Chapter 717: Take a Step Back
After the evening rush hour, Aitland City quickly grew noisy again.
Of course, it was not the unrestrained revelry of the night.
It was something closer to everyday life.
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After the "Half Price" sign was hung in the window of Twisted Tower Bakery, several housewives carrying handbags immediately pushed open the door and entered.
A few minutes later, each of them left laden with purchases.
This was a secret known only to those who lived nearby.
Every Friday evening, Twisted Tower Bakery sold some of its leftover bread from that day and the previous days at half price.
The bread left over from that day was the housewives' first choice.
The bread left over from previous days... was acceptable too.
As long as the food had not spoiled, spending less money was what the housewives needed to consider.
After all, the money saved was enough to buy another half sausage and three or four eggs. With some vegetable soup, it made for a hearty meal.
The nearby residents streamed into Twisted Tower Bakery.
Soon, all the half-price bread had sold out.
Only some broken bread crusts and crumbs remained in the baskets.
The bakery owner began sorting them. He put all the crusts and crumbs into a basket, then marked it with "3￥."
This was also a Twisted Tower Bakery tradition.
Some people did not mind spending three yuan for a basket of bread.
Even if it was incomplete.
Tonight was no exception.
Just as the bakery owner had finished cleaning most of the shop, a customer entered.
Not one of the nearby housewives.
But not a stranger either.
Although the person wore a long, high-collared trench coat and a mask and glasses that always seemed to conceal his face, the