Chapter 90
Ji Wanmei reached out and tapped Luo Chunyan's forehead, scolding, "You, you, why do you have to be so petty with me? Just let me be a good person and give Second Sister a gift, what's wrong with that?"
Luo Chunyan grabbed Ji Wanmei's finger and said with a grin, "That's different. I promised my second sister before I left that I would bring her a pretty dress back from Zhejiang. She must be looking forward to it now."
"That would be wonderful. You buy a dress for your second sister, and I'll give her some pants to wear. We can keep each other entertained," Ji Wanmei said with a charming smile.
"What's wrong? As the store manager, I can't be the first customer?" Luo Chunyan pretended to be angry.
Two good friends, head to head and shoulder to shoulder, were sleeping on the same bed chatting.
“Okay, okay, of course you can do it.” Ji Wanmei said, both amused and exasperated. “I was planning to keep one for myself anyway. Like you said, if I look good in it, I can be a living advertisement for the store and attract customers.”
“When the time comes, we’ll each keep one for ourselves,” Ji Wanmei said.
"That's good. But Meimei, I need to make this clear to you."
Luo Chunyan said seriously, which was uncharacteristically serious, "Even if I help you look after the shop in the future, I can't just take or use your things without permission. Even if I came to the wholesale market with you and saw the price you paid, I can't take advantage of you like that."
In fact, many times, even people themselves are not aware of how greedy and desireful they are.
Luo Chunyan was just scared.
Ji Wanmei trusts her so much that she gives her nice things without hesitation.
But when she gives gifts, it's out of kindness and generosity. If Luo Chunyan were to be tactless and ask for things in return, she would be lacking in manners and morality.
Moreover, if she gets used to using things from the store, she'll have no bottom line.
She couldn't betray Ji Wanmei's trust in her.
"Besides, you know my family situation. My parents have been frugal their whole lives. Especially my mom, she loves to take advantage of small things."
"If you make this exception for me, won't my mom take advantage of me even more?"
Luo Chunyan spoke the truth.
After listening, Ji Wanmei pondered for a moment and then said, "Well then, we still need to go to get more goods tomorrow, right?"
"If you see something you like in the stock I'm buying and want to keep one for yourself or take it back as a gift for your parents or siblings, just let me know. I'll ask the shopkeeper to add one or two more items to the order, including the one you want."
"Then you can add that portion of the money to my payment."
"That way, you can buy what you want at cost price. But this cost won't be linked to our store's operating accounts; they'll be accounted for separately. What do you think?"
Luo Chunyan thought about it and realized it was indeed a good idea.
The money came from her own pocket, she didn't have to take advantage of Ji Wanmei or the shop, and she could get the goods at the lowest purchase price. It was a win-win situation, it was really great!
"Okay, then I'll have to keep a close eye on things tomorrow. I'll make sure to keep a copy of whatever good stuff you get."
The two good friends reached an agreement and finally went to sleep happily.
The next morning, at six o'clock, they started getting ready.
I need to catch the train back to Pingquan County this afternoon.
The final half-day for selecting goods is this morning, so we must make the most of this last bit of time.
Ji Wanmei quickly washed up, tied her hair into a loose braid and draped it over her shoulder, and changed into a maroon cropped pantsuit.
Paired with the black-lensed sunglasses with white frames that I just bought yesterday, a light yellow printed silk scarf tied around my wrist, and a retro crossbody bag in the same color scheme, I'm a true fashion darling.
"Wow!" Luo Chunyan's eyes lit up. She circled Ji Wanmei several times, exclaiming repeatedly, "Meimei, you look so good in this outfit!"
That waist is so slender.
That skin is so fair.
She truly possessed exquisite features, a graceful figure, and radiant beauty.
Even so, this is Ji Wanmei's appearance without makeup.
If she were to draw her eyebrows and apply lipstick, she would probably be more beautiful than even movie stars who stepped out of magazines.
No wonder so many men want to pursue her.
Ji Wanmei smiled and said, "There are actually some rules to clothing matching. It's 30% about looks and 70% about dressing. I'll teach you when we get back."
Luo Chunyan looked down at her somewhat unfashionable outfit and sighed, "It's no use teaching me anymore, I can't achieve the same effect as you."
Others are 30% natural beauty and 70% about how they dress.
Ke Ji's natural beauty is nine parts natural and one part makeup.
Luo Chunyan said that even if Ji Wanmei wore tattered clothes, she would still look good.
"Don't underestimate yourself like that," Ji Wanmei encouraged Luo Chunyan. "Your features are pretty, and your figure is good too. If you dress up properly, you'll definitely be prettier than many girls."
"Last time, I saw Xiao Qiang, the guy who collects recyclables in our county, secretly looking at you."
Luo Chunyan blushed and spat, "You must be joking with me!"
The two chatted and laughed as they packed their things and left.
They didn't plan to take their luggage yet, since they wouldn't check out until noon anyway. Ji Wanmei planned to wait until they came back from the wholesale market to pick up their things.
However, you should inform the staff at the guesthouse before you go down, so they don't assume the guests have already checked out and come in to clean.
It was just past 6:30, not quite 7:00, before I went downstairs.
Ji Wanmei went to knock on Officer Li's door first.
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