Chapter 98 Exceptional Luck: You Can Meet Oddballs Anywhere
Chapter 98 Exceptional Luck: You Can Meet Oddballs Anywhere
In Beijing, there are more people at night than during the day, perhaps because of the start of the school year, with many students gathering in twos and threes around the area.
After discussing it, the group decided that since it was their first time here, they should have a good meal, so they headed straight for Beijing's specialty food—Beijing roast duck.
When the four arrived at their destination, it was already packed with people. They got a number from the shop assistant, but seeing that they would have to wait a while, they decided to go shopping in the surrounding malls.
After about half an hour, the group felt it was about time and decided to go back and check.
As soon as the four of them arrived at the hotel reception, they heard their numbers being called over the loudspeaker.
“We’re pretty lucky,” Gao Xuanyi said.
Several people stepped forward, about to hand the paper number tags to the employee, when they were stopped by a middle-aged woman dressed in jewels.
"Hello, we've been waiting for ages, can we pay extra to cut in line?" The woman wasn't speaking to them; she spoke to the employee who was checking the number plates in a condescending tone.
The look in his eyes seemed to say, "It's your honor to help me cut in line."
"Excuse me, ma'am, we only have one table available right now, and the number has already been called. We also have a queue system based on numbers, so we can't cut in line." The receptionist was very kind and gave the woman an apologetic smile before speaking politely.
"Hey! How can you be so dense?! I said I'd raise the price! If you can't make that decision, call your manager! Let me tell you, I know your boss! Be careful, or your boss might fire you!" The middle-aged woman felt embarrassed when the clerk didn't agree to her request to raise the price, and her words were full of threat.
Before the employee could even speak, Liu Xixi, with her spoiled princess temper, couldn't hold back any longer.
"No, if you want to cut in line, don't you need us to ask for your opinion first?" Liu Xixi asked, cutting between the employee and the middle-aged woman.
"I paid to cut in line, what's it to you?" The middle-aged woman didn't take this seriously at all, not even looking at the group of people with disdain. She even glanced at them one by one with a contemptuous look.
"Ugh! I have such a bad temper! Do you really think this shop is yours to run?" Gao Xuanyi, who was also a member of the Jingjie group, had never been treated like this before. Seeing the look in Liu Xixi's eyes, she stepped forward to support her.
Huang Qing and Jiang Chengcheng behind them exchanged a glance, shrugged, and gave each other a helpless look.
Jiang Chengcheng didn't know what Huang Qing was feeling helpless about, but she was frustrated with her own terrible luck, encountering such oddballs wherever she went.
"Whether it's my family's business or not is none of your business! I paid, so what if I cut in line? You country bumpkins and poor students, do you think you paid more than me?" The middle-aged woman arrogantly berated the group.
The commotion caused by the group attracted the attention of the onlookers who were queuing up nearby, who looked on with curiosity as they watched what was happening.
Some of the students who heard the middle-aged woman's remarks glared at her angrily, secretly criticizing her low quality.
However, out of a desire to avoid trouble while traveling, no one stepped forward to speak up for them.
"Auntie, aren't you funny? Is this about money? Do you think I'm short of money? You just cut in line without asking us, the people involved!" Liu Xixi, who lives in the hills of Gangcheng, is not short of money, so she wouldn't be fooled by the other party's twisted logic!
"Please calm down, ladies. Paying extra to cut in line is really not an option. If you're in a real hurry, you can check out the grilled fish restaurant next door. It's also owned by our boss, and it's easier to get a number there. The food is absolutely delicious too." The female employee calmly advised her, but she was actually panicking inside.
If this really escalates, she will definitely be the one to suffer, regardless of whether she is right or wrong!
Jiang Chengcheng, who had once been a fellow low-level employee, could probably sense the panic in the young woman's heart and quickly stepped forward to comfort Liu Xixi.
Normally, her temper wouldn't be much better than Liu Xixi's.
Seeing the urgency in the young female employee's eyes, Jiang Chengcheng felt that she couldn't let things get out of hand and cause the other person to lose their job.
Liu Xixi wasn't oblivious either; Jiang Chengcheng only needed to give her a look, and she understood instantly.
Liu Xixi snorted coldly, put her hands on her hips, glared at the middle-aged woman, and then remained silent.
But while they chose to keep quiet, the middle-aged woman kept chattering away like a machine gun, as if the others were afraid of her by remaining silent.
They kept babbling on for five or six minutes, saying the group was poor and shouldn't pretend to be rich if they didn't have money, and then they said the group were clearly students but dressed up so extravagantly.
Even Huang Qing, who had the best temper among the four, was so angry that he almost went to the imperial city to fight.
Jiang Chengcheng, who had originally intended to mediate and settle the matter out of consideration for the female employee, was now furious!
She shouldn't have had any expectations of a better future with someone of such bizarre character!
Take a deep breath.
Jiang Chengcheng ignored the middle-aged woman's foul language and calmly walked up to the female employee, handing her a contact number.
"If you really lose your job later, go to this person and say that Jiang Chengcheng said that the salary will only be higher, not lower."
The female employee casually took the business card. She didn't react for a moment when she heard Jiang Chengcheng's words. Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Chengcheng had already walked leisurely and smilingly toward the middle-aged woman.
"Your mother must have died very young, right?"
Upon hearing Jiang Chengcheng's words, the middle-aged woman was momentarily stunned, seemingly not understanding why Jiang Chengcheng would say such a thing.
"How do you know? What are you doing!" Seeing Jiang Chengcheng's sinister smile lingering on her face as she walked closer and closer, the woman was about to take a defensive stance when Jiang Chengcheng slapped her hard across the face!
“‘Pshaw! What am I doing? Of course, I'm teaching you a lesson on behalf of your deceased parents, so you'll learn to watch your mouth!’ Jiang Chengcheng said, then slapped him again, adding.”
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! The left and right sides of the face have to be symmetrical, otherwise it won't look good!"
Jiang Chengcheng's actions left not only her three roommates and the female employee stunned, but also the onlookers around her completely dumbfounded.
"Wow! You're amazing, sis! You promised to let things go! Why didn't you take me with you!" The first to speak was Liu Xixi, who had just been persuaded by Jiang Chengcheng.
She thought she was already "overbearing and unscrupulous" enough in Hong Kong, and only became more restrained when she was in Beijing.
But looking at Jiang Chengcheng's actions now, it's like she's just throwing water in the water!
But it really felt good!
This old lady's mouth looks like it hasn't been brushed in decades, it's really infuriating!
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