After Going Viral on a Dating Show, I'm Pampered by All-Chapter 122 - : That Kind and Affable Old Man Tricked Me?
Chapter 122: Chapter 122: That Kind and Affable Old Man Tricked Me?
Yao Hui felt disgraced by the retort and turned his head to look at the others, hoping someone would step forward to help.
However, while the others did indeed want to earn work points, they were deterred by the boss’s fierce demeanor.
After all, there were other shops they could visit to haggle over prices.
Sang Jiao gritted her teeth and stood up. Ever since the second episode, her screen time and public attention had been minimal, leading to a terrible public image, and the others no longer supported her.
This meant that after the conclusion of this romance-themed reality show, she would have to fight for opportunities on her own.
She had to do something to mend her image and popularity.
“Boss, can’t you just make an exception? Next time we need chicken or duck, we’ll come right to you.”
“You’re together, right?” the boss asked, glancing over at her and seeing a large group of people. He didn’t look to the left, so he didn’t notice the camera.
But he could tell—the clothes they wore were not cheap.
“Yes, we’re together,” Sang Jiao replied, pulling a sweet smile across her face.
The boss was unimpressed, “Look at what you’re wearing, so nice, and yet here you are, haggling over 50 cents with me. Are you trying to stir up trouble on purpose?”
“Anyway, the price is clear and fixed—not a penny less. Discuss amongst yourselves, buy if you want.”
The boss was firm, mainly because it bothered him to see such well-dressed people bargaining over a mere chicken and making a fuss over 50 cents. It was just upsetting to encounter such customers first thing in the morning.
Sang Jiao’s face stiffened from the rebuff, “Alright… alright then.”
[Gee, when Yao Hui got rejected so clearly, why does Sang Jiao think that by talking, the boss will lower the price? Is she overestimating herself?]
[This is so awkward I’m using my toes to dig a five-room apartment out of the ground.]
[Suggestion: Give your toes a break, they must be tired.]
In the end, they had to buy the chicken at the full price of forty-seven yuan, leaving them with fifty-three yuan.
The group continued on their way, passing by many vegetable stalls, where elderly men and women displayed various types of vegetables.
“Everyone, what kind of vegetables do you want to eat? Any food allergies?” Meng Wange felt it was time to lend a hand.
“Anything is fine. How about we get some cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, and the like?” Lin Weichen, after a glance around the stall, sincerely suggested.
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Naturally, no one had objections. Although vegetables were relatively cheaper than meat, with so many people in their group, they needed to buy in larger quantities, which meant the total cost was not insignificant.
The stall owner was an amiable elderly gentleman, “Pick whatever you need, put it in a bag, and I’ll weigh it for you.”
“We’ll take one cauliflower, this can be weighed too…”
Before Meng Wange could finish speaking, a disturbance broke out from behind.
“Bang!”
“The money’s been stolen!” Yao Hui, staring at his empty palm, cried out urgently.
He had been clutching the change from their recent chicken purchase in his hand—who would have thought that in this day and age, a thief would target the few tens of yuan in his hand!
“Quick, chase after him, the man in black with a hat.”
Sang Qiao’s footsteps were swift; by the time the other guests reacted, she had already sprinted ahead, closely pursuing the thief.
Catching up, what they saw was Sang Qiao grabbing the thief’s clothes and hat, “Where’s the money?”
“Here, here, I was wrong, please let me go,” pleaded the man in black, on the verge of tears.
His body ached, he felt sore all over—this young lady was remarkably nimble and captured him in no time.
“Let’s call the police,” Sang Qiao took the money, pinned his hands with one hand, and pressed him against the wall nearby.
“Yes, yes, yes, call the police, stealing 50 cents is still stealing,” Meng Wange fumbled for her phone in her pocket.
The man in black became anxious as soon as he heard this, “No, no, no, I’m not a real thief, it’s the director’s arrangement, to increase the difficulty for you all.”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s gaze fell on the director.
Director: …
With so many eyes on him, the director couldn’t pretend to be dead any longer, “Ahem, a task always has to have some unexpected difficulties, and you all did very well this time. Since it was Sang Qiao who caught the person, your team will be awarded an additional ten work points.”
Sang Qiao then released the “thief’s” hands and bent down to count the change in her hand.
“What are you doing! I couldn’t possibly have had someone deliberately steal your fifty-odd cents,” the director, seeing this action, felt suffocated.
“Unexpected difficulties include having some money stolen.” After Sang Qiao confirmed there were five ten-dollar bills and three one-dollar bills, she pinched the money back into her hand.
Director: “…”
“I was just saying, who steals just 50 cents these days,” Yao Hui glared at the director indignantly.
[Sister Qiao is too cool, single-handedly subduing a big man!]
[The cameraman should be docked a chicken leg for running too slow, they didn’t even capture Sister Qiao catching the thief.]
[I’m laughing so hard haha, the director is so embarrassed to be exposed in front of everyone.]
[They really are full of tricks! They were only given a hundred bucks to begin with, and now they come up with the method of robbing money, obviously trying to make the guests starve!]
[Yao Hui’s face is just short of writing: There’s always someone out to get me!]
After sorting this out, they returned to the old man’s stall they had visited before to buy vegetables.
The stallholder was easy to talk to, and Meng Wange looked like the kind of obedient good kid, so after talking a little longer, the stallholder compromised and gave them a discount of a few bucks.
In the end, they bought some carrots, cauliflower, and cilantro for a total of twenty-two bucks.
When they left the stall, Meng Wange turned her head to look at the director, “Shouldn’t we get an additional ten work points for succeeding in bargaining?”
“No points added, because the original price of these groceries should only be around fifteen or sixteen,” the burly man explained out loud.
Hearing this, Meng Wange was utterly baffled, “That grandpa looked so kind, and he actually scammed me?”
“One must always be wary. You dress like the rich, and you don’t know anything, not even asking how much per pound, it’s normal to be scammed, and even the scales might be rigged.”
The burly man gave her a meaningful look, then led the group on.
Meng Wange: “…!”
She actually felt quite pleased with herself for a while.
The next location was some pork stalls and tofu.
Gu Nanmo was an excellent cook and knew very well that to be successful in bargaining at the market, one must buy in bulk, but they didn’t have much money on hand.
Tofu was inexpensive and could be used in a variety of dishes.
“Let’s buy some tofu to take back, there are many ways to cook it, and the price is very favorable.”
“Okay.” Everyone nodded in agreement, with no objections.
So Gu Nanmo stepped forward to negotiate, and because the price was labelled on the sign, he didn’t need to worry about the owner overcharging.
He bought several pounds at once and also successfully secured a discounted price.
“Gu Nanmo’s team gets an additional ten points.”
