School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"Ah, how do you understand this?" Old Chen looked helplessly at Mother Chen and said, "Our daughter is already in such a good position, I think there's no need to demand too much materially. We can lower some material standards and appropriately raise the moral standards. What do you think?"

After all, Old Chen was a university professor, and his thoughts and speech were of a very high caliber. However, although his words were reasonable, he could never persuade his wife. After all, his wife had come up from hardship. When she married Old Chen, they had nothing, not even their own house, but rented one; the only electric device they had was a radio, no bicycle, and they lacked every other essential item for marriage like bicycles, watches, and sewing machines. They too had ascended from poverty. Now, they were considered moderately well-off. But compared to the Jiang Family, they were far behind.

"Forget it," Mother Chen shook her head and said, "Between Xiao Han and Jiang Xiaoliang, I would choose Jiang Xiaoliang even with my eyes closed. What's so good about Xiao Han?"

"Ah!" Old Chen shook his head helplessly.

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Xiao Han and Chen Zihan walked hand in hand along the street.

They shopped from the department store to International Trade, then entered the Economic and Trade Building. They visited several large shopping malls, covering all the major malls in Linjiang City. Xiao Han was carrying quite a few bags. Though they had bought a lot, they had not spent much money.

Chen Zihan valued price tags and discounts highly when shopping.

Xiao Han was carrying a pair of shoes and a coat, totaling just under six hundred yuan. For Linjiang City's spending level, that was indeed not high. Of course, the attentive Xiao Han also noticed that Chen Zihan had been trying to save money for him. This fueled his love for Chen Zihan even more.

Upon entering a store, Chen Zihan immediately noticed a black fur coat in the display. The fur was clean and shiny. Chen Zihan's stunning beauty attracted the store owner's attention at once.

"Miss, do you like this fur coat?" The store owner hurriedly came over to greet Chen Zihan.

"It's nice," Chen Zihan nodded, then smiled and asked, "May I try it on?"

"Not for others, but you can!" The forthright store owner replied with a smile, "You are so beautiful, I want to see how this fur looks on you; it will definitely be gorgeous."

The store owner quickly had someone take the fur coat out of the display case.

The black fur coat, made of mink, was neat and clean, each fur strand looking like sharp barbs, making it exceptionally dazzling. Holding the coat in her hands, Chen Zihan was overjoyed. Women naturally loved such things as fur coats, just as they pursued beauty itself.

"Miss, go ahead and try it on," the store owner urged. "I also want to take a photo with my phone. To show it to other customers."

Chen Zihan hesitated and said, "This… this coat is expensive, right?"

"It's alright," the store owner smiled slightly and said, "In big cities, this coat wouldn't sell for less than one hundred and eighty thousand, but here it's only eighty-eight thousand."

Sss…

Upon hearing this, Chen Zihan couldn't help but gasp. She hurriedly said, "It's so expensive, I better not try it."

"Don't be like that!" hearing this, the store owner quickly said, "Trying it doesn't cost anything. Besides, I don't let others try it, but because you are so beautiful, I'm letting you. If you try it and let me take a photo, you'll be like a model for me, what do you say?"

"Go ahead and try," Xiao Han chuckled from the side, "The store owner is so enthusiastic, how can you let her down?"

"I…" Chen Zihan hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly nodded and said, "Alright then, I'll try it."

Having said that, Chen Zihan immediately went into the fitting room.

"Young man, your girlfriend is really beautiful," the store owner said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, she would be very happy to hear that," Xiao Han nodded.

"Having such a beautiful girlfriend, you need to be extra careful," the store owner said with a laugh, "After all, beautiful women get a lot of attention, right?"

"Don't worry," Xiao Han smiled slightly.

As they spoke, Chen Zihan had already come out of the fitting room, looking regal and elegant, utterly stunning in the black fur coat, which seemed custom made for her, fitting perfectly. Wearing the black fur coat, she instantly set a fashion trend, as if she owned the world.

"How beautiful," the store owner was stunned. She had tried on the fur coat herself but could never embody the charm that Chen Zihan did. Almost all the brilliance of the fur coat seemed to sparkle on Chen Zihan.

The store owner stood by in awe, even forgetting to take a photo.

"Xiao Han, does it look good?" Chen Zihan blinked at Xiao Han, full of allure.

"Beautiful!" Xiao Han nodded and said, "It really is beautiful, very suitable for you."

"I think so too," Chen Zihan let out a slight sigh, though it suited her, it was unfortunately unaffordable. Eighty-eight thousand, not just for Xiao Han, but even for herself, was a astronomical figure. Even for her own family, eighty-eight thousand was not a small amount. Therefore, Chen Zihan appeared very disheartened.

"Buying it?" the store owner hurriedly took the chance to snap a photo, then asked, "I think it suits you perfectly, absolutely stunning."

"Forget it, I can't afford it, it's too expensive," Chen Zihan shook her head.

"Ah!" The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Miss, if you don't buy it, that would be such a shame. I think you might never find another piece of clothing that suits you so well. How about this—I won't ask for eighty-eight thousand, just eighty thousand will do. That's my lowest price, how about it? I sincerely want you to look beautiful."

Chen Zihan's face turned slightly red and said, "Do you think we look like rich people?"

"I think you quite do," the shopkeeper smiled, then said, "You see this young man, he has lines on his upper lip, hair growing on his chest: men with vertical lines on their upper lip, the deeper and more distinct, the better. If there is hair on the chest, three strands are optimal. They are all signs of a wealthy man. This handsome guy definitely looks either rich or noble."

"Hee hee…" Chen Zihan couldn't help but giggle upon hearing this.

"What? Am I wrong?" the shopkeeper was taken aback.

"You can read faces?" Chen Zihan asked curiously.

"A bit," the shopkeeper nodded and said, "My father used to read fortunes for people, so I picked up a bit from him. My business has grown this big because I can read faces; I can tell at a glance what kind of person is wealthy and what kind is poor."

"Then this time you really misjudged," Chen Zihan lightly shook her red lips, then said, "We are definitely not rich people."

"That's impossible!" the shopkeeper was stunned, then said, "I see that you both have excellent facial features, and you two are a perfect match, a pair made in heaven. It would be an injustice if you weren't together. However…"

"However, what?" Chen Zihan asked.

"However, your relationship might face some difficulties," the shopkeeper said with a slight smile.

Chen Zihan's face immediately darkened, and she quickly calmed herself down, then said, "Old lady, if you can tell fortunes, then predict whether this deal of yours will conclude successfully today?"

The shopkeeper seriously pinched her fingers to calculate: "An eighty percent chance."

"I told you, we really aren't wealthy," Chen Zihan said with a look of helplessness, then added, "Why do you still not believe it?"

The shopkeeper knew Chen Zihan was telling the truth. She shook her head, "Could I really have misjudged today?"

"Considering that you put in the effort to read our fortunes today, I have no choice but to buy this fur coat," Xiao Han immediately pulled out his bank card and said, "Please pack it up for us."

"Ah?!" Chen Zihan exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face immediately beamed with joy.

"All right, I'll handle the card transaction right away!" the shopkeeper hurriedly said.

"Xiao Han, where did you get so much money?" Chen Zihan quickly asked.

"Don't worry, my money is legit," Xiao Han laughed, "It's the scholarship I got back in high school; it's all my own money, so rest easy."

"That still won't do," Chen Zihan hurriedly shook her head and said, "Such expensive clothing, I... how can I!"

"If I say it's okay, then it's okay!" Xiao Han laughed and said, "A beautiful piece of clothing is like a suitable man, hard to find. If you miss out on this one today, you might never find another piece of clothing that fits you better. I'm afraid you'll regret it."

"I won't," Chen Zihan shook her head.

"Buy it," Xiao Han smiled, "Money can be earned again, but such a suitable fur coat may not be available again."

Seeing Xiao Han so insistent, Chen Zihan didn't know what else to say. However, she felt somewhat reluctant to spend so much money on just one piece of clothing. After all, the clothing was indeed too expensive. An eighty-thousand piece of clothing, even wealthy families might not be able to afford it unless it was a particularly rich and noble family that could enjoy such luxury clothes.

The shopkeeper quickly completed the card transaction, and the fur coat was neatly packaged in a special bag, also fitted with a carrying bag on the outside.

"Here you go," the shopkeeper quickly handed the clothing to Xiao Han.

"Thank you!" Xiao Han politely thanked her.

"You're welcome," the shopkeeper shook her head and then smiled, "Come visit again when you have time."

"Certainly," Xiao Han nodded, "I will come to you for another fortune next time."

"Sure," the shopkeeper nodded.

Chen Zihan smiled and said, "It would be a shame if you didn't work in fortune-telling, shopkeeper."

"I don't really like that line of work, always being called a swindler," the shopkeeper helplessly shook her head and said, "My father was beaten up once because of it, so I am even more wary of the profession. I don't want to go into that line of work. However, I think integrating fortune-telling into business is actually a good supplement, quite beneficial."