These two or three customers were only there out of curiosity.

Other stalls were too busy, and merchants couldn’t attend to everyone immediately, so some people wandered around the mall, looking and touching here and there.

The Wenquxing electronic dictionary counter was extremely eye-catching.

Wasn’t this the third prize the host mentioned in the shopping lottery?

Something about learning English, but they couldn’t quite understand what it was about.

Those who stayed to listen to the explanation after discovering this stall only sold “Wenquxing Electronic Dictionaries” were parents with children.

Not young children either, but high school students!

Children all said English was a difficult subject – they couldn’t recognize words, couldn’t remember the strange pronunciations. It was more painful than Chinese or Math. Math might be hard, but at least there were formulas to memorize.

English was just rote memorization, and the learning process was extremely painful for most students. Besides memorization, they didn’t know where to begin.

When the host said this device could help children learn English, parents with children took note.

Whether they’d buy or not, at least they could take a look.

At first, everyone was hesitant – if they weren’t buying, would they get scolded for trying it out?

But the people manning the Wenquxing store were more approachable than expected. Once someone showed interest, they would answer questions enthusiastically and patiently, even encouraging hands-on trials.

However, this thing was priced at 498 yuan per unit, small and full of buttons, with a display screen.

Since it was for learning English, if they didn’t know how to use it and broke it, would they have to pay compensation?

Some people were uncertain.

They recognized the 26 English letters, but the letters didn’t recognize them.

For a trial, they didn’t know what to input – how could they test its effectiveness?

“Can it show Chinese meanings?”

“Yes, customer, it can display Chinese meanings. We’ve input authoritative explanations. The thousands of English words stored here, with their definitions and pronunciations, are sufficient for the college entrance exam. We’ve selectively input words that completely overlap with current high school English curriculum requirements, and then expanded beyond that…”

The demonstrator was Ma Hai himself.

Though not as good at design and development as Xu Jing, he was considerably more articulate.

Seeing Xia Xiaolan, Ma Hai wanted to greet her, but she slightly shook her head. Ma Hai immediately understood – Manager Xia was about to begin her performance!

Ma Hai promptly yielded the stage to Xia Xiaolan.

Xia Xiaolan took Ma Hai’s position, acting as a salesperson. “Uncle, may I ask – do you have school-age children? You look so young – is your child in junior high? If your child isn’t in junior high yet, this electronic dictionary might not be as useful. Of course, if you need it for work yourself, buying one would be quite suitable.”

The uncle almost wanted to touch his face.

Did he look that young?

This young lady thought his child was only in primary school!

“My child is already in the second year of high school!”

The uncle said with slight pride.

“But you’ve got good eyes, young lady. I married early, so though my child is in second year, I’m not particularly old…”

Earlier, Ma Hai had smiled until his face was stiff, and the uncle had maintained a distance from the counter, not wanting to try the electronic dictionary.

With Xia Xiaolan there, the uncle couldn’t help but draw closer while talking.

Du Zhaohui looked disgusted – this middle-aged man, was it because Xia Xiaolan was pretty? If he dared to get any closer, thinking he could take advantage just because Xia Xiaolan was selling electronic dictionaries, Du Zhaohui would want someone to break his legs!

You Li’s eyes sparkled with admiration. Her thoughts weren’t as dirty as Du Zhaohui’s.

People with filthy minds saw everyone as foul-smelling.

You Li was analyzing what “sales techniques” Xia Xiaolan had used in those few simple sentences.

Manager Xia used compliments about youth to make the customer happy, while simultaneously getting him to reveal his child’s age, exposing his needs.

Moreover, Manager Xia had laid the groundwork – even if the child didn’t need it, it could be used for work.

This also subtly flattered the middle-aged male customer.

At least a construction worker wouldn’t need an electronic dictionary for work.

It would be used in more prestigious jobs.

You Li concentrated on watching, not wanting to miss a single word from Xia Xiaolan, including her expressions.

The uncle approached the counter.

“Is this electronic dictionary really useful for second-year high school students?”

Xia Xiaolan nodded sincerely, “I think it’s useful. I took the college entrance exam in ’84. When we studied English then, we didn’t have tools like this to help. I’m quite envious of current students…”

The uncle interrupted her, “Ah, you also took the college entrance exam? Are you a university student now?”

No way.

What would a university student be doing here?

The uncle looked suspicious, his earlier friendliness turning cautious, “Did you get into university?”

Surely not.

If she’d gotten into university, it should be winter break now – why would she be at Zhenggrong Plaza instead of enjoying the New Year at home? Current university students were precious, elite, future iron rice bowl holders. They should just focus on studying. Very few students worked part-time during holidays.

Students couldn’t find suitable part-time work, and parents didn’t have this concept either.

“Of course, she got in, she’s from Huaqing University, okay?”

Du Zhaohui stepped forward – this loser should take a look at himself. Just buying a 498-yuan electronic dictionary, no, he might not even have enough money to buy it. Instead of asking about the product, he kept focusing on Xia Xiaolan personally. Was he here to buy something or check household registration?

Xia Xiaolan glared at him, and Du Zhaohui swallowed the rest of his words.

The uncle shrank back a bit, “Huaqing University? You got into Huaqing University?”

If these words had come from Xia Xiaolan’s mouth, it would have been boasting, and the uncle might not have believed it.

But coming from someone else, it somehow gained credibility.

Du Zhaohui’s dress clearly showed he wasn’t ordinary, and though his tone was impolite, it made the uncle believe his words… there was no reason for them to conspire to deceive him.

To get into Huaqing University, how good must this girl’s grades have been?

His child wouldn’t dare dream of that.

Xia Xiaolan chatted with him some more, and he wanted to buy the electronic dictionary, but hadn’t brought enough money!

The uncle was embarrassed:

“Let me go home to get money! I came out in a hurry and only brought a hundred some yuan.”

The uncle almost wanted to show his wallet to Xia Xiaolan. Based on experience, looking around without buying usually leads to getting scolded by salespeople.

Moreover, this was a “salesperson” from Huaqing University – wasn’t her time valuable?

Unexpectedly, Xia Xiaolan maintained her smile:

“No worries, we have sufficient stock for now. If you haven’t brought enough money, why not browse around the mall first, and see if there’s anything else you’d like to buy? Every 100 yuan spent gets you a lottery ticket, and I remember our Wenquxing electronic dictionary is the third prize in this shopping lottery event.”