Chapter 31   Dress-up for the Su princess

The weather cooled drastically. It was simply too much for the cold sensitive Su Qingtang to bear. She could feel every hair on her body stand on end! This was simply one of the days one wished to simply stay at home with good music and a hot cup of tea. Su Qingtang wanted tea, but she was too lazy to actually get herself up to make it, ad she couldn't bear to interrupt Su Rui who was so focused on the game he was playing.

She turned on the heater and curled into a ball next to Su Rui, who being unaffected by the cold, sat chilling on the couch in his usual casual attire. Seeing him in just a top and some pants Su Qingtang felt the unfairness of the whole situation. Feeling wronged she vented her frustration to the system.

'Sob. Sob. Sob. Why is my system so useless, ah? Other systems are their host's cotton padded jackets while mile is just a pile of cold hard scrap. So unlovable! So useless! Its so useless in situations of dire need.'

The system was deeply offended. "How could you say that? I am simply amazing! Didn't you receive a prize from me recently, ah? The one that you exchanged for singing skills? You also have teleportation and a lucky sticker that you haven't used. Tell me. How many people would fight over these things? Yet, you're over here complaining. Really shameless!"

Su Qingtang was about to retort, when she heard the doorbell. She froze then turned to Su Rui and gave him the most pitiful look her facial features could muster. Wanting this great aunt to enter the blistering cold just to answer a door? Walking head first into a burst of cold air? That was simply asking for her life, ah!

Looking at his sister who was surprisingly childish Su Rui smiled helplessly as he shuffled to the door in his cute blue bunny slippers. She had bought them for him before the temperatures started dropping drastically. As a young man he didn't really like this sort of cutesy thing but had accepted it as it was a form of his sister's good will.

He opened the door. Then gasped loudly in surprise.

"Ma?" His surprised voice was a bit loud and immediately got Su Qingtang's attention. "Why are you standing out there where its cold. Come in."

Su Qingtang's head popped up like a spring. Question marks sprouting above her head. Jiang Shu? Why was she here?

The smiling woman walked in while patting Su Rui's head lovingly. "Hurry and close the doors. Quickly! Your sister is afraid of the cold, ah."

While Su Rui was closing the door, Jiang Shu walked over to Su Qingtang patting her head. Su Qingtang smiled up at her before burrowing deeper into her padded blankets. While she liked pats, Jiang Shu's hands were a tad cold.

"Ah, how are you both." She asks when Su Rui returns and sits beside Su Qingtang on the couch.

"Good!" They chorus as her making her smile. How she loved these children.

Jiang Shu smiles brightly before she frowns a bit. "Ah, Qing-er. Your birthday is coming up. Why don't we go shopping for a nice dress for you to wear? I know it's cold, but isn't it best for you to do this before it gets even colder?"

Glancing out the window and seeing how bleak and cold outside looked, Su Qingtang shivered making Jiang Shu chuckle a bit. "Its actually not all that bad outside. Just wear an extra warm layer."

Although she was cold, Su Qingtang knew she had obligations to meet and so, albeit unwillingly, she got up and found something warm to wear. She wouldn't make it hard for Jiang Shu when she had made things easier for her. Jiang Shu was normally a busy woman, she had a lot of obligations to meet. Her coming here out of her normally busy schedule shows that she had put thought into making things happen today.

Su Rui directly tagged along, even though he didn't really need to buy anything for himself. He already had the bags full of clothes he had when he returned from overseas, most of them probably unworn. Su Rui really didn't seem like the type to get around much. With his game, he was pretty much a hermit.

They drove to the mall and Jiang Shu herded them into a clothing store she liked. It wasn't all that expensive but the styles were always beautiful and unique.

"Qing-er try this one?" Jiang Shu suggested, for the hundredth time, Only this time she was holding up a light blue dress. It wasn't breath-taking like the ones depicted to be worn by the typical female lead, but it was quite airy and beautiful yet not overly complicated. Su Qingtag didn't really have any particular thing she wanted so she wordlessly went to try on the outfit given to her.

Looking at herself in the mirror Su Qingtang sighed in appreciation. The original was too wasteful not putting Jiang Shu's fashion advice to good use. Her taste was impeccable, ah!

Sighing in distress over the original's IQ she quickly exited the changing room to show Jiang Shu what it looked like.

Jiang Shu sighed as she looked at her daughter. Her daughter really was beautiful!

The light blue dress enveloped her figure lightly, showing off a bit while not being too tight and giving somewhat of a light airy feeling when one looked at it. The straps faded into white giving off a distinct feeling of purity while highlighting her white skin, which although wasn't milk white was a delicate color which gave her a feeling of youth instead of a deathly pale complection. The dress fit her nicely almost if it was made specifically for her.

Jiang Shu smiled. She was satisfied with this choice. Now all she had to do was find a matching set of jewelry to made this jem shine.