Chapter 136 Overpriced Fruits
Mengyu sheepishly said, "Yes, I totally forgot I brought fruits."
Cheng Jiuhe gave her a deep look and was about to peel the apple.
Pained, Mengyu thought it such a waste to peel it as it was a Spirit Fruit.
She quickly intervened, "Don’t peel it. The nutrients are all in the skin. I washed it very thoroughly when I packed it."
Cheng Jiuhe smiled, "Oh, you understand nutrients now?" He sliced the apple in half with a knife and handed half to Mengyu, "Here, let’s each have a half."
He bit into his half first, paused in astonishment, then started eating it voraciously.
It was Mengyu’s first time eating an apple from the Medicinal Garden. With one bite, she felt a strand of Spiritual Energy enter her stomach and hurriedly ate up her half as well.
After finishing his half, Cheng Jiuhe wrapped up the rest of the fruits.
Mengyu was slightly dissatisfied, "I wanted to eat some grapes."
"Let’s eat them when we get back," Cheng Jiuhe said as he packed the fruits into Mengyu’s suitcase and then sat on it.
Indeed, he realized the fruits were extraordinary; just eating half had increased his cultivation.
And the fragrance released by the fruits was too enticing!
He silently blamed Mengyu, who daringly ate such a treasure without proper care.
A vendor attracted by the luring scent approached them, "Do you have any more fruits?"
Cheng Jiuhe immediately responded, "No, we don’t."
The vendor had seen Mengyu take out a variety of fruits: apples, pears, peaches, bananas, grapes, and even a bunch of cherries.
But the duo, pretending to be father and daughter, had only shared one apple and now claimed to have none left, clearly not willing to share.
The vendor scornfully thought to himself and coldly said, "I know you still have some, I’ll buy them!"
Mengyu looked up with a smile, "You want to buy? It’s 1,500 yuan each."
The vendor spat, "1,500 yuan for a fruit? Are your fruits made of gold?"
Mengyu felt aggrieved: she wasn’t overcharging, she genuinely paid 1,500 yuan each.
But Cheng Jiuhe knew Mengyu wasn’t asking too much; fruits that can increase cultivation aren’t something you can simply buy with money. 1,500 yuan was, in fact, a bargain!
He coldly said, "Our fruits are this expensive. If you don’t want to buy, then don’t. We weren’t interested in selling anyway."
"Hmph, just a few fruits," the vendor grumbled and walked away.
He realized they didn’t want to sell to him and deliberately quoted an exorbitant price.
Cheng Jiuhe glared fiercely at Mengyu.
She was perplexed; these fruits only looked a bit nicer and were slightly larger than normal fruits. What was wrong with taking them out to eat?
She didn’t know that Cheng Jiuhe was annoyed by her pricing—she should’ve simply said they were not for sale instead of naming a price.
Though unlikely anyone would buy fruits at 1,500 yuan each, one never knows.
If some curious fellow spent 1,500 yuan on a fruit and discovered their secret, Mengyu’s secret would be out.
Yes, a sister like hers taking out such extraordinary fruits mustn’t be simple.
But her power was so minimal, could she protect herself if the secret was exposed?
Seeing Cheng Jiuhe ignoring her, Mengyu slightly cowered and begged softly, "Good brother—good dad, your daughter made a mistake."
Though they posed as father and daughter, Mengyu had never called him dad before. Now, to appease her brother, she even called him dad.