Chapter 75 Jiang Nuanzhi: A Day in the Life of a Female Bodhisattva, Happy
Before long, Jiang Nuanzhi stood at the entrance of the Hua Rong cosmetics shop.
This cosmetics shop is very famous in Liujiang County. It is said that many wealthy young ladies love to come here to buy rouge.
After Jiang Nuanzhi entered the room, she glanced at the various cosmetics and face powders she had. Most of them were cosmetics that could make people instantly whiter, or rouge, lip rouge, and indigo that could add some color.
Looking further inside, there were also some white porcelain bottles of varying sizes. It was impossible to tell what they were.
"Hey bro, could you show me what this is?"
Jiang Nuanzhi asked a question.
Immediately afterwards, the slick-haired waiter standing at the door walked over to them with considerable impatience.
Upon reaching her, he didn't hand the porcelain to Jiang Nuanzhi. Instead, he looked her up and down and said, "This counter contains all the finest face creams in our shop. The cheapest one costs two taels of silver a bottle. Shall I not get it for you?"
Having said that, he pointed to the counter by the door as if to dismiss someone.
"You should look at those near the entrance; the prices at that counter are lower. But let me make this clear first: the cheapest lipstick at our Hua Rong cosmetics shop costs twenty coins. Take a look, and if you really want to buy it, I'll get it for you."
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow in surprise and glanced at the waiter.
The waiter crossed his arms and looked down at her with disdain.
"You think I can't afford it, and now you're looking down on me, is that it?"
Xiao Er was speechless upon hearing her words, feeling that this person was quite different from the poor people he usually saw.
But with her thoughts exposed, she said with a hint of embarrassment and anger, "You said that, I didn't."
He rolled his eyes again and muttered under his breath, "I've seen plenty of people like you. You probably don't even have twenty coins in your pocket, yet you expect us to sell bottles for two taels of silver. You should take a piss and see what kind of person you are."
"Who said I didn't have it?"
The waiter immediately sneered and said with a sneer, "If you can come up with two taels of silver, I'll kowtow to you here today!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi took out two taels of silver from her pocket and placed them on the counter, saying calmly, "Kneel down."
Xiao Er was dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at Jiang Nuanzhi.
Jiang Nuanzhi calmly took out another two ounces: "Four ounces, have two."
The waiter was dumbfounded and stammered, "You...you have money? Why didn't you take it out sooner?"
Jiang Nuanzhi let out a long breath and suddenly looked at him.
How long have you been working here?
Does the landlady think highly of you?
"You must be exhausted from bowing and scraping to those female customers every day, right?"
The waiter was stunned, and with his neck stiff, he said, "W-why are you asking this?"
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "I can tell your family isn't very well-off, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be working here."
"Do you have an elderly mother, sisters, a wife, and children at home?"
"Young man, tell me, if your mother saved up half her life's worth of money, and then came home hunched over wanting to buy some rouge, but was treated like this, what would she do? Would she take out her money like I am now, or would she go home in shame? Do you think she would ever want to buy rouge again in her life?"
As the waiter listened, his voice choked with emotion, his lips trembling, and it took him a while to say, "I...I...I didn't think that much."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "We should be more gentle in our dealings with people. You don't necessarily have bad intentions. It's just that you come into contact with these precious things and precious guests every day, so you subconsciously think that you have become precious as well. When you look at us poor people, you see only arrogance and disgust."
"But is your arrogance and disgust directed at me, or at your former self? Only you know the answer."
"My child, learn to forgive yourself, and never let yourself live in the shadow of harshness."
After he finished speaking, there was a long silence around him.
Suddenly, the waiter knelt down with a thud, slapped himself in the face, and burst into tears.
"Sir, it's my fault! I was harsh! I'm not human! I used to be educated, but I never thought I would become like this! It is your wise words today that have enlightened me. Sir, please choose, I will give you any rouge under fifty coins."
Jiang Nuanzhi was completely taken aback by his words.
She just didn't want to make enemies and was thinking of discussing business later, so she said a few more words.
But I never expected that people in ancient times would be so easy to persuade, and they would even think that her words were golden advice?
"Well, it's good that you admit your mistake and correct it. I don't need you to see me off. You should get up."
As she spoke, she tried to help him up.
"No, I want to be an honest person and keep my word. I said I would kowtow to you if you had two taels of silver, but since you have four taels, I will kowtow to you twice!"
After saying that, he kowtowed twice.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
If I had known this would happen, I would have taken out twenty taels earlier.
The next second, a light, melodious female voice was heard saying, "Stop! Why are you so mean, woman! Why are you making things difficult for a servant?"
At that moment, a woman came down from the second floor.
She stepped forward and, without saying a word, pulled the waiter up.
"Don't kneel! A man's knees are worth gold. How can you be so subservient to an ignorant and shrew like this? Boss Hua! Is this how you train your men?"
"No, no, no, miss, I wasn't harassed by this customer. I insisted on kowtowing to him!" the waiter quickly explained.
The girl glared at her and spat, "You're talking nonsense! Are you stupid? Why would you kowtow to someone else!"
After saying that, she glared at Jiang Nuanzhi fiercely: "You'd better apologize to him right now, and then get out of this store. People like you are not welcome here!"
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow: "What if I say no?"
"Then don't blame me for being impolite!" The girl's pretty face turned cold, and she immediately untied the whip from her waist and swung it straight at Jiang Nuanzhi.
The next second, Jiang Nuanzhi gripped the whip tightly. She tried to pull it off twice but couldn't.
The girl's face flushed red with anger. She stomped her foot and glared at the shop owner beside her with her beautiful eyes: "Boss Hua! Are you just going to stand by and watch? I'm telling you right now, this shop is either me or her! You'd better see what happens to you!"
After saying that, she threw a small box directly onto the counter.
"If you don't kick this shrew out, I'll never come back again."
Mr. Hua's gaze lingered on Jiang Nuanzhi and the young lady several times, his hand twirling the fan in his hand. Finally, he said, "What kind of relationship do we have, Miss Liu? How could I ignore it? Besides, I think what Miss Liu said makes a lot of sense."
Then, looking at Jiang Nuanzhi with strong disapproval, he said, "Sir, you are not welcome in my shop. Please return Miss Liu's whip and leave."
(End of this chapter)
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