Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
The Fun of Beating Down the Price
The owner froze. He said 280 yuan, not 200 hundred? Lin Yiâs words made him freeze again. 200 yuan was expensive? He was only willing to pay 150 yuan? He lifted his head and looked at Lin Yi, realizing that Lin Yi wasnât joking. His heart skipped a beat, did Lin Yi know his way around here?
These girls obviously didnât know since they began to pick without asking the price. He thought he had three fat sheep, but the person paying wasnât them. It was Lin Yi!
âI canât sell it for 150, 180⦠170 yuan!â The owner wanted to say 180 yuan, but he didnât want Lin Yi to change it 100 yuan. He didnât want to lose more and quickly changed it to 170 yuan.
He could sell it for 170 yuan, but he only earned less. He thought he could earn a large amount previously, but now he couldnât even earn as much as a usual deal. The difference was too large, and he couldnât accept it. 150 yuan was close to the amount he got them for and it didnât matter whether he sold it or not.
â150 yuan. I was in the same business as you before,â Lin Yi pointed at a shop not far from them and said, âDo you see that man? I used to sell this with him by the bridge!â
As Lin Yi spoke, the person just happened to lift his head up and immediately recognized Lin Yi, âBro, you are here again? Did your wife give birth already?â
âNot yet, Iâm just having a look around here!â Lin Yi smiled.
âGo ahead with your business. Iâm busy, talk to you later!â That person nodded towards Lin Yi and continued to work.
Lin Yiâs conversation with that brother left the owner in shock. He didnât expect Lin Yi to be in the same business and immediately gave up, âAlright, since we both know, you are aware of the buying price. The 150 yuan you are paying is the buying price and I donât earn anything. How about adding 10 yuan, 160?â
âAlright,â Lin Yi nodded and took out his wallet to pay.
Chu Mengyao and Chen Yushu suddenly realized it was fun to beat down the price. Other than receiving discounts from holding VIP cards at shopping malls, they had never experienced this before.
They mimicked Lin Yi and quickly learned how to beat down the price with the owners and began to go through the stalls. Although they couldnât beat it down to the lowest price, to Lin Yiâs surprise, they bought many things for a really low.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
They enjoyed the fun but bought a pile of useless things. They bought more than ten hairpins and gave Tang Yun a few.
Tang Yun didnât want it, but Lin Yi nodded at her, telling her to accept. However, she still felt bad to take it for free.
âYaoyao sis, whatâs that? It looks fun?â Chen Yushu pointed at a place not far from them.
Chu Mengyao looked over and saw a crowd of people who were throwing small sandbags, âI think itâs a game. You throw sandbags and get whatever you can hit with the sandbags.â
They saw this game often in movies. Usually, things were placed towards the back, so they couldnât get hit so easily.
âCan we go have a look?â Chen Yushu was interested.
âDonât bother. They are all lies. They set up those prizes at the back. My Mum and I ran a stall like this for over a year, and no one ever hit the big price at the back. They will only get small prizes which arenât worth much,â said Tang Yun.
âNo way! Isnât it because they are not skilled enough?â Chen Yushu saw that many people were playing, and it didnât seem to be too difficult.
âItâs only my guess. Perhaps they are just unlucky,â Tang Yun couldnât do anything seeing that Chen Yushu refused to listen to her.
âIâm super lucky. Letâs go have a look,â Chen Yushu grabbed Chu Mengyao and headed towards the stall.
âThey donât usually come to this kind of place, do they?â Tang Yun shook her help helplessly.
âThey have never played that before,â Lin Yi sighed, âMiss is pitiful. She has no friends other than Shu. Their life routine is set. The places they go to are set, and they rarely try out new things.â
âYou know her well?â Tang Yun felt slightly uncomfortable when Lin Yi talked about Chu Mengyao.
âWellâ¦â Lin Yi shrugged, âMiss shouldnât have any feelings towards me. Sheâs only mad at you because of her pride.â
âOh?â Tang Yun was surprised since it was the first time Lin Yi talked about this problem directly.
âYouâll know once you spend enough time with them.â Lin Yi replied, âMiss is a rather lonely person. She rarely accept anyone into her life, and once she does, she doesnât want to lose them easily. Iâm her friend now, I think? Well, at least a bit closer than other people.â
Tang Yun nodded. Everyone had their own difficulties. If it was really like what Lin Yi said, Chu Mengyao lived in a wealthy family but had no fun. If beating down the price was fun for them, it was easy to imagine how boring their life was, âArenât they like wealthy kids portrayed on the internet. Canât they go car racing, show off their wealth, or maybe do something more exciting?â
âYou should be able to see it,â Lin Yi shrugged, âThey donât even like to drive and ask me to be their driver. Do you think they like car racing? As for showing off their wealth, do you think they are any different to you?â
Tang Yun shook her head as it was indeed so. Without knowing, her impression towards Chu Mengyao and Chen Yushu became better.
âLetâs not talk about it now. Letâs go and have a look,â Lin Yi pointed at Chen Yushu, who already started playing.
âOf course she is. 10 yuan is gone,â Although Tang Yunâs family situation changed drastically after Lin Yi intervened, and they were no longer that poor, Tang Yun didnât like to waste money. She carefully planned out expenses, and she didnât spend a single extra yuan she shouldnât.
Ten sandbags for ten yuan, Chen Yushu finished them soon. However, she didnât get anything other than a pen holder.
Lin Yi looked at the pen holder. It was at most three yuan at the wholesale, which means that Chen Yushu lost seven yuan. Of course, it was nothing to her.
Chu Mengyao was slower and only threw three but earned a decorative chain for phones.
Chu Mengyao obviously didnât mind as she nodded, letting Chen Yushu throw them.