If Lin Jin remembered correctly, she heard that the owner of this barbershop was a graduate of her school. It seems that quite a few of the stores around her school were like this. She once talked to the owner of a mobile phone repair shop near the school's back door, who was also a graduate of the school, apparently a senior who graduated in 2014.
Lin Jin was not particularly interested in this. She followed the attractive shop owner into the barbershop and glanced at the sparse four seats. As it was the weekend, three of the four seats were occupied by students getting haircuts. All three barbers were busy, and only the shop owner in front of her was free at the moment.
"You're a software student, right? You seem to come here often for haircuts?" The owner led Lin Jin to the back of the barbershop, where customers had their hair washed. She elegantly sat on one of the shampoo beds, cocked her head, and looked at Lin Jin, "Do you want to lie down or sit?"
"I'll sit." Lin Jin puckered her mouth, she didn't like lying down in front of others. It gave her the illusion of being completely exposed.
Lin Jin sat down on the chair, lowered her head, and waited for the shop owner to wash her hair.
"I'm also a software student, but I graduated a few years ago." The owner sat down next to Lin Jin, turned on the showerhead, and tested the water temperature with her hand. "After graduation, I couldn't find a job, so I simply learned haircutting and then opened this shop."
This attractive shop owner seemed very talkative. After she tested the water temperature, she gently pushed Lin Jin's head down a bit. "It was quite tough at first, but I usually remember the customers I've met for at least a month or two, so I chat with them a lot, and my business gradually improved."
"Mmm."
Lin Jin responded indifferently.
"What kind of hairstyle are you planning to get?" The owner wet Lin Jin's hair with water, lathered shampoo on it, and kept talking, "You seem to have a nice appearance, you could let your hair grow out, and then get a cute hairstyle."
"No need." When it came to her hairstyle, Lin Jin immediately became interested, "Just cut it short, bangs to the eyebrows, and trim everywhere else a bit shorter."
"That won't look good."
"I think it looks quite good. Men should have a manly look." Lin Jin snorted lightly. Nowadays, if she looked feminine, that was enough, but she didn't want to be persuaded by the shop owner to get a girlish hairstyle. What if she couldn't even go back to the dorm?
"So you're a man." The owner laughed out loud, "I've never seen such a cute man."
She even deliberately dragged out the word "man" and then looked at Lin Jin with a teasing expression: "You used to come here often, right? The last two times I saw you getting your hair cut, you suddenly became beautiful. Do you have any secrets?"
"No." Lin Jin answered coldly.
The secret is the system, otherwise, would you like to experience the "love" of the black cat for the host?
Lin Jin had indeed met a few talkative barbers. The barber in her residential area seemed to have a good understanding of her personal background and family. Perhaps because of her appearance, many kind strangers or shop owners liked to chat with her.
"So, you really just want to get a short haircut? How about I help you perm your hair? Your hair quality is very good, and you'll look very handsome after a perm." The owner suggested to Lin Jin in a bewitching voice, "We have a package deal here, shampoo, haircut, blow-dry, and perm for only 119."
So, you've been talking to me so much, just to sell me something?
Lin Jin, with her head down, couldn't help but curl her lips. She had heard online about barbershop employees incessantly promoting various discounts and membership cards to customers. She hadn't expected to encounter this today.
"Okay." The owner grabbed a towel from the side and wiped Lin Jin's hair a little.
She asked Lin Jin to raise her head, and then handed her a towel, letting her dry her hair herself.
Lin Jin raised her head and glanced at the beautiful boss, noticing her frowning as if in deep thought. She might have been upset about the failed sales pitch earlier.
Suddenly, Lin Jin noticed the boss had opened the backdoor's iron gate and walked straight out. Looking somewhat puzzled at her retreating figure, Lin Jin dried her hair and put the towel aside, standing up and looking towards the front hall where the three barbers were busy.
Was she supposed to wait a bit longer?
"Where are you going? There are no seats in the front, go to the back." The boss popped her head out from the iron door, "Also, it's too noisy out there. I usually cut hair in a private room at the back."
"Really?" Lin Jin hesitated for a moment, walked to the back and pushed the iron gate, only to be dumbfounded upon discovering that the back door of the barbershop actually led to a narrow alley.
Suddenly, Lin Jin remembered the task penalty: being cornered by a gangster in a small alley.
A chill spread over her body instantly. Lin Jin cautiously looked around the alley, then at the female boss in black silk leading the way.
The chill instantly disappeared. Although the boss looked a bit non-mainstream, she was a woman after all. She couldn't possibly be cornered by a woman, right?
With a smirk, she felt she was overthinking it. Quickening her pace to catch up with the boss, she turned a corner after about a hundred meters, only to find a hidden gem.
This place seemed to be a warehouse, about two to three hundred square feet in size. The floor of the warehouse was covered with white ceramic tiles, and on a shelf by the door, a variety of commonly used items in the barbershop such as shampoos were neatly arranged. At the other end, there was a TV, a large sofa, even a refrigerator, and an air conditioner. It seemed like a resting place for the barbers.
On the right side of the warehouse was a large mirror and a barber's chair like in the front hall, which seemed to be a hair cutting area.
But wasn't this a bit too luxurious?
With a twitch at the corner of her mouth, Lin Jin saw the boss take off her shoes and walk in. She also took off her shoes and stepped into the warehouse.
"Normally, I only cut hair for members." The boss walked to the refrigerator and handed Lin Jin a bottle of cola. "Here, have a drink."
Lin Jin, half shocked, nodded blankly, and then opened the cola and took a sip.
"Five yuan a bottle, thank you for your patronage, it will be added to your bill later."
"Huh?" Lin Jin almost spit out her cola.
"You thought it was free?" The boss rolled her eyes at her. "Come on, didn't you come for a haircut?"
"Alright…"
A bottle of cola normally costs three yuan in other stores, right? Why did it become two yuan more expensive here? Is this where she ripped off her customers?
"Just trim the bangs to the eyebrows, and tidy up the rest." Lin Jin plopped down in the chair, looked at herself in the mirror, twisted uncomfortably, but suddenly remembered something, quickly turned around and asked, "Your haircut won't be too expensive, right?"
"Thirty as usual, I won't rip you off, but today you need to pay thirty-five." The boss laughed, pulled a barber's cloth from a shelf and put it on Lin Jin. "I'm really good at this, are you sure you don't want me to give you a new hairstyle?"
"No need, this is quite good."
After all, I have a versatile wig.
If Lin Jin remembered correctly, she heard that the owner of this barbershop was a graduate of her school. It seems that quite a few of the stores around her school were like this. She once talked to the owner of a mobile phone repair shop near the school's back door, who was also a graduate of the school, apparently a senior who graduated in 2014.
Lin Jin was not particularly interested in this. She followed the attractive shop owner into the barbershop and glanced at the sparse four seats. As it was the weekend, three of the four seats were occupied by students getting haircuts. All three barbers were busy, and only the shop owner in front of her was free at the moment.
"You're a software student, right? You seem to come here often for haircuts?" The owner led Lin Jin to the back of the barbershop, where customers had their hair washed. She elegantly sat on one of the shampoo beds, cocked her head, and looked at Lin Jin, "Do you want to lie down or sit?"
"I'll sit." Lin Jin puckered her mouth, she didn't like lying down in front of others. It gave her the illusion of being completely exposed.
Lin Jin sat down on the chair, lowered her head, and waited for the shop owner to wash her hair.
"I'm also a software student, but I graduated a few years ago." The owner sat down next to Lin Jin, turned on the showerhead, and tested the water temperature with her hand. "After graduation, I couldn't find a job, so I simply learned haircutting and then opened this shop."
This attractive shop owner seemed very talkative. After she tested the water temperature, she gently pushed Lin Jin's head down a bit. "It was quite tough at first, but I usually remember the customers I've met for at least a month or two, so I chat with them a lot, and my business gradually improved."
"Mmm."
Lin Jin responded indifferently.
"What kind of hairstyle are you planning to get?" The owner wet Lin Jin's hair with water, lathered shampoo on it, and kept talking, "You seem to have a nice appearance, you could let your hair grow out, and then get a cute hairstyle."
"No need." When it came to her hairstyle, Lin Jin immediately became interested, "Just cut it short, bangs to the eyebrows, and trim everywhere else a bit shorter."
"That won't look good."
"I think it looks quite good. Men should have a manly look." Lin Jin snorted lightly. Nowadays, if she looked feminine, that was enough, but she didn't want to be persuaded by the shop owner to get a girlish hairstyle. What if she couldn't even go back to the dorm?
"So you're a man." The owner laughed out loud, "I've never seen such a cute man."
She even deliberately dragged out the word "man" and then looked at Lin Jin with a teasing expression: "You used to come here often, right? The last two times I saw you getting your hair cut, you suddenly became beautiful. Do you have any secrets?"
"No." Lin Jin answered coldly.
The secret is the system, otherwise, would you like to experience the "love" of the black cat for the host?
Lin Jin had indeed met a few talkative barbers. The barber in her residential area seemed to have a good understanding of her personal background and family. Perhaps because of her appearance, many kind strangers or shop owners liked to chat with her.
"So, you really just want to get a short haircut? How about I help you perm your hair? Your hair quality is very good, and you'll look very handsome after a perm." The owner suggested to Lin Jin in a bewitching voice, "We have a package deal here, shampoo, haircut, blow-dry, and perm for only 119."
So, you've been talking to me so much, just to sell me something?
Lin Jin, with her head down, couldn't help but curl her lips. She had heard online about barbershop employees incessantly promoting various discounts and membership cards to customers. She hadn't expected to encounter this today.
"Okay." The owner grabbed a towel from the side and wiped Lin Jin's hair a little.
She asked Lin Jin to raise her head, and then handed her a towel, letting her dry her hair herself.
Lin Jin raised her head and glanced at the beautiful boss, noticing her frowning as if in deep thought. She might have been upset about the failed sales pitch earlier.
Suddenly, Lin Jin noticed the boss had opened the backdoor's iron gate and walked straight out. Looking somewhat puzzled at her retreating figure, Lin Jin dried her hair and put the towel aside, standing up and looking towards the front hall where the three barbers were busy.
Was she supposed to wait a bit longer?
"Where are you going? There are no seats in the front, go to the back." The boss popped her head out from the iron door, "Also, it's too noisy out there. I usually cut hair in a private room at the back."
"Really?" Lin Jin hesitated for a moment, walked to the back and pushed the iron gate, only to be dumbfounded upon discovering that the back door of the barbershop actually led to a narrow alley.
Suddenly, Lin Jin remembered the task penalty: being cornered by a gangster in a small alley.
A chill spread over her body instantly. Lin Jin cautiously looked around the alley, then at the female boss in black silk leading the way.
The chill instantly disappeared. Although the boss looked a bit non-mainstream, she was a woman after all. She couldn't possibly be cornered by a woman, right?
With a smirk, she felt she was overthinking it. Quickening her pace to catch up with the boss, she turned a corner after about a hundred meters, only to find a hidden gem.
This place seemed to be a warehouse, about two to three hundred square feet in size. The floor of the warehouse was covered with white ceramic tiles, and on a shelf by the door, a variety of commonly used items in the barbershop such as shampoos were neatly arranged. At the other end, there was a TV, a large sofa, even a refrigerator, and an air conditioner. It seemed like a resting place for the barbers.
On the right side of the warehouse was a large mirror and a barber's chair like in the front hall, which seemed to be a hair cutting area.
But wasn't this a bit too luxurious?
With a twitch at the corner of her mouth, Lin Jin saw the boss take off her shoes and walk in. She also took off her shoes and stepped into the warehouse.
"Normally, I only cut hair for members." The boss walked to the refrigerator and handed Lin Jin a bottle of cola. "Here, have a drink."
Lin Jin, half shocked, nodded blankly, and then opened the cola and took a sip.
"Five yuan a bottle, thank you for your patronage, it will be added to your bill later."
"Huh?" Lin Jin almost spit out her cola.
"You thought it was free?" The boss rolled her eyes at her. "Come on, didn't you come for a haircut?"
"Alright…"
A bottle of cola normally costs three yuan in other stores, right? Why did it become two yuan more expensive here? Is this where she ripped off her customers?
"Just trim the bangs to the eyebrows, and tidy up the rest." Lin Jin plopped down in the chair, looked at herself in the mirror, twisted uncomfortably, but suddenly remembered something, quickly turned around and asked, "Your haircut won't be too expensive, right?"
"Thirty as usual, I won't rip you off, but today you need to pay thirty-five." The boss laughed, pulled a barber's cloth from a shelf and put it on Lin Jin. "I'm really good at this, are you sure you don't want me to give you a new hairstyle?"
"No need, this is quite good."
After all, I have a versatile wig.
