Chapter 1224: An Old, Worn-Out Scam
After having lunch, Chen Yang didn't choose to stay longer in the provincial city and immediately prepared to return.
Wu Mingxu also knew that Chen Yang's family had businesses to tend to, so he didn't try to persuade him to stay.
"Alright, let me arrange a car right away to take you back."
Wu Mingxu took out his phone and was about to make arrangements for Chen Yang.
Chen Yang waved his hand to stop him: "No need, don't trouble yourself. Just send me to the bus station, and I'll take the bus back."
"That's not quite proper, it's not good manners to treat a guest that way."
"It's no big deal, if you send me back, you'll have to drive all the way back. It's too much trouble, it's more convenient for me to take the bus myself," Chen Yang insisted.
Seeing Chen Yang's resolve, Wu Mingxu couldn't say much and had to agree.
"If I'm not taking you, at least let me buy your ticket?"
Wu Mingxu chuckled.
Hearing this, Chen Yang also chuckled, "That would be fine."
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After the two finished eating and purchased the ticket, they went straight to the provincial city's bus station.
Wu Mingxu handed the ticket to Chen Yang.
"Brother Yang, here's the ticket for the next available trip."
Chen Yang took the ticket and nodded: "Great, thanks."
"You're welcome, Brother Yang. Not sending you makes me feel bad enough, no need to thank me," Wu Mingxu said.
"Haha, alright, I won't be courteous with you in the future. I'll need your help selling my wild tangerines, and if there's any issue, feel free to call me anytime," Chen Yang said with a smile.
Wu Mingxu nodded, "Sure, I will."
"Okay, I'll be off then."
Chen Yang nodded, then opened the door and got off the car, heading into the station.
Seeing Chen Yang enter the station, Wu Mingxu closed the car door and returned to the Wu Family.
The station hall was bustling with activity.
Because it was a provincial city, there were many people coming and going.
The line for buying tickets was also long; however, Chen Yang had already bought his ticket, so he didn't need to queue.
This saved him a lot of effort.
After a quick glance around the hall, Chen Yang quickly found the security check area.
He walked over in a few steps, went through a simple security check, and entered the boarding area.
Following the information on his ticket, Chen Yang searched and quickly found his bus.
"This is the one."
Seeing the already-started bus about to depart, Chen Yang quickly walked over.
After having his ticket checked at the entrance, he got on the bus.
It had been a long time since Chen Yang rode a bus.
He remembered the last time he took a bus back to Liuhe Village from the provincial city was when he was in college.
Years had passed in the blink of an eye, and sitting on the bus now, he felt somewhat sentimental.
"Young man, the bus is about to depart. Find your seat quickly, or it won't be safe."
The ticket attendant auntie's reminder came from behind Chen Yang.
"Alright, thank you."
Chen Yang smiled and thanked her, then held his ticket and found a seat towards the back.
After sitting down, he glanced at the surroundings.
He noticed there weren't many people around him, just an older woman and a couple sitting across the aisle from him.
The couple had brought quite a few things, and from their appearance, they seemed to be university students.
Chen Yang gave them a brief look and then stopped paying attention, crossing his arms and closing his eyes to rest.
Not long after he closed his eyes, the bus set off.
Half-asleep, not knowing how much time had passed, he was suddenly awakened by a sales pitch next to him.
Opening his eyes, he saw the older woman sitting diagonally opposite him pitching a phone to the couple beside him.
She was promoting a very expensive phone popular among young couples in school.
Normally, the couple wouldn't entertain the pitch.
After all, with their monthly living expenses from home being limited, where would they find extra money to buy such an expensive phone?
But the older woman was offering a second-hand phone.
The price was very cheap, almost one-third of a new phone.
Faced with such a bargain, the couple was clearly tempted, especially the girl.
Holding the older woman's phone, she admired it back and forth, unable to put it down.
"Young man, look at how much your girlfriend likes it, just buy it. It's really cheap," the older woman continued to persuade the boy seeing this.
The young man was also tempted, but he was more cautious than the girl, still harboring doubts about the phone.
He didn't dare to agree to the purchase lightly.
Seeing this situation, Chen Yang immediately realized it was a scam.
Because he had encountered this kind of thing frequently in school before!
He just didn't expect to see such a trite scam still in action now.
Chen Yang smiled and shook his head, closing his eyes again without interfering.
It wasn't that he didn't want to intervene, but he felt that such an old trick couldn't possibly succeed.
After all, the boy was already suspicious, and with some careful thought, he would understand.
Unexpectedly for Chen Yang, several minutes later, the boy was still confused and, under the woman's persuasion, decided to buy it!
"Alright, since you like it, sweetheart, let's buy it. It's twenty-two hundred, right? Could it be a bit cheaper?" the boy asked the older woman.
Seeing the boy taking out money, the old woman's face lit up like a flower.
"Oh dear, young man, I'm already selling it to you at a big loss; it can't go any lower. It's twenty-two hundred, firm," the older woman said with a smile.
"Alright then, twenty-two hundred it is."
The young man agreed, then immediately reached into his bag for the money.
Seeing this, it wasn't only the older woman who was overjoyed.
His girlfriend was even more thrilled.
"Thank you, hubby! You're so awesome." The girl kissed the boy on the face.
The boy had felt a bit distressed by the expense, but after that kiss, felt it was all worth it.
"Haha, dear, whatever you like, I'll get it for you!" the boy laughed heartily, carefully counting out the twenty-two hundred before preparing to hand it to the older woman.
The older woman's eyes sparkled when she saw the money coming her way.
Just as she was about to reach for the money, Chen Yang couldn't stand it any longer.
"Wait a moment!"
Chen Yang suddenly spoke up, surprising all three of them.
"What do you want?"
The smile disappeared from the older woman's face.
Chen Yang smiled slightly, "Nothing much, just curious to see such a cheap sale. Could you let me have a look at the phone?"
Hearing this, the older woman decisively refused.
"No way, I've already sold it to this young lady; if you're interested, maybe next time."
The older woman pretended to uphold professional integrity, but she was really just anxious about her scam being exposed.
The boy, however, didn't get it and thought Chen Yang wanted to compete with him.
"Yeah, man, I've already got the phone. You've got to respect first come, first served." the young man said a bit annoyed.
Chen Yang still had a slight smile on his face.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to compete with you. I'm just worried you might be scammed and wanted to help you check it out."
Once Chen Yang said this, the annoyance disappeared from the young man's face.
But the older woman wasn't having any of it; she flared up as if her tail had been stepped on.