My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 372 - 11 Golden Lock_2

Cheng Shuhui was somewhat tempted, but Bao Hongyu shook her head and said, "Forget it, let’s not embarrass ourselves."

She wasn’t a fool; she could clearly see that the female owner held no fondness for Hu Fangfang, and given the appearance of the shop, she knew there must be a substantial backing behind it. It wouldn’t be wise to offend without understanding the situation fully.

In the end, the three of them each chose two bars of handmade soap and some fruit drinks, and didn’t buy anything else. When it came time to pay, they gracefully paid the full price. On the other hand, Hu Fangfang didn’t select a single item and followed them out, looking utterly dejected.

As soon as the group left, Lin Xiaoguai breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that after Hu Fangfang had embarrassed herself this one time, she wouldn’t come bouncing back in front of her again.

Lin Xiaoguai had noticed from the start that they weren’t from their social circle; the other three were alright, likely coming from privileged backgrounds, with only Hu Fangfang being the mystery.

Additionally, for no apparent reason, Hu Fangfang had traveled from Shanghai to the Capital.

"Xiao Guai, what’s with that woman?" Su Qianqian pouted, "She’s like a lunatic, speaking without any sense of appropriateness."

Even those close to Lin Xiaoguai and frequent visitors to the gift shop would only playfully request a friendship price, unlike Hu Fangfang, who took it upon herself to demand such things.

The people around her often said she lacked social graces, but seeing Hu Fangfang’s behavior, Su Qianqian felt that she... perhaps wasn’t so clueless about interpersonal relations after all?

Little did Lin Xiaoguai know about her self-indulgent thoughts. She took out a small golden lock from the drawer and handed it to her, saying, "Take this, it’s for Little Douzi. Thread it with a red string and hang it around his neck."

"What is it for?"

"I heard that this year, boys should wear a golden lock, otherwise they might attract misfortune," Lin Xiaoguai repeated Luo Yufang’s words.

Superstitions and such, Lin Xiaoguai had always believed it was better to be safe than sorry, and after inexplicably being reborn, she clung to this belief even more so. Thereupon, she made numerous small golden locks about the size of a pinky, not only for her own child but also for the children of relatives and friends.

"You believe this too?" While saying so, Su Qianqian was nonetheless excited, "Did you make this lock? It’s really pretty. Make something for me sometime, my neck’s been bare and I don’t have anything to wear." She had long coveted Lin Xiaoguai’s craftsmanship, but the jewelry in the shop... she wanted to buy it, but her parents were frugal. If she dared to spend a substantial part of her savings on a necklace that was merely ornamental, her father would surely give her a piece of his mind.

Since Little Douzi came, her standing at home had been diminishing.

——From the way Su Qianqian unhesitatingly accepted the valuable golden lock, it was clear that her claims of being adept at social niceties were nothing more than self-deception. The truth was obvious to everyone.

"By the way, Xiao Guai, those people today clearly weren’t from our circle. What if in the future more customers like them start showing up, questioning this and that? Won’t that wear you out?" Su Qianqian was no fool, of course, she sensed the identity of Bao Hongyu and company and expressed her concerns.

It might seem trivial, the skepticism that those three women showed toward the store’s prices, but you have to understand, once outsiders found the shop once, there could be a second and third time. What if they come not to buy but to question everything, wouldn’t that exhaust you, Xiao Guai?

Lin Xiaoguai guessed what she was thinking, but she wasn’t worried at all. The gift shop catered only to the wealthy due to current living standards of the era. Once everyone’s standard of living improved, the shop wouldn’t be able to stay exclusive forever. Sooner or later, it would need to cater to the general public.

Yet she didn’t believe everyone would be like those women today. In any case, as long as you are seen as authoritative, no one dares to question. Look at the future’s top brands; those who can’t afford them always pass by rather than enter to accuse them of overpricing.

And she believed that her gift shop would become one of those brands someday.

A few days later, Lin Xiaoguai received a call from Yu Xiaomiao, and after sharing their current circumstances, Lin Xiaoguai suddenly remembered Hu Fangfang and asked, "Xiao Miao, I ran into Hu Fangfang in the Capital. Do you know what’s going on?"

Because of her goddaughter Yaya, aside from Shen Chi and colleagues, Lin Xiaoguai only remained in contact with Yu Xiaomiao’s family in Shanghai.

As for dropping contact with Wu Ermei, it wasn’t that she minded the past issues with Niu Lan, but when they came to the Capital, they couldn’t let her know their new address in advance. Neither side had a phone, and without written correspondence, when she later installed a phone in the capital, Lin Xiaoguai simply couldn’t be bothered to go out of her way to inform them.

"Hu Fangfang is in the Capital!?" Yu Xiaomiao sounded surprised on the phone, "How did she go back there?"

"How should I know?" Lin Xiaoguai answered, perplexed, "What happened to her exactly? From the sound of it, her husband wasn’t transferred to the Capital, right?"

"Well..." Yu Xiaomiao sighed, "It’s a big deal in the military district there, Hu Fangfang’s husband has asked her for a divorce."

"A divorce!?" Lin Xiaoguai was shocked. In later times, this wouldn’t have surprised her; there were countless reasons for divorce—a lack of affection, infidelities, and others.

But in that era, many couples, despite endless quarrels, had to stick together. And now Hu Fangfang’s husband, a military man, had asked for a divorce?

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