Chapter 118: Do You Even Know How to Spell ’Shame – A Turning Point in After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved by ACauliflower
In this chapter of After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved, ACauliflower introduces major changes to the story. Chapter 118: Do You Even Know How to Spell ’Shame shifts the narrative tone, revealing secrets, advancing character arcs, and increasing stakes within the Romance genre.
Sales associates in these luxury stores are all very shrewd.
They usually serve wealthy ladies or precious daughters, if not popular celebrities.
They can tell at a glance what price range a customer’s clothing falls into and thus judge their spending level, deciding accordingly how to treat them.
The likes of Lu Sheng and Juanjuan, wearing clothes that together cost less than a thousand yuan, and even underage. freewebnøvel.com
It’s obvious they just want to look around; in fact, they can’t even afford the cheapest scarf in the store.
Letting such people into the store is a complete waste of time, and it also takes up the quota of customers who can truly afford to spend.
So, the sales associate didn’t think twice before blocking their way.
"What?" Lu Sheng frowned subconsciously when she was stopped by the sales associate, "Why can’t we go in?"
The sales associate intended to say the store was already at full capacity for customers, but then thought, what if these two kept waiting outside?
So she casually switched reasons and said haughtily, "Sorry, our store does not serve minors."
"...Does not serve minors?"
Lu Sheng’s expression turned cold, realizing why she had been stopped.
This person must think she can’t afford anything in the store, and entering would be a waste of their staff’s time.
The Thorn Birds’ sales associates are all rigorously trained; Lu Sheng didn’t expect that during the year she was away, the quality of the sales associates had dropped to such a level.
Not only judging people based on their clothes but also making up store rules on the spot. Such sales associates would completely tarnish the brand image.
"Apart from the rule that no more than three customers can be served in the store at the same time, I don’t recall The Thorn Birds having a rule that prohibits minors from entering."
The sales associate didn’t expect this ordinary-looking girl to be able to recite the store’s rules off the top of her head, caught off guard.
Could this young lady have been a customer before?
She doesn’t look like she could afford anything in their store, though.
But now that she had already spoken, she couldn’t take it back without contradicting herself, so she continued sternly, "No serving minors means no serving!"
She firmly faced Lu Sheng: "Are you the sales associate, or am I? Do you think you know our store’s service rules better than I do?"
Seeing the sales associate’s demeanor, Juanjuan couldn’t help but tug at Lu Sheng’s arm: "Sister, maybe we should go to another store..."
Lu Sheng just squeezed Juanjuan’s hand gently, calming her.
She then looked up emotionlessly and said, "You do know that you are just a sales associate? Your job is to serve the customers, not pick and choose whom to serve based on their appearance."
"You say your store does not serve minors, fine," Lu Sheng took out her phone from her pocket and immediately started recording, "Please repeat what you just said in front of the camera."
Lu Sheng glanced at the name badge on the sales associate’s uniform.
"Your employee number is Z679, and The Thorn Birds’ complaint line is 792511. If there really is such a rule about not serving minors, repeating it shouldn’t be a problem."
"But if you were making up rules just to stop customers, I remember the corresponding punishment is a half-month salary deduction. You need to stand by your words."
"You..." The sales associate’s eyes widened, mouth agape, unable to speak.
She didn’t expect this young girl to be so domineering, not scurrying away embarrassed upon being stopped, but straight up asking her to repeat herself for the recording.
And she even knew about The Thorn Birds’ complaint line and staff disciplinary actions so well.
The associate felt a wave of panic, her legs going a bit weak.
When the store manager heard what was happening outside, they promptly approached with a smile and quickly made their way to Lu Sheng, immediately offering an apologetic grin.
"Excuse me, miss, this staff member is new here and doesn’t fully understand our store’s rules."
"Of course, our store serves minors. Please come in and browse. I am the manager, let me personally assist you."
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