting the light from the case. "This one, this one is pretty," she said to Chen Hui, shaking her arm and pointing to a watch.

A few people walked over to take a look. It was a light blue watch with a rectangular dial inlaid with small diamonds. It was very delicate and exquisite, with large, colorful numbers.

Chen Hui said to Xiao Wei, "Your daughter must have said it looked good because of the reflection."

Beibei said, "No, it's just pretty. It's all...it's all glowing."

Chen Hui turned to Xiu'er, who was squeezed next to Xiao Hong, and asked, "Xiu'er, is this piece pretty?"

Xiuer looked around and nodded, saying, "They're nice. I think all the watches here are quite nice." The salesperson standing inside smiled faintly.

Chen Hui asked the salesperson, "How much is this watch? Where is it made?"

The salesperson gave a professional smile: "Sir, this is a Swiss watch, a new model from Franck Muller. This watch costs 18,600."

Chen Hui pointed to the counter: "Take it out and let me see."

The salesperson hesitated for a moment, then smiled and took out the watch, placing it in front of Chen Hui: "Please take a look. Please be careful."

Chen Hui glanced at the salesperson and said to Xiao Wei, "The skills training is also well done." He reached out, picked up the watch, and compared it to his wrist.

The salesperson said, "Sir, this is a women's watch."

Another salesperson next to him turned his head and smiled.

As Chen Hui measured the wrist, he said, "If you're going to laugh, laugh at me. There's no one over there, who are you going to smile at?"

The salesperson turned around with a forced smile, said sorry, and ran off to laugh.

Chen Hui asked Xiao Wei, "How is it?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's alright." The salesperson probably barely managed to suppress the urge to roll his eyes and quietly glanced at Xiao Wei.

It was hot, and Xiaowei and Chen Hui were both wearing pullovers, baggy cotton pants, and cloth shoes. They looked quite unfashionable.

However, the saleswoman's gaze shifted from the bags the two were carrying to Xiaowei's watch, and her expression changed. These trained saleswomen were quite brand-conscious, and they often carried classic models from well-known brands.

Chen Hui turned to Xiu'er and said, "Come on, girl, try it on."

Xiuer's eyes lit up: "Buy it for me?"

Xiao Hong raised her hand and slapped Xiu'er on the forehead.

Chen Hui handed the watch to Xiu'er, who put it on and held it up to look at it: "It's beautiful, I like it."

Chen Hui said to the salesperson, "Issue the invoice." Turning to Xiu'er, he said, "You're going to university, consider this a gift from your sister-in-law and me to mark your studies. Study hard, and we'll buy you something better after you graduate and start working. Just make do with this for now."

Xiuer abruptly turned to Xiaowei: "Yeah, bro, where's my car?"

Xiao Hong hugged Chen Xiao and giggled, saying, "This money-grubber, what are we going to do?"

Xiao Wei said, "You want it now? Where are you going to school? Wait until you graduate to buy a better one."

Xiuer pouted: "You didn't keep your word."

Chen Hui said, "How about we buy one? Let Xiu'er live in the courtyard, and hire a nanny and driver."

Xiao Wei shook his head: "Not now. When I'm in college, I should focus on my studies and get along well with my classmates; these are all good ways to develop myself. I'll wait until my junior year. If I want to move out, I'll wait until after my junior year."

Xiuer, classmates are very important. You've lived together for years, eaten and slept together—that's something you probably only experience in high school and college. Making a few close friends means you'll be friends for life. You have to take this seriously.

Xiuer said, "I know. I'm not moving out."

The salesperson issued the invoice, and Chen Hui gave the money to Wang Jiwei to pay for it. Chen Hui then put the watch on. Xiao Hong put the invoice back into the watch box and put it in her bag.

Swiss watch movements, dials, straps, and boxes all have their own strict requirements and standards, and there are even laws specifically protecting these standards; they are all part of the watch itself. If you lose the box or replace the strap, you lose a portion of its value.

The salesperson smiled, her big eyes sparkling, and said, "You can come here regularly for free cleaning. If there are any problems, you must come here for repairs or replacements."

Xiao Wei said, "Can you clean this and replace the strap? And can you make a replacement box or something?" He took off the watch and handed it over.

The salesperson took the watch, turned it over and looked at it, and said, "Sir, this is a Jaeger-LeCoultre commemorative edition, a very valuable watch. Cleaning and replacing the strap might cost around 20,000 yuan. The box doesn't fit. Watches are all sold in their own boxes, so there's nothing we can do about it."

Xiuer said, "Huh? Replacing the watch strap costs more than my watch itself? How much does this watch even cost? You're kidding me!"

The salesperson smiled and said, "Miss, this one is different from yours. If this watch were in perfect condition, it would be worth at least two or three hundred thousand yuan right now. It's not sold on the market; you can't buy it. Look here, it has a special serial number."

(End of this chapter)