Seeing that the little one in front of her was annoyed by her teasing, Lin Siyu was afraid that she would really lose her temper, so she laughed and said:
"Don't worry, I've already bought the missing parts. It will definitely be fixed tomorrow. You can rest assured about my skills!"
"But you, little one, don't even think about shirking your final payment." More than two thousand points, can this little guy really afford it? Lin Siyu still has some doubts.
So she added, "If you can't pay the balance, you can stay and work for me in the caravan for the rest of your life."
Hearing her say that, Zhao Xiaoxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was half a day later than the agreed time, as long as it could be fixed, that was fine.
Three days ago, while she was flying in the sky, she found that the showerhead suddenly got stuck and no water came out. No matter what she did, she couldn't fix it, so she quickly asked Peter Pan to find the nearest water source to stop.
Fortunately, the route eastward was mostly through rivers, and there was a water source just 20 meters away from the scene of the incident; otherwise, Peter Pan would have been in danger.
After stopping abruptly, Zhao Xiaoxiu immediately dragged the shower head and, along with Green Fairy and Monkey Sister, went down the mountain to find a repair shop.
Perhaps the place we stopped was too remote, because we drove for dozens of kilometers without seeing any inhabited towns.
Just as Zhao Xiaoxiu was about to head home and leave Little Flying Hero behind to wait for her to find its father and come back for it, she was lucky enough to encounter the free caravan led by Lin Siyu.
Zhao Xiaoxiu initially stopped the convoy just to hitch a ride into the city to find a mechanic.
Unexpectedly, Lin Siyu said she could do repairs, and that as long as the money was right, she was willing to set up camp and stop right there to fix it for her.
Zhao Xiaoxiu was naturally overjoyed and accepted the high price of 5,000 points offered by the other party, without haggling over a single point.
Zhao Xiaoxiu immediately transferred the 3,000 yuan prepayment, and now there is still a 2,000 yuan balance remaining.
Perhaps because Lin Siyu thought that Zhao Xiaoxiu, a four-year-old child, was alone in the wilderness with an evolved macaque, and that there were other adults hiding behind her, Lin Siyu did not run away on the spot. Instead, she led the team to set up camp and stopped to repair the automatic shower device for her for three days.
However, Zhao Xiaoxiu felt that Lin Siyu was just dawdling. After three days of procrastination, when it was almost time to deliver the goods, she said that she couldn't find some parts and had to go to the city to buy them.
Zhao Xiaoxiu couldn't help but suspect that she actually didn't know how to fix things and was just trying to extort money from her.
So the next day, Zhao Xiaoxiu and Sister Hou followed Lin Siyu closely from early morning, even watching her when she went to the toilet.
At first, Lin Siyu found it quite amusing to have the child following her around. She would occasionally make jokes and try to find out which force was behind her, since it was so unreliable to send a four-year-old child out to do things.
To my utter surprise, this little brat would even stand right in front of her when she went to the toilet, staring at her face to face.
Her dark pupils reflected her face, contorted from straining to defecate, and even Lin Siyu, who had long forgotten what a face was, blushed.
"My little darling, I'll fix your showerhead right away. Can you go back first so I can finish taking a dump in peace?!" Lin Siyu's tone was urgent and angry, with a heavy sense of helplessness.
Zhao Xiaoxiu: "No."
Lin Siyu: "Don't you find it smelly?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu: "It doesn't smell, go ahead and poop."
Lin Siyu: "......" She couldn't poop it out, damn it!
"Fine, fine, you win!" Lin Siyu pulled up her pants, grabbed the little brat by the back of his collar, resignedly returned to the camp, picked up her tools, and quickly repaired the solar-powered automatic shower device, placing it in front of Zhao Xiaoxiu.
"Here you go, can I go take a dump now?!" Lin Siyu asked angrily.
Zhao Xiaoxiu counted on her fingers, her brows furrowing deeply. "You lied to me. You could have fixed the showerhead in just two and a half minutes, but you said it would take three days, and then you added another day, which is outrageous."
"Huh?" Lin Siyu looked at her with surprise. "The little one is quite clever. She's actually secretly keeping track of time."
Since she'd been seen through, she stopped pretending and said confidently, "If I could fix it in two minutes, would the customer still be willing to give me 5,000 points? I have to put on an act, make it seem like it's difficult, so the customer feels the money is well spent."
A cunning merchant is a cunning merchant; there's no business without cunning. What a simple truth.
"Don't run away, kid! Wait for me to come back and settle the balance." After hurriedly leaving these words, Lin Siyu darted into the bushes; she couldn't hold it in any longer!
Zhao Xiaoxiu was dumbfounded. What kind of logic was this person spouting? He was clearly just trying to fool a child!
She wasn't going to give her the remaining two thousand points!
Zhao Xiaoxiu ignored Lin Siyu's words, checked the shower head device, and found that it was indeed fixed and could spray water normally, just like before.
Zhao Xiaoxiu was overjoyed. She immediately pulled out the suspension plate and asked Sister Monkey to help put the shower head on it. She waved to the one-eyed little girl following behind her and turned to leave before Lin Siyu returned.
When she reached the edge of the camp, the busy women realized that the child was really going to leave and quickly called out to stop her.
Zhao Xiaoxiu ignored them and continued walking forward. The monkey sister, who had been holding back as a mere spectator, could finally unleash her true nature. She immediately straightened her back, revealing a ferocious expression, which frightened the women who had caught up, causing them to shout:
"Siyu! That child is running away!"
Zhao Xiaoxiu tossed the suspension board's tether to Sister Monkey, quickly jumped onto the suspension board, and started running.
The women chased after her, shouting something as they went, but Zhao Xiaoxiu couldn't hear them clearly.
She saw a group of people with paint-covered faces suddenly jump out of the woods ahead and thought to herself: Oh no, it seems like we really can't get out of here!
An arrow coated with poison flew towards Zhao Xiaoxiu, the poisoned arrowhead reflecting an eerie shimmer in the sunlight.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Siyu descended from the sky, scooped up Zhao Xiaoxiu who was sitting on the floating board, and landed precariously while swinging on the vines with one hand.
The arrow missed its mark, embedding itself deeply in the soil, with only a few feathers remaining, trembling violently in the air.
If such a powerful arrow were to actually hit Zhao Xiaoxiu, it would pierce right through her.
Lin Siyu angrily cursed, "You little brat, are you looking for death?!"
She glanced quickly at the vagrants emerging from behind the tree trunk—twenty-one in total, all strong and muscular, and armed. She muttered under her breath, "Damn it, it's those ugly bandits again!"
"What ugly ghost?" Zhao Xiaoxiu asked curiously.
Lin Siyu raised an eyebrow in disbelief. What time is it and you're still curious?
"Don't you think it's ugly to have your face painted in all sorts of colors?" Damn it, she actually answered.
Lin Siyu patted the child's shoulder, "Where are the adults behind you? Shout them out. If we join forces, we might be able to steal their supplies. Otherwise... nobody will leave here alive today."
As they were talking, the women finally caught up. Realizing something was wrong, they all raised their weapons and gathered around Lin Siyu, wary of the wanderers on the other side.
To their surprise, when they saw it was them, their eyes instantly lit up with excitement, as if they had discovered a big piece of meat.
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