The Master of Haggling
There was a night market in front of the food street. It was a night market, but there were still a lot of stalls set up during the day. It was just as lively as the food street here.
Lin Yi didn't have much to do, and Mengyao and Yushu were enjoying their food. He walked over to the night marke- Lin Yi preferred the clothes from the street stalls compared to the expensive branded clothes from the malls.
As long as one had good eyes and knew how to haggle, they could buy fashionable clothes from the street stalls.
"Ah …" Lin Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the familiar silhouette in front of him- it seemed like fate had brought them together.
Lin Yi walked over to Tang Yin, who was squatting in front of a stall selling girls' clothes. She was holding a dress in her hands, looking like she really liked it.
"Um … Can you lower the price a little?" Tang Yin asked after some hesitation.
"Little girl, look, these are all top-notch fabrics. Look at the workmanship, there's nothing to say. This style is also the most popular this year. If you put it in Pengzhan Department Store, you won't be able to get it for less than a thousand …" The stall owner talked leisurely as if his goods were the best in the world.
"I … …" It was obvious that Tang Yin wasn't good at haggling. "But two hundred is a little too expensive … …"
"It's not expensive! Look at the prices of everything these days- the fabric, the labor, it's more than two hundred! Two hundred is the price I used to pay before, and now that the price has gone up, I'll have to raise the price in the future … … "The stall owner continued praising his goods.
"I … I'm from the food street over there … Can you lower it a little? I'll buy it a little cheaper … … "Tang Yin gritted her teeth as she revealed her identity.
"Oh? You're from the food street? " The stall owner looked at Tang Yin. "You're from the food street over there, so you should know better. I'm making a small profit but quick turnover. How much can we earn from selling things in the night market? There's so many stalls here, who's going to raise the price for who? Plus, we have to pay taxes and management fees every day- there's not much left … … "
"Huh?" Tang Yun looked at the stall owner weakly. She'd already said that, so why didn't he say anything cheap? Could it be that he saw that I liked this dress, so he didn't give in? This person was really hateful!
Lin Yi shook his head. With Tang Yun's way of haggling, it would be strange if she could kill them! Perhaps he would have to help her out. Tang Yun's family situation wasn't very good, and he could tell that. It would be best if he could save some money for her.
"Hey, bro, you're setting up a stall here?" Lin Yi walked over and patted the stall owner's shoulder enthusiastically.
"Ah? Huh? You are … "The stall owner looked at Lin Yi in confusion. He didn't know who Lin Yi was.
"Have you forgotten about me? The first year, we were selling goods together, at Old Zhang's place! "Lin Yi said with a smile," I used to set up a stall at the night market on the south side of the bridge! "
"Oh, oh!" The stall owner listened to Lin Yi's words and nodded in realization, "So it's you, little bro! I was wondering why you looked so familiar, how is it? How's business recently? "
"Hey! Don't mention it, your sister-in-law is pregnant, I'm taking care of her at home, I don't have time to set up a stall! It wasn't easy for my sister to come over these past two days, so I took some time out to walk around! "Lin Yi said as he squatted down in front of the stall.
Tang Yun looked at Lin Yi chatting with the stall owner, stunned … When did he set up a stall at the south side of the bridge? When did he get a wife? She's pregnant? Wasn't he in school?
"Hey, pregnancy is a good thing, congratulations!" The stall owner nodded at Lin Yi and congratulated him. In fact, he didn't even remember where he'd seen Lin Yi before, who knew which Old Zhang was? He had so many places to sell goods, there were at least three to five people with the surname Zhang. However, Lin Yi was so familiar with him, and they were in the same trade, it was obvious that they'd met before, he didn't remember him. The stall owner was a bit embarrassed, but he couldn't say it out loud, he could only pretend to suddenly remember and chat with Lin Yi.
"Hey, don't mention it, my wife loves to look pretty, she even wants me to buy things for her when she's pregnant," Lin Yi said, "She wants me to buy some makeup and clothes for the summer … I was going to Old Zhang's place, but I bumped into you, I'll just pick two from your stall!"
"No problem!" The stall owner said enthusiastically, "You still have a long way to go to the wholesale market, just pick two from here, we can't take your money, we all know how much these things cost!"
"Okay, then I'll pick two!" Lin Yi said as he picked up the dress Tang Yun was looking at, and then picked a pair of men's shorts to wear. After choosing, he said to the stall owner, "I'll take these two."
"Oh!" The stall owner looked at it and said, "That dress is forty-five yuan, that pair of shorts is twelve yuan, a total of fifty-seven yuan!"
"I'll give you sixty yuan, I still have the fare to go to the wholesale market, I can't let you come for free!" Lin Yi took out sixty yuan from his pocket and handed it to the stall owner.
"How can I do that, we're in the same trade!" The stall owner waved his hand, "It's a small business, sister-in-law is pregnant, it's embarrassing enough that I didn't give her a gift, how can I make money?"
"Haha, bro, if you do that, I won't dare to come next time! Sixty, sixty it is! Is that okay? "Lin Yi waved his hand, pretending to be angry.
"Okay! Sixty it is! " The stall owner smiled and took the money, "Bro, you're honest, I won't say anything else, next time you come, let's have a drink or two!"
"No problem!" Lin Yi nodded and stood up, "Bro, I'll be leaving first!"
Tang Yun watched as Lin Yi bought her favorite dress, she was shocked speechless. Forty-five yuan? What was wrong with him? This stall owner was too greedy, wasn't he? He sold it to her for two hundred yuan, she could buy four pieces! Tang Yun thought angrily.
"Right, what did you want to buy?" The stall owner sent Lin Yi away with a smile, then remembered that there was a buyer here, so he asked.
"I … That dress just now, do you still have it?" Tang Yun asked.
"No, that's the only one!" The stall owner shook his head.
"Then why did you sell it to him for forty-five and me for two hundred?" Tang Yun couldn't help but ask, this stall owner was too dishonest!
"He's in the same trade, I'm willing to sell it to him for forty-five, what's wrong, can't I?" The stall owner saw that Tang Yun was dawdling for a long time, he was getting impatient, if it wasn't for the fact that she was pretty, he would've ignored her already.
"Him? He's in the same trade as you? "Tang Yun looked at the stall owner strangely.
"Yes, why? Are you buying it or not? "The stall owner frowned, wondering why this little girl was so troublesome. She didn't want to buy anything, yet she kept asking questions here and there, it would be a misunderstanding when his wife came back later!
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