CHAPTER 433: CHAPTER 433: A PAUPER IS STILL A PAUPER

Once the scolding was done, it was time to show real strength.

Li Haidong slightly raised his chin and instructed the store assistant, "Bring out the most expensive sunglasses in your store for me."

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room like he was counting. After finally withdrawing his gaze from Qin Feng, he gestured to the store assistant, "Bring out seven pairs of the most expensive sunglasses, three men’s pairs, and four women’s pairs."

In the face of money, there is no grievance too great that it cannot be alleviated.

The store assistant initially had her belly full of anger; upon hearing this, she immediately smiled brightly and bowed to Li Haidong, "Sir, please wait a moment, I’ll get them for you right away."

Opening up seven orders at once, and all big ones — her monthly performance was no longer a concern.

This high-end eyewear store had only one manager and one assistant. The manager happened to be out, leaving her alone to assist.

Serving seven customers at once was indeed challenging, but she finally demonstrated her excellent service skills. She guided them to the lounge, served tea and refreshments, and quickly brought over more than a dozen high-end luxury models from the store.

Wearing white gloves, the assistant took out a pair of sunglasses with gold-plated frames and began to explain to Li Juezhou, "Sir, this is our store’s..."

"Stop!" Li Juezhou raised a hand to interrupt, "Didn’t I make myself clear earlier? No introductions needed, just bring out your most expensive sunglasses."

"Oh, sir." The assistant nodded compliantly, putting away the sunglasses and only leaving the seven most expensive pairs on the table.

Jiang Xiaoti was somewhat restless, shifting around on the sofa. One of the pairs of sunglasses on the table had caught her eye briefly with its price tag while she was at the display case earlier.

Twenty-eight thousand yuan might not sound like a lot usually, but on a pair of sunglasses, it seemed astronomical to her.

"Uncle, it’s fine to buy for you and Aunt Lan, no need to mind us. This pair alone is twenty-eight thousand; it’s really too expensive," Jiang Xiaoti waved her hand, politely declining.

Upon hearing the price, Sang Ning was wide-eyed, joking with Li Haidong, "Uncle, why not just cash it out for us instead?"

Li Haidong’s grand gesture was probably something no one dared to accept easily.

Li Haidong rolled his eyes at Sang Ning, "Young lady, always talking about money. Were you born from a cash register or something?"

Qin Feng and Lu Yujing remained silent. Young Song Shiye had never seen such a display. Despite being quite a lucrative actor, he had never used such expensive sunglasses.

Young people tend to act and speak more exuberantly. Song Shiye clasped his hands, speaking loudly, "Uncle, I beg you to reconsider!"

Li Haidong was amused, "I insist that you all accept this. Anyone who doesn’t is disrespecting me. My biggest annoyance in life is having too much money with nowhere to spend it. You all accepting would help ease my troubles."

Wei Lan gave Li Haidong a disdainful glance, turning her body to the side, "Making a fool of yourself!"

Sang Ning suddenly remembered a meme she saw online and blurted out, "I’m taking on you rich people!"

Li Haidong gave Sang Ning a long, meaningful look.

How was his kid treating his girlfriend so badly, that Sang Ning seemed so dumbfounded by the world?

At this moment, the store assistant returned with a card machine in hand. She stood before Li Haidong, bending over, her brow arching with a smile that could almost touch the sky, "Sir, how would you like to pay?"

Li Haidong took out a black card and placed it on the table, "Swipe it!"

Right then, he was incredibly grateful to be carrying that card, having not lost it to the fire the previous night.

The assistant took the card from the table, seeing that it was a no-limit black card, her eyes smiled nearly shut.

"Sir, the total for the seven pairs of sunglasses is 225,000 RMB." The assistant quoted Li Haidong the price, inserting the card into the card reader.

After entering the amount, the assistant respectfully handed the card reader to Li Haidong, "Sir, please enter your PIN."

Li Haidong raised his large hand and quickly entered a few digits on the keypad.

Suddenly, the assistant’s radiant smile had a crack, and when she spoke again, her previously vibrant voice dropped several tones, "Sir, sorry, could you please enter your PIN again?"

Li Haidong did not sense any problem and again complied by entering the PIN.

This time, the assistant’s smile completely vanished, replaced by a scowl.

"What’s going on?" Li Haidong finally sensed something awry.

The others also noticed the atmosphere growing tense.

The assistant threw Li Haidong’s black card back to him and slammed the card reader onto the table, abandoning her courteous demeanor. With hands on hips, she scolded Li Haidong, "Acting like a big shot with no money? You lousy beggar!"

Li Haidong was slightly dumbfounded, pinching the card between two fingers, questioning the assistant, "Do you know what kind of card this is?"

The assistant rolled her eyes, almost popping out of the socket, "What else could it be, a beggar’s card used by a penniless person!"

"What attitude is this, be careful, I’ll file a complaint against you!" Li Haidong slammed the card back onto the table, "Get your manager, I’ll speak with them personally."

This store was merely a small asset under the Li Family’s name, and the eyewear owner knew him. As long as he made a call, he could pick anything from the store.

Even with his own assets, Li Haidong had never thought of using special privileges, but this insolent, blind store assistant made him furious.

The assistant was certain that the middle-aged man yelling at her was just a penniless scoundrel; she had been fooled by such a person.

Without restraint, the assistant abandoned her act, her sharp and mean side exposed, pushing Li Haidong, "If you can’t afford it, then get out. A card that can’t even process 200,000-plus, and you dared to call it a black card. Did you forge it on purpose or something?"

Li Haidong maintained the gentlemanly demeanor expected of a middle-aged man. Even when pushed around, he remembered the girl was young and didn’t act rashly. Otherwise, he could send her to heaven with one slap.

Wei Lan stood up and pulled the assistant’s hand, yelling at her, "Talk it out, why are you using hands?"

"It’s none of your business! Running into all you Chinese people today is really bad luck." The assistant yanked Wei Lan’s hand away violently.

Wei Lan didn’t expect such explosive strength from the store assistant, who looked so frail. The force sent her flying right in front of Sang Ning.

"Judging people by their looks, let go of my uncle. I’ve got money, I’ll pay for it!"

"You?"

The assistant looked at Qin Feng with complete skepticism.

"Don’t be rash, do you know who he is? Let go, or you’ll regret it later."

Although Lu Yujing had helped the assistant earlier, her words now held no sway.

The assistant just felt that she was being toyed by a bunch of paupers, one playing the bad cop the other the good cop, coordinating quite well.

But unfortunately, paupers are still paupers!