webnovel Chapter 913: Xiao Chong Side Story 17_3
Chapter 913: Xiao Chong Side Story 17_3
Because Xiao Chong had a game early tomorrow morning and needed a good rest tonight, he naturally wouldn’t be joining their activities.
As for the cheerleaders, except for Lin Wanwan, none of them were coming to Hai City for the first time. Yongcheng was so close to here that they’d all been here as tourists long ago, so they didn’t have any strong urge to go out either.
But going straight back to their rooms to rest right after dinner was something everyone couldn’t accept. Way too boring.
So the cheer captain Zheng Ying suggested that everyone go walk around together near the hotel.
A quick look at the map showed that just five hundred meters from the hotel was the famous Times Square. There were tons of shops inside; they could go have a look.
Of course Lin Wanwan went along with the group too. Since she was already out, it would be a waste of time and money not to have a proper look around.
"That side is all high-end stores, way more brands than our Times Square in Yongcheng. Ladurée’s flagship store is there too. Once we’re tired of walking, we can go have their signature desserts as a late-night snack!" Having been to Hai City several times, Zheng Ying enthusiastically introduced everything to the others.
Qi Bingqiong really played along and immediately followed up, "Macarons are great, but the new bread Ladurée launched this month is pretty good too."
A bunch of girls instantly started discussing this dessert shop, but when they heard the price range there, quite a few girls sucked in a sharp breath.
Right away a girl said she wouldn’t be eating there, just looking was enough, it was too expensive.
The girl who said that was named Wang Chunyu, the type you could tell at a glance had grown up surrounded by love. Her family might not be as rich as Qi Bingqiong’s or Zheng Ying’s, but it probably wasn’t bad either, solidly middle class.
Because of that, she always seemed particularly confident in her words and actions. Even when she said she thought Ladurée’s desserts were too pricey and she couldn’t afford them, there wasn’t the slightest hint of shame. She didn’t feel that not being able to consume luxury meant she should feel inferior.
Several others chimed in one after another, and Lin Wanwan was naturally among them.
"Oh come on, seriously, Ladurée’s flagship store is a must-visit check-in spot for dessert lovers. Once we’re back in Yongcheng we won’t even have the chance to go!"
"Hey, no, no, no, I don’t want to eat there."
"You guys are really..."
Just as Qi Bingqiong was about to press on, Zheng Ying smoothed things over: "Forget it, let them be. Eating desserts at night makes it easy to gain weight anyway! We’ll see when we get there!"
Chatting as they walked, they soon arrived at Times Square.
The place was divided into an outdoor area and an indoor area. The outdoor part had a musical fountain that ran from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night.
It was showtime right now; lots of people were gathered around taking photos and watching. Naturally, Lin Wanwan and the rest of the group joined the crowd.
There were musical fountains in Yongcheng too, but ever since she was little, apart from going to evening self-study, Lin Wanwan had basically never gone out at night, so she’d never seen one.
She didn’t watch much TV either, so this really was her first time seeing such a beautiful, dreamy musical fountain. She was briefly stunned.
After watching the musical fountain for a while, everyone went inside the plaza.
There were a lot of them, and many luxury stores only let in a small number of customers at a time, so they couldn’t all go in together. You could even see lines outside some brands.
When Lin Wanwan heard one of the other girls explain the prices of the goods in those stores, she silently clicked her tongue in amazement.
Places this expensive actually had people lining up to buy. The world really was "the rich first leading the way for the rest."
Later, when they passed the window of a store that specialized in cashmere, Zheng Ying pointed in surprise at a cashmere dress in the display, then looked at the one Lin Wanwan was wearing and shouted, "Lin Wanwan, this set is the same as the one you’re wearing!"
Lin Wanwan looked up and saw that it really was almost identical, no visible difference.
That guy Xiao Chong had even said it was a custom-made piece that couldn’t be returned and told her not to be wasteful. So he’d been fooling her!
If it was custom-made, how could there be an identical piece in the store window?
"So it wasn’t custom, huh. Tsk, actually lied to me." That’s what she was thinking, but without realizing it, she said it out loud too.
"Huh? What custom, not custom? Who lied to you?"
"Are the clothes in this store as expensive as those LV or whatever next door?"
"Oh my god, I just realized what you’re wearing is actually this pricey! Lin Wanwan, you’re seriously loaded!"
Everyone started talking at once. The girl who’d turned down Zheng Ying and Qi Bingqiong earlier, Wang Chunyu, looked at Lin Wanwan and expressed her amazement at how rich she was.
Qi Bingqiong also shot Lin Wanwan a doubtful look and blurted out, "Lin Wanwan, don’t tell me yours is a knockoff?"
"Heh, who knows." Lin Wanwan answered with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.
She hadn’t expected that a sentence she’d muttered to herself would be overheard and spark a discussion, so she quickly added, "Maybe it just happens to look the same, that’s all."