Film and Television Overview: Starting from the Same Window

Ma Shanshan was perhaps a little reserved, after all, her background limited her options. The shop's decor was quite sophisticated, which made her somewhat hesitant. So, although she was a little itchy to touch the musical instruments, she didn't dare to do so easily.

Although Liang Chen's family wasn't exactly wealthy, she seemed quite happy due to her personality, and even walked up to a piano and played a few simple notes.

To be honest, she does have some skill; at least these few notes sounded quite pleasant to Zhou Shengchen.

"Madam, this piano is made by Steinway, a world-renowned piano manufacturer. It's the best piano in our store... We generally don't allow customers to touch this piano without permission. Please understand!"

As soon as Liang Chen played a few notes, a salesperson came over and politely introduced the history of the piano to him.

Not only was Liang Chen somewhat surprised, but Zhou Shengchen, who was standing behind him, was also a little taken aback.

The price of the piano, in particular, surprised Zhou Shengchen. No wonder the sales staff in the store said that customers are generally not allowed to touch it.

With a price tag of over 4.8 million, it's definitely not something the average person can afford; if it gets damaged, they wouldn't be able to afford to pay for it.

It was the first time Zhou Shengchen had ever seen such an expensive piano, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.

“I’ll buy it if it gets damaged. That should solve everything, right?” Zhou Shengchen casually pulled out his black card and waved it in front of the salesperson.

Salesperson: "Uh...maybe you can continue..."

"No need!" Liang Chen shook his head and said, "I was just curious and wanted to play a few notes. Can you show me a guitar? I want to buy one."

"Yes, please come this way..."

Since it's a musical instrument store, it naturally has all kinds of musical instruments.

Given that this store mainly serves the surrounding university area, it's likely that the owner keeps a Steinway piano here as one of the store's prized possessions.

The store mainly sells lower-end brands, since not everyone has that kind of money.

This was just a minor incident, so Zhou Shengchen and the others didn't take it too seriously and went to help Liang Chen choose a suitable guitar.

It must be said that the sales staff at this musical instrument store were all very friendly.

They showed no displeasure at all that Zhou Shengchen and his companions had chosen a relatively inexpensive instrument like a guitar instead of an expensive piano; they remained very polite and enthusiastic.

From this perspective, Zhou Shengchen felt very comfortable.

This musical instrument store isn't very big, probably only a little over 200 square meters, with several partitions dividing it into several areas.

The layout looks quite nice, and the music playing in the store is melodious and pleasant, so it doesn't disturb people's conversations.

However, if the sound is too loud or too piercing, it will easily disturb everyone in the store.

For example, a very jarring soft "clang~ clang clang~" sound, accompanied by some sounds of arguing.

"Excuse me, I'll be right back!"

Upon hearing this sound, the saleswomen's expressions changed slightly. They apologized to Zhou Shengchen and the others, and then immediately headed in that direction.

"Let's go take a look too!"

Actually, the guitar Liang Chen needs is relatively easy to choose and doesn't require much time or effort.

But as the noise from the other side grew louder and louder, and even the music in the store stopped, Liang Chen said something out of curiosity.

Zhou Shengchen and Ma Shanshan didn't object, because they were also quite curious about what had happened over there, so the three of them went over to take a look.

"What kind of broken piano is this? What's so great about it? I can afford to pay for it if I break it. What's it to you?"

They had only gotten a little closer when the three of them heard someone's shrill voice, which sounded like a shrew cursing in the street.

Zhou Shengchen was alright, but the two beauties beside him, Liang Chen and Ma Shanshan, frowned as they listened.

"Madam, please calm down. We're not saying you can't afford to pay for it, but this piano is quite expensive. Neither you nor we would want it to be damaged."

A woman who looked like the store manager spoke very politely to the other woman, her tone also very tactful.

However, the woman remained relentless, even throwing her handbag onto the piano keys with a thud.

Another series of ear-piercing "clangs" rang out, causing many onlookers to frown and their faces to contemptuously turn up.

"In the end, it's all because you think I can't afford to pay for it! Humph, I may not have other money, but I certainly have this much! Tell me, how much? I'll buy this piano..."

This woman is quite fierce, and her tone is unusually arrogant.

However, Zhou Shengchen and the others looked over from the crowd and realized that the woman was not young; she was probably at least thirty years old.

To be honest, his looks were alright, but his makeup was too flamboyant, especially his scarlet lips, which made Zhou Shengchen feel nauseous just looking at him.

This woman was acting like a shrew, especially in such a public setting; it made no sense at all.

Standing not far behind her was a man in his thirties with an unusually embarrassed expression, wearing thick black-rimmed glasses and with somewhat disheveled hair.

He had the air of an intellectual, and he was holding the hand of a very cute little girl who looked about seven or eight years old.

Chapter 214: The Unforgiving Shrew

The little girl seemed a bit frightened by the woman's actions. She huddled against the man, her eyes fixed on the woman who was putting on airs. Judging from her pouting face, she was probably about to burst into tears.

"Li Yan, stop fooling around!"

Seeing that the woman was going to continue making a scene, the man couldn't stand it any longer. He protected the little girl beside him and whispered some words of advice.

He stared at the piano, hesitated, and tried to say something, but couldn't utter a word. Clearly, this person wasn't good at socializing.

"Go away!"

The woman completely ignored him, even rudely shoving him away and yelling at the shop manager, "What are you standing there for? Do you think I can't afford it?"

"I didn't mean it!"

The shop manager remained calm and politely said, "Since this lady insists, let me tell you the price of this piano first. If you're sure you want to buy it, I'll have someone issue you a receipt. What do you think?"

"Just tell me, how much? I can afford it..."

That woman named Li Yan had nostrils that were practically pointing to the sky; she was practically looking people out of her nose.

"Liang Chen, do you think this woman can really afford it? Sigh, it's such a pity that such a good piano was bought by someone like her..."

In fact, not only Ma Shanshan had this idea, but many of the onlookers also had this idea.

It is said that there are only a handful of pianos of this model in the entire Zhejiang Province. The owner of this musical instrument store went to great lengths to acquire this one, which is displayed here as the store's prized possession.

"He can't afford it!"

Zhou Shengchen's tone was very certain.

The woman's clothes were decent, but definitely not high-end brands.

She's so old, yet she dresses up so extravagantly; she's clearly not a good person.

Zhou Shengchen thought that she might have a little money, but it was probably only three to five hundred thousand, at most a million or so.

Even so, she still couldn't afford the piano, which cost over 4.8 million.

"Madam, this piano is made by Steinway & Sons, a world-renowned piano manufacturer. This model is produced in very limited quantities; there are only a handful in the entire Zhejiang province, hence the high price! If you really want to buy it, our price is four million eight hundred thousand..."

"Four hundred and eighty, right? I paid... What? Four million eight hundred thousand? What kind of lousy shop is this? This broken piano costs four million eight hundred thousand..."

(cjec) The woman hadn't come to her senses at first, still thinking about the price of 480, 4,800, or 48,000, and even thought she could afford it. But then she suddenly realized what was going on, and her whole face contorted in shock.

"Madam, this piano is world-class..."

The store manager, still smiling, repeated the exact same words verbatim.

"What nonsense are you spouting? This piece of junk is worth four million eight hundred thousand? I'm suing you for ripping off consumers..."

The woman's face had turned bluish-purple, but she was still relentlessly arguing.

"The price of every item in our store has been approved by the price control department, and all items are genuine. If you feel there is a problem with our prices, you are free to choose not to buy..."

The store manager still had that same smile on his face. "However, given your behavior just now, our staff will inspect this piano. If any damage is found, we reserve the right to file a claim against you..."

"Pay up, pay up... Do you think I can't afford to pay?! Humph, what kind of rip-off shop is this? I'm not buying anything..."

A shrew is a shrew. Even if she has no reason at all, she makes it sound like she's always on the right side, while everyone else... is completely wrong.

"How rude..."

"That's so immoral!"

"Who is she? She's like a crazy woman!"

Seeing that there was no more drama to watch, the onlookers dispersed.

No one felt there was anything wrong with the store. The service staff were very friendly, and even when the woman was being unreasonable, the store manager remained polite.

In this respect, all the customers present were very happy, at least they were very satisfied with the service.

As for that woman, everyone felt the same way, even Zhou Shengchen and the other two.

"Forget it, shall we continue to help Liang Chen choose a guitar?"

The show was over, and the woman returned to her husband and daughter with a sullen expression. Zhou Shengchen was too lazy to watch any longer and wanted to continue what he hadn't finished with the two beauties.

but……

"Cry, stop crying! It's all because you're a useless father..."

This woman is truly barbaric. She lost face herself, yet she took it out on her children and husband. It's absolutely outrageous.

"That woman is absolutely despicable!"

Liang Chen has a very sound moral compass and can clearly distinguish between good and evil. This woman's actions were indeed extremely excessive, to the point that even outsiders like them couldn't stand it anymore.

"Never mind, there will always be some awful people in this world..."

Faced with such a shrew, Ma Shanshan could only shake his head helplessly and offer some words of advice.

However, some things did not end as they imagined, and they actually went further and further.

"Pah~pah~"

"Wow~~"

All that could be heard was the sound of those two slaps. The little girl, who had been pouting and looking pitiful as she tried to cry but dared not, suddenly started crying louder because those two slaps had been so severe.

"You...you...you're not allowed to hit my daughter!"

Although the man looked very refined, he turned pale and angrily pointed at the woman when he saw his daughter being beaten.

At the same time, he didn't forget to protect the little girl behind him, afraid that his precious daughter would be beaten again.

"What's it to you! I'm going to teach her a lesson today, get out of my way..."