"Let's go. It is not allowed to hand out leaflets at mall gate. We can go there. There are a lot of passersby." Wendy gave out leaflets in her high school years. So it was not a big deal for her.
Lola heard others saying, "They are not in their right mind", while following Wendy there faintly.
"No, they are not mad. Don't you see them handing out leaflets? It must be their boss who is crazy!"
"You are right. They are being exploited."
...
Lola perked up instantly for hearing others saying Elaine's mad.
Following what Wendy was doing, she started to hand out her first leaflet, "Hi, please... have a look at this leaflet."
A middle-aged woman waved her hand right away to refuse it.
Lola withdrew the leaflet frustrated and was suddenly not in the mood, "What the heck. They don't need it at all. It's just a waste of money and labor!"
The bright red down jacket set off her charm, and her face was raw with sunburn. So, seen as a whole, her cheeks were colored up rosy against the red.
"Girl, are you selling clothes?" A woman in her fifties came to ask Lola, who was in low spirits.
"Yes, we will have a special sale at the gate of Huaguan Mall tomorrow, just over there. If you are interested, you may take a leaflet and see what is in there. It is really a big sale!" Lola wiped away the sweat and smiled lovably.
"OK, it's called Yuqing? I have heard about this brand. My daughter has it, but it is really expensive." The woman showed somewhat pity even if she had not bought one yet.
Lola smiled, "Lady, look what I am wearing now. Its tag price is 6, 999 yuan. But tomorrow we will have 80% off. By just 1, 400 yuan, you can own one of this quality. Isn't it a good deal?" The adorable smile on her rosy face was caught by a man in the back seat of a luxury car waiting for the traffic light.
It was the first time for Thomas Herren to see Lola, who smiled so lovably and simply even though she was dressed in a thick jacket on such a hot day. So impressive...
As the traffic light turned green, the car drove away slowly.
In the mall, Elaine got through to Sara, telling her about what happened today. Sara couldn't help smirking aloud at hearing that Lola was made to hand out leaflets outdoors in a down jacket.
"You've done a good job, Cousin. I am in other city now. Treat her as you wish before I come back in a few days." Sara said and decided to drive Lola out of D city.
"Trust me! If she cannot persevere in it, her poor little friend will be fired, too!" Hanging up the phone, Elaine put on a disdainful smile.
"Even if I am kept by someone, could you also find such a man, lest your husband have no time to care about you and leave you cold and lonely?" Lola had seen this woman checking in a hotel with a man. But Elaine and her husband just mind their own love affairs without caring about each other.
"Lola, stop talking rubbish!" How could Lola know she and her husband had their own love affairs? Elaine was so agitated that cashier looked at her, too.
Disdaining to say too much, Lola put away the coat into her locker after paying the bill, and pulled Wendy to find a place for lunch. Every staff had forty minutes for lunch break. Wendy led Lola to the small street behind the mall, where restaurants were located closely side by side. They chose a restaurant for small hot pots finally and started to chat on the seats.
"Lola, do not subdue yourself. I can change my job." Though Wendy looked weak, she was very unyielding in actuality.
"It doesn't matter. I see. We can try to endure it first. If we cannot bear it, we can just leave together to find a new job! It won't be a problem for you with your experience!" If Lola left Wendy working for such a manager, she would not be promising, too.
When they hurried to the store, forty minutes had just passed. Elaine was not there. Maybe she went to have lunch, too. Lola breathed a sigh of relief for they could finally enjoy the peace for a while.
"Wendy, Lola, the manager ordered you to unwrap and hang out all the down jackets of the last year from the warehouse," said Peggy Zhang, in the interval when her customer was trying on clothes.
It felt like thousands of grass-mud horses galloping in your mind!
Lola swore that today must be the most disgusting day in all her born days. Even when her virginity was taken by Harry, the bastard, and she was forced to sign the prenuptial agreement, she was not as angry as now.
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