As it turns out, nothing is impossible.
After the two finished calculating, they didn't touch the abacus again, and Director Ma checked it immediately.
That's the number on the abacus!
"Lu Xiaoyun, have you finished calculating?" Director Ma asked in a deep voice.
In fact, whether she calculated it well or not is no longer important.
The two women who were called over were both veterans in the finance department; they had spent their entire lives calculating.
The probability that two people would both make the same mistake and get the same number is almost zero.
Lü Xiaoyun was still incredulous. "Director Ma, wait a moment, let me calculate it again."
It's her business if she doesn't want to accept reality, but Jiang Si doesn't want to waste time with her here.
"As everyone has seen, the result is clear: she did miscalculate and overcharged us by more than thirty-five yuan."
Everyone was surprised at first, then looked at Lü Xiaoyun with reproach.
"My God, thirty-five yuan is enough for my entire month's salary!"
"Fortunately, the little kid was observant and noticed something was wrong, so he insisted on reconciling the accounts."
"If we hadn't discovered this, we would have been so upset when we got back!"
"That's right. It's fortunate that they're locals. If they were from out of town, they wouldn't want to make another trip to Shanghai just for a few dozen yuan."
"I always thought department stores had a good reputation, but I never expected that they would make a mistake in their accounting."
"It seems I really need to be more careful when buying things in the future."
"That's for sure. But the No. 1 Department Store has more than a thousand counters. If each counter makes a mistake every day, the amount will be considerable over a year."
As everyone's conversation started to revolve around the accounts, Director Ma broke out in a cold sweat.
However, he reacted quickly, immediately putting on a stern face and saying to Lü Xiaoyun, "How many times have I told you, if you're not feeling well, don't force yourself to go to work! Even if customers forget about the verification, you should proactively remind them and proactively verify it for them!"
"I think you've lost your mind today. Hurry up and apologize to them!"
After saying this, he quickly addressed the crowd, "Comrades, we will definitely handle this matter seriously. Also, please rest assured about the accounting issues. This is just an isolated incident. After all, people are not machines and make mistakes occasionally. Please be understanding and keep a close eye on things!"
At this moment, Lü Xiaoyun finally realized the seriousness of the matter, "I...I'm sorry."
"What's the use of just saying sorry?"
The same young man spoke up, his face even happier than if he had found the money himself, "Hurry up and pay back the money, you've kept everyone waiting for so long!"
With so many people watching, how could Lü Xiaoyun dare to renege on her promise? All she wanted now was to get rid of these powerful figures as soon as possible.
I chipped in with a few colleagues, and we finally managed to scrape together thirty-five yuan.
If only she had checked it back then, it would have been better to save face and money than to lose face and money now, and potentially affect her work.
But then again, who would have thought that the child would remember it after hearing it only once? Not only did she remember it, she even calculated the accounts, and the crucial point is that the parents actually believed it...
All the impossibilities piled up together, and in the end, she became the unluckiest person!
Jiang Si was unaware of Lü Xiaoyun's rambling.
After this little incident, she lost interest in shopping anymore, so after paying the bill, the family headed home.
After dinner and everything was tidied up, Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou finally had time to ask Zhao Zhao how she did it.
The list was compiled by Jiang Si, and no one knew better than her what items were bought. So many expenses... Zhao Zhao actually managed to calculate them without an abacus!
Zhao Zhao: "Mom, I have an abacus."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou exchanged a glance, about to continue speaking.
Then Zhao Zhao pointed to her little head and said, "There's an abacus in here."
Teacher Zhuo told her this, saying that everyone has an abacus in their head.
She imagined it for a moment and found that it really existed.
Huo Tingzhou: "..."
"No, I'm going to call Lao Zhuo." Is this how he teaches his daughter?
"Wait a minute." Jiang Si grabbed him.
Even after calming down for two or three minutes, she still couldn't help but feel a little agitated.
Could it be that I gave birth to a little brain king?
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Si continued to ask, "So, you remembered the prices of those things after hearing them only once?"
Zhao Zhao nodded, "Mom, I'm good at remembering numbers, but I can't quite remember what those things are."
She paused for a moment and then said, "I can still remember half of it now. If I think about it some more, I should be able to remember it all. But if I think about it too much, Zhao Zhao feels very tired and her head is a little dizzy."
Looking at her daughter's slightly tired face, Jiang Si hugged her tightly and gently massaged her temples.
"It's amazing that Zhao Zhao can remember so many things."
"You're still young. Don't try to remember things you can't remember later, okay?"
"Mmm." Zhao Zhao nodded vigorously.
After a while, she whispered, "Mom, I'm very happy today."
Jiang Si said "Oh," and then asked, "Why are you happy?"
Zhao Zhao tilted her little face up and said, "Because Mom trusts me and won't think I'm talking nonsense just because Zhao Zhao is young."
Jiang Si's heart softened.
Perhaps their daughter's shock was too much, because the couple lay in bed that night, unable to fall asleep even late into the night.
As if she had thought of something, Jiang Si asked, "Do you think that having such a smart younger sister, Sui Sui might feel a little disappointed or under a lot of pressure?"
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