A Chance Encounter
Wholesale Market for Zoo Supplies
Xu Lin couldn't bear to put down the vest she was holding. She held it up against herself once more, then asked happily, "Not bad, Eldest Miss! The shopkeeper wanted 85 yuan, and you got it down to 50."
Wang Ying listened to Xu Lin's praise without even turning around. "Of course. I'm tough because I have no desire for anything. Unlike you—you grab hold of a piece of clothing and won't let go. Shopkeepers love ripping off buyers like you. They can tell you want it no matter how much it costs."
Wang Ying's words sounded pretty reasonable to Xu Lin, but that wasn't the point. What interested her was that Eldest Miss could actually haggle.
So she buttered Wang Ying up. "But the way you're acting today, it seems like this isn't your first time here. Come on, who brought a young lady like you here before? You even came along with them. That's unbelievable. Was it someone you like?"
Wang Ying glanced at Xu Lin and said with displeasure, "Why does it have to be a guy? I have other friends, you know."
Xu Lin folded her arms and pushed up the nonexistent glasses on her nose with one finger. Like Conan, she declared with absolute certainty, "Eldest Miss, you might as well stop lying. There's only one truth: you came with someone you like, didn't you?"
Wang Ying really had come with Yang Cheng, who was accompanying a female classmate. She had learned to haggle while spending time with that classmate.
Seeing Xu Lin's shifty expression, Wang Ying felt she had to offer an explanation. Otherwise, she'd feel like her image was ruined.
So she hurriedly defended herself. "I came with my brother. It was back in middle