Seeing her sister bumping into her and He Qing hugging each other, Gu Qing panicked for a moment. She let go of her hand and her face turned red.
"I think your sister has misunderstood our relationship. In fact, we..." He Qing looked at Gu Qing with a slightly embarrassed expression, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
The scene where the two of them were hugging each other just now made it difficult for people to misunderstand it, not to mention Gu Jie who wanted to bring them together. She wished they were so close.
"He Qing, don't you want to do anything this afternoon?" After a pause, He Qing calmed down and said, "I have something I want to ask you to help me with."
"Oh, what is it?" Gu Qing asked quickly, "He Qing, just tell me if you have something to do. Why are you being polite to me?"
He Qing said bluntly: "Actually, it's not a big deal, just buy one thing. My parents will come to Jiangzhou at noon tomorrow, and my mother will have her birthday soon, so I want to prepare something for her in advance.
As for a gift, after much thought, I think it would be more appropriate to buy jewelry. But I don’t know what kind of jewelry is best to give. He Qing, can you give me some advice? My mother usually dresses very simply. To tell you the truth, she has
Not a single piece of jewelry.”
"So Auntie is coming to Jiangzhou?" Gu Qing said happily, "Did you pick Auntie and Uncle over to play?"
Gu Qing nodded and said: "That's right, but they are mainly here to take care of my brother. My brother is sick and has leukemia."
"Leukemia?!" Gu Qing said in surprise, "Is it so serious?! That's a pity! But now that medical science is so advanced, your brother's disease should be curable."
He Qing nodded confidently and said: "Well, the treatment is going very well. He just completed the operation and it was very successful. It depends on the subsequent treatment effect."
"Auspicious people have their own destiny. I believe your brother will get better soon!" Gu Qing prayed for brother He Qing.
"Thank you for your good wishes, I hope so." He Qing said, "Gu Qing, that's what I think. What do you think about buying a bracelet for someone my mother's age?"
Gu Qing nodded in agreement: "Okay. What's your mother's hand shape like?"
As she spoke, she stretched out her right hand and opened her sleeve to reveal her slender wrist, so that He Qing could compare her arm with his mother's.
He Qing took a closer look and said: "Gu Qing, my mother's wrist is about the same size as yours, but after all, she is older and thinner. Her hands are flatter and the place where she wears the bracelet looks wider."
"Is that so?" Gu Qing pondered for a while and then said, "Then buy a royal concubine bracelet. It is round on the outside and flat on the inside. It is suitable for people with thin wrists like my aunt."
"Concubine Bracelet?" He Qing couldn't help but asked in surprise, "What is a 'Concubine Bracelet'? Are there different styles of bracelets?"
Gu Qing replied: "Of course, there are generally two types of bracelets. The round ones are called 'peace bracelets', and the oval ones are called 'concubine bracelets.' Nowadays, people generally call them 'egg choker bracelets.'"
"So that's it!" He Qing suddenly realized, "I guess the 'Concubine Bracelet' has a historical origin, right? I wonder if it has anything to do with Concubine Yang of the Tang Dynasty."
Gu Qing explained in detail: "You guessed it right, this kind of bracelet is really related to Concubine Yang. It is said that Concubine Yang liked oval-shaped bracelets very much, and later generations called it the 'Concubine Bracelet'
The 'Royal Concubine Bracelets' are all made of round outer surfaces and flat internal surfaces, and the craftsmanship is exquisite and natural. It is said that Concubine Yang asked craftsmen to design it in order to appear particularly dazzling at a banquet. This is the first 'Concubine Bracelet' she used and invented.
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"There are many types of jade bracelets. The earliest bracelets were round and smooth, and the cross-section of the bracelet's jade body was also nearly round. However, round bracelets require more raw materials and are easy to get scratched when worn on the hand.
Later, there were bracelets in the form of 'flat mouth', which were more comfortable to wear. However, because that kind of bracelet consumed jade raw materials, even if it was made, very few people would be suitable to wear it because the inner diameter was too small, so there was the imperial concubine bracelet.
The appearance of the bracelet adopts an oval shape. The biggest advantage of this is that it greatly saves raw materials. If the diameter of the standard round bracelet is not enough, you can make the bracelet flatter, so as to ensure that it does not affect the wear and saves money at the same time.
The purpose of raw materials, so the ring mouth of imperial concubine bracelets is generally not too big, the price in the industry is relatively cheaper, and it is also more popular at present..."
She talked a lot in one breath, as if she knew the price of bracelets very well. After listening carefully, He Qing said without hesitation: "Gu Qing, then buy the imperial concubine bracelet."
"What kind of jade should I buy? Hotan jade or jade jade? Jade concubine bracelets are more popular." Gu Qing said with a sweet smile.
He Qing said: "It's jade, I think the darker green bracelet is more suitable for my mother."
"Well, I think so too." Gu Qing nodded.
He Qing then said enthusiastically: "Then let's set off now and go to the jewelry store in the city center to buy bracelets."
"Well, okay." Gu Qing nodded and agreed without thinking, so the two of them opened the door and walked out.
At that time, Gu Jie was standing at the door, peeping out something through the crack in the door.
"sister!"
As soon as the door opened, Gu Jie hurriedly backed away. She was shocked when she saw her sister and He Qing walking out together.
"Xiaojie, what are you talking about?" Gu Qing gave Gu Jie a white look and said, "Why did you finish school so early today?"
Gu Jie blushed and replied: "There are no classes in the afternoon. Anyway, staying in the classroom is self-study. It will be the same when I come back to do my homework. Sister, you... do you want to go out to play?"
Gu Qing shook his head and said: "Where are we going to play? We are going to do things. Then go in and do your homework."
"I know, sister!" Gu Qing agreed quickly, then glanced at He Qing with a playful look, and dove into the house.
Later, He Qing and Gu Qing took a taxi to the busiest section of the city center. They immediately walked into a "Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Store". The store was luxuriously decorated, but there were not many customers at the moment. But thinking about it, normally,
How many people can come to the jewelry store?
"Can you two help me with anything?" As soon as He Qing and Gu Qing walked in, a beautiful waiter in neat uniforms came up to them and greeted them warmly.
He Qing said: "We want to see a jade concubine bracelet."
"The jade concubine bracelet is in stock." The waiter replied with a smile, "Sir, you came at the right time. We have a particularly beautiful jade concubine bracelet here. I think you will like it very much."
"Oh, really?" He Qing said happily, "Let's take a look first."
"You two, please go this way." The waiter led He Qing and the others to a counter. After a while, she carefully took out a bracelet, which was emerald green and looked crystal clear.
Eye-catching.
After carefully inspecting it for a while, He Qing nodded with satisfaction and said, "This bracelet is good. Wrap it for me. I'm giving it to someone. It's a birthday gift. Please help me wrap it."
"Ah?!" As soon as she said this, the waiter looked surprised. She couldn't believe her ears.
Before I even made an introduction, the other party took a fancy to it and made a decision. I have never seen such a generous customer.
"She must be an expert, she must know a lot about jade!" the waiter secretly admired.
In fact, He Qing only made his judgment based on his extremely limited knowledge of jade, but he had no worries. This is one of the most famous jewelry stores in the country, so the quality and service are naturally excellent.
"Sir, this bracelet is a limited edition. Now we only have this one. The original price is 480,000, and the special price is 8.5% off." The waiter said with a little excitement, "Sir, you have really good taste.
!This is a pure natural ice jade bracelet, very exquisite!”
He Qing responded without hesitation: "Okay, install it for me, and I'll swipe your card for you."
As he said this, he took out his bank card from his pocket. This was to buy a gift for his mother. It was the first time in his life that he bought a gift for his mother. Of course, he wanted to buy the best one.
More than 400,000 yuan was something that He Qing could not even imagine before, but now he has made a lot of money. Not long ago, he made a deal with the city museum and got it.
A huge amount of nearly two million. With this money, it is more than enough to buy a bracelet.
Soon, He Qing swiped his card and bought the very beautiful ice jade bracelet.
"Oh, by the way, I have to buy some gifts for my dad." When he took the gift bag with the bracelet and was about to walk out of the jewelry store, He Qing suddenly remembered again and said that his father liked to wear watches the most, but he often wore them.
The watch he owned was old and broken. Either the chain was broken or the hands didn't move, but he couldn't bear to throw it away.
"Miss, may I ask you, do you sell any watches here? I want a silver-white, more elegant mechanical watch." He Qing then asked the waiter.
The waiter said: "Yes, there is a watch counter in the store next to it. Sir, please come with me."
It was only after He Qing followed him that he realized that all the watches sold at the counter were luxury watches, with prices easily reaching tens of thousands.
But he doesn't care about the price, as long as it's beautiful and suitable for his father to wear.
"Miss, let's take this one." He Qing finally settled on a watch with exquisite and elegant appearance, so he made a decisive decision.
"Sir, this watch is a Rolex, and the price is 350,000." The sales lady at the counter said quickly.
"I know." He Qing nodded, without any hesitation at all, and solemnly replied, "This is the one. Just wrap it up for me."
His father had been wearing a poor watch for most of his life, so it was time for him to enjoy a luxury watch.
It's only over 300,000 yuan, just a small gift from a son to his father.
He Qing didn't take it to heart at all.
He can make money now. Isn't making money just to let his family live a good life? What else is there for him? At least for now, he doesn't have any grand goals.
Give your parents a satisfying gift, even if you max out your card, you won’t hesitate!
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