: Selling Fruit, Finally Open for Business!

Chapter 18: Selling Fruit, Finally Open for Business!

I was insulted, and the other person's words were indeed quite harsh, almost bordering on personal attacks.

However, this was to be expected, since it's just fruit, not tree fruit. But even if it were tree fruit, only the extremely rare Golden Banana Fruit and Golden Phoenix Pear Fruit could probably fetch this price.

"Let's respond politely..."

Mingyou wouldn't argue back just because he was scolded. He has a pretty good temper, mainly because he spent his previous life in an orphanage and was in frequent contact with children.

He might get so angry from time to time that his high blood pressure is caused by his unruly children. If he can't keep his temper in check, he can't continue working. But that doesn't mean he won't get angry.

If someone is being unreasonable... like bullying a child in front of him, he will definitely rush up and teach the other person a lesson!

He quickly sent the message, but due to internet speed issues, it took almost half a minute to send.

Misty, far away in Cerulean City, is consulting her friend, Lurina, the Gym Leader of Mosstreet in the Galar region and also a Water-type Pokémon expert.

The other person's side job is modeling. She once came to Hua Lan Dojo to shoot for a fashion magazine. That's when they met. As fellow dojo owners, they had a lot in common and became friends. Their relationship is pretty good.

She had just sent the message when she received a reply from Salted Fish King. Seeing that the seller, who didn't even have a profile picture, had replied to her so quickly, she couldn't contain herself and immediately wanted to see how this guy would try to argue.

Upon seeing the message, her eyes widened, and she read it aloud softly: "If it doesn't work, not only a refund, but full price compensation? Is this guy that decisive?"

I was hoping to hear their excuses, but they didn't even bother to explain; they were just that confident.

"Could it be... that it really works?"

Hearing this, Xiaoxia became somewhat convinced. After all, the Salted Fish King platform was quite user-friendly; if you were scammed, you could simply contact customer service, and if there was a problem with the transaction, you could get a refund directly.

However, she remained skeptical. Even though she didn't need the money, no one wanted to be taken advantage of and get scammed, so she sent another message.

This time, instead of scolding the other party, I earnestly wanted to inquire about the effects of the citrus fruit and whether it would harm Pokémon...

After waiting a moment, Mingyou breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw the other party send back a message.

After all, he was going all out; it showed his confidence in his own fruit and he believed the other party wouldn't ask for a refund unless they didn't want to buy from him again.

So he sent over the details of the effects of the tangerine peel and that it was harmless. After a while, the other party replied...

"Okay, I'll buy it then. If it doesn't work at all, you just wait and see!"

You can rest assured!

"..."

Seeing the seller's reply, Xiaoxia realized that the seller had absolute confidence in their product.

"Hmph~ Let me see then. I hope you can maintain this confidence!"

Xiaoxia smiled slightly, selected to purchase, and filled in her recipient information...

On the other side.

Mingyou had already received the notification of the purchase, and a smile appeared on her face. She began to prepare and contacted the courier to pick up the goods.

But after seeing the recipient's information, his finger, which was about to rest on the screen, instinctively stopped.

"Uh... Cerulean Gym... Misty?"

He frantically tried to confirm in his mind: Could this Xiaoxia be the Xiaoxia he knew? There didn't seem to be any other Xiaoxia at the Cerulean Gym, so… it must be her! It must be her!

"I...good heavens!"

Mingyou clutched her chest, somewhat excited, and was speechless. She hadn't expected it to be such a coincidence.

Originally, I was just waiting for someone willing to take a gamble to bite me, but the one who took the bait turned out to be a gym leader. That's a great start, isn't it?

The dojo owner definitely knows his stuff and isn't short of money. He might be a little stingy, but if he likes it, he'll definitely come back to buy it a second time. That's basically a stable repeat customer!

"Yay!"

He made a killing this time. He immediately contacted Big Pea Express Logistics in Iwate City. He didn't care about triple the shipping cost; what mattered was his reputation!

Cerulean City isn't far from Kitakami Township. The day he arrived here, he took a train from Cerulean City to Iwate City and then transferred to a bus.

If you calculate carefully, the whole trip will only take four to five hours. This includes time for meals and finding the station, so it will actually be even faster!

After contacting the logistics company, Mingyou glanced at the time and suddenly noticed that the other party had sent another message, asking how long it would take to ship the goods and which logistics company to use.

"I'll ship it now via Big Peacock SF Express with free shipping. It should arrive around this afternoon."

"So fast? That's quite efficient."

"Of course! We value efficiency and integrity in business. Fruits aren't like tree nuts; they can't be stored for long and must be eaten as soon as possible. And it's not just for Pokémon; people can eat them too, and they taste delicious!"

Mingyou enthusiastically introduced Xia to the dojo owner, who might become a regular customer, so he had to take good care of her.

Although he had never tried blue ponkan oranges and didn't know what they tasted like, the information suggested they were pretty good, at least not as outrageous as red or gray ponkan oranges.

After sending that message, he also recommended the other three types of tangerines, suggesting that selling them all together would save on shipping costs.

But Xiaoxia isn't stupid; how could she buy more before testing the effects? So she can only wait until the goods arrive this afternoon and see how it goes...

The two stopped talking. Mingyou put down her phone, smiled, washed the remaining dishes, and went to the living room.

Before the deliveryman arrives, I need to find a bag and a box to pack the mandarin oranges. I'll need to prepare more packaging boxes later.

However, upon arriving in the living room and seeing the strolling Snorlax, he suddenly remembered something. He walked over and said, "The Mandarin Orange tree by the door has borne fruit. You can eat one fruit, but don't eat them all. Wait until it bears fruit again."

"Gambit?"

Upon hearing that there was fruit outside, Munchlax paused for a moment, then immediately ran out quickly.

Seeing how quickly it reacted, Mingyou felt a pang of anxiety and quickly caught up, afraid that it would lose control and swallow them all whole.

"Calm down! Listen to me first..."

As soon as Mingyou ran out, he saw Munchlax stop in front of the door. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief and was about to give the instructions again, he was suddenly attracted by the noise coming from not far away.

"What's that noise?"

He looked up, his expression gradually freezing.

With two green tangerines in its hands, Simocha was chasing after Long-nosed Leaf and Mouth-Dazed Flower, darting around the orchard.

At this point, more than half of the green tangerines on the tree had disappeared, leaving only five. As for the highest quality one, it was long gone.

"I……"

Mingyou hesitated, then suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart. Was it really necessary to waste so much food? It's not that I don't want you to eat, but eating like this is pointless!

He looked up at the two strange tangerines that had been flying towards him, and Simocha, whose hands were now empty, twitched at the corner of his mouth. He asked, "You...ate them all?"

"Mommy~"

You ate it all, so what?

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)