Su Ding’s lips curled into a smile as she looked at the sales associate.
The sales associate’s expression was rather telling, and he immediately shifted his gaze to Shao Zhengkang, his voice losing some of its politeness.
“Sir, it’s not this young lady’s card that failed.”
“It’s yours. Please swipe it again.”
Upon hearing this, Shao Zhengkang’s face contorted with disbelief. “How is that possible? How could this be…”
As the sales associate handed Shao Zhengkang’s card back to him.
Shao Zhengkang finally realized that he had rushed out and grabbed the wrong card. Under Su Ding’s amused gaze, his face flushed and paled. He angrily explained,
“I… I brought the wrong card. How could I possibly not have money…”
Li Fangyuan also recognized the card and realized Shao Zhengkang had brought the wrong one. Her face turned awkward and angry, and she tried to explain, “We really just brought the wrong card. We can definitely afford over seven hundred thousand yuan!”
Ninety-eight thousand yuan at a seventy-seven percent discount was just over seven hundred and fifty thousand yuan.
“What did you just say? Don’t tell me you’re going to lie and say you forgot to bring all your family’s cards?”
Su Ding raised an eyebrow, a playful smile on her face. “Aren’t you the ones saying that?”
Shao Zhengkang and Li Fangyuan’s faces grew even more unsightly.
Seeing their embarrassed expressions and recalling how they had belittled and scorned this young lady upon entering the store, the sales associate couldn't help but lean towards Su Ding’s side.
“Gentlemen, are you able to swipe your card again?”
Li Fangyuan, usually the most vain and image-conscious, felt mortified by Su Ding’s taunts, especially when her own words were turned back on her. She wished she could disappear into the ground.
“Zhengkang, hurry and think of something,” she whispered anxiously.
Shao Zhengkang was also burning with anxiety. He had intended to make a fool of Su Ding, but instead, he had become the butt of the joke.
“How much money do you have on you? We’ll have to pool our funds.”
“My card should have about four hundred thousand yuan.”
Shao Zhengkang cast an expectant glance at Li Fangyuan.
Li Fangyuan reluctantly took out a card from her leopard-print handbag but then suddenly remembered something, and her face changed.
“I just spent a hundred thousand yuan yesterday on a VIP membership for premium skincare. Now there’s only a little over two hundred thousand yuan left on the card.”
“Adding this up, it’s still over six hundred thousand yuan, which isn’t enough.”
Shao Zhengkang’s expression changed upon hearing this. “What? You spent a hundred thousand yuan on a membership yesterday? Are you crazy? How much money do you think you can spend! Li Fangyuan, my money doesn’t grow on trees!”
As if finding an outlet for his frustration, Shao Zhengkang no longer held back his words towards Li Fangyuan.
Li Fangyuan, incensed by his sudden outburst, retorted angrily, “Shao Zhengkang, are you out of your mind? I got the membership for my skincare treatments, you knew about it all along, didn’t you? You approved it!”
“When the hell did I know it was a hundred thousand yuan! Damn it!”
Shao Zhengkang cursed, his language turning vulgar. If he had that hundred thousand yuan, they wouldn’t be standing here being mocked by Su Ding! Damn it!
Li Fangyuan’s temper flared. “Shao Zhengkang, who are you cursing at? The red envelopes you sent me, don’t I have the right to spend them as I please? If you didn’t want to give it, you shouldn’t have. Don’t give it and then demand it back now!”
In front of Su Ding and the sales associate, their argument escalated, and they nearly came to blows.
Even the most patient sales associate couldn’t stand it any longer. “Gentlemen, if you don’t have enough money, one of you can go home to get it. If you’ve decided not to purchase, please do not cause a scene in the store. If any of the jade ornaments inside are damaged by you, the compensation would be far more than seven hundred thousand yuan.”
Shao Zhengkang shot a furious glance at Su Ding and snapped at the sales associate, “I’m not buying anymore! What kind of attitude is this!”
The sales associate ignored him and turned to Su Ding apologetically, “I’m sorry, Madam. Since they have decided not to purchase, the price will revert to the original, and the seventy-seven percent discount will no longer apply.”
Hearing this, Shao Zhengkang felt a surge of vengeful satisfaction!
He wouldn’t let her save tens of thousands! He’d make her furious! How dare she show off in front of him!
However, the very next second, Su Ding’s words caused Shao Zhengkang’s face to freeze completely.
“Then I’ll buy two.”
“Don’t the main city stores have this jade bracelet? Have it delivered here later, and I’ll come to pick it up.”
“Will that qualify for the seventy-seven percent discount?”