After settling the bill, Nian Shutong said something to the cashier.
But as she walked out of that store, she was holding a receipt nearly a meter long.
She swung it back and forth as she approached the gaping sales clerk on the other side.
With an exaggerated flourish, Nian Shutong handed the paper to Ji Sisi and said with smugness,
"Quick, let some people take a look and turn green with envy."
The two of them, each holding one end of the receipt, spread it out like a scroll for several clerks to see.
The stark numbers on it prickled the eyes of the clerk who had looked down on Nian Shutong earlier, causing her pain.
That amount would take months for her to sell.
She, she, she had just missed out on so much!
Feeling it was sufficient, Nian Shutong rolled up the strategically printed receipt and left behind a radiant smile for the clerk.
"It was all supposed to be yours!"
"Just missed by a little bit."
