She suddenly had 40,000 yuan in hand, and she also specified that Xu Zhiyi should spend it before getting engaged, which really made her panic.
Li Zijuan asked her to use the money to buy her engagement outfit, ranging from socks to an engagement dress.
In short, you have to buy everything inside and outside, and you can't buy cheap ones, otherwise you will make the Ming family laugh.
40,000 yuan was used to buy clothes, shoes and bags. This level of consumption has increased too quickly.
Her previous outfits cost no more than 500 yuan. This 40,000 yuan would have to buy many of her previous outfits.
She didn't even know how to spend the money.
According to Acropolis custom, Li Zijuan, the mother, should accompany her to buy these things. Of course, if Octavia is here, it would be best to go shopping together.
But now that the three of them are in three places, Xu Zhiyi can only buy it in Hangzhou, and Li Zijuan can provide remote guidance.
Hangzhou is more developed than the Acropolis and has more options to choose from. It’s a good place to buy.
The engagement was planned in a hurry. There were still nine days before October 4th, seven of which she had to go to school. She could only go shopping when there was no class in the afternoon and in the evening.
Su Jianguo called her and spoke in an unprecedented kind and polite manner. What he basically meant was that he asked her to call Su Yingxue when she was shopping.
He wanted to reconcile the two of them, but the implication was that she usually had a low consumption level and had never seen any good things. Su Yingxue had a higher vision than her, and asked her to give her some reference, at least not in the future. Make a fool of yourself in front of your family.
The logic seems to be correct, but Xu Zhiyi just feels uncomfortable mentally, so he doesn't want to call her, and feels angry on his own.
This feud with Su Yingxue cannot be solved by talking about it.
They are not biological sisters, and they are different from Xu Zhian who was born in the same mother's womb. They cannot live without an overnight feud.
She couldn't ignore past grudges, and she didn't want to pretend to be generous.
It's impossible to call Su Yingxue!
However, it was not possible for the girl to go shopping for engagement clothes without anyone else, so she asked Liu Yuanyuan and Li Lu to go together.
They were both delighted.
After their quarrel with Ding Siyue, they never spoke again, and that was the extent of their relationship.
She told Octavia that another roommate had something to do and couldn't go, so she only gave them the ID numbers of Liu Yuanyuan and Li Lu.
Friendship is something that sometimes comes and goes in a subtle way. She doesn't force it and lets it happen naturally.
Liu Yuanyuan and Li Lu are also very realistic and naturally get closer to Xu Zhiyi.
For two consecutive afternoons and evenings, the three of them walked around the largest shopping mall in Hangzhou. When they returned to the dormitory, they found almost nothing.
There are so many good things that I have my eye on, but I just can’t put my finger on them.
All three of them thought it was too expensive and felt it was not worth it.
Today, Xu Zhiyi tried on a pair of white high heels at a famous brand store. They looked very good-looking and comfortable. She liked them very much.
When I asked about the price, it was 3,888 yuan.
The three of them clicked their tongues on the spot.
Xu Zhiyi hesitated.
It was indeed expensive, but thinking that she would get engaged once in her life and marry into a family like the Ming family, she wanted to buy something decent.
Li Zijuan also repeatedly arranged for her to buy something high-end, and don't just go for cheap.
Considering this, she made up her mind and thought of digging into her pocket.
However, in front of the salesperson, Liu Yuanyuan and Li Lu shook their heads and winked, quietly pulled her aside and advised her not to be fooled.
"What shoes are worth nearly 4,000 yuan? Even 400 yuan is too expensive for us. Isn't it clear that this is just robbing people? If you don't buy it, you'll spend a lot of money. With this money, you can exchange it for a better mobile phone.
Xiao Xu, listen to us and don’t be fooled. These so-called famous brand counters only sell brands. In fact, the things are just like that. The price/performance ratio is not high at all. It is better to buy a pair of the best shoes from popular brands, which are cheap and of good quality. , I don’t know how much more cost-effective than this pair, go ahead, listen to us, go to the affordable area on the fifth floor to have a look, and don’t waste the money. "
When they said this, Xu Zhiyi immediately gave up the idea of buying it. After that, the three of them spent most of their time wandering around the affordable shopping area.
During a discount sale, they bought some clothes for their husbands.
Xu Zhiyi also likes a lot of things in the affordable area. If she doesn't have the daily necessities, she will consider buying some.
But she came here specifically to buy things needed for the engagement, and these seemed inappropriate.
Later, the same thing happened when she met her favorite clothes, and they were persuaded to come back by those two people.
Mainly, deep down, she thought so too.
A person's consumption outlook that has been formed cannot be easily changed at all. It does not mean that you can spend it comfortably just by holding money in your hands.
After wandering around for two days, Xu Zhiyi was extremely conflicted. He wanted to get engaged, so what if he bought some famous brands? Soon, my thoughts changed and I felt that it was really not worth it. Even if I bought it, I felt uncomfortable.
I'm really excited to buy this thing.
Having money in your hands makes you unhappy?
By the third day, she no longer had the motivation to go shopping, so she took a day off.
At night, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and kept thinking about the reasons. She vaguely felt that she had found the wrong partner.
She was very happy when she thought about the moment she thought about buying those shoes. If the two people accompanying her didn't persuade her and supported her purchase, she would not only be happy to pay for it, but also enjoy the joy of buying it.
After they persuaded her, she lost interest in buying it.
In short, regardless of whether she was right or not, she decided not to have them with her tomorrow and find someone else to try.
In Hangzhou, apart from Su Yingxue and her two roommates, she only knew Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng is Octavia's assistant. Many of his concepts and methods of doing things should be similar to him. It would be more suitable to find him than to find Liu Yuanyuan and Li Lu.
Xiao Cheng is very familiar with Hangzhou and should be able to help her.
The next afternoon, she treated Xiao Cheng to dinner and talked about shopping. Xiao Cheng understood immediately and directly contacted a friend for her.
This friend of his is a senior shopping guide. As soon as she talks about her needs, this friend knows where to take her shopping.
The mall the shopping guide took her to was not as big as the mall she went to before, and there were not as many people as the mall she went to before, but it was very high-end and the shopping environment was very good.
Xu Zhiyi had never seen anything good, and he knew very little about brand-name clothes, shoes, bags and the like.
She couldn't afford these things, and she never even thought about looking at them.
Of course, she must have heard of international luxury brands like Chanel and Hermès, but she knew nothing about these brands except that they were expensive.
She felt that not only she was like this, but also children from ordinary families were like this.
It's better to be pragmatic and don't think about things you have and don't have all day long, causing trouble.
Now, her situation is a little different and needs to change.
She told the shopping guide her consumption range, and the place where the shopping guide took her was not a place where these first-tier international brands were sold. She had heard of some brands, but she didn't know many of them.
The shopping guide is not in a hurry to let her buy things. He first introduces her to the characteristics and audience of a certain brand, so that she can identify which ones are basic models, which ones are limited editions, which ones are worth buying, and which ones are just gimmicks. He recommends that she buy some classic models. .
After three or four hours of shopping, Xu Zhiyi spent a lot of money and gained a lot, which made up for many of her knowledge blind spots.
No one will tell her that this is expensive or that is not worth it. The money was spent happily and she was very happy.
She immediately enjoyed the joy of spending money.
Returning to the dormitory carrying large and small bags, she excitedly wanted to share her shopping experience with Liu Yuanyuan and Li Lu, hoping that they would also gain knowledge.
