8: Huamei Clothing Store

Hua Mei Clothing Store.

Jiang Li's car came to a steady stop in front of the clothing store, and she stepped out with her handbag.

Looking at the clothing store before her, it was truly impressive.

However, she didn't enter for an inspection as the owner; instead, she went in to shop.

There were parking spaces outside the store, so she didn't have to worry about getting a ticket.

Upon entering, she took in the interior decor.

It had to be said, it was truly luxurious.

There were various lounges, and many mannequins outside displaying the clothes.

A sales assistant noticed Jiang Li. Since she was an unfamiliar face and not a regular, the assistant stepped forward and asked, "Miss, is this your first time at Hua Mei? Do you have a membership card?"

"No," Jiang Li shook her head.

Seeing that Jiang Li was dressed in designer brands and spoke very gently, the sales assistant smiled and said, "That's fine. You can apply for one now. Would you like to?"

Jiang Li heard this and replied, "Sure, I'll get one."

"Alright, Miss, this way please." The sales assistant led her to a lounge and quickly returned with a processed membership card.

"Miss Jiang, here is your membership card." She had obtained Jiang Li's ID during the application process, so she knew her surname.

The membership card was ready in no time.

"Mhm. Can I look at the clothes now?"

"Of course, Miss. Please wait a moment, I'll arrange the models right away."

Their pre-job training taught them how to estimate a customer's measurements by sight.

Soon, several staff members pushed in clothing racks, followed by two models.

"Miss, shall we begin?"

"Yes, let's begin!"

The outfits prepared by the sales staff were quickly modeled in front of Jiang Li.

Jiang Li didn't like the first few sets and shook her head. Seeing this, the sales staff immediately signaled for the next outfit.

Jiang Li liked several outfits in the middle and bought them.

After this round, Jiang Li felt that the service at Hua Mei Clothing Store was excellent.

Soon, the store manager Li Hua arrived. Without disturbing the shopping customers, she told the sales staff waiting outside that Hua Mei had a new chairman who would be arriving for an inspection soon, so they must be on their best behavior.

After Jiang Li finished her payment and left the lounge, before she could reveal her identity, a woman with red spots all over her face ran in.

She quickly began to complain and shout.

"Doesn't your Hua Mei usually claim that your clothes are never an issue? Look at this! Look at these rashes on my body—what's going on?"

Li Hua, who had just arrived, saw the commotion and immediately stepped forward to inquire, "Miss, what happened? Our store..."

Before she could finish, she was interrupted. "What happened? Look, this is a certificate from the hospital. Do you think I'm slandering you?"

Then, a report was thrown in Li Hua's face.

At this moment, Li Lan, the sales assistant who had just served Jiang Li, saw this and hurried forward. "Manager, I served this lady yesterday. She left wearing the clothes yesterday, and there were no problems at the time."

Li Hua looked at her niece, Li Lan. Usually, her performance was the best, and she had never received a single complaint.

She also sensed something was wrong. Looking at the unreasonable person before her, she said, "Madam, if you continue to make a scene like this, we will call the police to see if the rash on your body was really caused by our store's clothes."

Li Hua was very confident in Hua Mei's clothing; it was impossible for there to be any issues.

Hua Mei had its own production workshop, and their clothes were always produced and sold by themselves.

Jiang Li watched Li Hua from behind. She was bold and courageous, clearly a capable person.

No wonder the sales at the flagship store were so good.

Just now, she had the system pull up the sales figures for all Hua Mei stores.

Moreover, the rewards issued by the system must have already cleared any potential issues, so she wasn't worried at all about anything else happening.

Hearing Li Hua's firm tone, the woman faltered slightly, and her voice lost its previous confidence.

"Well, I had these rashes as soon as I got home. I just came from the hospital. Shouldn't you reimburse me for these medical expenses?"

Li Lan stepped forward to look at her, holding a glass of water. "Miss, please have some water first. Let's sit down and talk."

The woman was there to cause trouble; how could she possibly sit down?

Seeing that she wanted to knock the glass over, Li Lan was already prepared, and the entire glass of water poured onto the woman's arm.

Before the woman could lose her temper, she heard Li Lan's exclamation, "Oh! Miss, your rash is gone! Did you draw this on?"

The woman instinctively retorted, "How is that possible? I used waterproof—"

With one sentence, she exposed herself.

Li Lan continued, "Oh, I'm so sorry, this is makeup remover."

"You..."

Li Lan looked at the person full of flaws and spoke, "Miss, 'you' what? You bought the clothes yesterday morning. If you got a rash as soon as you reached home, there should be a record at the hospital. We only need to go to the hospital to check, and we'll know how much your medical expenses were. But if we go to the hospital and there's no record of you, what do you think we should do? Should we sue you for extortion or..."

Hearing the words "sue you" and "extortion," the woman fled immediately, looking as pathetic as could be.

Jiang Li watched the whole process from behind and felt that Li Lan was quite clever.

Seeing this, Li Hua pinched the bridge of her nose. "Disperse, everyone go back to your duties." Then she approached the customers, "I'm very sorry. For the clothes you purchase today, we will give you a thirty percent discount."

Except for Jiang Li, the others who hadn't paid yet immediately forgot about the previous incident and went to the checkout counter to pay.

Jiang Li noticed the worry in Li Hua's eyes. "What's wrong? You seem to have something on your mind."

"Oh, it's nothing. Miss, have you already paid? I'll have the sales staff get you some coupons."

"No need. I'm just here to inspect my own clothing store; I don't need them."

Jiang Li said with a faint smile.

But when Li Hua heard this, she asked, "Miss, you... are the new chairman?"

"It's me. Can we go sit in the office now?"

"Of course, of course. Chairman, this way please." Li Hua led Jiang Li to the manager's office.

She also had Li Lan bring tea and pastries.

"Chairman, I'm truly sorry. You saw such a scene as soon as you arrived. If you want to fire me, I have no objections, it's just..."

Jiang Li took a sip of tea but didn't like it much. Hearing Li Hua's words, she spoke directly, "When did I say I was going to fire you? On the contrary, I need you to continue being the store manager for me! I'm not good at management."

Jiang Li spoke very seriously. Li Hua looked at her, "Chairman, you mean I can continue to be the store manager at Hua Mei?"

"Yes, I can see that you are very capable. And of course, your little relative is not bad either."

"Manager, Li Lan entered through her own merits by passing the assessment."

"Mhm, I know. Now, can you tell me what was going on with that person just now?"

Hearing this, Li Hua spoke truthfully, "That was likely sent by Bewitching Charm!"

"Bewitching Charm?"