After Lin Feng finished examining one of the pairs,
he handed the box to Su Ruoxi.
Then, he opened the other box and took a look.
[Task item detected. Scanning...]
[Current item rarity: 80.]
This pair of rings had a rarity score one point lower than the last.
Lin Feng couldn’t tell the difference in quality, but at a time like this, all he had to do was trust the system.
"Excuse me, what are the prices for these two pairs of rings?"
Lin Feng asked.
"Hello, sir."
"Both of these pairs of rings were crafted by a highly-paid French designer hired by our corporate headquarters."
"I’m sure you’ve noticed."
"The design of these two pairs is much more sophisticated than the others you saw."
"And in terms of the materials..."
Listening to the sales associate’s long-winded explanation, Lin Feng quickly held up a hand.
"Hold on. I just asked for the price."
Lin Feng cut her off.
’A highly-paid French designer, so what?’
’Other customers might like hearing all this when they ask for the price.’
’It makes the product seem more prestigious.’
’But I’m different.’
’I’m just doing this for the system’s reward.’
’I can always listen to her sales pitch after I get the price.’
"Uh..."
Cut off so suddenly by Lin Feng, the sales associate seemed unsure how to respond. Still, she was a trained professional.
Soon, she continued, "Sir, the first pair you looked at is priced at 465,800."
"The one you’re holding now is priced at 418,800."
After speaking, the sales associate nodded, confirming that she hadn’t misspoken.
"Such a big difference?"
Lin Feng said, a little surprised.
’The system only detected a one-point difference.’
’But the price difference is nearly 50,000!’
"It’s like this, sir."
"For the most part, the diamonds in these two sets of rings are not that different."
"However, in the set you’re holding, one of the diamonds has a slightly lower clarity."
"Therefore, the price is a bit lower."
There are several criteria for assessing a diamond’s value.
They are assessed based on the four Cs: clarity, cut, color, and carat.
A deficiency in any one of these areas can drastically reduce its value.
Lin Feng nodded. He understood now.
’In truth, both sets of rings are very high quality.’
’No matter which one I buy, it’ll be enough to complete the task.’
’So, it’s better to let Su Ruoxi make the choice.’
"Ruoxi, which one do you like?"
Lin Feng placed the box with the rings he was holding in front of Su Ruoxi.
He wanted her to be the one to choose.
Su Ruoxi nodded, picking up the boxes to compare them carefully.
Seeing Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi acting like this, Lin Xiaoman, who was standing to the side, felt a headache coming on.
She shot Lin Feng a look, raising her eyebrows several times.
But Lin Feng acted as if he hadn’t seen a thing and ignored her completely.
"Ahem."
"Um, Sister Ruoxi, you go ahead and look. My brother and I are going to pop out and get a couple of milk teas."
Lin Xiaoman said suddenly.
"Okay."
Su Ruoxi glanced at Lin Xiaoman, then smiled and nodded.
Seeing her chance, Lin Xiaoman started pulling Lin Feng toward the exit.
"What are you doing?"
"If you want milk tea, you can go by yourself!"
"Can’t you see I’m busy?"
Lin Feng said reluctantly, his brow furrowed.
When Lin Feng refused to go, Lin Xiaoman ignored his protests and simply dragged him outside.
"Come on, I can’t carry three drinks by myself! Just come with me."
Seeing how insistent Lin Xiaoman was,
Lin Feng had no choice but to go with her.
They hadn’t gone far from the jewelry store when Lin Xiaoman stopped.
"Let’s go!"
"Aren’t you going to buy milk tea?"
Lin Feng also stopped and looked back at her, asking the same question.
"Bro, are you for real, or are you just playing dumb?"
Lin Xiaoman crossed her arms and stared at Lin Feng as if he were an idiot.
"What about me?"
Lin Feng gave Lin Xiaoman a strange look.
"It’s true that you’ve made some money."
"But didn’t you say just yesterday that you were saving that money to rent a storefront for Mom and Dad?"
"And now you’re about to spend all four hundred thousand of it in one go?"
"Fine, if you spent it on something else, I wouldn’t say a thing."
"But you’re spending over 400,000 just to buy a pair of diamond rings?"
"Are you even my brother anymore?"
Lin Xiaoman rattled off a long tirade, and she seemed genuinely furious.
Admittedly,
if Lin Feng only had 400,000, he certainly wouldn’t be spending it on a set of diamond rings.
The problem was, he had much more than 400,000.
The 400,000 figure was just a lie he’d told Lin Xiaoman.
Besides, the only reason Lin Feng was buying such an expensive set of rings was for the system’s reward.
Judging from his past rewards, the final prize would undoubtedly be several times more valuable than his initial expense!
Still, Lin Xiaoman’s attitude struck Lin Feng as somewhat amusing.
"Don’t you like this kind of stuff?"
"What’s wrong? Getting frugal on me now?"
Lin Feng reached out and pinched Lin Xiaoman’s cheek.
This made Lin Xiaoman pout.
"Hey, how is that the same thing?"
"Liking something is one thing, but I would never buy something so impractical."
"I might work for months to save up for a necklace I really want."
"But even if I had the money, I wouldn’t buy a diamond ring worth hundreds of thousands. Do you get what I’m saying?"
Seeing Lin Xiaoman’s face flushed with anger,
Lin Feng just smiled.
"That’s not the main point, is it?"
"The main point is that after you buy these rings, you’re going to give one to Su Ruoxi, right?"
A pair of diamond rings worth over 400,000.
Even if the diamond on the man’s ring was a bit larger than the woman’s,
the woman’s ring would still be worth well over 100,000.
From Lin Xiaoman’s perspective,
it was true that Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi were a couple.
But they had known each other for less than a month.
And he was already giving her a gift worth over 100,000?
Wasn’t that just too ridiculous?
It would be normal for Lin Feng to give a gift worth a few thousand, now that he’d made money.
But this set of diamond rings was on a level she couldn’t even fathom.
Seeing Lin Xiaoman fall silent, Lin Feng knew what his sister was thinking.
’It’s true.’
’What I’m doing might seem foolish.’
’But what Lin Xiaoman doesn’t know is...’
’...that Su Ruoxi’s loyalty to me is absolute, until death.’
’Plus, Su Ruoxi isn’t short on cash herself!’
"Alright, I know what I’m doing. You don’t need to worry about it."
Lin Feng didn’t bother explaining further. He just turned and started walking away.
Lin Xiaoman watched Lin Feng’s retreating back. She opened her mouth as if to say something,
but in the end, no words came out.
She could only start walking and follow him.
Lin Feng bought two milk teas and a fruit tea for himself.
Lin Feng wasn’t a big fan of milk tea.
He found it a bit too rich.
Fruit tea was more his style.
’The milk tea is for Lin Xiaoman and Su Ruoxi.’
Carrying the three drinks with Lin Xiaoman trailing behind him, the two of them returned to the jewelry store.

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