“This boy is interesting. He looks so young, but his words are harsh. However, he still has much to
learn when arguing with someone else. Just look at how mad he is after I retorted.’ “Go away! Leave
now if you’re not going to buy anything! You’re going to distract me from my work.” Instead of saying
that Lily would disrupt his business, he said she would distract him from working. This shop owner was
indeed an interesting one. However, Lily found it more fascinating to talk to him the more he talked
back to her. “Who says I’m not buying anything? I just haven’t found an item I liked yet.” “There’s
nothing you’ll like here! Just leave now!”
‘Wow! It’s my first time seeing a business owner who shoos his customers away.‘
Just as Lily was about to say something, she saw the curtain pushed aside, revealing an older man
who rebuked the young man as soon as he came out. “You’re scaring away our customers again! Do
you still want to work here? Get out if you don’t!”
“1-1…” The young man who was agitated earlier now had his head hung low in defeat. “So you’re not
the owner?” Lily looked at him profoundly, showing that she understood the situation.
“You!” He got riled up in an instant, perhaps from humiliation after Lily discovered his true identity.
However, something stopped him from going on the next second. “Shut up! I told you before this to talk
politely to our customers! You’re going to scare all of them away like this! Who are you going to sell all
these stupid things you carve to? Go and do your work now! Another word, and I’ll fire you!”
After the older man scolded him, he stayed silent and went back to carving the wood block he had
been working on earlier.
At this sight, Lily found him even more interesting. He could get mad right away and calm down the
next. The boy wore his heart on his sleeves.
“Ma’am, what are you looking for? Shall I introduce our products to you?” Indeed, a business owner
spoke with more warinth. Even the way he addressed Lily was not the same. “It’s all right. I’m just
looking around.” Lily glanced around the surroundings again. “Sir, you have unique wood pieces in your
shop.”
“You mean these carvings?” the owner said, smiling, “of course! Renowned craftsmen created all these
wood carvings. Each of them is crafted delicately, besides having a unique appearance. You’ll not find
anything similar in another shop. Putting a wood carving as such in your living room would enhance the
vibes, and it would also be good for your reputation.”
“Pfft.”
Lily heard a soft, almost inaudible, mocking sound from the young man. She turned to look at him. ‘He
sure isn’t one to back down easily.’ Seeing that Lily was staring at the young man silently, the owner
quickly said, “He’s just learning about craftsmanship here, and he’s new. Don’t listen to his nonsense.
He knows nothing and is just handling the shop for me.”
The owner was criticizing him, but he was not affected at all and continued with his carving as if he
could not hear those words. “Ma’am, are you looking for something for yourself or a gift for someone
else? Could you tell me what type you’re looking for and your budget? I could recommend a few
carvings that way.”
Lily shook her head. “This wood.” “Carvings!” the owner corrected her as if calling his products wood
was insulting them. “No, I’m saying that the woods in your store are unique. Not the carvings.” Lily
emphasized that she did not make a mistake. “W-Woods?” The owner was confused. “Those are the
woods used for the carvings. What’s unique about them?”
The owner was criticizing him, but he was not affected at all and continued with his carving as if he
could not hear those words. “Ma’am, are you looking for something for yourself or a gift for someone
else? Could you tell me what type you’re looking for and your budget? I could recommend a few
carvings that way.”
Lily shook her head. “This wood.”
“Carvings!” the owner corrected her as if calling his products wood was insulting them. “No, I’m saying
that the woods in your store are unique. Not the carvings.” Lily emphasized that she did not make a
mistake.
“W-Woods?” The owner was confused. “Those are the woods used for the carvings. What’s unique
about them?”
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