For those unfamiliar with it, Tong Kee Bao is a dim sum takeout chain with outlets in malls all over the city and suburbs. As a counter girl, Ms X will be very busy, and any attempts at a private chat would have to be conducted in direct proximity with her co-workers.
If she is indeed a plain jane as described, she will not be used to being hit on, as her prettier sisters might be, so too direct an approach runs a real danger of scaring her off immediately and permanently. Might be wiser to take your time, with just a brief comment on the weather the first time, then a very short exchange about work, e.g. how busy it is, the second time. Do not tell her how sweetly she smiles or how attracted you are to her. She will never live it down. Save it for when you actually go out with her and her colleagues are not around to tease her. So, during the third exchange, when she is already comfortable with chatting briefly with you, you could ask her when her day off is and whether she has anything planned. From observation, you should already know the answer to the first question, and you should have something planned if the answer to the second is no. The rest is up to you.
By the same token, if you succeed in getting something going, Ms X may not be very experienced in such matters. Be prepared with an exit strategy that leaves no one broken-hearted.
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