Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 108 - 103: Adventure
Realizing something was not right, Tang Yiyi instinctively went on alert. However, what she didn’t know was that the manager’s surprise was no less than her own!
The personal terminal on his wrist had a tiny program that would transmit the transaction details word-for-word to the personal terminal of his boss behind the scenes. If the boss had any instructions, they would be delivered directly to him. However, most of the time, the boss wouldn’t send any instructions, leaving him fully in charge, unless it was a special business.
But this time, the items Tang Yiyi wanted were really too cheap, and they couldn’t make much Credit Points from such a business. Logically, the boss shouldn’t be interested. Yet just now, the boss actually sent him an order to ensure this transaction went through!
The young manager expressed his confusion; he felt something was wrong with this matter! Then he quickly reacted and called out to Tang Yiyi!
What a joke! The boss had personally given an order, how could he let Tang Yiyi just leave like that! If he did, he would probably get kicked out!
Thinking of this, he immediately plastered on a smile, personally walked out from behind the counter, and approached Tang Yiyi, unusually eagerly saying, "Dear customer, the items you requested will be ready shortly, please follow me."
Tang Yiyi became even more wary, cautiously taking a step back, looking warily at the young man approaching her, she quickly said, "No need, I’ll check elsewhere."
Even though she said that, she did not turn around and leave. She remembered clearly that this was a black market full of danger, where anything could happen! Once suspicion had been aroused, she would not let her back face potential enemies!
The manager noticed her wariness and felt extremely frustrated inside, what a situation! He had agreed to the low-price deal, yet this woman still doubted him! He actually felt a bit disdainful towards Tang Yiyi because the things she wanted were basically a pile of cheap trash! Those Mutated Black Ants were fine, as the pile of meat on them barely filled the stomachs, and many poor people in the city would buy them to stave off hunger.
But the rest of the items were simply a pile of unwanted mutated weeds! Cleaning up such things was even troublesome; nobody would want them!
As the manager, he would get a commission from every transaction, but for Tang Yiyi’s deal, even if the transaction were successful, he wouldn’t get much commission! So for selfish reasons, he looked down on this deal and Tang Yiyi as a customer.
Had it not been for the boss’s order, he wouldn’t have bothered with Tang Yiyi, just wishing she would be sent away quickly! But now he had agreed to transact at Tang Yiyi’s price, yet this person was hemming and hawing, even suspecting him, which made him extremely dissatisfied!
Even though he wasn’t happy inside, he wasn’t foolish enough to question her, only smiling slightly, "I daresay, at the same price, no other shop besides mine will sell you the items! After all, while these items are ordinary, very few are willing to collect them; not every store can provide these items."
His words were somewhat arrogant but not unreasonable. Tang Yiyi understood this very well, and she was even more aware that he was telling her plainly that this was a chance not to be missed!
She thought earnestly and was reluctant to give up the temptation. After all, it was indeed not easy to collect what she needed. Although it was rumored that anything could be bought on the black market, who would buy wild weeds with no apparent value?
If she gave up this opportunity, she would probably have to order through someone and then take a risk coming over to collect the goods next time. If they didn’t have it here, then so be it, but since they did, and the other party was willing to sell it cheaply to her, why should she take the risk of coming back again?
But the question was... who exactly instructed this manager, and what was the purpose behind it? 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Although Tang Yiyi felt something was out of place, she hadn’t seen the other party set a trap at least until now, so after hesitating, she nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll take it."
Though it was somewhat risky to do so, since she was here, she couldn’t back down just because of a little speculation!
Upon seeing her finally nod, the manager breathed a silent sigh of relief. If Tang Yiyi hadn’t agreed, he truly wouldn’t know what to do!
Then he bent over invitingly, "Please follow me to the transaction area to get the goods."
Tang Yiyi cautiously followed behind him, observing the surroundings discretely, filled with curiosity about the transaction area. However, when the manager opened the door, she was disappointed to find a long white corridor inside, lined with many doors, each marked only by a number and nothing else. There were no windows on the walls, and all doors were tightly closed, so she couldn’t see the situation inside!
Following him for a while, the manager finally stopped in front of a door, swiped his personal terminal against it, and opened the door for Tang Yiyi to enter. She did not rush in; instead, she stood at the door, peering through the opening to see that it was just an ordinary storage room. Only after confirming the two workers inside were genuinely organizing items did she nod and enter.
She scrutinized the workers’ actions carefully, found nothing unusual, and confirmed they were genuine workers and not imposters, allowing her to relax a bit.
The room was quite large, with various cheap goods stacked in categories, mostly Low Level Mutant Beasts and mutated weeds. The valuable parts of the Mutant Beasts had already been taken, leaving what was essentially trash for others. Yet to Tang Yiyi, these were treasures!
She tried to control her facial expressions, hiding her thoughts, while feeling a bit grateful that her hat was wide enough to cover most of her face. Otherwise, she would worry someone might discern her thoughts!
However, she was also curious; for most people, these items were indeed trash, the Mutant Beasts aside, at least poor people would buy them for food, but the mutated plants were rampant like weeds, so why would anyone bother to bring them back as goods?
Could it be she was wrong and someone else might also buy this trash?
At this moment, the young manager also felt quite complex seeing the room full of trash. He stealthily observed Tang Yiyi, wildly guessing her identity. One had to know, normally, their shop didn’t accept such trash, yet now it filled an entire room! It was clearly specially delivered!
Who could tell him what exactly was this woman’s identity? (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote with recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
