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One rainy afternoon, an old lady walked into a department store. She was wandering aimlessly in the mall and obviously had no intention of buying anything. A young female assistant saw the old lady and immediately took the initiative to meet and greet her politely, "Is there anything we can help you with?"

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The old lady said to her, "I just came in to take shelter. I did not intend to buy anything."

The young female assistant smiled and said to her: "Even if you do not want to buy anything, we also welcome you."

Instead of rushing to go back and organize the merchandise on the shelves, the young female assistant took the initiative to chat with the old lady, to show that she is welcomed even though she is not buying anything. The young female assistant even accompanied the old lady to the mall entrance when she left and opened the umbrella for her. The old lady requested for a name card from the young female assistant and happily left.

One day, the young female assistant was suddenly summoned to the boss’s office. Her boss showed her a letter, which was written by the old lady. It turned out that the old lady was the mother of the famous American steel magnate – Andrew Carnegie. In her letter, the old lady requested the departmental store to send the young female assistant to Houston, as a representative of the company, to discuss on the contract for the provision of decorating materials for a luxurious mansion. The contract is worth a huge amount.

Obviously, the young female clerk got promoted as she treats people sincerely and warmly. The unexpected results were beyond her imagination.

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