BXBX NOVEL Chapter 890: 890: Haven't Had Fun Yet (Smile)
After hanging up, Jiang Tongtong covered her smile and asked, “Did Yanqing come to check up on you?”
“No, why would he be worried about me staying at home? Does he really need to check up on me?” Lin Gantang firmly believed her man wasn’t the type to constantly want to control the whereabouts of his partner. He always said she could have her own private space.
After they finished eating, the two of them went for a stroll in the mall.
When Jiang Tongtong last visited Beaver Square, it was Lin Gantang who had accompanied her and they had bought quite a lot of stuff. This time Lin Gantang led her straight to the cosmetics counter to try on lipstick.
Jiang Tongtong was dazzled by the array of lipstick shades on display.
Lin Gantang picked up a bright red shade for her to try, and Jiang Tongtong said, “So red, it’s like I’ve eaten a child.”
Lin Gantang picked up strawberry pink, and Jiang Tongtong said, “So pink, would it make me look like I’m trying to appear younger?”
Lin Gantang put down the lipstick, “You pick yourself, start with what you think you’ll use.”
Jiang Tongtong thought she had upset her and sneaked a glance at her, only to find her asking a sales associate to fetch some concealer to try on, seemingly with no other intent.
So Jiang Tongtong began choosing without worry, though she didn’t understand why Lin Gantang insisted on her buying a lipstick when she already had two at home.
She picked up a bean paste shade that seemed most suitable for daily use and tried it on her wrist, finding it a little redder than the one she had at home. Jiang Tongtong hesitated on whether to buy it or not.
Just then, a saleswoman approached. As she was about to introduce her products, she suddenly fixed her gaze upon recognizing Jiang Tongtong’s face.
“Jiang… Tongtong?”
Jiang Tongtong looked up at the person in front of her and found her vaguely familiar, but couldn’t remember who she was, “You…”
“It’s Liu Yuelan! Don’t you remember?” Liu Yuelan said, “The one who sat behind you in eighth grade.”
Jiang Tongtong still had no recollection.
Still don’t remember? “The Liu Yuelan who won the English competition awards and whose essays were often posted at the back of the classroom for everyone to see.”
It was awkward for Jiang Tongtong to face her enthusiasm without any memory of her.
Liu Yuelan paused, then finally blurted out, “The one who got caught in an early romance by the head teacher and whom the homeroom teacher used as a bad example.”
“Ah, it’s you, Yuelan!” Jiang Tongtong remembered.
Liu Yuelan: She remembered, but her recollection didn’t bring happiness (smile).
Liu Yuelan sized up Jiang Tongtong’s clothes and accessories. After working at the luxury goods counter for several years, her eye for detail was well honed, and she could tell that Tongtong was wearing clothes and carrying a bag that were quite pricey.
She remembered Jiang Tongtong coming from an average family, but later heard rumors in the class that she had married a rich man. It seemed to be true.
An old classmate who had become wealthy? Seeing the lipstick in her hand, Liu Yuelan immediately said enthusiastically, “You want to buy lipstick? This series is smooth and doesn’t accentuate lip lines; you won’t regret buying it.”
She eagerly recommended the best-selling shades, “Try the No. 05 shade, it’s bright and eye-catching, really good at brightening the complexion; No. 07 is also great, the pigmentation is rich, it’s a sophisticated shade of red on the lips, looks good on everyone…”
“I… I’ll just look for now,” Jiang Tongtong interrupted, barely managing to get a word in against the fast and fervent pitch.
Liu Yuelan hesitated for a moment, had she misjudged? Did she look good but wasn’t actually a spender?
“Since we know each other, could my recommendation be wrong?” Liu Yuelan grasped that it might be embarrassing for an acquaintance to refuse, and she wasn’t willing to let this opportunity slip away.
“I’d like to look on my own.”
Seeing that she really didn’t seem interested in buying, Liu Yuelan felt her enthusiasm was wasted, and her smile became somewhat forced.