Although Han Lei was considered a quirky and reserved character in the store, after spending so much ti together, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao had still developed so friendship with him.
It was not a deep friendship, but since eting is a form of fate, their relationship was modestly cordial.
As the end of the month approached, their work schedule was entering the final 5 days.
Huo Feng spent all day counting down the days until Pu Sangzhi’s part-ti job ended, and finally, they were almost through!
At half-past ten in the morning, Huo Feng drove the two girls to the store...
He couldn’t rember how many tis he had driven them to and from work, but counting down the last 5 days, Huo Feng was getting more and more excited, brimming with energy!
That day, as Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao got out of the car, Huo Feng specifically asked Pu Sangzhi to stay, letting Ye Qingcao roll into the store first.
Taking advantage of the mont when no one was around, Huo Feng grabbed Pu Sangzhi’s hand and said nervously, yet conspiratorially, "My mom ca back from her trip last night. I might bring her to the store today, or maybe tomorrow."
"Ah?"
Pu Sangzhi was taken aback, "You should tell Auntie not to co, I’m almost done here."
"But you haven’t finished yet, have you?"
Huo Feng, with a big smile, cheerfully responded, "I specifically urged her to co back, telling her she must co support you at the store. See, I’m giving you a heads-up, so get ready for whatever you need to do!"
"I..." Can I refuse...
Pu Sangzhi was reluctant to et Huo Feng’s mother, but seeing how eager Huo Feng looked, she was truly put in a tough spot.
"But I don’t know what I should do..."
Pu Sangzhi struggled, "What role is she coming in as? Is she a guest? Do I serve her or what?"
Seeing how anxious and cautious she was made Huo Feng feel very comfortable!
"Whatever role you think she’s coming in as, that’s the role she’s in."
Huo Feng held up a few fingers to illustrate, "If you want her to be a guest, she’s a guest; if you want her to be a mother-in-law, she’s the mother-in-law. But ultimately, she’s an elder coming to support you, don’t overthink it."
Pu Sangzhi was a bit amused and bewildered, "Hey..."
"Mother-in-law’ slipped out, and you’re telling not to overthink?"
This was clearly making her imagine all sorts of things!
Huo Feng flashed a brilliantly sunny smile and finally added, "Don’t feel too pressured. You’ve t my mom before, she likes you a lot, she can’t find fault with you."
"Find fault with what..."
The more Pu Sangzhi heard, the stranger and more pressured she felt, "Hey, you really shouldn’t bring her. This doesn’t sound like a guest visit; you make it sound like... it’s like she’s coming to check out a daughter-in-law."
"Bingo!"
Huo Feng snapped his fingers, "Very smart! My mom has always wanted to see you again, she even cut her vacation short just to make it back before you quit. How about that, such a mother-in-law can’t be faulted, right?"
Now Pu Sangzhi felt an even heavier emotional burden, "Okay, enough. The more you talk, the more nervous I get. I was going to welco her like a guest, but after talking to you, I can hardly look her in the eye. Shut up!"
Huo Feng’s smile spread all the way to his ears, "Haha, you’re just too cute."
As he said this, he reached out to pat Pu Sangzhi’s head, his gesture full of affection.
Pu Sangzhi’s cheeks turned red in an instant, embarrassed by Huo Feng’s teasing, "I’m not talking to you anymore, I’m going to work."
Leaving just that, she hurried into the store.
Huo Feng sat on his electric scooter, watching Pu Sangzhi’s retreating figure and laughing loudly, feeling very happy...
anwhile, after Pu Sangzhi entered the store, a busy day of work began.
Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao, who had already t their sales targets, were under no pressure in these last few days of work.
They effortlessly dealt with all sorts of custors, from the very easy to please wealthy ones to the extrely quirky old lady clients...
The store was a microcosm of society, encountering all kinds of people and dealing with them was a training of sorts for themselves.
Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao both cherished their ti working there.
Aside from them, Han Lei seed particularly diligent today.
It was unclear if it was because the store manager had pressured him the day before, or if it was his pride at stake. In any case, he was much more proactive today than before.
He began to talk more with the custors, tried harder to retain them and even recomnded other styles...
Of course, due to his awkwardness, even though he talked more, he didn’t retain many custors or achieve high sales.
I can only say that it was all by the book...
Despite this, his improvent was still noticed by everyone in the store, and both Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao were happy for him.
However, just as Han Lei had started to pick himself up, his luck was not so good.
At around 7:30 during the evening rush, an incident suddenly occurred in the store...
Among three middle-aged won who ca together, one of them lost her phone!
Originally, those middle-aged won were particularly noisy and spoke loudly; when they first entered the store, just their chatting was loud enough to drown out everything else in the store.
Now that one of their phones was missing, the atmosphere in the store instantly exploded!
"Who took my phone! My phone is gone! Who took it!"
The middle-aged woman whose phone was missing started shouting loudly in the store, drawing the attention of everyone present.
Both the clients and the staff imdiately looked towards her...
At that mont, an experienced employee took the lead and went up to calm the middle-aged woman, "Miss, don’t panic... We have surveillance caras here, let’s go check the surveillance footage right now."
"Is there even ti to check the footage! Hurry and lock the store door! Don’t let the thief escape!"
As the middle-aged woman said this, the other two surprisingly cooperated and ran to block the door, telling everyone inside, "No one leave. Anyone who tries to leave is the thief, we’re calling the police!"
"Miss, let’s not call the police yet, and try not to panic. Let’s check the surveillance first," the employee Huang Li quickly tried to soothe her.
Huang Li swiftly took the middle-aged woman who lost her phone to the computer to check the surveillance footage.
This store indeed had two surveillance caras installed, but there were many blind spots within the caras’ range.
It was exactly the peak ti in the store, crowded with people, and the surveillance footage could only show a sea of heads, making it impossible to distinguish individual actions.
Huang Li carefully reviewed the surveillance with the client, but the footage never showed when the client’s phone went missing.
All you could see was the client answering a call as she entered the store, and after hanging up, she turned her back to the cara, making it unclear where she put her phone.
After that, the phone was no longer visible...
"Miss, are you sure you didn’t put your phone in your pocket? Or in your bag?" Huang Li asked the middle-aged woman.
But she was t with a stern denial from the woman, "How could that be! I checked my pockets and bag, and it’s not there! It must have been stolen! It must have been soone here in the store! Nobody leave, we can’t let the thief get away!"
The middle-aged woman seed enraged, raising her voice and creating a scene.
However, other clients in the store were mostly ignoring her.
While she was checking the surveillance footage, several clients had already left, and the other two middle-aged won had not been able to stop them.
By now, no one wanted to be involved in this ss, and many clients simply left the store on their own.
"Hey, you can’t leave!"
The middle-aged woman urgently shouted at those people as the two others stood at the door, trying to stop the other clients.
But the store had two big entrances, and the two won couldn’t stop everyone...
"Hey, stop them! Soone stole my phone!"
The middle-aged woman hard pulled on Huang Li, her aggressive deanor and anger affecting everyone around her, "You’re letting the thief get away! Stop them!"
Huang Li was not sure how to handle the situation, nor did she know whether to keep the clients.
So, in that mont, Huang Li stood there, completely at a loss.
On the side, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao tried to keep the clients, but each one claid they didn’t take the phone and, annoyed by the hassle, decided not to buy any clothing and just left.
Soon, a large number of clients left the store.
Soon, only a few middle-aged won and the staff were left inside...
This infuriated the middle-aged won, especially the one who lost her phone!
The middle-aged woman burst out furiously, "What is wrong with you people! My phone got stolen in your store, and you do nothing! You need to compensate for my loss!"
As she said this, the middle-aged woman pointed directly at Huang Li and at Han Lei from the n’s section, "You two must compensate for my phone!"
Thus...
The staff in the store began to suffer...
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