Shao Ya walked over from the crowd with a decent smile on her face, "Sister, you are here."
Yun Mo handed over the gift in her hand and said, "Happy birthday. Sorry, I was a little late because of the traffic jam."
"Thank you for the gift, big sister. You're not too late. The cake was cut at 8 o'clock."
Shao Ya took the gift and looked at Zeng Fang who was beside Yun Mo, "Who is this..."
"She is Zeng Fang, my good friend and also my fellow villager. She just came to Beijing not long ago. She came with me to join in the fun. Do you mind?"
"Of course I don't mind, Miss Zeng, you are welcome to my birthday party."
Zeng Fang quickly handed the gift she had just bought on the road to Shao Ya, "Hello, Shao Ya, happy birthday to you."
"Thanks."
Shao Ya handed the two people's gifts to the staff who were helping to collect the gifts, and then took the two of them to say hello to other people.
I don’t know if it was because the venue was too spacious or there weren’t many people attending the party, but the scene seemed a bit deserted.
Yun Mo took a quick look and found that apart from the group of young girls chatting with Shao Ya, there were about ten guests sitting scattered around, both men and women. Apart from them, there were only staff members wearing white shirts and black vests.
Among this group of young girls, there were several familiar faces, all of whom I had met at the flower viewing party yesterday. Xiao Ke was among them.
Perhaps to save face for Shao Ya, the birthday girl, Xiao Ke did not show too much hostility towards Yun Mo, but he did not give her a good look either.
Although it was the first time for the others to meet Yun Mo, due to Shao Ya's introduction, everyone was quite friendly towards Yun Mo.
However, it was just superficial courtesy. From their eyes, expressions and tone, it could be seen that these people were repulsed by Yun Mo, an "outsider".
Not only did his words reveal an innate sense of superiority, but he was even subtly struck by Yun Mo's dress.
One said that the style of her shirt was several years old, another said that the color of her skirt was too tacky, and another said that her shoes were tacky.
It's so funny. Although the shirt she was wearing looked ordinary, it was Chanel's new spring and summer model. However, the Chanel brand has not yet entered the Chinese market. This shirt and the skirt were sent to her by Xie Xia from abroad.
If Chanel knew that her new collections of the season would be considered tacky, she would have been in a coffin.
Zeng Fang has always been outspoken and she responded to those ignorant girls on the spot.
"This is Chanel from Country F. If you think even Chanel is tacky, then what brand of clothes are you wearing? Tell us about it and let us country bumpkins see it."
Upon learning that the ordinary white shirt Yunmo was wearing was actually from a very famous international brand, the people who were impressed by Yunmo's clothing were extremely surprised.
It was Shao Ya who stepped forward to ease the awkward situation. "Sister, you like Chanel, too. My cousin also likes Chanel very much. She goes abroad every year to buy their bags, cosmetics, accessories and ready-to-wear. She is not here today. If she were here, she would definitely recognize the shirt you are wearing."
Yun Mo smiled and continued, "Actually, my skirt is also from Chanel. This whole set is this year's spring and summer new model, and it was specially sent to me by my friend from Country Y.
In addition to the clothes, the shoes on my feet are Pierre Cardin, the handbag is a limited edition Hermès, the necklace is Bulgari, the bracelet is an ice-type floating flower bracelet given by my second aunt, and the watch is a Longines.
Maybe it's because I'm ugly, no matter how nice the clothes or how expensive the jewelry are, they won't look good on me, sorry to make you all laugh."
Yun Mo's words seemed to be self-deprecating, but in reality they were a slap in the face to those people who said that she was dressed in a rustic way.
My outfit is more expensive than all of yours combined, so who is the bumpkin?
Shao Ya was once the eldest daughter of the Shao family, and her food, clothing and daily necessities were all very good, but compared with Yun Mo's, she was still far inferior.
And those girls who just called Yun Motu arrogant were as embarrassed as they were now.
Yun Mo decided to quit while she was ahead and didn't want to ruin the atmosphere of the party.
"I'm a little tired. I want to find a place to sit and have a drink. Do you want to join me?"
No one said anything.
Shao Ya smiled and said, "Big sister, we have already had a drink, you and Miss Zeng should go find a place to sit and rest for a while."
"Okay, we'll come see you guys after we've rested up. See you later."
"Yeah, see you later."
As soon as Yun Mo and Zeng Fang left, everyone gathered around Shao Ya and started chattering.
"Is she really wearing Chanel? Is she trying to trick us?"
"And the handbag she was carrying, which was only the size of a palm, was actually a limited edition Hermès. Is it true?"
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Shao Ya said, "I don't know about the clothes, but the style of the bag is definitely Hermès. My mother originally planned to order this bag from abroad for me, but this bag is very popular and will not be available until next year at the earliest. So my mother gave me another LV bag as a coming-of-age gift instead."
"Oh my god, it's really Hermès? How much does this bag cost?"
"About fifteen hundred. It's more expensive on the black market. This bag is very rare."
Hearing the price of fifteen hundred, the girl who asked the price couldn't help but curl her lips, "She sounded so arrogant, I thought it would be much more expensive, but it's only fifteen hundred, which is only twice as expensive as the bag I'm carrying."
"I said fifteen thousand dollars."
There was a sudden sound of gasps from all around, and the girl who asked the price was stunned.
At the current exchange rate, fifteen hundred U.S. dollars is equivalent to more than five thousand five hundred yuan. Even in Beijing where prices are relatively high, the purchasing power of five thousand yuan is amazing.
"She spends over 5,000 yuan on a handbag. Isn't that too extravagant? Does she really think she's a princess?"
Shao Ya said: "My eldest uncle only has my eldest sister as his biological daughter. She has lived in exile for many years and has suffered a lot, so he will naturally pamper her a little."
On the other side, Yun Mo took Zeng Fang to choose a quiet and inconspicuous seat. As soon as they sat down and had no time to get food, a staff member came over and asked them to change seats.
"I'm sorry, Miss Shao, the seats for the party are all arranged in advance. The seat you're sitting here belongs to other guests. Your seat is over there."
Looking in the direction the staff pointed, I saw the most conspicuous table in the center of the restaurant.
It's easy to tell that there was an ulterior motive behind arranging her to sit in such a prominent position.
"I want to ask, is this seat temporarily arranged today?"
"No, Miss Shao, it was arranged two days ago. We have a number plate on each table, which corresponds to the number on the back of the invitation."
Yun Mo took out the invitation and looked at it. Sure enough, there was a number 01 printed in cursive on the back.
(End of this chapter)