Frugality and simplicity are human virtues; luxury and luxury are human vices.

---Xue Xuan: Volume 5 of "Xue Wenqing's Official Readings"

The story of Xie Li, the wife of the British Prime Minister

Like many ordinary people, the British The prime minister’s wife, Shirley, also likes to buy her favorite items online. Once, a pair of very delicate and beautiful sandals caught her attention. The woman selling the sandals said they were very beautiful and suitable for social occasions. These words soon attracted 17 interested buyers. The same sandals in the mall cost at least 35 pounds. Finally, after some fierce bargaining, Xie Li bought this pair of beautiful sandals for 15 pounds.