“I’ll take all of these. Miss, please check out.”
“Sir, you’re not joking, right?”
“What’s wrong? I said I trust your taste.”
Was this even about taste? This was about money.
[Xu Lu Favorability +5, Current: 5]
[That’s about 310,000 yuan already… I’ve struck gold today. My commission will be around 15,000]
[This rich second generation… handsome and wealthy. If I could be his girlfriend, I’d wake up smiling even in my dreams]
Chen Qi suddenly smiled. “Miss, could you help me pick out a women’s bag as well? Something more expensive.”
“Alright. Sister Zhang, help me pack these,” Xu Lu called out to the salesgirl at the entrance.
Then she led Chen Qi to the women’s bag display.
[Sigh… so handsome and rich. He must already have a girlfriend who matches his status]
“Sir, what style does your girlfriend like? Or what kind of look? It’ll help me choose.”
“I’m not sure. I don’t know her that well yet… just someone with a lot of elegance.”
“Miss, just choose based on your judgment.”
“Girls’ preferences can vary a lot. If you pick the wrong gift, she might even get upset.”
“It’s fine. Just go for something expensive. If she doesn’t like it, I’ll buy another one tomorrow.”
[What a god-tier boyfriend… if I had someone like this, I’d be willing to live on vegetables every day]
“Alright then.”
Xu Lu chose very carefully. Since she didn’t know what Chen Qi’s “girlfriend” liked, she could only rely on her own taste.
As she kept selecting, she suddenly realized… she had picked a bag she personally liked.
“Sir, what do you think of this pink medium-sized handbag?”
“Looks good. Let’s check out.”
With this bag alone, Xu Lu’s commission for the night exceeded 20,000 yuan.
Normally, her base salary plus commission for an entire month was only around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
“Sir, let’s add each other on WeChat. If you come back in the future, you can contact me anytime.”
For sales associates, building a regular client base was normal. Xu Lu assumed Chen Qi had a girlfriend, so she didn’t think much beyond that.
Chen Qi had been planning to ask for her contact anyway—he didn’t expect her to take the initiative first.
“Sure.”
After paying at the counter, Chen Qi was left holding over a dozen shopping bags, both hands nearly full.
Xu Lu was organizing the clothes he had changed out of.
Chen Qi turned to one of the salesgirls near the entrance and said, “Excuse me, could you give this to Xu Lu?”
The salesgirl looked at the bag containing the handbag. “Sir, is there a problem with it?”
“No problem at all. Just give it to her.”
She carried the bag over. Xu Lu looked confused and immediately walked over.
“Sir, is there something wrong with the bag?”
“Are you upset?”
“Huh? Why would I be upset?” Xu Lu looked puzzled.
“Didn’t you say that if a girl receives a gift she doesn’t like, she might get angry?”
[W-What does he mean? Is this bag… for me?]
“Sir, didn’t you ask me to pick this for your girlfriend?”
“When did I say I had a girlfriend? I only said to pick a women’s bag.”
“Don’t you like it?”
[How could I not like it?! I picked it myself!]
The two salesgirls nearby immediately understood—this low-key rich second generation was pursuing Xu Lu.
“It’s not about liking it or not… we just met. How could I accept something this expensive?”
“Sir, it’s too valuable. I can’t accept it.”
“It’s already bought. And your store only allows exchanges, not refunds, right? If you don’t want it… then give it to this lady.”
Chen Qi glanced at Sister Zhang beside her.
Sister Zhang was stunned with delight. Something like this could fall into her hands?
[No! I might not want it, but I definitely won’t let someone else have it!]
Xu Lu had worked at LV for over two years. Most of the customers were wealthy businessmen, and she had seen plenty of rich second generations.
The middle-aged men who pursued her were rich, but she had no interest in them. As for rich second generations, they usually just talked big.
But someone like Chen Qi—handsome and so direct—this was her first time encountering one.
Hearing her thoughts, Chen Qi said, “Miss, you worked hard helping me pick clothes earlier. And your taste is really good.”
“I’ll need your help again when I buy clothes in the future. Consider this bag a way of making friends.”
Sister Zhang quickly chimed in, “Sir is truly generous—giving a 100,000 yuan bag just to make a friend.”
“I’ll be coming here often in the future. Since we’ve met, we’re all friends. You two can pick one as well.”
“Huh?”
“What?!”
Sister Zhang and Xiao Jing were both stunned.
Was this some rich second generation casually throwing money around? Giving tens of thousands worth of bags to anyone he met?
[What does he mean? Isn’t he pursuing me? If they’re getting one too, then I definitely have to accept it]
“Alright then… it’s an honor to meet you. I still don’t know your name.”
“Chen Qi. Qi as in ‘to start.’”
“My name is—”
“Xu Lu. It’s on your name tag,” Chen Qi said, pointing at her chest.
[Xu Lu Favorability +5, Current: 10]
Sister Zhang and Xiao Jing could clearly see that Chen Qi was only giving them bags because of Xu Lu.
They didn’t dare pick anything too expensive—each chose one worth around 50,000 yuan. The sales still counted under Xu Lu, earning her another 5,000 yuan in commission.
“Are you working tomorrow?”
For ordinary office workers, weekends meant rest. But for sales associates, schedules rotated. Xu Lu was supposed to work on Sunday.
“She’s off tomorrow, off tomorrow,” Sister Zhang quickly answered.
Then she leaned closer to Xu Lu and whispered, “Switch shifts with me tomorrow. He’s handsome and rich—this is your chance.”
“Ah… I’m off tomorrow,” Xu Lu said.
“Then would you be free to go shopping with me? Somewhere nearby.”
“Shopping? Sure, I can help you choose.”
Chen Qi was planning to buy a car. He didn’t even own one yet. A proper “soft-rice man” needed to package himself fully.
As Chen Qi carried more than ten shopping bags and walked out of LV, Xu Lu suddenly grabbed something from the shelf, ran to the counter, and said to Sister Zhang, “Sister Zhang, I’ll buy this. Please check it out for me—use the employee discount.”
Then she rushed outside.
“Chen Qi!”
“You’re off work already?”
“Not yet, one more hour.”
Xu Lu stretched out her hand. A palm-sized gift box appeared in front of him.
“This is a return gift.”
[Received 2,280 Soft-Rice Coins. Cashback returned in Huaxia currency.]
Chen Qi almost jumped in excitement.
At that moment, his heart surged violently—over 22 million yuan had just been credited.
“So girls do give return gifts!”
Before Li Ting, Chen Qi had dated someone else. Just like Li Ting, she believed men should naturally provide, while women only needed to be beautiful.
Chen Qi put down the shopping bags and opened the small gift box. Inside was something that looked like a nail clipper.
He didn’t recognize it at all. What was this for?
[Why isn’t he saying anything? Does he look down on this tie clip? Makes sense… something worth a few thousand probably means nothing to a rich second generation]
Hearing her thoughts, Chen Qi finally realized—it was a tie clip. He had only seen such things in TV dramas before.
“It’s a very beautiful tie clip. I really like it. Thank you.”
He was genuinely grateful. Xu Lu had effectively just given him over 20 million yuan.
“You bought a suit and tie earlier, so I thought you might need a tie clip to match.”
“I really like it. You put a lot of thought into it.”
[Xu Lu Favorability +5, Current: 15]
The original price of the tie clip was 2,850 yuan, but Xu Lu had used her employee discount to bring it down to 2,280 yuan.
If Chen Qi knew, he would probably feel heartbroken—he had missed out on 5.7 million yuan.