She smiled, "Mom, you bought those clothes a long time ago. They're out of style. And you said your clothes weren't pretty enough and that you wanted some new ones the other day, didn't you?"
Fannie blushed with embarrassment.
She did say that a few days ago when she was packing before leaving the hospital.
She said that the woman in the same room as her dressed in style every day and that she felt she was dressed too plainly and looking old.
She thought Laura was now a famous star and that she couldn't dress too plainly as her mother.
She was afraid that she would make her daughter look bad!
Others would wonder why Laura didn't buy her mother some nice clothes.
That's why she said she wanted new clothes back then.
She didn't expect clothes to be so expensive nowadays!
Fannie didn't know that it was a high-end shopping mall.
Because of her health problems and Diego, she hadn't been shopping for years.
So she hardly knew what was going on outside the bubble her daughter created for her.
Fannie looked at the stores that were exquisitely decorated and full of various goods with an embarrassed look.
She whispered to Laura, "They are too expensive. I don't think they are worth that much."
Laura pouted and smiled.
She explained patiently, "Mom, these things are indeed a bit expensive, but they are worth it."
She pointed to a store that sold mature women's clothing and said, "Look, every piece of clothing in this store is personalized, which means that no one else will wear the same clothes as you."
"They're fashionable in design and superb in workmanship. You know what? The designer of this store is the top international designer Amy and it took decades to train such a designer."
"It's quite reasonable that a dress designed and made by a designer with decades of experience sells for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, isn't it?"
"And if you look closely, you will see that those pearls were carefully hand-sewn onto the dress, and it proves that the dress is valuable."
Fannie only saw the price tags and didn't pay attention to any of these details before.
After Laura explained, she looked at the dress carefully and thought she was right.
Finally, Fannie still hesitated, "Why don't we go to another store?"
Laura nodded with a smile.
"Okay, let's pick what you like."
They continued shopping after that.
Maybe Laura's explanation had convinced Fannie.
So she didn't reject those clothes as she did before.
Finally, they bought two coats and a dress before leaving.
It was only 4 in the afternoon when they left the mall.
Max wouldn't get off work until 6. There were still two hours left.
Neither of them wanted to shop any longer, so they decided to wait for him at a nearby cafe.
Laura ordered two cups of coffee and sat down in a corner with a good view in the VIP area on the second floor.
They chatted for a while and suddenly saw an acquaintance coming this way.
Christine took his niece shopping today.
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