novelhk Chapter 100 Visiting the Black Market
Chapter 100 Visiting the Black Market
Chapter 100 Visiting the Black Market
"So, you've come to me because you made some boastful claims and now regret not repaying that girl named Hill for her kindness?"
Leone left the task of distributing the toiletries sets to the neighbor's grandmother and then took Broly aside to talk.
"Yeah, that's about it."
Broly nodded, though he was merely feeling anxious.
"But it doesn't seem to make any difference whether you come to me or not, does it?"
Leone was speechless; it seemed like none of this concerned her.
"You are another target of my pursuit."
Broly didn't tell the truth. According to Mine's analysis yesterday, if you casually say you want to marry the girl in front of you without understanding her or getting closer to her, you're likely to be rejected.
"I'm just here to ask you, do you think I should take advantage of your kindness?"
Broly asked the question, and as one of the new targets discovered in this capital, he thought Leone's words might have some value.
"Ah, this..."
Leone hesitated; how was she supposed to answer this question?
She answered that she should try to take advantage of the situation to repay the favor, but she went against her conscience.
The answer is that we shouldn't try to take advantage of someone's kindness. Do we even want to work as a tour guide tomorrow?
"This is your own business, boss. I think it's up to you to make the decision."
After thinking about it, Leone felt that no matter how she answered, it wouldn't be a good answer, so she simply passed the buck back to him.
"So, if you were Miss Hill, would you be willing to let me take advantage of your kindness, or would you not?"
Broly asked again, and Leone felt a headache coming on, but seeing that the boy insisted on an explanation, she could only answer cautiously.
"From a normal person's perspective, they definitely wouldn't like being taken advantage of, but I'm not that bespectacled girl, so I can't really say what the other person is thinking."
Leone kept repeating herself, her humble origins serving as a constant evasive maneuver, trying to avoid both the burden of a guilty conscience and the loss of a well-paying job.
Broly listened from the side and thought Leone's words seemed to make sense, but upon closer reflection, he felt that she was just talking nonsense.
"It's getting late, boss. If you don't have anything else, I'll head back to rest now."
"Wait, talk to me for a bit longer."
"Boss Broly, I'm not very good at chatting."
"But didn't you say you're good at comforting people? I'm in a bad mood right now, and I want you to comfort me."
Leone: "..."
When someone makes fun of another person behind their back and that person overhears it, it's bound to cause trouble.
Leone believed that the boy in front of her held a grudge against her and was causing her trouble.
Hey, look at her temper! At worst, she'll just have to quit her job tomorrow!
"I paid."
"Okay, Mr. Broly, how do you want me to coax you? Shall we play Joker? I can go and call some people to play with you."
The tomboyish girl said with a touch of snobbery.
"I don't want to play Joker. How about you take me shopping and have a chat?"
Broly shook his head in reply.
[Going shopping? What's there to do in Beijing late at night?]
Oh, the flower market is really lively at night, but it's not suitable for someone your age!
Mine doesn't suit me either...
While secretly thinking about it, Leone actually thought of a place worth visiting.
"Boss, since you want to go shopping, I'll take you to the black market in the castle town."
. . . .
It's called a black market, but it's actually just a flea market set up at night by vendors selling secondhand items. Because the goods are quite varied and the prices are generally not expensive, it's a place where many poor people and ordinary folks with little money go to find bargains on weekdays.
"Here, those with a keen eye can find good deals. I've heard stories of people who bought a painting for fifty yuan, only to discover it was a posthumous work by a famous painter, which was then sold for fifty thousand yuan, making them rich overnight."
Leone talked on and on, acting as Broly's nighttime street guide. Broly followed behind, looking around at the bustling black market streets, but most of the time his attention was drawn to the snacks at the food stalls.
"Want some?"
Upon seeing this, Leone asked.
"think."
Broly nodded.
"Buy it if you want to eat it."
Leone said she also wanted to try some snacks.
Do they allow credit here?
Broly asked the question.
"No, why not?"
"I was in a hurry when I left, and I didn't have any money on me."
Broly turned the pocket inside out and showed it to Leone.
Leone: "..."
She glanced at the grilled squid and then took out her small purse.
"Okay, boss, I'll give you the money on credit first, you can pay me back tomorrow."
Leone bought two grilled squid, one for himself and one for Broly.
"Leo, you're such a good person."
Broly took the grilled squid and said sincerely.
"No, that's not true. I'm just lending you money temporarily..."
Leone felt a little guilty. The grilled squid in her hand wasn't bought with her own money; it was charged to the young boss in front of her.
"By the way, please don't call me Leo anymore. My real name is Leone. Leo is an alias I use to make a living."
After thinking for a moment, Leone said again.
Why do you use a pseudonym?
Broly already knew her real name, but he didn't know why she chose a pseudonym.
"Life in the capital is not very stable, and sometimes there are deceitful situations. If you use a pseudonym when you go out, it is less likely that others will come looking for you if something happens, which can avoid a lot of trouble."
Leone explained that she only revealed her real name after she concluded that Broly meant her no harm.
Of course, this might also be related to the fact that she had already been contacted at her home. Since her address had already been exposed, it would be really unethical to lie any further.
"I see."
Broly learned his lesson.
"Leone, what are your thoughts on becoming someone else's wife?"
The two chatted idly while eating squid. After finishing the grilled squid, Broly suddenly asked the tomboyish girl next to him this question.
"Huh?!"
Leone was taken aback by the question.
"I don't seem to have any opinion."
"What kind of opinion is it if I don't have any opinion?"
"???"
Leone typed a question mark, not because she had a problem, but because she thought Broly had a problem.
"In our slums, it's perfectly normal for girls to grow up, get married, and become someone else's wife, just like it's normal for boys to grow up, get married, and have children. Since it's perfectly normal, we treat it as normal, and there's no question about it."
Thanks to the fact that the other party was the boss, Leone patiently offered an explanation.
"So, you're not opposed to becoming someone's wife, are you?"
Broly pressed for an answer.
"Well... of course."
Leone hesitated for a moment, unable to quite picture herself getting married, but she answered anyway.
"What are your requirements for the person you want to marry?"
"I haven't really thought about what my requirements are, but I want to live a wealthy life in the future, so regardless of anything else, I hope my future partner will be a rich person."
Leone thought for a moment and then gave his first request.
"Do you think I'm rich?"
Broly pressed for an answer.
"Wait a minute, what's your question?"
Leone looked at Broly and suddenly realized what was happening.
"Oh, boss, you wouldn't happen to have a crush on me, would you?"
(End of this chapter)