Chapter 972: Snatching thieves ——2
Sister Kang, Hou Bo and Gong Shun did not care about Yu Tong's cries, they hurriedly shoved the slices that they had snatched in their mouth and started munching as fast as they could.
" No wonder these cucumbers tasted so well, it is from that Bo and Bun shop, aren't they?" Sister Kang licked her fingertips and then turned to look at Yu Tong whose expression resembled that of a child whose toy had been snatched away.
Gong Shun on the other hand savoured the taste of the tomato slices with salt on them and hummed in delight. " I have never eaten something so good! Ah Tong out with it how did you get such a wonderful thing?"
Yu Tong couldn't be bothered with her, she was chasing after Hou Bo who was gliding across the docks while munching on the remaining tomato slices. " These taste amazing, I am sure that these are not sold by some vendor in the market, Ah Tong, how did you get these?"
When Yu Tong saw that her tomatoes had vanished along with her salad, she was indignant. She looked at the three women and stomped her feet before crying, " You thieves! How can you steal someone's meal? Those tomatoes were something that I packed for myself!"
The three women did not care about Yu Tong's wailing, they simply rubbed their bellies feeling a bit regretful when they thought about how they did not get to eat their feelings before turning to look at the crying Yu Tong.
Their gazes were so sharp that Yu Tong felt a shiver dance up her spine as she looked at the three women and took a step back, " W..What do you want? Why are you looking at me like that?"
" Ne~ Ah Tong, you are our good sister, right? So tell us how did you get your hands on these vegetables? I heard from my husband that they are sold for more than three taels, I don't think you have enough savings to splurge like this," Sister Kang was Yu Tong's boss and thus she naturally knew that Yu Tong was saving her earning every day to marry the mer she liked.
It was impossible for Yu Tong to give into her whims and cravings only for a few tomatoes.
Yu Tong stared at the three women as if they had gone crazy and replied sternly, " No matter how I got my hands on these cucumbers and tomatoes, you are not getting anymore from me. So put away your sneaky thoughts !"
" It looks like you are going to refuse the drink only to be forced to drink in forfeit!" Sister Kang looked at the two women who nodded and then rushed towards Yu Tong who tried to escape but was caught by the two women. Soon, Gong Shun took out her lunchbox placed it in front of Yu Tong and said threateningly, " Now my dear sister, you better spit it out. If you don't then you will have to eat your beloved brother-in-law's cooking."
Though Gong Shun's husband was very beautiful, that was all he had. Because he was pretty he thought that he would end up marrying a rich landlady but with his family's high demands and bride price, the mer ended up getting married to Gong Shun, a senior worker at the docks.
And because Master Gong did not learn how to cook, his cooking was —— very unpalatable.
Gong Shun often shared her meals with other women at the docks when they came to work at the dock for the first time but once someone tasted the meals which were neatly stacked inside Gong Shun's lunch box, no one dared to eat it ever again.
Yu Tong looked at the cabbage which was soggy and smelling weird before raising her head and staring at Gong Shun before muttering, " Yo…You don't be rash!"
" I am afraid that I cannot do it," Gong Shun's eyes were wild as she reminisced about the taste of those tomatoes and then thought of how the stir-fried cabbage in her lunch box would taste. " If I don't get those tomatoes, I am afraid that I will need you to finish my lunchbox every day!"
If Gong Shun could get hold of those tomatoes, she might be able to eat those unappetizing dishes Maybe… her husband might even cook something decent as long as those delicious vegetables were handed to him.
Yu Tong: You might as well kill me!
Seeing the evil expression on Gong Shun's face, Yu Tong knew that she was not joking around and thus said, " Fine, Fine. My sister is the one who grows them. As I am her younger sister, she gave me some to eat because she felt sorry for me. My sister knows that I work hard every day at the docks and thus asked me to take some…if I had known then I would have never brought them with me!"
When Gong Shun heard that it was Yu Tong's sister who grew these tomatoes, her eyes lit up. Understanding what was going on inside Gong Shun's head as well as the others, Yu Tong rolled her eyes and then added, " She is just my cousin sister …and that too half blood, don't think of even getting anything from her for free. I am being shameless enough by staying in her house and eating her meals —— I can't ask her to make a loss and give you something so expensive to eat for free."
The three women looked defeated once they found out that Yu Tong and Yu Dong were not biological sisters. Sister Kang then asked, " Fine, if she cannot give us for free but she can at least give us a discount right? For your sake? She treats you so well…a discount is not a big thing for her right?"
Yu Tong thought about it before she shook her head and then replied, " I don't think so my sister doesn't do discounts but if you buy a few catties from her then she will add in some extra stuff. I can ask her to add a little more but that is all I can do for you three." She wasn't foolish enough to let go of potential customers but there was no way she was going to let them take advantage of their family!
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