A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 503: Front and Back

"Let's not talk about whether he's an asshole or not, let's talk about the salary and benefits first."

Lyon didn't care about Haley's "slander". He said that such non-offensive words were too naive and not worth mentioning compared to the hiring fee that Haley might offer.

"50G?"

Seeing that Leon cared so much about the fee, Haley didn't think twice and directly quoted a price that she thought was reasonable.

"50G? Who are you looking down on?"

Upon hearing the price, Leon was a little disappointed. He had originally thought that he could get some gold coins from Haley, the rich woman, but who knew that this woman would only be willing to spend a few copper coins. She was too stingy.

"50G is a lot, right? Emily only makes 80G a night working at Gus's tavern. I only danced with you for less than five minutes, and 10G a minute is already a high price."

Haley couldn't help but complain when she heard this.

"So how much does it cost for you to buy a piece of clothing?" Leon asked.

"About 200-300G." Haley replied.

"I'm not even as good as a piece of clothing?" Leon shrugged and complained.

"But clothes can be worn over and over again, and you can only use them once," Haley replied seriously.

"It's well-reasoned and convincing, but the price of 50G is too low. I refuse your offer."

Although what Haley said made sense, Leon decided not to argue with her. After all, this was a market where demand exceeded supply, and he had to wait for the right price.

It's not that I have to make this money, I just need a suitable reason. If I show up to help for 50G, the price will be too low, and it will be difficult to explain if Abigail holds me accountable.

"What do you think is appropriate?" Haley asked with a frown.

"How about 200G?" Lyon suggested. This price was definitely very impressive.

"It's not much, but it feels a bit too expensive to hire you to dance for just one dance." Haley didn't really care about the money. Not to mention the money her parents sent her every month, compared to her own income as a photographer, the 200G was just a drop in the bucket.

But representative Hailey felt that the money was worth it. After all, a five-minute dance cost 200G, and Hailey always felt that she was at a loss.

"Then you think the title of Flower Dance Queen is not worth 200G?" Lyon got to the heart of the matter.

"It's definitely worth it." Haley nodded without hesitation.

"That's right, hiring me for 200G is equivalent to winning the title of Flower Dance Festival Queen for 200G. You said it's worth it, so what else is there to worry about?" Seeing that Haley had fallen into the trap, Leon immediately tempted her.

"You don't want to miss your chance to be crowned the Flower Dance Queen for the second consecutive year, do you?"

"But what if I don't get it?" Haley was not stupid and asked back immediately.

"It's okay, we can sign a contract, but the conditions will have to be changed again."

Lyon naturally has a solution to this question.

"How to change it?" Haley asked curiously.

"Betting agreement. The 200G hiring fee remains unchanged. If you fail to win the Flower Dance Festival Queen, I will refund the 200G hiring fee and compensate you with an additional 300G for mental damages. If you successfully win the Flower Dance Festival Queen title, in addition to the 200G, you will also need to pay me an additional 500G."

Leon explained his additional conditions in detail. "But in this case, wouldn't I lose 200G?" Hailey's arithmetic didn't seem like the product of a happy upbringing. She easily calculated the unbalanced compensation amount between the two parties in this bet.

"The 200G is the hiring fee, an additional expense. The 500G is the amount of the bet agreement. Regardless of whether you win the Flower Dance Festival Queen crown or not, don't you have to hire me to dance with you before then? This is a prerequisite. You can't just take my appearance fee for free."

Leon said to Haley.

"How about I put it another way. If you successfully win the Flower Dance Festival Queen crown, you will give me 500G. If not, I will compensate you with 500G, but you have to pay the 200G hiring fee first."

Haley felt a little dizzy at the moment. Leon's words were like a tangled mess of ouroboros, which made her, who was not very sensitive to numbers, completely confused about the gains and losses of the bet.

But after hearing the last sentence, Hailey still felt that the bet seemed fair, so she nodded and said, "Deal."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Lyon nodded in satisfaction, then stretched out his hand to high-five Haley.

But Haley just rolled her eyes at Zhongong in disgust and turned to leave.

Before leaving, she did not forget to remind Leon: "Remember to wear a nice set of clothes for the Flower Dance Festival. If you don't have one, I can borrow one for you, but you need to pay for it yourself."

"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you. Get 700G ready. I don't accept checks."

Leon withdrew his hand and shouted at Hailey's back.

Haley didn't say anything, but just quickened her pace, as if she wanted to leave the farm.

After Haley's back disappeared, Leon withdrew his gaze and walked towards the wooden house.

Since I decided to go out to eat, I naturally have to wear clothes. Otherwise, if I use the same excuse I used against Haley to tell other people, the most likely result is that the police will handcuff me, put me in bracelets, take me to prison in a police car.

When Leon got dressed and went out, he saw Sophia actually appeared in the farm, squatting on the ground admiring the thriving potato seedlings.

"Sophia, why are you here?"

As the second visitor today, arriving right after Haley, Leon was quite surprised. He didn't know when the farm became a popular check-in spot.

"I have something to discuss with you." After hearing Leon's voice, Sophia stood up and looked at Leon and spoke.

"What's the matter?" Leon directed Sophia to the kitchen, where there were chairs for her to sit on. After all, standing and chatting was not a good way to entertain guests.

"The Flower Dance Festival is coming soon. I originally didn't want to go because I hate crowded places. But when I discussed it with my parents in my dream last night, they kept encouraging me to participate in this traditional festival in Stardew Valley."

Sophia said slowly, while asking with a somewhat evasive look in her eyes.

"But I also want to ask your opinion."

"Well, I personally recommend that you participate in this festival. After all, it's a large-scale festival and everyone in Pelican Town will go. You'll always seem a bit out of place if you don't go, especially since you've returned to Stardew Valley to settle down and are planning to run your own vineyard and winery here. You have to make your presence felt." Leon said to Sophia with a smile.

He actually wanted to see Sophia at the Flower Dance Festival. He didn't see Sophia at Olivia's housewarming party last time. Leon didn't want to let Sophia stay at home alone at this Flower Dance Festival.

This would make her seem too isolated, and Leon felt that Sophia's condition would be improved significantly if she participated in group activities.

　Thanks to book friend 160730121616058 for the reward of 100 Qidian coins and 5000 Qidian coins. The boss is generous and in good health. I love you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)