Chapter 1154: This Clothes is Mine!
"I want to buy this dress!"
Just as Hao Jian was about to ask the salesperson to wrap up the dress for him, a sharp and unpleasant voice came from behind him.
He wasn't curious; he figured it must be some wealthy woman who fancied a certain outfit. As long as it wasn't the one Zhao Yating wanted, he didn't care.
At that moment, Hao Jian walked towards the dress himself, and as for the salesperson, noticing another customer coming in, quickly went over.
Hao Jian wondered what the owner of this shop was thinking—with only this salesperson and one cashier in the whole store.
Considering the upscale nature of this place and the customer flow, Hao Jian thought that one salesperson might be enough; after all, not many customers would come here in a day.
There weren't many wealthy people who would come here to shop. Most gathered downstairs on the fifth floor, while the sixth, seventh, and eighth floors weren't for just anyone to access.
The prices alone were enough to scare customers away.
With this in mind, Hao Jian reached for the dress. But before he could, a woman's hand suddenly reached out and sharply slapped away Hao Jian's raised hand, leaving him bewildered.
"Country bumpkin, get your hands off my dress! What if you dirty it?!"
At these words, Hao Jian's eyes turned cold. He turned his head to find a woman standing in front of him. The woman had a decent figure, but wore an overly thick makeup, best described as garish.
And with her standard oval face, which was originally beautiful, her sharp and mean eyes ruined it, reflecting arrogance.
An arrogant, foolish woman.
Upon first seeing this woman, Hao Jian quickly labeled her as such in his mind, then sneered and said, "We saw this dress first. Shouldn't there be an order to things when buying? Don't you find it ill-mannered otherwise?!"
"What did you say?!"
This woman had thought the man would scurry off, as was usually the case, but to her surprise, he actually called her ill-mannered?!
It had been a long time since she had been spoken to this way, and for a moment, she couldn't react. Once she did, her sharp and mean face turned questioning.
"He said you are ill-mannered!"
Before Hao Jian could respond, Zhao Yating came over, pushing her wheelchair. Seeing Zhao Yating approaching, Hao Jian quickly moved behind her, grasping the wheelchair's handles, fixing his gaze on the woman whose face was turning pale.
"I...I'm ill-mannered?!"
As soon as the woman saw Zhao Yating, a flash of envy crossed her eyes. How could this woman be more beautiful than her?!
Moreover, the elegant aura that she had always sought was unexpectedly found in this disabled person?!
Since Zhao Yating was using a wheelchair, the woman assumed she was disabled, satisfying her own internal jealousy.
"That's correct, you are ill-mannered!"
Zhao Yating looked at the woman with displeasure, her beautiful eyes containing a hint of anger. She had spotted the dress first, and Hao Jian intended to buy it for her. How could it be given away just like that?!
More importantly, this woman dared to call Hao Jian a bumpkin?! Has she ever seen such a handsome bumpkin?!
If she were shopping alone, she would have likely let the matter go. But now, the dress that Hao Jian wanted to give her as a gift—it couldn't simply slip away from her!
What's more, she didn't believe the woman before her had the grace to carry off such a dress, which originally displayed elegance and nobility, but would likely appear nouveau riche on her.
"You...both of you!"
The woman couldn't argue with Zhao Yating, who had just accused her of lacking manners, a statement that made her fume with frustration.
Her eyes darted around until they landed on her lover, who was looking at gold jewelry in another store. She grinned with delight, glared harshly at Hao Jian and Zhao Yating, snorted, and said, "Just you wait!"
"You, keep an eye on this dress. I chose this dress. If I return and it's gone...I'll throw out everything in your shop!"
As she passed the salesperson, she issued a fierce threat. Clearly intimidated, the salesperson dared not act otherwise.
Even when Hao Jian asked her to wrap up the dress, she refused. That woman wasn't joking around!
Seeing this, Zhao Yating and Hao Jian had no choice but to give up, although their anger inside continued to grow. They understood it wasn't easy for the employees in this shop, otherwise, they would have just taken the dress, left the money, and walked away.
"Who dares to compete with my darling for something?!"
Three minutes later, a roar suddenly came from the entrance of the store. Hao Jian vaguely sensed the ground shaking, his expression strange. Could it be a fat pig?
Sure enough, a pot-bellied man appeared in Hao Jian's line of sight. Seeing this man, who could rival a 300-pound pig, Hao Jian's expression was odd.
He also noticed a large pile of gold jewelry on the man, the necklace alone seemed to weigh over a pound, not to mention those five or six gold rings.
Shaking his head in resignation, Hao Jian thought, could this fat pig be in the jewelry business?
"Is it you two fighting for something with my sweetheart?!"
Zhu Chang looked at Hao Jian and Zhao Yating, the only other people in the store besides them, with an arrogant tone. However, when his pea-sized eyes landed on Zhao Yating, his tone suddenly paused. Immediately noticing the woman's gaze beside him, he hurriedly spoke.
"Darling, it's these two hillbillies who dared to snatch this dress from me!"
With Zhu Chang backing her up, the woman gained confidence and pointed fiercely at Hao Jian and Zhao Yating, her tone full of resentment.
After speaking, she clung tightly to Zhu Chang's arm, her softness pressing against his arm as she coyly said, "The company's holding a year-end party in two months, and I want to wear this dress to it..."
Speaking of the company, Zhu Chang's business was actually in Shanxi, where he was a coal boss. He came here today by accident; originally he came to talk business with his lover, but when it fell through, they ended up shopping here.
"Hillbillies, we've taken a liking to this dress!"
Zhu Chang, not caring about anything else, felt bad that the business deal didn't go through and was in a bad mood. Without thinking, he lifted his large, stout hand and called, "Sales associate! Sales associate! I want to buy something!"
"Sir, what do you need?"
The sales associate, hearing the commotion, quickly excused herself from another group of customers and hurried over to ask.
"Bring me this dress, I want to buy it!"
Saying this, Zhu Chang pointed to that million-dollar dress, a tone of extravagance in his voice.
Upon hearing this, the sales associate smiled and said, "Sir, our store's policy requires you to be a member to make a purchase. If you aren't a member, you'll need to spend over a million to become one."
"You need a membership?"
Hao Jian glanced at the store in confusion, then shook his head. He indeed wasn't a member of this store, but a million wasn't that much...
"Membership?"
Zhu Chang asked in confusion. Then, under his lover's gaze, he took out a white card and handed it to the sales associate, asking, "Is it this one?"
It's strange. Although the business deal failed today, he got along well with the boss's female secretary, generously giving her hundreds of thousands. In return, she gave him this card, saying it was precious...
"Yes! This is it!"
Seeing the card, the sales associate's eyes lit up. She nodded and her attitude improved considerably, saying, "This card belongs to a regular member, which gives you the right to purchase any clothing in the store, but no discounts..."
"Whatever, just get it for me quickly."
Zhu Chang waved his hand nonchalantly, then turned smugly to Hao Jian and said, "Since you don't have a membership, don't blame me."
"Calling you hillbillies, and you really are hillbillies, coming into this store without even a membership card, haha!" The woman beside Zhu Chang felt extremely proud now that the dress was hers. Upon initially hearing a membership was required, she felt somewhat uneasy.
After all, she didn't know this store required membership to purchase items. She didn't expect the coal boss she latched onto to have one, instantly feeling superior to these two hillbillies.
"Hehe."
The sales associate took the dress to be meticulously wrapped, while Zhu Chang's eyes fell upon Zhao Yating, and he swallowed his saliva. Spot on!
Licking his lips, Zhu Chang glanced at the woman beside him. Although great in bed, he felt she couldn't quite be brought out in public. The woman opposite was a real beauty!
As for Hao Jian, he was completely ignored. Someone who couldn't even become a store member couldn't be a significant figure, so offending him didn't matter much. At worst, he could find someone to handle it.
After all, money talks.
"Beauty, the man beside you is useless. Why don't you come with me? If you do, this dress will be yours!"
"Darling! This dress is mine!"