"I was here first!" Lin Yueru said triumphantly.
Lu Zhixia looked at her master beside her, "Is it like this?"
The master thought for a moment and then nodded, "Indeed, she arrived earlier than you."
Lu Zhixia then released the chair and watched as the woman arrogantly sat down.
Lin Yueru was extremely pleased with herself. She had finally won against this country woman. She glanced at the man next to her out of the corner of her eye, feeling smug, when she saw his profile and thought the outline looked somewhat familiar.
"Comrade, please sit down!" the barber said.
Lin Yueru withdrew her gaze, then said arrogantly and domineeringly, "Give me the most beautiful perm, and I'll give you extra money! You only need to serve me this afternoon, don't worry about the others!"
The barber instantly became smug, "If that's how it's calculated, you'll have to give me extra money!"
"I'll double it for you!" Lin Yueru said generously, "As long as you fix my hair!"
Lu Zhixia ignored her and saw a middle-aged man wearing the same white coat coming downstairs.
The woman with the permed hair standing next to him stood up. "Old Zhao, come here and take a look at this hairstyle, is it okay?"
Upon hearing this, Old Zhao immediately went over, opened the bag, and looked at the woman's hair. "It's fine now. Go find Xiao Liu to wash your hair!"
"Okay!" The woman smiled and walked to the side.
At this moment, Old Zhao noticed a pretty woman standing not far away. She was upright and dressed in a fashionable manner, which made him walk over to her.
"Are you here to get your hair done, sir?"
"Yes, I want to get my hair permed!" Lu Zhixia guessed that the middle-aged man in front of her was probably the group's mentor.
"But it seems like you don't have much of a place right now."
“There’s a table!” Old Zhao said to his apprentice beside him. “You take the customer to get her hair washed first. I need to do this female colleague’s hair.”
When Lin Yueru heard that these words were directed at her, she immediately panicked.
"Why should I? I got here first, okay?"
"Because this shop belongs to me!" Old Zhao said confidently. "Now my apprentice will take you to get your hair washed, and he'll cut it for you in a little while!"
"He's your apprentice?" Lin Yueru pointed at the man beside her. "What exactly are you two doing?"
Old Zhao could only patiently explain, "I'm sorry, customer, I'm the owner of this shop. These people are my apprentices or workers who help me. Please forgive me if there's anything I haven't done well in serving you!"
Lin Yueru pointed at him with her hand, "Then what is your relationship with this woman?"
Old Zhao: "It's nothing, it's her first time coming to my home to cut hair!"
Lin Yueru: "This is my first time here too. Why are you serving her and not me?"
Old Zhao is definitely a bit crazy about girls. "Don't take it too seriously. I'm just having my apprentice wash your hair first. After that, I'll still cut your hair. Is that okay?"
Lin Yueru was so angry that she was panting. She felt uncomfortable in her chest, so she sat back down.
Fearing he might cause a big problem, Old Zhao said, "Miss, I really didn't mean anything by it. Everyone is a guest. I just wanted to entertain this female guest first. Didn't you have my apprentice entertaining you before? Perhaps I misspoke just now. I hope you understand!"
Gu Huailin had a stomachache and needed to urinate, so he could only cover his stomach with both hands.
Lu Zhixia happened to see it out of the corner of her eye, so she quickly said to Gu Lingxiao, "You should take the child to the toilet. I'm fine here."
Seeing that his son was in a lot of pain and sweat was beading on his forehead, Gu Lingxiao could only say, "Then I'll go and come back quickly."
Lu Zhixia urged, "Go ahead! It's alright, there are so many people here! Nothing will happen."
Lin Yueru looked up and saw only the back of the man leading the child away. The figure looked somewhat familiar. She angrily confronted the boss again.
"Is it because she has someone with her that you're neglecting me?"
Old Zhao started to get impatient, "I'll say it again, this is the first time I've met this woman, and I absolutely don't mean to favor anyone."
Lin Yueru: "Then why did you let me get up, but not others?"
Old Zhao, are your eyes alright? He pointed to a few customers nearby, "They're getting haircuts or perms. What's the point of your unreasonable behavior? You're just wasting everyone's time!"
A customer nearby couldn't stand it anymore and chimed in, "Miss, we always do it this way. We just do whatever Lao Zhao tells us to do. It's just a matter of switching places. It won't delay your hair appointment. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Then someone else said, "That's right! It's the weekend, and the shop is very busy. They're not deliberately neglecting you; they're just letting you get your hair washed first!"
Lu Zhixia felt that arguing back and forth was pointless. She glanced at her watch; there wasn't much time left until the agreed-upon time. So she told the shopkeeper...
"I'll go wash my hair first, will that make the haircut faster?"
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