I will never give in to Miss Death

Is there really such a thing?!

I originally thought that mobile phone stores in remote places like this might not have all models of mobile phones in stock, so I was prepared to go to the next mobile phone store if it didn't have the products here...

"Are there any dark red ones?"

"some."

"1TB of memory."

"There's only one 1TB one. Do you want to take it out and have a look?"

"it is good."

At my signal, the clerk yawned and walked to the small warehouse at the back, and soon came out with a small box.

"Here, dark red, 1TB, the last one."

The clerk looked like he hadn’t slept well, with dark circles under his eyes: “5999, there’s a promotion going on in the store right now, buy a phone and get a pair of earphones for free.”

"But it's only 5699 online."

After checking the phone's security, I looked up and put on a pitiful expression: "Why is it three hundred yuan more expensive here?"

"Because... uh... ahem."

The female clerk avoided my gaze and said: "We are a physical store... we give away headphones..."

“I don’t want headphones.”

I continued to act cute: "Is 5500 yuan okay?"

"what?"

The clerk was confused by me: "Didn't you say it was only 5699 online?"

"But I want to buy it for 5500 yuan!"

"That won't work. If you do this... this or that... we will lose money."

The clerk seemed to be completely unable to bear my cute and coquettish voice. He didn't even dare to look at me and said, "Then I'll sell it to you at 5699 according to the price online. Don't want the headphones."

I immediately took out my phone and scanned the payment code next to it. "Then it's 5699."

This is a bargaining method I learned from an unknown book when I was in college. To put it simply, the principle is similar to the "compromise" in Lu Xun's novels - our temperament is to advocate reconciliation and compromise. For example, if you say that the room is too dark and you need to open a window here, everyone will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will come to reconcile and be willing to open the window.

Just like some "smart" children when they were young, who wanted to eat spicy strips and went out to ask their parents for spicy strips, then their parents would definitely not allow it. If he first asked his parents to buy a two-hundred-yuan Ultraman toy and cried for it, and finally suggested that he didn't want to buy the toy but wanted to eat spicy strips, then his parents would most likely agree.

The same goes for bargaining. Anyway, my original intention was to buy according to the online price. She asked for 5999 yuan. If I bargained according to the online price of 5699 yuan, then the final price would probably be around 5800 yuan. But if I directly asked for 5500 yuan, the clerk would be willing to sell it according to the online price.

This phone is a return gift to Miss Death. My current body was given by her, so it's understandable that I use my appearance to gain this gift, right?

“Ding—received a transfer of 5699 yuan.”

"Here, turn it!"

After paying, I picked up the phone box in front of me, which had the same theme as mine but a different color, and waved to the female clerk in front of me: "Anything else to give away?"

"..."

The clerk looked somewhat helpless: "Why do I feel like I've been tricked by you, little girl?"

"You're definitely not at a loss."

I continued to act cute: "Can I give you the headphones I just wore? Can I? Can I? Okay, big sister?"

"You really..."

The female clerk was so confused by me that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll give it to you. You're just so weird..."

"..."

……

Half an hour later, I returned to the Xingxing Garden community. The little rabbit backpack on my back contained a newly bought "dark red" mobile phone and earphones of the same brand and configuration as the "Deep Ice" in my skirt pocket.

I originally thought that after buying a mobile phone with the 1 yuan advance salary, I should be able to save about yuan. Now that I think about it... a new mobile phone with TB of memory is really expensive.

If you look at it this way, that certain Miss Death had a hard time saving money to buy me this phone.

Elodie said that she has been working as a clerk in a nearby convenience store in the past few months. The salary of clerks in the Minaminagi area fluctuates around 3000 yuan. If she eats fast food nearby every day, it will be close to yuan a month. Adding rent and daily necessities, it would be great if she could save yuan.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will have to prepare for at least half a year to save money to buy this phone if she has no savings.

So that guy is a tsundere?

He was so hesitant even when giving a mobile phone as a gift and he even said something like "women's clothing as a reward". He is obviously a demon who has lived for so many years, so why does he have the personality of a little girl?

It depends on me.

An old man like me doesn't have the so-called tsundere mentality. What is should be is what should be given, and I should give back what is due.

"..."

On the way back, I took out my cell phone and looked at the time.

Seven fifty.

I'm a little hungry. I ate a bowl of eight-treasure porridge at noon and now...

It was already completely dark at this time, and I could see that only a few houses in the residential buildings ahead had lights on.

Not far away, there were some old ladies who must have just returned from closing their stalls. They were carrying shoulder poles with bamboo baskets on both sides with only a few handfuls of vegetables left.

Although I had already agreed with the Grim Reaper girl that she would help with moving in the evening, but given the current situation...should I go back to the small apartment first, or wait here for her to come back?

Logically speaking, I could wait for Miss Death to come back and let her open the space rift to go to the small apartment so that I could save the fare back home, but I'm not sure about the rules and limitations of her ability.

Is it like the 17-year-old old...@#?...girl in Gensokyo who can go anywhere and open cracks at will, or are there any restrictions?

Why not just ask her directly.

Thinking of this, I opened the address book, found the number of the Death Girl that I had just saved in the afternoon, changed the name of this number to "Yin Xiamo", and then pressed the dial button.

"Ok?"

After the call was connected, I heard a somewhat frivolous voice from the other end: "What can I do for you, little pet?"

"It's not your little pet!"

I retorted almost subconsciously, then asked patiently, "When do you get off work?"

"get off work?"

The Death Girl was silent for a moment: "Have you and Elodie seen the house?"

"Yes, my room is across from yours."

I came to a small chair on the tree-lined road in the community, adjusted my skirt, and sat down: "Should I go back to the apartment and wait for you to pick me up or wait here?"

"..."

The Death Girl was silent for a while.

"You go back first, I'll find you when I get home."

"why?"

I was a little confused: "Can't you just open a crack in the room when you come back and move the things over?"

"brat……"

The other party seemed to be laughing: "Do you think my ability can be used anywhere?"

"Isn't it?"

"No, my little cutie."

The Death Girl didn't seem to be planning on explaining: "Anyway, go back first and call me when you get there."

"This place is quite far from the apartment, and we have to change buses halfway, so it will take at least 8:30 to get there."

"It doesn't matter, go ahead."

Is this guy hiding something from me?

I just need to wait for her to come back here, and then we can go to the rental house together, why do you want me to go back first?

Are you worried that if I stay here for too long, the little secrets in the house will be seen?

I remembered the various browser records I had seen on the computer in the Death Girl's room.

Well... this is something we should definitely be wary of.

But unfortunately, I have already seen it!

"Then I'll go back now and call you when I get there."

I figured out what was going on and said to the person on the phone, "By the way, can I call you Xiaomo like Elodie from now on?"

"Xiaomo?"

The tone of the Grim Reaper on the other end of the phone seemed to soften a lot, and then he quickly returned to his usual arrogance: "Whatever you want, no matter what you call me, I am the master of death in this world."

"Okay, then Xiaomo, see you later."

"..."

After hanging up the phone with Miss Death, I took a last look at the three residential buildings where Elodi's house was located, walked along the tree-lined path to the end, and came to the vegetable garden behind according to Elodi's description.

Oh... so this is the way to go here.

Then there is a primary school here, that is the exit, and if you walk further ahead you should be at the subway entrance.

Fortunately, my sense of direction is not bad now, otherwise I would be lost by now.

Walking past this school with a sign that reads "Kamihama Seiko Elementary School" and looking at the bright classroom lights on the other side of the wall, the scene of my first elementary school as a child emerged in my mind.

If I remember correctly, even though I came from an orphanage and ate one meal and skipped the next... I was 1.4 meters tall when I was in the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school.

Now that people have better nutrition, some primary school students are developing physically ahead of time, and there are many primary school students who are 1.5 meters or 1.6 meters tall.

I look like this... When I pass by an elementary school, I won't be mistaken for a student and arrested by the security guards, right?

With this mood in mind, I carefully bypassed the school gate and jogged all the way to the subway station entrance along the side road.

I entered the subway station, put the backpack on my back on the track for the staff to scan it, and then I went to the vending machine on the side to buy the return subway ticket.

"What a cute little sister!"

"This should be the legendary loli, right?"

"So young! Taking the subway alone?!"

Just like when I came here in the afternoon, when I entered the subway again, I soon heard all kinds of whispers directed at me around me.

I was used to it, so I could only pretend I couldn't hear it and got on the bus. I looked around but couldn't find a place to sit, so I had to stand under the pull ring and stretched out my hand -

Out of reach.

Huh?

I raised my snow-white and delicate little hands in front of my eyes, then raised my head, jumped up again, and tried to grab the pull ring above my head.

Still can't reach it.

hateful!

Feeling somewhat depressed, I could only silently retreat to the corner of the carriage and grab the metal railing.

A young man who had witnessed the whole scene stood up and said with a look of trying not to laugh: "Little sister, why don't you sit here with me?"

"Ah no need!"

I quickly waved my hand: "Sit down."

I am neither a child nor an old, weak or disabled person. You office workers are tired after a day's work, so you should sit down.

"You better sit down. I'll be at my stop soon."

Hearing my refusal, the young man walked directly to my side and said: "There will definitely be more and more people here soon. You'll easily fall if you do this. I'll get off in three stops."

"OK then."

Thinking that I would have to sit for more than 20 minutes, I gave the young man a grateful smile: "Thank you, brother!"

"it's okay no problem."