Xia Lan's words seemed innocuous, but every sentence struck at the heart of their shop: poor attitude, no service, and looking down on country folk—all taboo labels.

He might not care what others say about him behind his back, but if he says it openly in public, his shop will be labeled as discriminatory if this isn't dealt with, and it won't be easy to get rid of the label again.

"Comrade, what's going on?" The sales manager, who was inspecting the department store, deliberately raised his voice, and sure enough, everyone's eyes turned to him.

"Nothing happened, Brother Yu, let's go!" Xia Lan ignored the store manager and pulled Qin Yu to leave.

"Don't worry, lady, we'll definitely stand up for you! Our department store has been open for so many years, our service is definitely the best," the sales manager said loudly, trying to salvage the image of his department store.

"Make the decision?" Xia Lan sniffed, looking at the leader. "Do you keep your word?"

"Of course it counts." The sales manager immediately puffed out his chest and said confidently.

"Let me ask you something! Are all your sales staff this free during work hours? Can they knit sweaters during work hours?"

"And also, when she was knitting the sweater, my...man already told me he wanted to see the skirt, but she wouldn't help me get it. Instead, she said the skirt was very expensive, costing twelve yuan..."

"What does she mean? Does she think I can't afford the clothes here? Or does she think we're wasting her time just looking without buying anything because Yu-ge and I are dressed casually?"

"I told her I had money and took out twenty yuan before she would give me the clothes. Then she suddenly said in a sarcastic tone, 'Don't touch it if you're not going to buy it.'"

"What does she mean by that? Does she mean that all the clothes here are extremely expensive, and if you touch them, you have to buy them?"

"Could you please answer all these questions?" Xia Lan looked at her boss, who was covered in sweat, and smiled sweetly.

Qin Yu looked at Xia Lan, who seemed weak yet spoke with eloquence, a hint of scrutiny in his eyes...

With such fighting prowess, how could Xia Lan be driven to jump into the river by her uncle Xia Wei's family?

Although he only glanced at Xia Lan that day, the Xia Lan of that time was clearly completely different from the Xia Lan of now. She was like a desperate and helpless cub, without any fighting power, and could only be slaughtered by others.

But after he rescued her, her personality underwent a complete change. He initially thought it was because of the loss of her parents and their deaths that her personality changed...

However, Xia Lan's series of actions, her expression and attitude, did not seem like someone who had just become enlightened.

It's more like a completely different person, with a different soul.

Qin Yu had always had this suspicion, and now he was even more certain of his guess.

The 'Xia Lan' in front of me is not the Xia Lan from before...

Although it's quite unbelievable...

Qin Yu stared intently at Xia Lan in front of him. She was like a little rabbit with its fur standing on end, launching a fierce yet adorable attack on the enemy.

Qin Yu had only one thought in his mind right now...

So cute, I want to kiss her.

His wife is really amazing.

"This...this..." The sales manager looked at Xia Lan, who seemed soft and delicate, with an excessively bright smile on her face.

It seemed as if she had asked the question unintentionally.

But he couldn't come up with a good answer to any of the questions. If he said just one wrong word, he was finished.

"Yeah! Why don't you explain it to her?" someone watching the commotion couldn't help but say.

"Your sales clerks are really something, they can do other things during work hours! And they even dare to pick and choose their customers..."

"That's right. The first time I came to buy something, they acted like the salespeople were the bosses, with incredibly bad tempers..."

"Say it! Everyone's waiting to hear your explanation!"

"..."

Once it happened, it happened again. The guests gathered around, all demanding an explanation from the leader.

The sales clerk clearly knew she had angered everyone and secretly tried to put away the sweater she was almost finished knitting.

"What are you doing with your hands! Take your hands out! She's trying to hide her sweater!" Someone with sharp eyes noticed the sales clerk's actions and immediately pointed at her.

The saleswoman was startled, and the sweater in her hand fell to the ground. Everyone saw the nearly finished sweater.

Every woman present knows how much it takes to knit a sweater, and this nearly finished sweater is the strongest evidence that the saleswoman has been knitting during her work hours.

"This is the most obvious evidence!" Xia Lan pointed to the sweater with her little finger. "It's almost finished..."

“No wonder they look down on us migrant workers. We work hard in the fields to grow food and earn work points, and we only make a dozen yuan a month. She works in a department store, sitting here leisurely knitting sweaters, and she can earn more than thirty yuan…” Xia Lan’s words immediately aroused the anger of everyone present.

"What?! She dares to look down on us migrant workers!" someone exclaimed angrily.

"Everyone, everyone, she was definitely in the wrong." Seeing that the situation was spiraling out of control, the sales manager immediately raised his voice. "Hu Meili, you're fired!"

"What? Fired? What right do you have to fire me! I'm not the only one knitting, Yang Xiaomei knits too! Wu Meng knits too..." Hu Meili couldn't accept it and immediately started blaming others, dragging them into the mess as well.

"Hu Meili, what nonsense are you talking about? We didn't do anything like that!" The two people Hu Meili pointed out immediately retorted.

"That's right! You're setting a bad example and deliberately dragging us down with you. You've gone too far!" Yang Xiaomei shouted. "Boss, I want to report Hu Meili! She's secretly taking toilet paper home! She's stealing!"

“Yang Xiaomei, you’re lying! You stole it first, boss! Yang Xiaomei told me I could take some toilet paper home! She even secretly took toothpaste!” Hu Meili retorted, not to be outdone.

"fart……"

The situation quickly escalated into a three-way catfight, with each side revealing what the other had done.

The sales manager looked at the three of them, his expression growing increasingly grim.

He wanted to salvage the situation, but instead, these three people not only publicly undermined him, but also started fighting amongst themselves, revealing all the dirty tricks the other had done.

The guests were all listening when the sales manager took a deep breath. "Yang Xiaomei, Hu Meili, Wu Meng, the three of you pack your things and wait for me in the office."

"..." The three of them trembled, only then realizing their fear.

But it was too late. Based on what they had just said, the job was no longer theirs.

"I am very sorry to have shown you such an unpleasant scene. It was my negligence in management, and I, Yang, apologize to you all here." The sales manager bowed deeply to all the guests.

This surprised the guests who were still angry, and their mood calmed down considerably after his sincere apology.

A sharp glint flashed in Xia Lan's eyes, which curved like crescent moons.