CHAPTER 164: CHAPTER 164: BIRTHDAY 2_1

Yan Xixi saw right through her intentions and suddenly laughed. "Boss, I just plan to invite President Liang for two meals to close this deal."

Fu Mei thought she had misheard. "Two meals? You think someone like President Liang is going to have a vegetarian meal with you?"

Yan Xixi stated with a straight face, "Not vegetarian, but meat! I’m treating him to steak."

Fu Mei was shocked and doubtful. How dare this woman boast so confidently! But Yan Xixi has always been very low-key and composed; she doesn’t seem like the shallow type to brag casually.

Yan Xixi politely said her goodbyes and left elegantly.

Fu Mei, however, stood rooted to the spot for a good while before suddenly chasing after her. "Yan Xixi..."

Yan Xixi stopped. "Does the Boss have any more orders?"

"If you really manage to win over President Liang with just two meals, I will immediately recommend you to take my position."

Yan Xixi raised an eyebrow. Fu Mei lowered her voice. "I’m getting a promotion next month, but I’ve never mentioned it. I wanted to tell you all later. Yan Xixi, if you really pull this off, I’ll concede defeat."

Yan Xixi chuckled.

Fu Mei, a tough woman, wasn’t ugly but couldn’t be considered beautiful. She had slowly climbed the ladder through her own hard work, so she always had to give more than other women. She despised those who casually exploited their beauty for wealth. Consequently, for years, she had never allowed any beautiful girl to rise, always blocking their progress. Even towards Yan Xixi, despite her being low-key, never flirting with male colleagues, or portraying herself as weak, Fu Mei had always remained vigilant. Today, for Fu Mei to finally speak in her favor was a rare concession indeed.

"Thank you, Boss."

"Don’t thank me too soon. Let’s be practical first, and principled later. If you can’t handle it, I definitely won’t recommend you."

She smiled and gave a bow. "Thank you. I’ll get back to work then."

The Christmas and New Year promotional events attracted numerous customers. While upscale stores like theirs couldn’t offer huge discounts, Xu Xiaoya launched a gift-with-purchase event. In just half a month, sales reached a stunning height.

Finally, the event ended, and Tuesday afternoon grew unusually quiet.

Xu Xiaoya looked at the report, grinning from ear to ear. Her sense of precaution wasn’t as strong as Yan Xixi’s. Yan Xixi had warned her repeatedly, but Xu Xiaoya never thought that Wan Donglin would bother with their small store. Really, what might be a huge sum to others is nothing to Young Master Donglin, right?

She calculated the year-end bonus she would receive and compared prices of several apartments in different neighborhoods. She couldn’t help but feel a swell of smug satisfaction. This is great! I’m about to own my very own exquisite little apartment.

"Hey, Xiaoya, what are you daydreaming about? Is business so good that you can’t even count all the money you’ve made?"

Xu Xiaoya looked up and laughed. "Little Xuanyuan, your crocodile skin bag arrived a while ago. I thought you’d come to pick it up last week."

Zhou Xiaoxuan glanced at the bag, her interest clearly lacking.

"What? Little Xuanyuan, you don’t like it anymore?"

She shook her head. "I suddenly don’t want it anymore."

"Hey, Zhou Xiaoxuan, what do you mean by that? You already placed a custom order, and now you’re saying you don’t want it? I’m not refunding your deposit."

Zhou Xiaoxuan glared at her. "Xu Xiaoya, you’ve been lying to me all along, haven’t you?"

Xiaoya was baffled. "What have I lied to you about?"

"Last time I asked you who the real boss of this store was, you said you didn’t know."