bayedsolid Chapter 79 Buy the Cheapest
Chapter 79 Buy the Cheapest
After the meal, Fu Xiaochen and Ye Jiajia were in a cold war, ignoring each other.
When the three of them finished arguing and came over, everyone had an unhappy expression on their faces.
The room was filled with resentment; no one could stand the sight of anyone else.
Zhang Xinru rolled her eyes. All she does is argue; she's just wasting her time.
Fu Xiaochen ordered the driver, "Old Li, take this woman back."
The driver nodded. "Yes, sir."
He then turned to Ye Jiajia and gestured for her to leave, saying, "Miss Jiajia, let's go! I'll take you home."
Ye Jiajia stood up with a cold face and hopped out on one foot.
Fu Xiaochen was furious when he saw this. He grabbed a plate and threw it on the ground, his face full of displeasure.
Seeing this, Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma quickly went forward to help Ye Jiajia, afraid of being scolded if they were even a second late.
However, before he could even touch the other person's arm, he was interrupted by Fu Xiaochen's cold voice.
"No one is allowed to help her; let her walk on her own."
Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma obediently withdrew their hands and quietly followed behind to prevent the other person from falling.
Why did you break the tableware if I wouldn't help you? You're really asking for trouble.
Fu Xiaochen originally intended to use this to make Ye Jiajia submit.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Fu Xiaochen's words, Ye Jiajia jumped even faster, leaping out without looking back.
Fu Xiaochen shouted angrily, "No one is allowed to follow her. Let her go back alone."
That damn woman, she's always making him angry.
Upon receiving the order, the two stopped and watched Ye Jiajia leave.
Zhang Xinru turned her head to look at Fu Xiaochen, her eyes filled with confusion.
What's wrong with that bastard now?
If they have a ride-sharing service but won't let people take it, do they expect them to walk home? Taxis are free!
Wang Ma: I need to go to the company later; she has a lot of things left there!
The hotel was right next to the Fu Group, so Fu Xiaochen didn't let the driver take him and walked back to the company alone.
Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma followed quietly behind, pondering how to save on travel expenses when they got back.
The female lead isn't even at the company anymore, so there's no point in them staying.
Fu Xiaochen suddenly stopped, and Zhang Xinru bumped into him without noticing.
Fu Xiaochen frowned. "What are you doing following me?"
Zhang Xinru rubbed her sore forehead, looking completely bewildered.
That bastard won't let me go back with the female lead, nor will he let me come to the company.
They must think they're in the way!
Aunt Wang quickly said, "Young Master, we still have some things left at the company. Come and get them."
It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned taking things, but the mention of taking things reminded Fu Xiaochen of the series of events caused by Ye Jiajia flirting with other men.
Fu Xiaochen said irritably, "What are you taking? There's a company meeting later, go buy some fruit."
After saying that, he walked into the elevator without looking back.
Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma stood there dumbfounded.
Does such a small matter as buying fruit require the CEO to personally instruct someone to do it?
Besides, isn't the company short-staffed? Why would they need to do the purchasing?
Wang Ma asked, puzzled, "Why are we being asked to go buy it?"
Zhang Xinru explained helplessly, "Buying fruit is secondary; the young master is venting his resentment towards Miss Jiajia on us."
"I see. Shall we still go?"
"I've already said it, so of course I'm going!"
"What kind of fruit should we buy? Will we be reimbursed after we buy it?" The second half of the question was what Wang Ma was really concerned about.
"Fu Xiaochen didn't mention reimbursement! Let's go to the fruit shop first and buy the cheapest fruit. If it's reimbursable, that's great; if not, we'll just have to accept our bad luck."
"Ah! Okay then."
The two went to a nearby fruit shop and asked about the prices of all the fruits in the shop, but still couldn't decide which one to buy.
The fruit shop owner went from being enthusiastic at first, to becoming impatient, and eventually, the way he looked at them became strange.
Are these two here to cause trouble?
"Are you going to buy it or not?"
Without turning her head, Aunt Wang said, "What's the rush? We should take our time to choose!"
The boss secretly rolled his eyes; the selection process was endless.
Zhang Xinru tapped the watermelon and looked at Wang Ma.
"The watermelons here are much more expensive than the ones we bought before!"
Aunt Wang: "Oh! What should we do? Watermelons are the cheapest thing this season."
"How about we buy some walnuts? One for each of us would be fine!"
Zhang Xinru exclaimed in surprise, "Are you serious? One per person is so stingy!"
"Besides, walnuts aren't considered fruits, are they? They're so hard, you have to crack them open to eat them, no way."
Aunt Wang turned her gaze to the other side, "Then let's have dragon fruit, one for each person, it won't look shabby."
Zhang Xinru shook her head, "No, there are dozens of people. How many would we need to buy? It's too expensive."
"Besides, dozens of these things together are incredibly heavy! They're not easy to carry!"
Wang Ma was at a loss. "Then what should we buy? There's nothing suitable here."
The boss walked over and glanced at them.
"Ladies, what do you need the fruit for? Would you like me to give you some suggestions?"
Wang Ma: "It's just that we need to eat some fruit when we have meetings at the company."
The owner explained, "You can buy some cherries, cherry tomatoes, and Shine Muscat grapes and mix them together, one serving for two or three people. This way, it looks nice and is more convenient to eat."
Zhang Xinru immediately rejected the idea, saying, "No, it's too expensive, not worth it."
Boss: "..." If you can't even afford fruit for a meeting, what kind of company are you running? Just go bankrupt already!
After tasting a green jujube, Wang Ma suggested, "Why don't we buy some more green jujubes? They can't eat many anyway."
Zhang Xinru thought this was a good idea, and said shrewdly, "Then let's get two pounds of green dates."
Wang Ma thought two jin was a bit too little, but she didn't say anything.
Boss: "..." So stingy.
After buying the sugarcane, Zhang Xinru stepped out the door and saw rows of sugarcane. Suddenly, a good idea came to her mind.
Seeing her standing there dumbfounded at the door, Aunt Wang asked, "Aunt Zhang, what are you looking at?"
"I've found the right fruit."
Zhang Xinru ran into the shop again, "Boss, how much are the sugarcane you put out at the door?"
"The yellow ones are more expensive, fifty-one each, while the black ones are cheaper, thirty yuan for two."
Zhang Xinru looked at Wang Ma with surprise, "How about two roots? It won't look shabby when mixed with green dates."
Wang Ma also thought it was quite suitable, "Boss, give me two black sugarcanes."
The shop owner suggested, "Black sugarcane isn't as good as yellow sugarcane; the yellow kind tastes better and is fresher."
Aunt Wang shook her head, "No need, no need, just two black ones, black looks healthy." She'd go for the cheapest option.
Boss: "..." Just say you want to save money.
After paying, Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma each carried a sugarcane and walked back.
"Ouch, you poked my head! Aunt Wang, watch out!"
"Zhang Ma, lift up a bit, you're poking my butt."
"..."
The two made a complete fool of themselves along the way, and finally returned to the fruit shop, asking the owner to cut them all into shorter pieces.
The boss started slashing things wildly. Who eats sugarcane at a meeting? What a shabby little company!
The cut sugarcane looked quite substantial in the bag, which put Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma at ease.
After returning to the company, the two went straight to the conference room.
No one stopped them along the way, and their employees greeted them politely.
This brought Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma great satisfaction.