Rebirth to Save Myself

The next morning, Su Xia got up early, ate breakfast, and drove her family car out. Yesterday, Lu Jingnian wanted to come along and be her driver, but she refused. She felt she could manage on her own, and besides, what would a grown man like him do if two girls went out together?

Lu Jingnian protested, saying he could be the driver, the bag carrier, and offer suggestions—how perfect! Su Xia directly rejected him!

Su Xia drove to the studio building, and Cheng Yang came out and got in the car a moment later. Today she was wearing a hoodie and cargo pants, with her long hair tied in a ponytail. She looked clean and neat. Cheng Yang glanced at Su Xia's clothes and said, "I'll be walking a lot today."

"Yes, I understand. So I changed into my most comfortable shoes. I'm used to these clothes, they won't get in the way." Su Xia nodded, then asked, "Address?"

"Here." Cheng Yang picked up her phone, opened the navigation, turned up the volume, and placed it on the stand.

"it is good."

The two remained silent the entire way, with only music playing in the car and the navigation occasionally providing directions to intersections, until the phone announced, "Your destination is on your right. This navigation is now complete. Have a pleasant day."

Su Xia found a parking space, parked the car, and looked at Cheng Yang: "Okay, where to go now?"

"This way."

"Um, I might need to take some photos, but I won't be able to film you, is that okay?"

"can."

"OK, thanks."

Cheng Yang led Su Xia to a slightly larger store. As soon as they entered, a girl greeted them happily, "Cheng Yang, you're here!"

"This is Ms. Su, whom I mentioned yesterday. She has her eye on a few beds, and I'll show her the actual products."

"Okay, this way please, Ms. Su."

"it is good."

The two followed the girl all the way to the exhibition hall. The girl was more talkative than Cheng Yang, introducing her family's brand to Su Xia along the way:

“Every piece of walnut furniture in our home is made from premium walnut wood imported from North America. Each piece is meticulously crafted and polished by skilled artisans, preserving the wood's natural grain and texture. We insist on using environmentally friendly water-based paint, which is non-toxic and harmless, protecting the wood and adding a touch of nature and health to your home environment. Compared to imitation walnut furniture on the market that uses rubberwood or pine wood with a paint finish, we place greater emphasis on the purity of materials and craftsmanship, making each piece a work of art in your home.”

The bed you saw yesterday is also one of our classic designs, available in 1.5m, 1.8m, and 2m sizes. We can also customize it to your exact dimensions, but that will take longer.

“Her house hasn’t started renovations yet, so there’s enough time to place an order,” Cheng Yang replied.

“Oh, that certainly means there’s plenty of time. Besides the bed, do you have any other furniture you like? We also have sideboards and entryway shoe cabinets.” The girl replied directly and naturally.

“These are all custom-made; we don’t need too many ready-made ones,” Cheng Yang said again, without needing Su Xia’s reply.

"Oh, how many beds do you need?" the girl asked Su Xia.

"Two." Su Xia held up her hand and made a two.

"Okay, are they all the same style?" the girl continued to ask.

“It’s different. I’ll sleep in one master bedroom and the other is for the guest room.” Su Xia shook her head. The bed she had chosen yesterday was more suitable for the master bedroom. Besides, if it’s for the guest room, not many people will stay there, and it’s not a frequent guest room, so there’s no need to make it so nice.

“Okay, then we can buy a double bed. The bed you like also has a simpler design that would suit you better.” The girl said, leading the two beds to the scene and placing them together.

“Okay.” Su Xia immediately noticed the bed in the picture book, which had a somewhat European style.

"Our bed is made entirely of solid wood, with a wave-shaped headboard and upholstered parts made of top-grain calfskin. The upholstery is also designed with a slant, which makes it more ergonomic and prevents you from feeling too tired when you lean against it."

"Hmm, what about the other bunk bed?"

"The other one reduces the height of the backrest, while retaining the wave shape, and the upholstery is replaced with solid wood panels. Of course, we can also ensure that the texture will not be messy."

“That’s fine, these two will do. Can I put a two-meter one in the master bedroom?” Su Xia turned to ask Cheng Yang.

“Sure, would you like a bedside table?” Cheng Yang nodded and asked.

"There are two guest bedrooms, and the beds need to be 1.8 meters wide. For now, we'll have one master bedroom, and I'd like to buy a small round table for the other side."

"Okay, place the order. Pay 20% upfront, and the remaining 60% after the goods arrive and are installed without any problems. The remaining 20% ​​will be kept as a warranty deposit, to be paid in full after three years," Cheng Yang said directly to the salesperson.

"No, a 20% warranty deposit is too much. The manager will definitely not agree. How about 5%? Besides, three years is really unnecessary. How about one year? You can contact us anytime if there are any problems, and we can provide free on-site repairs." The salesperson quickly spoke up to stop them. The construction period was already long, and dragging it out for three years was really not acceptable.

"What are your thoughts?" Cheng Yang ignored the salesperson and asked Su Xia directly.

"Listen to you."

"I can only offer a 5% discount on the 15% warranty deposit. A three-year warranty is already quite low, and the free repairs mentioned are all mandatory conditions. You can ask your boss; all the clients I refer have this payment method and warranty period." Cheng Yang didn't waste any words and directly told the salesperson to go and ask the boss.

"Well, I'll go ask the manager." The salesperson was a little embarrassed. She had thought the manager had given her a good deal. The two people seemed very easy to talk to when they came in, but she didn't expect them to bargain so fiercely as soon as they started talking about money.

Their performance and bonuses are tied to the payment method. If they want to retain a 10% quality guarantee deposit, she'll have to wait three years to receive her bonus, and she might not even be here after that. She really doesn't want that. But Cheng Yang clearly has a long-term working relationship with the boss, and the boss has no objection to this payment method. She'll go talk to the manager to see if they can resolve it.

"Go ahead, I'll wait here," Cheng Yang said, looking at her phone without even looking up.

After the salesperson walked away, Cheng Yang dialed her boss's number directly:

"Hello, Mr. Chen? I'm in your store now, yes, in the showroom. Okay, I'll wait for you."

After watching Cheng Yang finish her call, Su Xia asked, "Didn't she go to ask the manager for instructions? Why did you call the boss? Logically speaking, if the manager knew, the boss should know too, and besides, you should be a regular customer."

Cheng Yang put down her phone and explained, "In the past, the boss or his wife would bring me, and they agreed to this payment method. But now she's coming, which means the boss knew he might not be available today, so he instructed the manager to receive me."

Su Xia immediately realized what was going on and continued, "But now it's her, which means the manager gave her the commission for this deal, right?"

Cheng Yang nodded and continued to add, "Yes, she's a salesperson, and she definitely doesn't want this kind of payment method, as it affects her commission."

Su Xia understood. This wouldn't benefit the salesperson at all, so they definitely wouldn't agree. She then said, "That's why when she goes to the manager, she'll eventually get the manager to join her and make you give up this payment method."

“Yes, so I went directly to the boss.” Cheng Yang waved her phone, indicating that she didn’t want to go through all this trouble.

"Thank you." Su Xia hadn't quite grasped what was happening at first, but now that she did, she was glad Cheng Yang had brought her along.

"You are my customer, and I am responsible for you."

A short while later, the boss arrived. He greeted me with exceptional enthusiasm, saying, "Mr. Cheng, you've brought me business again!"

"Yes, I thought you were too busy. You sent a salesperson to handle my case, and you wouldn't even let me use the payment method we agreed on before," Cheng Yang said with a professional smile.

The boss immediately realized what was going on. He had instructed Manager Li to entertain Cheng Yang and to follow Cheng Yang's payment method. Luckily, Cheng Yang had called him, so he said, "That Manager Li must have been lazy and sent his subordinates. Don't they know what they want? Should we just go and pay?"

Cheng Yang remained motionless and said, "The salesperson said they needed to ask the manager, and they haven't even printed out the order form for us yet."

The boss led the two men outside, saying as they walked, "What's the big deal? We can just go out and find someone to print out the order."

The three walked out of the showroom, and the boss saw a female salesperson and waved her over, saying, "Hey, come here for a second. Make an order for one of each of these two models and deliver them to the rest area."

"Okay, boss."

The salesperson and manager discussed various plans, then went to the showroom to find Cheng Yang and Su Xia missing. They pulled someone aside and asked, "Where are the two people standing here?"

"They went out, it seems they were going to pay."

"What payment? I haven't even written a receipt." The salesperson was very dissatisfied and rushed to the front desk with the manager.

As soon as she arrived at the front desk, she saw that Su Xia had swiped all the money. The boss and a female salesperson were seeing the two out when she rushed up to the salesperson and yelled, "Why are you stealing my customers? I was the one who showed them the products, and I was the one who served them!"

The saleswoman looked bewildered and said, "I don't know, the boss told me to write the order."

The boss looked at Cheng Yang and Su Xia apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, you can go ahead. I can handle this."

Cheng Yang nodded, then pulled Su Xia away. Su Xia glanced back at the saleswoman who had processed the order, then asked Cheng Yang, "Aren't you going to explain or help her out?"

"This is her job, and besides, the boss will handle it. If we get involved, it will only make things worse."

"Ok."

Seeing Cheng Yang and Su Xia walk away, the boss immediately started yelling, "Xiao Li, what's wrong with you? Is this how you do the things I asked you to do?"

"Boss, I'm so sorry. I just wanted to give Nana some work to get some experience since she's new here," Manager Li said, pulling Nana behind him to apologize.

"Didn't I tell you she's a big client and I should treat her well? Didn't I tell you to make the payment as she said? And what you did was hand the client over to a novice and leave the customer standing there. Is that acceptable?"

"She's bullying us! It's not like she's taking any responsibility for Manager Li's matter. She wants to keep 20% of the quality assurance deposit, and it will take three years to get it back," Nana said indignantly.

"That's how all the customers she brings pay. If you can't accept it, then find someone else. Am I the boss or is Manager Li the boss?!" The boss was instantly enraged by Nana's words and glared at Manager Li, yelling at him.

"Boss, calm down!" Manager Li quickly pulled Nana's hand away from his and walked to the boss's side to show his stance.

"You, pack your things and get out today." The boss pointed at Nana and left.

"Manager Li~" Nana looked at Manager Li with a wronged expression, clearly not taking her boss's words seriously.

"Come to my office." Manager Li saw that the girl who had been vying for the order was still standing there, so he pretended to be serious and spoke to Nana before walking away.

"You just wait and see." Nana glared at the girl, then swayed away.

The woman, confused, went back to her office. She didn't notice a woman dressed as a housewife standing at the shop entrance. After waiting a while, she seemed to have made a decision and went inside.

Su Xia followed Cheng Yang around the furniture market, and by the end of the day, they had finalized most of the furniture. When Su Xia returned and told Lu Jingnian about the day's results, Lu Jingnian was surprised and asked, "You finalized everything so quickly?"

Su Xia nodded. She had done her research online beforehand and had a plan for her home's renovation, so ordering furniture was quick. Plus, Cheng Yang was a decisive person, so the two hit it off immediately and finished most of the arrangements in no time. Su Xia said, "Yes, I had already done some research beforehand. With Cheng Yang's helpfulness, I decided on the furniture."

Lu Jingnian was worried that Su Xia wouldn't know how to bargain, and since Cheng Yang didn't seem like someone who knew how to bargain, he asked, "What about the price? Did she negotiate with you?"

"Yes, it's better than I imagined." Su Xia thought she might be able to make money, so she didn't haggle much over the prices of things she liked. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yang kept a straight face while haggling, and each price she said was more ruthless than the last.

Moreover, Cheng Yang has an incredibly wide network of connections. If she encounters someone who is unwilling, she doesn't waste time by calling the boss directly. Some bosses who are unwilling simply leave and go looking for more cost-effective products.

"That's good. Are you free to go out and have fun tomorrow?" Lu Jingnian asked.

"Okay, let's go." Su Xia also felt that she hadn't spent any of the seven-day holiday with Lu Jingnian. She really felt bad for her boyfriend and wanted to spend some time with him.

"To the beach or in the mountains?" Lu Jingnian's eyes lit up instantly, and he asked happily.

Su Xia thought for a moment and then said, "Let's go to the mountains and get some exercise."

"Okay." Lu Jingnian nodded and started using the tablet to plan his trip.

After a brief silence, Lu Jingnian said, "I'll be going back the day after tomorrow."

Su Xia nodded in agreement. Good times always fly by. She looked at Lu Jingnian and said, "Yes, the holiday really went by quickly. I'll be busy when I get back. My advisor wants me to start working."

"Mhm." Lu Jingnian nodded and continued watching Su Xia on the screen.

Su Xia looked at Lu Jingnian with a puzzled expression, then asked, "Why are you so quiet today?"

Without thinking, Lu Jingnian directly flirted, "I want to hear your voice more often, I miss you."

"Then let's go to the convenience store at the entrance of the community."

"it is good."