Chapter 328: Chapter 328
The woman who arrived had "Store Manager" written on her name tag, clearly indicating that she should be the manager of this clothing store.
"Do you know how much this clothing costs? Can you afford to compensate if you soil it?" The manager, with one hand on her hip, pointed at Ding Fan and Xian Shui with the other.
Xian Shui, new to the world, didn't understand many things, and hid behind Ding Fan, fearful after being scolded like that by the other party.
"If this clothing suits my friend, we will buy it," Ding Fan said calmly, not wanting to respond in kind to the manager.
"Buy? With what? Just this little shirt alone costs more than twenty thousand. What could you two paupers have to buy it with!" The manager assessed Ding Fan and Xian Shui with complete disdain.
Ding Fan was dressed simply, and Xian Shui was in a coarse cloth training suit; they did not look like wealthy individuals at all. The manager didn't believe for a second that these two could come up with twenty thousand to purchase a shirt.
At this point, due to the manager's loud voice, quite a crowd had gathered around the clothing store. It is a habit of the people; they can't resist joining in when there's a commotion, nosy bastards.
Ding Fan was starting to feel annoyed. The manager kept calling them beggars and treated them with a shrewish demeanor, as if they were beggars pestering her for alms.
"Brother Fan, if this won't work, let's just check somewhere else," Xian Shui whispered, tugging at Ding Fan's sleeve cautiously.
Although Xian Shui had no concept of money, the tone of the manager's voice had given her the impression that the clothing must be quite expensive.
Ding Fan gently placed his arm around Xian Shui's shoulder; whether from nervousness or fear, she trembled all over.
"Beggar, this isn't a place for you… scram!" said the manager, acting wildly arrogant.
"I set of clothing; I'll buy it," Ding Fan said, pointing at the shirt Xian Shui had touched earlier.
The manager snorted coldly. "Oh? You'll buy it? And how will you do that? Cash or card?"
The manager didn't believe Ding Fan could afford such expensive clothing. In her view, Ding Fan's claim to buy was merely for show in front of the crowd.
"Card!" Ding Fan spoke in a level tone.
"Get the card reader!" the manager ordered a clerk in the store.
At this point, quite a number of people had gathered outside the store, and the manager saw an opportunity to boost the store's prominence without cost.
In no time at all, a POS machine was brought over. "The total for the shirt will be twenty-three thousand six hundred. Please give me your card!"
"Wait a moment," Ding Fan said quietly.
"Kid, let me warn you, this is a high-class service area, and if you cause any trouble here, I will call the police, and undoubtedly, they will arrest you," the manager said offhandedly.
"When I say wait, I mean there are some other things I'd like to buy," Ding Fan said before addressing one of the clerks nearby.
"Bring out the best clothing you have in this store, the most expensive and highest-grade, from the inside out!"
The clerk was taken aback; now even she didn't believe Ding Fan could afford all these items. Without spending tens of thousands, they wouldn't even scratch the surface of the store's top goods!
"Bring them out! Our store has no shortage of quality goods! If you have the money, we have any kind of premium product you want!" the manager said, unafraid of the situation escalating.
Nowadays hiring a band to play costs a fortune, yet here was this fool making a scene for free, effectively boosting their reputation at no cost!
The clerk went off to pick out items for Ding Fan, and at that moment, the manager wasn't just sitting by; she directly called the local police.
The presence of the discerning crowd made it clear that the manager was playing hardball; if Ding Fan didn't have the money soon, he would be in for quite a rough time.
The manager was clearly a difficult person, and there was no way she would let Ding Fan off easy.
It wasn't long before the store clerk had prepared a selection of clothing.
The clerk indeed followed Ding Fan's request to the letter; she prepared all sorts of clothing items from inside out, top to bottom. The store's clerks then began tallying up the garments on their computers at lightning speed.
"Brother Fan, let's just leave..." Xian Shui said, worry in her voice.
Ding Fan simply smiled unconcernedly. "We came here to buy things; how could we leave without making a purchase?"
Xian Shui wanted to say more, but seeing Ding Fan's response, she swallowed her words.
"If you can't pay after choosing the items today, you two won't be leaving. There'll be a place to take you," the manager said on the side.
Before the manager could finish speaking, the crowd was pushed aside, and two police officers walked in from outside.
Seeing the arrival of the officers, the manager enthusiastically went over to them and described how Ding Fan and his companion had come to the store to 'cause trouble.' "… Officer Tian, if these two can't pay later, I think you know what to do," she said.
The one called Officer Tian nodded. "If they really can't pay, we will apprehend them on the charge of disturbing public order."
Upon hearing Officer Tian's words, the crowd understood the situation. It was clear that Officer Tian was in cahoots with the manager – a simple matter had been escalated to an accusation of disturbing public order.
In this world, the might is in the hands of those with the loudest voice!
Even though everyone present was indignant, no one dared to step forward to speak up for Ding Fan and the others. Nowadays, people handle things with the attitude that if it doesn't concern them, they stay out of it. They were certainly not willing to offend the police just because of a person they didn't even know!
"Manager, I've calculated the total!" At this moment, a store clerk came over and said.
"How much is it? Just announce the total to everyone here," the manager said to that clerk.
"The total for the small coat is 23,600, the pants 23,000, the shirt 37,000, and the fur-lined coat 320,000... The total is 534,000. Since it's a special discount in our store right now, after the discount, it will be 500,000."
This amount was significant to anyone present; 500,000 could provide a very comfortable life in a second- or third-tier city. Yet here, it was only enough to buy a nice set of clothes.
At this time, the manager looked at Ding Fan with disdain. She had thought that upon hearing the figure of 500,000, Ding Fan would definitely be scared into kneeling immediately.
However, to the manager's surprise, Ding Fan didn't seem to care at all about the figure; to him, 500,000 seemed to be nothing.
"Fine, show off all you want! Come on, 500,000! If you can't take out the money today, I won't let you leave this store," the manager said arrogantly.
Ding Fan immediately pulled out a card from his pocket and handed it to the nearby clerk.
The clerk inserted the card directly into the POS machine.
"Hold on, I'm not sure how much money is left on the card. Could you help me check the balance?" Ding Fan said to the clerk.
Ding Fan's request wasn't a big deal, so the clerk nodded.
Ding Fan entered his password. The clerk then helped Ding Fan with the inquiry.
"Kid, stop wasting time. You're going to get it soon! I'll let you know this place is not for you paupers to come to!"
"Man... Manager..." Just as the manager was being arrogant, the clerk, with trembling hands, presented the POS machine to her.
"Does he have no money? Officer Tian, don't waste any more time here, just take this kid back to your police station and give him a good education," the manager said.
"No, that's not it, Manager. There's enough money... There's 500,000 on the card..."
Enough money?! 500,000?!
The manager was momentarily stupefied. Judging by the way Ding Fan and Xian Shui were dressed, they didn't look like rich people at all. How could their card have 500,000?!
The manager hurriedly took the POS machine, and when she saw the balance on Ding Fan's card, her face turned green.
"How... how is this possible?!"
The bystanders were curious when they saw the manager's expression, wondering exactly how much money was on Ding Fan's card to cause such astonishment.
The eyes of the manager were staring straight ahead... On the POS machine, a string of digits, starting from the ones place going upward, shockingly reached into the millions!
That meant that there was over 30 million on Ding Fan's bank card!!!
The manager was dumbfounded; she had never seen so much money in her life.
"What's wrong? Is the money not enough?" Ding Fan said indifferently from the side.
"No, it's enough... It's enough!" The manager hastily nodded. "Sir, the balance on your card is sufficient. Please enter your password again, and we can proceed with the payment..."
At that time, the manager's demeanor changed as if she was performing a Sichuan face-changing act. The previous arrogance and overbearingness had disappeared, replaced by a face full of smiles and an unexpectedly approachable demeanor. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Others might not know, but the manager herself did. As a manager here, she received a ten percent commission on the goods sold.
This was 500,000, which meant that on this sale alone, she would earn a commission of 50,000! Although her title was manager, she was essentially just an office worker.
How long would it take her to earn these 50,000 by herself? Earning 50,000 on just this one sale, she was so happy she could go crazy!
"Are you sure my card has enough balance?" Ding Fan asked the manager as if to reconfirm.
The manager nodded eagerly. "I'm sure, the money in your card is definitely enough!"
It was a joke; that was over 30 million. This amount of money was more than enough to buy this clothing store.
"Since there's enough money, that means I'm not unable to pay, right?" Ding Fan said calmly.
The manager was stunned, not quite grasping what Ding Fan was planning to do. She nodded blankly.
"Then please give me back my card. I don't want to buy it anymore," Ding Fan said.