Chapter 680: Chapter 23: The Cannon Fodder Starlet Who Gives Up on Struggling (Part 23)

Another half hour has passed.

Their small jar of honey still hasn’t attracted any interest.

Han Li couldn’t take it anymore because Lu Huan, who had just said she was going to rest for a while, was now sitting at the back and didn’t plan on coming back. While cooling off, she had even borrowed a villager’s electric fan, chatting happily with a little girl.

Filled with frustration, Han Li grabbed the honey and walked straight over, looking at Lu Huan expressionlessly.

"Did you just say you’d rest for a while? I’m not made of iron; I get tired too."

Lu Huan appeared unconcerned, even smiling as she spoke.

"That’s why I said you all aren’t smart. If customers don’t come to us, why don’t we go look for customers? Little girl, am I right?"

The little girl was a local villager, her skin dark but her eyes very pure, looking at the two female celebrities before her with a face full of nervousness.

"Little girl, have you seen the drama ’Kiss Love’?"

The little girl thought for a moment, then shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Lu Huan said incredulously.

"Your information is too outdated; you haven’t even seen this drama. No wonder you don’t recognize me!"

Upon hearing this, the little girl appeared even more nervous, rubbing her hands continuously.

Lu Huan smiled lightly.

"But it’s fine, sis forgives you. You just said your family eats honey too, right? How about I sell this jar of honey to you at a discount so you won’t have to buy more, right?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The little girl looked at the honey, then cautiously stole a glance at the camera.

"Our family has honey."

"You can buy more even if you have some, like oil, salt, sauces are kept, it won’t go bad in the fridge."

"We don’t have a fridge at home."

Lu Huan was a bit shocked, while Han Li couldn’t believe it and said.

"Really? You don’t even have a fridge at home?"

[??? Are these two out of their minds? Why not eat minced meat?]

[Huanhuan and Lili speak candidly, they don’t mean any harm]

[Great, you’ve planted the seed of inferiority in a normally happy little girl, well done]

[These two sisters are full of superiority complex, I’m done watching]

[Some people are just too poor, isn’t it? A casual word or expression pricks your sensitive nerve?]

At this point, the little girl couldn’t lift her head anymore.

Lu Huan hurriedly offered some comforting words.

"It’s okay, come play with sis next time, sis will give you a big fridge, okay? Besides, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a fridge, honey can be stored at room temperature."

"But, but I, I already have a lot at home."

"Oh, little girl, honey is a good thing, eating more is good for your health; believe it or not, sis is so white all because of eating honey!"

The little girl eventually couldn’t resist and nervously took out a crumpled ten yuan from her pocket, handing it to Lu Huan.

Lu Huan’s expression froze when she saw the ten yuan, but she still nodded with a smile.

"Ten yuan is okay; anyway, consider it a gift. Enjoy the honey, it’s good for your skin."

Han Li whispered.

"In the city, a jar like this could sell for over a hundred."

The two took the money and walked away, leaving the girl holding the honey tightly and nervously in her hands, which drew the attention of the live stream audience.

[I find it absurd asking a little girl for money]

[Ten yuan for a jar of honey, isn’t it practically giving it away?]

[Exactly, buying natural honey for ten yuan really feels like almost giving it away]

[This can’t be criticized; ten yuan indeed isn’t much, it’s like buying a snack]

Jiang Lai witnessed this scene while wandering in the market.

The market at the foot of the mountain was small, even smaller than the one she had been selling noodles at before. All the vendors were easily visible, so Jiang Lai immediately saw the two people trading with the little girl.

After Lu Huan and Han Li got the money, they immediately went shopping.

"With only this much, what can I buy?"

Lu Huan sighed with a bitter smile.

"We have to maximize the use of this money even if we’ve made a loss in business!"

After speaking, she directly went up to an elderly woman selling eggs by the road and asked about the price. Finding out she could buy ten eggs for three yuan, she was shocked.

"My goodness, everything here is so cheap! Haha, maybe with ten yuan we can actually make a three-course meal!"

Before leaving, Lu Huan playfully urged the elderly woman to give her two more eggs.

Meanwhile, Jiang Lai was about to leave when she saw the little girl sitting at the entrance being hit repeatedly with a stick by an old man.

She frowned.

Where Jiang Lai is, the filming continues, so before walking over, she asked the photographer to follow Qu Yongjia and the others.

Once sure the filming wouldn’t capture this scene, Jiang Lai went forward and gently blocked the stick from coming down.

The force wasn’t much, just for intimidation.

"Grandpa, this girl is old enough, it’s not right to hit her publicly."

The old man looked up at Jiang Lai, emotionally, he said loudly.

"Ten yuan! Ten yuan wasted by this girl! Vegetables for so many days gone! We’ll starve!"

Jiang Lai looked at the sobbing little girl, her expression calm.

"If it was spent recklessly, that’s indeed not good. Don’t cry, little girl, explain clearly to grandpa how the money was spent."

The little girl sobbed, recounting the events just now; the old man’s reaction was a mix of anger and helplessness.

"Grandpa raised so much honey, and you go buy someone else’s! Honey is the least valuable here, yet you spent ten yuan on diluted honey! Oh!

"Grandpa, I’m sorry, I won’t dare next time."

Jiang Lai understood the background and realized the little girl’s grievance.

"Grandpa, I’m also here for the show; the two who bought the honey know me. If you don’t want to buy, you can return the honey to them."

"It’s not about buying; this honey isn’t worth it here! Oh! Everyone has honey!"

Those who sell it, it’s often nearly given away.

The market at the foot of the mountain is resourceful, especially the stunning flower field behind, ensuring every household raises bees seasonally, processing and selling their own.

Finishing, the grandpa brought out a bright yellow bowl of honey from the house.

"See, the house is full of it! Better quality; I can’t even give it away! She spent so much for this! You didn’t know, her parents work outside, raising a little brother, a lot of pressure.

We barely spend over a hundred a month on food!"

The grandpa kept complaining, while the little girl grew increasingly apprehensive.

She looked about sixteen or seventeen, at a sensitive and vulnerable age.

Jiang Lai pursed her lips, scanning the rural houses.

Bees buzzed around, honey’s sweet scent filled the air.