I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 039

Zhang Mengyao’s eyes lit up, and she excitedly said, “What are we waiting for? Let’s go!”

Walking into the Cartier boutique, a sales associate immediately came up to greet them warmly.

Not to mention the various brand-name shopping bags in Lin Xian’s hand, just that Vacheron Constantin watch was enough to make this sales associate take them seriously.

Most importantly, she recognized that the bracelet on Lin Xian’s other wrist was their Cartier summer new couple’s bracelet.

Facing such high-quality customers, the sales associate immediately became fully attentive.

Seeing Lin Xian looking tired, and then glancing at the excited Zhang Mengyao, the sales associate smiled and said, “Our store recently received a new batch of coffee. Would you two like to sample some?”

Lin Xian just wanted to come in and sit in the lounge area for a while, but he didn’t expect this sales associate to be so thoughtful.

For a moment, he felt a sudden liking for Cartier.

Lin Xian gratefully looked at the sales associate, then said to Zhang Mengyao, “Let’s go have some coffee first!”

“Alright!”

Zhang Mengyao didn’t notice anything unusual, only thinking that the service at this store was surprisingly good.

“Please follow me, both of you!”

Following the sales associate to the lounge area, Lin Xian plopped down on the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief.

While the sales associate went to pour coffee, Zhang Mengyao asked, “What do you want to buy?”

“A fountain pen!”

He didn’t actually want to buy anything, but since he was here, he might as well buy something!

It just so happened that his hard-pen calligraphy had been improving recently and was almost at an entry level, so buying a good fountain pen would be very practical.

In addition, the system level was still more than 10, 000 experience points away from upgrading to LV 4.

He would try to get it done in one go and completely upgrade to LV 4.

Zhang Mengyao was stunned and asked doubtfully, “Cartier sells fountain pens?”

“Look, that display cabinet over there has some small items. You can go take a look.” Lin Xian pointed to a display cabinet in front of them.

Zhang Mengyao was a bit skeptical and stood up to walk towards the display.

In the display cabinet, there were all sorts of items: keychains, money clips, tie clips…

After glancing at the prices, Zhang Mengyao immediately turned around and walked back to the lounge area.

Excuse me, goodbye!

The cheapest button cost over two thousand yuan, and as for the most expensive, it was worth 55, 000 yuan!

As for money clips and tie clips, none of them were under 5, 000.

Previously, in stores like Prada and Versace, Zhang Mengyao also felt things were expensive, but they were still acceptable. An item of clothing costing several thousand or tens of thousands was understandable.

But now, she found it a bit hard to understand, and her values were somewhat impacted.

Sitting back down on the sofa, Zhang Mengyao sighed, “It’s so despairing! My monthly living expenses can’t even buy a single button.”

“Don’t be discouraged! Jinling University is a 985 university after all. When you graduate and start working, you’ll find that what you couldn’t afford, you still can’t afford.”

Originally, Zhang Mengyao thought Lin Xian was trying to comfort her, and she felt somewhat moved.

But in the end, she realized it was a bowl of toxic chicken soup!

After glaring at him fiercely, Zhang Mengyao lamented, “I finally understand now why so many women are willing to sell themselves for money. Before, I saw a lot of news online about female college students being kept, and at the time, I didn’t understand it at all.”

“Now I get it, facing such temptation, it’s really hard to resist!”

Lin Xian found it difficult to respond to that, because if he did, Zhang Mengyao would definitely retort.

There was nothing he could do, as he was precisely the rich person she was talking about!

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you feeling guilty?”

What the heck…

Lin Xian was speechless. He had chosen to remain silent, yet she was still retorting?

“What am I guilty about?”

Zhang Mengyao snorted, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. Men always eat what’s in their bowl while looking at what’s in the pot. I’ll keep a close eye on you for Princess Yan!”

“Sorry to keep you waiting, both of you!”

Just then, the sales associate walked over with steaming coffee.

“Thank you!”

After thanking her, Lin Xian took the coffee and sipped it slowly, covering up his guilt.

To be honest, he did apply to Nancai at the time because there were many beautiful women there.

After a while, the sales associate finally asked, “What would you two like to see?”

Putting down the coffee, Lin Xian said, “Take me to see the fountain pens!”

“Okay, sir, please follow me!”

The sales associate was not disappointed. As an employee of a top luxury store, their vision was long-term, and they wouldn’t do a one-time sale.

Instead, they would choose to build good relationships with customers, always keeping them comfortable.

Even if Lin Xian didn’t buy anything, she would still be very enthusiastic.

This was one of the differences between top luxury brands and other smaller brands.

Of course, not just anyone would receive the same treatment as Lin Xian.

Cartier had many styles of fountain pens. Lin Xian ultimately chose a gold-plated fountain pen, priced at 18, 600!

Swiped the card and paid!

After buying the fountain pen, Lin Xian checked the time and said, “It’s getting late. Let’s have dinner together!”

“No, I need to go back to school.” Zhang Mengyao shook her head and refused.

After all, she wasn’t Lin Xian’s girlfriend. She treated him to lunch because Lin Xian helped carry her luggage.

And accompanying him shopping in the afternoon was considered a favor between friends.

But if she stayed for dinner in the evening, it would be a bit unclear.

Lin Xian understood her meaning and nodded, “Alright, then be careful on your way back.”

After Zhang Mengyao left, Lin Xian found a random star-rated hotel near the Jinling Shopping Center to stay in.

Star-rated hotels, if nothing else, were at least much safer than budget hotels.

Arriving at the hotel room, Lin Xian closed the door, casually ordered takeout online, and then opened the system interface.

Host: Lin Xian

Level: LV 4

LV 4 Privilege Reward: Every blink earns 0.8 yuan

Upgrade Experience: 867/2, 000, 000 (Experience can only be obtained through spending; money obtained through loans or earning cannot gain experience points!)

System Shop: [Professional Chess Skill Book]

Items: [LV 3 Privilege Gift Pack] 1, [LV 4 Privilege Gift Pack] 1

Skills: [One-Handed Ferrari Driving]

Balance: 71, 913.3 yuan

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