There weren't many customers at the gold shop.
There were quite a few salespeople, six in total, but only one was serving customers; the others were either wiping things down or standing together chatting quietly.
Seeing Wu An and Gu Anran walk in somewhat disheveled, carrying umbrellas, he only glanced at them and then ignored them.
It's not that I'm looking down on them, but it's obvious at a glance that these two are just looking for shelter from the rain.
Gu Anran saw that Wu An's body was half wet, took out a towel from her bag, and said, "Come here, I'll put it inside your clothes."
It rained.
It's windy again.
Actually, it's still a bit damp and cool; having wet clothes on your body is never comfortable.
Wu An shook his head: "No need."
"Walk."
"Let's go for a walk."
He took Gu Anran's hand and walked into the store.
Gu Anran said, "Let's not."
"They've already laid out a red carpet, and our shoes are wet. It wouldn't be good to get them dirty."
"We're not buying anything."
Wu An smiled and said, "Since we're already here..."
As he spoke, he pulled Gu Anran inside.
Gu Anran felt a little awkward.
Seeing the two of them walk in, the salespeople who were chatting idly just glanced up. However, a younger girl walked over with a smile and asked, "Hello, what would you like to see?"
Wu An said, "Just browsing."
Gu Anran smiled somewhat awkwardly.
The young girl nodded, and seeing them stop at the gold section, she poured two cups of hot water, handed them over, and said, "This sudden downpour has dropped the temperature quite a bit. Here, have some tea to warm up."
Wu An took it.
He took a sip, pointed to a gold bracelet, and said, "This one is alright, the design is quite nice, let me take a look."
The little girl took out the gold bracelet.
The bracelet was quite large and felt substantial in hand. Fortunately, it was adjustable. Wu An tried it on Gu Anran, but it didn't fit very well, mainly because Gu Anran's wrist was a bit thin.
The young woman pulled out another one: "Why don't you try this one? Your girlfriend has fair skin, and this is a classic style, simple and elegant."
I gave it a try.
It's really good.
Wu An said, "I think this model comes in a set."
The little girl smiled and said, "Yes, it's this set: gold earrings, gold bracelet, gold necklace, gold ring, and gold pendant."
Wu An then had the girl bring out all of them. Gu Anran became even more nervous and didn't want to try them on. Wu An said, "Try them out, or we can buy them today."
Gu Anran was stunned.
These five pieces of metal are what is known as the five-piece wedding set.
The little girl listened with shining eyes and helped Gu Anran put them on. It has to be said that with all these things on, Gu Anran looked much more elegant.
"We have a promotion at our store today. Buy a complete set of hardware and enjoy a 5% discount. You can also get a free replacement in the future..." the little girl kept talking.
Wu An nodded: "I see the gold price... 305 grams, okay, it's a good deal to buy now, just this set..."
He looked at Gu Anran: "Are you going to carry it with you, or wrap it up?"
“Of course, we’ll wrap it up…” Gu Anran paused, her eyes widening: “Wait, really… really buying it?”
Wu An nodded.
Gu Anran leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I saw it, this set is so expensive. We don't need five pieces of gold for our wedding, three pieces are enough."
Wu An ignored her.
He pulled Gu Anran along to continue shopping, looking at diamond rings.
Everyone says that diamond rings are a waste of money. If they weren't associated with love, who would buy them? Of course, if they were as big as a pigeon egg, that would be a different story.
Wu An took a look.
This jewelry store doesn't have many styles of diamond rings, and none of them are very large.
I looked around, but didn't find one I liked.
Wu An took a look at a few pearl necklaces, and the little girl explained that they were sea pearls, which were much better than freshwater pearls.
The price is naturally very high.
After walking around for a while, the rain subsided a bit.
The young girl helped pack it up, calculated the price, gave a discount, and finally Wu An paid by card, spending [amount] yuan.
The bracelets and necklaces are the heaviest, while the gold rings, pendants, and earrings don't add up to much.
Although the gold jewelry I bought was meant for her, she still looked pained.
That's a lot of money.
No matter how much she tried to persuade him, Wu An still went and settled the bill.
Holding the bill.
Gu Anran was still very happy and said, "Okay, I heard that the price of gold will rise in the future, so this can be considered an investment in advance."
"You won't lose money in the end."
The two of them have already made up their minds, so it doesn't really matter; sooner or later, it'll all be their money.
Wu An smiled. This silly girl really doesn't treat him like an outsider. If anyone should say this, it should be him.
To be fair, there was a certain factor behind his buying so many.
With a handbag in one hand and an arm around Gu Anran's waist with the other, Wu An walked out of the jewelry store under the watchful eyes of several salespeople.
The rain has lessened considerably compared to before.
The sky was still dark, and it was almost nightfall before we knew it.
An afternoon passed just like that.
It wasn't a wasted time; I accomplished several important things.
After leaving the pedestrian street, I went to the bus station first, and as expected, it was indeed closed.
To get there from the county, you have to cross mountains, and the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel. Under these circumstances, no one would joke about human lives.
After leaving the bus station, both of them were starving. Wu An said, "Let's not worry about how to get back first, we need to fill our stomachs."
Gu Anran said warily, "Then I'll choose this place. Let's just eat something casually, no need to find a private room."
Having learned her lesson, she's unlikely to repeat it.
Wu An smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
They found a barbecue stall and ordered a lot of food. They were both hungry, and the two of them spent over 200 yuan. Wu An ate four skewers of lamb kidneys by himself.
Seeing him eat so much, Gu Anran thought it must be delicious, so she took a bite too, only to almost choke on the fishy smell.
Wu Wuan ate with relish: "I like it."
As the saying goes, "No pain, no gain."
What's wrong with eating more kidneys?
By the time we left the barbecue stall, it was completely dark.
After collecting all the bags from the old man in the park, Wu An coughed twice and said, "It's so late and it's still raining. Even if we take a taxi back, it's dangerous. Why don't we find a place to stay for the night?"
Gu Anran didn't say anything, but sniffed.
The two were very close, and Wu An could hear her breathing become rapid.
After a while, Gu Anran said nervously, "Okay."
Wu An pointed across the street: "Come on, there's one over there, it looks pretty legitimate."
It's a certain express delivery service.
In a county town, this is considered a decent hotel; at least it's not a guesthouse or inn.
Just as he reached the door, Gu Anran suddenly grabbed him, and Wu An could feel her hand trembling slightly.
Wu An took her hand in return and said, "Let's get two rooms."
Gu Anran was taken aback, then breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Okay."
The two went inside.
The naive and ignorant girl soon learned what it meant to be a man's lying mouth!
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