Chapter 71: Peaceful
The female customer was very rude and took advantage of her status as a weaker party. She cried and threw a tantrum, not listening to Hu Xiner's explanation at all.
As more and more people gathered, Hu Xiner couldn't really put the customers in jail. In front of the customers, the store was always at a disadvantage.
Because everyone is standing in the perspective of consumers, they will instinctively empathize with the female customer who is also a consumer and feel that the comic book store is bullying customers because of its size.
In order to keep the peace, Hu Xiner had no choice but to grit her teeth and pay the money.
"This comic book costs one tael of silver per copy. I'll compensate you with this money, and you don't have to bother me again." She took out the money. The price of comic books has been in short supply recently, so she raised the price again.
The female customer didn't take the money. Instead, she stood up crying and said, "What's one ounce of silver worth? I just want justice. Your Muxin Comics Shop is a black-hearted shop!"
Her self-righteousness made everyone look at Hu Xiner with suspicion, and even the signboard of Mu Xin Comics Store was cast in a shadow.
Hu Xin'er felt aggrieved and angry, but remained calm on the surface: "Miss, please speak with some sense..."
Mu Qing suddenly said in a cold voice: "This money shouldn't be paid at all."
"What did you say?"
The female customer was stunned. She didn't expect that the man of her dreams would say this to her.
"Our store has excellent quality. Selling inferior products as good ones is destroying our reputation." Mu Qing glanced at the crowd of onlookers around him and said only this.
Then he took Hu Xin'er's hand and said, "We've already explained the difference between the two books clearly. We're not paying you compensation because we're wrong, but because my wife is kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see an unmarried woman like you throwing a tantrum!"
The onlookers were in an uproar, and the female customer suddenly realized her gaffe and adjusted her hair in shame.
Mu Qing raised the two books in his hands again and explained to the crowd the differences between genuine books and pirated books that Hu Xiner had mentioned.
It was obvious that the female customer was brought up in a pampered family, and her personality was reckless and impulsive.
But you can be arrogant at home, but not outside.
You can’t get everything just by crying, because not everyone in the world is a fucking villain.
If he plays the bad guy, someone else has to play the bad guy.
Hu Xiner took a deep breath and put the money in the female customer's hand: "My lady, you really wronged me today."
The female customer's expression immediately changed. She could listen to Mu Qing's words, but she had no good feelings towards Hu Xiner at all!
Hu Xin'er said in a friendly manner, "But as the saying goes, the deeper the love, the more severe the criticism. Thank you for your support and trust in our Muxin Comics Store. I also hope that you will come to our store in person to buy genuine books in the future and supervise us to do better."
Many people who gathered later did not know the cause of the incident. They just felt that the young and beautiful female customer looked very pitiful crying at the door.
Seeing a fairy-like gentleman like Mu Qing come out to speak, and Hu Xiner being so gentle and amiable, my mind changed drastically about this store.
They want to believe that the store is just.
The female customer saw that everyone's eyes were gradually changing, and she felt a little embarrassed. She wiped the tears from her face and left in anger.
As she left, she deliberately said in a moderately loud voice, "It's a shame that such a handsome man is marrying a dishonest businessman!"
Although she felt that the female customer was being unreasonable, the women around her all agreed with her words, and Hu Xiner was so angry that her face turned green.
What kind of person is this? He won't listen to anyone, no matter what they say. All he has in his mind is coveting someone else's husband!
And what were the looks on the faces of the people around them? Why weren't Mu Qing and her a good match? Was it really okay to openly lament Mu Qing's premature marriage in front of her, the legal wife?
"I shouldn't have given her money!" She wanted to chase after him to argue, but fortunately Mu Qing stopped her in time.
"Okay, I'm not angry anymore." When Mu Qing faced her, his attitude was as gentle as spring breeze and rain.
"This person is so unreasonable." Hu Xin'er complained, "No matter how much I reason with him, he won't listen!"
"Indeed." Mu Qing agreed with his wife's words.
"She also said I'm ugly!" Hu Xiner showed her childish behavior in front of the people closest to her. She no longer had the image of a sensible and generous female boss.
Mu Qing held her hand affectionately and said, "Do you believe what she said? You are the most beautiful and lovely woman in my heart."
Hu Xiner chuckled and suddenly felt a chill on her back.
Oh, it turned out that the onlookers were inexplicably fed dog food and were looking at them with gritted teeth.
The matter was not over yet. For several days in a row, people came to return books. Because of the previous experience with that female customer, Hu Xiner had no choice but to apologize again and pay the money.
If they don't pay compensation, they will make trouble.
No matter how good the quality of the store is, it cannot withstand such incidents again and again, and the store's reputation is getting worse and worse.
She originally planned to settle the matter peacefully first and then find out the real culprit behind the scenes, so that she could resolve the incident at the lowest cost.
But this time, no matter how Erdong investigated, he couldn't find where the pirated books came from.
It's strange that every customer who buys pirated books describes the bookseller in a different way.
There are only a few booksellers in total, and it is impossible for everyone to encounter a different bookseller.
Hu Xiner felt that she could no longer sit there and wait for death. Losing money was a small matter, but if Mu Xin's reputation was ruined, it would be difficult for her to grow bigger and stronger in the future.
"If I had known that this matter was so difficult to investigate, I really shouldn't have given the money." Hu Xiner was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night and said regretfully.
Mu Qing gently comforted her: "A person of integrity has nothing to fear. One day justice will be done. If all else fails, we can just close the shop."
He was quite calm, but Hu Xin'er clapped his hands and said, "How can this be possible? Business is so good that it will always arouse the jealousy of others. Even if there is no pirated book incident, other things will happen. Backing down when encountering a little difficulty is not my style!"
Mu Qing nodded silently, everything his wife said was right.
"You just nod your head." Hu Xin'er pinched his waist. "If we don't handle this well, the store will go bankrupt, and our family will be left with nothing!"
"It hurts!" Mu Qing whispered innocently, "You can vent your anger on me, but be gentle."
He has been pinched by Hu Xin'er all the time these days and has become a little used to it.
Hu Xin'er snorted, "I didn't use much strength."
Mu Qing suddenly smiled, his eyes filled with spring breeze. "I mean, seeing you upset makes me feel bad."
Hu Xiner's face flushed, and just when the atmosphere was getting tense, she suddenly had a burst of inspiration.
"I've decided. I'm going to hold a book signing event!"
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