After hanging up with Wang Laikang, Gu Wanrong picked up Nai Cha, who was batting at a cat scratching post, and stood in front of the mirror to tease her.
“Nai Cha, Sister’s started a company! Are you happy? You’ll have an endless supply of cat food and countless cat treats from now on!”
After playing with Nai Cha in front of the full-length mirror for a while, Gu Wanrong put her down.
The moment she released Nai Cha, the cat darted to the farthest corner of the room from Gu Wanrong, stopped, and began grooming her ruffled fur.
Nai Cha: The north wind blows, pitiful me, so young and yet already tormented.
The editor she found online had sent her the edited version of her unboxing video. Gu Wanrong opened it to watch.
The three-hour video was edited down to a short seven minutes, including every item she unboxed, interspersed with Nai Cha’s mischievous appearances and fancy text effects. It was worth the extra cost.
Gu Wanrong was very satisfied with the video. After settling the payment, she tipped the editor again.
The editor, upon seeing this, sent a GIF of a rabbit saying “Thank you, boss!” and added that they welcomed the boss to return again.
Gu Wanrong uploaded the video with the caption: “A Million-Dollar Shopping Spree Unboxing.”
After uploading the video, Gu Wanrong stopped paying attention to it.
That evening, Gu Wanrong found the bath bombs she had bought yesterday, chose a citrus ice cream-flavored one, and dropped it into the bathtub to soak. While soaking, she read a novel, becoming so comfortable that she almost fell asleep in the tub.
After her bath, she put on her newly bought Chanel pajamas. Lying in bed, she recalled the graceful figure of Ms. Shen she met at Chanel and decided to sign up for Pilates tomorrow to improve her own physique.
The next morning, Gu Wanrong habitually got up to open a can of cat food for Nai Cha.
After taking care of Nai Cha, her takeout arrived – soy milk, fried breadsticks, and steamed buns for breakfast.
After breakfast, Gu Wanrong went to her dressing room and put on a Miu Miu pink plaid short-sleeved top with a square neckline and ruffled trim, paired with Miu Miu light blue high-waisted wide-leg jeans, Tiffany blue sapphire diamond earrings, and a Tiffany heart-shaped diamond pendant. She then tied her loose hair into a bun.
She applied sunscreen to her face and neck, and sunscreen spray to other exposed skin. She put on a thin layer of YSL 617 rose lipstick before placing the lipstick in her Fendi Sunshine mini bag. She carried the bag and put on her Celine white canvas shoes before heading out.
Walking out of the residential complex with a parasol, she arrived at Tianxiang City, a nearby commercial center, in about ten minutes.
Gu Wanrong recalled Wu Ai’ai gossiping about how her coworker’s boss quickly regained her figure after giving birth, supposedly by doing Pilates.
She remembered that the Pilates studio Wu Ai’ai mentioned was very popular among wealthy women, called “Puya,” a chain that had been around for many years and had branches in almost every shopping district. Conveniently, there was one in Tianxiang City.
Puya was on the third floor. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she easily found it by following the signs.
Gu Wanrong pushed open the door and entered, and a receptionist at the front desk approached her.
“Hello, what can I do for you?” The receptionist was meticulously made-up and wore a Puya uniform with a name tag.
“I’d like to sign up for a Pilates class to improve my posture and shape my body.”
“Are you familiar with any of our Puya instructors?” When Gu Wanrong shook her head, the receptionist continued, “Then come with me, I’ll show you around Puya first.”
Gu Wanrong followed the receptionist from the entrance to the inside. There were Pilates studios of various sizes. The receptionist explained, “Our Pilates classes are divided into large, medium, and small group classes, as well as private lessons; the number of people and the size of the studio vary depending on the class.”
“What about private lessons?” Gu Wanrong didn’t like exercising in front of many people, so she wanted to know more about private lessons.
The receptionist led Gu Wanrong to a room the size of a medium group class. The studio was bright and clean, with a floor-to-ceiling window on the right side and a wall-length mirror at the front. Various Pilates equipment was placed in a corner.
Besides the open view from the entrance, the receptionist led Gu Wanrong to push open a hidden door on the back wall, revealing a changing room and shower room.
“Ms. Gu, our private Pilates studio has this configuration. Are you satisfied?” the receptionist asked after showing Gu Wanrong the private studio.
Gu Wanrong nodded; she was very satisfied with the facilities.
Seeing Gu Wanrong’s satisfied nod, the receptionist felt that the sale was almost secured. She then took Gu Wanrong to the rest area. “Ms. Gu, our private lessons are taught by instructors who have studied abroad. The instructor can come to your home if it’s inconvenient for you, but I still recommend you have the lessons here in the studio, as the equipment is more complete.”
“I’ll be in City C for another half a month, and I’ll be going to school in City J in September,” Gu Wanrong thought that she couldn’t leave her Pilates training unfinished and wanted the receptionist to give her a solution.
“That’s not a problem, Ms. Gu.” The receptionist took out a Puya brochure and pointed to it for Gu Wanrong.
“The instructors for private lessons will arrange classes based on your time and progress. Puya also has studios in City J, so we will arrange a private instructor for you there after you arrive.”
Seeing her problem solved, Gu Wanrong said, “I have no other questions.”
The receptionist took Gu Wanrong to sign up for and schedule classes.
After signing up, the receptionist showed Gu Wanrong the profiles of the private instructors on a tablet. They were all women, and the receptionist gave a detailed introduction to each instructor, allowing Gu Wanrong to choose her own teacher.
Gu Wanrong went through them one by one. She didn’t understand Pilates, and she couldn’t understand the resumes, so she chose the one she liked the most and pointed it out to the receptionist.
After registering Gu Wanrong’s information on the computer and assigning instructor Alma to her, the receptionist gave Gu Wanrong Alma’s contact information and told her that the instructor would send her the class schedule at the latest tonight.
“Ms. Gu, to confirm again, you have booked two weeks of classes with Instructor Alma, three times a week, for a total of six classes. Each class costs 1300 yuan, for a total of 7800 yuan.” The receptionist printed out the account details and gave them to Gu Wanrong to confirm.
Gu Wanrong scanned the QR code and paid, and the receptionist handed her a membership card.
“【Huaxia Bank】Bao Fu transferred to your account ending in 6688…”
When Gu Wanrong left Puya, Instructor Alma’s WeChat friend request had been approved.
It was already lunchtime when she left Puya, so Gu Wanrong found a Cantonese restaurant.
There weren’t many people in the restaurant at the moment. As soon as Gu Wanrong entered, a waiter came to greet her and lead her to a seat.
“One order of Three Treasures of Lap Mei Rice, Steamed Chicken Feet from a Guangzhou Tea House, and a bowl of mung bean sweet soup.” After ordering, Gu Wanrong handed the menu to the nearby waiter.
————WeChat Group: Chosen Daughter of Hot Pot
Don’t Call Me Ai: @Yuanyuan, the unboxing video you posted on Weibo yesterday went viral!
Don’t Call Me Ai: There are so many comments saying “Sister, support me!”
Don’t Call Me Ai: Yuanyuan, can you even wear all the things you bought at once? But it looked really satisfying.
Don’t Call Me Ai: Nai Cha was so cute in the video, are you home? I’m gonna sneak Nai Cha away!
Don’t Call Me Ai: Is anyone there? I’m playing alone, am I?
Don’t Call Me Ai: @Yuanyuan @4444
4444: I see you’re pretty excited on your own, I don’t want to bother with you.
Don’t Call Me Ai: Bomb.jpg Poop.jpg
Don’t Call Me Ai: Angry and impossible to coax.gif
4444: The name of Yuanyuan’s video is “[A Million-Dollar Shopping Spree Unboxing],” right? Let me see.
Don’t Call Me Ai: Yes. Yuanyuan? Yuanyuan? Yuanyuan…
4444: OMG.jpg Yuanyuan, you’re amazing!
Don’t Call Me Ai: After watching it, I can only say, “Sister, support me!”
4444: I’m relying on you from now on, Yuanyuan. My requirements aren’t high, just one Patek Philippe a day will do.
Don’t Call Me Ai: Same here!
Yuanyuan: I just signed up for Pilates at Puya, so I haven’t had time to check my phone.
4444: Look at the difference between us and a rich woman. She’s taking Pilates classes, while we’re taking driving lessons.
Don’t Call Me Ai: Driving test part 3, why do you torture me so? This is the third time; I should have passed, right? Zhou Siyin passed on her first try, you know.
Yuanyuan: Be good, @Don’t Call Me Ai
At this point, Gu Wanrong’s clay pot rice arrived. Gu Wanrong took a picture and sent it to the group for them to see.
