Chapter 53
Huang Liju moved back into the dorm because her family had friends there. Her parents had asked them to check on her every once in a while. Fearing the consequences of her parents finding out, she had no choice but to move out of her little love nest. However, this time, Huang Liju's reputation was exposed: she was living with a man.
She herself didn't care, and was rather smug about it. In her eyes, she was destined to marry this man.
For her birthday this year, Jin Qiaochu's parents gave her a set of yellow diamond jewelry, which she recently wore. During recess, several girls gathered around her to look at her jewelry. During one of those classes, Wang Jiazhi passed by and saw a yellow diamond necklace, earrings, ring, and bracelet.
Xiao Shuang said, "This will cost a lot of money."
Jin Qiaochu smiled and said, "My parents said that since this year is my twentieth birthday, and since girls don't have many full birthdays, they gave me a set of jewelry for each full birthday. I didn't want to wear it originally, but it would be a shame to leave it lying around."
Wang Jiazhi thought to herself, "Wearing such a valuable thing among a bunch of poor people like us, aren't you afraid of it being stolen or robbed?"
Xiao Shuang said: "Every year on my birthday, my mother will make me a new dress."
Wang Jiazhi said: "On my birthday, my mother would make longevity noodles for me, and sometimes she would also give me gifts."
Wang Jiazhi thought about it. She hadn't eaten birthday noodles or celebrated her birthday in years. Forget it. She couldn't even get by, so why celebrate her birthday?
Not long after, Meng Shunying also brought a ruby ring and necklace. Although not as gorgeous as Jin Qiaochu's, it was still very dazzling among the students.
She probably wanted to save face for Kuang Yumin. With these two people leading the charge, jewelry became a trend at school. Anyone with a bit of money would flaunt it, regardless of whether it was real or fake, or the quality. However, this was only a small-scale beauty contest; after all, most girls didn't have expensive jewelry.
In the evening, Huangli Ju came over and said he wanted to seek help with something.
Wang Jiazhi and Xiaoshuang saw that three fingers on both of her hands were bandaged, probably because she was injured while cooking.
Huang Liju's boyfriend saw that Jin Qiaochu and Meng Shunying had valuable jewelry, and thought that he would be more proud if his girlfriend also had some.
Her friends also started to tease her: "You always say your girlfriend's family is very rich, but why don't you see her wearing any jewelry? It seems she can't compare to that young lady."
Xiao Shuang said, "How can you say that? This... you can't possibly spoil him."
Although Huang Liju has a few pieces of jewelry, they are all gold, silver and jade, not high-end goods. It is impossible for her to get the kind of gems that Jin Qiaochu has.
Wang Jiazhi and Xiaoshuang didn't want to offer any advice on this matter, but it was clear that Huang Liju wouldn't leave without some advice.
Xiao Shuang said: "Buying is impossible, but renting..."
Before she could say anything, Huang Liju said, "Yes, there are people willing to rent it, but the deposit is too high. I can't come up with it. I think I can just go out and borrow some money and pay it back when the time comes."
Wang Jiazhi said, "It's nothing but usury. We don't know how much the interest will be. And we are students. We don't know if we will be cheated. We don't know what will happen then."
Xiao Shuang said, "There are a few who have it, so why bother?"
Huang Liju said: "But I don't want him to be disappointed."
Many people had tried to persuade Huang Liju to do this, but she was stubborn and refused to change, so others gave up.
Xiao Shuang added, "Why not buy a fake? Crystals, diamonds, whatever, they all look the same to me. I can't tell the difference. I guess boys can't tell either."
Huang Liju said, "I've thought about this too, but there are so many people who understand gemstones. If I try to make them see through it, it will be counterproductive. He'll definitely scold me."
Wang Jiazhi thought to herself, "I've never seen anyone so stubborn even when they're being soft."
Unexpectedly, a few days later, Huang Liju really came wearing expensive jewelry. The girls surrounded her and admired her jewelry like a star.
Wang Jiazhi thought it looked real.
Xiao Shuang whispered, "It must be a cheap purchase."
Wang Jiazhi said, "I think it looks real. Where did she come from?"
This became Huang Liju's boyfriend's capital for bragging among his classmates.
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