The sales clerk saw him lingering and greeted him enthusiastically.
"This lady’s watch is the newest arrival at the department store, it’s the most popular model right now. Whether it’s bought as a dowry or as a betrothal gift, it’s the best choice."
These days, not many people have spare money to buy watches for themselves; they are usually purchased during marriage as either a dowry or a betrothal gift.
Seeing a young man looking at women’s watches, he must be buying it for his significant other or as a dowry for his sister. Even if he wanted to gift it to his wife, there was nothing wrong with her previous comment.
But the words she thought were harmless, at this moment sounded like fire in Su Wensong’s ears.
"I... I was just looking, just casually looking..."
He stuttered an explanation and quickly left the counter, feeling his face and neck burning hot.
In the end, Su Wensong still bought a red scarf. There weren’t many options suitable for gifting girls; winter had already set in, and since it was chilly every early morning, buying a scarf for warmth seemed practical. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Thinking this, Su Wensong nervously went to the Bun Shop with the scarf in his bag.
All the way there, he thought about how to give her the scarf—should he give it to her directly or ask Granny Sun to pass it on?
Having Granny Sun pass it on didn’t seem quite right; she was quite a gossiper, and it might lead to misunderstandings.
Besides, thanking in person seemed more sincere.
"Comrade Sun, this is a scarf I’m giving you, thanks for helping my granny out!"
"Comrade Sun, thank you for looking after my granny these past few days, please accept this scarf?"
"Comrade Sun, this is a scarf my granny asked me to give you, thank you for taking care of her these past few days..."
While Su Wensong was muttering to himself, he walked to the Bun Shop, and for some reason, his heart seemed to beat faster as he saw it.
He took a deep breath, repeated the prepared speech in his head, and then stepped boldly into the Bun Shop.
"Sun..."
He couldn’t finish his sentence, as he saw Sun Lanlan inside busy tallying up accounts behind the counter, with the new guy Cai Jun leaning on the counter, apparently saying something that made the girl laugh nonstop.
She looked at Cai Jun with curved eyes and smile; Cai Jun assured her, laughing, "Really, I’m not fooling you, ask your brother if you don’t believe me, whoever lies is a puppy."
"Forget it, my brother is just like you."
Cai Jun also laughed.
Just then, Sun Bingnan came over and said to Su Wensong, "Brother Su, were you calling me?"
He had heard Brother Su enter and call out ’Sun’ something.
Seeing Su Wensong somewhat dazed, following his gaze and understanding the situation, he spoke softly, "Brother Su, what do you think of them?"
"What... what do I think?" Su Wensong asked dryly.
Sun Bingnan wasn’t planning to disclose this matter, but seeing his sister and Cai Jun getting along harmoniously these days, even though it wasn’t openly acknowledged, sooner or later they would take a liking to each other.
Moreover, since Su Wensong was not an outsider, he revealed, "I won’t hide it from Brother Su, I plan to have Cai Jun as my brother-in-law. Cai Jun is my classmate, his character is reliable. Originally when I introduced him to work here, it was to let him foster feelings with my sister. I was worried they might not spark, but looking at them now, they seem quite compatible, what do you think?"
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