Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 421: Paying Out of Pocket

A few little kids didn’t expect that the first thing they do as small business owners isn’t to patrol their territory to see how many snacks they have, but to learn how to recognize numbers, currency, arithmetic, and making change.

Fortunately, except for the youngest, Zhong Yi, the other four could do simple arithmetic. They just needed to learn more about currency and remember the price of each item.

When they passed the snack section, the kids stared in unison at the candy, fruit leather, spicy strips, etc. They tried not to drool but couldn’t move their feet.

Director Zheng: "Also, we need to pay attention to the production dates... Hey, little bosses, hey..."

The little bosses were only thinking about snacks, and couldn’t hear any sound.

[That Zhong Yi’s saliva is about to drip]

[Hahaha, Miaomiao directly reached out to cover his mouth]

[But Miaomiao is about to drool too]

[Honestly, my childhood dream was to have a convenience store. Now they have a small supermarket, how happy!]

[Seeing how greedy they are, I can’t help but feel they might self-indulge. My family runs a convenience store. Every time my mom asked me to watch the store, I couldn’t help but keep eating, eating more than the daily turnover]

[Hey, did you eat stir-fried meat with bamboo whip at night?]

Director Zheng had to exert some effort to get the kids to move.

He’s not too worried about the kids not knowing arithmetic anymore; he’s more worried about the kids indulging on camera and forgetting their tasks.

The crew not only rented this small supermarket but also paid a higher daily turnover rate.

Meaning, during the broadcast, the supermarket’s income actually belonged to the crew.

To avoid trouble, the crew had the real owner take all the small change from the store. What’s at the counter now is actually change prepared by the crew. Even the payment code is linked to an account specially set up by the crew.

Clapping his hands to get the kids’ attention, Director Zheng smiled, "Every time the turnover reaches 100, you can collectively take one or more items worth up to 5."

The kids were excited, thinking they couldn’t eat any supermarket food.

Ai Fengyi raised his hand, "Uncle, what’s a turnover?"

Director Zheng quickly translated into words kids could understand: "It means if you sell 100 yuan worth of items, you can eat 5 yuan worth. You’ll need to count yourselves; the crew won’t count for you." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

In fact, the crew will count alongside and compare results with the kids.

This time, the kids understood and placed high hopes on the oldest, Lu Feiyong.

"Feiyong, I heard you’re starting primary school in September?"

Tuanzi was so friendly, giving a thumbs up, "Then you must be the best at math among the newcomers! "

Lu Feiyong was nervous initially; he didn’t know anyone. But thinking he was the oldest and strongest, he held on. Hearing the praise, he couldn’t help but puff up with pride, "I will strive to be the best at math!"

Tuanzi immediately grinned warmly: "Then the math task is up to Feiyong. Whether we get to eat snacks depends on you~"

Lu Feiyong suddenly felt a lot of pressure, yet also full of motivation.

Ai Fengyi, a little puzzled, pulled Tuanzi, "But math can’t be exchanged for snacks; only selling can."

Tuanzi chuckled: "But among us, he’s the best at arithmetic."

Ai Fengyi hadn’t realized yet, but the system understood; the host was appointing a treasurer, who was still woozy himself.

[Ancient Martial System: Could it be you can’t count clearly and let someone else do it?]

[Miaomiao: No, I’m the bodyguard of the little bosses and can’t do too much at once]

That’s what she said, but the system wasn’t completely convinced.

Viewers had their own opinions.

[Eating stuff from the supermarket doesn’t seem right]

[Do you think the crew won’t pay? If they take advantage, the store owner will definitely protest.]

[What if the supermarket owner was bought off?]

[...Before you suggest that—buying is paying! Criticizing for the sake of it, your life must be boring!]

[I’m not focused on this; I’m more concerned if these kids got tricked. They’re being paid 5 yuan of snacks for every 100 yuan turnover?]

[Now that you mention it, it seems the kids are getting a raw deal]

[The problem is, this is a small village; villagers may not need to shop. Maybe they can’t even earn 100 yuan a day, and won’t get anything to eat]

[Feeling sympathy for the kiddos in advance]

The innocent kids hadn’t thought about the possibility of not selling anything.

After wandering and learning among the goods, Director Zheng withdrew into the background, leaving the small supermarket to the children.

"From now on, you are the owners of this store."

The newly appointed owners were enthusiastic, placing the most cheerful-looking Zhong Yi at the counter. Tuanzi took a broom to sweep the floor, Lu Feiyong wiped shelves with a cloth, and the twin siblings ran to greet customers at the door.

Compared to the slightly reserved Ai Tanbo, Ai Fengyi directly started shouting for people to come in and buy.

Some curious villagers peeked but didn’t come in.

Half an hour passed quickly; Tuanzi and Lu Feiyong were too tired to clean anymore, and still, no one came.

Ai Tanbo pulled her sister, "Stop shouting. Your voice is hoarse, drink some water."

The crew did prepare plenty of warm water.

Ai Fengyi pursed her lips, ran near the counter to pour some water, and then heard a rustle. She turned and saw Zhong Yi unwrapping a lollipop.

Lots of small items were placed on the counter, allowing Zhong Yi to easily grab a lollipop without having to climb down the chair and unwrap it.

"Hey, are you waiting or not? We can’t eat yet!"

Ai Fengyi stretched out her hand to try to stop him, but Zhong Yi popped the lollipop in his mouth and looked at her with innocent eyes.

"Miaomiao!"

Ai Fengyi could only seek help from her good friend.

In her mind, among all these people here, Miaomiao was the most reliable!

Tuanzi was holding the broom with both hands, bored, looking around. Hearing the noise, she turned and her eyes widened.

A minute later.

The four kids surrounded the youngest and roundest Zhong Yi, hands on hips, each saying one thing after another, expressing that you can’t just eat snacks without selling anything.

Zhong Yi’s mind was only on his lollipop, eating earnestly, entirely ignoring what they were saying.

Ai Fengyi said worriedly, "I feel like he’ll eat more later. That’s not right."

Tuanzi simply reached out to snatch the lollipop away.

"Listen to us before you eat!"

But it’s already unwrapped and can’t be put back. They sought help from the crew, and the director said the lollipop was worth fifty cents; eating it before selling 100 yuan’s worth incurs a fifty-cent fine.

Now, they owe the crew a dollar.

Thinking about this, Tuanzi was irritated; she exerted force with her hands, finally getting back the saliva-covered lollipop.

Without the candy, Zhong Yi was stunned, then tilted his little head back to howl.

"My candy!"