Upon hearing Bai Dalin's words, Manager He knew that Bai Dalin had a hidden meaning, and quickly asked, "So, you still have many pearls?"
Bai Dalin nodded. "I understand where she got those pearls. Are they a lot?"
Yes, of course it counts!
Now I can report back to my master.
"Grandma, Aunt Liu, it's still early, shall we go have some breakfast first?" The doorway was still bustling with activity, with gongs and drums beating loudly, but after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Hu Mingmei wanted to settle the old lady down first.
The old woman, still somewhat disoriented in her wheelchair, gripped Hu Mingmei's arm. "Mingmei, tell this old woman, is this shop really Nuonuo's? Or is it yours?"
Bai Nuo had been telling her that she worked in town, and of course, she still made pearls. The old woman thought she only had a small stall or a small shop, but she didn't expect it to be such a big place. The old woman couldn't react for a moment.
I subconsciously assumed it was Hu Mingmei's.
Hu Mingmei shook his head with a smile, "It's hers, I'm just here to help! Let's go, Nuonuo is on the third floor, it's a good time to go have some morning tea."
He heard about "morning tea" from Bai Nuo; it means breakfast.
"Come on, Auntie!" Aunt Liu had been looking around the place. "I wonder how big this place is. Don't you want to take a look around? You're quite something, young lady!"
The old woman was naturally overjoyed, but still somewhat uneasy. Although she had only come to observe, she had seen how many people had come in during her short time at the door. "Can we really go in? Will we disturb Nuonuo?"
Hu Mingmei smiled and shook his head. "It won't bother her. She invited you here, so she's definitely not afraid of being disturbed. You'll find out what's going on up there. Come on, I'll take you in to have a look!"
As he spoke, Hu Mingmei stepped aside and gestured for Aunt Liu to push the old woman inside. He walked beside the two of them and entered the hall. Hu Mingmei smiled and said, "This is the first floor, the place that sells pearl bracelets."
Qinghe was greeting guests when he saw the old woman come in. He came over to say hello and then went back inside.
"Young Master Hu, what's going on on the second and third floors?" With the Duobao Pavilion newly opened, it was no surprise that regular customers came to support it. As soon as they saw Hu Mingmei, they surrounded him.
Hu Mingmei had a warm smile on his face, looking approachable and elegant. He said, "The second floor sells ready-made clothes. If you want to buy clothes, you can go up and take a look. The third floor is a place to eat. After you've finished shopping, you can sit down on the third floor. If you don't want to eat, you can also have some tea or something."
There is a staircase inside the Duobao Pavilion and another staircase outside, which Bai Nuo added later. If you want to buy things on the first or second floor and want to go up, you can just go through the inside staircase. But if you just want to eat, you can go up through the outside staircase.
"Grandma, let's go!" After greeting the guests, Hu Mingmei said to the old woman and led the two of them upstairs.
"This is where they sell ready-made clothes!" Hu Mingmei said.
"This..." The old woman stared wide-eyed at the rows and rows of clothes inside. She even saw quite a few small garments and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "Are all people allowed to walk around here?"
Hu Mingmei didn't go in, but just looked from the doorway. He bent down and replied, "It's possible, but most of the time it's just girls and women who come here. Men generally don't come up!" Of course, according to Bai Nuo, it's not impossible for you to come up, as long as you're not shy, and as long as Jiang San Niang is willing to let you in.
It's not that they don't sell men's clothes.
There wasn't much to see on the second floor, so Hu Mingmei led her people directly to the third floor. As soon as they reached the third floor, the old woman heard a lot of noise, like a market.
"It's a new opening day, so there are more customers!" Hu Mingmei said with a smile as she led them inside.
Aunt Liu pushed the old woman inside and saw that everyone was carrying a plate with food on it. She couldn't help but ask, "Are all of these waiters? Why are there so many?"
Hu Mingmei shook his head. "No, there are no waiters at the morning market. These are all customers who come to eat breakfast. They are carrying their own food!" Bai Nuo had explained to him that this is called self-service. Although he had never heard of it before, he had to admit that it was a way to save manpower.
Hu Mingmei led the two elderly women to the counter on the third floor and said to the young girl collecting money, "Three people!"
Aunt Liu was stunned when she saw the girl. "Da Ya, what are you doing here?"
The girl, whom Aunt Liu called Daya, stared at Aunt Liu in disbelief and asked blankly, "Mother? What are you doing here?"
"I'm accompanying my old lady to see our employer's opening!" Aunt Liu asked. "What's going on here?"
"I work here!" Daya said. Could it be such a coincidence? Mother and daughter both working for the same employer?
The old woman looked at the two of them and asked in surprise, "Is this your daughter?"
Aunt Liu nodded.
"Mother, I'm working right now. We can talk about it when we get back!" Clearly, Daya's professionalism was quite good. She quickly suppressed her surprise and adopted a businesslike demeanor. "Fifty coins per person. The dining time is one hour. Take only what you can eat. Waste will incur extra charges!"
Seeing that Hu Mingmei was about to give her money, Aunt Liu quickly stopped him and walked over to Daya, whispering, "You brat, how can you take his money? He's our boss's fiancé!" He's practically their boss, how could Daya do this?
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