Chapter 1744: Shopping Well

Lin Lin Xiuqing looked at her in surprise, then slapped her two hands.

"You still want all ten claws to be worn?"

Ye Ye Xiaoxi looked at Ye Yaodong. "Is that not allowed? You said it was okay just now."

"Who knew you wanted ten? You just asked if I could buy them, you didn't say you wanted ten!"

"Ah, you said yes, I thought everything was okay!" Ye Ye Xiaoxi stuck her ten claws out in front of him again, her small hands trembling. "Can I? Can I? My dad, my dearest dad."

Lin Lin Xiuqing jumped in. "Don't spoil her. Who buys ten finger rings? It's embarrassing. Just buy her a longevity lock."

"Embarrassing for whom? Dad said not to wear them out anyway. I'll just buy them to play with at home, then I'll put them away for you. They're all in your care."

"Even if they are in my care, it's not okay. Have you ever seen anyone wearing gold rings on all ten fingers?"

"Yes! When I was little. I remember one year Dad bought a lot of gold bracelets and rings, and I wore them all! Now I've grown up too, I want them too!"

Ye Yaodong agreed immediately. Although the quantity looked large, the actual weight in grams wasn't much.

"Fine, buy, buy, buy. Anyway, a child's ring is just one or two grams, two or three grams. Ten added together aren't even as heavy as your necklace. Once bought, just put them away; don't let her hold them."

"Dad, Dad," Ye Ye Xiaoxi happily hooked her arm around his, pulled him down, lowered him a bit, then kissed him with a loud smack, before sticking her ten claws out again to look at the sales assistant.

"Pretty sister, please take them out and put them on all ten of my fingers, thank you~"

The sales assistant was overjoyed by her call and happily helped her pick.

Lin Lin Xiuqing looked helplessly at her coaxing one after another.

The other two brothers were not interested in these ornaments. They were boys, not girls; although they looked good, they couldn't wear them.

The family was obviously a big client. The sales assistant was extra enthusiastic, constantly recommending items to them. Ye Yaodong thought everything looked good and nodded along.

Lin Lin Xiuqing got unhappy. "Can you give some opinions? Don't think this one is good and that one is good too. How am I supposed to choose?"

"Choose what? If you like it, just buy it all. Wearing them in rotation is fine. You are the boss's wife now. Gold isn't expensive. Keeping it will appreciate in value later; it's no different from exchanging money for money."

"Then... I'll just buy it directly?"

"Buy it. If you like it, buy it. Otherwise, if you don't buy it now, once you step out of this door, you'll keep thinking about it. If you call me back later to buy it, I won't care."

"Alright then."

Lin Lin Xiuqing chose with restraint, adding only two gold necklaces, two gold bracelets with different patterns and shapes, plus three rings and two pairs of gold earrings.

If she hadn't cut half of it out, the tray would have been full.

Ye Ye Xiaoxi was also troubled. She had to pick a few from a pile, but she liked every single one.

"Mom, help me pick?"

"Just pick the ones with good meanings. Children's ring faces only have a few characters."

Lin Lin Xiuqing cut and reduced for her, and quickly picked out one necklace and ten rings.

Ye Ye Xiaoxi put all ten picked ones on her fingers, then happily shook her fingers at them. "Do they look good? Do they look good?"

Ye Yaodong replied perfunctorily. "They look good. Boss, pack them up and calculate the total price."

Today, he was just a ruthless money-paying robot.

"You two brothers don't want to buy anything here, right?"

The two brothers both shook their heads. Their hands were full, carrying clothes, sneakers, the basketballs they wanted, other sports equipment, big toys, and so on.

"Then let's go back after finishing the purchase here."

At this moment, international spot gold was only sixty-something yuan per gram, but this jewelry store was different; they were buying at ninety-five yuan per gram.

It wasn't considered expensive. Anyway, it wouldn't spoil if kept. Just treat it as saving in advance.

Ye Ye Xiaoxi picked them herself. When she grows up, they will be her dowry. Ah, pfft... she's still so young... it's way too early.

Lin Lin Xiuqing looked at the gold jewelry being packed, then looked at Ye Ye Xiaoxi, touching her earlobe.

"You are ten years old now. You can get your ears pierced too. Do you want to get two holes?"

Ye Ye Xiaoxi touched her own ears, feeling tempted again, but also worried. "Will it hurt?"

"For the first few days after piercing, it will definitely hurt a bit."

"How about letting younger sister get pierced first? After she's done, tell me if it hurts, then I'll consider whether to get pierced?"

Lin Lin Xiuqing gave her a sharp flick on the forehead. "Why don't you get one pierced first to see if it hurts, then let others do it?"

"Then forget it. Don't do it. I toss and turn when sleeping. If I press on my ears, it will hurt terribly."

"Fine, then let's pay and go back."

She happily reached out to take her own packed gift box, but Lin Lin Xiuqing directly slapped her hand away.

"We agreed. Buy them for me to keep. If you hold them, someone will snatch them when you go out. I'll keep them."

"Oh, alright."

Ye Yaodong followed another sales assistant to pay first, and only after paying did he accompany them home.

All three returned fully loaded today. They all bought what they wanted, and even bought far more than planned. They were all completely satisfied.

Having stayed in Magic City for so long, and having come so many times before, and shopped so many times, today was the most satisfying shopping trip.

Ye Yaodong originally planned to just take them out shopping. Later, Lin Lin Xiuqing insisted on picking two outfits for him, so he went along and bought them. He would need new clothes for the full-month celebration back home.

It happened to be the season that was neither cold nor hot.

"The day after tomorrow is your birthday. I'll pick you up at night to celebrate at home. After the birthday, I'll leave to earn money. You must study hard in Magic City and listen to your mother."

"I know." Ye Ye Xiaoxi nodded obediently.

Ye Ye Chengyang said, "Dad, you don't need to keep instructing. In another half month, won't you see us again? Aren't you taking us back to our hometown? We haven't been separated for long."

"Alright then."

Ye Yaodong hailed a taxi. This area is in the center of Puxi, so getting a taxi is easy. Besides, everyone was carrying quite a lot of things.

When they came, there was no choice. Pudong had very few cars, so they had to take the bus.

Ye Chenghu looked at the cars and felt tempted again. "Mom, you've been learning for over a month. When can you get your driver's license?"

"It should be ready in about a month."

"By the time you pass the exam, I reckon summer vacation will already be here."

"I'm not in a hurry, so why are you?"

Ye Ye Xiaoxi jumped in to answer, "Big Brother wants you to drive us to school in a car!"

"Dream on. Ride your bicycle. Everyone else walks or cycles to school; don't try to be special."

"Don't listen to her nonsense. I was just thinking that once summer vacation starts, I'll definitely have to help at Father's factory, so I won't get to see Mother's magnificent driving anymore!"

Lin Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but laugh.

PS: I'll update more tomorrow since it's a holiday; it's too late tonight, and my phone keeps dropping out while I'm writing. Goodnight, everyone.