Chapter 87: Buying Gifts!
Su Lingxi walked into a treasure shop. It was called a treasure shop, but most of the items sold inside were spiritual artifacts.
The owner was a pot-bellied middle-aged man. As soon as he saw Su Lingxi enter, he greeted her with a smile.
“Aiyo, what can I get for you, customer? We have everything from spiritual artifacts to treasures.”
The owner introduced the treasures in his cabinet. Su Lingxi was dazzled for a moment.
“Hey, boss, I don’t want spiritual artifacts. I want to see the treasures you have here, the kind for giving as gifts.”
Hearing Su Lingxi’s request, the owner was clearly taken aback. Then, his eyes darted around.
“Aiyo, the customer’s request is really rare.”
“Most people who come here to buy things want spiritual artifacts. I’ve rarely seen anyone buy treasures as gifts.”
The owner then asked about Su Lingxi’s requirements.
“Customer, are you giving a gift to some important person?” the owner asked, raising an eyebrow.
“No, I’m giving it to my girl… to my dao companion!”
“Aiyo, the customer is truly a devoted man. I happen to have a few pieces of jewelry here. I wonder if they will meet your needs.”
“Bring them out. I’ll take a look first.”
The owner asked Su Lingxi to wait for a while. Soon, he brought over a few boxes.
The boxes looked a bit old, as if these things had been in the shop for a long time.
The owner blew off the dust on them and said with some embarrassment, “Sigh, few people ask about these things. It’s normal for them to collect some dust.”
Su Lingxi didn’t say anything and signaled for the owner to open them.
The owner opened one of the boxes and introduced it enthusiastically, “This is a pearl necklace. The pearls on it were caught by fishermen from the deep sea.”
“Then it was made by some masters in the folk with traditional craftsmanship.”
Su Lingxi looked at the pearl necklace in the box. Each pearl was full and round, emitting a faint halo. It was indeed a good treasure.
But she suddenly thought of a problem…
Luo Chuxue was the Canglan Princess. Would she really be short of a simple pearl necklace?
Su Lingxi was a little unsure and asked the owner to open the second box.
In the second box was a bracelet made of jade.
The owner explained enthusiastically, “This is a bracelet made of coral jade. The texture is very good. Your dao companion will definitely look very noble after wearing it.”
As the owner spoke, he even shone a light on the bracelet. Under the light, the bracelet reflected a grayish-white halo.
Su Lingxi was very satisfied. She felt that this bracelet was very suitable for Su Yuebai.
“Yuebai will definitely look very beautiful in this!”
Su Lingxi picked up the bracelet and imagined what Su Yuebai would look like wearing it.
“How much is this?”
“Not expensive, three high-grade spiritual crystals!”
“That’s not expensive?” Su Lingxi was a little surprised and hesitated for a moment before putting the item back in the box.
It wasn’t that Su Lingxi was reluctant to buy it, although she had plenty of high-grade spiritual crystals.
But this kind of thing was not a spiritual artifact. The owner’s price was definitely too high.
She had a lot of money, but she was not a fool.
Su Lingxi frowned. “No, this price is a bit high. Three high-grade spiritual crystals for a piece of jewelry is already a very high price.”
The owner’s smile stiffened for a few minutes, and then he said with a fawning smile, “Aiyo, it seems I’ve met an expert.”
“Three high-grade spiritual crystals is indeed high. How about this? Two pieces of jewelry together for four high-grade spiritual crystals.”
This price was indeed much lower, but Su Lingxi felt that it could still be lowered.
Seeing that Su Lingxi was still hesitating, the owner took out a set of prepared words.
“Pearls are not easy to harvest. Deep-sea shells are already rare, and fishermen have to risk their lives to harvest them.”
“Four high-grade spiritual crystals for two pieces is already a good price. But if this price is beyond the customer’s budget, I have some other things here.”
“It’s just that the quality will be much worse.”
The owner thought that Su Lingxi couldn’t afford it, so he gave her other suggestions.
“I’m not short on money, but I have a question.” Su Lingxi was too lazy to bargain with him.
“Aiyo, please speak!”
The moment the owner heard the words “not short on money,” the wrinkles on his face squeezed together.
“It’s about my dao companion. Her status is quite noble, so she might not be short of a necklace or something.”
“In this situation, do you think I should still give it to her? Or rather, what should I give her?”
This was the biggest problem that had been troubling Su Lingxi. Before she had transmigrated, she had barely spoken to any girls.
Let alone giving gifts to a girl she liked.
Hearing this, the owner’s smiling face immediately disappeared.
His tone also became meaningful. “Hearing the customer say this, I’ll assume that the customer’s dao companion is the young lady of some family.”
“If you truly love each other, then she will not refuse whatever you give her.”
“This has nothing to do with the value of the gift. Some things are worthless, but because you gave them, they are worth a thousand gold in her heart.”
“If it’s not true love, then she will most likely only value the value of the gift.”
“Of course, this is not absolute. I still hope that the customer will judge for himself!”
Finally, the owner added, “Of course, if the customer has the ability, don’t be too stingy. At least let the other party feel your sincerity.”
The owner was worthy of being a businessman. His words had really moved Su Lingxi.
“You have a point. Four high-grade spiritual crystals. I’ll take it!”
Even if this price was still inflated, Su Lingxi would take it.
Just think of it as the emotional value the owner had given her.
The owner clapped his hands. “I like straightforward people like you. I’ll give you two high-quality packages!”
The owner then ran back into the shop to find packaging for Su Lingxi. Su Lingxi looked at the necklace and bracelet, her heart also very happy.
Before long, the owner brought over two beautiful boxes and packed them for Su Lingxi. While packing, he kept saying how loyal and righteous Su Lingxi was.
Su Lingxi put the packaged items into her spatial ring and took out four high-grade spiritual crystals, placing them on the counter.
This transaction was completed.
The owner happily saw Su Lingxi out of the shop.
Su Lingxi was about to go and look around elsewhere when she saw a very fast carriage driving away the surrounding passersby as soon as she stepped out.
“Get out of the way, get out of the way.”
The coachman on the carriage held a horsewhip and berated the pedestrians on the side. Many pedestrians were frightened and fell to the ground.
Many of the people in the Canglan Imperial Capital were commoners. How could they withstand such a scare?
The coachman’s face was calm, as if he was used to being so arrogant. But Su Lingxi hated this kind of person the most.
The owner had not yet returned to the shop. He had lived in the city for many years and could tell at a glance that the person in this carriage was of no ordinary status.
He had wanted to pull Su Lingxi aside to avoid it, but who knew that Su Lingxi would wave her right hand, and the road would begin to freeze.
The few horses in front of the carriage immediately slipped and fell to the ground with the carriage.
Then, she innocently retracted her spiritual energy without a sound and followed the owner back into the shop.
