An Qilu, together with the opinions of his friends, decided to purchase the two dresses he liked right away.
Shuai Chang went to pay. After scanning the tags, the attendant said, “Thank you for your purchase, the total for both dresses is 200 Downfall Monster Teeth.”
Shuai Chang had organized the Downfall Monster Teeth in groups of one hundred within his storage ring. Upon hearing the attendant’s words, he directly took out two groups and said, “Please count.”
While the attendant was counting, Shuai Chang stood at the counter waiting, lost in thought. He unconsciously lifted the corners of his lips, and his emerald-green eyes gleamed with brilliance.
The attendant accidentally glanced up and immediately became flustered, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. Looking down again, she had already forgotten how many she had counted.
After waiting for a long time and not seeing Shuai Chang return, An Qilu decided to find him.
Coincidentally, An Qilu arrived just in time to see the female beastman attendant blushing slightly as she secretly stared at Shuai Chang.
With a cold expression, he walked over and tapped the cash register, saying, “Why is it taking so long? Isn’t there an electronic counting device? When did it become necessary for the attendant to count the items one by one? If a customer has to wait for you to count out 10,000 Downfall Monster Teeth, won’t they be waiting all night?”
An Qilu had transformed into a completely different person when dealing with a female beastman who was eyeing his husband. His sharp tongue made the situation quite embarrassing.
The attendant felt ashamed and scared by his words, her eyes reddening as she sought Shuai Chang’s help. She hoped he would rein in his wife’s behavior.
Shuai Chang was entirely focused on An Qilu as he came over, oblivious to the attendant’s gaze.
An Qilu shot the attendant a fierce glare, “Why aren’t you hurrying? Have you never seen a male beastman before? Why are you staring at someone else’s husband?”
“Wuwu—” An Qilu’s words finally made the attendant cry.
Hearing the sound, Shuai Chang turned to look at the attendant. The attendant felt a rush of excitement and couldn’t help but secretly give An Qilu a smug look. In this day and age, male beastmen all favored gentle female beastmen, and this fierce female scolding her would surely make the male regret marrying her, perhaps even cancel their engagement in a fit of anger.
Shuai Chang frowned and asked, “Where is your manager?”
“The manager is in the back,” the attendant replied through her sobs.
“Excuse me, do you need something?” The manager walked over with a bright smile from the back door.
Shuai Chang pointed at the attendant, “Your service attitude is very poor.”
The manager’s heart sank as he looked at the attendant, “Xiluo, what happened?”
An Qilu interrupted the attendant who was about to speak, “Manager, we bought two dresses. My friends and I were talking over there. My husband came to pay, but after a long time, he still hadn’t completed the payment. I came over to see what was going on and found your attendant obsessively staring at my husband, counting 200 Downfall Monster Teeth herself, and if she counted wrong, she started over, all while gazing unblinkingly at my husband. May I ask what kind of place this is? Do customers need to sacrifice their looks for your attendants’ service?”
The manager told the attendant, “Hurry up and apologize to the customer. Can’t you use the electronic counting device to count the Downfall Monster Teeth?”
After saying this, the manager turned to the customer and smiled, “Sir, I sincerely apologize. Our shop has been extremely busy the past few days, and we’ve recently hired a few new attendants who haven’t received training yet. We are willing to compensate with 50 Downfall Monster Teeth for the time we wasted. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold a grudge against a little female.”
The manager’s words were quite eloquent; if they pressed the issue further, it would only make them seem petty. An Qilu sniffed dismissively and said, “Let’s settle this for now. Quickly count the Downfall Monster Teeth; we’re in a hurry.”
The manager quickly set the Downfall Monster Teeth into the electronic counter, and just nicely, it counted to 200. The manager counted out 50 and returned them to An Qilu, “Sir, this is your compensation.”
An Qilu let Shuai Chang store them in his ring and, after the attendant sincerely apologized, he said, “Keep your eyes to yourself in the future,” before leaving.
Upon reaching the entrance, Shuai Chang noticed that Yalin and Xia Zuo were engaged in a lively conversation. They didn’t respond at all as he approached.
“Yalin, let’s go,” Shuai Chang waved his hand in front of Yalin.
Yalin smiled, “Boss, when did you and your sister-in-law return? I didn’t even notice.”
Of course you didn’t, you were busy rekindling things with your ex-boyfriend.
Shuai Chang asked, “What are you chatting about that’s so amusing?”
As they walked outside, Xia Zuo replied, “Yalin is such a funny male beastman; he can make me laugh no matter the topic!”
Shuai Chang nodded and generously praised, “Yalin is very popular at school, both among male and female beastmen. Xia Zuo, if you were in the same year as Yalin, you’d have definitely known him by now.”
Shuai Chang’s remark improved Xia Zuo’s impression of Yalin even more, prompting him to ask, “Yalin, do you have a QQ number? Let me know so I can add you later.”
Yalin instinctively shook his head, “No, I don’t have a computer at home, and I rarely go online.” He was still using his QQ number from a year ago, which he didn’t want Xia Zuo to know about.
“Ah—” Xia Zuo said, disappointed, “Well, if you don’t have a computer, then adding your QQ number won’t help since we can’t chat anyway. We’ll talk about it later.”
Yalin’s heart tightened, and he rashly added, “My cousin has a computer; I can borrow it from him since we live very close.”
“Really?” Xia Zuo’s eyes lit up, “Then Yalin, please create a QQ account! I’ll give you my number, and you can add me later!”
“…Okay.” Yalin felt a slight bitterness at the tip of his tongue, unsure of what emotion overwhelmed him.
After leaving the mall, the group each returned home.
The next morning, Shuai Chang and An Qilu donned their dresses and took a taxi to the city hall.
Unexpectedly, Yalin and Xia Zuo arrived even earlier than they did.
Yalin was dressed in a black suit, standing behind Shuai Chang, while Xia Zuo wore a white suit, standing behind An Qilu.
Yalin said, “Boss, sister-in-law, Xia Zuo and I pretended to be a couple just now to get a spot for you. In a bit, you’ll be the third.”
An Qilu’s eyes brightened, grateful, “Thank goodness for you guys. I thought we would have to wait until the afternoon.”
Perhaps due to the conscription event, there were exceptionally many couples getting married today. When they entered, they had already reached number thirty in line.
“You don’t need to be polite with me, sister-in-law. It’s the least I could do.”
With Yalin’s sentence, An Qilu decided to help him keep it a secret from Xia Zuo for a few days. From their brief exchanges, it was evident there was some misunderstanding between the two, and it would be better for them to resolve it on their own.