A Young Woman's Heart

At this time, Yintai Department Store had just opened, and the mall was still somewhat deserted. Many stalls had not even officially set up their shelves.

The difference between Yintai and the small commodities market is that Yintai is a unified whole, like a supermarket, while each stall in the small commodities market has its own owner who simply pays rent and sells goods there.

Therefore, things are cheaper in small commodity markets because of price competition, but it is also relatively easy to buy counterfeit goods.

If you want to buy authentic products, it's better to come here.

If you only need good quality but don't need a brand name, then the small commodity market is a better option.

This place not only sells clothes and shoes, but also toys, stationery, and the prices are simply astonishing.

Instead of buying anything, the godfather took the two of them on a tour, all the way to the top floor, where the toys and stationery section was located.

A multi-functional pencil case here costs over sixty yuan.

Mo Xueyao felt she would never buy something so expensive in her entire life...

Although I was quite envious when I saw others using it, I completely gave up after seeing the price.

"Do you think it's better to buy clothes and shoes, or stationery and toys?"

"How old is he?" Mo Xueyao rested her hands on the back of her head, leaned back, and walked with her godfather with her feet slightly turned out.

Li Wanyan gently patted her arm, making her walk gracefully again.

"He is a first-year high school student."

"If you're buying clothes and shoes, you need to know your size, otherwise it won't fit. Maybe it's more convenient to buy jewelry instead?"

“We already gave her jewelry last year,” the godfather said, rubbing his temples. “Shouldn’t we give her something different this year?”

"If you want something more expensive, it would definitely be clothes or something, which would easily cost several hundred yuan." For someone like her godfather, giving a gift is all about saving face; giving something cheap would be a loss of face. Mo Xueyao had taken this into consideration very carefully.

"I'm not sure about the size of the clothes, but my body shape is similar to yours, so it's fine if you can fit into them. Don't buy shoes, I don't know your shoe size either."

"So, I'll just buy a set of clothes." Mo Xueyao picked up a multi-functional pencil case from the shelf and played with it in her hand, feeling that it was as interesting as a Transformer.

Back in elementary school, if someone had a pencil case like this, they were practically the most eye-catching person in the whole class.

But by high school, few students care about things like pencil cases anymore.

Many people, like Gao Yuan, don't even have a pencil case. If they lose their pen, they just go downstairs to the convenience store to buy one.

Anyway, he can buy two for one dollar, so it's not expensive for him at all.

"Let's go pick out some clothes. Tell me what kind of clothes Xiaoyao likes, so I can use it as a reference."

"Was my reference really useful...?" Mo Xueyao said meaningfully.

"Haha, of course it'll work." Her godfather winked at her. "A lot of designers are men, you know."

"Tch." She glanced at Li Wanyan, who remained silent beside her. "If Wanyan didn't know, you would have been exposed!"

"You only said that because you knew I was right."

Expensive clothing brands, each one more expensive than the last.

Mo Xueyao thought that the most expensive clothes sold here should only cost a few thousand yuan, but she didn't expect that some of them cost four or five thousand yuan, and even ten thousand yuan a piece of clothing—of course, those were obviously clothes that no one would normally buy.

"Three thousand ninety thousand for a dress..." Mo Xueyao stared in disbelief at the price tag. She looked at it from all angles and saw that the dress was made of only this much fabric. Why was it so expensive?

And those shoes, 12,000 yuan. Even though they're from a brand name, they don't need to be that expensive, do they?

"Will anyone actually buy it?" she swallowed and muttered to herself.

"There will still be people who buy it. There are more rich people in this world than you think!" the godfather laughed. "Xiaoyao, Wanyan, do you see that dress? It's European style, and it looks pretty good. I've seen his daughter wear it. She should like it, right?"

"Oh...isn't that what Lele likes? It's called something like...Lolita? I heard it's very rare, and it's hard to find even in China."

“A European-style court dress, the kind worn by young ladies of the past.” Li Wanyan nodded, adjusting her glasses as she stood in front of the price tag.

The price above is 1900...

Considering that Wang Jiale's outfit was a gift from teacher Wang Qianyu, you can understand just how wealthy and powerful she is.

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Chapter 128 Hanfu Ruqun

This area sells dresses of this style, which are very expensive. The salespeople next to them look much more professional than those downstairs, and the saleswoman herself is a petite girl, also wearing a dress of this type, seemingly trying to create a promotional effect.

"Are you buying dresses for the two ladies?" She greeted them with a smile, neither urging them to buy like a typical salesperson nor appearing overly indifferent. This just-right service was the most comfortable to behold.

"More or less," the godfather replied ambiguously.

"These are all from internationally renowned brands. The dress you just saw was produced by Yinnai Company. It's a mid-to-high-end dress. All the dresses here are handmade. These are made by professional tailors, those are made by designers, and the ones at the very back are made by master craftsmen. There are no more than five of each of these in the world. We only have three dresses made by different master craftsmen on display here."

Without a doubt, the last one is definitely the most expensive.

The aforementioned mid-to-high-end options represent the sugar daddy's acceptable price range.

It looks classy enough without emptying your wallet too much.

The money you spend will definitely bring you a corresponding return.

After all, this can be considered a favor.

If you please the bureau chief, things will be easier in the future.

Li Wanyan's aesthetic sense was too mature, while Mo Xueyao's aesthetic sense was too flashy. In the end, her godfather combined their suggestions and bought a light brown Lolita dress with a strawberry pattern.

Although he tried to bargain, his godfather's bargaining skills were really bad, and he ended up buying it for 1,800 yuan. The saleswoman even gave him a pair of matching white stockings and a headdress as a gift.

Expensive products are just different; even the packaging is exquisite. It feels like you could take that beautiful bag home and keep it as a collectible.

The bag is made of kraft paper with various patterns on it. Some parts are cut out, and some parts have an embossed effect. There are also hidden compartments inside the bag, where you can put the headdress and stockings that were just given to you.

This is just the outermost layer. Since it's for gifting, there's another layer of gift box packaging inside, with all those sparkly decorations that look like they could be taken off and hung on the Christmas tree...

Then, the godfather led the two to the floor below, where the clothes were much cheaper.

They're all between two hundred and five hundred, but even that price feels quite expensive.

Although Mo Xueyao's mother often buys clothes for the two of them, she always buys them from small commodity markets or the Sijiqing Clothing Wholesale Market. For example, her favorite black lotus-trimmed long dress only costs forty-five yuan.

Of course, this also includes the mother's strong bargaining skills; most other people would not be able to buy such a cheap and high-quality dress.

"So, is there anything you like?"

"I'm not really interested." Mo Xueyao nudged Li Wanyan with her elbow. "Wanyan, what about you?"

"..." Li Wanyan remained silent and did not answer. She clearly liked it, but was just too embarrassed to say it, since it was someone else who would buy it, not her own money.

Ideally, you should avoid having others spend money on you.

"You two, don't be shy. Giving each of you a set is no problem."

"Forget it, Godfather, you've already spent so much money, haven't you?" Mo Xueyao stretched lazily. "We just acted as your fitting models, we've completed our mission, let's go home now?"

"Since we're already here, we definitely have to buy two sets to take home." He patted her shoulder. "Hey, what do you think of those over there?"

"Which way? Over there? Hmm...it looks like a period costume? Why would you buy a period costume if you're not filming a movie?"

"Haha, what? That's actually a kind of ethnic clothing, I think it's called Hanfu? I didn't expect to find it here, but the shelves are so small."

"Would you like to buy Hanfu for your two lovely ladies?" The saleswoman greeted them warmly and immediately began to introduce the products. "Our Hanfu is of good quality, inexpensive, and purely handmade. This bag... did you buy the Lolita bag upstairs? Oh, that's too expensive, a waste of money. Buy our Hanfu; the workmanship and materials are excellent, it looks just as good, and it's cheap. Besides, it's ethnic clothing; supporting domestic products shows patriotism!"

To be honest, this salesperson didn't leave a as good impression as the one upstairs. It's true that the service experience varies completely depending on the price of the clothes...

Speaking of which, the price of clothes must include a service fee, right?

"So, do you like it? There are quite a few styles. How about that dress? It looks like it would be perfect for autumn." The godfather pointed to a plain Hanfu hanging on the wall and asked with great interest.

"Ah... um, not bad." Mo Xueyao glanced at the price; it was only 180 yuan, ten times cheaper than the Lolita dress from before.

If it's this price, she'll feel much less uneasy, since it's not a particularly wasteful amount of money.

"This one is on sale right now, it's super cheap. It was originally 380, but now it's only 180. Do you want to try it? It's a limited edition, size M, which should fit the two little ladies perfectly. It's okay if it's a little big."

"Then let's give it a try." The godfather nodded.

"There's only one changing room, let's go one at a time," the salesperson said happily, as if he could already see the receipt for the successful transaction beckoning to him.

"Are there any other discounted items?" Li Wanyan glanced at Mo Xueyao's godfather and then asked softly.

"Yes, these are all discontinued sizes. This red and white ruqun is also very beautiful. It's a modified version, more suitable for everyday wear. The other ones have skirts that are too long and tend to drag on the ground. This one is just right at the ankle. It can be worn as a ruqun or tied around the waist like a regular dress. It's also very convenient to wear. There's also this one in the same style, which is black and red. It's also very beautiful. Look at the embroidery on it; it's all handmade and no worse than any foreign brand."

Amid the salesperson's enthusiastic recommendations, Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan entered the dressing room together.

The main problem was that although it was an improved version, it was still a bit complicated to put on. At first, she went in alone and couldn't put it on for a long time, so she had to call Li Wanyan in. In the end, the two of them simply helped each other put on the dress.

To wear a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), you need to have a large bust to fill it out properly; the bust size can't be too big or too small, so the requirements are quite high.

Therefore, Mo Xueyao chose to wear it at waist level, while Li Wanyan used a more complicated style that reached her chest.

The former was wearing the black and red one, while the latter was wearing the red and white one.

The size M Hanfu fit her perfectly. Even Mo Xueyao, who wasn't particularly fond of women's clothing, had to admit that it looked really good and had a particularly ethereal quality after turning around in front of the mirror.

Of course, it would be even better with embroidered shoes; she's wearing little leather shoes now, which just feels a bit out of place.

"Okay, not bad, these two outfits are perfect!" Godfather gave a thumbs up. "Especially Wanyan, she has a classic beauty vibe."

Don't I have any?

"Hahaha—" the godfather laughed loudly, his eyes clearly saying, 'Aren't you a boy? Why are you trying to compete with girls in terms of beauty now?'

"Is this pretty young lady mixed race? Actually, she suits you very well; she has a unique charm."

"Tsk." She clicked her tongue and couldn't help but look at herself in the mirror again and again, finding herself more and more beautiful with each look.

If it weren't for the fact that it was herself, she would have been unable to resist hugging the girl in the mirror.

Normally, although she thought she was a pretty girl, she didn't have a deep sense of it. But now, wearing this Hanfu, she finally had a profound understanding of her own charm.

This kind of beauty is so captivating that even she herself is mesmerized...

So, what if those who were 'forced' to have surgery like her grow up to be beautiful? Would they fall in love with themselves?

Seeing that her godfather was about to pay, Li Wanyan spoke up first, "Can't you lower the price any further?"

"Oh my, this is already a sale, it really can't get any cheaper, only 180 yuan apiece, you can't buy this anywhere else. Feel the fabric, it's very comfortable, breathable in summer and won't feel cold in autumn."

“Yes, it’s already cheap enough.” Just as Li Wanyan was about to bargain, her godfather spoke up.