At noon, after Xiao Chengjin and others came back, Su Ruanruan told Xiao Chengjin about dinner.
"The kitchen is at the back. It's actually quite troublesome to prepare the food and then bring it to the front to eat. Especially now that the weather is cold and slippery, it's even more troublesome to go back and forth. It happens that the two rooms in the backyard are still empty, so why not Get a dining table in and eat there from now on.”
Xiao Chengjin nodded when he heard this, "That's okay, there happens to be a room with a heated kang. When it's heated, the room will be warm, and the children can sit on the kang."
Now that the two of them had discussed it, Xiao Chengjin was not in a hurry to go home after getting off work in the afternoon, but went to the scrap station.
It was hard to find a large round table, but there were a lot of long tables and chairs in the scrap yard. I got two and put them together, and the whole family sat down.
After such a long time, Xiao Chengjin thought that the old janitor had forgotten him, but he didn't expect that the old janitor recognized him as soon as they met.
"It's you again! What are you doing here?"
Xiao Chengjin raised his eyebrows slightly, but his tone did not change much, "There are two tables missing at home, so I came here to take a look! I don't know if there are any here!"
The old janitor smiled and said, "Yes! I don't lack tables, furniture or anything like that! Come in and take a look!"
The doorkeeper opened the door and let Xiao Chengjin into the courtyard.
Xiao Chengjin had a clear goal this time, so he didn't wander around and followed the old janitor directly to where the table was.
Xiao Chengjin walked around and picked two long tables and four benches.
The color is not eye-catching, and there is no special pattern. Even if someone sees him getting it back, they won't think it's anything.
Seeing that Xiao Chengjin had chosen something, the smile on the old janitor's face became even brighter, "Okay, okay! What a good eye! These are all good wood! I guarantee you can use it for decades and it won't break down. In this way, it’s not your first time here, so I’ll give you a cheaper price. How about you round up and give me ten yuan?”
Xiao Chengjin's expression did not change at all, "Five yuan."
"There's no one like you!"
The old janitor muttered at first, then hurriedly said, "You can't cut it in half! Let's do this, nine dollars! That's a dollar cheaper for you! One dollar is not a small amount!"
"Five dollars!"
"Eight dollars! Eight dollars is enough, right? It can't be any less! Look at how many things you have chosen! Look at this table and this chair, how thick they are and how good they feel!"
"Five dollars!"
The old janitor's face dropped, "Five yuan is really not enough, please give me more, seven yuan!"
This time Xiao Chengjin didn't speak at all and just stared at the old man guarding the door.
Just looking at it made the old janitor feel guilty and gritted his teeth, "Six yuan! This is the minimum!"
Xiao Chengjin turned around and left, "Then I'd better go back and vote for the industry!"
"Oh! Don't leave! OK, OK, just five yuan!"
The old gatekeeper has a look of pain on his face. The last time he came here, he didn't see you bargaining like this. Is he embarrassed in front of your wife? As a grown man, it is not shameful to buy something at a reduced price! Okay, okay, it’s my kindness, you can carry it away! My old arms and legs can't lift it. "
When he said this, he actually wanted Xiao Chengjin to take a step back and maybe increase the price.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chengjin nodded simply.
(2nd update)
(End of chapter)