"Mr. Jiang, Ms. Xia, welcome back to Van Cleef & Arpels. You really have an air of elegance wearing our jewelry," the Sales Associate said, her face beaming with professional enthusiasm and her voice crisp and sweet.
Seeing them enter for the second time, the Sales Associate no longer addressed only Jiang Cheng.
Instead, she also warmly greeted her, remembering her name.
Xiao Xia's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of vanity couldn't help but well up inside her.
She tilted her chin slightly, trying to keep her expression calm and composed.
However, her slightly trembling fingers betrayed the inner turmoil she felt.
According to her past self, she was never a vain person.
But now she realized her previous thoughts were wrong.
To her old self, a store like Van Cleef & Arpels was a luxury shop she could never hope to afford in her lifetime.
The reason she hadn't pursued vanity before was simply that she never had the opportunity to experience it.
Seeing herself being treated as a regular by the staff of such a luxury store, she realized that humans are naturally vain.
Although this kind of vanity is seen as a negative trait in the eyes of the world...
In her heart, it wasn't.
She liked this side of herself.
She liked this state of being.
And she was willing to accept this part of her psychology.
It made her feel different from her former, impoverished self.
Xiao Xia was very clear-headed about this point.
In real life, many children from poor families actually harbor some resentment toward the wealthy while envying them.
Even when such people have the chance to be in a scene like this...
They would likely suppress their inner pride.
They do this to prove there is a difference between them and these wealthy people, and that their spiritual level is more noble.
Jiang Cheng replied casually, "Let's take another look at your items."
As soon as he finished speaking, the smile already on the Sales Associate's face instantly blossomed into an even more radiant one.
Clearly, the meaning conveyed by Jiang Cheng's words wasn't about after-sales service or similar issues.
Instead, it meant he was going to buy more.
At the thought of her sales performance about to rise again, a surge of joy filled the Sales Associate's heart, and any previous thoughts of just watching the drama or gossiping vanished instantly.
She immediately adjusted her state, leading Jiang Cheng and the other two toward the counter they had just visited with a face full of smiles and extreme enthusiasm.
Looking at the necklaces inside the glass case, Xia Meng's mouth suddenly hung wide open.
"Wow, this clover necklace actually costs forty thousand yuan? I always thought it was only a few hundred."
When she worked at the club before, she had seen some female colleagues who had worked there longer wearing them.
After all, in that line of work at a club, if one could make the customers happy, being bought luxury goods occasionally was normal.
Hearing this, the Sales Associate didn't show any negative expression; she even smilingly explained the price positioning to Xia Meng, just as she had done for Xiao Xia earlier.
Before the Sales Associate could finish her introduction, a WeChat notification tone suddenly came from the phone in Jiang Cheng's pocket.
He took out his phone, unlocked the screen, and opened WeChat, only to find that the messages were actually from Jiang Churan.
Jiang Churan had sent him several videos all at once.
As Jiang Cheng clicked on them one by one to watch, the images that met his eyes made his heart tighten.
These videos all showed children suffering from illnesses at the Kyoto Children's Hospital.
On the covers of the videos, one could see children who had lost their hair due to medical treatment.
Those young yet haggard faces were truly pitiable.
Looking at these poor children, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but frown.
At the time, the reason he chose to aid these sick children...
Was partly out of his own kind nature, and partly because of the "meaningful things" task issued by the system.
According to the financial statistics provided by Zhu Yan every month, out of the two hundred million yuan in charity funds donated previously, over twenty million yuan had already been spent.
In other words, relying on this donation, dozens of sick children had already successfully received timely and effective medical treatment.
What surprised Jiang Cheng was Jiang Churan's attention to this matter.
At first, Jiang Cheng thought she was just temporarily moved or interested in the novelty.
But he didn't expect that wasn't the case.
According to the content she occasionally sent him, she would go to the children's hospital from time to time to volunteer for these little friends, telling them stories and doing crafts.
After glancing casually at the sofa next to him, Jiang Cheng then said to Xiao Xia, "Xiao Xia, you've bought something before, so help Xia Meng pick something out while I handle some business."
Xiao Xia, who had remained silent and acted like an outsider...
Was stunned for a full second after hearing Jiang Cheng's words.
However, she quickly snapped out of it and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Seeing Jiang Cheng walk toward the nearby sofa while tapping on his phone...
The two women couldn't help but glance at each other.
At this moment, these two delicate and extremely sensitive girls couldn't help but start overthinking.
Leaving the two of them, who had just met, here to pick out jewelry??
Could it be that Jiang Cheng noticed the jealousy they were showing and deliberately arranged it this way?
Was this some kind of test for the two of them?
After all, they were both following Jiang Cheng of their own free will.
Moreover, they had clearly stated that they wouldn't be jealous or petty about other women who might be around Jiang Cheng, let alone fight for favor.
However, recalling the scene while walking here just now, the atmosphere between the two of them was indeed a bit awkward and strained.
They hadn't even spoken to each other.
Thinking of this, the two women's hearts instantly became flustered.
Could it be that Jiang Cheng specifically left them alone to see if they could get along peacefully and calmly??
Xiao Xia subconsciously looked down at the shopping bag in her hand.
She thought about how Jiang Cheng had already spent hundreds of thousands on her.
And bringing Xia Meng here now probably meant he wanted to treat them both equally.
How could she act so petty?
With this thought, Xiao Xia immediately took the initiative and said to the Sales Associate.
"This... Sister Xia is fairer than me, so she should be very suited for those mother-of-pearl styles you recommended to me earlier. I think Sister Xia would definitely look good in them!"
Seeing Xiao Xia even speaking with a bit of a rustic accent in her haste...
And looking at her with a simple, honest smile, her sincerity was almost overflowing.
Xia Meng couldn't help but return a genuine smile.
Hearing Xiao Xia smilingly call Xia Meng "Sister," the Sales Associate immediately had an answer in her heart.
To be honest, with the way Jiang Cheng paid without even blinking...
If it were her, she would be willing too.
After all, who could refuse such a generous and handsome man?
Unfortunately, she knew very well that with her looks and charm, it would be harder than climbing to heaven to catch Jiang Cheng's eye.
The Sales Associate's face was covered in smiles as she nimbly took out the 10-motif necklace that Xiao Xia hadn't chosen earlier.
She said to Xia Meng with a flattering face, "Ms. Xia is right, you have such fair skin, Sister; this 10-motif necklace will definitely complement your complexion."
After the Sales Associate's detailed introduction, Xia Meng now had a general understanding of Van Cleef & Arpels' price positioning.
Seeing that the price of the necklace Xiao Xia recommended was ten times that of the single clover necklace around her own neck...
Xia Meng couldn't help but show a hint of surprise and subconsciously turned to look at Xiao Xia.
She thought to herself, was Xiao Xia trying to show her goodwill?
Thinking of this, Xia Meng also said very sincerely, "Little Sister Xia, although you aren't particularly fair-skinned, your skin tone is very even. You're actually very suited for this red clover necklace; it looks very charming on you."
As the two of them started talking, the awkwardness between them lessened significantly.
Xiao Xia even took the necklace from the Sales Associate and personally put it on Xia Meng.
Seeing that the 10-motif necklace around her neck was much flashier than the one around Xiao Xia's, Xia Meng suddenly became a bit hesitant.
Although she liked it, what if Jiang Cheng misunderstood and thought she wanted to overshadow Xiao Xia?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xia began to praise her very sincerely.
"Sister Xia, this really suits you! You look so beautiful in it, much better than I do!"