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Chapter 50 Want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and wine

The little boy held a small wallet in his hand.

He said with a painful look on his face: "Lingmei, can we not have the goldfish?"

"Use this money to buy lots of postcards. I can write you lots of letters."

The little girl named Lingmei shook her head and looked at the goldfish in the inflatable pool unwillingly.

She said, "Stupid, postcards are dead, goldfish are alive."

Lingmei cursed the little boy in her heart, calling him a fool, saying he didn't understand a girl's mind at all.

She was about to move away, and postcards would be lost. Besides, writing requires thinking, and there are not so many interesting things in life. Besides, people grow up, and when she grows up, makes new friends and has new neighbors, she will gradually not want to write to herself.

She will be slowly forgotten and will not be recalled unless there is spare time, just like a cup of milk tea that has been drunk up, with some toppings still settled at the bottom of the cup. Unless necessary, people will not tear off the lid on purpose to eat the toppings stuck to the bottom of the cup.

Goldfish are different. They will die if they are not taken care of properly. This idiot is very good at raising small animals and has a soft heart. It just so happens that he is not very good at raising small animals and can even kill a turtle.

This way, she would have the opportunity to ask him how to keep goldfish well, and they would have a common hobby.

Even if their relationship gradually faded in the future, even if the goldfish died, whenever he saw the goldfish, he would think of her. She could stay in this fool's memory for a while longer.

"Children, do you want to play?"

"Three hundred yen once, three times for one thousand yen."

The owner of the goldfish stall, with a sly grin, silently increased the oxygen supply in the pool.

The little boy counted on his fingers, then proudly took out a few coins from his wallet and said, "Boss, three times!"

"okay."

The boss gave them a net for catching goldfish. The net was made of paper, which looked quite thick.

Behind them were Fujiwara Saeko and Uehara Tetsuno who were watching silently.

Fujiwara Saeko said, “It’s really beautiful.”

It was rare that Tetsuya Uehara nodded in agreement from the bottom of his heart.

‘Wow’

Lingmei put the fishing net deep into the pond and spotted a stupid goldfish. She pulled it up with all her strength, but as the net rose quickly, it became soaked and rotted before it could catch the goldfish. The goldfish got scared and ran away.

"Boss, is there something wrong with your internet connection?!"

Lingmei shouted indignantly.

The boss was dissatisfied and said, "What are you talking about? Look at the thickness of the paper mesh I gave you. What's the problem?"

"Just practice more cooking!"

"you!"

Lingmei gritted her teeth, her eyes rolled quickly, and she thought of a good idea. She put the two fishing nets together, and then targeted a goldfish in the corner. This time, she changed her strategy and did not attack from under the water. Instead, she quickly caught the goldfish that could not dodge in time. With a slap and a turn, the goldfish was caught in the net, and the water in the pool splashed a little.

Lingmei's face was filled with joy when she looked at the fish she caught. The little boy, who had been feeling bad about the money, also became happy when he looked at the happy Lingmei.

However, the smile on Lingmei's face only stayed for a moment before it shifted to the boss's face. The caught goldfish twisted its body, flapped its tail, and a hole was torn in the paper net, and it fell into the water.

Before the angry Lingmei could speak, the boss spoke first: "Little boy, give me another 900 yen."

"You have already found the trick. This time, use three nets together and you will definitely catch it."

The little boy thought of how happy Ling Mei was just now and was about to take money out of his wallet. Ling Mei held his hand and said, "Forget it, let's go buy postcards."

The little boy said, "Hey, but don't you want the goldfish anymore?"

Lingmei said, "The goldfish is no longer important."

"why?"

Ling Mei said: "So, you are an idiot."

Because what's important is not the goldfish, but the memories with you. Just now, at that moment, she caught the goldfish, she was looking at the goldfish, and you were looking at me. The memories of that moment are enough.

You can buy goldfish with money, but not from this unscrupulous businessman. Although there is still a little disappointment, the goldfish you buy are just bought, not caught by your own hands in front of a fool.

The boy touched his head. Why has he become a fool again?
"Children, wait a moment."

Fujiwara Saeko saw clearly that there was something wrong with this boss's paper website. It was shameful that he even cheated children out of their money.

She said, "Just wait, I'll catch a goldfish for you."

Fujiwara Saeko threw three hundred yen to the boss and said, "Give me a net."

The boss smiled and gave Fujiwara Saeko a fishing net.

Fujiwara Saeko was furious. She was determined to pass the level with her life. She understood Suzumi so well.

The goldfish you didn't catch as a child, you can buy as many as you want when you grow up, but it's still different.

What's more, this child was doing this in front of the boy she liked.

When they grow up, even if they are together, Lingmei will probably still recall this day with gnashing teeth. It was all because of that damn profiteer boss. He prevented me from catching the goldfish I wanted.

Based on what she had just observed, Fujiwara Saeko came up with a new strategy for catching fish.

She found a stupid-looking goldfish hiding in a corner, and moved the fishing net over it. The goldfish was startled, wagged its tail, and swam forward. Fujiwara Saeko was in no hurry to lower the net, but slowly "followed" the goldfish. After the goldfish swam a few circles, she seemed too lazy to move.

At this time, Fujiwara Saeko cast the net suddenly and caught the goldfish. However, what no one expected was that it might be because the goldfish chosen by Fujiwara Saeko was too heavy, or the paper net was too thin.

The goldfish didn't even move, and he fell into the pond along with the paper net.

Fujiwara Saeko clenched her fists. This time, even the boss felt a little embarrassed.

He said, "How about I give you one?"

Uehara Tetsuno threw a few coins of 600 yen in front of the boss and said, "Let me try."

The boss brought over a few paper nets with a smile.

He hated young couples the most. He was over 40 years old and a great magician. He felt jealous when he saw these young couples who were only in their twenties or even teens.

So, he would bring his own goldfish pond to every comic convention to collect gold coins from young couples.

He likes to watch these men in love the most, who get slapped in the face for trying to show off in front of their girlfriends.

Why are you pretending to have something you don't have?
What's more, this guy is so handsome and his girlfriend is so beautiful.

Looking at Uehara Tetsuno, who was as handsome as the reader, and Fujiwara Saeko, who cosplayed as a female investigator, the boss's gums felt sore.

He was looking forward to watching Uehara Tetsuno, who had cast the net more than ten times in a row but failed to catch a single fish, and looked very frustrated.

At this moment, veins on Uehara Tetsuya's arms bulged and he began to show off his power in front of people.

(End of this chapter)