79: Choosing a graduation gift

The service efficiency at Haidilao is very high.

Not long after ordering, some of the dishes were brought up.

Then, after a while, the soup base also arrived, along with some dishes from the Beef Encyclopedia.

He couldn't wait any longer and put all the meat into the spicy pot to cook first.

As the saying goes, hot pot without spice feels like a crawling shrimp.

Every time he ate hot pot, he would sweat profusely from the spice, and sometimes when he ate spicier, he would even have tears and snot streaming down!

While eating and sweating, the dishes were gradually all served.

During this time, he felt he wasn't eating heartily enough, so he ordered some more beef. Eating meat in big mouthfuls was truly satisfying!

By the end, there was some overcooked yam left, which he couldn't pick up anymore.

He put down his chopsticks, wiped his sweat, and called a waiter to settle the bill.

The waiter came over and saw that he had finished so many dishes by himself, and also teased him about his good appetite.

Finally, they even gave him a discount. At Haidilao, they usually give discounts if you order a lot.

Although this amount of money didn't matter to him, this kind of service was truly heartwarming, and the feeling of being respected was very good.

After coming out of Haidilao, he didn't go home immediately.

He wandered aimlessly around the nearby mall. It had been a long time since he had gone shopping.

This mall had specialty stores for various famous brands and luxury products.

He first found a luxury brand watch specialty store.

The watches he wore now were some not-so-famous replica watches; not a single one was decent.

Moreover, he was preparing for his graduation trip.

He wanted to give each of his friends a watch that wasn't too expensive but looked good, as a graduation gift for them.

The name of this watch store was Omega, which was only considered an average brand in the watch industry.

The reason he chose it was because he liked the exterior design of Omega watches.

It wasn't that he couldn't afford high-end luxury brand watches; it was just that he found their exterior designs hard to describe.

As someone who valued appearance, he couldn't understand why so many people praised those ugly watches!

And several series of Omega watches were very suitable for young people.

Especially the Omega Seamaster series watches, they were practically designed for young people.

The Omega Seamaster series is a classic dive watch, with a dial design that has a strong sporty style, available in materials like stainless steel case, two-tone gold, full gold, and rose gold.

The watch crystal is sapphire crystal glass, with date display and luminous function, and the watch is paired with a stainless steel or titanium bracelet.

The hour markers, hands, and logo all have luminous coatings, making it easy to read the time in the dark. It has a water resistance of up to 600 meters, making it an ideal choice for diving enthusiasts and young people.

He walked into the store.

Seeing that there were many people in the store and the staff were busy, he started looking around on his own.

He first looked at a few series he liked, and selected a few more prominent ones among them as alternatives.

He finally selected 7 relatively cool watches.

He called a staff member over and motioned for them to take out all these watches and put them together.

He wanted to make a final comparison and choose one or two outstanding models to buy.

The staff weren't like those portrayed on TV, who would guess if you could afford something based on your outfit.

Instead, they enthusiastically introduced the functions and design concepts of each watch; the service was quite thorough.

After filtering, he finally eliminated the Omega De Ville series watches.

The design concept of this series of watches was more middle-aged, and its appearance had weaker advantages compared to the other models.

Chen Xiangbei pointed at the watches from the remaining three series and said to the staff member.

"Do you have the latest models of these three series in stock now?"

"Yes, I'll get one of each for you to see. Please wait a moment."

The staff member took out a few of the latest models from the counter and placed them on the table, saying.

"This Seamaster series 'Black Knight' was released in April this year and is a professional sports watch."

"This is the latest model of the Speedmaster series, a very cool and fashionable wristwatch in appearance."

"These two models are very suitable for men to wear, especially young and handsome guys like you."

Chen Xiangbei was somewhat disoriented by this sudden praise.

With a smile on his face, he said, "What about this Constellation series?"

"The Constellation series is generally more suitable for women to wear. If you're wearing it, I still recommend the Seamaster and Speedmaster models."

"It's fine, I'll take several models. They're for gifts."

When the staff member heard this, her heart became excited.

If he took all of them, this would be more than half a month's sales!

She quickly introduced, "This women's watch from the Constellation series is a new release from March this year, especially suitable for girls aged 20-25 to wear."

"And this one was released in December last year. Its appearance is small and exquisite, with a silver-white dial, and it's particularly popular among girls."

Chen Xiangbei looked at these two women's watches. The latest model was priced at 107,200 yuan, and the other was 68,900 yuan.

"I'll take 1 of this year's latest model, and 4 of the one released last year."

"For the men's models, I'll take 3 of the latest Speedmaster series, and 1 of the Seamaster series 'Black Knight'."

After Chen Xiangbei finished speaking, seeing that the staff member remained still for a long time, he looked up.

He saw the staff member with her mouth wide open, staring at him with an incredulous look.

He reached out and waved his hand in front of her eyes, saying.

"Hey, what are you doing? Didn't you hear what I said?"

The staff member only reacted after his hand waved like that, and quickly said.

"You... do you really want so many watches?"

"Yes, why? Do I need to show proof of funds to buy watches?" Chen Xiangbei retorted.

"No! You don't need to show proof of funds. I just wanted to confirm if I heard correctly. I'm very sorry!"

"Please wait a moment. I'll go get your items now and be right back!"

After speaking, the staff member ran to the safe in the back warehouse and found all the models of watches he wanted.

Then she returned to the counter and opened the watches one by one for Chen Xiangbei to inspect.

He picked them up and looked at them, and after confirming that the appearance was fine, he asked the staff member to wrap them up.

The staff member was extremely happy at this point, her smile was harder to suppress than an AK.

She packaged all the watches well and then put them into separate tote bags.

She calculated the total price before speaking to him.

"Sir, your total consumption is 862,000 yuan. I have applied for a 10% discount for you, so the total after the discount is 775,800 yuan."

"How would you like to pay?"

Chen Xiangbei handed her his card and said, "Card payment."

The staff member took the bank card, pressed the corresponding numbers on the card reader, and swiped the card in the slot.

Then she asked him to enter his password, and after confirming the password, the transaction was successful.

The female staff member also let out a sigh of relief, afraid of hearing sounds like transaction failed or insufficient balance.

"Sir, here are your watches. Please take them."

"Thank you, I'm leaving. Bye."

"Goodbye, Sir. Welcome again!"