The battle of wits among high school students over love begins in a supermarket.
Unfortunately, Wen Mo had no brains, and Xia Lian couldn't fight, so they had to use their remaining strength to haggle with the butcher.
"I mean... are you really good at bargaining?"
Wen Mo followed behind like a bodyguard, with the two boxes of beef he had just snatched in his bag. Xia Lian carefully put the two boxes of beef into the bag as if they were treasures; anyone who didn't know better would think she was going to take them home and worship them.
The butcher was yawning. The little girl in front of him had been standing there for almost five minutes without saying a word, just staring blankly.
Is this bargaining or visiting a zoo? Besides, all I have here are pigs.
Are you not going to tell me later, "I'm a student, give me a ride"?
That won't do. Even if you're an animal, it's not allowed. Besides, that animal has been lying on my stall for almost a day.
"How about I do it?" Wen Mo said with an awkward smile, about to step forward to speak, but Xia Lian shook her head forcefully and pushed her back behind her.
Putting aside everything else, this girl can be quite stubborn at times.
Once she's made up her mind about something, you have to grit your teeth and do it, no matter how bad you are at it.
After hesitating for almost half a day, she finally made a move, timidly pointing to a slice of pork hock, and cautiously raising her head, "This...I want it..."
The old man's eyes twitched, but he didn't say anything. He silently wrapped the pork hock in a bag.
Throw it onto the scale.
"41.6 yuan".
"Could you... make it a little cheaper?"
"Can't."
"oh……"
Wen Mo's lips trembled slightly.
Let me tell you, you barely managed to get a decent price.
Wen Mo couldn't sit still any longer. He pulled her behind him, smiled, and raised his head without saying a word, as if he wanted to win over the uncle in front of him with a sincere smile.
"Uncle, no way..."
"Can't."
"...Then please pack it up for me."
Very well, have I met a strong opponent? I choose to back down.
However... in situations like this, we need to resort to Plan B.
Wen Mo lowered his head dejectedly, turned to look at Xia Lian, and forced a smile, "It's okay, it's alright for us to spend an extra dollar and sixty cents... It's just that our already poor family is in even worse shape... It's alright, Dad will be happy working on the construction site, after all, he can eat pork knuckle..."
He then sighed, took out his phone to pay, but then put the screen back down, as if he was tormented by the 1.6 yuan and almost burst into tears.
"Tsk, alright, I'll give you 40 points then!"
The shopkeeper felt a chill run down his spine. He wasn't moved by Wen Mo's performance; instead, he felt disgusted. As soon as Wen Mo paid, the shopkeeper threw the piece of meat at him and waved his hand, signaling him to leave quickly.
Damn it, you've made me feel guilty.
This kid is so innocent!
"Okay, thank you!" Wen Mo took the meat, his face immediately breaking into a wide smile like a Sichuan opera mask-changer. He gave a slight bow and then quickly left with Xia Lian.
The pork hock weighs quite a bit, so this is a very good deal.
They say set a small goal, like earning a hundred million. Don't underestimate this one dollar and sixty cents. If you can save one dollar and sixty cents today, you can save a hundred million tomorrow. Round it up... Wow! I have a hundred million!
"Is this what it feels like to save money? It's pretty satisfying." Wen Mo was very pleased, and he turned the pork hock over to show Xia Lian. "See this! Our 100 million... oh wait, it's 1.6 yuan!"
Xia Lian's eyes sparkled as she looked at him with adoration.
Is this what a good family man is like? He uses his most genuine acting skills to win over the butcher.
However, before she could even admire him for a second or two, she suddenly lowered her head, her eyes filled with disappointment.
"What's wrong? We've saved up a hundred million and you're still not happy?" Wen Mo felt strange and leaned down to secretly glance at her expression.
"I'm so useless..."
Xia Lian's tone was completely flat as she grabbed his clothes and squeezed them tightly.
"How could you be useless! I was able to successfully negotiate the price just now entirely because of you," Wen Mo quickly shook his head and comforted her.
It's because you look so pitiful that the butcher believed my nonsense.
Of course, this was something I couldn't say to Lianbao. There were other ways to help her regain her confidence, such as letting her successfully negotiate a price herself once.
A virtuous girl would think that saving money can bring a lot to the family, and it is a skill that everyone should master. However, for Xia Lian, who is relatively introverted, socially awkward and not very good at speaking, the skill of bargaining is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
However... fortunately, you don't necessarily have to talk to bargain.
"Listen to me, just do this in a moment..." Wen Mo leaned down mischievously and whispered in Xia Lian's ear, then stood up and gave her an encouraging look.
Xia Lian looked confused, her eyes lowered as if she lacked confidence, her slender white fingers twisting nervously beneath her.
"Is it... alright to do this?"
"Oh, you'll see if you try!" Wen Mo pushed her back, his eyes searching around for a target, finally locking onto a kind-looking auntie. "I've decided on you!"
The two moved over to the aunt's stall.
The woman was selling vegetables, and they all looked very fresh, indicating that she had just started selling them.
When he saw the two young people holding hands and walking towards his stall, he looked somewhat surprised.
The aunt smiled and her gaze swept over the two of them. When she saw the school uniforms, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
It's not uncommon to see young people buying groceries, but most of them are sent out by their mothers to run errands. After all, it's quite rare to see student couples buying groceries.
Are you two family or lovers?
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