Bargaining

Finally, Bai Yuyou chose a money tree. It was about half an arm's length tall, a small potted plant. There were also ones over a meter tall nearby, but they didn't catch her eye.

"How much?" Ye Shuang asked.

"Eighty-eight," the boss said with a smile.

Hearing this, Bai Yuyou took out her phone to pay, but the next second, Ye Shuang gently held her hand. Ye Shuang smiled and said to the boss, "That's a bit expensive."

"The weather hasn't been good lately, and these money trees aren't growing well," the boss sighed. "Eighty-eight, let's all get rich together for the New Year."

"Forty." Ye Shuang cut the price in half right away.

"It costs me over sixty just to get the goods, how can I sell it for forty?" The boss immediately shook his head.

"Forty-eight," Ye Shuang said.

"I really can't. At this price, I'll lose money."

"Alright, then I'll leave." Ye Shuang pulled Bai Yuyou's hand and walked away, while Keke trotted to keep up.

Bai Yuyou looked at Ye Shuang curiously, seemingly wondering why he wouldn't just buy it for a few dozen bucks.

Ye Shuang just smiled faintly.

One step, two steps—

"Forty-eight it is, come back here, handsome." Finally, the boss called Ye Shuang back.

They successfully bought the money tree for just over forty.

"Oh..." Bai Yuyou carried the bag, seeming to understand Ye Shuang's intention.

"You can haggle for half price at the stalls here, and the bosses will still make a profit," Ye Shuang told Bai Yuyou. "Their cost price is very low, so you don't need to worry too much."

"But why didn't it work with that duck plushie last time?" Tang Keke asked from the side.

"You tried to haggle five thousand down to a few hundred. Even a bone-breaking discount isn't that drastic, right?" Ye Shuang said helplessly.

At this time, Bai Yuyou took a fancy to a flower. Perhaps because the pot was a woven style and paired with a small metal tag, it looked very fresh and elegant.

"How much?" Bai Yuyou asked the boss.

"Little sister, this one is sixty," the boss said with a smile.

"Twenty," Bai Yuyou said.

"Twenty? That price won't do." The boss immediately shook his head. "I don't even make money on this flower. My cost is over fifty. I can give you five bucks off at most."

"Alright, I'm leaving," Bai Yuyou said softly, then pulled Ye Shuang's hand and walked forward.

However, after the three left, the boss did not call out to stop them.

"Failed." Standing not far away, Bai Yuyou looked at Ye Shuang. "Why?"

"It might be because you communicated with the boss too quickly, and he didn't even see that you actually wanted to buy it," Ye Shuang said with a smile. "You just asked the price and left, so the boss thought you didn't want to buy it at all. And it's also possible that your offer was too low. The boss felt there was no profit, so he just didn't sell it."

Hearing this, Bai Yuyou thought for a moment.

Then she trotted back to the boss. "How much?"

Seeing the customer run back, the boss was stunned for a moment, thinking she wanted to buy it. "Little sister, if you really want to buy it, I can take ten bucks off for you."

"Twenty-five." Bai Yuyou held out her fingers.

"No, no, I'll lose money on this."

Then Bai Yuyou turned around and left, leaving behind a bewildered boss.

"Ye Shuang, he won't give it," Bai Yuyou returned to Ye Shuang's side and said.

"Your attempt can only be considered ineffective haggling." Ye Shuang smiled and reached out to pinch her cheek. "You have to give the other party a price that is surprising but still acceptable. That way, they will be more willing to negotiate."

"Surprising."

"Right."

Hearing this, Bai Yuyou quickly returned to the boss once again.

Looking at the pretty girl in front of him, the boss felt an emotion called speechlessness for the first time, but he still asked, "Have you decided?"

"How much?" Bai Yuyou asked yet again.

The boss fell silent for a moment. "Sixty."

He planned to just sell it if Bai Yuyou made another offer.

"Seventy," Bai Yuyou said.

"I'll lose money at this price, but... huh?" The boss froze, dumbfounded for a few seconds.

"Are you surprised, boss?" Bai Yuyou asked.

Boss: "..."

I am quite surprised.

"Well, sixty is actually fine."

"Seventy. Boss, you're always losing money, that's not good," Bai Yuyou said seriously.

The boss fell silent again. Perhaps seeing Bai Yuyou's pure and innocent eyes, he actually couldn't bear to lie. He just coughed, "Just give me twenty-five. I can actually still make a profit, just a bit less."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Finally, Bai Yuyou hugged the flower and returned to Ye Shuang. "It worked. The boss was indeed very surprised."

Ye Shuang looked at Bai Yuyou and was speechless for a few seconds. Actually, he was quite surprised too... Although Bai Yuyou did manage to haggle, her method was a bit unique.

"Ye Shuang, there's a nice smell over there."

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Ye Shuang looked in the direction of Bai Yuyou's gaze and noticed a Kenjiji.

These days, even Kenjiji is setting up stalls. Though calling it a stall was a stretch; it looked more like a shipping container decorated in eye-catching red and white, with a sign advertising strawberry sundaes for nine-ninety for two cups.

"It should be a nearby business trying to make some extra cash while the foot traffic here is high," Ye Shuang said. He then noticed that this side of the flower exhibition was mostly selling food, giving him the vibe of the food street during Yinshan Academy's school anniversary.

"Mmm..." Ye Shuang was suddenly attracted by the aroma of roasted nuts and noticed a roasted goods stall surrounded by people.

"Business over there is pretty good. Should we buy some sunflower seeds to take home?" Ye Shuang asked.

"Don't we have some at home?" Bai Yuyou asked.

"Keke snacked on all of them," Ye Shuang said. Beside them, Keke, who was holding Bai Yuyou's arm, suddenly looked up. "I only ate a tiny bit."

Chatting and laughing, the group still made their way to the stall.

"Alright, sunflower seeds are eighteen bucks, thank you."

"Over here, those wafers are ten bucks a pound."

The voice was very familiar. Ye Shuang looked inside in surprise and found a petite girl selling things.

And behind Taozi, there were a few girls of varying heights helping to sell the goods.

"Taozi?" Keke voiced her surprise.

"Ah?" Taozi also didn't expect to run into Ye Shuang and the others here. She was stunned for a few seconds, then wiped her slightly dirty palms on her pants, hid them behind her back, and smiled.

"What a coincidence! Brother Ye, are you guys visiting the flower exhibition too?"

"Yeah, Keke said she was going to mold at home." Ye Shuang looked at the girls behind Taozi. "Did you bring your sisters out to sell this?"

"It's the holidays..." Taozi didn't think there was anything wrong with this. She wanted to save up more money to buy an apartment in this city for her sisters. After all, with so many people, Taozi didn't want to trouble her mother too much.

Although housing prices in this city were very high, as long as her sisters were by her side, Taozi felt that nothing was a problem.

Where there is family, there is home.

"Do you still need an extra pair of hands?" Ye Shuang asked.

"Huh?"