The shop assistant saw Jiang Qin's face full of hesitation and asked kindly, "Madam, are you picking a dress for yourself, or for your daughter?"
Jiang Qin instinctively replied, "For my daughter."
The shop assistant inquired, "How much does your daughter weigh, and how tall is she?"
Jiang Qin was momentarily taken aback, then carefully tried to recall. It had been a long time since she measured her daughter's height or weight, and she wasn't sure of the specifics.
She really was an incompetent mother.
She roughly estimated Si Fan's height and weight and said ambiguously, "She's about one meter seventy, and her weight is rather slim, probably around ninety pounds."
The shop assistant nodded, "I see, then an M size might be a bit short. You could try an L size dress. Of course, if you take it home and it doesn't fit your daughter, we support exchanges for another item."
"Alright, bring out the L size dress. I'll pick a few more!"
Jiang Qin thought, children from other families surely wear beautiful dresses at university, changing one every day. Her daughter shouldn't be outdone by others.
Thinking about her daughter leaving the Si Family in the future and becoming independent, her eyes couldn't help but well up.
Afraid the shop assistant would notice her distress, she quickly turned away and gently wiped the dampness from the corner of her eye.
In an upward glance, she saw a familiar figure standing two meters away.
Jiang Qin felt emotional. She had trouble sleeping last night, her mind was hazy, and she even hallucinated, thinking she saw Fanfan.
She laughed at herself, then pressed her eyes with her hand.
Then she looked again, and the person was still standing across from her.
She was momentarily stunned, seemingly... not a hallucination.
Standing across from her, Si Fan saw Jiang Qin's somewhat childish behavior, and her lips subtly curved.
She felt that Jiang Qin, as a mother, was quite adorable.
She deeply realized there's a feeling called empathy.
She had taken over the body of its original owner, thus receiving all of her, including her thoughts, feelings, and actions, all influencing her.
Naturally, it also included the original owner's deep-seated love for her mother.
In her previous life, she was a highly esteemed queen with a position above thousands, attaining whatever she desired.
But as high and mighty as she was, wielding immense power, she was without a single relative.
From her high position, the coldness was unbearable. She seemed to possess everything others couldn't reach, but in truth, no one was there to share it with, and no one around could be trusted.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been betrayed by a close associate and died because of it.
Even at death, no one mourned a bit for her demise.
Si Fan fixed her eyes on Jiang Qin, whose eyes were red for her daughter, and her usually heartless heart softened a bit.
She spoke, "Mom, why are you here?"
Hearing Si Fan's voice brought Jiang Qin back to full consciousness, "Fan, Fanfan, is it really you? I thought I was seeing things."
Si Fan confirmed with a soft sound, walked closer, and her gaze fell upon the yellow dress in Jiang Qin's hand.
Seeing Si Fan staring at the dress in her hand, Jiang Qin quickly unfolded it for her to see, "I happened to have some time to buy you a few clothes. Do you like this dress? If you like it, try it on."
Just then, the shop assistant came over with an L size dress.
She was immediately impressed by the sight of Si Fan standing beside Jiang Qin.
The girl's features were smooth and exquisite, each part flawless, and together they complemented beautifully.
Her face was like porcelain, white as jade, with a beautiful pair of peach blossom eyes embedded on a high, jade-like nose bridge, shimmering with charm.
The shop assistant stared at Si Fan, almost unable to look away.
She was simply too gorgeous.
Girls, more than boys, prefer beautiful older sisters and younger sisters.
Noticing the shop assistant's amazed gaze, Jiang Qin felt rather proud and pointed to Si Fan, "This is my daughter."
The shop assistant immediately praised, "Madam, your daughter is so beautiful, one look shows she's someone blessed with fortune."
Jiang Qin felt deeply moved, "Let's hope so, thank you for your kind words."
She hoped that after leaving the Si Family, Si Fan would live better, rather than continue being exploited by the Si Family, living without individuality like herself.
The shop assistant continued, "Since your daughter is here, it's easier to decide. She can directly try the dress to see if it fits."
Jiang Qin nodded, then took the yellow dress from the shop assistant, looking expectantly at Si Fan.
Si Fan: "..."
Seeing Si Fan not moving at all, Jiang Qin asked in surprise, "What? You don't like the style of this dress?"
Si Fan: "It's not convenient to wear dresses recently."
"?" Jiang Qin was puzzled, "Why isn't it convenient?"
Aren't female university students supposed to love wearing all sorts of dresses?
"It's nothing, I just haven't liked wearing dresses recently."
After saying that, Si Fan's calm gaze swept around and finally walked to the shirt area, picking a few single-colored white and black shirts. She then selected some versatile black pants that were moderately loose.
After picking, she threw the clothes to the shop assistant, "Just these, no need to try."
The shop assistant's face crinkled, "Young lady, you're so beautiful and have such a good figure, not wearing dresses is a shame."
Si Fan: "Check out!"
Disappointed in not seeing a beautiful woman in a dress, the shop assistant sighed and reluctantly carried the clothes to the counter to tally up.
Jiang Qin also felt it unfortunate, she still preferred her daughter in dresses, quite ladylike.
Plus, with her daughter being so beautiful, maybe she could find a good catch in college. At least someone to look after her, which would be more reassuring.
But thinking it over, if someone truly cares about her daughter, how could they care about what she wears?
Inner beauty is what's most important.
The total cost for several outfits was over fifty thousand yuan, Jiang Qin directly paid with her card.
She saw Si Fan also taking out a card, thinking, that card doesn't even have one thousand yuan, how could it pay for fifty thousand yuan worth of clothing? Her role as a mother should pay.
Besides, it's her as a mother buying clothes for her daughter, how could it be proper to let her daughter's card pay?
Little did she know, Si Fan's card had a full fifty thousand yuan.
Si Fan took out her card and saw Jiang Qin eagerly handing her card to the shop assistant.
She ended up putting her card back.
Having bought a few outfits, Jiang Qin also planned to buy Si Fan a few pairs of shoes, such as sneakers and casual shoes. And since Si Fan was a performing arts student, she'd need high heels and dance shoes.
Si Fan had no objections because her shoes did need replacing.
Murong Xiang, who was shopping with several sisters, noticed a slender figure entering a woman's shoe store and hesitated, "Hey, isn't that..."
Mrs. Jiang, standing next to her, noticed her oddness and asked, "Mrs. Jun, what's the matter?"
Murong Xiang looked at the slender figure that had already disappeared into the shoe shop and smiled lightly, pointing to that shoe store, "It's nothing, I've been wanting to change to a new pair of shoes. Shall we go into that shoe shop and have a look?"
Mrs. Jiang took a look at the shoe store and frowned slightly, "Mrs. Jun, that shoe shop, the most expensive pair is only a few thousand, not any good brand. The material is also very poor, nothing worthwhile to browse. I know a good one not far from here, it's just a few minutes walk, let me take you there to browse."