Chapter 231: I'm poor, why pretend?
"Qingdai, are you looking for wedding jewelry? How many pieces do you want to pick? Gold? Or pearls, jade, or jade?"
He Qingdai smiled, "Just take a look."
That's the difference.
There is a huge difference.
She suddenly lost the mood to deal with it.
Xu Weilan felt the same way, so the two of them exchanged glances and prepared to change to another one.
Mrs. Song saw what they meant and immediately looked at Song Hongxing's hand: "Hongxing, you are all young girls, you can help pick some too."
Song Hongxing was very reluctant.
Xu Weilan looked at Song Hongxing's unhappy face and suddenly asked, "Hongxing, what are you buying?"
Mrs. Song replied, "She likes the purple jade bracelet. Weilan, can you help her take a look?"
Xu Weilan looked at He Qingdai, she nodded in understanding, and the two of them went over to help her.
The salesperson here immediately took out the jade bracelet that Song Hongxing had just looked at.
Xu Weilan took it and looked at it. "This base is too coarse. Is there a cooler, more transparent one? Round bars are more suitable for Red Star."
He Qingdai immediately understood what he meant.
They want to buy, but their budget is not high, so they only look at the rough ones.
He Qingdai saw Xu Weilan wearing a very icy purple bracelet with gold sprinkled on it, which was particularly beautiful.
Hers are all good stuff.
Mrs. Song will regret it!
I regret letting Weilan choose, because she only picked good stuff and I’m afraid they can’t afford it!
Song Hongxing was originally very unhappy, but when she heard that Xu Weilan was so knowledgeable and was willing to help her choose, she became interested.
When the counter clerk took out the icy, translucent, fluorescent purple round bracelet, Song Hongxing fell in love with it at first sight.
Xu Weilan took it, looked at it carefully, and said, "Change it, this one has a small black spot here."
Song Hongxing didn't see it at all.
Mrs. Song couldn't help but sigh, having money is different. She had never come into contact with these high-end goods and didn't quite understand them.
The clerk took out another perfect pair and showed the price tag, "This one is 8,000, this one with black spots is 5,000, and this one is perfect and transparent, 12,000."
More than ten thousand is really not a lot for Xu Weilan.
There are six digits on her card.
And for Mrs. Song who doesn't work, it means half of her wealth!
Although Song Hongxing was in the art troupe, his allowance was not high, only five hundred yuan a month at most.
Twelve thousand!
Really too much!
She was shocked when she heard the number.
Xu Weilan nodded. "The price is not bad. Aunt Song, Hongxing, do you want it? If you want it, you can ask her to pay less."
Song Hongxing was stunned for a moment. Not wanting to lose to Xu Weilan, he bit his lower lip and said, "Mom, I like it very much."
Mrs. Song looked troubled. "How about we take another look? This one doesn't seem to be suitable for you. It's not convenient for you to dance with the jade bracelet on."
Xu Weilan continued, "Dancing looks even better under the lights. Purple is especially in line with Hong Xing's temperament and suits her very well."
Song Hongxing was flattered by Xu Weilan for a moment, and imagined the scene of her dancing on the stage wearing such a beautiful bracelet.
Of course there is also Ren Xiaoru. The other female soldiers were envious and jealous.
At that moment, her desire reached its peak.
Mrs. Song looked embarrassed. "Wei Lan, is this thing really worth this price? Isn't it too expensive? I don't think even gold is that expensive."
Because of money, she forgot her manners, manners, and facial expressions.
Whenever Song Hongxing saw her mother like this, she felt extremely embarrassed and ashamed! Her mother is Mrs. Song, how could she be so ashamed!
It’s just a jade bracelet, she can’t even afford it. What’s the difference between her and Ren Xiaoru!
Xu Weilan smiled stiffly, "Aunt Song, jade is natural and non-renewable, and its value cannot be measured by gold or silver.
There is a saying that gold has a price, but jade is priceless. If the Red Star likes it, it is worth it, and if the Red Star doesn’t like it, it is worthless.”
Mrs. Song smiled bitterly. When she turned to look at Song Hongxing, her heart skipped a beat as she realized her own mistake.
Xu Weilan stopped when she saw that she was ahead, and took He Qingdai's hand and said, "Qingdai, let's take a look at the wedding jewelry you want to choose."
He Qingdai nodded.
Li Guohua actually doesn't have much money.
But he has a lot of old things.
He Qingdai didn't mind throwing away old items. After all, they were valuable things and were gifts from the old man.
She has no family anymore.
She was already very touched that the Li family still took her seriously.
However, she didn't expect that Li Guohua was very thoughtful. He knew that the old items were not in new condition and the styles were not good-looking, so he sold his old items and exchanged them for money, allowing her to choose new ones herself.
She came here to make gold headpieces, necklaces, and so on.
Li Guohua also reminded her that she could buy some pearls, jade, jade and the like, as these things would not be so tacky and would be worthy of her status as a college student.
He Qingdai was deeply moved.
The care for Li Guohua is more careful and thoughtful.
So He Qingdai's budget today is quite high, so naturally she can buy jadeite and other things.
Xu Weilan successfully changed the topic and saved Mrs. Song and Song Hongxing from embarrassment. The two of them stood there at a loss as to what to do.
Song Hongxing felt very uncomfortable!
I feel like her mother is such a disgrace!
I can't even take out 10,000 yuan, but I want Xu Weilan to pick out the good stuff!
Things that she can't afford now will definitely become known to everyone tomorrow, and she will become the subject of their after-dinner conversation!
She will be laughed at by everyone!
She bit her lower lip and whispered, "Mom, I want that bracelet."
Mrs. Song didn't say anything.
She was also feeling embarrassed now! How could she know that a bracelet was so expensive!
The old man has money, but not all of it is in her hands. Anyway, she has a total of 20,000 yuan. Should she really take out half of it to buy the bracelet for her daughter?
She was really reluctant to leave.
Mrs. Song quietly looked at Xu Weilan and He Qingdai, and said in a low voice, "We can just find an excuse to leave. How can such a broken stone be worth 10,000 yuan?
Red Star, don't waste your money in a whim! Mom wants to keep this money to invest in business. When she makes money in the future, our lives will be prosperous.
You can't rely on your father, he only cares about his old face."
Song Hongxing was unhappy, with resentment written all over his face.
It was especially interesting to see the counter clerk actually took out a bracelet with floating green flowers for He Qingdai to try!
He Qingdai can afford it, so why can't she?
He Qingdai is still a little-known person, but her father is a high-ranking military commander! He Qingdai has it all, so why don't I have it?
The bracelet that He Qingdai tried on is not very expensive. It is a floating green flower bracelet with a glutinous base. It looks very smart and beautiful.
Although He Qingdai also likes pearls and jade, she also knows that gold is the hard currency. She was poor when she was young, so she was unwilling to spend too much money on these things.
She was satisfied after picking one that was reasonably priced and good looking.
The saleslady knew that she had money, so she took out another piece of icing flower and promoted it to her: "If you want to get married, this one will look better!
This one isn’t expensive, 15,000, why not give it a try? "
He Qingdai also thought that this icy flower was more beautiful than the one on her hand, so she tried it.
Song Hongxing's eyes were about to pop out. She actually wanted to buy such an expensive bracelet worth fifteen thousand!
She was anxious for a moment.
Gently tugged at the corner of Mrs. Song's clothes.
Mrs. Song was very embarrassed.
He Qingdai tried it on, then slowly took it off and said, "Sister, I'd rather take this one that's five thousand. This one that's fifteen thousand is way over my budget.
Even though we are getting married, we still have to live together, right? The children will need us a lot in the future.”
He Qingdai spoke frankly and easily, and did not feel ashamed or embarrassed.
Xu Weilan likes this about her. She knows how to recognize her own abilities and does whatever she can with the money she has.
She won't stand for those who try to show off.
He Qingdai quickly decided on the jade bracelet, and then looked at a gold headdress, gold earrings, gold necklace, bracelets, rings and so on.
There are too many drawings.
He Qingdai picked out a few, and Xu Weilan looked at them again.
Finally, the two of them decided on the design.
The price of gold in 1987 was about 50 yuan per gram. He Qingdai's bracelet weighed 30 grams, the necklace weighed 15 grams, the earrings weighed 4 grams, and the headdress weighed 70 grams. The headdress was a phoenix hairpin with spread wings and a ginkgo hairpin, which were very dignified and elegant. The two rings weighed 6 grams, a total of 125 grams, plus a jade bracelet. He Qingdai spent just over 10,000 yuan in total.
Li Guohua gave 20,000 yuan.
He Qingdai only planned to use half of it at the beginning.
She had to spend money on the wedding dress and other things. She was used to being thrifty and would spend all the money she was given.
There is still a long way to go, and it is always better to keep the money.
Xu Weilan looked at these prices and couldn't help sighing that gold would be very expensive in the future.
She originally wanted to stock up some.
But when she thought about the jewelry she already had, gold accounted for a large proportion, and her jewelry list was several pages long, she couldn't even remember what she had, so it seemed unnecessary to stock up.
Thinking about Mother Qian's wealth, she really picked up a big treasure. No wonder Mrs. Song wanted to cling to Mother Qian even though she was ignored!
The Song family is really stretched to the limit, but it also shows that the leader of the Song family is truly incorruptible!
She is the big shot Qin Pei, but Mrs. Song and Song Hongxing, haha, forget it.
After confirming the list, Xu Weilan and He Qingdai prepared to leave.
When she turned around, she saw that Song Hongxing and Mrs. Song had not left yet. Song Hongxing proudly asked the clerk to wrap up the bracelet she had just tried on.
Xu Weilan deliberately blinked her big watery eyes and asked, "Hongxing, are you sure you want to buy that bracelet?"
Song Hongxing raised his chin proudly, "Money can't buy my love. My parents spoil me, so naturally I will do as I please."
Xu Weilan nodded, "Indeed, that bracelet is especially good with the red star, buy it, it's worth it."
Song Hongxing saw that Xu Weilan didn't care at all.
There wasn't even a hint of envy in He Qingdai's eyes.
Song Hongxing did it on purpose, wanting to show off in front of He Qingdai. She only bought things worth 10,000 yuan for her wedding, but she would buy things worth more than 10,000 yuan just for fun.
He Qingdai must be very jealous.
Why does she look so calm, as if it has nothing to do with her!
I'm poor, so why pretend?