Jane Sterling, with a sudden burst of enthusiasm, rushed right up to Jasmine Sterling. "I’m a friend of Saul Thorne’s. My name is Jane Sterling, but you can just call me Jane."
Jasmine Sterling’s mind hadn’t quite caught up, but a smile instinctively appeared on her face. "Nice to meet you."
’This young lady is so frank and warm, and she’s quite cute and perky.’
Saul Thorne was stunned too. He knew Jane Sterling wasn’t shy around strangers and warmed up to people quickly, but ’isn’t this a bit too abrupt?’
’Being so enthusiastic toward his girlfriend’s mother?’
’Doesn’t she have any sense of boundaries?’
Worried that Jasmine Sterling might feel uncomfortable, Saul Thorne quickly explained, "Ma’am, Jane’s grandfather and my grandfather are old family friends. She grew up abroad, so she has a more extroverted personality."
’No wonder she’s so enthusiastic.’ Jasmine Sterling nodded in understanding.
Jane Sterling didn’t mind in the slightest. ’Cecilia and I are good friends, so what’s wrong with being friendly to her mother?’
She looked down at the coat in Jasmine Sterling’s hands. The price tag was still on it, so it was clearly an item from the store. "Ma’am, are you picking out a coat? This one is great! It really complements your skin tone. It’s cashmere, right?"
"I like it too, and I was about to buy it," Jasmine Sterling said, turning to the salesperson. "I’ll take this one. I won’t bother with the stackable discount for spending twenty dollars. Just give me the 12% discount."
"Of course, ma’am. I’ll go ring this up for you. Please wait a moment."
But just as the sales associate was about to leave, Jane Sterling stopped her. "Wait a second. It’s a mall-wide stackable discount promotion, right?"
The sales associate nodded, and Jasmine Sterling looked at Jane Sterling in surprise.
Jane Sterling grinned and held up the shopping bag in her hand. "I just happened to buy a watch. It cost over two hundred dollars."
The sales associate looked troubled. "I’m sorry, miss, but the person who made the purchase has to be the one to use the discount. That’s the rule."
"I know," Jane Sterling said. "I’ll buy the coat!"
Saul Thorne, watching from the side, couldn’t help but smile. He walked over to Jasmine Sterling and said in a low voice, "Ma’am, let Jane buy it with the stackable discount, and then you can just transfer her the money."
It dawned on Jasmine Sterling. This little trick would save a lot of money.
The sales associate also understood what they were planning, and there was indeed no problem with doing it that way.
In the end, the twelve-dollar cashmere coat, after a 12% discount and an additional 25% off, was purchased for only seven dollars and twenty cents.
After leaving the store, Jasmine Sterling eagerly added Jane Sterling on WhatsApp and transferred her the money. "Jane, thank you so much. Since you know Saul Thorne, too, we were just about to get some roast duck. Why don’t you join us?"
Saul Thorne listened from the side without saying a word. ’In any case, the lady’s in charge today.’
He had expected Jane Sterling to politely decline, but to his surprise, her eyes lit up as she readily agreed. "Okay! Thank you, Ma’am."
"Don’t be so polite. I’m the one who should be thanking you."
The two women walked ahead arm in arm, talking and laughing, while Saul Thorne watched from behind, his brow slightly furrowed.
’Is this right?’

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