"Are you crazy!"
The store manager's eyes were full of disbelief. She had actually been hit.
Even the two sales assistants beside her covered their mouths at the same time.
How materialistic this store manager was! She never expected to be hit by a young girl. Today, there was probably going to be a good show.
Tang Xiaomin smiled and said indifferently,
"If you don't have money, kick them out. If you have money, treat them like gods."
"That's right, I like materialistic people like you, so straightforward."
The store manager clutched her face, glaring fiercely.
"Do you think you can just hit people because you have money? If you don't apologize to me today, you're not leaving this store!"
In this society, money might not make one act with impunity, but it certainly allowed for some arrogance.
Tang Xiaomin plopped down on a sofa in the store.
Then, she unzipped her backpack.
Inside, besides her books, were bundles of cash.
Seeing this, the store manager and sales assistants were shocked.
Carrying so much money to shop, she must be no ordinary person.
The store manager, having seen the world, was only slightly surprised and not intimidated.
After all, the most expensive coat in this store exceeded a hundred thousand.
"What do you mean? Showing off your wealth?"
"Let me tell you, there are plenty of rich people in this city, who are you trying to scare with your little bit of money?"
"If you know what's good for you, apologize quickly, or I'll call the police for disturbing the peace, get you arrested, and you'll have to compensate us for the store's losses and my emotional distress!"
This store manager was all about money.
Coincidentally, Tang Xiaomin happened to have a little money.
In this store, a single piece of clothing could cost tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand, but the sales assistants' salaries were not that high, usually seven or eight thousand, barely over ten thousand with commissions. The store manager earned less than twenty thousand, provided she could bring in millions in profit for the boss.
Tang Xiaomin smiled and threw a stack of ten-thousand-yuan bills in front of the store manager.
"One slap, a thousand yuan. If you slap yourself ten times, the ten thousand yuan is yours."
What was this? Insult, a naked insult!
The store manager was instantly furious.
"Is being rich that great? Can money allow you to insult people?"
"I'm an employee, and you can't insult me with this little money!"
This store manager had some backbone, for now.
But what Tang Xiaomin did next made her completely lose her composure.
Tang Xiaomin smiled and threw another ten thousand yuan in front of the store manager.
"Ten thousand is not enough, then twenty thousand."
"Still not enough, then thirty thousand. As long as you're willing to slap yourself ten times."
...
Before long, Tang Xiaomin had raised the price to a hundred thousand.
The store manager's expression had gone from displeased to tempted.
Money isn't everything, but it can solve most of life's troubles.
Like now.
The store manager knew she had misjudged the situation and couldn't afford to offend this person.
So, she changed her tune.
"Guest, you are indeed very wealthy. But I didn't provoke you, and you hitting me is a fact. Why be so unreasonable and relentless?"
"Relentless" was a fitting description.
Tang Xiaomin stood up and looked at the arrogant store manager with disdain.
"I'm being relentless, but didn't you just kick out Zhang Meiyu, who had no money? I'm just learning from you."
"What? You are..."
The store manager was shocked. This person was defending Zhang Meiyu. What was their relationship?
When Tang Xiaomin had entered, she had gone to another section to look at clothes, so the store manager hadn't connected her with Zhang Meiyu.
Customers hated seeing stores bullying them. The store manager's face turned pale with fear, and she quickly lowered her head to apologize.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know she was with you, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to speak to her like that. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I apologize to you. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."
"Heh heh..."
Tang Xiaomin let out a mocking laugh.
"When you ordered those two sales assistants to chase Zhang Meiyu away just now, weren't you very arrogant? Keep being arrogant then!"
Tang Xiaomin's voice suddenly rose, startling the store manager and the two sales assistants.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please be merciful and don't dwell on it anymore."
If she wasn't going to dwell on it, she wouldn't have wasted so much time with her.
"Zhang Meiyu isn't what she used to be, but the only one who can bully her is me."
Tang Xiaomin took out her phone and called Qian Lili.
"Xiaomin, what's wrong?"
"I'm at your brand store on Baiyun Road. Sell this store to me. Name your price."
"Why do you suddenly want to buy my store?"
Tang Xiaomin briefly mentioned the incident with the store manager.
"What, that's too unprofessional!"
"No wonder that store's performance has been poor recently. It's because of this person. We're practically family, I'll fire her immediately! Then we'll handle the paperwork."
"That won't do."
"Huh? Why?"
"Dismissing her is fine, but she also has to compensate for the losses caused by her work errors."
"Yes, yes, the contract clearly states it, we can't just let it go."
Just as Tang Xiaomin hung up the phone, the store manager's phone rang.
As soon as she answered, her legs went weak, and she slumped to the floor.
Tang Xiaomin ignored her and left with her shopping bags after paying.
As she walked out, the store manager rushed out in a panic.
"Guest, I was wrong. Please speak to Ms. Qian and ask her not to fire me."
"I have elders to support and dependents, and I have mortgage and car loans. I can't lose this job, please."
The store manager was close to tears.
Who could she blame for her own actions?
Zhang Meiyu immediately understood what had happened.
At this moment, her face showed a sense of triumph.
"You're just a store manager working in a shop. Do you really think this store is yours?"
"When you kicked me out before, you should have considered that you might get fired yourself someday."
"Mrs. Tang, I apologize to you. Please put in a good word for me, I can't lose this job..."
At this point, Tang Xiaomin had already opened the car door and gotten in.
After Zhang Meiyu finished scolding, she also got into the Rolls-Royce.
Looking at the store manager crying at the entrance of the store in the rearview mirror, she chose to ignore her.
Looking at the several shopping bags in the car, all containing women's clothing.
Zhang Meiyu couldn't help but envy Zhou Xiaolan.
"Did you buy this for your adoptive mother? She must like it a lot."
Winter had arrived long ago, and Tang Xiaomin had already bought clothes for her adoptive parents.
Moreover, her adoptive parents had been thrifty their whole lives and were unwilling to wear such expensive clothes.
Tang Xiaomin had to lie that two ten-thousand-yuan down jackets were bought from a street stall for two hundred yuan before they would agree to wear them.
"My mom never wears such expensive clothes; she's used to being frugal."