Chapter 340: Three Hundred Thirty-Nine, Chance Encounter Chapter 340: Three Hundred Thirty-Nine, Chance Encounter “Slap!” A slapping sound resonated.
“I want to try it now, go get it for me.”
“Let’s go see, which aunty is so angry.” Ye Shuangshuang indignantly pressed through the crowd, already squeezing into the throng of people.
Song Yan Ning wasn’t interested in these affairs. Seeing both Ye Shuangshuang and Song Yanli dive into the crowd, she reluctantly followed them.
After much difficulty, the three of them made their way to the front, and saw a middle-aged woman, both stout and dark, dressed in a red dress, holding an Hermès bag, towering arrogantly over a shop assistant.
The shop assistant, her face slightly swollen, was helplessly crying.
“That’s too much!” Ye Shuangshuang walked up beside the shop assistant, furiously confronting the middle-aged woman, “They have already explained to you that it’s not available, yet you insist they fetch it for you to try, and you even hit them. Don’t you think that’s over the line?”
“Who are you?” the middle-aged woman disdainfully sized up Ye Shuangshuang.
Ye Shuangshuang put her hands on her hips, ready to confront her, “I am just someone who can’t stand injustice. Don’t think you are superior just because you have some money. In Beijing, there are plenty more people richer and more powerful than you.”
The middle-aged woman snorted coldly, “I am rich, I am incredible, and besides, I come to the counter to enjoy the service. If her service is not thorough, can’t I teach her a lesson?”
Ye Shuangshuang glared fiercely at the middle-aged woman, “Others are already good enough to serve you, don’t you know what you look like? Also, that Hermès of yours is fake, aren’t you ashamed to carry it around?”
“That’s you who’s fake! This was brought back from abroad by my best friend,” the middle-aged woman retorted angrily. This bag was her only Hermès, which she cherished dearly. If it weren’t for visiting the Zhongtian Department Store today, she wouldn’t have brought it out.
“I say it’s fake, and it is fake. If you don’t believe it, let’s do a test,” Ye Shuangshuang challenged the middle-aged woman. Her mother loved bags, and every year, her birthday gift was a bag, so she knew them extremely well.
“What kind of test?” Seeing Ye Shuangshuang’s confidence, the middle-aged woman started to doubt her own bag. Could it really be a counterfeit?
“You’ll know soon,” Ye Shuangshuang smirked, walking towards Song Yan Ning and Song Yanli, “Xiao Ning, Xiao Li, wait here for me a second, I’m going to buy something.”
“Shuangshuang, is this what you’re looking for?” Song Yan Ning took out a magnetic stone, which she happened to have in her storage.
Ye Shuangshuang’s eyes lit up as she reached for it, “How did you know I needed this?”
Song Yan Ning smiled, “I know a bit about bags as well.”
“Well, then just watch the fun,” Ye Shuangshuang grinned and walked towards the middle-aged woman, “Let me tell you a secret about Hermès. The metal clasps on Hermès bags aren’t magnetic.”
As she spoke, the magnetic stone in her hand moved towards the metal clasp on the woman’s bag.
“Clink!” A soft metallic sound chimed.
Everyone saw the magnetic stone sticking firmly to the metal clasp on the woman’s bag.
“It really stuck.”
“I’ve heard about this, I never thought it would really be a fake.”
“Carrying a fake and daring to go out, aren’t you ashamed?” The surrounding people began to murmur.
The middle-aged woman’s face turned beet red, “Don’t talk nonsense, this bag was bought by my best friend for several hundred thousand yuan; how it could be a fake.” Although she knew nothing about bags, the murmurs from the crowd made her realize her bag was not genuine. It wasn’t carrying a fake that was embarrassing, but being exposed in front of a crowd.
“What happened here?” A woman dressed in a uniform came over.
“Manager, she hit me.” Seeing the newcomer, the shop assistant quickly explained what had happened.
The manager nodded and looked at the middle-aged woman, “Ma’am, you should apologize for your behavior.” She had just gone to a meeting and returned to find this mess. She had been working here for nearly three years and rarely encountered such classless customers.
“It was your shop assistant who was rude first,” said the middle-aged woman, already infuriated and even more so upon hearing the manager.
The manager looked at the assistant next to her, “Xiao Li.”
“I’ve done nothing wrong; I’ve always been courteous,” Xiao Li defiantly stood her ground. She was in the service industry, but that didn’t mean she could be bullied freely. If that was the case, she’d rather resign.
“Hit her back.”
“What?” Xiao Li stared at the manager in disbelief. Had she heard right?
Everyone present looked at the manager, incredulous. What did she say? Hit her back?
“I’ll take responsibility.”
Tears of gratitude streamed down Xiao Li’s face, “Manager, thank you! No need.” If she really did hit back, the manager would get penalized.
“You! All of you! I’m going to file a complaint,” the middle-aged woman trembled with rage, stomping furiously towards the exit.
Seeing there was no more spectacle, the crowd dispersed.
Ye Shuangshuang turned around, gesturing a thumbs-up to the manager, “You’re awesome!” She genuinely admired the.manager’s way of handling the situation. Although the assistant didn’t hit back, the manager’s attitude said it all. Working under such leadership was a bliss.
“Thank you for standing up for us,” the manager smiled graciously at Ye Shuangshuang.
Ye Shuangshuang smiled and shook her head, “I just can’t stand such arrogance. That slap should have been returned.” She felt it was such a pity.
The manager nodded in agreement. Just then, her eyes caught Song Yan Ning, and her face brightened with surprise, “Are you Song Yan Ning?”
Song Yan Ning smiled and nodded, “Teacher Lin, long time no see!” Lin Xiu was her high school math teacher, who taught her only one semester before leaving due to pregnancy. She hadn’t seen her since and was surprised to find her in Beijing, no longer teaching.
“I haven’t taught for a long time,” Lin Xiu said, a hint of bitterness in her eyes. She loved being a teacher, and had it not been for the lack of alternatives, she would have never given up the profession.
After her divorce from Gu XueMin, she thought she had escaped him. However, he almost daily appeared at her place, causing neighbors and property management to complain repeatedly. With no other choice, she took her child to move far away. A friend was coming to Beijing to seek opportunities, and she decided to follow to start anew in Beijing.