The stall next door.
Middle-aged aunt Chen Lian is a new visitor. Her son is bringing his girlfriend home tomorrow and he specifically asked to go to Nanhe Vegetable Market to buy vegetables. She was not very happy about it, but she came anyway.
After seeing the prices in the vegetable market, she regretted it.
She looked at the vegetables on the stalls with a questioning look on her face, muttering to herself, "Every one of the vegetables on the stalls looks so fresh and bug-free. Could they have been sprayed with pesticides? The more I look at them, the more they look like they've been sprayed with pesticides. They're still better than the vegetable market near home—cheaper and more delicious. I don't know what my son was thinking. He insisted on buying here. It must have been his girlfriend who instigated him!"
She looked up and said, "Beautiful lady, can you make these carrots cheaper? They're only 1.5 yuan a pound near where I live, but you're charging 4 yuan a pound, which is a bit too expensive. And these tomatoes, they're only 3 yuan near where I live, but you're charging 8 yuan here, which is too expensive. Could you please make them a little cheaper?"
The stall owner is a 25-year-old woman named Jiang Lingzhi, the daughter of Uncle Chenpi. She smiled and said, "This price is not expensive. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Although ours is a bit more expensive, it tastes good. You will know when you buy it and try it."
"You're not going to admit it just because it doesn't taste good. Do you think I'm stupid?" Chen Lian disagreed. She squatted down and picked for a while, then pointed at the tomatoes and said, "Can't you order less? How about two dollars and fifty cents a pound?"
Jiang Lingzhi said: "No."
The prices at the vegetable market are determined by the village, so she can't arbitrarily sell at a lower price and undermine the market price. Besides, the fruits and vegetables in her village are truly worth the price. If she were to buy fertilizer at a store, it would cost 1,000 yuan per small bag, so selling it at a lower price wouldn't be worth it.
Chen Lian complained, "You really don't know how to do business, no wonder you can't sell it!"
Huang Minhua carried the purchased vegetables to Jiang Zhiling's stall next door. Her eyes fell on the plump and brightly colored carrots and corns.
Corn and carrots can be bought to make soup, sweet potatoes can be used to make candied sweet potatoes, and Chinese cabbage can be blanched. She picked a little of each.
Chen Lian turned around and saw Huang Minhua carrying a large bag full of goods. She said to the stall owner, "Sister, these are too expensive. You will lose money if you buy them without bargaining."
The corners of Jiang Lingzhi's mouth twitched, and she thought that this old lady was so uncultured that she actually wanted to chase away her customers in front of her.
She said, "We don't bargain at the Nanhe Village vegetable market unless you're buying dozens of kilograms wholesale."
Huang Minhua said: "Haha, big sister, you have heard that this vegetable market does not bargain, you won't lose money."
Chen Lian's mouth moved, and her tone was a little sour, "Then you are really willing to spend money. I have old and young people at home, I can't bear to buy it."
Is spending a little money on food considered generous? Then is eating out a waste of money?
Huang Minhua's expression also turned cold. She didn't respond to this, as talking too much would easily lead to an argument. After paying, she turned around and went to the meat and seafood stalls to continue shopping.
In the end, Chen Lian did not buy anything at the vegetable market. She left Nanhe Vegetable Market with an empty vegetable basket and finally bought some vegetables at the vegetable market near her home.
Chen Lian's son Qi Xiang glanced at his mother's vegetable basket and said, "Mom, these are the vegetables we bought in Nanhe Village. They look similar to what we usually eat."
"That's not true. The vegetables sold in every vegetable market are similar." Chen Lian smiled and did not deny it, making Qi Xiang mistakenly believe that these vegetables were bought at Nanhe Vegetable Market.
Qi Xiang said, "I really don't know why Jiaxin insisted on going to this vegetable market."
Chen Lian's face darkened. It was indeed her son's girlfriend's request.
The next day, Qi Xiang's girlfriend Leng Jiaxin came to visit his home.
This was also Leng Jiaxin's first visit. The day before yesterday, Qi Xiang asked her what she wanted to eat. She had no idea about the dishes, but when Qi Xiang asked, the recent meals she had at home came to her mind.
Her village is right next to Nanhe Village, and her mother has been buying vegetables at the Nanhe Vegetable Market lately, so she said truthfully, "I want to eat meals made with ingredients bought at the Nanhe Vegetable Market."
Qi Xiang’s answer was, “No problem.”
When she looked at the dishes on the table again today, she felt something was wrong. The color was very different from what she had at home. Was this really bought at Nanhe Vegetable Market?
When she actually put it in her mouth, Leng Jiaxin knew the answer. This was definitely not bought at the Nanhe Village vegetable market.
While Chen Lian was in the kitchen getting some food, she asked Qi Xiang, "Are you sure you bought this at the Nanhe Village Market?"
Qi Xiang swore, "Of course, if you like it, eat more. Don't feel embarrassed to eat in my house."
Chen Lian's heart sank and she felt unhappy.
If Qi Xiang hadn't asked her what she wanted to eat, she wouldn't have felt this way.
Since she had asked and given the answer, she had expectations in her heart. Now that her expectations did not match reality and Qi Xiang had lied to her, she felt that she was not valued and felt lost and angry.
At this time, Chen Lian came out with a bowl of rice and said with a smile: "Today's food is good, Jiaxin, you should eat more. You look so thin, it would be a blessing to be fatter so that you can have children."
"Mom, I did urge her to eat," Qi Xiang said to his mother, then turned his head to look at Leng Jiaxin and smiled, "Right, Jiaxin?"
"hehe."
After dinner, Chen Lian smiled and asked Leng Jiaxin to wash the dishes. Leng Jiaxin looked at Qi Xiang coldly.
Qi Xiang said, "Jiaxin, my mother worked hard cooking today, so I'll have to trouble you to wash the dishes today."
Seeing Leng Jiaxin's expression change slightly, he added: "You have to show off in front of my parents today, too. Just think of it as giving me face."
"OK!"
Leng Jiaxin walked into the kitchen with her cell phone. Of course, she didn't wash the dishes. Instead, she sent a message to her good friend, asking her to call her.
Less than two minutes later, her phone rang. She answered it and said, "Okay, there's something wrong with the form, right?...Okay, I'll leave now and go back to the company."
She picked up the bag on the stool and put it on her back, saying, "Uncle, Auntie, Qi Xiang, I have something to do at the company. I'll go back first and won't disturb you anymore."
Chen Lian looked at Leng Jiaxin suspiciously. What a coincidence?
"Is it urgent? If not, you can wash the dishes first."
Chen Lian's husband said, "Let Qi Xiang take you there."
Leng Jiaxin forced a fake smile and said, "It's urgent. Auntie, if you don't have someone to wash the dishes at home, you can buy a dishwasher. It's not expensive. A cheap one, about a thousand or two, will be enough."
"Thank you, uncle. I don't need Qi Xiang. I can take a taxi myself."
After saying that, Leng Jiaxin left without caring about Qi Xiang's reaction.
Sitting in the taxi, Leng Jiaxin edited the breakup text, severed the relationship, and then went to privately chat with the matchmaker who was also Leng Jiaxin's colleague.
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