The passerby was speechless, but he was mentally alarmed. 'I'm very scared right now.'
Faced with Fu Pei's icy disposition and his fierce way of selling his product, the passerby feared that turning Fu Pei down would result in him getting beaten up. As he shivered in fear, he took out some money to buy his milk tea.
Seeing Fu Pei was about to repeat the same method on the next passerby, the startled Fu Ting rushed to her father and held his hand. "Your way of selling milk tea is too aggressive, Dad. You'll be reported."
Irritation was written across his face; selling milk tea was troublesome to him. He wanted to quit right then and there.
Of course, the second he looked into Fu Ting's dewy eyes, it was as though he was charmed with a spell that even the entire world could not deny her.
He inhaled long and deep with his eyes squinted. "How should I sell it then?" came his reply, albeit icily so.
"You should at least smile a little." Fu Ting's finger traced after the smile on her face, one that was soft and sweet. "Like this."
Fu Pei kissed his teeth, and his eyes looked irritated as usual. He was the great Brother Fu who had no sentiments! How could he do such a stupid thing like smiling to please others?
After three seconds…
Fu Pei blankly stopped the next passerby. In the confused passerby's point of view, he saw Fu Pei's handsome face struggling with his emotions. All of a sudden, the seller in front of him forced out a smile that strangely resembled a devil's grin. "Hey! Milk tea. Do you want it?" He sounded cold and arrogant.
!
The intimidated passerby broke out in cold sweat as though he was about to be fed with poison. The passerby quickly turned around and ran away.
On the other hand, there were also a few superficial girls who thought Fu Pei looked handsome and mustered up the courage to buy a few cups.
It was not very efficient; they only managed to sell three to four cups half an hour later.
"It's so miserable seeing this. Maybe if you beg me, I'll buy them from you." Fu Chenyi was adamant in making Fu Pei miserable, so he would hurl not-so-nice words at him from time to time.
Fu Pei and Fu Ting had a perfect mutual understanding and regarded him as a background board. They did not even spare him a glance.
"I've said what I have to say. You guys won't be able to sell out the milk tea!" Fu Chenyi mocked them, but that was the moment he heard what sounded like heavy footsteps coming closer.
A group of people scrambled toward Fu Ting's street stall, and several of them accidentally knocked over Fu Chenyi's motorcycle in their excitement.
"Your milk tea is so so good, Little Girl. I want to buy two more!"
"Do you still have taro balls? I want to pack them home!"
"I want coconut milk tea with pearls!"
...
Fu Ting calmly entertained the customers who came back for more. She let Fu Pei take charge of serving milk tea while she collected the money.
This attracted the attention of many more people who saw the delighted crowd at Fu Ting's stall. They wanted in on the trend, too.
In the blink of an eye, all the milk tea was sold out.
Fu Chenyi was stunned. Everything changed so fast that it felt like a smack on his face.
However, it was not over yet. The fruit tea shop owner—who initially rejected Fu Ting's offer to be an agent—also came to their stall, changing from the initial scorner to a shop owner with hearty obeisance. "It was terrible of me to make poor judgments earlier, Little Girl. Can I still be the agent now?"
Of course, the shop owner was not the only one attracted to the new business opportunity. Many bosses selling beverages in the vicinity rushed out and fought to be the agent of Fu Ting's milk tea.
In the end, Fu Ting decided to work with a coffee shop that was willing to share their dividends equally. The coffee shop owner also agreed to pay her a deposit of five thousand yuan, and they would formally sign a contract tomorrow.
Fu Chenyi saw Fu Pei and Fu Ting make quite a beneficial business agreement in mere minutes. His bitter remarks toward them came right back at him, slapping him in the face until he became embarrassed.
...
The fund for the computer was assured, and Fu Ting was especially thrilled. Her smile never left her face even as she walked home with her father.
The next day, Fu Pei got up early and saw Fu Ting was still asleep. He did not wake her up and went to sign the contract alone.
After she woke up, Fu Ting went to make breakfast as she waited for Fu Pei to sign the contract and bring the money for her computer home.
An hour later, Fu Pei finally returned.
"Dad, where's the computer?"
Seeing Fu Pei empty-handed, Fu Ting was in a daze for a moment.
Meeting the little girl's eyes filled with expectation, Fu Pei's throat became dry for a moment. He slightly lowered his eyes, and his voice sounded a little low. "Little Fu Ting...you listen to me. Meng Ying came to me just now. She said her mum has stomach cancer and needs to undergo a surgery..."
Fu Ting blinked. "So you gave her the money?"