The Joy of Haggling
The boss paused. He was about to say that he said two hundred and eight, not two hundred, but Lin Yi's next words made the boss pause. Two hundred was still too expensive? Only 150? He raised his head and looked at Lin Yi. It didn't seem like he was joking. His heart tightened. Did he meet someone who knew the trade?
The girls from before obviously didn't know the market. They didn't even ask for the price before choosing the goods. He thought that he had met a fat sheep, but the person who was paying was behind him!
"150 won't do. 180 … 170!" The boss wanted to say 180, but he didn't want others to hear it as 100 and lose money for nothing. He quickly changed it to 170.
In fact, he could sell it for 170, but the profit would be a little less. He thought that he could make a lot of money, but it turned out to be less than what he earned normally. The gap was too big, and he couldn't accept it. 150 was close to the capital, so it didn't matter whether he sold it or not.
"150 it is. I used to sell this kind of thing." Lin Yi said and pointed to a person selling clothes not far away. "Brother, do you see that? I used to set up a stall with him at Qiaonan! "
As Lin Yi spoke, the man who set up the stall raised his head and saw Lin Yi. He was stunned for a moment before recognizing Lin Yi. "Brother, you're here again? Did your wife give birth yet? "
"Not yet, I'm just taking a stroll!" Lin Yi smiled.
"Then go on with your business. I have someone else here. I can't talk to you anymore!" The man nodded to Lin Yi and went back to his stall.
Lin Yi's conversation with the stall owner stunned the shopkeeper. He didn't expect Lin Yi to have been in this line of work before. "Alright, since we're in the same line of work, you should know the purchase price. The one hundred and fifty is the purchase price, I don't earn much from it. How about you add ten more to it? 160? "
"Okay." Lin Yi nodded and took out his wallet to pay the bill.
Mengyao and Yushu suddenly realized that haggling prices was a very fun thing to do. Back in the mall, other than getting discounts with VIP cards, they'd never had the pleasure of haggling prices before.
Seeing Lin Yi haggle, the two followed suit and started haggling at the next few stalls. They weren't able to get the lowest price for everything, but what surprised Lin Yi was that with Yushu's help, many of the items were sold at prices lower than Lin Yi had expected!
However, they enjoyed the joy of bargaining and bought a bunch of useless things. For example, they bought more than ten hair clips. They couldn't use them all, so they gave a few to Tang Yun.
Tang Yun didn't want it at first, but Lin Yi nodded, indicating that she could accept it, so she accepted it. However, he still felt a little embarrassed.
"Yaoyao sis, look over there. Doesn't it look fun? "Yushu pointed at a spot not too far away.
Mengyao raised her head and saw a group of people throwing sandbags, "It seems like a game, throwing things with sandbags, and you get what you hit."
This kind of game was often seen in movies. Usually, the good stuff would be placed at the back, and it wouldn't be easy to get it.
"Let's go and see?" Yushu was interested.
"Don't go, it's all a scam. Those things at the back are all rigged. My mother and I have been setting up a stall in the night market for more than a year, and we have never seen anyone win the big prize at the back. Only those small things at the front can be won, and they are not worth much at all.
"No way? Is it their skills? "Yushu saw that there were a lot of people playing, and it didn't seem like rigging.
"I'm just guessing, maybe they're just unlucky." Tang Yun saw that Yushu wasn't listening, so she couldn't do anything.
"My luck is super good, I'll go and see." Yushu pulled Mengyao and ran towards the stall.
"They don't usually come to this kind of place, do they?" Tang Yun shook her head helplessly.
"I don't think they've played here before." Lin Yi sighed, "The Miss is actually quite pitiful. Other than Shu, she doesn't have many friends, and their lives are very fixed. The places they go to are also very fixed, and they rarely try new things."
"You know her quite well?" Tang Yun heard Lin Yi mention Mengyao, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
"Ha …" Lin Yi shrugged, "The Miss probably doesn't have that kind of thoughts towards me. The reason why she's mad at you is because of her pride."
"Oh?" Tang Yun paused. This was the first time Lin Yi talked about this directly.
"You'll know when you get to know her more." Lin Yi said, "The Miss is actually a very lonely person, and she doesn't accept anyone easily. Once she accepts someone, she doesn't want to lose them easily. Am I her friend now? Anyway, I'm more pleasing to the eye than most people. "
Tang Yin nodded. Everyone had their own difficulties, and if what Lin Yi said was true, that Mengyao looked like she lived in a rich family, but there wasn't much fun to be had. Haggling at the night market was a source of entertainment for her, and it was obvious how monotonous her life was. "She wouldn't be like those rich kids on the internet, racing cars, flaunting their wealth, or doing something exciting, would she?"
"Won't you know once you see it?" Lin Yi shrugged, "They don't even like to drive cars, and they always let me be the driver. Why would they like to race? As for showing off their wealth, do you think they're different from you? "
Tang Yun shook her head. It did seem to be the case. Unconsciously, Tang Yun's impression of Mengyao and Yushu improved a lot.
"Let's not talk about this, let's go and see." Lin Yi pointed at Yushu, who was already playing with the sandbag.
"She went to play after all. Ten kuai is like a waste of water." Although Tang Yun's family changed drastically because of Lin Yi's intervention, and they weren't as poor as they used to be, Tang Yun didn't have the habit of being extravagant. She was still careful with her money, and she didn't spend a single cent more than she should.
Ten kuai for ten sandbags, and Yushu finished throwing them in no time. Other than a pen holder, she didn't get anything else.
Lin Yi looked at the pen holder. It was sold for three kuai at the wholesale market, and Yushu had lost seven kuai in just a short time. Of course, it wasn't much to her.
Mengyao was slower, and she only threw three sandbags, but she already hit a bracelet.
"Yaoyao sis, I'll help you!" Yushu went to Mengyao after she lost her sandbag.
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