Chapter 104 Nameless
Not far from the abandoned dock, there were indeed a few small courtyards, but their gates were all Li and Jiang Lianxue drove past slowly. It seemed that there were no signs of life in these courtyards, so they did not try to knock on the doors.
After walking for a distance, a strange-looking little shop came into view.
The shop has no name or sign. All kinds of objects, all kinds of strange things, are displayed in the transparent window.
Scarves, guitars, speakers, cameras, canes, umbrellas, etc.
But without exception, they all look very distinctive or are vintage items.
There was a public bench outside the store, on which a gray, long-haired puppy that looked a little depressed was lying, staring at two people passing by with its big black eyes.
Jiang Lianxue raised her hand and pointed at the store, "There seems to be someone there, do you want to ask the store owner?"
"Okay." Lu Li stopped the car, locked it, and the two walked towards the store hand in hand.
As soon as I reached the door, the puppy sitting on the bench turned its head and shouted in the direction of the store, as if to say that a customer had arrived.
The middle-aged man who was repairing a small wooden box at the counter in the store looked up. He looked exactly like the puppy outside, with a tired face, as if he had no interest in anything.
"Welcome, feel free to look around, no bargaining."
After speaking briefly, he lowered his head and continued to fiddle with the small wooden box in his hand.
Lu Li and Jiang Lianxue didn't care about his rudeness. They originally wanted to ask for directions but their attention was distracted by the small objects around them.
It was like they had entered a treasure trove and could always find something that interested them.
Jiang Lianxue reached out and picked up a metal music box, gently plucked the spring, and the classic "Canon" came out from it. The sound quality was unexpectedly pleasant, crisp and clean.
She reached out and turned another spring, and the music instantly switched to "Ode to Joy".
Jiang Lianxue, eyes shining, picked up the music box and turned to look at the counter, "Boss! How much is this?"
The middle-aged man said casually without even raising his head, "Give it to me as you see fit."
Lu Li and Jiang Lianxue couldn't help but be stunned.
Lu Li was stunned because it was the first time he saw business done this way.
Jiang Lianxue was stunned because she had never actively chosen a price, or even bargained.
She never looks at the price when buying things, she is sure she can afford it.
Now the boss suddenly asked her to decide the price herself, which made her brain CPU confused.
Jiang Lianxue hesitated for two seconds, then asked tentatively: "Five thousand?"
"!!!"
This one sentence instantly made both men raise their heads.
Lu Li quickly reached out and covered Jiang Lianxue's mouth, "My dear, you really dare to say that!"
The store manager looked excited and quickly shouted, "Deal!"
"Let's make a deal for a skewer plate!" Lu Li turned his head and glared at him. "I saw you acting so arrogant, I thought you had plenty of money! But you're really bold to ask for five thousand!"
The store manager, who originally had an expression of being unworthy of the world, also showed a smile brighter than flowers. He rubbed his hands and said, "Hey, it's true that I'm not short of money, but if you don't want money, you're a fool!"
Lu Li turned his head when he heard that, "See? The store manager is calling you a fool!"
Jiang Lianxue, whose mouth was covered, opened her eyes wide, looking as if she had been struck by lightning.
"Nuuuuuuu!"
"The boss is crying and making 4950, you are not stupid!"
Jiang Lianxue raised her eyebrows, handed the music box in her hand to Lu Li, and signaled him to bid.
Lu Li raised his head confidently, "Watch carefully and learn well!"
Then he turned to look at the boss and said, "Boss, are you selling it for 50?"
The boss still had a smiling expression on his face. "Sell, sell, sell! Scan the code to transfer the money!"
Seeing his expression, Lu Li suddenly felt unsure. "No, buddy, are you so happy to sell it for fifty?"
"I am happy because this music box has finally found its rightful place."
The corner of Lu Li's mouth twitched, "Just tell me how much you earned!"
The boss shrugged and said, "Of course I can't tell you that. How can I make money if I tell you that?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Lu Li scanned the code and spent fifty to buy the music box.
He always felt like he had fallen into a trap, but he couldn't figure it out.
Jiang Lianxue happily watched the boss packing the music box.
After the package was wrapped, she took it with both hands, then turned her head to look at Lu Li with admiration, "Lu Li, you are so good at bargaining! From now on, I will rely on you to bargain when I go out!"
Lu Li scratched his head after being praised and watched his boss happily open his phone to check the money.
On some level, it seems like a win-win situation for some reason?
After buying the music box, Jiang Lianxue's searching eyes still did not stop, and she started looking for other treasures again.
Lu Li followed behind her and could clearly see that she had completely forgotten the purpose of coming to the store.
Within a few minutes, Jiang Lianxue placed the small items on the counter.
As soon as the boss saw that it was a big customer, the small wooden box in his hand immediately lost its interest and he started to use his calculator.
Lu Li was responsible for counting one by one, the boss was responsible for counting the money, and Jiang Lianxue was responsible for paying.
The three of them created a shopping assembly line.
Lu Li was too lazy to waste his time and effort, so he just quoted the lowest price in his mind.
For every offer, the boss chose to make the deal without hesitation, and it didn't seem like he was losing money at all.
After buying all the things, Lu Li couldn't help but ask, "Boss, tell me the truth, did you steal these things?"
"How is that possible? Don't worry, these are all obtained through normal channels."
Looking at Jiang Lianxue carrying a large bag of miscellaneous small items, Lu Li calculated in his mind and found that it seemed that he had spent less than five hundred yuan.
It seems that it is really worth it.
He asked curiously, "Boss, what's the name of your shop? I want to recommend it to my friend."
The boss picked up the small wooden box again and said with a smile: "Wuming."
“So there really is no name?”
"Yes, I have!"
"???"
"Nameless!"
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Lu Li was silent. Oh my god, you are trying to play this trick, right? This is an old trick from many years ago and you are still playing it!
With the boss's farewell words of "goodbye", Lu Li and Jiang Lianxue left the small shop called "Wuming".
Unlike other shops that shout "Welcome to visit next time" when leaving, this owner seemed to know that it was unlikely that the two would come back next time.
Whether it is life, speaking or doing business, being simple and straightforward seems to make life easier.
Before leaving, Jiang Lianxue sat on a bench and took a photo with the gray puppy.
This shopping experience was indeed novel and pleasant.
But the two of them always felt as if they had forgotten something.
Only after Lu Li started the car did he react.
That’s not right. Didn’t they come into the store to ask for directions?
How come I didn’t even ask for directions and still spent 500 yuan to get in?
(End of this chapter)
