"Come on, stop sighing like that. I'll go up and take a look first," said Su Mingyu as she walked up.
When Su Mingyu pushed open the door and saw July's current state, she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
There, on a huge wooden chair, July was tightly tied up. There was also a piece of cotton cloth stuffed in his mouth. This situation, just like that of interrogating a criminal, made Su Mingyu squint her eyes with laughter. "I didn't expect that in just one day, you'd end up like this."
With his mouth blocked, July couldn't say a word at all. He could only grunt to signal Su Mingyu to come and untie him.
Su Mingyu walked up to him with a smile and pulled out the cotton cloth from his mouth.
July moved his jaw a bit, then said with a bitter face, "I just wanted to help her sell clothes. Is it really necessary to treat me like this?"
Su Mingyu couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. "I didn't expect that our Xia Mian could be so violent. You know, among all the girls around me, she's the gentlest. You managed to anger her. That's quite a talent of yours."
July pouted aggrievedly. "I've never sold clothes before. How would I know there are so many things to pay attention to when selling clothes? That girl was really dark. She just didn't suit such a delicate color. It made her look even darker and shorter. I was just kindly telling her the truth, but she slapped me!"
Seeing July's still slightly red cheek, Su Mingyu laughed even louder. "No matter what, you should always praise a girl for being good - looking. With your personality, I even doubt you'll ever be able to marry a wife."
July shook the stool dejectedly. "Untie my hands and feet first. I've been sitting here for two hours. My butt hurts."
Su Mingyu stepped forward to untie his hands, then comforted him in a rather unprofessional tone. "Actually, don't blame Xia Mian for being angry with you. If I were here, I would have beaten you up long ago for the way you were being more of a hindrance than a help."
July, who had fought with Su Mingyu before, knew very well that he couldn't beat her. So he shivered suddenly. "No... I'm afraid you'll beat me to death."
Su Mingyu casually slapped him on the head. "Since I said I'd teach you, I'll definitely teach you well. How could I beat you to death? But you really need to change the way you talk."
"First of all, as a beginner, you shouldn't talk so much. Learning and observing more is the real way. Do you understand?"
July pouted and mumbled, "I just wanted to help. If it's not good, it's not good. There's no need to be so mean to me, right?"
She even tied him up and stuffed his mouth. For several hours, without eating or drinking, he felt like he was about to become a Buddha.
Just as Su Mingyu was about to scold him a bit more, she suddenly heard a growl from his stomach.
Su Mingyu said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you across the street to eat something."
July licked his lips and smiled happily. "Can I order meat? I've only eaten some vegetables and porridge in Sinnan Pavilion these days because I offended Xia Mian."
Seeing him looking so pitiful, Su Mingyu didn't bother to argue with him. "Okay, order whatever you want."
Although she said so, when Su Mingyu saw the full table of dishes in front of her, she couldn't help twitching the corner of her mouth. "Did you order too much? Can you finish it?"
"I'm warning you, you can only consume but not waste! If you can't finish it, I'll drill a hole in your head and pour it in."
July patted his stomach and said boldly, "Don't worry. I'm so hungry now that I could eat an ox. I'll definitely be able to finish these dishes."
Saying that, July started to eat heartily.
Seeing him eating with grease all over his mouth, Su Mingyu couldn't help curling her lips in disgust. "You really don't look like a young master at all, except for being spoiled."
July didn't shy away from this at all. "I'm not a young master. After my family fell into decline, I've actually done all kinds of things. But no matter how hard I try, there are some things I just can't do well. For example, our family's cloth shop has never got on the right track."
"With your way of doing marketing, it's strange if it can get on the right track," Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "You know that for selling things, the quality of the product is important, but your attitude is also crucial."
"What do you mean?" July took a bite of the chicken leg and looked at Su Mingyu in confusion.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and explained, "Think about it. When you go out to buy things, for the same product, do you prefer to buy from a shopkeeper with a smiling face or from a gloomy one who seems hard to get along with?"
July tilted his head and thought for a while and then understood. But immediately he was confused again. "But I received them very warmly."
Seeing that he was really puzzled, Su Mingyu let out a long sigh. This was probably what they called being naive.
Su Mingyu sighed silently. "Although you were very enthusiastic, every word you said was a taboo. Do you know that? Even a peddler praises their own wares. Why do you, a clothes - seller, say that a girl's figure and skin tone don't match the clothes?"
"But... it's all the truth," July took another bite of the pig's trotter.
Su Mingyu picked up the tea and took a sip before continuing to explain, "It is the truth, but you can say it in another way. You think pink doesn't suit her. Then you can tell her like this, 'I think the blue one before is more suitable for your temperament than this pink one. It makes you look charming and beautiful.'"
"In this way, the girl will be happy, and you'll also sell your clothes. Am I right?"
July was enjoying his meal, but after hearing Su Mingyu's words, he suddenly slapped his forehead as if he had an epiphany. "So it can be said like this. I only thought about telling her the shortcomings before. I didn't think about turning the shortcoming into an advantage."
Saying that, July tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Su Mingyu. "Master! You're really amazing. Thank you for telling me this. Have this big chicken leg."
Su Mingyu waved her hand in disgust. "No, you eat it yourself."
"I invited you out for a meal and told you these things to let you know that Xia Mian is not an unreasonable person. Since she treated you so harshly, it means you must have done something that touched her bottom - line. You're a newbie in this line. You should shut up, learn more, and observe more. Do you understand?"