Chapter 38 The old man is secretly happy and pretends to be happy
Qiao Ruoying was thinking about Jiang Zongye's "plan" with a mixture of laughter and tears, when he suddenly lifted her finger, took out the leopard-head men's ring from his slender index finger, and put it on the thumb of her right hand.
She only felt a weight on the tip of her thumb, and when she looked closely, she saw a leopard head ring on it, which was elegant and graceful, with emeralds and diamonds sparkling in the light.
She had noticed this ring in the afternoon and found that it had always been worn on the index finger of Jiang Zongye's right hand.
Even though she didn't have much taste in clothes, she felt that this sturdy leopard-head ring matched Jiang Zongye's outfit very well.
Sure enough, this is one of the five dressing tips that are often mentioned online recently: "Basic tops and bottoms, but basic accessories."
"This ring goes well with your clothes, it's very stylish." Qiao Ruoying praised sincerely.
"It's okay, I just matched it casually." He said modestly.
Actually, it’s not casual at all.
Before he left, he spent a long time choosing among the five decorative cabinets, selecting from categories such as armor rings, cocktail rings, and plain rings. He tried each one on his hands, looking for various angles, and his eyes were dazzled. Finally, he chose this "high-profile but not exaggerated" leopard head ring.
Since she feels it, then his outfit today has achieved its purpose.
Qiao Ruoying had no idea what was going on in his mind. She took two steps back and tilted her head slightly to admire him.
Jiang Zongye has a slender figure and can wear a basic sweater and khaki trousers like a fashion show.
"Even casual outfits can look so good together." The girl's voice was sweet, with a hint of admiration and intoxication.
Jiang Zong also coughed lightly. Although his matching had taken a lot of effort, he just wanted to appear calm and composed in front of her.
"Yeah, just some random clothes."
The man tried hard to hide the smile on his lips and turned the ring on her hand:
"Since you like it, this ring is for you."
"Give it to me?" Qiao Ruoying widened her eyes slightly.
She looked at the exquisite workmanship.
The leopard head is composed of square and triangular patterns, which is very three-dimensional.
The slender pupils are inlaid with emeralds, and the ring is like its bloody mouth. Looking at it, it is as if the roar of a leopard automatically appears in your ears.
This ring must be very expensive, and she doesn't want to accept it.
She hesitated and asked, "How much does this ring cost?"
“…”
This ring was custom-made at Cartier, and its real price was 3 million. Jiang Zong also swallowed the 3 million that was about to come to his lips and said:
"300,000."
"It's so expensive." Qiao Ruoying muttered.
“…”
Jiang Zong also touched the leopard's triangular ears with his fingertips, and the diamond reflected a sparkling luster under the light.
She thinks 300,000 is too expensive?
Wouldn't it be that if he told her the real price, it would scare her?
"Take it," he said.
"..." Qiao Ruoying stared at the ring and finally said:
"But I think it looks best on your hand. It looks too hard on me."
"Is that so?" Jiang Zong glanced at her with a half-smile and said:
"Since you don't like it, let's go to the counter now and buy you one that suits you."
What?
Jiang Zong also wants to buy her a ring?
Qiao Ruoying's mind was in a daze. In the shadow of the light, she looked up and saw Jiang Zongye's eyebrows raised casually, with a smile that seemed to be neither a smile nor a smile.
She reasonably suspected that the reason he had been laying the groundwork for "giving you a leopard head ring" for so long was actually to say "then we will buy a suitable one for you."
As expected.
Jiang Zongye continued, "In short, you must choose between buying a new one and this leopard head ring."
Look, he changed the concept from "buy a ring or not" to "choose this ring or that one" without anyone noticing.
Qiao Ruoying bit her lip, feeling extremely conflicted.
When she was in junior high school, she had grown into a beautiful young lady. Many boys liked her and wanted to pursue her. They stuffed food into her desk, ranging from Wangzai milk candy to □□ candy to chocolate.
Although her mother told her, "Don't accept gifts from boys and throw them into the trash can," the two sisters were short of snacks and could only eat some candy at the beginning of the year.
One day, a box of chocolates with fillings was found in the drawer. The packaging was exquisite and printed with English. Qiao Ruoying couldn't help it, so she took out the chocolates and shared them with Qiao Ruoqi.
The outer layer of the chocolate was crispy, and inside was a melted filling and a nut. For them at that time, it was a divine delicacy.
They carried their mother's back and ate one a day.
When there was only one third of the box of chocolates left, my mother discovered something was wrong.
That time, Ms. Jolie was very angry and wanted to hit them with a feather duster.
"Do boys trick you into leaving just by giving you a box of chocolates? If you want to eat chocolates, mom has money. Mom will take you to buy some tomorrow."
As she scolded, my mother started crying again, tears sliding across her beautiful and gentle, yet prematurely aged face.
From then on, Qiao Ruoying vaguely knew that her mother had suffered too much at the hands of men, and she was afraid that her daughters would repeat her mistakes, so she was extremely strict with them and did not allow them to accept any benefits from men.
But then again, this wasn't the first time Jiang Zongye had given her something.
He also gave her a Chrome Hearts slip dress and a new iPhone. Why did she accept them so calmly at that time?
Could it be that at that time she felt that him giving her things and her sleeping with him was an "equal exchange"?
Why is it not an equal exchange now?
Is it because she no longer wants their relationship to remain just "P friends"?
Because there is already an "emotional connection" between them?
"Yingying, what are you thinking about?"
Jiang Zong also touched her cheek with his fingertips, his voice very soft.
Just now, memories cast a hazy veil over her face, a flash of brokenness passed through her eyes, and her lips seemed so tender, so vulnerable, like a glass doll placed high up, which would be shattered to pieces if it fell.
The girl's expression made him curious, made him want to protect her, and made him want to explore her.
Qiao Ruoying pulled herself away from her memories, blinked her eyelashes, and spread her hands cheerfully:
"My mother said that you can't accept expensive gifts from men."
This was the first time she mentioned her family in front of him, but she pursed her lips and her eyes showed resistance.
Jiang Zong also saw that she didn't want to talk about her family, so he deliberately relaxed his tone and pinched her ear.
"Little boy, you are still tied to your mother's belt."
"No."
"Why would you listen to your mother so much if you weren't here?"
“…”Qiao Ruoying was speechless.
Jiang Zong also continued to persuade: "Besides, we are a couple now. It is natural for a man to spend some money on his woman, right?"
“…”
Qiao Ruoying thought to herself, why do I feel that what he said makes sense?
He deliberately put on a stern face: "You don't let me spend money, don't you think of me as your boyfriend?"
“…”
Qiao Ruoying was stunned.
"If you want to refuse my gift, you have to give a reason, right?"
Seeing that a verbal battle was about to break out, Qiao Ruoying decided to surrender.
Jiang Zongye is a man who feels unhappy because he can't spend his money, right?
She had already seen the extremely persistent and stubborn personality hidden beneath Jiang Zongye's appearance.
If he wants to do something, he will definitely use various means and rhetoric to achieve his goal.
And he will never give up until he achieves his goal.
For example, today, he must buy her a ring, so he uses tricks, threats, appeasement and other tactics, using whatever works best.
"Come on, I want a new one."
Qiao Ruoying said.
She tried her best to put aside the thought of "What if my mother knew that she was dating the company president" and focus on the present.
Since he insisted on giving it to her, she stopped worrying about it and decided to choose a ring she liked.
"good."
Jiang Zong also succeeded, snapped his fingers loudly, then took out his cell phone and called Li Zheng.
Qiao Ruoying listened to him calling Li Zheng and couldn't help but think that this Assistant Li was just like the fat blue man in Aladdin's lamp who granted wishes. Jiang Zong would always look for him to solve any needs he had and he was in charge of both official and personal matters. Assistant Li's salary must be very high, right?
This is a job that requires careful attention to detail, and ordinary people really can't do it.
Thirty minutes later, they went to the Cartier counter in Everlasting Vientiane.
Qiao Ruoying entered the elevator and reminded Jiang Zongye with a lingering feeling: "Don't buy anything too expensive, basic styles will be fine."
"Don't worry, it won't be too expensive."
Jiang Zong also touched her head.
He said so, but as soon as Qiao Ruoying walked out of the elevator door, she was shocked by the grand reception Cartier gave them.
The fifth floor of the mall, which was once bustling with activity, was now deserted. A "Closed" sign hung in front of the glittering golden store. A few scattered customers stood in front of the escalator, looking at the aisle cleared by Cartier and then at the handsome men and beautiful women in the aisle. It felt like they were on the set of an idol drama.
Qiao Ruoying felt their gazes on her, which were filled with envy.
Bathed in their envious gazes, she found herself a little vain, enjoying the distinguished treatment that Jiang Zongye brought her with his power and money, as if she had become the protagonist, rather than an insignificant NPC.
They were led into a small private room by the SA. There were fresh flower arrangements on the coffee table and the air was filled with the scent of cool perfume, a blend of gardenia and musk, bright yet wild.
Qiao Ruoying was a little uncomfortable at first, but she was pulled by Jiang Zongye. The man was very imposing and sat on the golden red leather sofa with a strong posture. She felt as comfortable as if she was back home, so she tried to relax.
The beautifully shaped and gorgeous ring was presented in a velvet gift box.
From the SA's soft-spoken introduction, she learned that these were limited editions released in recent years.
She had seen many pictures of Gao Zhu on the Internet, but none of them were as shocking as what she saw in person.
Especially when the jewels were arranged in front of her like candies, one by one, shining with the unique luster of natural gems, and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen made them so beautiful.
It's really a great experience.
These jewels are so beautiful.
"Are these this year's special designs?"
Jiang Zong also glanced casually at the pile of sparkling gem rings.
"Yes, Mr. Jiang, they are all here. These boxes are exclusive to the Paris flagship store and just arrived a few days ago."
"They are all pretty average." Jiang Zong also said calmly.
“…”
Qiao Ruoying was almost shocked.
Such beautiful, sparkling jewelry, and he said it was ordinary?
Jiang Zong also pretended to be this guy.
SA said softly:
"Mr. Jiang, although they are specially designed, they are still far from the Gaozhu, and naturally they are not as good as the one in your hand."
"Yes. Time is tight today, so I'll just pick some randomly first and then customize it later. Please talk to my assistant."
SA's eyes lit up when he heard this. This is another performance and commission, and a big one at that!
When SA retreated, he couldn't help but look at Qiao Ruoying and sighed in his heart that this girl might not know how lucky she was.
As an SA, she has seen many stories about Cinderella and rich boys. Those rich boys are really rich, but they are also really stingy.
If a woman wants a ring, she has to use all kinds of tricks to coax the man, and finally make him feel so happy that he gives in. Then he goes to the counter, picks and chooses for a long time, and finally buys her a basic model worth tens of thousands of yuan.
SA is not surprised by such scenes.
It was the first time she had seen a man take the initiative to bring a woman to choose jewelry, and he asked for limited editions right away, and later asked for high-end jewelry.
Now, there were only her and Jiang Zongye in the box, which made Qiao Ruoying feel a lot more at ease.
"Just wear them for now, these are not that great." Jiang Zong also said to her.
“…”
Qiao Ruoying thought to herself, this guy is pretending to be cool again.
She was secretly complaining when her face suddenly tightened. It was Jiang Zong who suddenly reached out, pinched her cheek, and said with a smile:
"Do you think I'm too high-profile and too arrogant?"
"A little bit." Qiao Ruoying admitted honestly, "To me, these jewels are already very high-end."
"Well, it's because of you that I came into contact with her." Under the light, Jiang Zong also stared into her eyes.
"But Yingying, from now on, you must know in your heart that these are just the most basic jewelry, entry-level pieces. In the future, there will be more and more advanced jewelry waiting for you to wear."
"Your sights must be high from the start, OK?"
“…”
Qiao Ruoying nodded, not quite understanding Jiang Zongye's meaning.
Did he want her to set her sights high and take a long-term view from the very beginning?
Will there be more high-end jewelry waiting for her to wear in the future?
But she was not sure if there would be a future when capitalists started to "throw" diamonds and jewelry at her.
Hey, this is the capitalists’ “sugar-coated bullet”, right?
With emotion, Qiao Ruoying picked up a dolphin ring and looked at the price tag: 2.56 million.
She looked at the leopard head on Jiang Zongye's right hand, then at the dolphin ring. The leopard head was larger and more luxurious than the dolphin, and the diamonds sparkled even more. She instantly realized that the leopard head ring was definitely worth more than 300,000 yuan, and she kicked Jiang Zongye's toes.
"This leopard head of yours must be worth more than 300,000 yuan." She said angrily.
"If you don't tell me it's cheaper, why would you follow me into the store?"
Jiang Zong also raised the corners of his lips and said with a wicked smile.
In fact, he really liked her being intimate with him in public, using her feet.
In order to get her to go into the store with him, he tried his best. He had to take into account the girl's self-esteem and mood, and dispel her strange ideas. It was more tiring than talking and making exaggerated promises in the negotiation room.
Qiao Ruoying's eyes were gentle as she glared at him. Although she was glaring, a corner of her heart was slowly softening.
Of course she knew that only when a man liked a woman would he be willing to spend money on her, and give her a lot of money.
Where the money is, there is love.
Finally, she chose a pastel feather ring from the pile of so-called "ordinary" rings. It was made of rose gold with pink gemstones. Each feather was a dazzling pink gemstone. The asking price was 2.38 million.
Jiang Zong also paid the money readily.
"How about going back to Tianxi tonight?"
Driver Lao Li arrived at the designated location to pick them up on time. When getting in the car, Jiang Zong also asked for her opinion.
"good."
Anyway, she has already postponed the baking course to next week. Since Jiang Zongye gave her two million yuan with a wave of his hand tonight, she will "satisfy" him.
"Wait, there's something I forgot to buy."
Jiang Zong also said this and asked Lao Li to stop at the entrance of the community so that they could get out of the car.
"What?"
Qiao Ruoying was still confused after getting out of the car.
"The tools used in the crime." Jiang Zongye said calmly.
“…”
She said! There is something that I must buy, and it is indeed a "must-have" for tonight.
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The author has something to say: Old men are so good at pretending in front of their wives.
Lao Jiang: (Touching around the house) (Adjusting collar) (Combing hair) (Spraying gel) (Spraying perfume) (Adjusting back and forth in front of the mirror) (Dressing up carefully)
Lao Jiang after seeing his wife: I just wear whatever I want [Loop-eared bunny head][Loop-eared bunny head][Loop-eared bunny head]
Xiaoying: Really? [question mark][question mark][question mark], next time I’ll install a surveillance camera in the cloakroom
The next chapter is about two people picking supplies together. I think it’s super hilarious hahahaha. I’ll start the next chapter.
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