Jasmine had money. The card Boyce gave her last time contained Boyceâs savings. She didnât spend much. Although she had money, she didnât spend hand over fist. She was still quite petty and unwilling to simply take advantage of others.
Even though Boyce was her husband and she didnât yet work and didnât carry much money, she wouldnât use Boyceâs money to squander. If she wanted to buy expensive items, she would want to get them on her own dime.
When she didnât hear Jasmine say anything, Elaineâs eyes widened, âYour husband will give you spending money, wonât he?â Immediately after, she added, âYouâre so much younger than him, shouldnât he take care of you with money?â.
Jasmine found these words especially harsh. âShe is younger, so she should be taken care of by others.â
What kind of logic is this?
These words sounded dismissive, as if the reason she married Boyce was that she liked his money and social status.
âI married him because I like him, not because of his money,â Jasmine stressed.
Elaine smiled and comforted her, âI know. But I didnât say anything, donât get agitated.â
Jasmine looked at her and didnât quite believe her words.
Elaine sighed, âOkay, okay, I said the wrong thing. I didnât mean other things, donât think too much.â
Actually, she didnât mean to say that. She didnât intend to say that the reason Jasmine married so early was because of other peopleâs wealth.
But because he wanted to continue the theme, he casually uttered this phrase. He hadnât expected Jasmine to be so sensitive.
When they arrived at the place, Elaine went to buy bubble tea. The two entered the mall arm in arm. Since it was the weekend, it was quite crowded.
âThe womenâs clothes are there, letâs go there.â Elaine pulled Jasmine. Jasmine was only accompanying her to window shop. She had no intention of buying anything, so she just followed her.
After Boyce left, Jessica Lennon said that the weather was slowly getting cooler and said that Andrew Nelsonâs long sleeve jacket was a little small as it had grown so much, so there was a need to buy a new one. He also said that there was a need to buy for Amanda Nelson as some of last yearâs garments were too small for her body. She was not as tall as Andrew but also grew this year.
Jessica and Coral would take care of the girl. Dolores Flores went out to buy fall clothes for the two children.
She was now feeling more and more like a housewife and was even the kind of housewife who felt very comfortable. When she went out, there was a driver, so she didnât even need to drive herself. At home, Jessica and Coral helped her take care of the kids.
As for the money, Matthew Nelson would earn it. It was like she had nothing to do. She didnât like this kind of life. She expected to be able to do whatever she wanted.
However, Matthew wouldnât let her go to C-Town, so she could only be a housewife.
She had been here for a while. The driver followed her and was already carrying a few paper bags. At first she wanted to buy clothes for Amanda and Andrew, but when she saw the baby store, she went in. She saw a lot of cute little clothes, so she bought a few clothes and some baby items.
On the other side, Elaine pulled Jasmine and walked over to a jewelry store. Jasmine blinked and looked at her, âElaine, do you want to buy something?â.
Elaine whispered in her ear, âNo.â
Jasmine didnât understand. If she had no intention of buying, why would she want to go into the store? Besides, apparently there are no cheap things there. The expensive ones cost about two and a half thousand dollars and the cheap ones cost over a hundred dollars. Things under a hundred dollars are not to be found at all.
âSince youâre not going to buy, we shouldnât go in and look.â Jasmine thought it wasnât necessary. Shopping without buying was a waste of time. Besides, it seemed a little embarrassing to just take a look without shopping.
âJasmine, weâre here to window shop. Iâm just going to take a look. Besides, it wonât cost me anything to try it on.â
As she said this, Elaine pulled Jasmine and entered the store. After they entered, a clerk came over to serve them.
Elaine pulled Jasmine and headed for the necklace area. The lighting in the jewelry store was very good and made the expensive metallic material jewelry sparkle.
All the women liked those exquisite trinkets. Jasmine liked them too. It was just that she was able to resist herself and do only things within her ability. She never did things that were beyond her capacity.
Elaine now didnât have the financial ability to buy those things either. She just liked those things. Even if she couldnât afford to buy them, she could also use to try them on.
She pointed to a platinum necklace whose replica she had seen countless times on the Internet. Seeing the real thing now, she was eager to try it on, âCould you pull this one out so I can take a look at it.â
The saleswoman, white gloves on her hands, said yes, opened the display case and took out the necklace. She put it on the red velvet jewelry tray for her to see.
It was a fine platinum necklace with a delicate heart-shaped pendant. The pendant was very simple. It was made of platinum and gave the impression of a small heart. A small diamond was embedded in the side. It looked exquisite and was very suitable for a petite, fair-skinned woman.
Elaine picked it up. It was much sparklier than the replicas she had seen on the Internet. She was anxious to try it on, âCan I try it on?â.
The saleswoman said, âYes.â
Elaine handed the necklace to the saleswoman and asked her to help her put it on.
Soon, the saleswoman helped Elaine put the necklace on. She was quite a beautiful woman and the necklace looked good on her.
âThis necklace looks great on you.â The saleswoman eagerly handed her the mirror to look at it.
Elaine looked in the mirror at the necklace sparkling around her neck. She liked it wholeheartedly.
âHow much is it?â
â$2.47 thousand,â said the saleswoman, âPlatinum is certainly expensive. Also, it has a high quality diamond in it, so the price is certainly not too cheap.â
Elaine looked in the mirror and reached out to touch the very small diamond. Diamonds that were too small belonged to broken diamonds, so they were worthless.
âIs there an event for the discount?â Elaine let the saleswoman help her take it off.
The saleswoman pulled it down and said, âThis is the latest model. It wonât get a discount.â
âOkay.â
âYouâre very picky. This necklace looks great on you. It fits you well and you look very feminine. When you wear it, the feeling you give off has changed and you look very classy.â
Elaine liked it very much, but she also knew she couldnât afford to buy it.
She could only buy it later, when she had money.
âThe truth is, I donât quite like it. Weâll go to another store to take a look at it.â Elaine smiled and pulled Jasmine to leave.
The saleswoman put the necklace back in the display case and muttered, âSay you canât afford it if you canât afford it. You said you donât like it. You donât know your self-limitation at all.â
Elaine didnât like to hear that. She turned to give him a look, âWhat did you just say?â.
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