Chapter 707: 705, Down Jacket Chapter 707: 705, Down Jacket Seeing Wu Tong’s delighted expression, Wu Yuan knew she liked it. “Go ahead and try it on.” She had been worrying about what kind of clothes to buy for her sister, as there were pitifully few options available here.
“Okay!” Wu Tong nodded happily. This winter, she could also wear a down jacket.
She took off her coat, put on the down jacket, and imdiately felt a warm sensation, “Sister, does it look good?” Wu Tong asked. Though it had a faint duck sll, she really liked it. Luckily, she had brought enough money with her this ti to buy it.
“It looks good!” Wu Yuan smiled and nodded. Being young was an asset, as everything looked good on her.
“How much is this down jacket?” Wu Tong turned and asked the middle-aged female sales associate.
“One hundred and twenty. This down jacket is a rare item; even our store only got two, and the other one is bright red,” the middle-aged sales associate said with a smile.
When Wu Tong and Wu Yuan heard this, they were both startled. One hundred twenty was not a small sum; it equated to two or three months of salary. Was it really worth it to spend so much on just one piece of clothing?
Wu Yuan, looking at the down jacket on Wu Tong hesitantly, finally bit the bullet and decided to buy it. She had never bought any clothes for Tongtong before, and although the jacket was expensive, Tongtong looked good in it. They should splurge just this once!
Wu Tong was also hesitating. She had brought a total of a little over two hundred yuan with her, which she had saved over the course of half a year by skimping on food and other expenses. To spend over half of that on a down jacket—was it really okay?
Looking down at the clothes on her body, she finally steeled her heart. Alright, just this once.
“I’ll buy it!” Wu Tong and Wu Yuan said simultaneously.
Wu Tong imdiately understood Wu Yuan’s intention, “Sister, I’ll buy it myself, I brought money.” Sister-in-law’s family only had her brother-in-law earning money, and that money also had to be sent back to their ho village to support everyone. How could she spend her sister’s money?
“Tongtong, don’t be so polite with your sister. This is sothing your brother-in-law insisted on, he told to buy you a piece of clothing no matter what. If you refuse, both he and I will be upset,” Wu Yuan said earnestly with a straight face.
Wu Tong felt troubled, “How about we split the cost?” She knew it was a thoughtful gesture from her sister and brother-in-law, but it was just too expensive.
“No, I’m paying for it,” Wu Yuan said stubbornly.
“Then I don’t want it,” Wu Tong replied, taking off the down jacket and preparing to return it to the sales associate.
“You’re really going to make angry,” Wu Yuan said sternly.
“You two stop arguing already. Last ti, Director Shen ntioned that I had a chance for a half-price purchase, I’ll give that opportunity to you,” Luo Shu intervened upon seeing the standoff between the two.
“How could I possibly feel good about that!” Wu Yuan was sowhat tempted, but Luo Shu had ntioned that it was a one-ti half-price opportunity. If she took it, wouldn’t Luo Shu have to pay full price for her clothes? That was not acceptable.
“I don’t really buy clothes, so if I wasted this opportunity, it’d be a sha,” Luo Shu said with a smile. Of course, this “opportunity” was sothing she had made up. However, the Divine Doctor Family was also one of the shareholders in the shop, so if she really wanted this benefit, it was rely a matter of saying the word.
Besides, ng Yujuan and Li Hui’s factory manufactured the down jacket. When they started their business and lacked funds, she had invested so money, becoming a shareholder. So, getting this deal done was as easy as pie.
“Well…” Wu Yuan hesitated, “Okay then, Sister-in-Law owes you one.”
“You’re still being formal with , let go to the office and have a word with the director,” Luo Shu said, pointing to the office before walking over.
Director Shen was drinking tea and reading the newspaper in his office. Hearing the knock, he turned to see Luo Shu standing at the door and imdiately displayed a look of pleasant surprise, standing up and saying, “What brings you here? Please, have a seat!”
He walked over to the side, picked up a teacup, and began to prepare tea for Luo Shu. Her brother was one of the shareholders of their retail point, and whether he stayed or left was entirely up to his sister.
“No need to fuss. I just ca to tell you that I’ve taken it upon myself to sell a down jacket at half price. Write it down, and I’ll have soone send you a replacent jacket tomorrow,” Luo Shu said.
“That’s not necessary. We have an internal staff discount here at our sales point,” Director Shen said with a smile. Although not half-price, a 20-30% discount was possible.
“Just follow the rules,” Luo Shu said. So rules, once broken, are like a breached dike, uncontrollable once they’ve begun.
“Then I’ll do as you say,” Director Shen replied. He certainly didn’t dare to go against Luo Shu’s wishes.
When Luo Shu ca out of Director Shen’s office, Qi Hui and Fang Jingi had already picked out their fabric.
The middle-aged female sales Associate was waiting for Luo Shu to co over, as she had ntioned the half-price deal but couldn’t charge without the director’s approval.
Luo Shu approached, handed the voucher approved by Director Shen to the sales associate, and then turned to Wu Yuan, “Sister-in-Law, the voucher’s been approved; you can pay now.”
“Ah!” Wu Yuan responded joyfully and followed the sales associate to the cash register to pay.
Wu Tong smiled gratefully at Luo Shu and signaled towards the stationery counter not far away, “Luo Shu, can you keep my sister busy for ? I’m going to buy so stationery for Xiao Yi and the others.” Even though the down jacket was half-price, she didn’t feel right accepting it without giving sothing in return.
When Wu Yuan returned from paying, she saw Wu Tong approaching with the stationery and gave her a helpless look, “You girl, why do you have to be like this? Do you need to be so formal with your sister?”
“Sister, I’m Xiao Yi and the others’ aunt, isn’t it right for to buy them so stationery?” Wu Tong said playfully with a smile.
“I really can’t deal with you!” Wu Yuan laughed and flicked Wu Tong’s forehead, handing her the bag and then said to everyone, “I still need to stop by the bookstore to get Xiao Yi a dictionary.”
“Alright!” Everyone responded in agreent.
The bookstore wasn’t far from the retail point, just about a hundred ters away.
Today wasn’t Sunday, so the bookstore wasn’t very crowded.
On Sundays, the bookstore was overflowing with people because most couldn’t afford to buy books and only had the chance to read in the bookstore on the weekends.
While the bookstore staff didn’t like this, there was nothing they could do since custors are always right. Over ti, everyone knew it was best to avoid the bookstore on Sundays if they wanted to buy books.
The bookstore wasn’t very large, spanning just over twenty square ters. The interior was sparsely furnished, with a row of bookshelves and a long table in the center. The shelves and the table were filled with books, mostly textbooks but also so magazines suitable for young readers like Soul Mate, Flower City, and Youth Literature.
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