Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 175 You Make Me Look Dumb
People have a tendency to follow the crowd and seek advantages while avoiding disadvantages. Although they disapproved of Manager Zheng and others' behavior, they were not the ones being made things difficult for themselves. Speaking out rashly might only cause trouble for themselves, so most people chose to remain silent.

Now that the situation has reversed, and with someone taking the lead, everyone is jumping out to vent their dissatisfaction.

When Assistant Fang received Qiu Jichen's call and rushed over, he was already mentally prepared. Now, seeing how Du Anrao had stirred up the emotions of the customers in the store with just a few words, he became even more aware of the seriousness of the matter and Du Anrao's dissatisfaction and anger.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the middle-aged man beside him. Uncle Wang received his gaze, shuddered, and reacted quickly.

"You are fired."

The words someone said not long ago have now come back to haunt him in less than an hour.

Store Manager Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, in disbelief.

His wife couldn't help but scream, "Why? Why are you firing my husband?"

"Just because he violated company rules, openly assaulted employees and customers, damaged the company's brand reputation, and caused extremely negative impact on the company."

Seeing that these people still didn't understand what they had done wrong, and were simply stubborn, Uncle Wang was too lazy to continue arguing with them.

"Everything that happened in the store today was recorded by the store's surveillance cameras. We have witnesses and physical evidence, so none of you are getting away. Get ready to receive a summons from our company!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng nearly lost her composure on the spot: "What nonsense are you spouting? You fired my husband for no reason because of these lowly people, and not only did you not compensate him, you even dared to sue him. Do you really think we are easy to bully?"

"Honey, honey, you have to teach him a lesson! This old geezer, we only call him 'uncle' because of his age, and he really thinks he's something special. Let me tell you, you can fire my husband, but you can't skimp on the severance pay, and you have to pay double, no, triple!"

Mrs. Zheng was putting her knowledge to practical use by copying exactly what Zhang Kexin had just said to her husband.

Unfortunately, the two people's situations were worlds apart, so how could they be compared?

"Shut up, you idiot!" Manager Zheng had barely reacted when he heard his wife spouting nonsense. Before his mind could process what was happening, his hand had already swung out.

With a sharp crack, the slap finally landed on one of their own.

"You...you hit me?" Madam Zheng's face was full of disbelief.

Manager Zheng was also suddenly awakened. He turned his head and saw that everyone in the store, including General Manager Sun and his companion, were staring wide-eyed, looking as if they had seen a ghost. Those who were further away were whispering to each other and pointing at him.

All of this was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, making him shiver.

His wife, who was ignorant of the law, was unaware of the seriousness of the situation, but he was.

Given his current situation, the severance pay is nothing. However, if the company were to sue him for damaging the company's reputation and image and demand compensation, the amount of compensation would be much more flexible.

Store Manager Zheng had no doubt that with the strength of the Ya Yu Group's legal team, they could sue him into bankruptcy!

"You keep calling me a lowly commoner. What, do you have some noble blood from a previous dynasty? Wake up! The Qing Dynasty has been gone for so many years. Are you still acting superior?" Yu Chuhui was really annoyed by these people's constant use of the term "lowly commoner." She didn't need Jiang Younian to lead the charge; she spontaneously came out to mock them.

Her best friend, who was out shopping with her, was quite a character. She immediately chimed in sarcastically, "Isn't that right? It's one thing to pay money to be treated like royalty when you come to a store, but you've lost all your human dignity. You're only fit to be treated like lowly commoners. If word gets out, people will laugh at us for being weak-willed."

Uncle Wang was already worried about being implicated by these idiots, and hearing their words only fueled his anger. If he weren't afraid of leaving a bad impression on Miss Du, who was highly regarded by the company's two big shots, he would have loved to slap each of those idiots twice to shut them up.

"Alright, alright, I'm just a lowly commoner, I really don't deserve to be called 'Uncle' by Young Master Zheng. Pack your things and get out of this store as soon as possible. The company's legal department will contact you later. I hope you won't make any futile struggles. This is my last piece of advice to you." "No, Uncle Wang, don't listen to her..." Manager Zheng panicked and subconsciously tried to grab Uncle Wang's hand, but he dodged it.

"roll!"

"Uncle Wang..." Manager Zheng still tried to make a last-ditch effort.

"Security, security..."

"No, no, no, don't call security, I'll leave, I'll leave." Manager Zheng's face twisted for a moment, but in the end he had no choice and lowered his head to walk out.

"Wait." Du Anrao, who had been silently watching the farce unfold, called out to them at this moment.

“Miss Du…” Uncle Wang looked uneasy, fearing that Du Anrao would be dissatisfied with his treatment.

Du Anrao ignored him, only staring at Manager Zheng and raising an eyebrow slightly: "You think you can just leave after hitting someone?"

Store Manager Zheng bowed and scraped before Uncle Wang, but clenched his fists when Du Anrao asked him a question.

Seeing this, Uncle Wang wished he could personally smash this blockhead's head open: "Aren't you going to apologize?"

"……sorry."

"Too quiet, I didn't hear you."

"sorry!"

The apology that followed was shouted out; the entire mall could probably hear it.

Du An wanted to apologize to Zhang Kexin as well, but he was afraid that doing so would indirectly make the young lady hate him. If she was cornered, she might do something despicable to him.

Before she could even finish her hesitation, Assistant Fang, who had just finished instructing Uncle Wang and run off to make a phone call to report on his work, suddenly ended the call and ran back.

“The general manager is already aware of the whole story. After careful consideration, the head office has decided to dismiss Zheng Zhe, the store manager of the Jiangyu Plaza branch in City B, and temporarily suspend Wang Jingui, the person in charge of the City B branch, on probation.” Assistant Fang said, then suddenly turned to look at Zhang Kexin.

"As for Ms. Zhang, Zheng Zhe's personal wishes cannot represent the company, and you are still an employee of Ya Yu Group. In response to Ms. Zhang's performance in this incident, the company has decided to appoint Ms. Zhang to replace Zheng Zhe as the store manager of this branch. The letter of appointment should be delivered in the next two days if nothing unexpected happens."

"In addition, considering the harm and grievances Ms. Zhang suffered in this dispute, the company will compensate you with an extra sum of money. Ms. Zhang, do you find this solution acceptable?"

After these words were spoken, the store fell into a deathly silence.

Du Anrao's expression remained unchanged, but his mind was already generating a continuous stream of thoughts.

[While I really want to praise your handling of this situation as excellent and appropriate, did it really have to be announced at this time? This is drawing so much criticism, making me look like I was just agonizing over it all day.]

Jiang Younian: Pfft...

(End of this chapter)