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Chapter 327 - 294 I Started from Scratch too

Chapter 327: Chapter 294 I Started from Scratch too

Damn!

What in the world is up with this bargain son?

Although the record of "Effortlessly defeating Lao Wang without injury" looked impressive, Fei Yu believed she could achieve it as well, albeit with a bit more effort.

But the record of "Effortlessly defeating Niu Tu without injury" was truly monstrous. Who in all of Guanxi Town could guarantee they could pull that off?

And it wasn’t just a beating, Niu Tu couldn’t even die with his eyes closed, one can imagine how aggrieved he must have felt...

Wait a second?

Aggrieved?!

Fei Yu’s expression froze, recalling the "save me" hand gesture.

Could it be that wasn’t Jiang Xiao’s?

Nonsense!

Jiang Xiao came out without a scratch, it definitely wasn’t his!

Huh?

Upon closer inspection, it looked like Niu Tu’s subordinates were hiding something?

Fei Yu kicked away the blood-drenched hand and discovered a line of text hidden beneath.

[Fei Yu, I hate, I hate so much! I will not let you go even as a ghost!]

Jiang Xiao also saw the small print, instantly feeling a wave of admiration for Fei Yu.

"Hehehe, stepmom, I have to thank you again this time. If it weren’t for you blocking the door at the crucial moment and kicking him back, Old Bi Deng might have run away. Look, he hated you even in his death."

Fei Yu wiped the sweat from her forehead, relieved that the boy was too dull to realize she was the one tricking him...

"Heh, hehe, yeah, I’m your stepmom, who else would I help if not you?"

"Then I’m going to buy meat, premium snacks, and pure fruit juice drinks!"

Fei Yu nodded, indicating that this time she would truly indulge him...

With affirmation, Jiang Xiao started his frenzied shopping spree with a small cart.

As for Fei Yu, she quietly opened Niu Tu’s small cash box behind him, finding no more than 1,600 copper coins.

Not much, but better than nothing~

"Stepmom! This meat...."

Jiang Xiao pointed to the section selling freshly cut "Supreme Prime Select Snowflake Beef".

The lady at the meat counter was also grinning at Fei Yu.

This woman had promised the handsome young man that they would buy some when they came out, and now that they had come out, it was time to purchase~

Forget it, it was Niu Tu’s money after all, splurging on it wouldn’t hurt.

"Okay, we’ll have this tonight. Auntie, please cut... cut half a pound for me."

Half a pound for 778, the money acquired from Niu Tu was nearly halved in one go.

Geez, it was a bit painful, this wasn’t meat ordinary folks could afford.

The remaining money had to be saved, the weather was getting colder, and it was time to get some warm clothes.

"Stepmom, there are five of us at home, and you’re only getting half a pound...."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiao wasn’t satisfied, finding it too little.

The woman with the knife hesitated to cut, also suggesting to buy a bit more.

Half a pound for five people, wouldn’t that be just two bites per person?

Tch!

Somewhat reluctant, but fearful of making the terrifying Jiang Xiao unhappy, Fei Yu tentatively asked.

"How about, what if we buy a pound?"

A pound?

Jiang Xiao decisively shook his head.

"At least two pounds, I’m happy today, I want to have hot pot."

Fei Yu: ?

Two pounds would be 3,001, barely enough for half of what they got from Niu Tu?

"Stepmom~just this once! Just once, I really want to have hot pot tonight!"

Jiang Xiao’s argument was neither reasonable nor moderate.

Fei Yu flipped through her wallet, calculating whether the money would last until the end of the month...

Adding to that, they only took 4,500 from Niu Tu.

If they spent 3,000 on meat, there would be 1,500 left.

And the kid’s snacks and drinks already cost several hundred.

Plus, if they were to have hot pot, they’d need to buy other meats and side dishes to go with it—no way the money would be enough!

"Xiao, stepmom didn’t bring enough money today..."

"Yes, that’s right, cut the one with more marbling, a little over two pounds? No problem, no problem, a bit more is fine, but you have to give me a discount, otherwise, I don’t want the extra."

By the time Fei Yu turned around, Jiang Xiao and the meat-cutting auntie were already haggling.

Two pounds, and even more?! Damn it!

As everyone knows, the ’a bit more’ the meat-cutting auntie talks about is never the same as what the customer has in mind.

In the end, Fei Yu’s hands were trembling as she swiped her credit card.

There was no choice, a piece of beef alone cost 3,400.

It was certain that there wouldn’t be enough money left for the other dishes for the hot pot, they would have to overspend.

Go ahead and buy it, my nemesis, just you go ahead and buy it, who can live past you anyway, today Fei Yu completely followed Jiang Xiao’s lead.

The latter was precise in his selection of hot pot ingredients.

Fatty beef slices and fatty lamb rolls, shrimp paste and shrimp dumplings, tripe, yellow throat, pork ribs, chicken wings, and black fish slices—they didn’t miss anything in a full range.

As for vegetables, they took a few items like enoki mushrooms, spinach, greens, coriander, and potatoes.

It was clear to see that Jiang Xiao was a carnivore.

Fei Yu, trailing behind him, had a look of utter despondence...

They also loaded up two small carts with snacks and drinks; Fei Yu wondered if this kid had never been to a supermarket in his life?

Truth be told, she guessed right, Jiang Xiao really had never been to a supermarket before?

He wanted to buy everything he saw; he was full of curiosity, and even wanted to take a bite of those unfamiliar items to taste them.

Seeing Fei Yu and Jiang Xiao with their carts full, quite a few people at the checkout area of the supermarket were curiously watching them.

Huh?

Weren’t they so poor that they are still 30-something years away from paying off their mortgage?

With their financial situation being so tight, how could they dare to be so extravagant?

Their purchases were of premium quality meat and additive-free vegetables; even the snacks and drinks were imported.

Forget about being in debt, even the moderately well-off families in Guanxi Town would only dare to splurge like this during the New Year.

Especially that shiny beef, over three thousand, it wasn’t a question of whether they could afford to eat it or not, the question was which normal person would be such a sucker to pay this kind of stupidity tax?

As the two approached, many people at the checkout area subconsciously cleared a path for them.

In their minds, these two were already categorized as the "low-key rich" type.

Maybe the thirty-something years of mortgage they owe were for a big villa?

The rich filter people had on them shattered only when Fei Yu, with a dark expression, pulled out her credit card and got a "Insufficient Funds" alert.

Bystander A: "Tsk."

One ’tsk,’ it was as if nothing was said, yet as if everything was said...

Fei Yu’s heart sank, damn it, I forgot about last month’s automatic deduction for health insurance and a quarter’s utilities!

Now, push the cart back?

If not push back, what else could be done? It’s over, it’s really over, now she’d completely lost face.

Next time, forget about this low-priced supermarket, Fei Yu felt she wouldn’t have the face to come to this town again.

"Xiao, uh, your aunt didn’t bring enough money, you see..."

"You mean this? I brought it, check if it’s enough."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao pulled out a shiny bill from his pocket.

The surrounding noise instantly quieted down.

Occasional sounds of people swallowing their saliva could be heard, and the atmosphere instantly became tense, the temperature visibly rising.

Damn, am I seeing this right?

A gold bill?

"God! Can someone tell me if that’s two hundred or two thousand?!"

"Two... gulp, it’s two thousand..."

One gold equals ten silver equals one hundred copper.

This was as shocking as pulling out a two hundred thousand note on Blue Star.

Seeing the expressions of those around him, Jiang Xiao figured the money wasn’t enough, so he pulled out another gold bill with a denomination of five thousand from his pocket.

"Uh, is it enough now? If not, I still have a few stacks."

A few stacks?

"Holy shit! What a nature, godfather!"

"All my life I’ve drifted, lamenting not having met a great leader, but today..."

Fei Yu’s mouth was open wide enough to fit in a chicken egg.

"You, where did you get so much money?"

"Uh, I guess you could say I self-made."

Starting from scratch, isn’t that self-making?

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