Chapter 150 Five Hundred Yuan

After hearing what Shen Miaomiao said, the proprietress deliberately glanced at Su Jinhui. Su Jinhui was dressed rather simply. Although she had an extraordinary demeanor, compared with Shen Miaomiao, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, she seemed like a person from two different classes.

Out of kindness, she said to the two, "Ladies, this is the case. This cheongsam is considered the most valuable item in our store, and it's not cheap. If it gets damaged while you're trying it on, you'll have to buy it."

When Shen Miaomiao heard that the cheongsam was so expensive, the smile on her face became even wider, “It doesn’t matter, I’ll take this cheongsam, you can take it down and let my friend try it on first.”

Seeing that Su Jinhui didn't say anything, the boss was about to open the glass protective cover when Su Jinhui suddenly spoke up, "Since this is the treasure of the store, I think the size of this dress may not be suitable for me. Let's forget it."

"There are still many other styles in this store. If you pick them out again, you will definitely find something suitable."

When Shen Miaomiao heard Su Jinhui say this, she knew that she must be afraid that this treasure of the year was too expensive and she couldn't afford it, but she wanted to make Su Jinhui look bad today.

"How could that be? Sister Su, I see you have a great figure. This dress should suit you very well. Besides, it's the most valuable piece in our store."

"Are you worried that this dress is too expensive and you can't afford it? It's okay, I can lend it to you first."

"We are a noble family in Kyoto. Every young lady has one or two custom-made cheongsams. They always have some clothes that are presentable. I have lived in the countryside for so many years, I am afraid I don't understand the taste of this upper-class family."

"What's more, you're still Brother Yan Li'an's fiancée. What you wear is for others to see, so of course you can't be too low-class. I think you should change this piece of clothing!"

Su Jinhui curled her lips and chuckled, knowing her purpose. "Boss, this dress of yours is too plain for me. I don't like it very much. Do you have any similar ones? Take them out and let me pick one out."

Shen Miaomiao sneered in her heart at Su Jinhui's words. Why pretend to be so big in front of her now? She would just let her cry when she was asked to pay later.

Could it be that she thought I would really lend her money, so she wanted to buy these expensive clothes?

When that time comes, I will find a reason to leave and let Su Jinhui figure out a solution here alone.

"Yes, yes. I still have a few custom-made cheongsams that were returned by customers because they didn't have time. However, most of them have already paid deposits, so there's no conflict. Take a look and see if there's anything you like."

After the proprietress finished speaking, she took out the cheongsams that had been left in the store because the previous customers could not accept them for some reason.

After seeing these cheongsams, Su Jinhui's eyes lit up. They were high-end custom-made series. The workmanship and silk threads of these cheongsams exuded extraordinary quality from head to toe.

A goose yellow cheongsam caught her attention. Su Jinhui couldn't help but walk over and touch the material of the cheongsam.

"This lady has excellent taste. This light yellow cheongsam is the most complex and expensive of all the custom-made ones."

"The whole thing is made of silk. The hem is made in a new Chinese style, so it is different from the traditional cheongsam. We made the bottom into a gauze skirt, which is more in line with the aesthetic taste of today's young people."

Su Jinhui fell in love with this cheongsam at first sight. "I wonder how much this one costs?"

The boss stretched out five fingers and waved them towards Su Jinhui. When Shen Miaomiao saw this, she couldn't help but be surprised, "Fifty yuan?"

This was in the 1970s, and the average monthly salary for a family was only a dozen yuan.

Even though Shen Miaomiao's family was wealthy, her monthly pocket money was only two or three hundred at most.

This piece of clothing cost her so much money that she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

When Su Jinhui heard the fifty yuan, she opened her bag and prepared to take out the money. Shen Miaomiao narrowed her eyes, not believing that Su Jinhui would be so generous as to spend fifty yuan on a cheongsam.

Su Jinhui took out fifty yuan and handed it to the proprietress.

The proprietress had no intention of accepting it, "What's wrong?"

The proprietress was a little embarrassed. Chao Su Jinhui smiled and said, "I'm sorry, miss, it's not fifty yuan, it's five hundred."

"Because it's a high-end custom series, if the previous customer hadn't been available to pick up this dress, plus she paid a deposit, this dress would have cost at least 700 yuan. Do you still want it?"

"This dress took three months to make. It's all handmade, without any machines. I sewed the embroidered hem on myself. I worked on it from spring to summer. If it only cost fifty yuan, why would I waste so much time and effort?"

When Shen Miaomiao heard that this dress actually cost 500 yuan, she was shocked at first, and then saw a hint of ridicule on Su Jinhui's face. She pretended to persuade Su Jinhui to give up, "Sister, this dress is 500 yuan, it's a bit too expensive."

"Even Brother Yan Li'an's monthly allowance might not be 500 yuan. I think we should just forget it. It's not worth spending so much money on such a piece of clothing."

Su Jinhui touched the dress in her hand, and she smiled and said to Shen Miaomiao, "Miss Shen just said that this is the taste of a lady from an upper-class family in Kyoto, and she wears it for others to see."

"You're right. Li'an is an officer after all. As his wife, I have to give him some respect. Otherwise, if I dress so poorly all day, others will look down on me. Wouldn't that be indirectly looking down on Li'an?"

"The boss lady spent three months to make this cheongsam. It took so much effort, and I still think five hundred yuan is too little."

"I want this dress, wrap it up for me."

A lot of customers came into the store one after another. When they heard that Su Jinhui spent five hundred to buy such a piece of clothing, they were all surprised.

Shen Miaomiao's face was stiff. She had originally said that she would lend money to Su Jinhui, but she could still afford to borrow a few dozen yuan. She really couldn't afford to borrow 500 yuan now.

"Sister, if you don't have money and ask me to borrow it, I can give it to you, but I really can't afford this 500 yuan. Are you sure?"

"If you don't have money to buy this dress, and it becomes a joke among others, and Brother Yan Li'an hears about it, I'm afraid he'll blame you. It's better to just forget it."

"Besides, I know you're a doctor, but how can you possibly earn that much in a month? I don't know how long it will take Brother Yan Li'an to save up this allowance. I think since you and him are about to have your wedding banquet, shouldn't you be more frugal?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the looks of many of the guests around her when they looked at Su Jinhui suddenly changed.