Chapter 680: Chapter 681: Why Not Just Rob Chapter 680: Chapter 681: Why Not Just Rob She must have heard it wrong!
âForty.â Chiang Xiao repeated the sentence.
Even He Jin was startled this time, his eyes widening as he looked at Chiang Xiao.
âHey, little sister, taking advantage of the situation to demand more money is not right!â the woman said to Chiang Xiao with righteous indignation. âAlthough I donât lack these forty bucks, Iâm not a sucker! If this box of pastries really costs forty, would you be so generous as to give it to He Jin?â
Chiang Xiao replied calmly, âHmm, if he hadnât sold paintings for me for free, indeed, I wouldnât be so generous.â
Pfft.
That was quite blunt.
He Jin couldnât contain his laughter again. He glanced at the woman and said gleefully, âWu Xiayue, did you hear that? If you canât afford it, youâd better return the stuff! Why are you holding onto something you canât afford so tightly?â
Chiang Xiao couldnât help but give him a look.
He Jin really was quite mean. He fully understood the psychology of the girl named Wu Xiayue, and he was aware that the desserts were expensive, yet he spoke to her like that. He was clearly using a reverse psychology trick.
But anyway, buying it was no loss.
She didnât feel guilty at all about the price she had set for her pastries.
As expected, Wu Xiayue didnât take the bait. Upon hearing He Jinâs words, she immediately pulled out four Big Union bills from her wallet, shoved them in front of Chiang Xiao, and said through gritted teeth, âWho canât afford it? I really donât believe it. How could any pastry be so precious to cost forty? How many are in there? Ten? If the taste is so bad that I canât swallow even one piece, youâll have a problem with me!â
Upon hearing her say that, He Jin became curious about the box of pastries.
âYou talk too much, no one is forcing you to buy, you can just say no! Whether it tastes good or not is your business!â
âWhatâs wrong with you, He Jin? You always have to be against me!â
Wu Xiayue wrinkled her nose at He Jin and made a ghost face before tearing off the Cease Talisman Diagram a bit violently, and opened the box.
When she saw there were only four pastries inside, her hand trembled, and she turned abruptly to Chiang Xiao, âTen yuan each? Why donât you go rob someone!â
âI have no interest in robbery.â Chiang Xiao replied serenely, provoking yet another urge to laugh in He Jin.
Wu Xiayue huffed, picked up a green, shell-shaped pastry with disdain, and said, âItâs so tiny, and itâs green, what is it?â
She had never seen a green pastry like this before, and there was a layer of powdery substance on top. But for some reason, it actually looked rather appetizing!
âThis is made with tea powder, and that layer on top is the finest tea leaves ground into powder.â
âTea powder?â Wu Xiayue frowned. âWouldnât that be very bitter and astringent? Can it be tasty?â
He Jin chimed in, âThatâs just because you have no experience. Our ancestors in ancient times had already used tea powder to make various foods, and poets have even written poems in praise of it.â
He glanced at the small box of pastries, swiftly picked up another piece of the tea powder pastry, and stuffed it into his mouth. âI wasnât too keen on eating them before, but now Iâve got an appetite. Letâs consider it your treat⊠hmm?â
He Jin hadnât finished his sentence before he froze.
The pastry in his mouth released a burst of sweet fragrance that conquered his taste buds all at once!
And as he reached out to snatch it, Wu Xiayue had already popped the pastry in her hand into her mouth without resistance.