After promising to double the silver payment, the women in the tailor shop worked with increasing efficiency. Having stayed up all night, Su Mingyu returned to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion in the morning and collapsed into bed, not waking up until the next morning.
After she groggily got up and practiced a set of boxing, she rushed to the tailor shop to supervise the work.
Early on the third day, Gu Ruobai wheeled himself to wait in front of Su Mingyu's door.
Su Mingyu took Gu Ruobai to a teahouse opposite Sinnan Pavilion and deliberately found a good seat to watch the show.
Yawning, Su Mingyu stared at the opposite side, looking rather uninterested.
As the crowd grew denser, Sinnan Pavilion became more and more popular.
Suddenly, a slender woman scratched her arm while angrily shouting, "Call your shopkeeper here! I want a refund! What the hell is this? How dare you sell such shoddy goods! You've got no conscience at all!"
Her outburst caught many people's attention.
At this time, Xia Mian squeezed out of the crowd. She stepped forward suspiciously and asked, "I'm the shopkeeper. Miss... What do you mean?"
"What do I mean!" The woman threw the clothes in her hand directly at Xia Mian's face, then rolled up her sleeves.
"Look! It's because I wore your clothes that my whole arm has become like this, red and itchy. I went to see a doctor, but even the doctor couldn't do anything!"
"I'm telling you, today I not only want a refund, but also you have to compensate me fifty taels of silver. Otherwise, this matter won't end here!"
Saying that, the woman slapped the counter hard and sat on it.
Xia Mian picked up the clothes and was about to say something when the woman interrupted her, "Come on, sisters. Take a look. These rashes on my body are driving me crazy. The doctor said that if it doesn't heal well, there will be scars."
As soon as she said this, the girls who were originally going to buy clothes all stopped their actions. Even several people who were about to pay silver finally put the clothes aside.
Seeing that she had achieved the desired effect, the woman continued to incite, "Sisters, tell me. If a girl is covered in pockmarks, who would want her? People would run away in disgust at the sight of her. Don't you think I should get an explanation from them?"
Some girls who resonated with her nodded one after another, "Yes..."
Xia Mian's face looked rather grim. "Are you sure the rashes on your body are because of this dress?"
The woman immediately slapped the table and roared angrily, "The doctor said it was because of this. How could I lie to you?"
Saying that, the woman took out a piece of paper and threw it at Xia Mian. "Take a good look. The doctor said it was because I had an allergic reaction to the dye of your clothes. Tell me what exactly you used to dye this fabric? You've made me suffer so much!"
Xia Mian picked up the paper and read it for a while. Then her face became even more solemn. "Our tailor shop only makes clothes. We don't dye the cloth."
"I don't care."
The woman held her head high, like a victorious rooster. "Whether the fabric is good or not is your problem. It has nothing to do with me. I only know that I bought it from you. Just tell me if you'll compensate me the silver or not!"
Xia Mian pursed her lips and said nothing.
Seeing this, the woman simply stood on the table and shouted at the top of her voice, "Sisters! Come and take a look! This heartless merchant used inferior fabric and made me like this, but she still refuses to admit it!"
"Sisters, you must never come to this damned shop to buy clothes. Otherwise, I'll be your future. I'm going to smash this heartless shop!"
Saying that, the woman began to throw things wildly, almost hitting the people around her.
Seeing this, the girls who were buying clothes quickly urged, "Shopkeeper, say something!"
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around Sinnan Pavilion, even people from the whole market came to watch this rare excitement.
Gu Ruobai glanced at Su Mingyu beside him, who was not worried at all and even seemed to be dozing off. A faint smile appeared in the depths of his eyes. "The woman who is causing trouble, did you find her?"
Su Mingyu forced a perfunctory smile. "Just watch. Don't show off your intelligence in front of me all the time. I'll really want to beat you up."
"Show off my intelligence?" Gu Ruobai looked at Su Mingyu, his cold eyebrows knitted into a frown.
Su Mingyu suddenly realized that she might have said something she shouldn't have. So she coughed lightly. "I mean... You're smart. Don't always show off your smartness. You've got to give others a way out. Otherwise, no girl will like you."
"Are you admitting that I'm smarter than you?" Gu Ruobai looked at Su Mingyu, half - smiling.
Did this need to be admitted?
Wasn't the fact right there?
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. Just as she was about to tell Gu Ruobai to focus on the show, she suddenly felt a very intense gaze.
Following the gaze, it was indeed Gu Ruobai's deep eyes.
Su Mingyu grinned. "May I ask if His Highness Prince Ruixian has any other questions?"
Gu Ruobai squinted at Su Mingyu. "Girl, do you also dislike people who are smarter than you?"
Why did the word "also" sound so awkward?
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "I think... It's best if we're evenly matched. Otherwise, wouldn't I be bullied by you all day long like now?"
"When did I ever bully you?" There was a glint of amusement in Gu Ruobai's eyes. "I call this protection."
Protection my ass!
Su Mingyu almost rolled her eyes to the sky. "Are you still going to watch the show?"
Gu Ruobai took a sip of tea and nodded faintly. "Watch."
Seeing that Xia Mian had been silent, the woman finally was about to pick up a pair of scissors to cut the clothes in Sinnan Pavilion.
Seeing this, Xia Mian took a step forward and stopped her. She confirmed again and again, "Miss, are you sure you bought this dress from our shop?"
The woman stared at her. "What do you mean! You still have this kind of dress for sale in your shop. Do you want to renege on your debt?"
Saying that, the woman jumped off the table, took a few steps to the clothes rack, took down a dress of the same style, grabbed her own dress, and showed them to everyone for comparison. "Look! They're exactly the same!"
The other girls nodded one after another. "Isn't this from your shop? You still refuse to admit it? We're so disappointed!"
Another girl nodded repeatedly. "This dress can make people break out in so many rashes. I'll never dare to buy clothes here again."
The others echoed.
For a moment, there was a wave of people asking for refunds.
Just when the situation was about to get out of control, Xia Mian suddenly shouted, "Stop! Stop making a fuss. Listen to me!"
This thunderous shout almost instantly silenced the whole Sinnan Pavilion.