Seeing that Xia Baozhu had booked a room and was eagerly heading upstairs, Song Yaoyang quickly followed her.

Do you need a change of clothes?

"I forgot to buy it." Xia Baozhu looked down and shook her already dirty duffel bag. She was only thinking about taking a shower and had overlooked the issue of clothes.

"I bought it for you. What size do you wear?"

"I'll go by myself." Xia Baozhu was too embarrassed to tell others her shoe size.

“I’ll buy them for everyone. Write it down on a piece of paper and I’ll give it directly to the salesperson,” Song Yaoyang suggested.

"No need." Xia Baozhu's refusal disappointed Song Yaoyang, but her next words cheered him up: "I'll go with you."

Xia Baozhu put her luggage in the room and went downstairs with Song Yaoyang.

Song Yaoyang didn't drive, but instead hired a pedicab from the roadside. He let Xia Baozhu get on first, and then sat down next to her.

Xia Baozhu moved to the side to make room for Song Yaoyang.

"Where are you going?" the rickshaw driver asked.

“Department store,” Song Yaoyang replied.

As soon as the two appeared in the department store, they immediately attracted many people's disdainful yet curious glances.

In the sweltering heat of August, Xia Baozhu and Song Yaoyang were wearing long-sleeved camouflage uniforms and trousers. They were filthy, and you could tell they must smell terrible without even getting close.

Under the gaze of others, Xia Baozhu pulled down her mask and slowly walked behind Song Yaoyang.

She had messy curly hair, which was somewhat concealed by a baseball cap.

Song Yaoyang's once neat and tidy short hair has grown quite a bit, making him look sloppy when paired with his dark skin and dirty clothes.

Sloppy people are not welcome anywhere, so wherever the two of them went, people avoided them like the plague, for fear of getting on them.

Just like how Xia Baozhu looked down on that burly, dark-skinned robber back then, fortunes change, and now it's her turn to be looked down upon.

However, Song Yaoyang didn't care at all. He continued walking with the same gait and still looked dignified.

When he noticed that Xia Baozhu lowered her head slightly, feeling embarrassed by his gaze, his heart suddenly ached.

"Let's go," Xia Baozhu urged as she saw Song Yaoyang stop.

Hearing Xia Baozhu's tone as usual, Song Yaoyang calmed himself down and said, "The women's clothes have arrived, they're just ahead."

“Then let’s buy them separately. I’ll come find you in the men’s section after I’m done,” Xia Baozhu said decisively.

"Let's buy them together. We have plenty of time today, so I'll take a look at the sales situation in the women's clothing section."

Song Yaoyang used work as an excuse, and Xia Baozhu naturally agreed.

There were many counters in the women's clothing section, but they chose the one with the fewest people.

"Salesperson, could you please take a look at that white dress?" Song Yaoyang said.

His voice was pleasant, and the sales clerks who were talking to other customers immediately looked over, but turned their faces away after seeing his slovenly appearance.

Song Yaoyang thought she hadn't heard him clearly, so he called out again.

The sales clerk said impatiently, "Can't you see I'm busy? Wait a minute!"

Aside from the cold treatment he received from Xia Baozhu, this was the first time Song Yaoyang had been yelled at in public, especially in front of Xia Baozhu. Embarrassment and embarrassment were mixed with anger.

Xia Baozhu was also angry for a second, but she knew that Song Yaoyang wouldn't be the one to lose face in the end, so she wasn't angry at all.

She needs to have a strong mentality.

With this in mind, Xia Baozhu waited with anticipation to see how Song Yaoyang would treat the saleswoman.

"Is this how you talk to customers? Is this how you serve the people?"

Song Yaoyang's voice was serious and fiery, and his imposing height made the female sales clerk suddenly feel intimidated.

But she stubbornly maintained her original attitude: "If you're not going to buy, then leave. Don't cause trouble here."

"Did I say I wasn't going to buy it? If you have hearing problems, then let the right person take over the job. Don't just sit in your position without doing anything."

This was truly the first time Song Yaoyang had encountered such an unreasonable woman, which filled him with disgust.

The saleswoman's attitude crossed a line for him.

Song Yaoyang told Xia Baozhu to stay where she was, and he went upstairs to find the manager and asked him to come down and resolve the issue.

"Yu Mingfen, a customer complained that you didn't respect them. What happened?"

When Song Yaoyang arrived, he happened to run into this manager. The manager originally wanted to send someone with Song Yaoyang, but Song Yaoyang disagreed.

Given that Song Yaoyang was tall and imposing, and looked like someone not to be trifled with, Manager Xue had no choice but to follow him.

"Manager, look at these two people, they're so dirty, yet they still want to look at this white dress. This dress costs 180 yuan, it's made of top-quality silk, and we're worried about it getting dirty or snagged. What if it gets damaged in their hands and we can't afford to pay for it?"

The saleswoman spoke so logically that she almost convinced the manager.

"I'm so sorry, Comrade Yu Mingfen was overthinking things, which is why she neglected you both," the manager said with a smile.

"Do you think she's right? She thinks we can't afford it, so she won't show it to us. How can we know if the clothes are good or not if we don't see them? How can we decide whether to buy them? Is this how you treat your customers?"

Song Yaoyang was furious. He thought a manager should at least have the basic ability to handle this kind of problem, but he didn't expect him to be such a useless person.

Manager Xue felt awkward, uncomfortable, and uneasy after being scolded by Song Yaoyang, as if he were being criticized by a superior.

"Forget it, let's not waste time with them. I'll just buy a few changes of clothes."

Xia Baozhu could also tell that this manager wasn't very good.

If he can't tell right from wrong after listening to the salesperson, then he either got his position as manager by flattering or through connections.

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