Chapter 385 She's the Boss
"What's wrong? Did something happen in the store?" As soon as Boss Xiao, dressed in a gray Chinese Tang suit and with a slightly hunched back, entered the store, he was startled by the uniform stares of the store employees.
He was just out seeing off a customer, and the shop was robbed?
"Boss Xiao! Someone is causing trouble here, directly affecting our business!" The young saleswoman rushed forward, playing the victim, and ran to Xiao Weilai, spreading rumors about him.
Seeing that the person in question had arrived, Vansie and her friend felt even more confident and urged, "Boss, can't you resolve this matter in your shop? If you delay any longer, we don't want this jade necklace anymore!"
"Please wait a moment, distinguished guests."
Xiao Weilai politely smiled and reassured him.
When his gaze fell on Wen Ni, Xiao Weilai's tense face visibly froze. He then looked at the saleswoman with a questioning expression, "You're saying she's the one affecting our business??? How is she affecting our store's business?"
"Boss, here's what happened. This distinguished customer took a fancy to this purple jade necklace, but this short-haired girl insists that they were the ones who saw it first, and she's even blaming us for not following the proper order when selling goods!"
The young saleswoman spoke with great enthusiasm, her words brimming with personal emotion.
"Our valued customer had already decided to buy, but this short-haired girl snatched the necklace and refused to give it back! She even spouted nonsense, saying that it's a waste for us to sell to people who don't know their value, and that we shouldn't sell to them, and then she said they couldn't afford it! Boss, do you think she owns our shop? How dare she act so unreasonable and throw a tantrum like this!"
"Yeah, yeah..." the other employees chimed in, "This noise is really bad, it makes it impossible for everyone to continue working!"
More and more people gathered to watch the spectacle, both inside and outside the shop.
"Ha, you're saying she can't afford it?" Xiao Weilai seemed to have heard a joke. He chuckled and shook his head. "She doesn't need to buy it at all. Not only does she not need to buy it, but if she just says the word, I'll hand over Baoxiangzhai to her with both hands!"
"What do you mean?" Vansi's expression turned cold, even though he had been confident of victory.
"Isn't my meaning clear enough?" Xiao Weilai walked slowly, her back hunched, her tone steady. "She said it can't be sold, so this necklace is destined never to belong to you!"
"What?"
Everyone was even more confused, completely baffled.
Vansi's arms, which had been crossed over his chest, fell slightly. He watched helplessly as Boss Xiao walked past him!
In everyone's sight
Xiao Weilai's steps froze in front of Wen Ni!
"Young boss~ Why don't you stay home and rest more? What brings you here today? Is this beautiful lady your friend? I'll take you to the back warehouse in a bit. We've got a lot of good stuff today, but please let this lovely lady pick and choose whatever she likes!"
"M-small boss!?"
Everyone in the shop stared in astonishment.
Are you kidding me?
Tang Zi, who was standing next to Wen Ni, was stunned for a long time before staring at Wen Ni's profile and asking the question that everyone present wanted to ask!
"Wait a minute, when did you become the behind-the-scenes boss of Baoxiangzhai?"
"Bao Xiang Zhai, she was the one who founded it," Xiao Weilai chimed in with a smile. "I'm just a small shop manager working for the boss!"
"Mr. Xiao, please don't say that." Wen Ni rested one hand on the display case, her posture calm. "I didn't do anything. On the contrary, you've made the store better and better. I'm just benefiting from Mr. Xiao's success!"
"Without the small boss, I wouldn't be who I am today." Xiao Weilai lowered his head slightly, showing utmost respect.
Tang Zi's delight was evident, and she nudged Wen Ni with her elbow, "You've been hiding your talent! I knew you owned a shop before, but I never imagined it was a chain of antique and jewelry stores of this scale! No wonder you agreed so readily when I asked you to pay!"
"Now you can pick whatever you want without worry?" Wen Ni smiled at her with a hint of teasing.
"Don't worry!" Tang Zi winked. "I've got sponsors for my upcoming events!"
They talked as if no one else was around.
But it left those who heard it with mixed feelings!
"I'm going crazy, what kind of nonsense did I just say?"
"Heavens above, how did I offend the boss?"
"Who would have thought? She looks to be only in her early twenties, right? Yet she's already the behind-the-scenes owner of a chain of jewelry and antique stores worth hundreds of millions?"
"Are all rich girls this low-key?"
They whispered nervously and helplessly.
Wen Ni raised her cold eyes.
My gaze swept over their heads, which were too embarrassed to look up.
"Didn't your instructors tell you before the employee onboarding training that the most taboo thing in your line of work is judging people by their appearance and treating them differently based on their status? People don't wear 'I'm rich' on their faces, and not everyone likes to be decorated with expensive luxury goods from head to toe!"
Wen Ni leaned forward, her sharp aura becoming even more prominent.
"You are merely standing in a glittering shop window, not as its owners! Your job is to understand your place, treat every customer who comes in with equality, and provide them with the best service! Customers come to buy things, not to be mistreated, and certainly not to admire your inexplicable sense of superiority!"
"..." The young saleswoman blushed deeply!
"Customers are gods, not here to be humiliated?" Vansi seized the opportunity, raising an eyebrow and seemingly disgruntled as he rubbed the ring on his index finger. "That sounds nice, but my shopping experience this time was terrible. Even your Baoxiangzhai, one of the top three in the country, is no better than this~"
"Oh? It was indeed our fault for giving Ms. Vansi a bad experience!"
Wen Ni smiled faintly, but the next second her tone changed abruptly!
"Lady, you can go to another store to buy the style you want. After all, you can buy something worth tens of thousands of yuan as long as you have the money. However, the sentiment behind the gift determines its value and worth. I hope the person who receives this gift can appreciate its quality and also recognize its worth!"
"Are you implying something? If I remember correctly, today should be the first time we've met!" Vansi's face darkened, his slightly raised chin still displaying arrogance and disdain. "But why do I feel like you're targeting me all the time?"
"Ah~ I'm actually quite easy to get along with, and I'm pretty easygoing about everything, but with you, I guess we just don't click?" Wen Ni's smile vanished, her face turning cold and aloof. "We don't think we have anything suitable for Ms. Vansi in our shop. You should try looking elsewhere. Uncle Xiao, see her out!"
"Madam, please!"
"..." Vansi's anger surged, this was simply too much!
Whether in China or abroad, she's adored and loved by everyone wherever she goes!
I have never been treated like this before.
"Oh? I think I saw paparazzi outside?" Xiao Weilai hunched over, rubbing his undamaged eye, and said leisurely, "Ms. Fanxi just returned to the country. She's probably used to being domineering and has forgotten that there are rules for everything in China. Cutting in line and snatching someone's necklace in the street—if the media takes pictures of that, they might write about you being low-class and morally corrupt?"
"Who are you cursing..." Vansi's friend was about to explode.
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