Fairy Senior Sister Could Haggle

Early the next morning, Fan Jian bought breakfast for everyone.

For less than five yuan per person on average, everyone could eat their fill. City dwellers could only envy prices like that.

Fan Jian owned a house in the city. He had only returned to the village this time to deal with his younger sister's affairs. Su Baizhou's aunt—his wife—had not come back, since she was working in the city.

Sitting around the table, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Both Luo Ye and Su Baizhou involuntarily recalled what had happened the previous night, neither daring to look at the other.

It was as if their relationship had suddenly dropped to freezing point, yet there was none of the tension of drawn swords and cocked bows.

Fan Jian could not put it into words, but Fan Xinya understood immediately.

This was not a bad relationship at all. Their relationship had simply reached the critical point before a breakthrough.

As long as the two young people could get through this stage, their relationship would go a step further.

Fan Xinya smiled and handed Luo Ye an egg. "Xiao Ye, you look like you're in poor health. Eat more protein."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Luo Ye replied politely.

He stayed up late every day, so he really did not look very energetic.

As she spoke, Fan Xinya added, "Xiao Ye, you and our Fanfan attend the same school, so take good care of Fanfan when you can. This girl has an irregular schedule. You may be young, but you still need to think about the future."

"You're right, Auntie. I'll definitely remind Senior Sister often."

Fan Xinya herself was not in good health. When she was young, she had been a workaholic and a strong career woman, someone immensely popular at her company. That was why she had dissatisfied her husband.

Not everyone liked strong career women, and not everyone liked women who were more capable than themselves.

After breakfast, Fan Jian called out to Luo Ye and Su Baizhou, then got onto his electric three-wheeled cart.

Sitting in the back of the tricycle, Luo Ye asked in confusion, "Uncle, where are we going?"

Hearing him call Fan Jian "Uncle," Su Baizhou turned to glance at Luo Ye, but said nothing.

Fan Jian said, "Fanfan said yesterday that you don't have any spare clothes to change into. Today, Uncle will take you into town to buy two outfits."

When Fan Jian called himself "Uncle" too, Su Baizhou glanced ahead again.

When had these two somehow reached this sort of understanding?

And Fan Jian had been so harsh toward Luo Ye yesterday. How had their relationship suddenly improved so much today?

Soon, the tricycle stopped in town.

Today was a very special day in town.

Market day!

The marketplace was packed with people. As far as the eye could see, there were not many people dressed extravagantly or looking wealthy. Everyone was plainly dressed.

The sounds of haggling filled the air. Some people had even started loudly cursing at the vendors while bargaining.

Su Baizhou watched the scene with her usual calm expression.

Su Baizhou was dressed simply today as well: an ordinary white long-sleeved top and loose black pants.

She wore no makeup, and her hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head, giving her a sweet, girl-next-door air.

At that moment, Fan Jian received a call.

It was from Fan Xinya.

No one knew what she said over the phone, but Fan Jian's expression changed. Then he looked at Luo Ye and Su Baizhou.

After that, he began loudly talking to himself. "Ah! Something happened at home and I need to go back? All right, all right, I'll head back right away."

Before Luo Ye and Su Baizhou could react, Fan Jian got onto the electric tricycle and said, "Fanfan, buy Xiao Ye two outfits and take him around town. Call me when you're done, and I'll come pick you up."

The moment he finished speaking, the electric tricycle seemed to turn into a motorcycle. It actually let out a roar, spun around in a full three-hundred-and-sixty-degree turn, and vanished in an instant.

Only Luo Ye and Su Baizhou remained, blankly watching the tricycle disappear...

"Um... Senior Sister?"

Luo Ye glanced at Su Baizhou's profile, and the events of last night surfaced in his mind once more.

He lowered his head, too embarrassed to look at her again.

Su Baizhou turned around and said flatly, "Let's go."

Su Baizhou walked in front while Luo Ye followed behind, curiously looking around at the same time.

Beside them, an auntie grabbed Luo Ye and enthusiastically said, "Young man, fresh bighead carp straight out of the pot! Want one?"

"N... no, thank you." Luo Ye politely refused.

But the noisy clamor around him made him feel a little flustered.

"Clearance sale! Everything is only 9.9 yuan!"

"Snails! Stir-fried snails! Young man, want a serving?"

"Dirt cheap, dirt cheap! Watermelons going dirt cheap! If they're not sweet, you don't pay!"

Luo Ye could hardly handle the enthusiasm of everyone around him. He shrank his neck and hurried to Su Baizhou's side, moving a little closer to his senior sister.

He felt that if he did not stay next to her, the enthusiastic stall owners would abduct him.

Looking at Luo Ye beside her, the corners of Su Baizhou's lips rose slightly, as if she might laugh at any moment.

She asked softly, "What color do you like?"

By then, the two had arrived at a street selling clothes.

There were all kinds of garments before them, dazzling Luo Ye until he could barely take it all in.

And the prices were incredibly cheap. The pants beside Luo Ye were ninety-nine yuan for three pairs.

Were they practically giving them away?

"Anything... anything is fine. What does Senior Sister like?"

Hearing that, Su Baizhou stepped forward and headed toward one of the vendors.

At some point, Luo Ye noticed that Su Baizhou had rolled up her sleeves, giving off the distinct impression that she was about to pick a fight.

Su Baizhou pointed at a pink top priced at three hundred yuan and said, "This one."

"Will you sell it for fifty?"

Luo Ye's eyes widened immediately.

Fif... fifty?

She had cut it down by six times?

Wouldn't they get beaten up?

The vendor's expression changed. Clearly, she had met a worthy opponent.

She had not expected this young-looking girl to be so bold when haggling.

"Fifty? Miss, that's below cost. How about this? Two hundred and sixty, and you can take it."

"Eighty at most. If not, I'm leaving."

Su Baizhou turned and started walking away without hesitation.

"Hey, how about one hundred and fifty? One hundred and twenty?? One hundred!!??"

Based on the usual rules of haggling, Luo Ye felt that his senior sister should turn around now.

Going from three hundred to one hundred was already a miracle.

But.

Su Baizhou did not turn around.

The vendor gritted her teeth and shouted, "Eighty it is!"

Luo Ye's mouth formed an O, and he was completely stunned.

Fairy Senior Sister... damn impressive!

Luo Ye gave his senior sister a thumbs-up in his heart.

After that, he followed his senior sister around as she haggled everywhere.

In the end, Su Baizhou bought him two outfits for less than three hundred yuan in total.

Although none of the clothes were especially good-looking, they all suited Luo Ye well.

And Su Baizhou had bought them for him, so they came with a senior sister aura of their own.

Afterward, the two wandered around other parts of the market and bought plenty of food.

Today, Su Baizhou was going to cook herself.

Seeing how happily Luo Ye had eaten Fan Xinya's cooking yesterday, Su Baizhou felt a little unconvinced.

So, Su Baizhou bought a fish and a chicken.

Luo Ye stood outside the market with Fairy Senior Sister, holding the fish in one hand and the chicken in the other as they waited for Uncle to pick them up.

Both the fish and the chicken were still alive.

Luo Ye asked, "Are we killing them when we get back?"

"Mm... I'll personally send them off to their next lives."

At those words, Luo Ye froze for a moment, then laughed.

The awkwardness between him and his senior sister seemed to have disappeared.

And walking around the market together gave them the feeling of an old married couple.