Chapter 1673 - 1668: Mrs. Jin Retreats (First Update)

Mrs. Jin was so enraged by Mu Shuangshuang’s words that she ground her teeth.

She couldn’t stand it even more, as the shop assistant seemed to be siding with Mu Shuangshuang, making her lose face.

So she casually pointed at a piece of clothing and said to the assistant, "Take that one down for me, I’ll take it!"

The assistant glanced in the direction she pointed and almost burst out laughing again.

The skirt Mrs. Jin selected was a frilly pink, clearly an outfit only a young girl in her late teens would wear.

Could it be that this old woman really considered herself a young girl and intended to wear such a girly color?

"This mad... this guest, this outfit isn’t quite suitable for your age. How about I introduce you to something else more appropriate?" the assistant said politely.

Mrs. Jin glanced at the skirt, realizing the color indeed didn’t suit her.

But since this person was friendly with Mu Shuangshuang, she deliberately didn’t want to comply with him.

She wanted to make him regret siding with Mu Shuangshuang!

"Is this how you Red House people chase away customers? I say I want this skirt, as long as I can pay for it, that’s all that matters, right? Is it up to you to say if it suits me? Are you the one paying, or am I?" Mrs. Jin asked aggressively.

"I apologize, guest, I..."

"Stop with the nonsense, call your steward here, or don’t blame me for being rude to you!" Mrs. Jin shouted fiercely.

"Guest..." The young assistant tried to explain.

"I don’t want to hear it. If you don’t go right now, I will immediately expose your wrongdoings to everyone in your shop!"

The young assistant, eyes red, turned and went to the inner hall.

After a while, he came out with a man.

This man was Liu Cai, the main steward at Red House, second in authority only to the shopkeeper, Red Lady.

Liu Cai had a liking for Mu Xiaxia and knew Mu Shuangshuang was Mu Xiaxia’s cousin.

As soon as he arrived and saw Mu Shuangshuang, he immediately knew whose side to take.

"Ma’am, I heard from the assistant that you are not satisfied with his service attitude. Could this be a misunderstanding?" Liu Cai asked kindly.

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there be? This assistant was obviously inattentive! I’m here to buy clothes. Whatever piece I say is good, is good. Yet he insists on saying it doesn’t suit me, isn’t that pushing me away?

I think, in such a large Red House, there can’t be an assistant who would run wild over the guests, right?" Mrs. Jin seized the opportunity to complain.

Mu Shuangshuang defended the assistant from the side, "Brother steward, here’s what happened: I came to buy this skirt, and the assistant said it didn’t suit my age.

Indeed, I’m only sixteen, and wearing this orange-red would appear too mature! I thought he explained it well and I even told him the clothes were for my mother!

But then this ’young lady’ here, her age is clearly in her thirties or nearing forty, insisted on this pale pink!

This is clearly something for a sixteen-year-old! The assistant kindly reminded her, yet she used it as a pretext to cause trouble. You see what can be done about this incident!"

Mu Shuangshuang called her a young lady again. Liu Cai looked at Mrs. Jin, realizing she was in her thirties or forties. If she still considered herself a young lady, pigs might fly!

"Dear guest, we sincerely apologize! Our shopkeeper, Red Lady, set a rule that when assistants are present, they must help the customer select the most suitable clothing.

Some clothes may look nice to you, but they are simply not for your age! How about this, let me, Liu Cai, personally pick a suitable skirt for you and offer you a discount, how does that sound?" Liu Cai asked gently.

If it were anyone else, this method could actually solve the problem quite well.

But unfortunately, this person was Mrs. Jin, and she was here deliberately to cause trouble, agreeing was out of the question! No matter what Liu Quan said, she wouldn’t agree!

"Not good enough! You must apologize to me! In front of all the customers in Red House, especially him!"

Mrs. Jin pointed specifically at the assistant.

Her eyes were filled with triumph, as if assuming Liu Quan would prioritize money and comply with her demands!

Unfortunately—

"Guest, our assistant did nothing wrong, please don’t be aggressive!" Liu Cai responded.

"I’m aggressive? Are you really not going to mind your manners?" Mrs. Jin demanded.

"Dear customer, please have some respect! Everyone knows Red House has its own standards!

You claim to like this sixteen-year-old’s garment and have no issue, but you must realize, if you wear it and make others uncomfortable, causing them to inquire where it was purchased from, and they learn it is from our Red House,

where do we put the reputation of Red House? So please, customer, stop making unreasonable trouble, Red House is not your playground!"

Liu Cai’s words were filled with confidence.

Even Mu Shuangshuang, watching from the side, felt a bit of admiration for him.

Mrs. Jin hadn’t expected things to escalate this way.

Originally, she just wanted to humiliate the assistant as a warning to Mu Shuangshuang, but now with the situation so complex, she didn’t know how to maintain her dignified front.

Mrs. Jin held her ground, turning to Liu Cai, "The reputation of Red House? Then where does the reputation of Jin Yinyin go? Do you know who I am? I am..."

"You’re the woman discarded by the County Chief Clerk! Miss Jin, what does your identity have to do with you causing trouble at this shop?"

Mu Shuangshuang ’kindly’ revealed Mrs. Jin’s identity.

Mrs. Jin’s face instantly twisted.

How did she forget that this wretched girl was here too?

With her present, how could she possibly be having a good time?

After hearing Mu Shuangshuang’s words, Liu Cai couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

He even said to Mrs. Jin, "This... ’young lady’, even if you weren’t discarded and remained the Chief Clerk’s wife, you cannot push around Red House!

If you don’t want to lose face, please leave now and don’t ever set foot in our Red House again!"

"You all..." Mrs. Jin had never experienced such humiliation in her life.

For a moment, she was shaking with rage.

But she dared not linger, as the assistant said,

If the power behind Red House is someone even Da De can’t afford to offend, entangling further would harm Da De!

Harming Da De means harming herself and her two daughters!

Mrs. Jin gritted her teeth, storming out of Red House furious and frustrated.

Liu Cai turned to Mu Shuangshuang and said, "The trouble’s gone, miss, you can now pick out clothes at ease! If you fancy anything, let me know, and I’ll give you a discount!"

"Thank you!" Mu Shuangshuang glanced at Liu Cai and started picking out clothes.

As she was selecting clothes, Liu Cai leaned closer and suddenly asked, "Miss, you are Xiaxia’s cousin, right? I’m Liu Cai, Xiaxia used to work here!"

"Mm!"

"Do you know where she is now? We’re all waiting for her to return!"