Chapter 103 Show the aura of a tycoon!

After leaving that area, the stall owners around were much more normal.

They were either happily receiving tourists or sitting there with deadpan expressions.

Ling Yue decided to show off some of her tycoon flair.

She was so rich now; wasn't it normal to let a little bit slip through her fingers to boost the night market's GDP? Ahaha!!!

Walking a few steps, she saw someone selling handmade balm.

It was made from seasonal flower juice; the scent was very faint, but it was moisturizing and non-greasy when applied to the hands.

Buy it! Buy two bottles of each.

Walking a few more steps, she saw a stall selling handmade intangible cultural heritage velvet flowers.

A bouquet of pink and white gradient peonies in a vase, placed at the center C-position, caught Ling Yue's attention.

White and green leaves supported the blooming peonies, and two small butterflies, one red and one blue, flitted among the flowers.

From a distance, it looked no different from real flowers!

Looking closer, the details were handled quite perfectly. After all, it was handmade, so there were some minor flaws, but they were negligible.

Such a large bouquet for only 4,688; even real flowers would cost more than that.

To Ling Yue, it was dirt cheap, so she took it along with the vase.

Having obtained what she wanted most, she felt the other styles at the stall were also quite good, so she simply waved her hand and cleared them out!

Later, she bought several flower lanterns of different shapes from a beautiful young girl wearing a hanfu.

Among them was an imitation Lu Mansion Embroidered Bead Lamp, which was very beautiful!

Ling Yue loved it so much that she carried it herself as she walked.

"There's a fortune teller up ahead!" Hu Liyun, who had been silently accompanying them, suddenly became interested and stared at Ling Yue with eyes full of expectation.

This was her way of asking Ling Yue if she could stop for a moment.

Ling Yue happened to be tired of walking. Seeing a milk tea shop ahead, she pointed at the sign and said to Hu Liyun, "Go ahead. We'll wait for you at that milk tea shop."

Hu Liyun was delighted and trotted toward the fortune-telling stall.

The milk tea shop was packed!

There were still 12 numbers ahead of them; it would be a wait.

"Boss, sit here!" Luo Shanshan found a stone step and spread some tissues on it.

It wasn't easy to find a place to rest in a tourist spot full of people. Ling Yue didn't mind at all and sat down without ceremony.

Finally!

Comfortable.

"Are your legs sore? I'll massage them for you." Qu Shu squatted down beside Ling Yue and lightly kneaded her calves. She frowned after just a couple of kneads.

"Why are the muscles so hard? It must be because we've been walking for too long today."

Ling Yue said helplessly, "Then book a massage for me. I'll go back and get a foot massage after we're done."

"Okay!" Qu Shu took out her phone and quickly notified the front desk to have the massage therapist ready and waiting.

After a while, Hu Liyun returned with a glowing face.

Before anyone could ask, she blurted out, "The fortune teller said I'll meet a benefactor this year and have great financial luck for the next few years. It's really accurate!"

In her heart, wasn't Ling Yue the benefactor the fortune teller mentioned?

Da Fei, the makeup artist's assistant, pointed to a triangular talisman paper in her hand. "What's this?"

"Oh, the fortune teller said this helps stabilize my luck and I should wear it all year." As Hu Liyun spoke, she hung the talisman around her neck—it was actually a necklace style.

"Wow, you definitely got scammed." Guaner looked at Hu Liyun as if she were a sucker.

Hu Liyun quickly defended the fortune teller. "Fortune telling is 10 yuan a time, and this triangular talisman is only 15 yuan."

"Ha! So cheap! I'll go get my fortune told too." Guaner trotted away.

Hey, friend!

Talk about a double standard.

Did you forget how stingy you were when you were buying the weaving?

Da Fei bit his lip. "I'll go check on her."

Master Qin cleared his throat, looked left and right, and casually followed behind.

Luo Shanshan hesitated for a moment and soon shouted at their backs, "Wait for me too!"

Ling Yue: "..."

When the few of them returned from getting their fortunes told, their expressions were quite solemn.

Da Fei said, "The master told me to wear the talisman close to my body for a year to ward off bad romance, otherwise I might lose both my heart and soul!"

Ling Yue waved her hand and said, "That's easy. For the next year, just move into my villa and come to work every day. Don't go anywhere else, and you'll be fine."

Da Fei was puzzled. "Why? Qu Shu and the others are women too."

"Don't worry, a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow." Qu Shu was too embarrassed to say that while others' looks were top-tier, his was bottom-tier.

But how could she say that and hurt her colleague's fragile soul?

Guaner looked terrified. "The master also told me to wear the talisman for a year and never take it off except for showering, otherwise I might lose my job!!!"

Oh my god, she had to set an alarm to remind herself to wear the talisman every day; she couldn't miss a single day!

Ling Yue shook her head speechlessly. "Silly girl, in matters like this, it's better to pray to your boss than to the gods."

"Uh..." Guaner was stunned.

That... that actually made a lot of sense.

Luo Shanshan smiled and said, "The master told me that my year will be smooth and there's nothing special to worry about."

"Then why did you buy a triangular talisman too?" Ling Yue pointed at the red thread poking out of her pocket.

Luo Shanshan laughed. "Oh, this is a Safety Charm I bought for my parents."

So all the talismans looked the same.

Ling Yue's gaze pierced through the chattering crowd and saw Master Qin standing silently behind them with a look of anxiety.

"Master Qin, what about you? What did the master say?"

When called upon by the boss, Master Qin stiffened his neck.

He scratched his ear and then his neck. "It's hard to say, hard to say."

That old fraud actually said he would have a daughter in his old age!

Hiss... Oh boy, if it really happens, should he keep the little girl or not?

He really did like daughters.

Hiss... Better not. They were old; childbirth was too dangerous!

So, before anything had even happened, he was already worrying about it.

The milk tea was finally ready.

The shopping squad set off again.

Passing a pastry shop, they bought a few boxes of small pastries shaped like flowers. The taste was mediocre, but they looked beautiful.

There was a small stall selling resin-preserved flower accessories. The small rings, necklaces, and earrings were all very pretty! Ling Yue couldn't help but buy all the ones she liked.

There were wind chimes for sale over there.

They were actually handmade in the national style, exquisite and beautiful. They could be hung or carried. They tinkled melodiously as they moved.

Buy, buy, buy! Buy them all and take them back to the Bamboo Forest Residence.

Hang a whole string of them under the corridor!

As she walked, Ling Yue stopped again at a small stall selling embroidery.

Ling Yue remembered she used to have a roommate from Suzhou whose mother was a folk Su Embroidery master.

She had once embroidered handkerchiefs for everyone in the dorm. The craftsmanship was exquisite. She couldn't bear to use it and kept it in a box.

Right, the handkerchief!

Ling Yue suddenly slapped her forehead. She had been in such a hurry when she left the rental house that she only took her computer and forgot the handkerchief!

It had been several months; the landlord probably threw it away long ago.

While Ling Yue was feeling regretful, the young stall owner wearing a red scarf greeted her eloquently: "Hello, sister! These embroideries were all done by my older sister. Our family is a Su Embroidery family. My mom and sister both learned from my grandmother!

Look at this craftsmanship. I'm not bragging, but you won't find many better than my sister in the entire Suzhou night market. You can look at whichever one you like, but please don't rub them too hard; the silk is quite fragile."

Ling Yue was snapped out of her thoughts by the girl's chatter. She smiled and listened, finding the girl quite interesting, and chatted with her: "Are you here running the stall alone?"

"No, my sister went to take a crap. She'll be back in a bit." She smiled sincerely.

*Cough, cough...*

This girl really had no filter.

Ling Yue didn't mind and looked down at the items.

Suddenly, her eyes locked onto a handkerchief with a very familiar pattern.

It had a cluster of red flames on it. The reason it looked familiar was that the shape and flow of the flames were exactly the same as the handkerchief her roommate's mother had given her!

Seeing her staring blankly at the handkerchief, the girl offered a price: "This one is 98 yuan."

"I'll take it," Ling Yue said without thinking.

The girl looked happy and pointed to a QR code on the table first. "Um, sister, could you please scan 95 yuan with this QR code, and then..."

She pulled another QR code from her pocket and held it out to Ling Yue, blinking her innocent eyes. "Scan another 3 yuan with this one?"

This girl was trying to pocket some on the side~

Ling Yue was about to tease her.

Then she heard a sharp, exploding voice: "Jiang Ruoting! You little brat, do you want to die? I gave you 10 yuan for your trouble, and you're still trying to scam me!

Next time, I'd rather have Da Huang guard the stall than you!"

Jiang Ruoting?

Ling Yue frowned. That name sounded so familiar.

"Sister, I was wrong! I won't do it again!" The girl's speed in admitting her mistake was top-notch.

"Heh, you said that last time too!"

Ling Yue turned to look at the "screaming chicken" sister. That face, that aura...

Her eyes widened. "...Song Xinyao?"

The "screaming chicken" Song Xinyao heard someone call her name and immediately shifted her gaze to Ling Yue.

Because she was angry, Song Xinyao's brows were furrowed as she sized Ling Yue up. "You... you?"

This face is so familiar.

Wait!

"Holy crap!!"

"Ling Yue? You're Ling Yue?!"

Her scream momentarily drowned out the noise of the bustling tourists.