Qingtian told Mrs. Ye that she would go to Qin's house to attend some classes in the morning, and then Mr. Wei would take Qin Hexuan and herself to watch a cooking competition.
Mrs. Ye naturally had no doubts.
But in fact, there was no class today. After Qingtian arrived at the Qin Mansion, Qin Hexuan took her out and went straight to the silver shop.
On the way there, Qingtian couldn't help but feel a little worried and said, "Mom always says that children who lie are not good children.
"Brother Qin, am I lying?"
"If you tell the truth, there won't be any surprises, right?"
"Yeah!" Qingtian suddenly became confused. "Then what should we do in this situation?"
"What you are doing now is not called cheating, it should be called white-intentioned deception.
"When you give the gift to your mother, why don't you just tell her the truth?"
"Yes, you can tell the truth after giving the gift away." Qingtian felt relieved when he heard that.
The two of them quickly arrived at the silver shop. The shopkeeper saw that they were dressed in luxurious clothes and immediately came out to greet them. He invited Qin Hexuan and Qingtian to the private room on the second floor.
The shopkeeper smiled and bowed, "What kind of jewelry would you two like to see? We've just got a new batch of southern styles. Would you like me to show them to you?"
He was still thinking about making a fortune, but unexpectedly, Qingtian took out his purse and poured the few remaining silver grains on the table. He said very sincerely: "This is all the silver I have. I want to buy a piece of jewelry for my mother as a gift. Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the table and found that there were only five taels of silver in total. The flattering smile on his face suddenly fell.
I originally thought it was a big deal, but I didn't expect it to be only five taels of silver.
He was too lazy to entertain them, so he called the waiter and said, "Go get some jewelry worth five taels of silver and show it to you two."
After the shopkeeper finished his instructions, he left.
The clerk had no idea about Qin Hexuan's identity. Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't take it seriously, he became even less concerned and just picked up a few pieces of silver jewelry and brought them up.
Qingtian looked around but didn't find anything that suited her taste, so she asked, "Are there any other jewelry items I'd like to see?"
The waiter said impatiently, "They're all here. With five taels of silver, you can't choose from a wide range of things.
"If you want to see more styles, you might as well pay more!"
Qingtian looked embarrassed when she heard this. After buying glasses for Mr. Cen, she didn't have much money left.
Later, he went to Tianjin and bought a lot of fabrics to give to his family.
As for the five taels of silver in front of her, most of it was pocket money that Mr. Cen secretly gave her!
Qingtian rubbed the empty purse in his hand awkwardly and said, "But I only have these five taels of silver."
A business worth five taels of silver can make a small profit for the clerk.
So he didn't push people out. However, seeing that Qin Hexuan and Qingtian were both children, he wanted to trick them into selling the styles in the store that no one was interested in.
But when he was fooling Qingtian, he didn't notice that Qin Hexuan had already given Song Tao a wink.
Song Tao immediately went out to find a jewelry store across the street. After explaining everything to the shopkeeper, he quickly returned and said, "Miss Qingtian, if there's nothing you like here, let's go look elsewhere."
Qin Hexuan immediately stood up and said, "Let's go to another store."
"Don't worry, I'll find you something else..." The guy wanted to keep them, but it was too late.
The shopkeeper of the silver shop opposite came out with a smile and welcomed the two of them in.
Instead, the shopkeeper sitting behind the counter said with disdain, "Let them go. How much better treatment do they expect from such stingy people?"
But the attitude towards the Gate Silver House is different.
The shopkeeper took the two of them to a private room upstairs and immediately had the waiter serve them cold drinks and snacks.
"I wonder what kind of jewelry you two would like to see?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.
After what happened just now, Qingtian was a little hesitant, but under Qin Hexuan's encouraging eyes, he took out his purse, poured out his only five silver taels and said, "I want to buy a piece of jewelry for my mother, but I only have five taels of silver. I wonder if I can take a look at the styles."
"Of course!" the shopkeeper said immediately, "You are so filial. At such a young age, you know how to save money to buy a gift for your mother.
"Please sit down for a moment. I'll bring your jewelry up for you to see."
When the shopkeeper went downstairs to get the jewelry, the shopkeeper of the store opposite couldn't help but walk over curiously.
"Hey, Shopkeeper Zhou, how bad is your business? You're so attentive just for five taels of silver?"
Shopkeeper Zhou said as he was looking for something, "I'm not like some people who are short-sighted and only care about the profits from this business.
"My family's silver shop has been thriving for generations because we treat all customers equally, without flattering the rich or looking down on the poor."
"Tsk!" The shopkeeper opposite snorted coldly upon hearing this. "It's only five taels of silver at best, what are you bragging about?"
“Five taels of silver is indeed not a lot, but a little girl of four or five years old can save five taels of silver to buy a gift for her mother, which shows that her family is well off.
"This time it's just a five tael transaction, maybe he'll be a returning customer next time.
"Even if it's a one-time deal, it's better for me to succeed than for you not to."
After saying this, Shopkeeper Zhou went upstairs with the tray.
The jewelry on this tray was all selected according to Qingtian's needs.
Not only are they all within the price range of five taels of silver, but they are also styles suitable for young women.
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