“Manager! I want to buy a bra!”
Xiao Qin said to the professionally dressed female salesperson.
Because she was mistaken as the manager, the young female salesperson smiled and walked out from behind the counter to service Xiao Qin.
This was a smaller store in a weird location, it also wasn’t rush hour so Xiao Qin and I were the only customers.
I picked this store because I was afraid of being seen. Even if it was someone I didn’t know, it’s still embarra.s.sing standing inside a store for females.
The sales person brought Xiao Qin to the middle of all the goods and started her introduction.
“Pretty lady, what style do you like?”
“Don’t know! I’ve never worn one before!”
Xiao Qin’s answer was pretty straightforward.
The salesperson’s face was filled with dark lines, “It, it’s fine even if you haven’t worn it before, I’ll choose one that fits you the best… what’s your lower size?”
“Eh? Why do you need to know my hip measurements for a bra?”
Xiao Qin blinked her eyes with suspicion.
“No, not hip measurement, the lower size is band size or size under your breast… It’s fine, I’ll measure it for you right now.”
The salesperson went behind the counter and got a tape measurer. Xiao Qin removed her backpack, looked left and right, but couldn’t find a suitable place to put it.
“You can put it behind the counter.” The salesperson pointed behind her, “If you have any valuables, then you can just let your boyfriend hold it. I mean, isn’t that why you brought him?”
She said while she looked at me.
Who’s her boyfriend? Also, what did you mean when you said I was brought to carry things? As expected, all men are slaves in the eyes of women!
After she heard what the salesperson said, Xiao Qin beamed with delight, she pranced over and handed the bag to me:
“Then, sorry for bothering Ye Lin cla.s.smate! I’ll make sure to pick a bra that you like!”
What! You’re the one wearing the bra, not me, why does it matter if I like it!
I received her h.e.l.lo Kitty bag while huffing in anger and held the bag awkwardly like how Dong CunRui held the bomb.
After measuring Xiao Qin’s pitiful bust, the salesperson said with difficulty:
“Uh… We have training bras for maturing girls, it’s perfect for a beautiful lady such as yourself….”
“Maturing?” Xiao Qin’s eyes brightened up, “As in the ones to help it grow?”
The salesperson almost spat out, “No, no it won’t help it grow…I’m saying it’s specially designed for adolescent girls. It’s wireless, tight fit, high elasticity, won’t restrict, won’t constrict glands, and it can help with the shape…”
Xiao Qin was duped by the salesperson and repeatedly nodded her head.
The salesperson felt that she had to snag the customer in one spurt, so she quickly retrieved two objects from on top of the shelves and showed it to Xiao Qin.
“How about this? You can feel it, it’s 100% cotton, breathable and absorbent, it has wide shoulder straps, it won’t leave marks on the shoulder, and it’s very suitable for first-time bra wearers!”
Xiao Qin hesitatingly felt the fabric on the bra while gazing at me with a look of inquiry.
Stop looking at me! I can’t give you any suggestions since I’ve never worn a bra!
“These two are the same brand and made specifically for students. What do you think about this blue one? It’s cuter, there’s even a b.u.t.terfly in the center!”
“But, it doesn’t seem that s.e.xy!”
Xiao Qin said without hesitation.
The salesperson choked for a bit and was momentarily speechless, she’s probably thinking: You want to be s.e.xy with those pitiful b.r.e.a.s.t.s? You should be lucky I’m not recommending children’s undergarments!
But she couldn’t offend a customer and her expression was still a smile:
“Pretty lady, we have a lot of s.e.xy underwear in our store and they are way more expensive than student underwear. I’ll definitely make more money, but why didn’t I recommend them? It’s because the most important thing is that it should be a suitable fit. At your age, you’re sweet and cute, randomly wearing s.e.xy underwear would affect growth…”
“But…” Xiao Qin pouted towards me, “I’m afraid Ye Lin cla.s.smate won’t be satisfied!”
The salesperson glanced at me with a strange expression then briskly walked towards me holding the two pairs of underwear.
While walking towards me, she turned around and said to Xiao Qin: “I’ll let your boyfriend have a look, will you feel at ease if he has no complaints?”
Don’t, don’t come over her! I’m only responsible for holding the bags, not choosing underwear!
The salesperson completely ignored the awkward expression on my face. She stuck both pairs of underwear in front of my face and I couldn’t avoid it even if I wanted to.
The one on the left hand was the blue one. It had a b.u.t.terfly knot, wave patterns on the strap and sides, there were also a lot of small anchor prints in the center. It was pretty cartoon-like and it was a pretty good match by Xiao Qin’s standards.
The one on the right hand was the light pink one. There were many star prints on it, some were solid and some were outlines.
Compared to the other bras in this store, these two were pretty simple. It was basically as if they shortened a skintight vest.
It should be suitable for Xiao Qin? She’s been a boy for many years, perhaps it would be easier for her to get used to it by wearing a vest-like bra.
Tsk, Xiao Qin was standing over there looking at me full of antic.i.p.ation, she must actually like this bra, but was too embarra.s.sed to say so, so she insisted on making me make the decision.
Might as well let her buy this bra, there’s nothing wrong with it being childish, the more childish she dresses, the less threat she poses to me.
Thinking of that, the corner of my mouth revealed a disdainful sneer.
My expression seems to have been misunderstood, the salesperson frowned slightly, looking at my eyes and said:
“Stop just always thinking of yourself, you should think about your girlfriend sometimes!”
Eh? what do you mean? Did you think that I felt that these bras were not s.e.xy enough, and wanted her to wear those adult styles that would affect development? Stop joking! Even if I wanted her to wear those, they’ll just slide right off!
“These are fine.” I turned my eyes away. “As long as it’s comfortable to wear, and is harmless to the body.”
The salesperson contently walked back to Xiao Qin.
“Your boyfriend said yes! Let’s continue to choose some more!”
The two people continue to chatter some more, some words could be heard clearly, some could not. Sometimes they even turned around, looked at me and snickered.
What’s so funny! I’m a man standing in a lingerie shop with a h.e.l.lo Kitty backpack, is that funny! Salesperson, can you please concentrate on selling underwear? Are you not satisfied unless you smack talk me with Xiao Qin?
The salesperson finally got back to business, but what she talked about next made me red with embarra.s.sment.
“In order to meet the needs of the development of adolescent b.r.e.a.s.t.s, this model of bra also comes with the ‘b.u.mp positioning’ capabilities!”
“Do you see this line? Feel it with your hands… Do you understand? This design can guarantee the development s.p.a.ce of the breast. Don’t underestimate this. If you wear an inappropriate bra, it will cause poor development of the breast, leading to a breast head depression, you may need surgical corrections!”
Xiao Qin’s had an expression like she just learned something and she subconsciously reached out to touch her chest.
Don’t feel for your own b.u.mps over the school uniform! This is a public area! Can you have some awareness as a girl! Even the salesperson is watching you with a stunned look!
“Phew, fortunately, mines aren’t depressed…” Xiao Qin relaxed her shoulders relieved, and said with confidence: “It doesn’t matter! Even if I mine were depressed, Ye Lin will be responsible for helping me suck it out!”
Who will help you with that kind of thing! Let your real boyfriend do it! The way the salesperson is looking at you, especially at me, has risen to a new height! You’re not coming to buy underwear, but to p.i.s.s me off! You’re inventing new methods of bullying me every day! I’m almost crying!
When Xiao Qin entered the changing room to test the bra, the salesperson leaned against the door of the changing room, she occasionally glanced over with a strange look. When our gazes met, she quickly looked away.
“Manager, manager! I’m done! Can I let my boyfriend in to see if it’s suitable or not?”
Xiao Qin asked while knocking on the door of the changing room.
“I, I can’t do that. If some other customer came in, it would be difficult to explain… If he really wants to see it, you can find some time to wear it for him…”
“That’s right! Manager, you’re really smart! I will wear it for Ye Lin cla.s.smate tonight!”
“Ha ha……”
The salesman smiled helplessly and stared at me like a thief. As if she was afraid that I would barge into the changing room to watch Xiao Qin change her clothes.
I suddenly heard a few familiar voices coming from someplace close by.
“It’s so boring. I’m gonna die of boredom!”
“Right? Brother Ye doesn’t even take us to fight….”
Huh? Isn’t that Xing Xing over there? One, two, three, four, five, all five from the Five Tiger Punishment Squad were there, were they going to go play games? Did they come together because they were afraid they’ll get into a dispute with someone?
It doesn’t matter what you guys want to play, but just don’t look over here! They were only around 10 meters away, if they saw me buying underwear with Xiao Qin, my dignity will never return!
I couldn’t think of any other way than to use Xiao Qin’s backpack to block my face, to muddle through.
I don’t know whether it was because of the backpack or because they didn’t look over her. When I put the bag down, the five of them were already gone.
How unbearable, on one hand, I was being monitored by the salesperson, on the other, I was worried about the five coming back. The time it took for Xiao Qin to try on clothes felt like a century for me.
Finally, they picked three trainer bras. The sales person had placed the bras on the counter, it was kept in an exquisite shopping bag.
Then she fixed her gaze on me, meaning that I should pay.