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The group first put their bags of "spoils" back onto the bread cart.

The huge pink rabbit was so big that it couldn't fit in the trunk, so it had to be squeezed into the back seat, taking up a huge space.

After unloading the goods, the family arrived empty-handed and prepared to continue browsing the market.

"Let's go buy clothes!" Fang's mother waved her hand, her goal clear.

It's Chinese New Year, so we always need to buy a few new clothes to make it festive.

They arrived at the clothing section of the market.

The stalls here are cleaner than those selling food and groceries.

Simple tents were set up, filled with all kinds of clothes, from children's cotton-padded jackets to elderly people's cotton-padded trousers.

Fang's mother stopped in front of a stall selling men's clothing.

She immediately took a liking to a dark blue cotton vest hanging on the outside.

"Boss, how much is this vest?" Fang's mother stepped forward, picked up the vest, and felt the material.

The stall owner was a very talkative woman in her forties. As soon as she saw a customer coming in, she immediately greeted them warmly.

"Wow, young lady, you have excellent taste!"

"This is our best-selling style this year! It's filled with the finest cotton, thick and warm!"

"It's not expensive, I'll sell it to you for eighty yuan!"

Upon hearing the price, Fang's mother raised an eyebrow, put the vest back, and shook her head.

"Eighty? That's too expensive."

She pursed her lips and started nitpicking: "This cotton doesn't feel solid to me. It's loose and flimsy. There must be something else mixed in."

The female stall owner immediately became unhappy upon hearing this.

"Oh, young lady, what are you saying? This is a legitimate business, and I rely on repeat customers. How could I do something so unethical?"

"If you don't believe me, smell it! It smells like new cotton!"

As she spoke, she actually brought the vest up to Fang's mother's nose so she could smell it.

A textbook example of Northeastern-style bargaining has begun.

Liu Yifei stood to the side, dumbfounded.

She used to think that buying things was as simple as asking the price and paying.

She never knew that there were so many "rhetorical techniques" and "emotional build-ups" involved.

Fang's mother and the female stall owner were engaged in a lively exchange, their words sparring back and forth.

They talked about the quality of the cotton in the vests and then about this year's weather.

"Look at the weather this year, it's ridiculously cold. What are we going to do without a warm coat?"

They then moved from talking about the weather to discussing their respective harvests.

"That's for sure! My family had a bumper corn harvest last year, and we made a lot of money. So I was thinking of getting my old man a new outfit too!"

Then, starting with the harvest, they talked about their children.

"Wow, where does your child go to university? That's impressive!"

"Don't even mention it! They spend money like water! It all comes down to us parents having to cut back on our own spending!"

The two women, who were clearly haggling over a price, chatted like long-lost sisters.

Sometimes they sigh and lament, sometimes they flatter each other, and sometimes they complain about the hardships of life with a shared sense of righteous indignation.

Fang Yu and Fang Daqiang were already used to this kind of scene. They stood by with their hands in their pockets, watching the excitement.

This was the first time Liu Yifei had witnessed such a thing, and she felt as if another door to a new world had been opened for her.

It turns out that shopping can also be a social activity full of human touch.

This is much more interesting than being in a cold, impersonal shopping mall, facing expressionless sales assistants.

The viewers in the live stream were also thoroughly enjoying the show.

Holy crap! Is this the legendary Northeastern-style bargaining? It's incredible!

This isn't bargaining, it's practically a massive family reunion!

I learned something new! Before you start haggling, you need to build an emotional connection first!

As someone with social anxiety, I was trembling with fear watching this; I felt like I'd never be able to learn it in my lifetime.

This "tug-of-war" lasted for nearly ten minutes.

In the end, under the powerful offensive of Fang's mother, who appealed to both emotion and reason, the female stall owner finally "gave in".

"Alright, alright! Little sister, I give up!"

"You're such a good chatterbox, and we click. Here, this vest is fifty-five dollars! Take it!"

"I can't go any lower! Any lower and I'll have to lose money!"

"Fifty-five?" Fang's mother was still a little dissatisfied. She rolled her eyes and made a new request.

"Fifty-five is fine, but you have to give me something else as a gift."

She pointed to a pile of cotton socks in the corner of the stall.

"I think your socks are nice, can you give me a pair?"

The female stall owner looked both amused and exasperated.

"Oh my god, sister! You're really something... Fine, fine! Here you go! I'll give you a pair!"

"Just consider it making friends!"

"Okay!"

Mrs. Fang paid the money with satisfaction, took the vest and the free pair of socks, and her face was filled with the smug smile of a victor.

She held the vest up to Fang Daqiang's size, and it fit perfectly.

"See? That's what you call knowing how to manage a household!" she said proudly to Liu Yifei and Fang Yu.

Liu Yifei looked at Fang's mother with eyes full of admiration.

She felt that Fang's mother was simply the embodiment of "wisdom in life".

The group continued their stroll.

Liu Yifei was drawn to a fluffy little horse pendant at a stall selling trinkets.

That keychain was made so cutely, with a brown body, white mane, and a pair of small, black bean-like eyes; it looked adorable.

She wanted to buy it.

Then, a bold idea popped into her head.

She wanted to try it too!

Try Fang's mother's clever bargaining method!