hotmtlnovel Chapter 101: He wanted to learn negotiation skills, but his efforts were thwarted halfway through!
Chapter 101: He wanted to learn negotiation skills, but his efforts were thwarted halfway through!
Chapter 101: He wanted to learn negotiation skills, but his efforts were thwarted halfway through!
"What's the problem?"
Broly thought it was fine.
"But why? I'm not good-looking."
Leone suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She had always been a tomboy since she was a child and had never been pursued by anyone, especially not by such a young boy.
"I didn't fall for you because of your looks."
Broly's standard for judging a wife is whether or not she is recognized by the Crystal Palace. What he is really interested in is the ability of a wife recognized by the Crystal Palace to generate happiness points that can be exchanged for food.
At least, before he got to know these wives, this was Broly's simplest reason for being attracted to them, driven entirely by his most primal appetite.
"Besides, Leone, are you not good-looking? I don't think so."
Although Broly couldn't specifically judge other people's beauty or ugliness, he still had a basic sense of aesthetics, especially since there were many beautiful girls around him. Leone might not be the most beautiful, but she was at least not below average.
"Oh, is that so?"
Leone adjusted the brim of her hat, feeling a little embarrassed by the boy's compliment on her appearance.
"I think you're at least fairly average!"
Broly continued.
"Actually, I'm not that great... well, just average?"
Leone paused for a moment before looking over.
"You're nothing special. In my team, Esdeath is prettier than you. Although Akame Mine and the others aren't as good-looking as you yet, they're just not fully grown up and matured."
I imagine they'll grow up to be very beautiful; compared to them, you'll definitely be quite ordinary.
Broly said seriously that since Akame and the others had already agreed to become his wives, it was a huge plus for Broly.
Leone: "..."
Give her back her excitement, you bastard!
"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Leone was feeling a bit tired and didn't really want to talk.
"There are some secondhand stalls over there. I'm thinking of browsing for some items. Do you want to come with me?"
She changed the subject.
"You still haven't answered my question: Do you think I have money?"
The stubborn child then steered the conversation back to the main topic.
"If you pay for my meal, then I'll assume you're wealthy."
Leone said she felt that she shouldn't treat this immature boy, who was determined to find a wife, with the same attitude she would show to a woman.
We should treat him the same way we would a sugar daddy, and what is a sugar daddy? He's someone we use to swindle money.
This is definitely not because the other party thought she was plain-looking.
"Okay, but I don't have any money, you have to lend it to me first."
Broly said seriously.
. . . .
"What would you two like to buy? I have some vintage and good stuff here."
The secondhand stall owner, who was reading a newspaper, stood up and warmly greeted two young customers who stopped in front of his stall.
"Let's take a look. Hmm, boss, this little pendulum clock of yours seems pretty good."
Leone's gaze was fixed on a quaint little clock; her home was missing something that could tell time.
"The guest has excellent taste. This clock is the last work of a famous watchmaker, it..."
"Stop! Are you trying to sell me this thing for 500,000?"
"Oh, sir, you're putting me in a difficult position. Selling it to you for 500,000 would mean I'd lose money. But if you really like it, 500,000 it is, I'll sell it!"
The stall owner first pretended to consider it carefully, then suddenly slapped his thigh, as if he were willing to suffer a great loss and part with his precious item.
"Do you think I'm an idiot to spend 500,000 on this piece of junk?"
Leone looked at the secondhand stall owner as if he were an idiot.
"Hey, this thing wasn't even worth 500,000 before?"
Broly asked, somewhat surprised.
Leone turned around and saw the boy's innocent eyes; she understood.
Now I understand why the stall owner dared to nod and admit to such an outrageous offer; he was treating them like easy prey.
"Don't expect to find any good treasures in these secondhand stalls that sell mostly resold goods."
Leone sighed and had no choice but to explain to Broly.
"But didn't you say that someone bought a painting for fifty dollars, and someone else ended up buying it for fifty thousand dollars?"
Broly asked out of curiosity.
"Because of that incident, the owners of secondhand stalls are now very discerning, and the good items were basically snapped up before that incident."
If you really want to find good deals, you should go to the home improvement stalls where ordinary people sell their secondhand goods. Of course, out of a thousand old items, not one may be of any value.
Moreover, the prices are generally exorbitantly high. If you only care about the practical value of the item, you might as well buy a new one.
Leone explained to the science enthusiast.
"So you didn't come here to buy old things after all."
The stall owner, somewhat disappointed, lost his enthusiasm and pointed to the small pendulum clock that he had just barely managed to sell for 500,000, saying indifferently, "Pendulum clock, third-hand, 500 yuan, no bargaining!"
Leone scoffed at this, saying, "This broken clock, fifty bucks, no more!"
"This pendulum clock is over 20 years old. It cost more than 5,000 yuan when I bought it over 20 years ago. You're just offering it for 50 yuan. Are you trying to disturb my business?"
The secondhand stall owner was aggressive, but then suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Four hundred and fifty, I've already reduced it by fifty, I can't reduce it any further."
"Seventy-five, take it or leave it!"
"Four hundred."
"one hundred."
……
After some back and forth between Leone and the stall owner, the clock was finally sold for 180, which made Broly's eyes widen in astonishment.
If he could learn this bargaining skill, would the food sold in Crystal Palace be cheaper?
[Please note, host, that all items redeemed through this Crystal Palace are non-negotiable; the listed price is the final price.]
However, Crystal Palace, sensing Broly's perception, immediately poured cold water on his enthusiasm, cooling down Broly's burning desire to bargain.
"I spent so much money on this broken clock of yours, you should at least give me something extra."
"Leonai said, panting."
What kind of add-on do you want?
The secondhand stall owner was also panting as he asked, truly having not seen such a skilled bargainer, like a middle-aged woman at a vegetable market, for a long time.
"The belt hanging on the old cabinet looks usable, give it to me so I can fasten my pants."
Leone pointed to a belt hanging next to an old cabinet and said, "I've got this." The secondhand stall owner looked in the direction Leone was pointing and saw the belt with a round iron plate and torn leather strips. He had picked it up while collecting old cabinets, so it wasn't a problem to include it as a bonus.
but……
"Round it up to a round number, give me two hundred yuan, and I'll give you the belt too."
He said.
"OK."
Leone promptly paid the money, grabbed the small clock and belt, and left.
The secondhand stall owner was taken aback when he saw that the guy didn't try to bargain.
After Leone left, the stall owner suddenly slapped his thigh, feeling regretful. Had he mistakenly sold some treasure? But after carefully examining the cabinet that came with the belt, he still couldn't figure out what good it was.
"Could it be that he really wanted a belt, but his quick payment is keeping me up at night?"
Believe it or not, it's actually possible, but even knowing that's possible, the secondhand stall owner still doesn't think he'll be able to sleep tonight.
"What a master at manipulating people's mentality!"
(End of this chapter)