Volume 5: Twenty Undoubted Chapter 318: The Modern Emperor's New Clothes
"Then why do you still wear mink?"
Jiang Xiaoguo rolled her eyes at her mother, took the handbag from her and said helplessly:
"I'll carry it for you, be careful when crossing the road!"
"good!"
"Shujuan, what a coincidence!"
Just as Jiang Xiaoguo was leading her mother to cross the street, a fashionable middle-aged woman came over to greet them. Seeing that she looked unfamiliar, Jiang Xiaoguo could not help but look at her mother and whispered:
"Who is it?"
"Your Aunt Sun!"
When the fashionable middle-aged woman came up to her, she smiled and said to Mother Jiang:
"Long time no see, are you here for the wedding too?"
"Sister Sun, it looks like you're doing well!"
"Look, I just bought an apartment in Shenzhen, 200 square meters, it's too small, it can't compare with you, Sister Juan. Look, you live alone by the Heilongjiang River, you are so comfortable!"
“This is okay!”
Seeing that Sun Lifen was showing off the house she bought in Shenzhen as soon as they met, Mother Jiang smiled politely and said:
"I originally planned to settle down in Hong Kong, but then I thought, how convenient it is to travel now, with airplanes and high-speed trains, and I can just book a business class or first class ticket for a round trip, right?"
"Yes, yes, the wedding will be held at the Hilton Hotel, right?"
"Yes, let's put it in Hilton!"
Glancing at the sweaty mother Jiang, Sun Lifen looked at the guesthouse not far away and said deliberately:
"Sister Juan, why are you staying in a guesthouse? It's so much more convenient to stay at the Hilton Hotel!"
"Oh, this one!"
Seeing that Sun Lifen was trying to sabotage her, Mother Jiang said quickly:
"Sister Sun, have you forgotten?"
"What?"
"When I was young, I couldn't stand soft mattresses. My son is so filial that I looked for one all over Shenzhen. By chance, I found this guesthouse. The beds there are so hard that they are famous far and wide!"
"Yeah?"
After taking a look at Jiang's mother who was lying with her eyes open, and Jiang Xiaoguo who was standing next to her and looking a little embarrassed, Sun Lifen turned her attention to the mink coat she was wearing and said with a smile:
"Oh, Sister Juan, your mink is so noble!"
"It's OK!"
"It's this fur, it's a little bit inferior, where did you buy it from, did you get ripped off?"
"I……"
"Jiang Jie, look at how messy the fur is. It doesn't feel smooth to the touch. Is it fake?"
"I think it's pretty good!"
"Touch it and feel it. This real mink feels completely different from the fake one!"
Seeing that Mother Jiang was still stubborn, Sun Lifen took the initiative to touch her mink coat and said:
"Hey, look, this one still has glue on it!"
"Where is that?"
"Aunt Sun!"
Seeing that her mother's face was becoming more and more embarrassed, Jiang Xiaoguo hurriedly stopped Sun Lifen and said with a frown:
"My mom, this is definitely not a real mink!"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo admitting that it was a fake mink, Sun Lifen looked at Jiang's mother and said with some pride:
"You see, it's still the children who understand, right?"
Looking at Sun Lifen showing off in front of her, Mother Jiang gave Jiang Xiaoguo a reproachful look. This silly child was too honest.
Giving his mother a reassuring look, Jiang Xiaoguo looked at Sun Lifen and continued:
"My mom's mink is an environmentally friendly mink. It's much more expensive than a real mink. I bought it especially for her!"
"Environmentally friendly mink?"
Looking at the dumbfounded Sun Lifen, Mother Jiang said with a smile:
"Sister Sun, you don't understand this, right? Environmentally friendly mink, everyone knows that I am a famous environmental defender in Heilongjiang. I must wear this one. You see, our Guo'er originally wanted to buy me a real mink, but I refused. Now I have joined venture capital before I even graduated from college. My monthly salary is tens of thousands. I am not short of money at all!"
As she spoke, as if she was worried that Sun Lifen might not believe her, Mother Jiang used the Gucci bag that Jiang Xiaoguo was carrying as an example:
"Look at this latest Gucci model. My daughter bought it for herself with her first month's salary!"
"That's really promising!"
“That’s it!”
After taking a look at Jiang Xiaoguo, Mother Jiang returned the Gucci bag to her and said:
"Okay, put your bag away. Why are you showing off to your Aunt Sun?"
Looking at Mother Jiang who was showing off her daughter's success, Sun Lifen checked the time and said:
"Sister Juan, it's getting late. I'll go over first. You come over later!"
"Okay, you go ahead and see you later!"
"See you later!"
"Goodbye Aunt Sun!"
"goodbye!"
After watching Sun Lifen leave, Mother Jiang looked at her daughter Jiang Xiaoguo and said excitedly:
"Sure, girl!"
She put her arm around Jiang Xiaoguo's shoulders and praised:
"You really impressed me!"
Pushing her mother away, Jiang Xiaoguo was very hot after all. She glanced at the mink coat she was wearing and said anxiously:
"Mom, are you really a fake mink?"
"yes!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"What did I tell you?"
"If you had told me earlier, how could she have had a chance?"
"How did Mom know you were capable of this!"
"Then don't you see whose daughter I am!"
"Mom, I'll remember this next time. Let's go. It's almost time. You should go back too!"
"Then I'll go back first, bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
…
The sun was setting, and Jiang Xiaoguo returned to the dormitory after completing due diligence on the mosaic project.
"You're back?"
“I’m back!”
Seeing that Luo Yan was the only one playing games in the dormitory, and Duan Jiabao and Liang Shuang had not returned yet, Jiang Xiaoguo glanced at their tables and saw Duan Jiabao's Gucci bag on her desk. Jiang Xiaoguo walked over and compared her own Gucci bag with Duan Jiabao's Gucci bag. Sure enough, although the two looked exactly the same, there were still subtle differences. Duan Jiabao's Gucci bag was completely white, and the edge of her own bag was black. Obviously, one of them was real and the other was fake.
“Alas~~”
Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't help but sigh softly. Duan Jiabao's family was so rich, they naturally wouldn't buy a fake bag. Not only was her mother poor, she was also used to being frugal. The mink she bought was also a fake one. This latest model of Gucci bag was most likely a high imitation.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo standing there holding two Gucci bags, sighing and looking unhappy, Luo Yan couldn't help but ask.
“Look at these two bags, is there any difference?”
Jiang Xiaoguo walked up to Luo Yan and asked, holding her own and Duan Jiabao's Gucci bags in her left and right hands respectively .
"One is Dabao's and the other is yours. What's wrong?"
"this!"
Jiang Xiaoguo pointed to where the two bags were and said:
"Did you see that?"
"oh!"
Luo Yan smiled and suddenly realized:
"One side is black, and one side is white!"
"You figured it out?"
"I'm not blind!"
"It's over, it's over. Even you can see it. Who else can't see it?"
"Any questions?"
"This is a big problem, my bag is a fake one!"
After putting Duan Jiabao's bag back to its original place, Jiang Xiaoguo walked back to the desk with her own bag and said:
"That's what I said. We don't sell Gucci in our area!"
"Xiao Guo, don't be depressed. Haven't you bought fake goods before?"
"Yes, I have bought fake goods, but I know it myself!"
After dumping out all the stuff in the Gucci bag and putting it back into the original handbag, Jiang Xiaoguo put the fake bag away while saying with a depressed look on her face:
"I don't know what happened to my mom recently. She bought fake mink and fake bags without telling me. I thought they were real. I took photos and posted them on Weibo and Moments, and showed them off to everyone. So many people laughed at me behind my back. Fortunately, Yuan Xudong didn't recognize these bags, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hold my head up in front of him!"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo so depressed, Luo Yan couldn't help but suggest:
"Then why don't you take the white one and use correction fluid to paint it white?"
"What do you think?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help you!"
After thinking about it, Luo Yan suggested:
"How about you ask Yuan Xudong to buy you a real Gucci bag? Hasn't he become rich recently?"
"You know everything?"
"What do I know?"
"You know that Yuan Xudong has become rich? Tell me, how much do you know?"
"I just heard it from hearsay. Don't you know what his situation is?"
"I……"
Before Jiang Xiaoguo could finish her words, a cell phone rang. It was Jiang Xiaoguo's phone. She picked up the phone and took a look. It turned out to be a call from Yuan Xudong. With a slight smile on her lips, Jiang Xiaoguo looked at Luo Yan and said with a smile:
"Look, I've got you covered. He calls me every day like a clingy kid. I'm getting annoyed!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who was showing off to her, Luo Yan suddenly stood up from her seat and pretended to snatch her phone:
"Give me the phone, I'll help you reject him, let him have fun by himself!"
“No!”
"Give me!"
“No!”
"Look at me tickling you!"
"Ha ha!"
While playing around, Jiang Xiaoguo took the opportunity to press the green call button and said:
"Hello!"
Yuan Xudong's voice came from the other side:
"Xiao Guo, where are you?"
"I'm in the school dormitory, what's wrong?"
"Aren't you going to have dinner with your mother tonight? Get ready, I'll pick you up right now!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs!"
"Yeah, see you later!"
"See you later!"
After hanging up the phone, Luo Yan grabbed Jiang Xiaoguo's neck from behind and rode on her, teasing:
"Okay, Jiang Xiaoguo, you guys are starting to meet your parents, right?"
"No, my mother came to Shenzhen to attend the wedding of her colleague's daughter, and to visit Yuan Xudong!"
Being entangled by Luo Yan, Jiang Xiaoguo tickled her with his hands behind her back and said:
"Shitou, get out of the way quickly, don't force me to use my ultimate move!"
"Ultimate move?"
Luo Yan clung to Jiang Xiaoguo more tightly and said with a smile:
"Let me see it!"
"If a tiger doesn't show its might, you think I'm Hello Kitty, right?"
"No, I think you're a monkey!"
"monkey?"
Feeling insulted, Jiang Xiaoguo screamed and then fell onto the bed with Luo Yan on her back. The two of them immediately started wrestling with each other, laughing and rolling around. At this moment, the dormitory door creaked open and Liang Shuang, who had been working outside all day, came back. She was shocked to see two human figures entangled under the quilt on Jiang Xiaoguo's bed and almost screamed out. Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan both had their feet exposed, otherwise, she would have thought that Jiang Xiaoguo had secretly brought Yuan Xudong back to the dormitory.
"Jiang Xiaoguo, what are you two doing?"
"Liang Shuang!"
Hearing Liang Shuang's voice, Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan immediately got out of the quilt and sorted out their clothes. Jiang Xiaoguo smiled with a flushed face:
"Liang Shuang, you're back?"
"Um, sorry, I didn't disturb you two, did I?"
"No, no!"
Jiang Xiaoguo shook his head slightly, then opened his eyes wide and said dumbfoundedly:
"Liang Shuang, what do you mean?"
"It's meaningless!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan, whose clothes were a little messy and whose faces were red, Liang Shuang frowned slightly and said with disdain:
"It's not even dark yet, and you're in the dormitory. Aren't you two disgusting?"
"What?"
Seeing Liang Shuang actually say this about himself and Luo Yan, Jiang Xiaoguo was so angry that he stuttered:
"You, what are you talking about? What can we two women do? What's so disgusting about it?"
"What happened to the two girls?"
Glancing at Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan, Liang Shuang walked to his desk and sat down, putting the Gucci bag on his back aside, then opened his laptop, refreshing his Weibo video while deliberately arguing with Jiang Xiaoguo:
"There are so many things two women can do, but it doesn't matter, it's your freedom, I understand, just don't mess around in the dormitory!"
"you……"
"Okay, okay, Xiaoguo, isn't Yuan Xudong coming to pick you up?"
Seeing that Jiang Xiaoguo still wanted to quarrel with Liang Shuang, Luo Yan quickly stopped her and advised:
"Go quickly, don't keep him waiting for too long. Remember to come back early after dinner and bring me two roasted sweet potatoes from the school gate!"
"good!"
Looking at Luo Yan and nodding slightly, Jiang Xiaoguo no longer paid attention to Liang Shuang's provocation. She walked to the sink outside the bathroom, washed and dressed herself up in front of the large mirror on the wall, then greeted Luo Yan, and happily left the dormitory carrying her handbag, waiting downstairs of the girls' dormitory for Yuan Xudong to drive over to pick her up to have dinner with her mother.
After waiting for a while downstairs of the girls' dormitory, Jiang Xiaoguo saw Yuan Xudong driving his white Maserati over. She ran over impatiently and said with a smile:
"Xiaodongzi, you're here!"
"Don't call me Xiaodongzi!"
After glaring at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong stopped the car, opened the door and said with a smile:
"Get in the car and go meet my mother-in-law!"
"Stop yelling!"
Jiang Xiaoguo rolled his eyes at Yuan Xudong, sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt and said:
"Okay, let's go to the guesthouse next to the school. My mom lives there!"
"good!"
Yuan Xudong drove to the guesthouse near the school and looked at Jiang Xiaoguo and said:
"Xiao Guo, how about I help your aunt find a hotel with a better environment?"
"Need not!"
Jiang Xiaoguo shook his head and refused without even thinking:
"My mother won't agree. Besides, the environment of the guesthouse is not bad. Although it is not as good as those star-rated hotels, it is much better than those small hotels. You don't have to worry about it!"
"Okay, if you need anything, just tell me. I will work harder to marry you and spend less on the bride price!"
"screw you!"
Jiang Xiaoguo rolled her eyes at Yuan Xudong, then reached out to straighten his collar and said seriously:
"Later, you are not allowed to be so frivolous, understand?"
"Got it, don't worry!"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong was not nervous at all, Jiang Xiaoguo felt a little uncomfortable and said:
"Really? You're not nervous at all when you meet my mom for the first time. Don't you care about me?"
"What are you talking about?"
After rolling his eyes at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"A man as good as me, even if I'm nervous, I keep it to myself. This is called staying calm even when Mount Tai collapses in front of you. What do you know?"
"You just know how to brag!"
After glaring at Yuan Xudong, Jiang Xiaoguo curled up her legs and leaned back on the seat, holding her handbag in her arms, she looked at Yuan Xudong and asked:
"Xiao Dongzi, why do you like me?"
“Wrong!”
"What?"
"You should ask, Yuan Xudong, do you like me? Instead of, Xiao Dongzi, why do you like me?"
Looking at the somewhat confused Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"The former means you are not sure whether I like you or not. The latter means you are sure that I like you, but you don't know why I like you. The cause and effect relationship cannot be reversed. I didn't expect that, Xiaoguo, you are quite narcissistic. The same question, do you like me? Or change the question, Jiang Xiaoguo, why do you like me?"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong was not only beating around the bush but also kicked the ball back, Jiang Xiaoguo directly activated her woman's innate skill and said in a naughty way:
"I asked first, you speak first, and I'll tell you why after you finish speaking!"
"OK!"
Yuan Xudong shrugged his shoulders and blurted out:
"Because you are beautiful, what about you?"
"No more?"
“No more!”
Seeing Yuan Xudong's perfunctory answer, Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't help but roll his eyes and said perfunctorily:
"Because you're handsome, that's all!"
“That’s enough!”
"What?"
"I've said enough!"
After looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong said seriously:
"My greatest strength is that I am handsome. That's enough for you to focus on!"
"Bah!"
After giving Yuan Xudong a blank look, Jiang Xiaoguo raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile:
"Xiao Dongzi, why are you so shameless?"
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Yuan Xudong put on a slightly exaggerated smile and said:
"In fact, I have always believed that meanness, shamelessness, vulgarity, and shamelessness are all advantages. Sometimes it is really strange that sacrificing others for oneself is a disadvantage, but sacrificing oneself for others is an advantage. Why is that?"
Without waiting for Jiang Xiaoguo to answer, Yuan Xudong continued to laugh:
“It’s just like the “Emperor’s New Clothes” in Andersen’s fairy tale. When I was little, I thought those people were so stupid. If they saw it, they saw it. If they didn’t see it, they didn’t see it. Why did adults tell such fake lies?
Later, when I grew up, I realized that Andersen's fairy tales were not for children, but for adults. When I was young, I was the child in the fairy tales, so I laughed at the adults for being so silly. When I grew up, I was the adult in the fairy tales, looking at those innocent children, although I thought they were silly and naive, I also thought they were very cute! "
Having said that, Yuan Xudong looked at Jiang Xiaoguo and said with a smile:
"But in the real world, because I am an adult and you are a child, I like you. Do you understand?"
"Well, can you say that again?"
"cannot!"
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