Shen Mianmian shrugged her shoulders, indicating her helplessness.
The two of them changed out of their sweaters and left the changing room together, "Could you please wrap these up? We’ll take both of them, thank you."
Upon hearing this, the shop owner’s eyes immediately lit up, "Okay, that will be eighty yuan in total, please pay here."
Those who generally come to buy clothes try on many but do not always purchase afterward. She hadn’t expected these two young girls, dressed so plainly, to be such decisive buyers.
Indeed, appearances can be deceiving.
However, seeing that the taller girl was so beautiful, she was surely not short of money.
Just as Cheng Xining had tried on the down jacket, she noticed Shen Mianmian ignoring her and Ruan Lingyu, she couldn’t help saying, "Auntie, Shen Mianmian is too impolite, isn’t she? Can’t she see us two living people here?"
Ruan Lingyu’s face also looked displeased. Taking a deep breath, she walked directly to the cashier’s desk, "We’ll take the down jacket that young lady is wearing as well, kindly wrap it up!"
"Oh! Okay, please wait a moment. I’ll help you once I’m done wrapping this up." In such a short time, she had encountered three straightforward customers, which was quite a surprise.
"Auntie Ruan, you’re buying clothes with Miss Cheng too! What a coincidence."
Shen Mianmian wasn’t foolish and naturally knew Ruan Lingyu had come on purpose. However, since they’d run into each other, to continue pretending not to see her would be too deliberate, so she took the initiative to greet her. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
At the same time, she took out her money and handed it to the shop owner.
"You know each other?" the shop owner asked enthusiastically while preparing to give change.
Ruan Lingyu didn’t answer her question but swept a glance over Shen Mianmian and said, "Don’t people from the countryside like to bargain when they buy clothes? You seem pretty straightforward with your purchase."
The words carried a certain disdain for Shen Mianmian.
The shop owner, oblivious to the tension between them, thought Ruan Lingyu was advising Shen Mianmian to bargain, and responded, "Sorry, our clothes here are all fixed-price, we don’t do haggling."
"It’s no problem." Shen Mianmian smiled, "Just give me the change at the regular price."
After saying this, she looked back at Ruan Lingyu, "We bargain not because we love to, but because we don’t think the item is worth the price. If we think it’s worth it, then naturally, we won’t bargain."
The shop owner heard this and immediately laughed. The young girl sure knew how to speak.
Cheng Xining, having changed out of her clothes, came over and chimed in, "Why don’t you admit it’s because you’re poor, or because you like to take advantage of small savings?"
Yang Xiaoxi had been holding back her irritation, and upon hearing Cheng Xining say this, she retorted without a good temper, "What about us being poor? We haven’t stolen or robbed; every penny we spend is hard-earned, so of course we have to spend it carefully."
Cheng Xining laughed dismissively, "You should have Shen Mianmian touch her conscience and tell you if that money was earned by herself."
"If Mianmian didn’t earn it herself, did you give it to her?" Yang Xiaoxi wanted to smack Cheng Xining in the face; this wretched woman was just too annoying.
"Of course, I didn’t give it to her, and I wouldn’t give her money. The money she uses is all conned out of Brother Nan by her," said Cheng Xining.
At these words, Yang Xiaoxi immediately bristled, ready to quarrel with Cheng Xining, but Shen Mianmian spoke up before her, "Miss Cheng, please watch your words. You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t just say anything you want."
Shen Mianmian’s gaze and voice were both cold. Cheng Xining had not expected Shen Mianmian, who had just been fine, to change her expression so quickly, and couldn’t help but be intimidated by the chill she emitted.