Chapter 779
Golden Phoenix Crown
"Yes, yes, we should be his friends. A sugar daddy like that could feed us for a lifetime with just a little bit of money slipping through his fingers!"
Wow, he looks so handsome now!
Xu Bo'an's keen senses had already clearly heard what the salespeople were saying.
He couldn't help but sneer. How ironic! These people are really pragmatic. When he first came in, not a single waiter paid any attention to him. Now that they see him taking out real money, they all want to snatch him as a customer. They even want to be friends with him? How could that be?
Although most of these salespeople were tall, curvaceous, and good-looking, Xu Bo'an wasn't the type to be easily swayed by beautiful women. He was a man of principle and self-control, and he always disliked money-grubbing people like that and would never bother with them.
The store manager was busy entertaining Xu Bo'an, her big spender, and didn't care what the other sales staff were saying. Unlike the other salespeople, she didn't want to befriend Xu Bo'an. Her real thought was simple: to sell more gold jewelry so that her store could become the top seller next month and earn her a lot of commission.
The shop manager, barely suppressing his excitement, said to Xu Bo'an, "Sir, the demand for pure gold phoenix crowns in Dongjiang City isn't high, so we currently only have two simpler designs in stock. Let me show them to you!"
After Xu Bo'an hummed in agreement, the shop assistant hurriedly went back into the storeroom to retrieve the only two precious phoenix crowns!
After the store manager left, the sales staff became even more brazen in their dealings with Xu Bo'an, especially the salesperson who had previously served him. He was now filled with regret, wishing he had been served to death.
If she had been patient and attentive to Xu Bo'an from the beginning, this huge order would have been hers. Now, however, it ended up in the hands of the store manager, who is filled with regret.
However, she had plenty of ideas. Then, she rolled her eyes and walked up to Xu Bo'an, giving him what she considered to be a very attractive and polite smile, and said, "Sir, would it be convenient for us to add each other on WeChat?"
Upon seeing that it was the same annoying salesperson who had previously served him, Xu Bo'an said curtly, "It's inconvenient!"
The saleswoman was quite unhappy with Xu Bo'an's decisive rejection. She was a beautiful woman with both looks and figure, and she was the most attractive one in the jewelry store.
Over the years, when dealing with wealthy customers, they have almost never refused to add me on WeChat.
This salesperson knew very well that men are simply attracted to a few things: power, money, and women—things that no man can resist.
So this saleswoman, who considered herself quite attractive, stubbornly put on another affected, womanly expression, swaying her hips and winking at Xu Bo'an while continuing in a high-pitched voice, "Brother, it'll be very convenient for us to contact each other on WeChat in the future!"
Judging by appearance alone, Xu Bo'an had to admit that the salesperson was indeed very beautiful and had an outstanding figure.
However, having seen women like Chen Shishi, who are like fairies descended from heaven, in the world of bonsai, these ordinary people pale in comparison to Xu Bo'an.
The most important thing is that this woman's purpose is too obvious. The contrast between her attitude towards Xu Bo'an when he first entered the store and her attitude towards him now is huge. Anyone with eyes can see that she wants to use her looks to lure Xu Bo'an into a trap.
Xu Bo'an could easily see through her little trick! Seeing that she wanted to contact him through such means, Xu Bo'an felt even more disgusted with her.
However, Xu Bo'an didn't show it on his face. He chuckled and said, "Hehe, WeChat is quite convenient for communication!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, the woman thought her methods had worked and that Xu Bo'an was willing to add her on WeChat. Her smile was extremely bright as she opened WeChat on her phone and said, "Sir, what's your number? I'll add you!"
Xu Bo'an said directly, "Did I say I wanted to add you on WeChat? You really like to flatter yourself!"
The saleswoman was taken aback by Xu Bo'an's words and said to him, "But...but you just said it's very convenient to contact me via WeChat!"
Xu Bo'an laughed and said, "Hehe, that's right, adding each other on WeChat is very convenient for communication, but did I say I wanted to add you?"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, even a fool could tell that he was teasing her. So, she stopped pretending and looked at Xu Bo'an angrily, saying, "How can you do this? I kindly added you on WeChat, and you not only refused but also made fun of me in public. Is this how you treat people?"
Xu Bo'an said unhurriedly, "You have the nerve to say you added me on WeChat out of kindness? Do you think I don't know what your purpose is in adding me on WeChat? I advise you to focus on selling your gold and stop thinking about crooked things all day long!"
Just then, the store manager came out with some items and overheard Xu Bo'an's words. He asked Xu Bo'an, "Sir, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with our service?"
Xu Bo'an said, "It's not really like that. There's just someone constantly hovering around here, making me dizzy. She even said she wanted to add me on WeChat so we could keep in touch. I don't know what our connection is."
After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, the store manager reprimanded the saleswoman: "What's wrong with you today? Why are you disturbing the customers time and time again!"
The saleswoman quickly explained, "No, store manager, I just thought that since he bought so many expensive gold jewelry in our store today, I added him on WeChat so that it would be easier for him to contact us if there are any problems in the future, and that our after-sales service would be more guaranteed!"
The store manager wasn't stupid; he knew her excuse was just a pretext. He angrily retorted, "Heh, after-sales service? Did this customer buy these jewelry from you? Why would they need to contact you for after-sales service? If there's really a problem with the product and they need after-sales service, they should either contact me directly or go directly to headquarters. Why are you doing this unnecessary thing?"
The salesperson said, "I was just trying to help you out, why are you getting so angry?"
The store manager said impatiently, "Heh, Sun Xiaoxiao, you're going to share my burden? I've never seen you share my burden before. Why are you suddenly sharing my burden today because we have such a big customer? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I'm just too lazy to call you out on it!"
The salesperson, Sun Xiaoxiao, said angrily, "Manager, I was just trying to help you. How could you say that to me? That's too much!"
The store manager, quite impatient with the unreasonable saleswoman, said, "I'm attending to a customer right now. Please stop causing trouble and leave immediately!" Feeling embarrassed by the manager's rudeness and losing face in front of her colleagues, the saleswoman, Sun Xiaoxiao, angrily said to the manager, "Manager, don't go too far with your words, I..."
Seeing that she was still being unreasonable, the store manager knew that if she continued like this, it would be a loss for his VIP customers. At this point, the store manager could no longer tolerate it. Before Sun Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, he said impatiently, "Sun Xiaoxiao, I can't say anything to you right now because there are customers here, but you have seriously violated the store's rules and affected the customers. From now on, you are fired. Get out of here immediately!"
Xu Bo'an chimed in from the side, "Hehe, such a low-quality employee should have been fired long ago!"
The store manager had long disapproved of Sun Xiaoxiao's behavior, but he hesitated because Xu Bo'an was a customer, and felt it wouldn't be appropriate to punish the employee in front of the customer.
However, Sun Xiaoxiao has repeatedly gone too far, even speaking rudely to Xu Bo'an, a distinguished guest. If she continues like this, who knows what even more outrageous things she might do to ruin the shop's business.
So the store manager quickly punished Sun Xiaoxiao. She could only pray in her heart that Xu Bo'an, this esteemed guest, wouldn't think the store was unreliable and leave after seeing her punish an employee.
Unexpectedly, she heard Xu Bo'an affirm her actions, which put her at ease.
The saleswoman, Sun Xiaoxiao, was already very unhappy about being publicly humiliated by Xu Bo'an. Now, hearing the store manager say that she was going to be fired, she angrily said, "Fine, I'll leave! I'm just a lousy saleswoman! I can work anywhere! It's you ungrateful bastards who should know better. I'll settle the score with you sooner or later!"
Sun Xiaoxiao originally wanted to be the first to try something new today and take the initiative to add Xu Bo'an's contact information. However, she didn't expect to get the first thing and instead got a cold shoulder. They even humiliated her in public. She was furious and left after making some harsh remarks.
Seeing this, the other female saleswomen knew that Xu Bo'an was not a casual person, so they didn't dare to gossip behind his back and wisely went about their own business.
Sun Xiaoxiao, that annoying guy, finally left, and the shop became much quieter.
The shop manager then introduced the two phoenix crowns to Xu Bo'an, saying, "Sir, we only have these two styles in our shop. Would you like to take a look?"
After carefully examining the two phoenix crowns, Xu Bo'an felt that neither of them, with their simple designs, met the aesthetic standards of people in the bonsai world. He then said to the shopkeeper, "I'm sorry, I didn't choose either of these. Forget about them!"
The store manager said, "Sir, if you don't need it right now, we can get it from the provincial capital for you. What do you think?"
Xu Bo'an asked, "How long would it take to transfer goods from the provincial capital at the fastest?"
The store manager said, "The provincial capital isn't too far from here. If things go quickly, it can be delivered around 10 a.m. tomorrow!"
Xu Bo'an said, "Around ten o'clock is a bit late. Could you deliver it earlier, around six o'clock tomorrow morning?"
Xu Bo'an guessed that if Li Qingshi went to pick up the bride tomorrow, they would definitely not set off before dawn, as that would be too unsafe. They should wait until six o'clock at the earliest to set off, because the sun would just begin to rise in the Bonsai World at that time. So Xu Bo'an and the shopkeeper set this time.
After listening to Xu Bo'an's words, the store manager said to him, "That should work, but you can choose a style of phoenix crown first. After you've chosen, I'll contact a jewelry store in the provincial capital to see if they have any in stock and if they can arrange for it to be sent over."
Xu Bo'an said, "Okay!"
The store manager then handed Xu Bo'an a booklet, saying, "Sir, this booklet contains all the phoenix crown designs our jewelry store has created so far this year. Please take a look! After you've made your selection, I'll call headquarters."
Xu Bo'an nodded and took the booklet. After opening it, he began to carefully select the styles inside.
Pure gold phoenix crowns are not as popular as necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, which are more accessible to ordinary people.
The reason is obvious: the price is too high, and ordinary people simply cannot afford it. Therefore, there are not many designs for the phoenix crown, with only about thirty styles in total.
Xu Bo'an made his choice in no time. As a straightforward man, he was very simple and direct when choosing such items. He thought that as long as the weight was high and it wasn't particularly ugly, it was good. If you asked him to say which of these styles was the best looking, he really couldn't pick one.
Just in case, Xu Bo'an selected three styles and then told the store manager.
Upon seeing this, the store manager politely said to Xu Bo'an, "Sir, please have some tea for a moment. I'll contact them right now! If they have the goods, I'll have them delivered as soon as possible."
Then the store manager instructed the sales staff to pour tea for Xu Bo'an.
After that, they quickly called the headquarters because the phoenix crowns that Xu Bo'an had chosen were the most expensive styles in the brand's gold shops. The store manager had to make several calls before he finally found a shop in the provincial capital that had one of the styles.
After explaining the situation to the store manager in the provincial capital, the store manager, upon hearing that it was such a large order, was naturally happy to deliver it to the customer as soon as possible.
The provincial capital of Dongjiang City is Jiangzhou Province. It's not far from Dongjiang City by car, only about two hours away. The store manager readily agreed to personally drive the goods over, saying that we could leave now and arrive in Dongjiang City around 11 o'clock!
After the two had discussed and agreed on the matter, they hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, the store manager came over and told Xu Bo'an the result of their discussion. (End of Chapter)