System Shop

"Ah?"

It had already been explained to that extent. If a girl said she still did not understand, she was definitely pretending. From Ning Rongrong's flushed face, it was easy to see that she had already understood; she was simply too embarrassed to say it.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere fun!"

Her lack of refusal said it all. Zhang Nan took Ning Rongrong's hand. For an inexperienced, innocent little girl like her, he had to take the initiative and set the pace.

Hm?

"Look, everyone! Look at the Sect Master..."

The Five Tiger Generals, who were eating downstairs, nearly had their jaws drop when they saw Zhang Nan and Ning Rongrong coming down hand in hand.

Had he already conquered her? How had things progressed so quickly? They were already holding hands?

There were private rooms upstairs, weren't there? Could they be planning to do it in public?

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and eat. I have something to do, so I'm heading out!"

After paying the bill, Zhang Nan glanced in the direction of the Five Tiger Generals and called out to them before leaving with Ning Rongrong.

Not long after Zhang Nan left, the waiter came over. "Honored guests, a young master asked me to give this bag to you!"

The Five Tiger Generals nearly jumped for joy when they looked inside. It contained several dozen Gold Soul Coins, along with a small note.

"I'm giving you half the day off today. Eat and drink your fill, then go have some fun. I'll call you if I need anything!"

At that moment, Zhang Nan and Ning Rongrong were walking down the street. All kinds of strange toys, street performances, and sugar figurines filled the place.

As Zhang Nan led Ning Rongrong past a stall selling hairpins, a cyan hairpin caught her eye. Zhang Nan happened to notice that tiny detail.

At a time like this, there was no need to ask whether she liked it. He just had to buy it for her. If necessary, he could buy several more. Brother Nan had never been short on money, and besides, once he got Ning Rongrong, he would receive at least a thousand Gold Soul Coins from the system. Even if he spent five hundred, would he not still be making a profit?

"Boss, how much is this?"

Some stall owners were fucking shameless. Whenever they saw a young couple, they would jack up the price on the spot and rip them off. So Zhang Nan deliberately picked up a red hairpin beside it and asked about that one first.

Sure enough, the old bastard of a stall owner glanced at Ning Rongrong. Seeing how much the girl seemed to like the hairpin, he said, "This one is ten Silver Soul Coins!"

"Ten Silver Soul Coins? What about this one?" Zhang Nan picked up a yellow one.

"This one is also ten!"

That hairpin looked like it was worth one Silver Soul Coin at most, yet he was selling it for ten?

That damn stall owner really was no pushover.

Although Zhang Nan was not short on money, he would not spend money like a sucker.

If the owner had honestly quoted a fair price, Zhang Nan would have bought the entire stall. The problem was that the old bastard was dishonest.

"Don't you have anything cheaper? What about this one?"

First, he had to make the owner think he could not afford it. Then he would pick out several items, making it seem as if he only wanted cheap goods. Once the owner lowered the price back down, Zhang Nan would make his move.

After Zhang Nan asked about several more items, the owner became a little impatient.

"Since you're young, I'll give you three for ten Silver Soul Coins!"

"Four for ten!"

Taking advantage of the lowered price, Zhang Nan felt he could push it down further and continued bargaining.

"Fine, four it is. Take them, take them!"

The owner's eyes shifted. Although he was not making as much as he would have at ten coins each, he was still earning plenty. That was enough.

"Hiss, this one's nice!"

Zhang Nan claimed the cyan hairpin, then picked three more brightly colored and beautiful hairpins, including one with a pink pendant.

After paying, Zhang Nan led Ning Rongrong away.

"You like it, right? I'll put it on for you!"

Girls liked being pampered and having someone pay attention to the little details. This trick would absolutely work on an innocent young girl like Ning Rongrong. When Zhang Nan leaned closer, she not only did not dodge, but her face reddened once more.

It felt wonderful to be cared for, to have someone notice the little things. She had only looked at it once, yet Zhang Nan knew she liked that hairpin. She could also tell that Zhang Nan had bought it specifically for her.

"Not bad, not bad. It looks beautiful!"

It was as though the hairpin had been made for her. Zhang Nan was not merely flattering her; after the cyan pendant hairpin was placed in Ning Rongrong's silky hair, it truly gave her an elegant yet pure beauty.

"Really?"

Ning Rongrong smiled sweetly and hurried to a mirror at a nearby stall. She turned around and looked herself over, discovering that it really did look good.

"It really does! Thank you, hehe!"

"You're already my girlfriend. Of course it's normal for me to buy you hairpins. Come on, let's go buy sugar figurines and candied hawthorn up ahead!"

Zhang Nan continued holding Ning Rongrong's hand as they headed toward their next stop. He had to build a good relationship during their first time spending time together. Although Ning Rongrong had most likely already fallen for him, that was not yet the effect Zhang Nan wanted.

He wanted to have an in-depth exchange with her tonight and completely win her over, putting a green hat on the Food God.

"Boss, one candied hawthorn skewer and one sugar figurine!"

"Coming right up!"

The owner was delighted to receive another two orders. Seeing that the two had been holding hands the entire time, he immediately assumed they were a young couple, unknowingly giving them an extra push.

"Oh, so you two are a young couple! Here's your candied hawthorn. May you stay sweet and loving forever. As for the sugar figurine... let's make it a pair of mandarin ducks, symbolizing a long and lasting relationship!"

The owner handed the sugar figurine and candied hawthorn to Ning Rongrong, and she accepted them.

After Zhang Nan paid, the two continued onward.

"Is it good?"

"Mhm, it's delicious. Why didn't you buy any for yourself?"

Only then did Ning Rongrong realize that Zhang Nan had not bought anything for himself. Little did she know that his interest was not in the treats, but in her. Besides, as a magnificent scumbag from the twenty-first century, what had Zhang Nan not eaten? Chocolate, Muslim cake, cream puffs, milk tea—weren't all of those much tastier than this?

Wait... if the system could produce those things, then would he not be able to pick up girls effortlessly by taking them out?

"Hahaha, I bought them especially for you. Focus on eating, and don't choke. We'll talk after you finish!"

"Mhm!"

Ning Rongrong nodded obediently.

What? System, are you kidding me? One bar of chocolate cost ten Gold Soul Coins?

At that moment, Zhang Nan was multitasking, walking down the street while looking through the products in the System Shop.

[Product Section]

[Food Section]

[One Chocolate Bar: 10 Gold Soul Coins]

[Ten Cream Puffs: 10 Gold Soul Coins]

[Bobo Milk Tea: 10 Gold Soul Coins]

[Muslim Cake: 15 Gold Soul Coins]

...

There were too many to count, all modern foods. However, every single one was absurdly expensive. He still remembered that the last time he had treated the Five Tiger Generals, they had visited a brothel and eaten and drunk their fill, yet it had only cost seven or eight Gold Soul Coins. Now these things started at ten coins each?

Still, it made sense. In another world, rare things were valuable, and Zhang Nan understood that principle. After selling the Thunder Eagle Beast's body, he counted his balance. He did not have much left now—only around a thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"System, exchange two bars of chocolate and one KFC family bucket for me!"

"Alright, Host!!!"

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