Chapter 44 Carefully Selected
Shen Yan thought secretly in her heart.
Shen Yan asked Zhu Jingchen, "Jingchen, can you choose one you like?"
"Or should I help you pick one?"
Zhu Jingchen leaned against the glass counter beside him and looked at her with a calm expression on his face.
"You can help me pick one, any one is fine."
Chen Yan hesitated, "Then I'll go pick it?"
She wasn't sure whether Zhu Jingchen was really satisfied with having someone else choose a gift for him.
He nodded in agreement.
In the end, Shen Yan picked out a mechanical watch for him, which cost the same as Song Jianhua's.
She asked the clerk to take out the watch and let Zhu Jingchen try it on.
Fortunately, this time Zhu Jingchen's eyes were fixed on his hands and he didn't look at her.
Otherwise, she would really feel embarrassed.
Now she felt very uncomfortable just looking at him.
This feeling made her more certain that she liked the other person.
She didn't dare look him in the eye.
Shen Yan asked, “Is it appropriate?”
She looked carefully at the watch on Zhu Jingchen's wrist and thought it was really good.
Mainly because his hands look very nice with this watch.
Zhu Jingchen nodded slightly, "Okay."
“We don’t want you to spend money.”
"We do this just because we think we should do it," Shen Yan explained softly.
She asked the clerk to help wrap the watch. "I know that."
"But we just wanted to give you something to say thank you," she continued.
"In addition to buying watches for you and Brother Jianhua, we also want to buy some gifts for Uncle Song and Aunt Bai."
“We wanted to prepare something for everyone.”
Upon hearing this, Song Weiwei happily agreed, "That's right! We have to buy gifts for Mom and Dad next. Brother, it's not just you and Brother Zhu who will receive gifts."
Although she didn't know why Shen Yan suddenly wanted to give her family so many gifts, she followed suit.
"We're going to buy a gift for everyone in the family today!"
Song Jianhua imitated his parents, gently poked his sister on the forehead, and said teasingly with a smile: "You..."
Finally they came to the mall and picked out a silk scarf for Bai Fengzhu.
The scarf is not cheap, priced at 500 yuan.
Ordinary silk scarves on the market usually only sell for a few dozen or one or two hundred yuan.
But when choosing a gift for Song Zhibang, they were in trouble...
Finally, they decided to give her a belt.
Because Song Zhibang already has enough clothes and watches, repeating the same ones would seem a bit monotonous.
If it is a toy or other gadget, this gift is useless if you use it normally, and useless if you don’t use it.
If used, it would not be suitable for the occasions Song Zhibang usually goes to.
But if I don’t use it, I’m afraid I’ll let everyone down.
So they chose belts as gifts.
The final selected belt cost 500 yuan.
Although this amount may seem insignificant when viewed from a distance of 30 years;
But at that time, houses near the city center of SH only sold for such a high price per square meter.
In other words, this gift is equivalent to one year's living expenses for an average family.
It’s even enough to buy a small piece of land near the Bund!
In the evening, in order to celebrate this special day, they specially ordered some dishes and brought them back to the Song family to enjoy together.
Bai Fengzhu was very happy when she received the scarf.
This kind of silk jewelry is something she would never actively purchase on a normal day.
She had to admit that the scarf was indeed very beautiful, but the price of 500 yuan still made her feel it was too luxurious.
Bai Fengzhu stood in front of the mirror, trying on things left and right, looking at herself with satisfaction. "I didn't expect that I could still wear such a beautiful silk scarf at this age. I really am becoming more and more exquisite with age."
Song Weiwei smiled and said, "How can I be old, Mom? You've taken such good care of yourself that you look much younger than your actual age."
"When we go out together, people who don't know you mistake you for our eldest sister. You look so young and beautiful, and we, your children, are really envious."
"How do you look old? Your skin is tight and smooth, and you're in good spirits. No one would believe you were our sister."
Bai Fengzhu giggled when she heard this. "Our Weiwei is so sweet now. Her words can make people happy all day long. Your little mouth is really becoming more and more pleasing."
Song Weiwei chuckled, "I'm speaking from the heart. Mom, you really don't age at all. You're becoming more and more charming. Every time I go out with you, people always compliment you on your good complexion."
"You are at your most charming now. Whether in your temperament or your dress, you make people feel that you are particularly stylish."
"Even my dad was nervous! When he saw you, he was like a young man in love, with a smile all over his face."
Song Zhibang laughed out loud, "Little girl, you dare to say anything! But, hearing you say that, I am also very happy."
Even so, he still likes this belt very much.
He finally became someone who could receive gifts from his children.
It feels so good, especially seeing the children earning money and knowing how to prepare gifts for their families. No matter what the gift is, he is very happy!
And this belt is really good!
Both the workmanship and the materials are first-class.
Song Weiwei hugged Bai Fengzhu's arm and said, "Actually, these ideas were all thought up by Shen Yan. She is a very thoughtful child and can always think of the most appropriate things."
"She wanted to choose the right gift for each family member, carefully selecting it with great care. She said that Mom would definitely like the scarf."
"Dad will definitely be satisfied with the belt. It's of great quality and stylish."
"And the watches for my brother and Jingchen, they are all suitable. Shen Yan is really thoughtful, and every gift is very thoughtful."
"It turns out that I'm really impressed by Shen Yan. She's a real fortune teller! She has a really good eye, and every gift she chooses makes the family very happy."
Bai Fengzhu stepped forward, took Shen Yan's hand, and gently patted the back of her hand: "Good girl, we are very grateful that you thought of us."
"You don't have to be so polite."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself,"
Bai Fengzhu continued, "Don't always think about sending us gifts. It will make us feel guilty."
"Just treat this place like your own home. You can be as casual as Weiwei and don't be too restrained."
Song Zhibang smiled and nodded, "Yes! That's what I mean." He agreed.
"We are not usually at home, and I feel a little angry now that you kids are at home." Song Zhibang said with relief.
"We are very happy to see you being active at home. It's like we are back to our youth," he continued.
Shen Yan smiled and responded, "Aunt Bai, Uncle Song, I didn't buy this gift for Weiwei out of politeness."
"We simply wanted to prepare something thoughtful for everyone," she explained.
"If you only think about spending the money you earn, then there's not much point in making it. We hope to make life more meaningful in this way."
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