"What are you looking at?"
Huo Jinyu turned the little head that was staring at Ye Tianyu towards him, and there was a hint of sourness in her tone when she spoke.
Jiang Qingzhou's hands shook for no reason, and he felt a chill in his heart. At the same time, he was speechless to Huo Jinyu. He met the male protagonist by chance in a foreign land, and he couldn't help but look at him twice more, thinking a little more about it. But in Huo Jinyu's eyes, it seemed that he had already imagined "broken lotus roots", "red apricots out of the wall", "pipa don't hold", "transfer of affection to another"... and many other bloody dramas of the year.
You can't blame him for being too sensitive. It's really the way Huo Jinyu looked at him and the tone of her voice that was really problematic, as if there was something going on between him and the male lead.
Do you think everyone is gay like you
Jiang Qingzhou had a warm smile on his face as he wrapped his arm around Huo Jinyu. In fact, two fingers under his hand had already pinched a piece of soft flesh on the inside of Huo Jinyu's arm and rotated it 180 degrees clockwise.
Huo Jinyu's handsome face turned dark, and he didn't dare to cry out even though it hurt, for fear of losing face.
Ye Tianyu raised the corners of his lips, and his eyes met Jiang Qingzhou's. They both nodded, then he picked up the wooden carving pendant that Song Yan had taken a fancy to, and said to the shopkeeper, "Ten dollars, I'll take one."
When the shopkeeper heard that he had bargained down to ten yuan, he quickly waved his hands and said, "No!" Then he muttered, "Young man, who can bargain like you? I asked the master of Baohua Temple to bless this wood carving. Wearing a wood carving with Buddha's nature can ensure safety. I'm losing money by selling it to you for two hundred yuan a string."
"I don't know if your bracelet has been blessed by a master, and I don't know..." Ye Tianyu directly put the pendant in his hand in front of the shopkeeper, pointed at a mark on the pendant, and then slowly said the second half of the sentence, "But I know that in the Jinhua wholesale market, I can buy a small pendant like this for ten yuan. So if I give you ten yuan, you will only make money, not lose money."
The shopkeeper was speechless. Two seconds later, he pointed to the QR code and said, "Scan it."
Huo Jinyu stared in amazement, his mouth slightly open, his expression filled with disbelief and disbelief. It turned out that this wood sculpture could be returned further down.
From 200 yuan to... 10 yuan.
What is wrong with this world
Huo Jinyu, with a dazed look of doubting life, picked up a string of wooden pendants and imitated Ye Tianyu's bargaining tone, saying, "One dollar, I'll take one."
Jiang Qingzhou: “…” He covered his face, unable to bear to look.
Ye Tianyu: “…” He’s really brave enough to return it. He’s not afraid of being beaten by his boss.
Song Yan: "..." Isn't this too much? The boss also needs to support his family.
The shop owner immediately exploded, waving his hands and shouting at the people: "Go away!"
What it means is, go where it's cooler and don't block him from doing business.
Huo Jinyu was unexpectedly frustrated and got angry: "He just said that this little pendant of yours costs ten yuan a pair in other places. I'll give you one yuan, and you won't lose anything."
The shopkeeper was also angry: "You said it was somewhere else, right? I'm here? If I don't make money from selling it to you for one dollar, I'll be starving. You look so well-dressed, but why are you so hesitant to buy something and can't even spend ten dollars? Does your girlfriend know that you are so stingy?"
"Who are you talking about..."
Jiang Qingzhou quickly dragged away Huo Jinyu who was about to argue. After walking a distance away quickly, he turned his head and whispered to Huo Jinyu, "Even if you want to bargain, you can't bargain too hard. The boss is doing business. How can he make money if you bargain so much at once?"
Huo Jinyu explained gloomily: "I saw Ye Tianyu still sold it for ten yuan, and then he said that, so I... I didn't think so much."
Jiang Qingzhou pursed his lips and smiled, patiently explaining: "Actually, there are some tips for bargaining. When bargaining in places like this, no matter how much the boss offers, you should just bargain in half, half, and half again. As for how much to bargain in half, it depends on your own vision."
"For example, the boss asked for 200 yuan for the wood carving pendant, but the girl bargained it down to 20 yuan. Ye Tianyu bargained it down to 10 yuan in one go, and the boss finally sold it. Have you ever thought about why? Because even if they bargained down the price, they still left room for negotiation, so that the boss could still make some money."
"What about you? You bargained the price down from three digits to single digits in one go, even more than a fire sale. The boss was also good-tempered and didn't argue with you. If it were me, I would have put a sack on you and beat you up. You weren't bargaining, you were destroying the place."
Huo Jinyu said "oh" as if he understood something.
A young couple who followed up listened to Jiang Qingzhou's words about "teaching her husband". Song Yan covered her lips and leaned close to Ye Tianyu's ear, whispering something, which made Ye Tianyu nod and shake his head.
After learning the "lesson" of failed bargaining, Huo Jinyu quickly recovered and found another small stall selling wood carvings. Finally, he successfully bought a wooden carving pendant of a little fox at the price of 9.9.
After paying, Huo Jinyu did not forget to cast a smug look in Ye Tianyu's direction, as if to say "See, I'm much better at bargaining than you!"
He turned around and went to Jiang Qingzhou to ask for praise in a very proud manner.
Ye Tianyu: "..." How come he didn't realize that Huo Jinyu was so stupid! If he is really capable, he should continue to pay you back.
Seeing this scene, Song Yan's facial expression changed several times, and her look was subtle. Her eyes kept moving back and forth between Huo Jinyu and Jiang Qingzhou.
Perhaps her gaze was a little too eager, Jiang Qingzhou met Song Yan's gaze on him, nodded slightly, and a smile appeared on his lips.
As gentle as jade, cool and stunning.
Suddenly, Song Yan felt his eyes brighten and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
After walking out of the alley, there is a street with flashing neon lights outside. The flow of people and vehicles is much more crowded than in the alley. Looking around, there is a sea of black people.
Two couples passed by several barbecue restaurants on the street. Song Yan curiously looked inside the restaurant and said, "It smells so good! Tianyu, let's eat this tonight!"
Ye Tianyu hesitated and said, "This is a roadside stall. Are you used to eating here?"
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. You'll get used to it after eating it a few times." Song Yan smiled softly, her smile full of longing and beautiful hopes for the future life. "I also want to try the life you used to live."
Song Yan's words also touched Huo Jinyu's heart. He said, "Let's have barbecue today!"
Jiang Qingzhou had no objection, and several people walked into a barbecue restaurant. At this time, it was dinner time in the evening, and every barbecue restaurant was crowded. There were basically no seats in the private rooms and indoors, and only tables were available on the open streets outside.
Seeing that there were no seats inside, the few people did not complain and sat directly at the down-to-earth small dining table outside, which provided a wide view.
The waiter brought the menu, and Song Yan indicated that she wanted two servings, so the waiter immediately went to get another one.
"Yanyan, you order. I see there's a milk tea shop up ahead, I'll go buy you a cup."
Huo Jinyu was not to be outdone and quickly stood up and said, "Zhou Zhou, light it first. I'll go buy you a cup too."
The two men strode out of the barbecue restaurant one after another, leaving only Jiang Qingzhou and Song Yan sitting at the small dining table.
Jiang Qingzhou took out a few pieces of tissue paper and wiped the table several times before he picked up the menu in front of him and started to look at it. He had just looked at the small skewers in front of the barbecue when Song Yan spoke over from the opposite side.
"I'm curious, why do you like Huo Jinyu?"
Jiang Qingzhou pursed his lips, supported the frame of his glasses with his hands, and kicked the ball back with a gentle smile: "I'm also curious, why do you like Ye Tianyu?"
Song Yan: “…” Forget it, let’s change the subject!
"I can see that he's serious about you... What are you doing?!"
Song Yan's face suddenly changed color and she turned back abruptly, her eyebrows raised, scolding the rude pervert who had just walked past her and deliberately stretched out his dirty hands to touch her shoulder.
Jiang Qingzhou also narrowed his eyes, stood up in an instant, and looked unkindly at the gangster who had a thick gold chain around his neck, his arms were covered with hideous tattoos, he had a cigarette in his mouth, revealing a mouthful of yellow and black buck teeth.
He pulled Song Yan behind him and said coldly, "Apologize!"
"Wow! I couldn't see clearly because of the light behind her. Turns out there is a beautiful lady."
The little thug was also a person who didn't care about food or meat. When he saw the person who stood up to speak, he was so surprised that he gave her a big thud! She was more beautiful than the stars on the posters.
Unable to bear the urge, he reached out his hand to touch it, but Jiang Qingzhou grabbed him with his hand and then threw him over his shoulder cleanly, directly throwing the gangster on his back with his legs up in the air.
The gangster was stunned for a few seconds, holding his head that had been hit hard on the back of his head, and before he could recover, he felt someone kick him in the stomach again. He looked up... Damn it! This bitch actually dared to kick him.
Song Yan picked up an empty beer bottle on the ground. Seeing that the beer bottle was about to hit his head, the gangster's pupils were shocked. He endured the severe pain and rolled on the ground to avoid the attack.
"You f**king bitch! How dare you hurt my big brother?"
Four or five hooligans who looked like gangsters came running over from the small dining table next to them. They surrounded Jiang Qingzhou and Song Yan. When the guests at the small dining tables around saw this, they immediately scattered like birds and animals.
The gangster lying on the ground should be the leader of this group of gangsters. He was supported up by two younger brothers, one on each side. With a "Puh" sound, he spat a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood on the ground, and stared at Jiang Qingzhou and Song Yan fiercely.
"I'm going to make that bitch have a taste of what it's like to have her head blasted. Beat her up hard!"
The gangster quickly picked up two beer bottles. The other side was outnumbered. Jiang Qingzhou saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly whispered to Song Yan: "Call Ye Tianyu quickly."
Before he could say a word, the thugs swinging beer bottles in both hands rushed over. Jiang Qingzhou was afraid that they would hurt Song Yan, so he kicked away a thug who was flanking him. At the same time, he grabbed the condiments such as chili, soy sauce and vinegar on the table and threw them at the thugs.
The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.
Jiang Qingzhou wanted to take advantage of the situation to push Song Yan out to find Ye Tianyu, but he saw out of the corner of his eye that the leader of this group of gangsters had unexpectedly gotten close to Song Yan, holding a beer bottle in his hand, looking shocked and terrified.
"Song Yan, get out of the way—"
Jiang Qingzhou pushed hard, and when he pushed Song Yan away, he was hit on the forehead by the beer bottle that the other party smashed down.
Almost at the moment when the beer bottle fell, Jiang Qingzhou's first feeling was a buzzing in his eardrums, followed by a black screen in front of his eyes, and then he knew nothing.
Seeing Jiang Qingzhou fall down in front of her with blood all over his head, Song Yan just subconsciously caught him mechanically and uttered a cry—
"ah-"