Chapter 406 She Believes in Her Daughter
To be honest, Jiang Si has never been good with numbers and has never paid attention to bills when buying things in the past.
Basically, she pays whatever amount is written on the bill.
However, the total price listed above differed from what Zhaozhao had mentioned by several tens of yuan.
What she cared about wasn't the few dozen yuan, but her belief in her daughter.
Large bills need to be reviewed, which is not uncommon in department stores.
Jiang Si believed that her demands were reasonable.
When she said this, her attitude was quite gentle, and she didn't mean to criticize or pick a fight at all.
But the saleswoman acted as if she hadn't heard her and turned to ask the person behind her in line, "Comrade, what would you like?"
The man sensed something was wrong and quickly waved his hand, "It's alright, it's alright, please recalculate for this comrade first."
With so many things involved, it's possible we've miscalculated.
The sales clerk then looked up and glanced over.
Jiang Si looked directly at her and said, "Comrade, could you please recalculate it?"
This time the salesperson did reply, but her tone was clearly impatient: "It doesn't count."
It's not that it can't be calculated, it's that it's impossible to calculate.
With so many people queuing up behind her watching, if the final total price is different from the one on the receipt, she'll be laughed at by the new sales clerks. Where will she put her face then?
If the calculations turn out the same, then all that work has been for nothing.
So he preemptively said, "Can't you see I'm busy? There are so many people queuing up behind me. I've been working for over forty minutes just for you!"
"Do you still want this thing? If not, don't hold up the comrades behind you!"
As she spoke, she made a move to take those things back, including the receipt on the counter.
Jiang Si reacted quickly and grabbed her wrist.
The saleswoman struggled but couldn't break free. She looked over in surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Si looked at her, her tone indifferent, "Did I say I didn't want to?"
"I'd also like to ask, when did the No. 1 Department Store change its rules? Why don't customers even have the right to review their bills anymore?"
The saleswoman was speechless for a moment, her face turning red and white in turns.
Jiang Si didn't give her time to react and said, "You can't calculate it? Fine, then I'll find someone who can."
"Hey, what's wrong with you..." The saleswoman, named Lü Xiaoyun, immediately became anxious upon hearing this.
Just then, a male voice suddenly came from the crowd: "What's going on? What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket here?"
The onlookers automatically parted to make way, and a man dressed in a Zhongshan suit, who looked like a cadre, walked over.
"Director Ma." Upon seeing the person who arrived, Lü Xiaoyun's imposing manner immediately diminished.
Just as she was about to explain, the young man who had argued with her earlier immediately interrupted, "Director Ma, here's what happened. This lady bought quite a lot of things and wanted the sales clerk to double-check the bill, but the sales clerk didn't want to! She even wanted to take the items back and prevent this lady from buying anything."
In just a few words, he explained the matter clearly.
Director Ma glanced at Lü Xiaoyun, his eyes conveying an imposing yet subtly stern look. "Is that how it is?"
"Director Ma, that's not true! Don't listen to their nonsense."
Not allowing customers to review their bills may not seem like a big deal, but if investigated, it could potentially affect one's chances of being recognized as an outstanding employee.
Of course, Lü Xiaoyun would not admit it.
Not only did they deny it, but they also emphasized two things in their words.
First, she didn't miscalculate; it was this woman who, after listening to her daughter, insisted that the bill was wrong.
Secondly, this woman bought so many things at once that it took her more than forty minutes just to find the items and calculate the bill, which has already delayed the time of other customers.
It's understandable that she did that.
After a pause, Lü Xiaoyun added, "Director Ma, I've never seen a customer buy so many things at once like her."
Zhao Zhao was still young and couldn't understand the convoluted words that followed, but one thing was certain: "I didn't miscalculate, you did."
Upon hearing this, Lü Xiaoyun laughed in exasperation, "Young man, you should at least think before you brag, okay? There are so many things, and you don't even know their prices, how are you going to calculate them?"
Let alone a little girl like her, they've worked in department stores for years and only remember the approximate prices of the items in the display cases. Who can guarantee that they're accurate to the last penny?
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that she made sense and began to whisper among themselves.
"This child looks to be only three or four years old, right?"
"Such a small child is lucky if he can count clearly, how could he possibly understand such complicated accounts?"
"Exactly, I guess he heard the adults say that the money was wrong, so he just joined in the commotion."
"Yes, you can only listen to what children say, don't take it seriously..."
Finally, Jiang Si interrupted the discussion with her words, "Whether my daughter can do the math or not is a completely different matter from whether the sales clerk checks the price."
She paused, then raised an eyebrow at Lü Xiaoyun. "How do you know she doesn't know the prices? When you were keeping the accounts, you read out the price of every single item."
Lü Xiaoyun did indeed quote a price, and there's no dispute about that; so many people present heard it.
The problem is, she only recited it once!
How could such a young child possibly remember, let alone calculate the total price?
Thinking about all this, Lü Xiaoyun snorted coldly, "It's no use talking about this now. You want to review it? Fine! I'll review it for you right now."
"But let me be clear from the start, what if the final price is exactly the same as the one on my order?"
When she said this, Lü Xiaoyun was full of confidence.
Working here, abacus arithmetic is one of the compulsory subjects to be tested.
Not to mention, their counter was the most popular counter in the entire building.
She serves at least 800 to 1,000 customers every day. She has worked here for five or six years and has never made a single mistake in her accounts!
But she forgot one thing: not everyone has the means to buy so many things at once.
Jiang Si raised an eyebrow and looked over, asking instead of answering, "What if you calculated it wrong?"
Lu Xiaoyun was furious at the moment, and without thinking, she blurted out, "If I miscalculated, I will make up the difference to you in full!"
Jiang Si wasn't concerned about the money, but since the other party brought it up, she didn't say no.
“Okay.” She nodded, adding, “Besides making up the difference, you also have to apologize.”
“Okay, I’ll apologize!” Lü Xiaoyun readily agreed.
Director Ma had intended to let the matter drop, but he hadn't expected this person to be so quick-witted. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then you all come with me to the office, so as not to delay everyone..."
"It's alright, Director Ma, we're not afraid of being delayed!"
"Yeah, let's do it here. We've already waited this long, so a little longer won't hurt."
It has to be said that the Chinese people's love of watching a spectacle is practically ingrained in their very bones.
Sure enough, in just a short while, people from other counters also gathered around out of curiosity.
It doesn't matter if you don't know the situation; the people in the front row are very helpful, and they spread the word from one person to another.
Everyone was eager for a good show, saying, "Yes, yes, let's do the testing right here! We're all waiting to see the results!"
With things having come to this point, Director Ma had no choice but to nod in agreement.
To ensure fairness, he specifically called two people from the finance department over, and together with Lü Xiaoyun from earlier, the three of them began to recalculate in front of everyone.
For a moment, only the clattering of beads remained on the counter.
After about ten minutes, the two finance department staff members stopped one after the other.
Because Lü Xiaoyun was standing between the two of them, still engrossed in calculations, they didn't say anything.
I was thinking of reporting it together as a group of three later.
But for some reason, Lü Xiaoyun suddenly reset the abacus to zero halfway through calculating the accounts.
This went on for several times, and Director Ma was clearly losing patience. "What's the answer, you two?"
"1132 yuan and 6 jiao".
"1132 yuan and 6 jiao".
The two spoke almost simultaneously, and gave the same number.
"Impossible!" Lü Xiaoyun suddenly raised her head, still unable to believe what she had heard. "Did you miss something? It's clearly 1167 yuan and 5 jiao!"
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