Qin Yalan calmly walked back to the counter and said seriously, "Comrade, firstly, your counter does not clearly indicate that this is an imported goods counter. We had no idea that this quilt was an imported product, so this misunderstanding is entirely the fault of your department store."
Secondly, your duty as a waiter is to serve the people. Even though we didn't bring foreign exchange certificates today, it doesn't mean we can't afford this quilt. Your attitude is very problematic.
As soon as Qin Yalan finished speaking, a deep and authoritative voice rang out from behind them.
"This comrade is right, Xiao Zhao, your work attitude is indeed problematic."
The speaker was a middle-aged man dressed in a Lenin suit. He pushed through the crowd of onlookers and approached the counter. He first glanced at the left side of the counter, then frowned and pointed to the upper left corner of the counter, asking the waiter surnamed Zhao a question.
"Xiao Zhao, shouldn't there have been a sign here saying 'Imported Goods, Purchase Requires Foreign Exchange Certificates'? I'd like to know where that sign went?"
Xiao Zhao was so frightened by the voices that he turned pale. Now that the middle-aged man was asking about the sign, Xiao Zhao was startled.
He stammered, "Manager, that brand... I think that brand is a bit dirty, so..."
Before Xiao Zhao could finish speaking, a loud voice came from outside the crowd: "Xiao Zhao, why are there so many people at your counter today? Is it because you've removed this sign that more people are coming to look at the goods?"
I've run out of this brand. Thank you so much today. The moment I hung your brand on my counter, my niece-in-law thought everything she saw was good, and she bought a ton of stuff! She's such a clueless country bumpkin.
Everyone turned around and saw a slightly plump middle-aged woman carrying a wooden sign, calling out from a distance.
To be honest, this woman is a bit dim-witted. How could she announce something like this so openly?
It wasn't until the fat woman pushed through the crowd to the counter and saw the department store manager that she belatedly realized what she had just said.
He hurriedly hid the wooden sign behind his back, but it was obviously too late.
The manager looked at him with a gloomy expression. The woman's words had made it very clear: the sign that should have been hanging in front of Xiao Zhao's counter, indicating that it was an imported product, had been borrowed by this woman to deceive her niece-in-law.
The manager's face grew increasingly grim as he came to understand everything, especially after recognizing He Chaoyang's identity. He felt a chill run down his spine.
While feeling terrified that the department store employee she managed could make such a basic mistake, she also regretted not disciplining Xiao Zhao immediately.
Seizing this opportunity, he looked directly at Xiao Zhao and the fat woman who followed, and said with a serious expression, "Nonsense, this is utter nonsense."
I don't think your attitude is suitable for working here. I'll organize a meeting later to discuss your future. For now, you two should pack your things and go home to wait for further notice.
After speaking, the middle-aged man looked at Qin Yalan and the others, put on a smile, and said sincerely, "I'm really sorry, it was my mistake at work that caused you all unpleasantness. I sincerely apologize to you all."
I happen to have a few foreign exchange certificates here. Although it's not much, it's enough to buy this quilt. If you gentlemen don't mind, I'll give them to you as compensation in a bit. Is that alright with you all?"
The saying goes, "You can't hit someone who's smiling." The manager's actions—apologizing, offering compensation in foreign exchange certificates, and disciplining the people involved—made Qin Yalan and Chen Shuning feel much better.
Everyone repeatedly said it was okay. Only He Chaoyang glanced at the manager but didn't say anything, because he had already noticed that the manager had been chatting with a woman at the innermost counter. He had also seen the situation here earlier.
However, he did not step forward to stop the salesperson's behavior in time, but only ran over quickly after he turned around and spoke.
This shows that he recognized me before he came to handle the situation. If I hadn't come today, wouldn't the little girl and Aunt Qin have been forced to suffer this injustice?
The mere thought of this fueled the anger in He Chaoyang's heart.
After the manager cautiously glanced at him for a long time and tried to make small talk with Qin Yalan for ages without finding anything else to say, He Chaoyang finally spoke up calmly, "Forget about the foreign exchange certificates. I just didn't bring them with me today, not that I don't have any."
I'll come back tomorrow to buy the quilt, and I also hope that when I come back tomorrow, I'll see how your store handled the situation regarding the salesperson who spoke rudely to my mother-in-law and wife today.
The manager clearly recognized He Chaoyang's identity and knew that the man in front of him really didn't need his few foreign exchange certificates, so he didn't insist. He simply nodded and bowed, indicating that he would put away the quilt that Chen Shuning had taken a liking to and wait for them to come over tomorrow.
At the same time, the manager was genuinely scared. If he hadn't happened to be looking for Xiao Du and encountered this incident today, given what this young master had done in previous years, he would probably have lost his job as the manager of the department store.
After all, only he himself knew how that Xiao Zhao had just gotten into the department store.
Old Zhao's two small yellow croakers are still kept in his safe.
But shouldn't this young master of the He family, who is so famous in the military and political circles of Beijing, be serving in the army in another city right now?
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