In the coffee shop.
Qin Bai and Yu Xiaoyu sat facing each other.
The girl hadn't recovered from the emotions she'd just experienced.
She would steal glances at Qin Bai across from her every now and then, and when she saw him staring at her with a faint smile on his face, she became even more shy.
His eyes were downcast, and his fingers were tightly tugging at the hem of his clothes.
Why is he staring at me like that?
Could it be because of what I just said?
But the atmosphere had already reached that point, and I was just speaking my mind, so it wasn't a big deal.
"Dumbfish, take off your coat, it's a bit too warm in here."
"I...I'm not too hot."
"Oh, then why do you look like you've been boiled?"
Hearing Qin Bai's teasing, Yu Xiaoyu finally understood what he meant.
That guy is so mean! He was the one who hugged me first, and now he's blaming me.
So annoying.
She took off her coat in a huff and placed it beside her.
He didn't say anything, just kept his head down and played with his fingers.
When shyness reaches a certain level, silence is the best response.
The waiter placed two cups of coffee on the table, and seeing the expressions on the two people's faces, his cleverness immediately reached its peak.
This is clearly a young couple having a tiff, and this is when you should step in.
The advantage of opening a coffee shop across from a school is that you can always sell things that can help you relax and rejuvenate.
And these are exactly what couples need.
As if by magic, the smart woman produced a bouquet of roses from behind her back.
"Hi, are you looking to buy your girlfriend some flowers?"
After saying that, she winked at Qin Bai.
Yu Xiaoyu suddenly looked up: "How much?"
"It's not expensive, 200 yuan."
"Huh? The Vietnamese Shield?"
The smart woman looked at her and gave her a very polite smile: "RMB, thank you."
"Why did you bring a bouquet of flowers when you were robbing someone?"
At this moment, the silly fish's expression was very serious, as if it was really puzzled.
The smart girl explained, "My friend, a bouquet of roses that can save a relationship is really not expensive at 200 yuan."
"Look at you, you actually gave robbery a nice-sounding mission."
"I......"
"20 yuan, is that alright?"
"No, other people bargain little by little, why are you trying to cut the price off the main artery?"
"Never mind, I don't really need it anyway."
The girl tilted her head to look out the window, appearing indifferent, but her eyes were constantly fixed on the bouquet of flowers.
Clever Sister gritted her teeth: "50 yuan, that's the lowest I can go..."
"make a deal."
Qin Bai simply scanned the QR code to pay.
He was laughing so hard he was practically going crazy; it was the first time he'd ever met someone so good at bargaining.
If I don't speak up, the waiter might die from a brain hemorrhage.
People usually just round down the zero as a token gesture.
She did something quite clever, simply rounding down the amount by one zero.
That's good too; she's a good girl who knows how to manage a household.
He took the flowers from Clever Sister and handed them to Dumb Fish.
I'm so happy to have met you in this vast sea of people.
"Me too."
Sweet words paired with roses fill the surrounding atmosphere with a sweet fragrance.
"I'm curious, who taught you your bargaining skills?"
"My mom!" The silly fish said with great pride.
"You don't know, the cost of roses is actually very low. It's just that people have given them a nice-sounding meaning, just like diamonds. It's all just marketing hype."
Qin Bai asked curiously, "Isn't your family fishermen? How do you know the cost of roses?"
Yu Xiaoyu played with the flower petals in her hand with great affection.
She casually said, "Because my mom loves roses, I planted a little bit at home. The seeds are very cheap, and the water is also very cheap. I've calculated that the price of a bunch of roses is definitely no more than 1 yuan."
Her words were full of pride. She hadn't expected that there were things that Senior Qin Bai didn't know. Today, she had taught him a lesson.
"Um... just kidding, I don't mean to question you, but do roses need to be artificially cultivated, like fertilizing and watering them?"
"Yes, we definitely need it."
"When you calculated the costs, did you overlook labor costs?"
Yu Xiaoyu paused for a moment, then shook her head seriously.
"I've done the calculations; there's absolutely no cost to labor."
"Why?"
Qin Bai was genuinely a bit bewildered; in today's society, labor costs are the most expensive aspect.
A carpenter or bricklayer working for a renovation company can earn far more money in a day than the materials they use.
Of course, those four-figure tiles are an exception.
“There are a lot of kind people in my neighborhood. They just go over to water and fertilize the plants when they have nothing else to do. They have never asked my family for money.”
"Oh, I see."
Qin Bai suddenly understood; it was probably normal for villagers to help each other.
Besides, how many flowers can you grow at home? You probably wouldn't even need two buckets of water.
If he knew what the silly fish was thinking at that moment, he would probably understand what it means for poverty to limit his imagination.
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(PS: Are there any free gifts today?)
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