“I’ve been to Yun City in Nan Province. The same dress costs fifty-five yuan in the stores there. Why does it cost sixty-five yuan here? It’s twenty yuan more expensive to buy a whole outfit.”
"That's right. I heard that Fanghua opened a store in Huishan City, so I came here early this morning to buy clothes. Is your store deliberately raising prices?"
"Get your store manager out here. I want to file a complaint against your store manager."
"Our store manager had to take the morning off. Buy it or don't, it's up to you. The clothes are shipped from the southern province. Don't you think they cost nothing? Even if they cost ten yuan more per piece, they're still cheap."
The saleswoman was a young woman in her early twenties, wearing the Fanghua saleswoman's uniform. She had a disdainful look on her face and seemed to look down on everyone. She even muttered something rudely under her breath:
"If you don't have money, don't go out shopping! There are plenty of people who want to buy our Fanghua clothes."
"Who... do you look down on? If Fanghua stores hire employees like this, then we won't buy the clothes." The girl who spoke first said angrily.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, please wait a moment. The price is indeed fifty-five. If you still decide to buy, I will give you a 10% discount on the clothes you like, as a token of my apology." Chen Xihua had looked at the clothes for a while and didn't want the customers to leave dissatisfied, so she quickly stepped in.
Chen Xihua stepped forward, nodded, and greeted the three female customers with a polite smile.
"Okay, thank you." Seeing that someone had stepped in to mediate, the three young women didn't leave in anger. Besides, this pretty young woman offered a discount, so they figured they could wait; her attitude was also very good.
"Who are you? What right do you have to give me a discount?" The young salesperson was very angry. Seeing Chen Xihua walking over, he took it upon himself to speak politely to the three poor people.
Moreover, she noticed that this person was taller than her, with a fair, delicate, and beautiful face, but still had a childish air about her; she was clearly a young girl who hadn't reached adulthood.
"Are you a new salesperson? What's your name? I don't know you. You set the prices for Fanghua's clothes arbitrarily?" Chen Xihua asked instead of answering, her voice cold as she turned and stared coldly at the salesperson.
This person is either temporary or new. If they were a long-term employee, they wouldn't behave like this; Sister Wang only came to visit once in April.
"Where's Sister Lu? Isn't she the manager of this store?"
"How do you know my aunt?" Upon hearing this, the salesperson's expression changed. Could this person be from Fanghua's headquarters?
"You don't need to worry about finding out who I am right now. Since you're wearing Fanghua's uniform, just take care of these three customers. The clothes they choose will all be 10% off." Chen Xihua had already entered the Fanghua store and was smiling as she invited the three customers at the door to come in.
"Xiaoting, what are you doing?" At this moment, a woman in her thirties jogged over from a distance. She had beads of sweat on her face and looked a little haggard. She asked anxiously, "Didn't I tell you to familiarize yourself with the store first? Don't get into any conflicts with the customers."
"Auntie, didn't you say you weren't coming this morning?" The saleswoman, called Xiaoting, looked towards the door upon hearing the voice, her face showing a hint of unease. Although she had been startled by the young girl who walked into the store, no one would know if her aunt wasn't there.
The woman who entered was Lu Huizhen, the store manager of store number four.
She had an urgent matter to attend to this morning; her child had a fever and needed to be taken to the hospital. Another salesperson was on holiday today, so she asked her niece to help watch the store.
My niece, Xiaoting, just finished her college entrance exams and said she didn't do well, so she wants to work at the clothing store. She's already been interning there for a week, and I'm training her myself.
Lu Huizhen thought it would only be two hours, and it was still morning, so with her niece there, everything should be fine.
Unexpectedly, when she rushed over, she saw from afar that Xiaoting seemed to be arguing with a guest. Sure enough, she was an arrogant person. She shouldn't have agreed to her older sister's request.
"Gentlemen, please take your time looking around. I'm the store manager. This lady is new and not very familiar with the business. She made a mistake just now, and I apologize to you." Lu Huizhen breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that the four people from before were still in the store. She immediately greeted them warmly and politely.
She assumed Chen Xihua was also a guest.
"Manager Lu, I'm Chen Xihua. The clothes these three customers have chosen will all be 10% off." Chen Xihua said with a slight smile to Lu Huizhen, without getting angry or blaming her for what had just happened, or wanting to question her on the spot.
Store Manager Lu will probably handle it himself afterward.
Sister Wang said that Manager Lu was the best performing among the store managers, and there must be a reason why they found someone like him to help out in the store.
“Chen…Chen Xihua? You are…” Lu Huizhen knew who the boss was, but she didn’t expect that the most eye-catching young girl among the customers would be the boss.
The boss intervened and kept the customer there, thankfully.
Xiaoting can no longer stay in the store; scolding her won't change anything. Although Lu Huizhen doesn't know what just happened, she thinks her niece was just being petty and isn't cut out to be a sales clerk.
"Yes, Manager Lu, thank you for your hard work. You go ahead and get back to work. I have to go now. I'll be in Huishan City for the next couple of days. I'll treat you to a meal later." Chen Xihua interrupted Manager Lu at the same time. Since there were customers present, she didn't plan to linger. She smiled and nodded to the three customers before walking out of the store.
"...Oh, okay." Lu Huizhen was a little excited, she hadn't expected to meet the boss in person.
"Manager, who was that girl who just left?" Three customers who were picking out clothes noticed that Lu Huizhen respectfully saw the girl out, and the girl even promised to give them a discount, so they asked out of curiosity.
"Yes, Auntie, who is she?" Xiaoting asked shyly, also a little curious.
"That's our Fanghua boss." After Chen Xihua had walked away, Lu Huizhen introduced him earnestly and happily, her pride evident in her voice.
In the afternoon, when Chen Xihua went to Fanghua No. 5 Store in Shinan District, the business was booming. All three employees were there, and nothing seemed amiss.
She followed the two customers inside for a quick look around, then found the store manager, Wu Xueying. She told her she was going to Huishan City and would treat them to dinner sometime that evening.
Then, Chen Xihua went to stroll around the nearby pedestrian street.
There are food shops on both sides, as well as street vendors.
As Chen Xihua walked to the middle of the street, she saw a group of people gathered around and discussing something. "Why hasn't that couple's braised meat stall been open for the past two days? Does anyone know?"
"That's right, I eat a couple of bites every day, with my drinks."
"My child is the same. Yesterday, when we couldn't buy braised pig ears, he refused to eat."
"Don't you know? The youngest son of the Tang family was in a car accident the day before yesterday. They haven't found the culprit yet. I heard he suffered multiple fractures and is in the intensive care unit. The surgery will cost over 100,000 yuan!" an old neighbor said, his voice tinged with sympathy.
"Yes, I heard that the Tang couple wanted to sell their braised meat recipe? Someone offered 100,000 yuan for it, but the Tang family is still considering it. 100,000 yuan is not enough to cover their son's medical expenses."
The Tang family? A husband-and-wife braised meat shop?
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