The Gulf Between Dream and Reality 夢境與現實的差距

I dreamt of being with my friend Helen, and my husband was dragging a suitcase to find us.

I opened the suitcase, and inside were a bunch of luxury brands, including handbags, jewelry, and formal dresses. The most unusual item was a white leather vest. It struck me as odd because it was completely out of character for him.

I asked him where all these things came from. He said that he was at a department store once, and the staff told him that those were his belongings, so he brought them home.

Examining the receipts, some dated back over a decade. I was surprised, remarking, "How could you keep these for so long without my knowledge?"

Reflecting, I recalled our shopping trip with Helen and her husband. We did pass by these counters, tried on items, but I didn't intend to buy anything. We paid separately at checkout. So how did these end up with my husband?

I suspected a staff error. Perhaps when my husband visited the store the next day, they mistook him for collecting items, leading to this mix-up. However, we never paid for them.

I looked at this pure white leather vest, even with a hat, quite stylish. But my husband doesn't wear leather clothes, and he said he didn't know what to do with it either.

Seeing a small purple-blue dress adorned with crystals, I thought girls must love it. Helen mentioned her daughter owned a similar set in a different color. Now I'm even more certain that there must have been fittings back then, but I didn't buy this. Due to a mix-up, the staff handed these over to my husband. I thought to myself, in the past, I could fit into it, but now I can't! Maybe it fits our daughter just right, and she would like the style.

A peculiar handbag caught my eye, its transparent front reminiscent of a bra or early aviator goggles. I thought to myself, "Wouldn't everything inside be visible? It looks good but not very practical." My husband said it was a gift from his former boss, thanking him for his hard work in the past. I exclaimed, "Wow! I didn't realize we had so many luxury items at home."

There were also boxes of branded stockings in the suitcase, still in their original packaging, inside brand paper bags. My husband said he knew Helen and I were out shopping, so he brought these luxury items along to see if we could exchange them for some cash since we didn't need them.

We walked into a department store, and to our surprise, some of these socks were actually accepted by certain luxury brand stores for exchange! What a pleasant surprise!

夢見我和好友 Helen 在一起，老公拖著行李箱，來找我們。

我打開行李箱，裡面有一堆名牌精品，有皮包、首飾、禮服。最特別的是有一件白色皮背心。我覺得很奇怪，因為完全不像他的行事風格。

我問他東西哪兒來的。他說有次到百貨公司，百貨公司人員跟他說那些是他的東西，就帶回來了。

我看那些發票日期，至少超過十年。我訝異說「這些東西你竟然還可以放在家裡這麼久，連我都不知道呢！」

然後我仔細回想，好像是我們跟 Helen 夫婦逛百貨公司時，曾經經過這些專櫃。當時的確有試穿或請櫃員把商品拿給我們看，可是我沒有表示要買啊！我記得結帳的時候，我付了我的部分，Helen 也拿了她的部分。那這些東西是哪來的呢？

我認為應該是櫃員弄錯了。可是因為當時隔天老公剛好去店裡，人員搞錯，以為他是去拿東西，加上以為這些是他的東西，就讓他帶回來了。但我們實際上並沒有付錢啊！

我看著這件純白皮背心，還連著帽子，蠻時髦的。但老公不穿皮衣，他說他也不知道該怎麼辦。

看到有一件紫藍色鑲著水鑽的小禮服，我想女孩一定很愛。Helen 說她女兒也有這一套，不過是不同顏色。這下我就更確定當時應該有試穿，只是我沒買。店員陰錯陽差，把這些交給老公。我心裡想，過去我穿得下，但現在也穿不下呀！女兒穿可能剛剛好，而且會是她喜歡的款式。

看到一個造型奇特的包包。它是前掛款式，前面有兩圈透明玻璃，像是胸罩造型，又像是早期飛行員的保護眼鏡。我心想「這下裡面放的東西，不是就被看光了嗎？有點好看不實用。」老公說那是他以前老闆送他的，感謝他過去努力工作。我讚嘆「哇塞！原來家裡有這麼多名牌精品。」

行李箱裡還有一盒盒的名牌毛襪，包裝完整，放在品牌紙袋裡。老公說他知道我和 Helen 在逛街，就順便把這些精品拿來，既然用不到，看看可不可以換一些現金。

我們走進一家百貨公司，想不到他的這些襪子，真的有一些名牌店還會收呢！真是不錯！