Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons-Chapter 682: Encountering the Spoiled Young Lady

Tong Yao grinned at the shop owner, then entered the store hand-in-hand with Guo Jinnian. Aware that Tong Yao preferred to select her clothes without assistance, the shop owner returned to attending to two other women in the shop.

One of the younger ladies eyed Tong Yao, then pouted towards the shop owner, saying, "Madam, we are also customers of your shop, but the way you treat us is different from your attitude towards her. Do you look down on us?"

The shop owner was surprised by the complaint and quickly tried to explain, "I didn’t mean that, don’t misunderstand. Miss Tong is a regular customer here, so I just greeted her when I saw her arrive."

She didn’t discriminate between customers. She had greeted the two ladies warmly when they walked into the shop, but they had still misconstrued her actions.

An older woman, trying to calm her younger companion said, "Yunyun, let it go, stop fussing about it. I quite like this dress, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Yun’s face softened slightly, she then circled the older woman and admired, "Sister Youyou, you have a great figure. You look good in anything you wear. If I had your figure, I’d be shopping for clothes every day. When Hongwei catches sight of you in these outfits, he won’t be able to contain himself. He’ll insist on buying a ring and proposing right then and there."

Xiang Youyou was delighted by Guo Yun’s praises, "Then, I’ll buy this one and wear it tomorrow when surely, he will be attending the feast." freewёbnoνel.com

Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian were browsing the racks but hadn’t been paying close attention to the other women’s conversation. Tong Yao picked a black dress which seemed classy. She felt it would suit Guo Jinnian perfectly and said, "Jinnian, you should try this one on. I think you’ll look amazing in it. This design is gorgeous and figure-hugging, especially at the shoulders. The design here is brilliant, it’ll cover up your slightly thick upper arms."

Guo Jinnian always trusted Tong Yao’s judgment; she believed it would be pretty. She took the clothing and went into the fitting room. Trying a dress on for the first time, she was uncomfortable and fumbled for a while before emerging from the fitting room.

"Yaoyao, isn’t this dress too short? My bottom might be visible every time I bend over, right? Look, my knees aren’t even covered, it feels so weird! I feel embarrassed walking around in it."

Usually, Guo Jinnian was used to wearing trousers, even in the sweltering heat of summer. This was her first time wearing a fitted dress that highlighted her body’s contours. She felt incredibly uncomfortable and was eager to get out of it.

Tong Yao, on the other hand, was stunned. "Jinnian, look yourself in the mirror first. Are you sure you don’t want this dress? Your legs are so long and beautiful; it’s such a shame to keep them hidden."

The shop owner joined in the praise, "Oh my, your figure is divine. This dress fits you like it was custom-made. And how stunning it looks! You don’t need to worry about the dress being too short; this one’s actually quite long. Some dresses only just cover the buttocks. If you don’t believe me, check out these ones."

Worried that Guo Jinnian wouldn’t believe her, the shop owner purposefully pulled out a few other dresses to compare. Unsurprisingly, Guo Jinnian’s long legs and tall stature made this dress particularly pretty on her.

Complimented by both of them, Guo Jinnian mustered the courage to stand in front of the mirror. Upon seeing herself, she too was swiftly taken by the dress. Upon examining the dress, she actually did find it beautiful.

Guo Jinnian was somewhat reluctant to take off the dress. She turned around excitedly towards Tong Yao and said, "Yaoyao, you have impeccable taste, I’m going with this one."

Meanwhile, the other two women had been keeping an eye on Guo Jinnian. Upon witnessing her affection for the dress, they too were ensnared by it.

Guo Yun said, "Madam, why didn’t you recommend such a gorgeous dress to us? Are you worried we can’t afford it? Get us one to try on too."

Xiang Youyou was silent, but she too seemed interested in the dress Guo Jinnian was wearing. Suddenly, she felt less pleased with the dress she had decided on.

The owner hesitated before explaining, "I didn’t realize you were interested in this type of style, my apologies. Each dress here is a limited edition, so we only have one of each, arranged as such to avoid any embarrassing identical outfit situations in the future."

In a city like Kyoto, only the rich and noble patronized shops with high-quality clothes. Most of these clients were in the same circles, and hence the possibility of turning up in the same dress could be quite humiliating.

To circumvent such scenarios, the owner decided to sell only one piece of each dress design—a strategy that earned her impressive profits. Clothes that were popular and common were typically not what these noble ladies and misses preferred to wear.

Upon hearing this, Guo Yun became even more determined to get the dress. She demanded, "Well then, tell her to take off the dress for us; we want it."

The shop owner looked troubled and said, "This is the dress that she first decided on. My business practices don’t really allow such things. Maybe you could look around for another style? This dress suits Miss Guo very much."

At her words, Guo Yun immediately became upset and started to argue with the shop owner.

Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian shared a glance, simultaneously rolling their eyes, but with no intention of getting involved in Guo Yun’s tantrum. Ignoring such people was best. Anyway, she was arguing with the shop owner, not them.

The dress was on Guo Jinnian’s body. No one else could simply snatch it away.

At this point, Guo Jinnian became even more determined to buy the dress.

It was one that Tong Yao had chosen for her; why should they give it up to others?

"Yaoyao, help me choose another one. Suddenly, I feel that I look quite good in a dress."

Boosted by Tong Yao’s previous compliment, Guo Jinnian felt confident and decided to look her best for the next day’s event in order to charm Gu Hongwei. She wanted him to see how attractive she could be, and that she too had a feminine side.

Guo Yun had quarreled for a while with the shop owner, who remained kind yet noncommittal about selling the dress to her. Guo Yun then whispered something into Xiang Youyou’s ear and consequently kept a close eye on Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian’s actions.

As soon as Tong Yao laid her hands on a dress, Guo Yun loudly instructed, "Madam, bring me that dress. I want to try it."

The shop owner appeared distressed, but Tong Yao generously said, "Madam, let her try this one! I just casually picked it up, I’m not interested in this one."

The shop owner gratefully glanced at Tong Yao but before she fetched the dress, Guo Yun abruptly commanded, "Nevermind, don’t fetch it. I no longer want it, it doesn’t look good at all."

Tong Yao anticipated that Guo Yun would say something like that, thus she nonchalantly lifted the dress again, "Jinnian, go try this one."

Guo Jinnian struggled to hide her laughter, shooting Tong Yao an appreciative glance.