Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world
Chapter 260 - 085: Conquered Just Like That~_7

Chapter 260: 085: Conquered Just Like That~_7

She also bought a loudspeaker online, and at this moment the loudspeaker was on a loop, playing: "We buy junk! We buy junk! We buy junk!"

It was the summer vacation, and many children were playing on both sides of the road.

The old lady slowed down and parked her tricycle by the roadside at the entrance of the neighborhood.

She had just stopped when a woman came over with a bundle of cardboard boxes to sell. Upon seeing that the junk-buying old lady was even older than herself, she said in surprise, "How old are you?"

"Just over ninety," Grandma Lu replied with a beaming smile.

The woman’s eyes widened, "Over ninety and still in such good health!"

That was really quite impressive.

Grandma Lu weighed the cardboard in the woman’s hands and said with a smile, "That will be fifteen pounds total, fifty cents per pound, seven dollars and fifty cents."

The woman became a bit unhappy, "I heard cardboard boxes are going for eighty cents a pound now."

Just a while ago it was a dollar per pound, but recently the price dropped.

Grandma Lu explained, "Indeed, they do pay eighty cents at the recycling station, but I need to make some profit, don’t I? Otherwise, what am I, running a charity?"

She was practically a business prodigy, alright!

The woman was instantly speechless.

Grandma Lu took out change from her pocket and handed it to the woman.

In order to seem more genuine, Grandma Lu didn’t just buy junk; she also picked up trash along the way.

She wanted to see Lin Wu’s reaction when she came out of the neighborhood and saw her.

Grandma Lu successfully fished out a bunch of saleable rubbish from a trash bin and was carrying it toward the entrance when she brushed past a young girl coming in.

The young girl was wearing an elegant dress, and as the breeze blew, the hem fluttered onto the old lady’s pile of rubbish.

Upon seeing this scene, Sun Shanshan felt her whole world collapse—her brand new dress!

It cost three thousand!

To prevent Lin Wu from buying the same dress, Sun Shanshan deliberately picked an expensive one.

Money was no issue for her family, after all.

But it was different for Lin Wu.

Could that poor soul, Lin Wu, afford a dress that cost several thousand per piece?

Certainly not.

"You damned old hag! Are you blind?" Under normal circumstances, Sun Shanshan would definitely maintain her reputation in the courtyard and keep up a gentle and generous image.

But now.

She had no need for such concerns.

After all, she was about to move out of this shabby place.

The people from this slum would have nothing to do with her anymore.

"You damned old hag?"

Grandma Lu’s brows furrowed slightly, "Young lady, whom are you talking about?"

"I’m talking about you!" Sun Shanshan continued, "Can you afford to pay for my dress if you stain it?"

It was only then that Grandma Lu noticed the wind had blown Sun Shanshan’s dress onto the junk in her hands. She dropped the trash to the ground and was about to use her hand to lift the dress off the junk when Sun Shanshan began screaming, "Don’t touch me with your dirty hands!"

This was madness!

At Peaceful Garden, it seemed anyone could come in.

If it were Flower Moon Mansion, they definitely would not let this kind of junk-collecting old woman enter.

Bad luck.

Sure enough, a slum is a slum, with no threshold whatsoever.

Originally, Grandma Lu had prepared to offer a sincere apology, given that she was indeed at fault in this matter; she hadn’t expected Sun Shanshan’s attitude to be so offensive. It seemed that with a change in status, one really could experience the full spectrum of life.

Grandma Lu glanced at Sun Shanshan, "It’s just a dress, isn’t it? I could compensate for ten of them!"

This young lady looked decent enough, but who would have thought she’d be so condescending.

The old hag sure had a temper. Sun Shanshan narrowed her eyes, "Do you know how much this dress cost me? Over three thousand yuan!"

That old hag couldn’t pick up that much money in a year even if she were scavenging through trash.

Just as Grandma Lu was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. The words reached her lips, but then she said, "Young lady, don’t be angry, how about this, can I wash it for you?"

"My dress is made of real silk, it can’t be washed with water."

"Then, what should we do?"

"What should we do?" Sun Shanshan looked at Grandma Lu, squinting as she spoke, "Either you kneel down and apologize or pay me three thousand yuan."

"Young lady, aren’t you extorting me here? I didn’t dirty your dress! Besides, it wasn’t intentional... Isn’t it enough if I wash it clean? If it can’t be washed with water, then I’ll send it to the dry cleaners."

"You say it wasn’t intentional, does that make it so?" Sun Shanshan had not remembered several scores during her piano practice earlier in the day and was already in a bad mood; Grandma Lu happened to catch the brunt of it, "Old woman, if you don’t kneel for me today, this matter is far from over!"

Head bowed, Grandma Lu looked the picture of woe, as though she’d been wronged.

"Grandma Jin." Just then, a voice filled the air.

Grandma Lu looked up.

And indeed, it was Lin Wu.

Seeing Lin Wu, Grandma Lu seemed to find a savior, immediately grabbing Lin Wu’s hand, "Xiao Wu, someone is bullying me!"

Sun Shanshan looked at Lin Wu, frowning subtly.

The old woman actually knew Lin Wu.

Birds of a feather flock together.

If she remembered correctly, she had run into Lin Wu picking through trash in the garbage room last time.

Old trash with young trash.

Truly a match made in heaven.

Lin Wu’s eyes were curved in a smile, "Grandma Jin, what exactly happened, tell me slowly. I’m here, you don’t have to be scared!"

With Lin Wu by her side, Grandma Lu immediately straightened her back and began to complain with indignation.

Seeing the old woman shifting the blame onto herself, Sun Shanshan glanced at Lin Wu, "She dirtied my dress!"

When she said this, Sun Shanshan paused for a moment before adding, "This dress of mine cost three thousand yuan even with a discount, Lin Wu, even though you are my cousin, we must keep things separate. She dirtied my dress, so she must compensate."

She emphasized the price to Lin Wu again.

Seeing how smart Lin Wu was, she was curious how she would buy the same dress.

Lin Wu’s gaze fell on Sun Shanshan’s dress, her tone light and clear, "If Grandma Jin really dirtied your dress, then we can apologize, we can also send it to the dry cleaners, or even compensate you at the original price."

"But demanding a compensation of three thousand yuan from Grandma Jin when your white dress doesn’t have a single stain on it is no different from extortion. Don’t be in a rush to deny it, we can call the police to verify whether the dress is really dirty or not."

Lin Wu spoke word by word, her voice gentle yet firm.

Upon hearing this, Sun Shanshan frowned slightly. She hadn’t expected Lin Wu to suddenly suggest calling the police, nor had she thought Lin Wu would intervene in such a trivial matter.

The dress wasn’t actually dirty, and if the police got involved, she wouldn’t have a leg to stand on; not to mention that if the matter became a bigger issue, having a record would not reflect well on her reputation.

"Forget it, forget it, cousin, for the sake of your acquaintance with her, let’s just leave this matter be!" Sun Shanshan glanced at Grandma Lu, "Today you count as lucky."