71: Chapter 71 Li Feng's Little Moves
When Li Yiran and the other two entered the shop, the shop assistant was visibly taken aback, then quickly walked over with somewhat exaggerated movements.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Xiao Yuchen felt something was off because this saleswoman kept glancing at him from time to time.
"What's going on? Have I become even more handsome recently?" Xiao Yuchen felt a bit smug inside.
"I wonder what kind of clothing the three of you are looking for? We have everything here, from men's and women's wear to children's clothing."
"Oh, I'd like to look at children's clothing," Li Yiran replied.
"Huh? Yiran, what's going on? Why are you buying children's clothing? Don't tell me... it couldn't be that soon, could it?"
Xiao Yuchen was shocked. He and Li Yiran had only been together that one time. Could he be about to become a father? He had absolutely no mental preparation for this.
"What are you thinking about? I said children's clothing, not baby clothes." Li Yiran blushed and rolled her eyes at Xiao Yuchen.
"Oh, then why are you buying children's clothing?" Xiao Yuchen asked, feeling puzzled.
"Actually, I'm not buying clothes for myself. Winter is coming soon, and I want to buy some new clothes for the children at the orphanage."
"I saw on a Douyin short video before that the children in the orphanage were living very hard lives without new clothes to wear. Later, I checked and found out there are several orphanages in Jiangcheng."
"I donated five hundred thousand yuan to each orphanage. Anyway, I'm free today, so I want to go visit them again and see them wearing the new clothes I bought."
Hearing Li Yiran's words, Xiao Yuchen was moved. He and Xiao Yuxin were also orphans, and they could understand the loneliness and helplessness of orphans even better than Li Yiran could.
Strictly speaking, he and Xiao Yuxin owed their current life to Li Yiran's help; otherwise, he would have had no ability to support his sister's education.
"I see. Then let's buy more." Without waiting for Li Yiran to say anything, Xiao Yuchen said directly to the shop assistant: "Pack up all the children's clothing here; I want all of it."
"You want all of it? Don't you want to take a look first?" the assistant asked in surprise.
"No need, just pack up all the children's clothing." Xiao Yuchen's attitude was unquestionable.
"Very well, sir, I'll go right away." Saying this, the assistant turned and walked toward the children's clothing section.
"Huh? Do the shop assistants in this store have so much authority? They just pack things up without collecting payment first? Aren't they afraid I can't afford it?"
Hearing this, Li Yiran was also somewhat confused. The Li family owned many designer clothing stores, so she naturally knew the rules of these stores. Buying so many clothes would probably cost hundreds of thousands; how could they just start packing without collecting payment?
"It is indeed strange, but I am certain this store is not one of ours. She shouldn't know us at all." Li Yiran was also completely confused.
While the three of them were waiting, another customer walked in. Another saleswoman came to attend to them. This customer looked quite wealthy and bought three sets of clothes.
Only after the customer paid did the saleswoman start packing the clothes for them. Xiao Yuchen and Li Yiran both saw the problem here; it seemed the saleswoman's attitude toward them was clearly different from her attitude toward that customer.
After that customer left, Xiao Yuchen called the saleswoman over. To their surprise, she was very polite when she saw them.
"Um... miss, may I ask, do you know us?" Xiao Yuchen asked.
"No... I don't know you." The saleswoman shook her head.
"Then, if someone buys a lot of clothes here, do they need to pay first before they are packed?" Xiao Yuchen continued to ask.
"That's right, that's the rule for all designer clothing stores. After all, many clothes here cost four digits or more, and we have to package them in exquisite gift boxes. If we pack them up and the customer suddenly says they don't want them, it's a huge waste of time." The saleswoman did not hide anything.
"Then are the children's clothes here very cheap?"
"No, children's clothes are generally even more expensive than adult clothing nowadays."
"Then I just bought all the children's clothes here; why didn't that saleswoman collect payment from us and just go to pack them up?" Xiao Yuchen was even more puzzled.
"This... perhaps it's... it's... because you look like wealthy people and wouldn't deceive us service staff."
Hearing this from the saleswoman, Xiao Yuchen was speechless. His entire outfit added up to only about a hundred yuan, so how did he look like a wealthy person?
Furthermore, rules were rules. No matter who came, things were done according to the rules. What did that have to do with whether someone was wealthy or not?
"Miss, I don't think you're telling the truth. Are you hiding something from us, or do you know us?" Xiao Yuchen asked again.
"This... sir, please don't make things difficult for us small service staff. It's not easy for us to find a job, so please don't ask."
Seeing that the saleswoman was actually a bit afraid of him, Xiao Yuchen was a bit confused, but in any case, he had to get to the bottom of this today.
"What exactly are you afraid of? If you don't tell me, I'll have to investigate it myself. If I find out the reason, then your job..." Xiao Yuchen didn't finish his sentence, but the saleswoman certainly understood what he meant.
"No, no, no, sir, I'll talk, I'll talk."
Under Xiao Yuchen's pressure, the saleswoman finally told the truth.
It turned out that Li Feng had been brooding over the incident where he had offended Xiao Yuchen. To avoid such things happening again, he urgently held a video conference and sent Xiao Yuchen's electronic photo to all his various businesses.
All employees of Shengkai Group were to treat Xiao Yuchen with courtesy when they saw him. Although the clothing store in front of them was indeed not a property of the Li family, Li Feng had sent them the photo as well.
Anyone wanting to rent a storefront from the Li family had to follow his rules. Of course, all of Xiao Yuchen's consumption in the store was charged to Li Feng's account.
If it wasn't much money, it would be deducted from the rent; if it was a large amount, they could seek reimbursement from Shengkai Group.
That was why the saleswoman kept staring at Xiao Yuchen; she was afraid of making a mistake.
Once Xiao Yuchen's identity was confirmed, the staff didn't mention money. No matter what Xiao Yuchen bought, they could just pack it up.
Knowing the sequence of events, Xiao Yuchen shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Yiran, my only hobby has been stripped away by your father. It's really annoying."
"Hehe, who told you to be so outstanding? Even your future father-in-law has to go to such lengths to please you." Li Yiran covered her mouth and giggled.
"Forget it, in the future, I'll only buy goods from street stalls. I don't believe I won't be able to spend my money."
Half an hour later, the staff had packed up over two hundred pieces of children's clothing and delivered them to Xiao Yuchen's car. Although his car was large enough, it was packed to the brim.
On the way, Xiao Yuchen bought some fruit, and then drove to the Bo'ai Orphanage in the west of the city.
This orphanage had been built thirty years ago, and the buildings were a bit old, but the supporting facilities inside were quite complete. Many of the tables and chairs were newly bought and looked quite good.
"Yiran, these tables and chairs couldn't have been bought with the money you donated, right?" Xiao Yuchen said.
"I'm not sure, but when I came last time, many of the facilities here were still old. I just hoped the children's conditions could be a bit better, which is why I donated the money."
Walking into the orphanage, Xiao Yuchen saw a young woman leading dozens of children in a game of "Eagle Catches Chickens." Seeing the innocent smiles on the children's faces, Xiao Yuchen was reminded of his own childhood.
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