Chapter 34: Drunk and Lanzhou

Chapter 34: Drunk and Lanzhou

In the dim morning light, birds fly by the window to announce the sunny weather.

The sound of birds chirping came from the balcony, and Ye Zhenzhen rubbed her eyes and sat up.

I walked to the balcony, opened the curtains, and stretched out in the warm sunshine.

After Ye Zhenzhen finished washing up, she skipped downstairs to buy breakfast.

"Boss, a cup of purple rice porridge and two tea eggs, pack it up!"

"Where does the little girl work so early in the morning?"

"Mall, early shift today."

Riding a small electric scooter to chase the sun, she shuttled through the numerous streets and alleys. Her face was full of smiles, her eyes turned into crescents, and her brows were filled with joy.

It’s so good to live in the sunshine, upright!

She no longer had to worry about others looking at her with tinted glasses, and no longer had to be a night walker. This feeling made Ye Zhenzhen feel like she had been reborn.

Coming to the second floor from the employee passage, Ye Zhenzhen clocked in with a "ding!" and walked briskly towards the store where she went to work.

"morning!"

Her eyes were clear and she greeted her colleagues with a bright smile. Working in the women's clothing store on the second floor, they saw each other every day and were used to greeting each other.

I arrived at the store in the morning, had breakfast in the warehouse and then cleaned up.

The preparations are complete, and we will officially start work at nine o'clock.

At nine o'clock, the music started on time in the shopping mall covering tens of thousands of square meters. The lights in the public passages came on, and the shops turned on their spotlights. The unique models and scenery in the windows all reflected refinement and elegance.

The shopping guides were wearing work clothes and light makeup, standing at the gate with a smile.

Sister Li was hiding in the warehouse, flirting with her boyfriend on her phone. There were no customers and the store manager was not there, so she could let herself go.

Ye Zhenzhen and Xia Tong stood side by side at the gate, both of them lowered their heads and whispered. Standing there like wooden men, not talking was really boring, and it was hard to kill time.

Xia Tong lowered her voice, "Ye Zhenzhen, you look pretty, so why are you single?"

Ye Zhenzhen brushed her hair aside and chuckled, "Why would I be single?"

Xia Tong curled her lips and said, "I don't believe that no one is chasing you."

The floor manager approached from a distance and the two men immediately fell silent. Although it was a brand-operated store and the salary was paid by the brand company, it seemed to have little to do with the shopping mall.

But if you work in a shopping mall, you have to obey the unified management of the mall, and you can't afford to offend the building manager.

If the building manager doesn't like you, he will give you a ticket for no reason. It's easier than farting. You can't fart whenever you want. It's easy to give you a ticket. Just picking a mistake can make the shopping guide work for nothing.

Error correction is the easiest.

The building manager inspected each store and came to Zhichu's door.

There are four building managers on one floor. The building manager on the morning shift today is Xie, a middle-aged woman with broad shoulders and a big waist.

Ye Zhenzhen and Xia Tong hurriedly greeted them.

"Good leadership!"

Manager Xie had a serious look on her face. She walked slowly into the store, her eyes slowly scanning the store's displays and hygiene.

She walked in slow steps, as if she wanted to crush all the ants in the store to death.

Ye Zhenzhen and Xia Tong were so nervous that they didn't dare to breathe, fearing that their breathing was too loud and they would be fined.

Manager Xie's eyes stopped on the east wall, where a row of well-matched sets of clothes were hung.

Manager Xie looked at them for a while, then slowly raised her hand. She used her right index finger to gently slide across the twenty or so pieces of clothing as if she was scratching a piano key.

The row of clothes seemed like ripples caused by the wind, swaying layer by layer.

Manager Xie raised his eyes to look at the two guards at the gate and said in a calm voice, "What's going on?"

Ye Zhenzhen and Xia Tong looked at each other, shirking their responsibilities and not daring to step forward. They were so scared that their mouths dried out, and the spotlights above their heads burned them all over.

Ye Zhenzhen let out a light breath, smiled and walked over quickly.

"Leader, is there any problem?"

Xie Louguan frowned and raised his nose in doubt, "Huh?"

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the row of clothes, her pupils trembled, and a look of panic flashed across her face. She thought to herself, Oops!

Ye Zhenzhen knew that she couldn't escape the fine, so she had to provide samples of at least three pieces of the same style and color (one each of large, medium and small sizes). She only had two pieces of the new white lace top hanging on the side.

"I'm sorry, boss!"

"Fifty fine! Go to the cashier to pay the fine later!"

Ye Zhenzhen's eyelids drooped slightly. She admitted defeat and did not dare to argue with the building manager. If she angered the building manager, if she found other mistakes, the fine would be doubled. Moreover, if you offended the building manager, he would find fault with you every day with a magnifying glass. That was too scary.

Manager Xie walked out of the store slowly with solid steps.

Ye Zhenzhen stood in front of the row of clothes, with a bright, scorching light shining directly above her head. She frowned and bit her lower lip tightly.

I haven't issued any tickets yet this morning, but I'm getting a ticket! This day is not going to be smooth!

Xia Tong came over and asked, "What's wrong? Why the fine?"

Ye Zhenzhen didn't say anything, but raised her hand and pointed at the white lace top.

Xia Tong said angrily: "Issuing a ticket so early in the morning!"

Xia Tong rushed to the warehouse angrily and kicked the door open.

Normally, she was treated like a beast of burden and a fool by Sister Li. Now, she finally found a chance for revenge and was eager to take this opportunity to vent her pent-up anger.

"Sister Li! Wait and pay the fifty yuan fine!"

Sister Li put away her phone and said contemptuously, "Why?"

Xia Tong's face turned red and her voice was sharp, "Why do you say that? You sold the clothes yesterday, why didn't you give out samples? Don't you know that after selling one piece of clothing, you need to give out another one?"

Sister Li stood up and said confidently, "I forgot!"

Xia Tong said, "Yes! It was your negligence. You get the commission for issuing the order, so you should also pay the fine for forgetting to make up the sample!"

Sister Li said calmly, "Why? I was careless, and you didn't pay attention either, right? The rule here is that the fine is shared equally by everyone!"

"Don't be shameless just because you're old!"

As soon as Xia Tong finished speaking, Sister Li slapped her in the face, "Your mother didn't teach you what manners are! I'll teach you!"

Xia Tong was stunned by the beating. After a moment, she came to her senses and rushed over to grab Sister Li, kicking and hitting her, cursing uncontrollably.

Ye Zhenzhen opened her mouth wide. Could a fight break out here? She hurried forward to break up the fight.

It was obvious that the little girl Xia Tong was not in the upper hand, so Sister Li used the brute force of a middle-aged woman, grabbed Xia Tong's hair, and used her other hand to beat Xia Tong continuously.

Poor Xia Tong couldn't use her strength as her hair was being pulled, so she could only tear off Sister Li's clothes with her backhand.

"Let go! Stop fighting!"

Sister Li raised her hand to hit Xia Tong again, Ye Zhenzhen blocked it, and Sister Li slapped Ye Zhenzhen hard on the back.

Ye Zhenzhen's back sank, her upper body suddenly leaned forward, and she staggered two steps.

"Hey!"

Ye Zhenzhen frowned and coughed unconsciously. She pulled Xia Tong to protect her behind her, "Stop fighting! Let's talk it over."

The mall was very quiet in the morning, but the news of the fight in Zhichu's store spread quickly. The shopping guides around stretched their necks to watch. It was not that they did not want to come and watch closely, but no one wanted to spend money to watch.

There were red finger marks on Xia Tong's face and a clump of her hair was pulled out. She was crying and took out her cell phone to call the police.

Sister Li's earrings were pulled off and there were fingernail marks on her face.

The floor manager and Xie, the building manager, rushed over after hearing the noise and sternly questioned the reason for the fight. It was too damaging to the image of the mall. This was not a place for shrews to swear and fight.

Soon, the police from the nearby street arrived. The three officers who responded to the call performed their routine duties and inquired about the course of the conflict.

Xia Tong and Sister Li rushed to make their own statements, and after a few words they started to curse at each other.

The police couldn't stand it anymore, "Can you come one by one? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Before the police could continue questioning, the floor manager stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, this is a business location. Why don't you take them to the police station? I don't think they can explain themselves clearly for a while."

Upon hearing this, the police looked at the two parties involved and asked, "Do you want to reconcile among yourselves or go to the police station to handle it?"

Xia Tong was so angry that she was shaking all over and yelled at the top of her voice:

"I won't reconcile, I want her to be detained!"

Sister Li also began to feel guilty, so she turned her back and made a phone call.

The store manager received a call from the floor supervisor and rushed to the store.

The store manager pulled Ye Zhenzhen over and asked, "What's going on?"

Ye Zhenzhen's face turned pale. She calmed herself down, walked to the door with the store manager, and recounted what had happened in general.

Where there are many women, there are many gossips, and it is unavoidable. Ye Zhenzhen is very afraid of such occasions, she just wants to go to get off work steadily. Fighting and swearing are not uncommon in rural areas. Every time she hears such things, she will hide, not daring to watch and not wanting to understand.

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat and someone flashed through her mind, the person who was with her when she was in a panic.

She looked up and opened her eyes wide. The lights on the ceiling were so bright, just like the street lights that night. She suppressed some emotions and forced them back into her eyes.

He came riding on the clouds and mist, shining with sparkling light, and then left on the moon.

Ye Zhenzhen was just an ant he encountered while strolling in the garden, looking for food on sunny days and moving on rainy days. In the end, she would either die of exhaustion on the way to find food or die under the feet of the giant.