Going Power Shopping - Part 5

Wednesday, continued …

"Miss Yang, while we try to facilitate client's requests, rooms cannot be reserved. They are used on a first come first served basis while considering those within the party. The client in that room has been here over an hour, and they will retain priority for that room. There are other rooms available Miss Yang."

"That room is the best room, and you know I entitled to it. Shift those in that room now for me to have it or I will ensure none of you have a job."

Anna herd someone coming down the door and heard a knock on the not fully closed door and opened and another staff member came in the room. "Madam Hou, we were wondering if you would be willing to swap to another room so we can facilitate the request of another client who requires this room. I hate to put pressure on you but the last time we did not facilitate this her rage was such that the staff where scared. While we do not want to make you move, we do not want that again."

Du AnLing had to acknowledge her mistake in pushing at her son as a potential wife someone who displayed this behaviour. Yang Lin was a bully, who treated everyone as an inferior and demanded everything for herself. Her daughter-in-law however was pleasant and treated people with respect. More importantly her son was in love with her, which he never was with Yang Lin. She wished she could forget she knew her.

Du AnLing responded, to distance them from this publicly demonstrated bad behaviour, "We were here first and therefore are not moving for anyone, even someone that we know only in passing. She heard your policy, so she just must deal with it. You know who my son is, and you are asking us to move. Forget it."

With that the employee left. Anna went to the door and told both bodyguards "I know you want to be out there, but I believe it will only aggravate the situation. Come in here."

As the bodyguards entered the door was quickly closed so they did not hear Yang Lin's reaction to being told no. Rebecca turned to Anna and stated "Miss Anna, after our wandering around, I took note of the things that interested you. Can you tell me is there a designed that you particularly want, and what you need?"

Before Anna could respond Leng Xi spoke "She needs everything including a couple of business suits. Casual clothes, clothes to simply wear at home, swimwear, formal wear, semi-formal wear, cocktail dresses, everything that you can think of."

"Rebecca use your judgement as to what will be the best for me, I can then try on items and we can go from there. You can arrange for delivery of the items we select. By the way I will need shoes for the clothes. I forgot to mention this before."

"Miss Anna, I will arrange for our shoe specialist to come and take your measurements, and she will match shoes to your clothes. I will arrange for the initial sections I made while we were walking around to be delivered in your size." With that she left the room ensuring that the door was secured.

Leng Xi, then spoke up. "What did you order at that tailor's shop? I would have never thought going in there for clothes."

"I bit. I can sew from patterns and a friend's mother is a dressmaker, so I know quality work and design, and could judge what I saw. From the clothes on display an and the photos around I knew that there was a wonderful designer attached to the shop. I ordered fifteen different suit sets, five for here, five winter and five summer weight suits for Australia. Each suit has jackets, skirts, dresses and pants, along with shirts."

"I asked fortwo suits for here and two winter-weight for Australia to be done quickly and the rest to follow. I also asked could they design some individual items for me, including my wedding dress. All I had to pay was a 700,000 deposit. Oh my god what is Yi going to say. That is only the deposit, and I guess the total cost for the suits will be three of four times that. HE warned me this morning about you two and shopping."

"Darling Daughter, you are learning from the best. He would have told you that."

Before Anna could respond her mobile phone rang. As she took it from her handbag, she was the caller ID as Darling Husband. She promptly answered it "Darling Yi, why did you call."

"No real reason. I received a notification that you spent 700,000, at one store. Do you need me to up the card limits?"

"I am not sure. Please do not kill me, I spotted a tailor's store as we were wandering around M Mall. I have commissioned them to make me work suits for here and Australia, and to design some one-off pieces in the long term as well as my wedding dress. That money was the deposit for the suits. I have to pay more at the next fitting, plus for the other items as well. Sorry." Anna, by the end of that was a little worried.

Hou Yi laughed "I guess the power shoppers strike again. Do not worry about it. When you have the first fitting let me know and I will try and come. I will arrange for the balance of those accounts to be sent directly here."

"Yi, you had me worried. I thought I would be in trouble for spending so much."

"Do not worry about it. Just let me know how you go throughout the day. However, I will increase the limits on the black cards for you for today, so you can spend what you need. Take care."

"Will do." With that Anna hung up the phone, and turned to Du AnLing and Leng Xi, smiled and said "I am not in trouble. I cannot believe him, his comment was 'I guess the power shoppers strike again' after I told him what the money was for and was laughing."