Chapter 58 The Big Bread is Double the Cuteness
"This is called a ring toss machine. As the name suggests, it's for getting small rings in the water to loop onto this pole..."
Ning Jia then held the ring toss machine high and demonstrated to the children how to make the small rings fly by controlling the water pressure:
"How was it? Was it fun?"
She pressed the buttons, skillfully tossing several rings onto the screen. Resisting the urge to continue playing, she placed the game console in front of Tuantuan and Mengmeng and began the beginner's guide:
"There are two buttons here, and you two can each control one. If you coordinate well, it's even better than playing alone."
Perhaps children are naturally gifted at playing games. Tuantuan and Mengmeng weren't very good at it at first, and kept pressing buttons randomly without understanding the trick. The little circles in the water flew around haphazardly, and they didn't catch a single one.
But the two little ones were not discouraged. After whispering a few words to each other, they tried again and quickly put on a small red circle!
As each small ring was caught, the little onlookers became excited:
"Wow, that's amazing!" "Go Tuantuan!" "My Mengmeng is the best!"
Their parents were there cheering them on.
Bai Su's eyes flashed, as if she had discovered the trick to playing the game. Just as she was about to step forward and tell the two little ones, she noticed:
Tuantuan had softened her button presses, making each press much faster, while Mengmeng on the other side carefully observed the small circle's movements, occasionally pressing it to give it a boost...
What a clever little guy!
Bai Su smiled and watched for a while, then quietly returned to the donut-shaped stool and sat down.
No one else tried to buy this water pressure ring toss machine; everyone tacitly refrained from buying it and gave it to the two little ones.
After discussing it with Mengmeng, Tuantuan decided that the two of them would buy the toy together, since they would be playing with it together in the future anyway.
Ning Jia immediately picked up a pen and updated the amount on their shopping voucher:
"Okay, then I'll charge each of you 10 yuan. Thank you for your patronage!"
"Thank you, Sister Ningjia!"
The two little ones blinked their big eyes, smiled sweetly, and were overjoyed around the newly bought game console.
Ning Jia winked at them, revealing a somewhat wicked smile:
"Tuan Tuan and Meng Meng, your older sister is asking you, are you happy shopping?"
The two little ones looked at the fun game console and nodded earnestly, "Yes, it's fun!"
Ning Jia chuckled:
"That's right! That's how shopping is. You're happy when you buy things, and the more you buy, the happier you are!"
The two little ones nodded vigorously again, "Yes, I want to buy more, lots and lots of toys!"
Bai Su, who overheard this conversation: ?
She looked at Ning Jia with a puzzled and surprised expression, then at the clansmen nodding vigorously beside her. She opened her mouth as if to refute something, but Cang Lan stopped her.
Canglan whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about it, don't worry about it at all."
“Besides,” she pointed to Bai Su’s donut-shaped stool, “you’re enjoying it too, aren’t you?”
Bai Su was momentarily speechless, while Cang Lan smiled and stroked her chin, watching her clansmen engrossed in shopping, and smiled calmly:
Some truths are best left unsaid; you can only truly understand them by experiencing them yourself.
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Ning Jia, as the source of temptation, has launched a new wave of consumerism offensive against the petty people.
To increase everyone's participation and allow more people to quickly experience the joy of shopping, the products showcased this time are no longer one-of-a-kind.
Ning Jia generously gave away a dozen or so small and cute trinkets, arranging them all on the blanket.
"Stylish and exquisite hair clips, each design is beautiful, only 10 yuan each, feel free to choose one."
Seeing that some of the little devils' eyes were already shining, Ning Jia added with a smile, "You can also try this on."
"Xingxing, you should buy this, I think it suits you perfectly!"
Guoguo eagerly stepped forward and picked up a small sky-blue star hair clip.
She held the hair clip up to the star on her head, tilted her head slightly, and instinctively clipped the hair clip onto one of her braids. Then she took a light green star hair clip and clipped it onto the other braid.
Now, with sparkling little stars hanging on both sides of Xingxing's cute apple-shaped face, she is twice as adorable!
"Wow, you've turned into a star fairy!"
Guoguo made Xingxing stand still, carefully examining her own creation, and held her face in her hands, completely absorbed in the moment.
Xingxing remained still, letting Guoguo watch her, her big, round eyes blinking curiously.
Am I really that good-looking?
"Try this little mirror; you can see how it looks when you try it on."
A small, open round mirror appeared in front of her. Ning Jia put the mirror down and casually added:
"Small mirrors are also sold, they're 10 yuan each."
Guoguo's eyes lit up, and she quickly pulled Xingxing forward to look at herself in the small mirror.
"It's really clear, just as clear as the big mirror in the bathroom."
"Star said in surprise, looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but sway left and right and spin around beautifully."
Guoguo quickly picked up an apple-shaped hair clip and clipped it onto her ponytail in front of the mirror.
"Hehe, I'm so cute...hehe...hehe..."
She smiled and looked at herself in the mirror again and again, reluctant to take that rosy "big apple" off her head. She quickly said to Ning Jia:
"Sister Ningjia, I want this apple. Don't sell it to anyone else."
"Okay, here's your 10 yuan. Thank you for your patronage!"
Xingxing touched the two little stars on her hair and quickly said:
"Sister Ningjia, I want to buy these two stars."
"Okay, here's your 20 yuan. Thank you for your patronage!"
These hair clips were exquisitely crafted and vividly designed, instantly captivating the hearts of the little people.
Not only Guoguo and Xingxing, but all the other little people also love all kinds of hair clips.
Some bought bows, some bought bread, some bought strawberries, and some bought small fish; personal preferences were very obvious.
He Meng simply sandwiched the golden, plump "bread" between her legs and her grass skirt, so that she could see the food as soon as she looked down, and also remind Ning Jia to make it for her in the future.
In front of Shi Ying was also food—a plump, round little fish. He loved salt and pepper fried small fish the most.
Licorice and rice sprouts are having a heated debate over several vegetable hair clips, completely overwhelmed by indecision:
Should I buy this little purple eggplant, that bright yellow carrot, or that round tomato?
Xuecao, who had already bought a purple imitation crystal flower hair clip, loudly mocked her younger brother from the side:
"It's just a hair clip, why bother choosing? If you want it, just buy it all."
Bai Su, who is quite cautious when shopping, didn't rush to buy hair clips. She first studied her hairstyle in the mirror before starting to choose hair clips.
She picked out a pink peach hair clip, gathered her bangs up, and clipped it back, revealing her full forehead, making her look even more like a cute peach.
Canglan and Zelan thought that fancy hair clips were too flashy, so they bought more understated solid-color hair clips, such as dark blue and dark red ones, which they simply clipped onto their full buns, making them simple yet beautiful.
The hair clips were unexpectedly popular; almost every little person in the tribe had one. Ning Jia was also very happy, quickly writing and drawing on shopping coupons.
After everyone had finished buying, she looked down and paused, stunned:
"Huh, why are there still a few that no one has bought?"
Hair clips are so popular, yet there are still slow-selling items?
Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the remaining hair clips were either cat-shaped or dog-shaped, all very cute. Why wasn't anyone buying them?
Ning Jia was examining a cat hair clip that looked like it was stretching when He Meng, with a large loaf of bread on her chest, glanced over, rolled her eyes, and said disdainfully:
"Hmph! I hate stinky cats the most!"
I see!
Ning Jia suddenly understood something and couldn't help but chuckle:
She was careless; she had forgotten that while cats and dogs were popular in the world of giants, they were not cute pets to the dwarfs, but rather formidable and difficult enemies.
Who would buy their enemy to wear on their head?
She quickly put away the cat and dog hair clips, then took out a few pretty little mirrors with patterned cases and continued to sell them.
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As the children gradually became familiar with the shopping process and each person owned two or three items, they became much more relaxed about shopping, and the speed at which items were sold increased.
A box of Gomoku (Five in a Row) puzzles was sold to Canglan. She turned to Zhelan and said, "When we have time, let's play a game together."
The little ones bought out more than a dozen soft little square scarves in no time. Some said they would make new bed sheets, some said they would make quilts, and others said they would make cushions...
The bobbing animal spring figurines—including a bear, a kitten, a puppy, and a deer—were all snapped up by He Meng, Bai Su, Shi Ying, and Xue Cao, who said that the way they swayed around was perfect for practicing boxing.
As for the handmade series that Ning Jia thought should be the most popular, it suffered a crushing defeat:
DIY kits for cross-stitch, wool felting, rope braiding, pearl painting, and handmade dolls are completely ignored.
Only Licorice and Quartz seemed interested. After thinking it over, the two of them simply spent all the money on their shopping vouchers and bought all the handmade bags, thus relieving the crisis of unsold handmade products.
Ning Jia was deeply moved and offered special service, finding them a large cardboard box, neatly storing the material package, and then delivering it to their door, placing the large box in their usual spot.
Also struggling to sell are the adorable cartoon character figurines. The little figures, almost the same size as themselves, all shake their heads in dismay.
Who would want to buy a "dummy" to keep by their side? It's too creepy!
They also firmly prohibited Ning Jia from placing these figurines on windowsills or potted plants as decorations.
Imagine walking by and suddenly bumping into a "dummy"—how creepy would that be!
Ning Jia put herself in her shoes and thought about it. It made sense. If she woke up in the middle of the night and saw a plastic figure about the same size as herself standing next to her bed... it would be really creepy!
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The delightful shopping festival came to a successful close, with the little people squandering all their shopping vouchers.
Each little character reaped a bountiful harvest, happily counting their spoils, filling the living room with a festive atmosphere.
Ning Jia also sat in the room, happily doing the math:
To be honest, the purchasing power of the little people is really impressive. She originally thought that 200 per person wouldn't be enough to spend, but it almost wasn't enough!
In other words, she made nearly three thousand yuan tonight, which was a huge profit!
Fortunately, the little people can't spend money on themselves normally, otherwise the money in their accounts would be in danger.
Ning Jia took a sip of water to moisten her slightly hoarse throat and was about to wash up and go to bed when she heard a commotion coming from the living room. Her heart tightened, and she quickly went out to check.
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