CHAPTER 1282: CHAPTER 720: BARGAINING EXPERT (PART 2)

Uncle Fu looked over in astonishment, he was stunned for a few seconds, how is this possible?

Jiang Ning continued to cast spells.

Three minutes later, Xue Yuantong caught another small carp.

Xue Yuantong deliberately shouted again.

Uncle Fu still had no reaction on his side.

Xue Yuantong found a moment and innocently asked, "Uncle, why do you keep having an empty rod?"

Uncle Fu’s face darkened as he silently fished.

Finally, after Xue Yuantong named the fish for the fifth time, Uncle Fu suddenly threw his hands on the ground, abandoning both his fishing rod and stool, and drove away directly.

Watching Uncle Fu leave, Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning, "Will Boss Yang have one less customer in the future?"

Jiang Ning: "Hard to say."

Fishing is like this, no matter your gear, whoever catches the fish is the strong one, those who can’t catch are the joke.

Xue Yuantong left with her children’s gear.

Lin Zida suddenly had a toothache: "Damn, it’s one thing to be good studying, but how are you also so good at fishing?"

...

Chuchu finished school.

Jiang Ning and Tongtong went to the river dam to meet her, shopping for vegetables on the way.

They were still on the way when Xue Chuchu had already arrived at the river dam, with stalls all along the asphalt road, and all kinds of goods were quite plentiful.

Xue Chuchu parked her electric scooter on the road, planning to pick some vegetables to cook.

Her gaze swept over the bustling river dam, suddenly spotting a graceful figure, the girl wasn’t very old, had a great figure, but she was wearing a duckbill hat, obscuring her full face, yet the fair chin exposed was strikingly beautiful.

As she focused, that girl seemed to notice, looking back at her.

Xue Chuchu quickly looked away, gazing at the road below leading to the fields, seeing Jiang Ning walking in front, with Tongtong like a little tail, following behind him.

Seeing this scene, Xue Chuchu couldn’t help but smile gently.

"Chuchu, I caught a fish, we’ll have fish for dinner, and shrimp too!" Xue Yuantong said proudly.

"Sounds good." Chuchu found a stall selling shrimp and inquired about the price of green shrimp.

"20 yuan per jin."

Xue Chuchu, skilled in household management, haggled it down to 17 yuan successfully.

Xue Yuantong praised: "Long road tests the strength of the horse, Chuchu, you are amazing."

Chuchu said she recited poetry well, and advised not to show it to outsiders to avoid inviting disaster.

The two strolled to the fruit stalls, saw fresh green grapes, Xue Yuantong asked the Boss Lady about the taste, she let her try some.

Xue Yuantong washed one and ate it.

Finding the taste rather average, she and Chuchu left without a word.

The Boss Lady, having a bad business day, saw them eating without reaction and snidely remarked, "Not buying, what are you eating for?"

Xue Yuantong retorted strongly, "Just eating!"

The Boss Lady was just about to speak when Jiang Ning approached with a knife, and the atmosphere instantly became very harmonious.

Jiang Ning returned to the tricycle and continued peeling sugarcane.

Xue Yuantong clenched her small fist, lowered her voice, and said to Chuchu, "I’m not the me I was before."

Xue Chuchu didn’t speak.

But, she had indeed witnessed Tongtong’s changes firsthand.

Xue Chuchu, a child from a rural family, undoubtedly from the bottom of society, had always become obedient whether from what she saw or from her parents’ education.

They even comforted themselves when encountering unfairness, saying ’suffering is a blessing’.

But while she was still standing in place, Tongtong seemed to have started living a different life.

Xue Yuantong continued to stroll leisurely with Chuchu, she always loved to walk to the place selling rabbits, gazing at the cute bunnies in cages with overflowing sympathy.

At a certain unintended moment, the two ran into Ding Shuyan at a tricycle selling bed sheets and covers.

Xue Yuantong admired and said, "Chuchu, you’re so good at bargaining, you’re a master of saving!"

Xue Chuchu gave a shy smile.

The unintentional words were overheard by Ding Shuyan.

’Oh, bargaining?’ Under the shadow of the hat brim, a pair of eyes showed interest.

Today she was called by her cousin Lin Zida to fish at the river dam, she stayed by the pond for a while, then alone went up to the river dam to enjoy the scenery and lingered at the market stalls, enjoying this down-to-earth life with a transcendent mindset.

Hearing those words from the two girls close to Jiang Ning, Ding Shuyan suddenly decided she wanted to try it herself.

After all, she was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. No matter how she pretended to be mature, she could not conceal the youthful energy at her core.

Ding Shuyan had an extraordinary skill for buying fruit, as if it were a natural talent. She could judge the quality of fruit just by looking and touching.

She targeted a nearby fruit stall and walked over.

The Boss Lady was having a bad day, having been mocked earlier. Though seething inside, she had to put on a smile for the sake of her business.

"These are all fresh fruits, take a look."

Ding Shuyan ignored the green grapes, turning her attention to the piled oranges. These oranges were quite good. Her slender, fair fingers brushed over them, gently picking up a plump one.

Her beautiful hand contrasted with the vibrant color of the orange, creating a certain aesthetic appeal.

The Boss Lady said timely: "Three yuan and fifty cents."

Upon hearing this, Ding Shuyan felt a curious excitement, as if trying something new. It was time to showcase her bargaining skills!

Her voice was as melodious as a spring.

She said: "How about two yuan?"

The Boss Lady was already in a bad mood, and these oranges weren’t cheap to procure. This customer had just slashed her price by nearly half, igniting her anger.

She shouted: "Get lost!"

Ding Shuyan looked at the irate middle-aged woman and walked away silently.

She walked a bit further, then noticed Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu watching her.

Ding Shuyan’s mood: ’...’

Even though her composure surpassed her peers, she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

She took a deep breath, worriedly thinking: ’Did they hear the Boss Lady telling me to get lost just now?’

Xue Yuantong, looking at the girl in the hat, whispered: "So miserable."

Xue Chuchu: "Yeah, yeah."

Ding Shuyan’s breathing was unsteady.

She walked further away, took out her phone, and called an uncle who worked in an official capacity.

Ten minutes later, a car drove up to the river dam, and two men got out to buy fruit.

They bought quite a lot. After weighing it, they took out their own scale to weigh it again. Then, charged the Boss Lady who sold the fruit under the name of using a false scale, and she was taken away to face a fine.

Ding Shuyan watched this scene and finally felt a sense of relief.

She happily joined up with Lin Zida and the others.

...

Compared to others at the river dam who were unaware of the circumstances, Xue Yuantong, who knew the backstory, was greatly shocked.

"So impressive!" Xue Yuantong exclaimed.

Xue Chuchu remained silent and made no comment.

On the way home, Xue Yuantong recounted the incident to Jiang Ning, suspecting the reason the Boss Lady was taken away was because of the girl in the hat.

Jiang Ning: "Her name is Ding Shuyan."

Xue Chuchu suddenly asked: "How do you know?"

Xue Yuantong: "Yeah, yeah!"

Jiang Ning: "She’s from the Experimental Class 1 next to us, and I’m friends with her. Remember when we played Landlord and won her Joy Beans? You forgot?"

Xue Yuantong thought carefully. Although she couldn’t quite remember her defeated opponent, she vaguely recalled such an incident!

Xue Yuantong: "She’s impressive, but... not as impressive as me."

Jiang Ning: "Of course, the fruit seller wouldn’t dare confront you directly."

Xue Yuantong, feeling elated, decided not to pressure Chuchu that evening and personally cook something Jiang Ning liked.

Meanwhile, at the fish pond.

The sky was darkening. Ding Shuyan appeared behind Lin Zida and quietly asked: "How many fish have you caught?"

Lin Zida: "Just two more and I’ll have two fish."

Ding Shuyan: "Not bad."

Zhuang Jianhui reminded: "Shuyan, he’s tricking you. He hasn’t caught any, not even as good as the children’s fishing rods."

Ding Shuyan: "I know. Don’t forget, if no fish are caught, he’s supposed to deliver native chickens. He is indeed not bad."

Lin Zida almost forgot about this promise, quickly saying: "Let’s go, let’s find Boss Yang for native chickens, freshly killed and stewed."

He packed up his fishing rod and gear, then called out to two nearby security guards: "Bro, let’s go."

On the east side of the bungalow, Xue Yuantong carried shrimp to the door to process.

Bi Yue’s Porsche Cayenne drove past the door, heading towards the rural tourism spot.