Chapter 379
The three of them ate some snacks and cakes and went shopping again. Wang Jiazhi saw a pair of cufflinks in the window. They were four-leaf clover made of black mother-of-pearl, with a silver base and a few small white diamonds on the edges.
After she finished buying, the two sisters said it was too expensive and they could bargain further. Wang Jiazhi didn't say anything. She knew the store owner knew she was determined to buy it, so he wouldn't give her any lower price.
He didn't actually have many clothes, and he never wore anything too brightly colored, like a butterfly. Coming from a humble background, he wasn't as particular as some other young men, who insisted on high-end goods. Yet, the materials he favored were always imported and never on sale. If you asked him, he wouldn't have realized that the ones he discarded were all discounted, cheap goods.
Later, when she went shopping with Mrs. Yi, she saw that she was still the same as when she was in Hong Kong, trying to buy some discounted items to cheat people out of the situation. She thought that even if he was just playing with women, his spending was limited. He only bought a few pieces of clothing to keep things looking good, so why bother saving such a small amount of money?
The two sisters continued their shopping routine, browsing without buying anything. In the end, she was the only one who bought a pair of cufflinks. But they were both really good at shopping. They had originally planned to go home separately after shopping, but they were so tired that they had to find a cafe to rest for a while.
During the conversation, Mrs. Liao's daughter suddenly burst into tears and said angrily, "Her son hated her nagging, so he kept an actress and left home to live alone. She nags about him day and night and can't let go. She tells everyone how good her son is and throws tons of money at him to waste. When I was home, she wouldn't even buy me a handkerchief. She's using me to help them get married. I'm going to be abused to death by my in-laws, and she's only helping that bastard's family abuse me. She's the one who gave birth to me. Who has ever seen parents who are worse than beasts?"
Mrs. Liao's second daughter's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she lowered her head without saying a word.
Wang Jiazhi didn't know what to say. If she did what Mrs. Liang did, she would only add fuel to the fire. If she said something bad about Mrs. Liao, after all, they were family and a distance wouldn't separate them. If she got angry for a moment and really felt sorry for her, she would turn around and tell her mother, and she would be in trouble.
Mrs. Liao's daughter just kept crying, and her speech became more and more incoherent as she went on. Everyone around them looked in their direction, making her and Mrs. Liao's second daughter very embarrassed.
Mrs. Liao's daughter couldn't control herself this time. She'd been oppressed and tortured for so long that she erupted like this. At this point, she didn't know what she was thinking or what she was saying; she just cried. She knew there was no way out, so she only grew more desperate and cried even harder.
Wang Jiazhi understood her feelings perfectly, the hopeless feeling of having no way out, of having no way out. She'd wanted to burst into tears countless times, but what good would that do? Back in Hong Kong, when she was truly alone, she'd burst into tears. The water supply had been cut off for days, and after crying, there was no water even to wash. Her tears dried on her face, and it was agonizing. Later, thinking about it, she felt so embarrassed and ashamed. What sin had she committed to deserve this kind of life?
In the last days of her life, she had wanted to cry bitterly. But where could she cry? She couldn't cry and wail in someone else's house. How could she do that outside, like Mrs. Liao's daughter was doing now?
Later, it was the first time she went to her current house. It had been a good day, even though he had lost his temper in the car. Of course, she seemed to understand after he died, because she actually went in there. After she got there, she was fine. It was a rare opportunity to forget everything and relax and enjoy herself. Unexpectedly, he insisted on leaving a gun next to her. In the end, she really couldn't take it anymore and thought she would just die. It was too painful, and she really didn't want to live anymore. At that time, she just couldn't stop crying, no matter what she did. No matter how he tried to comfort her, it wouldn't work. She cried for a long time before she stopped. Anyway, her tears rubbed against his chest and shoulders, and she bit him several times.
Mrs. Liao's daughter was still crying, and while crying, Wang Jiazhi was thinking about the distant past.
At that time, she stopped crying and nestled in his arms. He said that he would give her the house in the future and asked her to move in. But she already felt that she was doomed and could not live there.
When she came out of her past memories, Mrs. Liao's daughter was still crying.
She said, "Let's find a place to stay."
She had originally planned to go back to the house after separating from them, but seeing Mrs. Liao's daughter like this, she felt a pang of sympathy. Although she knew this wasn't a good thing, she really had nowhere else to go, so she could only...
Wang Jiazhi took the two of them back to the house over there. When they got there, she called him back, and he said he probably wouldn't be home that day, so she decided to spend some time with them.
Mrs. Liao's daughter regained her composure and asked Mrs. Xiao's daughter to play mahjong. This was the first time the girls played mahjong without the other wives. Knowing that Mrs. Liao's daughter had lost control of her emotions before, the three of them deliberately lost money to her.
In the evening, they asked someone to go to the restaurant to order food, and then went to the tea shop to buy cakes. They also asked someone to go home and pick up Dabai. The few of them took a break and played with the dog.
After Mrs. Yi left, a few people just looked after the house. Now the sounds of mahjong and gossip could be heard again, and the liveliness of the past had returned.
Wang Jiazhi knew that her mother must be unhappy because of her fake smile. She also didn't understand why her mother didn't like her from the beginning. She didn't know that being favored was a sin.
Wang Jiazhi was now somewhat spoiled by Old Yi. She felt that it was wrong for her to bring the person back today. However, she had been respectful in the past, but her mother had never treated her with a good face. How could a servant like her be so arrogant?
Amma thought bitterly, "How can the world be so corrupted? Four young wives playing like this? How can it be so proper?" But then again, serving four pretty young wives playing and laughing, and listening to their conversations about more refined things, was much more pleasing to the eyes and interesting than watching those four old ladies and listening to their boring female rivalries.
Although women of all ages have their own unique beauty, we have to admit that young women are always more pleasing.
That day they ate, drank, played, and played with the dog until dawn. Dabai also fell asleep under the table, with many nut shells on his body.
Mrs. Liao's daughter said, "I've never had so much fun. Without those old witches watching, I feel free. I wish I could come here more often in the future."
Mrs. Xiao's daughter also said, "Yes, it would be nice if there was a place to play."
Wang Jiazhi understood what they meant. The place was empty anyway, so they could just use it as a base for them to hang out. But this was Mrs. Yi's place, so she couldn't go too far.
Thinking about the three young wives, they were also pitiful. It was difficult for young wives to live with their parents-in-law and it was difficult to invite a few friends to their home. In fact, she also felt that it was a waste to leave the house empty.
After daybreak, she asked for a car to take the three of them home, and she asked for the family car to pick her up. She was really exhausted. Even though Dabai had slept through the night amidst the sounds of mahjong, he still looked exhausted. He curled up in a ball at home and fell into a deep sleep.
When he came back, he saw her wearing dark purple pajamas and sleeping soundly with the kitten in her arms. She must be really tired.
The next morning, she put on the cufflinks she had bought him yesterday and kissed him on the lips. He was a little surprised. Her behavior today was different from her usual behavior. The kitten was also holding a bunny toy in the bed. This morning, her mother was a little different from her usual mother.
The first time she saw him wearing a shirt, she saw him fold the cuffs and put on the earring-like buttons. When he put on the other sleeve, she imitated him and put on the other sleeve for him.
Before that, she had no idea what cufflinks were. He didn't have many cufflinks, and it seemed like he only wore the same two pairs on a regular basis. There weren't many accessories a man could wear, just cufflinks, collar pins, watches, and so on. Some men who loved dressing up would wear these things in various ways, and those who could afford it would have them inlaid with precious stones. He didn't care about these things, and never wore a collar pin. His watch and cufflinks were also very simple. In fact, he wasn't as particular as many other young men, and preferred ordinary shirts, which were more convenient for work. But because of his status, there was nothing he could do. Some men wore all of these things, and they still wore them in a very ostentatious style, like a peacock spreading its tail, which was really unbearable to look at.
Wang Jiazhi also deeply agrees. She thinks that a man's beauty is set off by his simplicity. A suit itself is good for being calm and restrained. Wearing a bunch of shiny bright gems on him is out of place.
At that time, Huang Liju had just bought her jerk ex-boyfriend some high-end suit material and was now looking for a high-end shirt. Wang Jiazhi knew that after all that expensive stuff, how could she possibly afford the tie, lapel pin, cufflinks, and leather shoes? Sure enough, it was another huge expense. She bought two pairs of replacement cufflinks, one gold and one silver, inlaid with colorful stones. Watching that jerk proudly dressed up in all that high-end stuff was truly grotesque and hilarious.
At that time, she said to Xiao Shuang: "Even officials don't act so ostentatiously as he does."
At that time, some girls also didn't know what the tie pins and cufflinks were. She folded a piece of paper in half and said, "If a person's shirt cuffs look like this, he's probably wearing cufflinks and a hair-style shirt."
Someone asked, "Did your boyfriend tell you?"
Meihui said quickly: "She doesn't have a boyfriend."
Wang Jiazhi said, "There is a tailor shop downstairs in my hometown. You will know if you go there often." There was a hint of sadness when she said that.
In her previous life, when she was shopping with the ladies, she saw a pair of similar four-leaf clover cufflinks. She couldn't tell what the black gemstones were made of, but judging by the high price, they must be quite valuable.
She wanted to give it to him, but thought, was she crazy?
Giving gifts is something only wives or girlfriends are allowed to do. Who am I? If he just treats me like a plaything, wouldn't it be too awkward for me to give him something? It would be too humiliating for him to feel that he's overreaching.
But the cufflinks still lingered in her mind, and she couldn't help but take a second look at them whenever she passed them while shopping. She didn't dare give them as a gift, and she didn't have the money to buy them. Even if she had, it wouldn't work. She didn't have enough money of her own, and if she used the money from that place, what would it mean? Using the money from that place to buy a gift for him was ridiculous.
Later, when she went out to buy something, she watched helplessly as it was bought by a young woman.
She wondered why she had to see it sold. Was it God's will that she knew she had neither the money nor the right to give gifts? Was she simply a poor soul, materially and spiritually destitute?
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