When Sister-in-law Wang turned around, she saw Yun Jin in the jewelry store. She panicked for a second and immediately pulled her cousin away.
Her cousin grabbed her arm to stop her: "Don't panic, it's just buying gold jewelry, it's not like you stole or robbed it."
Sister Wang thought to herself, "Think about how Yun Jin, this young wife, used to show off her big gold bracelet in the family compound. It made many of the older women envious and they made a fuss about buying big gold bracelets too, which corrupted the atmosphere in the family compound."
Back then, Sister Wang didn't have the means, but now she has money.
It's just a big gold bracelet, anyone can afford that!
Thinking of this, Sister Wang deliberately walked up to Yun Jin and her daughter: "What a coincidence, you're here to buy gold jewelry too? What caught your eye? Let me see what styles you like. I didn't buy anything, and I felt uncomfortable with my hands feeling empty. Now that I've bought a big gold bracelet, I feel much better."
As he spoke, he deliberately showed off the large gold bracelet in front of Yun Jin.
Yun Jin saw through Wang's sister-in-law's intentions and coldly replied, "Oh!"
Sister-in-law Wang: ???
That's it?
You can't help but say something sarcastic?
Yun Jin, you feel like a stranger to me now.
Compared to Sister-in-law Wang, Yun Jin was more interested in her cousin: "Why didn't you buy one? Is it because you don't like them or can't afford them?"
Wang's cousin felt slighted and her face darkened: "No need, I have one at home, it's not an issue. My cousin likes it, that's why I came with her to buy it."
"What kind of things do you have at home? Let me take a look. I can tell you're a person of good taste; you probably wouldn't look down on these vulgar things," Yun Jin said with a smile, flattering him.
Sure enough, Wang's cousin immediately gave her a "you have good taste" look: "Gold has its advantages, it's all a matter of personal preference, I just prefer other materials."
"silver?"
Wang's cousin shook her head.
Yun Jin continued to guess: "Copper?"
Before Wang's cousin could even speak, Wang's cousin couldn't wait to boast: "My cousin doesn't care about copper at all. She likes diamond-encrusted things, and that rose gold stuff."
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow. Could it be referring to rose gold?
Tsk!
This material and color weren't popular in China at that time.
The fact that she knew about rose gold made Yun Jin think twice.
"It's just an ordinary bracelet, not worth much. Don't listen to my cousin's nonsense," Wang's cousin explained, trying to cover up the truth.
Yun Jin smiled but remained silent, showing no sign of doubt.
Sister-in-law Wang's attempt to flaunt her gold bracelet failed, and she was given the cold shoulder by Yun Jin, leaving her a little annoyed. Her cousin, fearing that this big mouth would say more and make things worse, pulled her away, saying she wanted to buy some candy and biscuits for the children.
After Sister Wang and the others left, Yuan Qing asked, "Are they all from Sister Wang's compound?"
Yun Jin shook her head: "The one wearing the gold bracelet is, the other one isn't from our family compound."
"Oh, I thought she was one too. She seemed quite wealthy, buying a lot of things at our mall every month, mostly expensive items. I thought she was from the family compound too!" Yuan Qing said curiously.
These days, dual-income families have plenty of money and are willing to spend it.
Another group consists of people like Yun Jin and her family members in the family compound. If the man is a military officer, their treatment is better than many others. They have money and ration coupons, and if the population is small, their lives won't be too bad.
They are willing to spend money, and they are willing to buy fabric.
I mostly shop at their mall.
Yuan Qing was in charge of the fabric and clothing business, and he mainly dealt with women, so he naturally knew that the employees' families were wealthy and willing to spend money.
Yun Jin was surprised to hear news about her cousin from her: "It seems her family is well-off, but I wonder what they do."
"I heard she stays home to take care of the children, and as for the man, I heard he works as a clerk." Yuan Qing didn't think much of it.
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow. Could a clerk afford an H-brand wallet?
Can you still buy a rose gold bracelet with diamonds that's popular overseas?
Is she even buying her cousin a big gold bracelet now?
With doubts arising in her mind, Yun Jin harbored a thorn in her side regarding her cousin.
Now is not the time to pull out the thorn. She accompanied Yuan Qing to choose hardware, and they all chose heavy-duty items, which Yuan Qing liked very much. However, when it came time to calculate the bill, Yuan Qing saw that it cost several hundred yuan, and she couldn't bear to spend the money.
“Brother Liu has already given five hundred yuan as a bride price, and now he’s buying several hundred yuan worth of gold jewelry. He has to support his whole family on his own, so we shouldn’t buy too much jewelry. One hundred yuan will be enough.” Yuan Qing thought of Liu Sanchen.
Yun Jin smiled and said, "It's Liu Sanchen's good fortune to marry you. But marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so it's good to spend money. Buying gold is never a bad deal; you can always cash it out if you don't like it anymore. It's okay if you buy more!"
"Although it looks expensive now, you can sell it if you need money in the future. Moreover, the price of gold increases every year. If you spend so much money now, you will make a profit when the price goes up later."
"Thank you, sister-in-law, but I still think it's too much," Yuan Qing insisted on her opinion.
Seeing her firm attitude, Yun Jin relented and said, "Okay, if you like it, then I'll buy it."
Yuan Qing ignored the advice and replaced the heavy metal hardware he liked with light metal hardware, which only cost him 123 yuan in total.
Even so, Yuan Qing still felt that she had spent too much.
Yun Jin looked at the silly girl who was trying to save money for Liu Sanchen, and she didn't say anything. After all, it was Yuan Qing who was getting married, and it was Yuan Qing who was buying the gold jewelry, not her. She didn't want to buy too much and was willing to care about the man but not herself.
If Yuan Qing thinks it's good, then that's fine.
It's the young couple who live their lives, not Yun Jin.
Yuan Qing was happy to have bought the three gold pieces she wanted, and Yun Jin also praised her for her good taste, saying that the pieces she chose were timeless and would not go out of style for ten years.
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