Lin Mu also remembered that Man Luo had visited this store four or five times. There was a piece of clothing that Man Luo liked, but it was a bit pricey.

As far as Lin Mu was concerned, if you like it, you should buy it. After all, people do business to earn money; they’re not going to sell at a loss, and they won’t sell it if they earn too little. But Man Luo didn’t let Lin Mu buy it. She suggested checking out other stores, but after looking around, the prices were basically the same, and slightly higher than here.

The shop owner was a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties. Seeing Man Luo return, he seemed a bit impatient. If she weren’t a beauty, he might have rolled his eyes already.

Despite this, the shop owner was too lazy to deal with her. Man Luo had come to this store three or four times, and each time she tried to negotiate the price, but it never met her satisfaction.

"Boss, can you give me a bit more discount? If you reduce it by another hundred, I’ll take it." Man Luo said to the shop owner with a fairly good attitude.

Hearing this, the shop owner’s already serious face turned even colder, "Miss, you’ve already asked for a two hundred discount, and now want another hundred off? Do I not need to eat?"

"Boss, just reduce it by one hundred. I’ll come here often to buy clothes," Man Luo said with a smile.

When it comes to money versus a beauty, a pragmatic shop owner would clearly lean towards making money. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Upon hearing this, the shop owner cast a disdainful look, mainly aimed at Lin Mu, but his words were directed at Man Luo, "If you can’t afford it, don’t buy such expensive clothes, okay? Can’t your boyfriend even shell out a hundred? If so, what’s the point of having such a boyfriend? Why not come with me, and I’ll give you the clothes."

Hearing this, Lin Mu’s anger flared up instantly. Although the words weren’t directly aimed at Lin Mu, he wasn’t foolish. It was obvious the shop owner was mocking him for being a cheapskate!

"What do you mean?" Lin Mu, carrying a bag, walked up from behind, questioning. Lin Mu always had a strong self-esteem and despised people who looked down on others. When rich folks show up, they butter them up, but act like this towards those less well-off!

The shop owner let out a disdainful snort, "What’s it to me if you have no money? You better keep a close watch on your girlfriend. If you can’t even buy clothes for her, how can you blame others? There are similar clothes next door, go buy from there. We don’t welcome your kind of poor losers here; don’t disrupt my business!"

"Damn it!" Lin Mu’s temper surged instantly, "Say one more word?"

"What? You wanna hit me? If you have no money, just admit it instead of pretending you’re wealthy." The shop owner said disdainfully, deliberately raising his voice, attracting onlookers passing by. Lin Mu, seeing the shop owner’s demeanor, was tempted to slap him twofold, but was held back by Man Luo.

"Boss, you run a business, so it’s unbelievable you have such an attitude. We’re leaving, let’s buy it next door. Even if it costs two hundred more, it’s fine. Even if you drop the price by three hundred, no—give it to us for free, we don’t want it," Man Luo said as she led Lin Mu to the next shop.

Unwilling to let it go, the shop owner followed them out. But Man Luo ignored him completely and told the next shop owner, "Boss, wrap up that piece of clothing for me."

"Alright." The owner of the neighboring store nodded and wrapped up the clothes.

Afterward, Man Luo paid for the clothes and walked out. Before leaving, she told the petty shop owner, "Take a good look, bargaining doesn’t mean we can’t afford it. People like you won’t last long in business."

The petty shop owner’s face turned rather unpleasant. Losing a deal was one thing, but seeing Man Luo purchase next door without bargaining and paying several hundred more was quite another.

The shop owner was evidently upset and needed to vent his frustration. "Ha, so what if you bought it? Still stuck with a poor boyfriend who didn’t dare to say a word while buying clothes. Pathetic. Might as well leave your woman to me." The shop owner, hands on hips, looked at Lin Mu with disdain.

The old guys from Henan are known to be quite roguish, Lin Mu had heard before but didn’t truly believe. Now he was convinced, deciding to give this old rogue a lesson—a severe one. He looked down on people too much, thinking he was superior. However, he shouldn’t have provoked Lin Mu, let alone insulted Lin Mu’s woman.

"What’s the matter? You want to hit me? Come on, hit me then, useless fool. With your station, how dare you buy clothes here?" The shop owner sneered, pointing at Lin Mu.

Lin Mu said nothing and threw a swift punch, landing it squarely on the shop owner’s face, causing blood to spew along with two teeth.

"Damn it, you dare hit me." the shop owner, ignoring his bleeding mouth, lunged at Lin Mu.

Dealing with this old rogue took Lin Mu no effort. Though he didn’t intend to stoop to his level, today Lin Mu was especially infuriated and had to teach this old rogue a good lesson.

Seeing the shop owner charge forward, Lin Mu delivered a slap, smack, a series of harsh beatings. Lin Mu’s hands moved swiftly, landing slaps all over the shop owner’s face, making him yowl in agony.

"I won’t hit anywhere else today, just your mouth," Lin Mu said, continuing to hit the shop owner’s mouth.

He beat him for a full minute. Receiving a minute of continuous beating from Lin Mu, well, the result was obvious: the mouth swelled into two sausages, and both cheeks turned bruised.

Had the shop owner not fallen to the ground, Lin Mu might have kept on hitting.

"Ugh..." the shop owner pointed at Lin Mu, unable to speak, glaring at him hatefully.

"Heh, watch your mouth. In business, the key is how you talk. Learn to speak properly, don’t look down on people," Lin Mu chuckled lightly at the rogue shop owner, then took out a thousand yuan, throwing it at his face, "Bargaining doesn’t mean we have no money. Here’s some cash for your medical expenses."