Xu Ruantang clicked her tongue; this uncle was even more stubborn than Chen Ji.
“I’ll take four, you take six,” Qiu Liang said in a deep voice, without looking at Xu Ruantang.
Xu Ruantang: "......"
Did we encounter a living Buddha?
She waved her hand, "No need, you've had it tough too, I won't take advantage of you."
As Xu Ruantang spoke, she glanced into the shop again, thinking to herself that a man like Qiu Liang was indeed hard to find.
After the two made their agreement, Xu Ruantang left.
Before she left, she made a list for Qiu Liang.
"You can buy these things today; they're not expensive. Buy a little bit first. I'll come over tomorrow morning, and we'll draft a contract then, and we'll sign it."
Although everyone is eager to make money, Xu Ruantang is still afraid of the house collapsing because she hasn't made sufficient preparations.
Tomorrow, we'll sign a contract with Qiu Liang first. The shop will sell honey bread, mung bean cakes, and red bean cakes for a few days. Once she's ready with the new products, we'll draw a promotional board and put it outside the shop.
Xu Ruantang skipped and hopped into the Xifo Temple Market, so happy she felt like she could take off.
She didn't know how long it would take her to achieve financial freedom by working as a street vendor every day!
It's like a pie falling from the sky. Qiu Liang's shop is barely surviving in his hands, but in Xu Ruantang's eyes, it's like a piece of gold falling from the sky!
She had a million ideas in her head and couldn't wait to put them all into practice.
After calming herself down, she bought the fabric and prepared to go home.
As you walk to another exit of the Xifosi Market, you'll find a group of people gathered together, making a ruckus.
Xu Ruantang had nothing to do, so she stood aside and watched the commotion.
"You call yourself an art student? Look at this! Look at the mess you've made of my drawing!"
A middle-aged woman with a fashionable perm pointed at a female student sitting in front of a drawing board and angrily berated her.
"Do I look like this? I'm much prettier than this!"
With tears in her eyes, the female student timidly began to speak: "This is a realistic style, I didn't scribble anything, you just don't understand art..."
The middle-aged woman's chest heaved with anger. She picked up her easel and showed it to those around her. "Look, everyone! She said I look like this. Is there something wrong with my eyes or is there something wrong with hers? Is this how your art academy teaches its students?!"
Xu Ruantang looked at the easel she had picked up and exclaimed, "Wow, it's really realistic!"
This girl is so honest that she even drew out how many freckles the older woman had on her face.
Someone spoke up: "Yeah, that old lady isn't that bad-looking, just average-looking. Your drawing is really going too far."
"This mouth is crooked. And you want two dollars for this? Why don't you just rob me? I only pay a few dollars for a color photo!"
Seeing everyone talking at once, mostly blaming her, the female student panicked and explained, "That's how our teacher teaches..."
Xu Ruantang was worried for her, thinking to herself, "Girl, if you don't know how to speak, then don't speak at all."
The middle-aged woman completely lost her temper. She threw the drawing board on the ground, put her hands on her hips, and said, "I think you're a liar! Give me my money back! No way, you have to compensate me! I have a heart condition, and you've upset me. I'll have to take my medication when I get home, and do you know how expensive heart medication is?!"
The female student paused, holding the two yuan, and asked timidly, "How much do you want in return?"
The middle-aged woman held up one finger, and the female student's eyes widened in surprise.
She came here for social practice, but instead of earning money, she had to spend her own money—that was her weekly living expenses. "Five yuan?! I don't have that much money."
The middle-aged woman was furious, almost pointing her finger at the female student's head. "What five yuan? Fifty! You owe me fifty! Or you'll come with me to the hospital and buy me medicine!"
The female student panicked completely. "What? Fifty? I don't have that much money, ma'am, you're trying to scam me."
As she spoke, she quickly bent down and began packing her things.
The older woman's fighting power was far beyond what a student could match; she immediately grabbed the female student's arm, preventing her from packing her things.
"You student, did you not study properly in school? Is that why you came up with these crooked ways to cheat and swindle people?"
"Trying to leave? Don't you know who I am? This is where my ancestors have lived for generations! And you dare accuse me of extortion?! How dare you!"
The older woman grabbed her arm and dragged her towards her, saying, "Come on, come on, let's go to the hospital! Otherwise, we'll go to the police station!"
The female student had never seen anything like this before and was so frightened that she burst into tears. The older woman pulled her down to the ground, where she cried her eyes out.
Someone nearby couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Auntie, you're going too far. The girl was willing to return the money to you, you should just keep it. Why do you want so much compensation?"
"Yes! This student doesn't seem to have done it on purpose. Maybe she's just not skilled enough. Let her apologize and return the money, and that should be the end of it, right?"
When the older woman saw that someone was still speaking up for her, she became unhappy and glared at them, yelling, "What do you know! I paid money and ended up feeling angry! Do you even know what I wanted to draw for?"
With my heart condition, I might die any time. What's wrong with wanting a beautiful portrait? Why suffer this horrible ordeal!
As she spoke, the woman pulled a large bag of medicine from her pocket and began taking it in front of everyone.
No one had ever seen anything like this before! They were all terrified and dared not say another word, for fear of really angering the old lady to the point of passing out.
The atmosphere became tense. The female student sat on the ground and sobbed. In a short while, the older woman produced several kinds of medicine.
"I really don't have fifty yuan, I really don't have any... Waaah..."
Xu Ruantang pushed through the crowd and walked up to the female student. "Don't cry, get up first."
The female student was crying sadly, feeling terrified because she had caused trouble.
She didn't react at first when she heard the voice, and it took her a while to look up and see that it was a girl about her age. She lowered her head and started crying again.
When the older woman saw Xu Ruantang, she pointed at her and said, "Don't meddle in other people's business. I'm making sure she pays for my medical expenses today, or this matter won't be over!"
As the woman spoke, she placed a hand on her chest to catch her breath, and her breathing became heavier.
"Get up first. Crying won't solve anything. I can help you."
Xu Ruantang looked down at the crying female student and spoke patiently.
If crying could solve the problem, she would cry every day and every night, which would surely move God.
Upon hearing that she could help, the female student looked at her with some skepticism, slowly stood up, and dusted herself off. "You? How can you help me?"
The female student looked Xu Ruantang up and down; she was very pretty and had a great figure, and her heart fluttered.
"You can draw?"
With such good clothes and such fair and beautiful skin, she must be from a wealthy family.
The middle-aged woman was still waiting for compensation, thinking that she could leave as soon as possible after the matter was settled. At this moment, a young man suddenly appeared, and she couldn't help but frown.
"Girl, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business! If you two delay my medical treatment, with so many people watching, you two will have to take responsibility for me!"
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