Sunny Joy - CHAPTER 35

Although there was a guy introduced by her best friend, and although there were a bunch of strategists in the dorm, in the end, she lost because of her actions. Yang Liu stopped struggling; she admitted that she was a giant in words but a dwarf in actions.

There were too many couples in the dormitory, so she decided to get some fresh air. She went to the library, a place she rarely visited, and tried hard to blend in with the studying crowd around her.

For several consecutive weeks, things were going well, and she had completely forgotten about that good-looking guy who was 180 cm tall.

That day, Yang Liu, as usual, was disguising herself in the library. Her friend had some tables and chairs over there, and she didn’t think about buying one for herself. Since her friend didn’t use them often, she was free to sit wherever she liked.

After spending the past few days together, I’ve also gotten to know some people.

The girl across from her was eating the chips on the table, her eyes glued to the tablet—watching a show.

At that moment, a boy came and sat next to her, and surprisingly, he also took a piece. The girl was taken aback and pushed the chips over to him. There were only three people here, and the girl glanced at Yang Liu, silently asking her if she wanted some.

Just as Yang Liu was feeling a bit greedy, the other person offered her some, and she didn’t hold back, reaching out to take a piece. The atmosphere was very harmonious until mealtime.

The man kissed the girl’s cheek, and the two happily held hands and left, even waving goodbye to her. Yang Liu, holding half a potato chip, stood there in a daze, unable to come to terms with it for a long time.

She seems to have been eating dog food for a long time, and she enjoys it very much.

Yang Liu felt that since everyone else had a boyfriend, she should have one too. She grabbed her small backpack and hurried back to her dormitory to consult her strategist on how to chat with the opposite s3x.

She looked at the message: “My education level isn’t as high as yours, will you look down on me?”

“How do I respond to this?”

Strategist: “Just say no, you don’t care about this.”

“Actually, I care quite a bit about academic credentials.”

She sighed and typed: Aren’t you supposed to be upgrading from a junior college to a bachelor’s degree?

The other person: I’m worried that if I don’t pass the exam, I’ll fall further behind you.

Yang Liu: Believe in yourself, keep going!

Chu Xun read that book and seemed to see an image that was more vivid than what others had described.

He is someone who has always wanted to quit smoking but never succeeded. After marrying his wife, he decided to quit smoking for good. The first step was to stop buying cigarettes, and the second step was to stop smoking altogether. As a result, he has been married for three years and is still in the first phase of quitting (bumming cigarettes off friends).

He is a cautious person who, after finding rat droppings in his sesame cake, now checks every time he eats.

He also talked about something I never knew—turns out, the character for “lazy” contains the character for “woman”. It seems that the person who originally created this character had a bias against women. In fact, diligence and laziness have nothing to do with gender, Mr. Liang said.

He openly admits that men might be superior to women in this regard.

Even as an example: Ji Kang, who was notoriously lazy, would go for long periods without washing his hair, face, or body, to the point where he was infested with lice! Bai Juyi wrote, “Years without bathing, dust and grime cover the skin,” and Su Dongpo had the line, “In old age, too lazy for anything, only think of bathing when covered in filth,” indicating that he only thought of bathing when he was already filthy.

Although he said that, Chu Xun still couldn’t accept that the sages were all like that, so he treated it as if the author was just joking and didn’t take those words to heart.

The bargaining tips he wrote that left poor men wide-eyed! After all, in everyone’s eyes, college students are just easy pickings, while the aunties are the ones you don’t want to mess with.

He is ready to put it into practice.

First, remain calm and composed.

Chu Xun controlled his facial expression, afraid of feeling embarrassed alone. He half-persuaded, half-deceived himself by saying he wanted to buy some clothes and brought Zhao Yan along. This person had thick skin, so he felt much safer this way.

According to the book, what he has to do is go into a store, see what he doesn’t have, and then take what he needs, making him look shabby and a bit ashamed at first.

He called over a staff member and said he liked this style and asked if there was another color available, but the staff member actually said there was!

Chu Xun sighed inwardly: Why aren’t they following the script? Why aren’t they all coming out together?

Pretending to try it out again, after dragging it out for a long time, they finally said they didn’t like the color and asked if there were any other options.

The clerk was in a difficult position and said that it should be out of stock, suggesting he look at other styles.

Zhao Yan wanted to say: A grown man, it’s good enough, this looks fine, why are you dawdling?

Unfortunately, he was told not to speak and to hold on to his words until they could be said later.

Next, Chu Xun should then list the things he genuinely wants to buy in a lackluster manner. The clerk, despite feeling disheartened, will naturally present them with great delight, and the price will definitely not be too high.

Chu Xun did just that. The sales assistant had a good attitude, informed her of the price, and mentioned that there was a discount on the dress recently, saying that if she bought it now, she would save a certain amount of money.

He hesitated. Does this count as achieving the goal? Or should he proceed to the next step?

Next, it’s time for ruthless criticism.

Old Liang taught this in his book: “A sweet melon has a bitter stem; nothing in the world is perfect.” When you hold a product in your hand, don’t rush to admire it. First, seek out its flaws, criticize it in detail, and try to point out its shortcomings as thoroughly as possible.

Some things are beyond reproach, but “preferences cannot be debated.” Your thing is red, I prefer white; your thing is big, I prefer small.

In short, it is to make things seem worthless and full of flaws.

Chu Xun looked at the salesgirl, then at the clothes, and really couldn’t bring himself to haggle.

Zhao Yan saw him hesitating and directly said, “Just this one.”

Chu Xun still wanted to say something, but he saw him go straight to the counter to pay. He chased after him.

“Are you going to buy it?”

Zhao Yan glanced at him and said, “Otherwise? I see you dawdling around like this, you probably don’t have any money.”

“Not really…” he stammered, “I… actually came here… to practice haggling.”

The sales assistant had already packed the clothes for him, and the two of them went out.

“Isn’t it that you don’t have money? Then remember to transfer the money for the clothes to me when you get back.”

Chu Xun: “Alright, alright, alright, I can transfer it to you right now.”

“Are you still practicing your bargaining skills? I’ve got some free time now, I can accompany you to a few more shops.”

Chu Xun immediately hung his head: “Forget it, I might not be cut out for haggling, I can’t even bring myself to speak up.”

“Hahaha, mainly because you have too thin skin in front of strangers, and now it’s hard to bargain in many places. If you buy something that was originally very expensive and suddenly it’s cheap, you would still suspect if there’s a scam involved.”

“Most things are bought online now, and young people nowadays basically don’t haggle. I’m the same. In this regard, there’s nothing I can help you with except for having a thick skin.”

“Sigh, I know, let’s just leave it at that. It seems this practice didn’t succeed, so I’ll just give up and not think about it anymore.”

Zhao Yan suggested, “Shall we go eat? It’s on me.”