"Comrade, could you bring me that piece of clothing so I can take a look?"
Bonnie felt that the two sales clerks were acting a little strange, but she didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a characteristic of the times.
In this era, being a sales clerk in a supply and marketing cooperative was already considered very prestigious, let alone being a sales clerk in a department store in Beijing.
The two people glanced at each other, didn't move, and said something in a very unpleasant tone that made Bonnie explode.
"If you can't afford it, don't keep looking. This is ridiculous, isn't it?"
"How dare you talk like that? What do you mean by 'if you can't afford it, don't look'? What kind of attitude is that?"
Bonnie was surprised by this person's arrogant attitude; who did he think he was?
"I'm talking to you guys, that cripple, how many times has he come here? He just looks and doesn't buy anything, coming back again and again, what is that if not freeloading?"
The tall saleswoman pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, and looked utterly disdainful.
“That’s right. She’s come here so many times, always limping. With so many eyes watching, we definitely won’t mistake her.”
The short saleswoman also spoke up. Although she didn't purse her lips or roll her eyes, her attitude was still condescending.
Xu Meifeng lowered her head. She glanced at her legs, and the courage she had mustered earlier burst like a punctured balloon, deflated again.
"Who are you talking about? Apologize, apologize right now, or this isn't over."
Looking at Xu Meifeng, who looked dejected again, Bao Ni felt both sorry for her and angry at her lack of ambition.
“Meifeng, stand tall and accept their apology, otherwise this is not over.”
Xu Meifeng looked dejected. "Sister-in-law, I, I..."
"It's okay. They were wrong. What law says that you have to buy the clothes in a department store if you look at them and don't buy them? You're just getting something for free."
Wearing a "Serve the People" banner while verbally abusing customers—what kind of character is that?
Looking at Lin Baoni's upright expression, and remembering her husband's words, Xu Meifeng straightened up and looked at the two sales clerks, no longer avoiding their gaze.
"You must apologize to me!"
Bonnie stood next to Xu Meifeng, watching the two sales clerks.
"Apologize? What a pipe dream! It's true that you came here to look at clothes but didn't buy anything, and it's true that you're lame. What did I say wrong? Why should I apologize?"
"Are you trying to cause trouble? Our department store has a security department. If you know what's good for you, you'd better leave now. Otherwise, when the security guards come, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."
The tall saleswoman spoke threateningly, not taking Bonnie and her friend seriously.
"Is this a department store or a bandit's den? Is it a place where you never leave once you enter? I'll see what your security department can do to us today. You think you can arrest us?"
"Where are your leaders? I want to ask you, you're paid high salaries by the state, yet you don't serve the people properly, and instead threaten their personal safety. Who gives you the audacity?"
Bonnie's temper flared up, and she even threatened her. How could she be so ruthless?
A crowd gathered around, and everyone was talking about it.
"Kid, don't argue with them. They're very tough. Last time, one of the older women was driven away by the two of them."
The elderly woman watching the commotion looked at Bao Ni and her companion and offered a word of advice: "These two saleswomen have connections; they're quite powerful."
"Yes, that's always been their attitude, especially the tall ones, they always look down on people."
"Stop arguing, they have connections, it's always us ordinary people who suffer."
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People around were also complaining, whether out of indignation or because they had also been mistreated.
"What do you want to do? Are you trying to cause trouble? Call the security department. There's someone causing trouble here."
The tall sales clerk shouted, yelling at the sales clerk next to him.
"You're good at playing the victim. We caused trouble, and you spewed insults without apologizing. Now you want to use force to suppress us?"
Such a large department store, where are the leaders? There's not a single person in charge. What are they all doing? Are they just drawing government salaries without doing anything? Are they just occupying positions without doing their jobs?
Bonnie's voice wasn't quiet either; they'd been arguing for ages, but no one in charge had come out, and nobody knew what was going on.
"Who do you think you are, going to see a leader? Do you think you can just go to a leader like that?"
The tall saleswoman looked at him with disdain and said, "You call me 'leader'? Do you even know how to write the word 'leader'?"
Bonnie waited for a long time, but no leader came out.
"Meifeng, let's go to the office. I refuse to believe that there isn't a single leader in the department store."
Bonnie didn't want to get entangled with these two people; it was pointless, and what good could just arguing do?
"Don't leave. You think you can just leave after causing trouble? Do you really think the department store is a place where you can run wild?"
When the tall saleswoman heard Bonnie say she was going to the manager's office, she hurriedly tried to stop her. All the leaders were in a meeting today, and they couldn't be allowed to barge in.
"Who's causing trouble?"
At this moment, the security personnel arrived.
“They came to cause trouble and even wanted to go to the leaders. Arrest them and lock them up.”
The tall saleswoman became even more arrogant when she saw the security guards approaching.
"You two are causing trouble, come with us, or we'll have to take action against you."
The two security guards who came were quite young and spoke rather rudely.
"hiss……"
Those around them didn't expect things to escalate so much; the security personnel were not to be trifled with.
"Sister-in-law Bonnie, let's go, we can't beat them."
Xu Meifeng was a little scared and clung tightly to Bao Ni, hoping to borrow some courage.
"Don't worry, we didn't do anything wrong, why should we leave? An apology is the most basic thing, if that doesn't work, we'll go find a place to reason with them."
No matter how powerful a department store is, it's still under the control of the state. How can it possibly go to the sky?
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