Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

Hao Jianjun immediately became displeased, glaring at the waiter and saying, "Who are you calling a country bumpkin?"

The waiter sized Hao Jianjun up and down, making no attempt to hide his contempt: "I'm talking about you guys. So what? Do you know how much these bicycles cost? And you need an industrial ration coupon for them. Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can afford them!"

These days, city dwellers generally look down on rural people, and Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun's clothes and appearance clearly indicated they were from the countryside. These two young men even wanted to buy bicycles—they were simply arrogant and ignorant. So, we had to give them a good laugh; otherwise, how could we, as city dwellers, demonstrate our superiority?

Seeing that Hao Jianjun was about to say something, the waiter interrupted, "I'm warning you, don't cause trouble. If you interfere with our work, we'll have the police arrest you all!"

It was clearly the other party who started the trouble, yet they turned around and blamed him. This infuriated Hao Jianjun. Just as he was about to step forward and argue with them, Liu Weidong grabbed his shoulder.

Hao Jianjun said angrily, "Brother Weidong, that old woman..."

"What old woman? Who are you calling an old woman?" The saleswoman immediately exploded, pointing at Hao Jianjun's nose and shouting, "Fine, I think you're just here to cause trouble on purpose! Xiao Li, Xiao Li, go to the police station and get some officers to arrest these two country bumpkins!"

With the Spring Festival approaching, there are quite a few customers coming to the mall to buy New Year's goods. The salesperson's shouting quickly attracted a lot of people to come and see what was going on.

Some people pointed fingers at Hao Jianjun, all thinking he was deliberately there to cause trouble.

Although Hao Jianjun was full of resentment, being misunderstood by so many people still made him flustered, so nervous that he couldn't speak.

Liu Weidong looked to be about the same age as Hao Jianjun, but he had seen a lot in his previous life, so this was just a small matter for him, and he wasn't nervous at all.

Facing the smug salesperson, Liu Weidong smiled faintly and said, "Sure, go call the police, and while you're at it, call your boss too. Let them see how their employees treat customers!"

The sales clerk got even angrier, pointing her finger at Liu Weidong and shouting, "You better explain yourself! Who's the customer? Who's the customer? I think you two country bumpkins are just here to cause trouble. We'll definitely arrest you and put you in jail!"

Liu Weidong said expressionlessly, "Whether it's causing trouble or not, whether you should go to jail or not, is not up to you, a mere sales clerk, to decide! We'll talk about it when the police and your supervisor arrive. We need an explanation today!"

Although Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun clearly came from the countryside, his confident demeanor still made many people uneasy.

These two young men aren't really here to buy bicycles, are they? If they are, the salesperson is in trouble and will definitely get a scolding from the manager.

Even the sales clerk was a little flustered, silently encouraging herself, "Don't let this kid intimidate you! These days, even city dwellers rarely can afford bicycles, let alone two young men from the countryside. They simply can't afford such an expensive item; they're definitely here to cause trouble!"

With this in mind, the sales clerk relentlessly pursued Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun, urging his colleague to go to the police station to find the police and have them all arrested.

The conflict quickly attracted more attention, and a man who appeared to be a leader pushed through the crowd and shouted, "Liu Fang, what exactly is going on here?"

The sales clerk, as if seeing a pillar of support, pointed at Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun and shouted, "Manager Wang, these two are causing trouble in our store! Please ask the police to arrest them!"

Manager Wang frowned and said in a deep voice to Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun, "Young men, this is a state-run store, not a place to cause trouble. I advise you to leave quickly; you don't want to spend the Spring Festival inside, do you?"

Liu Weidong calmly said, "Manager Wang, you must be a leader here. You've come at the right time. I want to complain to your store about this saleswoman. She has a terrible attitude towards customers and deliberately insulted farmers. I hope your store can give us a clear solution!"

Liu Weidong spoke in a formal and logical manner, leaving the sales clerks and onlookers stunned.

Manager Wang immediately realized that this young man was no ordinary person, so he quickly put away his contempt for him and said politely, "Young comrade, I think there might be some misunderstanding here. Please tell me the details."

"Here's what happened. I came here today to buy a bicycle, but your store's salesperson was verbally abusive, calling me and my colleague country bumpkins..." Liu Weidong recounted the incident and said seriously to Manager Wang, "I just want to know, is this how your store's salespeople treat customers?"

Manager Wang, who also came from a rural background, had a dark expression on his face. He frowned and asked the sales clerk, "Liu Fang, is that right?"

"Manager Wang, please don't listen to his nonsense!" the salesperson hurriedly retorted. "Look at these two, do they look like they can afford a bicycle? They're clearly here to cause trouble!"

However, Liu Weidong immediately proved the salesperson wrong with his actions. He calmly pulled a stack of ten-yuan bills from his pocket and then handed an industrial invoice to Manager Wang. Although he didn't say a word, the salesperson was already embarrassed.

These days, the sales clerks in state-run stores are incredibly arrogant, and their attitude towards customers is extremely rude. Many customers, like Liu Weidong, share this sentiment.

"Ha, that's what you call looking down on people!"

"These sales clerks should have been disciplined a long time ago!"

"Exactly! It's like they think we don't pay for our food. Their attitude is terrible!"

So now that Liu Weidong has proven he can definitely afford a bicycle, the onlookers have started to jeer.

Seeing that things were escalating and that his subordinate was indeed in the wrong, Manager Wang had no choice but to try to smooth things over. He loudly told the saleswoman, "Liu Fang, I'm deducting three months' bonus from your paycheck and reassigning you to cleaning!"

"Manager Wang, I..." The sales clerk tried to argue, but after being glared at fiercely by the manager, she dared not speak again and left looking aggrieved.

Manager Wang smiled and asked Liu Weidong, "Comrade, are you satisfied with how our store handled this?"

"Very satisfied. I'm sorry to have troubled you, Manager Wang," Liu Weidong said with a smile. "I'd like to buy a Phoenix brand bicycle, what do you think..."

Before Liu Weidong could finish speaking, he was met with gasps of surprise, and the onlookers cast envious glances at him.

Even Manager Wang was quite surprised and quickly whispered to Liu Weidong, "Comrade, you're not joking with me, are you?"