As Li Yang spoke, he stared intently into the boss's eyes and immediately sensed his thoughts. However, the price he paid was a slight dizziness, meaning he probably wouldn't be able to use his ability again today.
"Don't even mention 30,000 or 28,000, I won't give you even 20,000, 15,000 at most. Let me tell you the truth again, I'm the one who actually wanted to take over this shop. They were just shills I hired. Now it seems they can't make it happen. If you want to sell this shop in peace, give me a fair price. Otherwise, don't even think about transferring it to another shop. This is our territory. I can easily wipe out your shop by having a few drinks with a few people and spending a hundred or so yuan. I've already estimated the value of your goods. They're worth at most a little over 10,000 yuan. Adding other added value, 15,000 yuan is already a very good price." Li Yang sat down, looking relaxed, and his words, a mix of soft and hard tactics, left the shop owner stunned.
Chapter 8: A Stunning Debut (Part 2)
Even the old lady and Aunt Qiu on the side were somewhat stunned. Only the little girl Zhao Ran was excited, her face flushed, her hands clenched tightly, pumping her fists to cheer Li Yang on.
Mom originally wanted to scold Li Yang loudly. This kid went too far with his words. What did he mean by wanting to take over the supermarket? They were being accused of being his shills. All of this made Mom quite angry.
However, Aunt Qiu was too embarrassed to scold Li Yang. After all, he was doing it for her own good, working hard to take over the shop, so she stopped her mother from losing her temper and watched Li Yang's reaction.
The boss was indeed swayed by Li Yang's words. He looked at Li Yang with a somewhat uneasy expression, his cunning little eyes darting left and right, clearly searching for the answer to the question.
However, in front of Li Yang, who knew his true thoughts, all his pretense was just a paper tiger, not worth mentioning.
“I knew you had a family emergency, otherwise you definitely wouldn’t have sold this booming supermarket. I’m just using my family’s money to experiment and test my business acumen. I won’t make things difficult for you; we’re all struggling. How about 18,000?” Li Yang saw that he was getting impatient and knew his bottom line was 20,000. Moreover, his wife back home had just given birth and needed care, so he had to get back as soon as possible. Therefore, Li Yang negotiated with even more composure.
The boss's face grew increasingly grim. He was losing money by paying such a price. He couldn't just let the deal fall through like this. However, if the deal didn't go through, what the young man said was true. He was from out of town, while the young man was a local. It would be too easy for him to teach him a lesson and cause him some trouble.
"Hey young man, you see, it's not easy for us to make money. If it weren't for an emergency at home, I wouldn't be willing to sell this little shop. Since we can talk about this, it must be fate. How about you add a little more? Twenty thousand is fine?" The boss finally couldn't withstand the pressure and took the initiative to lower the price, and by a whole ten thousand.
This startled both Mom, Aunt Qiu, and Zhao Ran. Mom and Aunt Qiu were so excited they wanted to agree on Li Yang's behalf immediately, and the little girl almost jumped up with excitement.
Li Yang chuckled inwardly, but said calmly, "Since you put it that way, boss, I'm someone who values fate. Alright then, twenty thousand it is, consider it making friends."
"Yes, yes, young man, you're absolutely right. Let's be friends." The boss chuckled and shook Li Yang's hand gratefully.
"Okay, that's settled then. Aunt Qiu, go and complete the formalities with him," Li Yang instructed Aunt Qiu as he turned around.
"Oh, okay." Aunt Qiu was so excited that her face turned red, and she didn't know what to say. She didn't care about Li Yang's tone or his posture.
The old woman glared at Li Yang, clearly displeased that he dared to order Aunt Qiu around. But it was just a glare; after all, she was very happy and proud that Li Yang had managed to get this done, since he was her son.
"Wow, Brother Li Yang, you're amazing! I knew you were the best at this!" On the way back, the little girl hugged Li Yang's arm, excitedly shouting and exclaiming. Her little chest pressed against Li Yang's arm without hesitation, stirring up his calm heart once again.
"Don't get too cocky, watch out for the cars on the road!" Li Yang said with a smile, patting the girl's head.
"I know!" Zhao Ran stuck out his tongue at him and said mischievously.
When they reached the door of the house, the little girl insisted on coming in with him, but Li Yang didn't want her to come along, otherwise he wouldn't be able to read and study.
"Have you finished all your homework?" Li Yang threatened her with a stern face.
"I've already taken care of that stuff. While Mom and Auntie are handling the paperwork, let's go over to your place and have some fun," Zhao Ran said excitedly.
Li Yang broke out in a cold sweat. Go to his bedroom to play? What are a lone man and woman doing? Playing in bed, of course!
"What's so fun about my room? I need to study. I have extra classes tomorrow, and if I don't finish my homework, the teacher will definitely punish me. You don't want to see your brother Li Yang get punished, do you?" Seeing that she was unmoved, Li Yang decided to use himself as a threat.
This trick worked! The little girl immediately quieted down, but then chuckled and hugged Li Yang's arm, saying in a coquettish tone, "Can I come to your room to study? I have so many questions I don't understand."
Li Yang felt helpless. Although he knew that this girl was just being coquettish and making excuses, he really couldn't refuse her. Besides, he was no longer the same as before, and those junior high school problems were no challenge for him. He also wanted to show off, so he pinched the girl's nose and said, "Okay, you can take your books."
"Okay!" the little girl replied and ran off happily.
A moment later, clutching several books to her chest, she rushed into Li Yang's room. She pounced on Li Yang's bed, rolling around happily, saying, "Hehe, it's been so long since I've slept in Brother Li Yang's bed! Do you remember? When we were little, I used to sleep in your bed, we shared a bed!"
Li Yang felt a little embarrassed. It seemed like they were only eight or nine years old when they were little, and they didn't have any other thoughts about sleeping in the same bed. But now that he thought about it, it made him wonder.
His eyes unconsciously drifted to the little girl's slender, shapely chest.
"Uh, that was when I was a kid, not now," Li Yang chuckled dryly. Now that they were sharing a bed, Li Yang couldn't guarantee he wouldn't make a mistake.
"But I really miss your embrace, why can't I anymore? Don't couples usually live together?" The girl looked up at Li Yang with her big, puzzled eyes.
Oh my god, they're living together! If we were like that, I reckon even if your mom didn't say anything, my mom would skin me alive.
Li Yang suddenly felt annoyed. What kind of things do young girls these days have on their minds? It made his blood pressure rise.
"Don't you have a lot of questions? Go ahead and ask, I happen to be free right now." Li Yang had no choice but to change the subject.
"Oh, but why are your underwear red, Brother Li Yang?" Zhao Ran suddenly asked in a low voice, full of curiosity.
Li Yang almost fell to the ground. Damn it, my underwear? He suddenly remembered that he had taken off his underwear last night and stuffed it under his pillow. Did this girl find it?
He was in a hurry to take a shower, so he went to a store to buy underwear. There was only one pack of boxer briefs left, and they were both red. Li Yang impulsively bought them. Little did he know he'd finally get his comeuppance.
"What are you rummaging through? What's wrong with wearing red underwear? Red underwear is sexy and it wards off evil spirits!" Li Yang's expression changed, and he snatched the strongly scented underwear from the girl's hand and stuffed it under the bed.
"So this is what boys' underwear smells like, oh, how weird." Zhao Ran's big eyes darted around as she giggled and said.
Chapter 9: The Beautiful Teacher is in Trouble (Part 1)
Li Yang was speechless. "Damn, is this something a girl would say?"
Li Yang gritted his teeth and ignored her. He turned around and opened a textbook that he hadn't reviewed yet. He read very quickly and efficiently.
"Brother Li Yang, I don't understand this question, can you explain it to me?" Li Yang was engrossed in reading when suddenly everything went black, and the little girl shoved a book in front of him.
Li Yang blinked to calm himself down, then took the book. He saw that it was physics. In the past, he would have been terrified, but now, he just glanced at the contents of the book casually. Besides, he had learned most of the junior high school physics, so explaining it was a piece of cake for him. He explained the problem to her in a clear and concise way, with a commanding and insightful perspective.
"Wow, Brother Li Yang, you're amazing! Your explanations are clearer and easier to understand than our teacher's... *kiss*!" She suddenly leaned over and gave Li Yang a big kiss with her pink lips.
Li Yang felt a soft, wet object touch his cheek briefly, then leave. Although the moment was short, the sensation was intense, instantly arousing him.
This was the first time in his life a girl had ever kissed him. Even though it was just on the cheek, the feeling still sent shivers down his spine. He couldn't help but think wickedly what it would feel like if Sister Cao kissed him.
"Brother Li Yang, what's wrong with you? Why are you smiling so evilly?" Zhao Ran suddenly asked, puzzled.