"Who's your big brother? Who told you to hurry up and pay up? Don't keep the boss waiting for your nonsense."
Chang Decheng was interrupted by the gang leader before he could finish speaking. Chang Jing was waiting for him to make a good impression, so Chang Decheng wisely cooperated.
Even though he was a junior high school student, he hadn't experienced much betrayal or setbacks from others, so Chang Decheng was completely dumbfounded.
"No...no! I...Brother Jing."
"Don't call me Brother Jing, do you deserve it? If you want to scheme against me, why don't you do your research first, Xiao Dezi?"
Chang Jing's expression changed too; he even called him "Little Dezi," directly addressing the other party as a eunuch. He showed no respect whatsoever. Looking at Chang Decheng's face, which resembled a palette of colors, he felt truly pleased.
"You're not broke, are you? If you're broke, why are you bringing so many of your older brothers to eat fried skewers? That doesn't make sense. As far as I know, the Chang family gives you a lot of pocket money every week."
The bursts of laughter from the onlookers made Chang Decheng feel deeply ashamed. He had thought he was very prestigious because he had a good relationship with the big brother outside the school and could use that to his advantage to put his cousin in a bad position, or better yet, humiliate him.
Unexpectedly, he's the one who's lost face and been humiliated. But none of that matters; the most important thing now is that he doesn't have that much money in his pocket, and how to pay the bill is the most pressing issue.
"I have to go now. But Xiao Dezi, you'd better plan carefully next time you want to scheme against me, otherwise I really don't want to play along with your little tricks."
Chang Jing now has a mature mindset, and he really doesn't have the energy to play with Chang Decheng's childish schemes. He also doesn't intend to deal with him personally, as that would be too beneath him.
The gang leader was a sensible man. He could tell from the look Chang Jing gave him that Chang Jing would be happy for him to teach Chang Decheng a lesson.
Chang Jing left, but Chang Decheng was still hanging his head, immersed in the embarrassment and frustration.
At this moment, the gang leader also stood up with a smile. He first explained to the shop owner in a good-natured manner that Chang Decheng himself had said he would treat everyone to the fried skewers. Then he casually led his men out of the shop.
He didn't intend to cause trouble in the place where people were doing business, so he planned to wait until Chang Decheng finished settling the bill before "talking" to him.
"Boss, I...I don't have enough money."
Chang Decheng pleaded humbly. The shop owner had been running the business here for several years and had encountered similar situations many times. In business, it was necessary to mind one's own business.
"Either you call home and have someone come and settle the bill, or you leave your backpack here and bring money to redeem it tomorrow?"
The boss gave him two choices. Anyone with eyes to see that Chang Decheng's situation was his own doing; he tried to cheat others but ended up burying himself instead.
"I still owe 160 yuan. I'll come back tomorrow to redeem my schoolbag."
Silently taking out all the money he had, putting down his schoolbag, Chang Decheng ran away with a look of shame on his face.
"Hey, don't run away! We've finally waited for you to come out. Our big brother is waiting for you to have a chat! Come on, this way!"
The thugs waiting in the alley threw down their cigarette butts, grabbed Chang Decheng, and dragged him away.
"Kid, you embarrassed me today, don't you have to pay some compensation?"
"Get out...get out of here! You're all bad people. You ate so much of my food and you're still helping others bully me."
Overwhelmed by repression, Chang Decheng erupted, throwing a tantrum like a child, wildly waving his arms in an attempt to break free from being dragged along.
Caught off guard, the thug was hit by a flurry of punches, which enraged him, and he immediately started kicking the attacker.
“给你脸了是吧！带你玩了几天就忘了当初你像狗一样舔上来，求着我们带你威风，现在这么怨恨算什么。兄弟，帮我揍他，让他清醒清醒。”
Not satisfied with fighting by himself, he called on other thugs to join in.
Chang Decheng was taught a lesson and then released, but he had to obediently pay tribute the next day. Now, all of Chang Decheng's efforts to seduce his "big brother" over the past half month seemed to have come to nothing.
Chang Decheng's fate was a consequence of his own actions, so Chang Jing turned around and abandoned him.
What he needs now is to have a good discussion with his cousin, Xu Yumei, about the styles of clothing to sell in the clothing store in winter.
"Boss, you're finally here! I'm so sorry, I'm too busy to leave here, so I had to ask you to come to the store."
Although she was already the general manager of two shops and in charge of Chang Jing's clothing store business, Xu Yumei still respectfully called her cousin "boss" in the store.
This time, it's because winter is approaching and their clothing store needs to purchase some nice-looking winter clothes. Xu Yumei feels that she hasn't developed a good eye for fashion yet and needs to discuss it with Chang Jing.
"Cousin, have you eaten yet? Don't be so busy that you forget to eat again."
Chang Jing has seen Xu Yumei's hard work and now he trusts her with the business of both clothing stores. So he plans to propose giving Xu Yumei some shares after the New Year.
"I've eaten. The shop assistant brought it for me, so don't worry about my meals. I wanted to talk to you about winter clothes. How about we go to the wholesale market together this weekend?"
The shop is very busy in the summer. After selling long-sleeved clothes in the fall for half a month, they have to get busy with winter clothes. Winter clothes are really important. How much a clothing store earns in a year depends on winter clothes.
"Okay, I'll show you around. Down jackets are popular in winter, but most of them on the market are bulky and not fitted. If we focus on a fitted style for our winter clothes, there shouldn't be any problems."
When it came to winter clothes, Chang Jing could only recall the popular clothing of this period in his previous life. After discussing it with Xu Yumei for a while, Xu Yumei took the opportunity to bring out the account book and let Chang Jing do a good job of calculating.
Actually, she was under a lot of pressure. At first, she thought she was just going to be a saleswoman, but over the past six months, Chang Jing has become more and more dependent on her, and her salary has been increasing.
Now she earns almost the same amount as a white-collar civil servant. With more money comes more worries, including the shop's accounts. Chang Jing often just glances at them and then forgets about them, making her wish she could do a proper accounting like Chang Jing.
"This is the account book for this month. Business is very good for both of our clothing stores. The second store is bigger than this one, but it has fewer employees. They said they need to hire two more employees to be able to schedule shifts normally."
As she spoke, Xu Yumei took the account book out of the cabinet, and Chang Jing took it, glanced at it briefly, and then put it away.
That nonchalant attitude made Xu Yumei inwardly cry out, "Don't be so perfunctory! I've worked so hard on the accounts, but the boss only cares about the results. It's exhausting!"
"Sister Yumei, why don't you promote one assistant store manager to each of the two stores? The assistant store manager's salary will be increased by 500 yuan a month. I see you've lost weight from being so busy. It should be easier for you to have two assistant store managers assisting you."
Xu Yumei is meticulous in her work and honest in her character. He plans to train her so that she can assist in managing the clothing business in the future, so he can't let her get overworked.
Xu Yumei has lived up to Chang Jing's expectations. She now has the qualifications of an all-around store manager, and with continued growth, she may become even more capable in the future.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. It'll be a competitive selection process. I'll make arrangements next month."
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