Chapter 536 Friends and Gift-Giving

However, summer vacation hadn’t started yet, so it was too early to talk about Valentine’s Day.

Yun Zijin simply forwarded everything Lu Yunque had sent her to Mei Lin.

Yun Zijin was confident that with Mei Lin’s abilities, she could definitely secure the legal permits for them to set off fireworks in Dijing.

Yun Zijin then sent a message to her group chat, seeing if anyone was free to go shopping with her.

Although sales associates would send her photos whenever new collections arrived, Yun Zijin still felt that shopping in person was more of a special occasion.

Qin Sitong was busy with her branch store and had no time, while Su Mengyao was busy with a rush order of Rose Essential Oil and was also unavailable.

In the end, out of the four-person group chat, only "Purple Tu Tutu" was free to go shopping with Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin wasn’t picky—as long as someone came, it was fine. The two of them agreed to meet at Jinsheng Mall.

After confirming with Tu Tutu, Yun Zijin had Zero One and the others drive her to Jinsheng Mall.

Tu Tutu arrived by car after Yun Zijin. When she saw the seven tall, brawny bodyguards surrounding Yun Zijin, she felt a mixture of fear and curiosity.

"Zijin, where did you find your bodyguards? The ones my dad hired for me are nowhere near this handsome."

Her bodyguards met the standard for height and build, but when it came to looks, they were a far cry from Yun Zijin’s.

"Well... I’m not sure either. They were a gift from my elders. They said they were trained by the family since they were children."

’Yun Zijin had to say that. She couldn’t very well admit she’d just randomly picked them out at a bodyguard agency.’

’If Tu Tutu then asked which bodyguard agency she’d hired them from, she’d really be screwed.’

"Oh, let’s not worry about that. It’s rare for us both to be free. The most important thing is to shop our hearts out."

"They’re just here to carry our bags. I guarantee their service is thorough and attentive."

Tu Tutu was, of course, delighted. She linked arms with Yun Zijin and headed into the mall.

Even though it had been a while since Yun Zijin’s last visit, the SAs there recognized her in a single glance.

And so, the news that the "God of Wealth," Miss Yun, had arrived at the mall spread like wildfire throughout the Jinsheng Mall SA group chats.

Tu Tutu and Yun Zijin entered a boutique, where they were met by an SA with an exceptionally brilliant smile.

’A confused look crossed Tu Tutu’s face. Why had she never seen an SA with such a brilliant smile on her previous visits?’

"Zijin, have these SAs gone crazy?"

Anyone who shopped at Jinsheng Mall was generally worth over a hundred million, but there was a huge difference between one hundred million and several.

"Hm? Isn’t this a perfectly normal expression?"

’Whenever Yun Zijin came here, the SAs always smiled this brightly. She was surprised that Tu Tutu found it strange.’

"This... is normal?"

"Is it not normal?"

Yun Zijin looked confused as well.

’For the first time, Tu Tutu realized that the SAs treated customers differently.’

’Usually, when she came, all she got was their standard, professional smile!’

"It’s fine. It’s all the same,"

Yun Zijin said with a smile, not dwelling on the matter.

How the SAs chose to treat different customers was not her problem.

The two young women, out shopping alone together for the first time, had an endless supply of conversation and gossip.

They shopped and chatted as they went, and before they knew it, the sun was beginning to set.

"It’s getting dark, and I should be heading home. Zijin, is there anything else you need to buy?"

Seeing Yun Zijin’s bodyguards laden with shopping bags, Tu Tutu finally understood: Yun Zijin was a complete shopaholic.

’She had always thought of herself as a big spender, but today she’d met someone who put her to shame.’

"I’m fine. If you’re tired, let’s call it a day. We’ll do this again sometime."

"After one shopping trip with you, I don’t think I’ll want to go shopping again for a long time. Let me recover a bit, and then we can make plans."

Tu Tutu was truly in awe of Yun Zijin today.

Yun Zijin gave a sheepish laugh. "Haha, it’s just a little quirk of mine. I go on intermittent shopping sprees."

"I’ll be fine for the rest of the week now that it’s out of my system. How about I call you the next time the urge hits?"

Yun Zijin told a lie that would be very difficult to expose.

’Then again, she wasn’t entirely wrong. Until she completed her weekly spending mission, Yun Zijin was a closet shopaholic.’

"Deal! As long as it’s not every day, I can handle it."

If it was just a few times, Tu Tutu felt she could manage.

Having found a shopping buddy, Yun Zijin’s mood instantly brightened.

"Thanks for coming shopping with me today. Pick any one of these bags and take it home with you."

Tu Tutu had seen everything Yun Zijin bought.

So she had a rough idea of what was in each bag.

She had bought quite a bit herself, but it was nothing compared to Yun Zijin.

"No, it’s okay. I bought plenty of my own things. It’s not like I was just here to keep you company."

Although Tu Tutu hadn’t spent as much as Yun Zijin, she had certainly spent close to a million.

As the doted-on daughter of her family, Tu Tutu’s allowance was nothing to sneeze at.

On top of her allowance, her parents and older brother would sometimes secretly slip her money for a private stash, hidden from everyone else.

It wouldn’t be a stretch to call her a secret heiress.

Tu Tutu insisted on refusing, so Yun Zijin didn’t press the issue.

However, just before they parted ways, Yun Zijin took a bottle of homemade Rose Essential Oil from her purse.

"I made this myself. It’s the same as the ones sold at Huan Yan Fang. Here, it’s for you."

What Yun Zijin didn’t mention was that the most expensive bottles at Huan Yan Fang were the very ones she made herself.

She didn’t know the principle behind the formula the system had given her, but the things she made always turned out better than anyone else’s.

It was true for the Wangyou Milk Tea, and it was true for the Rose Essential Oil.

The Wangyou Milk Tea Shop was preparing to launch a new nourishing, anti-hair loss ginger tea. And though she hadn’t tested it specifically, she was pretty sure the result would be the same.

Hearing Yun Zijin’s words, Tu Tutu’s eyes lit up. "I’ve been trying to buy one for ages but haven’t been able to! That Su Mengyao... she claimed stock was tight and refused to pull some strings for me!"

Tu Tutu had wanted to call Su Mengyao out on this more than once, but Su Mengyao was telling the truth. She couldn’t possibly pull strings for her every single time—that would be taking advantage of their friendship.

But without pulling strings, she could never get her hands on one. It was so frustrating.

Her own bottle had just run out, so this one from Yun Zijin was an absolute godsend!

"Thank you, Zijin! I could just die, I love you so much! I’ll transfer you the money right now!"

Tu Tutu knew that the few bottles of Rose Essential Oil placed in the coveted center spot of the display case at Huan Yan Fang were all personally made by Yun Zijin.

Their effects were far superior to ordinary Rose Essential Oil.

"Don’t worry about it. I mostly make them for my own use, and I give some to friends and elders."

"If you insist on paying me, does that mean you don’t think of us as friends?"

As she spoke, a hurt expression crossed Yun Zijin’s face.

"Of course not! No, I mean... of course we’re friends! I wasn’t saying I don’t see you as a friend!"

"Alright, I get it. And since we’re friends, there’s no need to pay."

"Okay!"

’Having accepted Yun Zijin’s gift, Tu Tutu began to ponder. She had to give Yun Zijin a gift in return.’

’Regardless of the value, if you accept a gift, you must give one in return. That was a principle that had been instilled in Tu Tutu since childhood.’