Chapter 58

He began his teaching.

"This fruit isn't fresh."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes and said, picking and choosing.

"It must be some old stock; take a look at something else."

The tattooed man gave a hollow laugh and said politely.

After all, it’s business; harmony is the most valuable thing!

"Do you have any fresher fruit?"

After saying this, Lin Yu let out a deep sigh to show his dissatisfaction.

"I’ve got some new watermelons here, sandy-fleshed; if they aren't sweet, you don't have to pay."

The man’s expression was already looking a bit sour, but he bit the bullet and smiled.

"Oh."

"Let me taste it."

Lin Yu chomped away and ate more than half of it.

"I'm leaving, it's not sweet!"

Lin Yu said, patting his backside.

"Looking for trouble, are you?"

"Kid, don't you dare run!"

The man was instantly enraged, his fleshy face trembling as he roared behind Lin Yu.

For Lin Yu, whose speed was maxed out, escaping was as easy as pie.

Once he reached a safe distance, Lin Yu gave the tattooed man an "OK" gesture without changing his expression.

"???"

Holy crap!

This works too?

This is what you call acting class!

Isn't this just pure freeloading at a fruit stand?

It’s simply shameless!

Ning Hao, Sister Reba, and Zhang Zhang Yixing were all dumbfounded.

"Go on!"

"Zhang Yixing."

"Follow my process once, and I'll count it as a pass."

Lin Yu said, his mouth still chewing on watermelon.

"Ah?"

"I have to go freeload a watermelon?!"

Zhang Zhang Yixing was stunned on the spot.

"Can... can I change to a different fruit stand?"

"Of course, no."

Lin Yu waved his hand and said with a serious face.

[Ding]

[Investor Recognition: 20%]

Lin Yu secretly chuckled as he watched Zhang Zhang Yixing’s cowardly appearance.

"Lin Yu, won't this be dangerous?"

Sister Reba glanced at the fruit stand and said, quite concerned.

"I think that tattooed man looks pretty hard to deal with."

Ning Hao also felt timid and bared his teeth.

"I'll go; I have to at least get a passing grade."

Zhang Zhang Yixing gritted his teeth. Since Lin Yu said it would work, he would give it a try. At worst, he could just apologize to the guy afterward!

He walked those few steps with unusual determination, possessing a sense of "the wind blows cold at the Yi River" as if he were going to his death.

After Zhang Zhang Yixing had walked far away.

"What?"

"That man is an actor you hired?"

Ning Hao’s eyes weren't big to begin with, but upon hearing this, they widened to their limit.

"Hahahaha, Lin Yu, you are too bad!"

"Oh! No wonder you were late just now; so that’s what you went to do."

"I feel like Zhang Yixing is so pitiful, but it’s also so funny! What should I do? I can only laugh."

Sister Reba clutched her stomach and burst into laughter.

Kunming Qingnian Road Market Entrance

Fruit stand!

"This... this... this fruit isn't fresh."

Zhang Zhang Yixing mimicked Lin Yu, picking and choosing.

But clearly, he was scared into stuttering right from the start.

The man looked scary from a distance, but up close, he was even more ferocious, making one’s heart tremble with fear.

"If it's not fresh, don't buy it, get lost."

The tattooed man’s previously polite attitude was wiped clean, replaced by pure resentment.

"Uh."

Zhang Zhang Yixing was stunned upon hearing this. He had only said one sentence and was already being scolded; how was he supposed to continue!

"Hahahahahaha"

"I'm dying of laughter, this is simply a hell-difficulty start!"

"Zhang Yixing was scolded into a daze; there’s a kind of beauty in lacking a brainstem."

Sister Reba and Ning Hao listened to the audio from the walkie-talkie Lin Yu had just handed over, unable to stop laughing...

Zhang Zhang Yixing would never imagine that all this embarrassment was being watched and noted by Lin Yu and the others.

"Uh... Big Brother."

"You look so cool."

"Do we have any fresher fruit here?"

Zhang Zhang Yixing said tremblingly, fearing he might anger the hulking man before him.

"Hey! Zhang Yixing is even using pleasantries now."

"Hahaha, how did he even see that the big guy looks cool?"

"I can feel Zhang Yixing’s intense desire to survive from across the street."

"........"

Ning Hao’s eyes were opened; he never knew one could teach acting experience classes like this.

"What fresh fruit?"

"None."

After the tattooed man finished speaking, he bared his teeth and stood up, walking toward Zhang Zhang Yixing.

The oppressive feeling of that massive frame was like a glaring Vajra Arhat; those few steps closer scared Zhang Zhang Yixing until his legs went soft.

"Then... Big Brother, can I taste this watermelon?"

Zhang Zhang Yixing didn't wait for the man to reply and chomped away, eating more than half of it.

"I'm leaving, it's not sweet!"

Zhang Zhang Yixing’s body trembled; he spat out the watermelon before he had even finished and ran, looking completely different from the suave Lin Yu earlier, appearing utterly pathetic.

"Looking for trouble, are you?"

"You won't be able to run this time."

The tattooed man had prepared in advance, grabbing Zhang Zhang Yixing by the back of his collar and dragging him back, glaring at him viciously.

"Oh my."

"Big Brother, don't, I was wrong."

Zhang Zhang Yixing was dragged into a stagger; how could his small frame withstand the pull of a three-hundred-pound man?

A wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him!

Zhang Zhang Yixing hurriedly bowed and apologized repeatedly, then turned his head.

Damn it!

Lin Yu and the others were already nowhere to be seen.

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Zhang Zhang Yixing’s eyes.

"Heh."

"Kid, are you a competitor here to mess with me?"

"No wonder business has been bad lately. You dare play me? You won't be living today either."

The man immediately pulled a foot-long, cold-glinting watermelon knife from his back waist and said viciously.

"You want to eat? I'll let you eat your fill."

"I'll even burn some paper money for you every few days."

"........."

"Big Brother, I'm sorry, this is all a misunderstanding! I'm Zhang Zhang Yixing, don't you recognize me?"

Zhang Zhang Yixing felt a chill spread through his entire body; fear struck, he panicked, and his mind went blank.

His knees went weak, and he knelt down instantly.

"What Zhang Zhang Yixing, Zhang Erxing! I don't know you."

"Today, I'm going to kill you."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhang Yixing couldn't hold it together anymore, and hot tears came streaming down.

"One drop."

"Two drops."

"...."

"Sixteen drops."

"Boss! A total of sixteen drops of tears, that's an extra 160 yuan."

The tattooed man scratched his head and said with a simple, honest smile.

"OK!"

"That’s the feeling; just remember it."

Lin Yu handed the money to the man, then passed a tissue to Zhang Zhang Yixing.

"Mm-hmm, I think I've remembered it all."

Zhang Zhang Yixing nodded blankly, feeling very moved by Lin Yu’s good intentions.

"Thinking you've remembered isn't enough."

"Come, Zhang Yixing, let’s go over there and freeload one more time."

"I’ll make sure you remember this feeling firmly."

Following the direction of Lin Yu’s finger.

It was a red-light hair salon; the signs for massage and essential oil back treatments were dazzling, and there were young ladies standing outside the door, posing seductively.

Ning Hao: ???

Zhang Zhang Yixing: ???

Sister Reba: ???

Holy crap!

Lin Yu, just how ruthless are you?!

Are you crazy! Freeloading at a hair salon?

"Oh my."

"No, we can't go there."

"Brother, don't worry, I’ve remembered it; I won't forget it even if I die."

Zhang Zhang Yixing raised three fingers tremblingly and swore on the spot.

Lin Yu: Sigh! What a pity, if it weren't for the censorship, I would have already taught this kid the "Eighteen Styles of A-Wei"!

[Ding]

[Investor Recognition: 50%]

So next,

it’s time to torment, pfft! Train Sister Reba!