62: Buying clothes

Why are luxury goods so attractive?

Appearance is one aspect, but the most important thing is that they satisfy people's vanity.

It's about psychological satisfaction.

In fact, besides essential food items, almost all goods can be seen as part of the 'lower body economy.'

Even industries are like this.

For example, many people learn photography because the first impression outsiders have of photographers is that it's easy to pick up girls and meet beautiful women.

This shows that when most people evaluate something, they tend to think about the 'lower body.'

This is actually also a kind of essential need.

If you observe carefully, you'll find that most hot-selling products are related to this essential need, aren't they?

It's the same in every industry.

Even in the culture and novel industry.

Because this is the demand of the vast majority of people.

Especially when a man takes a woman to buy luxury goods, it's definitely not because the item itself is so good; it's mainly to fulfill another one of his own needs.

To fulfill his needs, Qiao Xingyu truly went all out.

Gu Xiaoxuan was also very surprised; although she didn't say it aloud, she was quite envious in her heart.

“Sister Xuan, want to go shopping with me?”

Lu Xiaoai asked her, a hint of pride in her voice.

Even though they were Best Friends, there was still some competition between them.

She admitted that Gu Xiaoxuan was prettier than her.

However, her taste in men might not be as good as hers.

“I…”

Gu Xiaoxuan hesitated.

She wanted to go, but she was afraid of displeasing Xu Zimo.

“Then let's go for a walk.”

Xu Zimo spoke.

Judging from the interactions today, this Green Tea Sister wasn't that easy to handle; otherwise, Gu Xiaoxuan wouldn't still be inexperienced.

If he could win her over, he certainly wouldn't be stingy.

But he definitely wouldn't be a sucker.

It's like when you go fishing and see a plump fish floating on the water, seemingly ready to be caught at any moment.

Some people at this point would eagerly cast their bait, even at great expense.

Casting bait.

It can indeed attract such fish to come and swim around you.

But gradually, you'll find that she only eats the bait, not the hook.

This is a Green Tea Sister.

The correct approach is… with bait in hand, remain calm. When the fish gets extremely hungry, it will naturally bite the hook… The revolving restaurant was not far from IFC, and driving was inconvenient due to traffic restrictions, so the group chose to walk.

GUCCI store.

Xu Zimo wasn't here for the first time.

When the Waiter saw him, their eyes lit up, and a pretty-looking one immediately came over, “Welcome to GUCCI.”

“Show us this bag.”

Qiao Xingyu took out his phone and showed the Waiter a screenshot he had prepared in advance.

“Please follow me, ladies and gentlemen.”

The pretty Waiter was visibly stunned for a moment, then glanced at Xu Zimo before quickly recovering and leading them to the display counter for that bag.

Gu Xiaoxuan and Lu Xiaoai walked ahead hand-in-hand, with Qiao Xingyu following closely behind.

In contrast, Xu Zimo habitually walked towards the lounge area and found a seat.

Soon, other Waiter noticed him and gathered around, serving tea and water, even asking him what kind of snacks he wanted.

“This is the bag! I really love it.”

Lu Xiaoai was incredibly excited when she saw the bag she had been dreaming of, and she asked Gu Xiaoxuan, “Sister Xuan, do you think it looks good?”

“It looks good.”

Gu Xiaoxuan's eyes also showed her fondness for the bag.

Having just entered the workforce, her income wasn't high, and she also had to buy daily cosmetics, so she still didn't own a luxury bag.

She had originally had expectations for Xu Zimo, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw him sitting in the lounge area, with no intention of coming over. The sparkle in her eyes gradually dimmed.

“Brother Xingyu, how do I look wearing it?”

Lu Xiaoai said, even doing a little spin.

“It suits you very well.”

Qiao Xingyu replied gracefully, then said to the pretty Waiter: “Please tell us about this bag.”

“This is the GG Marmont series medium shoulder bag…”

During the Waiter's introduction, Qiao Xingyu was very proud and was about to look at Xu Zimo's expression when he realized he hadn't followed.

Where did he go?

Could it be that he ran away?

That makes sense.

If you don't have money, you would indeed be timid entering a luxury store.

However, as he casually scanned, he saw Xu Zimo sitting in the lounge area, and what he found even more incomprehensible was that there were three Waiter around Xu Zimo, chatting and laughing.

What was going on?

Couldn't these Waiter tell who was the one capable of spending money here?

Dissatisfaction accumulated in Qiao Xingyu's heart, so he said to Lu Xiaoai: “Ai'ai, you must be tired after walking for so long, why don't we go sit down?”

“Okay.”

Lu Xiaoai readily agreed.

So, the group also walked to the lounge area, and the Waiter naturally brought them tea.

After taking a sip of tea, Qiao Xingyu directly asked: “How much is this bag?”

“22,000.”

For a working-class person, it was not cheap; it was expensive.

Qiao Xingyu also felt a bit pained.

Although he was an executive, with a monthly salary of over 30,000, his daily expenses were also high.

However, to attract Gu Xiaoxuan's attention, he still said grandly: “Go and get the bill.”

“Please wait a moment, sir.”

The pretty Waiter quickly went to prepare the bill.

“Thank you, Brother Xingyu!”

Lu Xiaoai was overjoyed, even taking the initiative to hug his arm, which secretly pleased Qiao Xingyu.

Especially the envy Gu Xiaoxuan showed, made him feel that his chances of winning her over in the future were very high.

“It's nothing, as long as you like it.”

Just as he was still saying sweet nothings, he saw the Waiter who had been surrounding Xu Zimo earlier approaching with several sets of clothes.

What the Waiter said next made Qiao Xingyu completely stunned.

“Mr. Xu, these are our latest GUCCI summer styles this year. Do you see anything you like?”

The Waiter stood in front of Xu Zimo, smiling, displaying the clothes one by one.

That's right.

Since he was already here and had money, Xu Zimo also planned to buy a few sets of clothes for himself.

“Just those two.”

Xu Zimo casually looked and chose two sets with less obvious logos.

It was strange; the more obvious the logo, the cheaper it was, only a few thousand yuan.

However, the two sets Xu Zimo chose with hidden logos cost over 10,000 yuan each, and a full outfit (top and bottom) would be two or three times that.

After he and the Waiter went to try on clothes, not only Qiao Xingyu but also Lu Xiaoai was bewildered. After she came to her senses, she asked Gu Xiaoxuan: “Sister Xuan, who exactly is he?”

“He…”

Gu Xiaoxuan didn't know how to answer. After a moment of hesitation, she still said: “My former colleague.”

Colleague?

Lu Xiaoai tried to flatter Gu Xiaoxuan by mentioning the company she worked for.

It was just a small company she had never even heard of.

Qiao Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief, a cold sneer forming at the corner of his mouth.

An unemployed employee from a small company was actually putting on airs in front of him?