At eight o'clock in the morning, the market was bustling with people, and the noise of vendors rose and fell.

Meng Shuyun found a perfect spot at a three-way intersection, parked her bicycle steadily, then took out hair accessories from a cardboard box and placed them on the ground. She even tied two of them to her wrist as a living advertisement.

"Take a look! Pretty hair accessories on sale at a low price!"

A pair costs only 50 cents, you definitely won't lose out or be cheated!

Not ten dollars, not a dollar, you can take this pretty hair accessory home for just fifty cents!

Meng Shuyun's shout instantly attracted everyone's attention, and they all turned their attention to the hair accessory in her hand.

Just then, a grandfather and granddaughter walked by. The little girl stood in front of the stall, her eyes fixed on the hair accessories, unable to look away. She then pulled the old man's hand and pointed to the hair accessories in the box, as if she would cry if she wasn't given one. She mumbled, "Grandpa, hair accessories, I want hair accessories."

The old man looked at the two small flowers and saw that they cost 50 cents. He felt a pang of regret, thinking that these things were neither edible nor drinkable and that buying them was a waste of money.

Seeing this, Meng Shuyun quickly picked up two pink hair clips with green edges and handed them to the little girl, saying with a smile, "We're opening today, so we're giving you a discount. The first ten customers only need to pay four cents a pair. You won't regret it for four cents. Feel free to pick and choose whatever you like."

Upon hearing this, the old man realized it was a 10-cent discount, and seeing that the little girl's crying hadn't started yet, he took out 40 cents and bought a pair.

Meng Shuyun also kindly helped to tie the little girl's hair with a flower, and the little girl immediately smiled with her eyes crinkling.

"The first ten people to buy hair accessories will only pay four cents, first come, first served!" Meng Shuyun shouted again, and the business was off to a good start. The customers who managed to grab a pair of hair accessories for four cents left happily, as if they had gotten a great deal.

In just one hour, all sixty pairs of flowers were sold out. Even after that, some people came to inquire, so Meng Shuyun could only smile and say, "We're out today, but we'll definitely have some on the next market day."

After packing her suitcase, Meng Shuyun rushed to the train station to sell face masks.

As soon as she stepped into the train station, she heard Su Xiuju's melodious voice, which was as clear as a nightingale's song, and Meng Shuyun's face immediately lit up with a smile.

She wasn't the only one selling masks at the train station today; another woman was also secretly selling them. When that woman saw Meng Shuyun, she gave her a provocative smile.

Meng Shuyun pretended not to see it and started promoting her own face masks.

"Hey girl, it's so hot and smelly, do you want to buy a mask?" Meng Shuyun noticed a woman covering her mouth and nose and went up to ask her.

The woman glanced at the face mask in Meng Shuyun's cloth bag and asked hesitantly, "How much is one?"

"Five cents each, not expensive, clean and hygienic."

"Hey girl, my mask is only 40 cents, why don't you take a look?" The woman squeezed in with a smile and opened her cloth bag.

The woman was tempted by the price of four cents and ended up buying a mask for four cents.

Meng Shuyun wasn't angry. That's how business is; competition is the norm. The other party thought she was easy to manipulate and blatantly stole several of her deals. She couldn't tolerate that.

Upon entering the restroom, Meng Shuyun grabbed the woman's hair and pulled her up, her tone as cold as ice: "Is it fun to steal my business?"

The woman stood on tiptoe and slapped Meng Shuyun's arm hard, yelling, "You're allowed to sell masks, but I can't? That's ridiculous!"

Meng Shuyun slapped her a few times, and tears streamed down her face as she became obedient.

"Sure, you stole six of my orders today, so I'll give you six slaps to teach you a lesson. If you dare to come back next time, I won't mind paying you back double!"

Meng Shuyun only left the bathroom after the other person nodded vigorously.

She doesn't cause trouble, but she's not afraid of trouble either.

Provoke her, and you'll be in for it.

Meng Shuyun had expected this outcome, since masks weren't exactly a necessity these days. It took her three hours to sell all fifty masks she brought.

Meng Shuyun was thinking that she needed to make more hair accessories these next few days so she could earn more money for rent at the market. She planned to kill a fish that evening, then ride her bicycle to the market.

At the market, I picked out a fresh grass carp and a large block of tofu. Then I rode my bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative, since I was running low on salt and wanted to buy some seasonings as well.

While passing through a street, I took a shortcut and unexpectedly spotted two familiar figures.

It turned out to be Xiang Shanshan and her senior. The two were holding hands and talking about something at the entrance of the alley. Then, Xiang Shanshan gave all the money in her pocket to the boy across the street.

Meng Shuyun stopped her bicycle, wanting to hear what they were saying. What she saw was shocking: the two were hugging. As the boy left, he kissed Xiang Shanshan on the lips. Xiang Shanshan shyly pushed him away, watching him leave with a face full of reluctance.

Meng Shuyun considered herself an open-minded person, but seeing this scene made her feel very uncomfortable.

After the two had walked away, Meng Shuyun stopped her bicycle behind Xiang Shanshan and looked at her coldly.

Xiang Shanshan turned around and saw Meng Shuyun suddenly appear. She was so frightened that she took several steps back, her face pale. She looked around in a panic, and only when she saw that no one was there did she breathe a sigh of relief and stammered, "Auntie, what are you doing behind me?"

Meng Shuyun gave a cold laugh: "If you've done something wrong, what do you think I'd be doing here? Don't you know what you've done? Do you want me to help you remember?"

Xiang Shanshan froze on the spot, not knowing how long Meng Shuyun had been there or how much she had seen.

"What can I do? I just came out to buy some things. If you're done, I'll be going now." Xiang Shanshan tried to leave.

Seeing Xiang Shanshan's guilty look, Meng Shuyun blocked her way with the car wheels and warned her in an icy tone: "Don't think that no one can see through your little tricks."

If you know what's good for you, stay away from Su Xiangyang.

Judging from your current behavior, if this had happened a few years ago, I would definitely have reported you for having illicit relationships.

"In broad daylight, don't you feel ashamed? You're kissing someone else, does Su Xiangyang know?"

Xiang Shanshan blushed and her eyes reddened as she pointed at Meng Shuyun and retorted, "I didn't, you're slandering me." As she spoke, tears fell, making her look like a pitiful green tea. Unfortunately, Meng Shuyun didn't buy it at all.

"Mom! You're bullying Shanshan again..." A hurried voice came from outside the alley.

Meng Shuyun didn't even need to look; she could tell from his voice that he was Su Xiangyang, that brainless idiot.

He was completely oblivious to the fact that his head was practically glowing green, and he even spoke up for Xiang Shanshan.

Su Xiangyang rushed over with a cloth bag in his hand. When he saw Xiang Shanshan's swollen eyes from crying, he felt extremely distressed.

"Are you deliberately bullying Shanshan? What are you up to? How can you be so vicious? What did she do to you?"

Looking at Su Xiangyang, who was glaring at her with a cold expression, Meng Shuyun laughed in exasperation, thinking to herself, "Well done, really."

"You saw me hit her?"

So you're saying I bullied her?

"Isn't it because she did something shameful that I caught her, and now she's crying and begging me to keep it a secret?"