Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 428: Every Pot Has Its Lid

With the system’s explanation, Tuanzi understood.

She walked over to Gu Zhuo with her hands behind her back, looked up, and said with a cheerful smile, "Big brother, would you like some instant noodles? Which flavor do you want? I can get it for you!"

There was nothing wrong with the way she addressed him, so Gu Zhuo felt comfortable talking to her.

"As long as it’s not pickled vegetable flavor, anything else is fine."

Tuanzi got him a braised beef flavor and enthusiastically added, "There’s hot water in the store, you can cook it right away."

"Th-thank you."

Gu Zhuo was already a bit reserved around his cousin, and with the camera present, he became even more bashful.

[Did you notice, this guy is kind of handsome]

[Kind of handsome? He’s very handsome, okay? Even with those dorky glasses, you can tell he has great features. If he took off his glasses, oh no, I’m starting to have trouble breathing]

[It’s strange, usually there aren’t many young people in the village. These people look kind of like students; what are they doing here?]

[Miaomiao, you guys should ask them]

Gu Zhuo picked up some instant noodles, a sausage, and also grabbed a box of cookies to check out.

Tuanzi tagged along behind him, "Big brother, what are you doing here? Why haven’t you eaten yet?"

Gu Zhuo glanced at the camera, then quickly looked down, whispering, "We are doing some archaeology nearby, we’ve just wrapped up work, and this is the first chance we’ve had to eat."

"Archaeology?"

Tuanzi blinked, trying to recall, and finally remembered that her cousin mentioned in the hospital once that his professor was so excited about an invitation that he couldn’t sleep and fell ill as a result.

Could there be an ancient tomb nearby? 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Just then, other children woke up and rushed inside. Some enthusiastically introduced products, some took care of checkout, and some, like a certain chubby kid, ran to the hot water area and drooled over the young people’s instant noodles.

A young man opened the lid, and a strong aroma filled the air.

He took a deep breath, but before he could speak, he heard a slurp behind him and turned to see Zhong Yi, one of the shop owners, staring eagerly at his instant noodles, saliva dripping.

"Uh, well, kid, I can’t let you eat instant noodles. They’re really not good for you."

The young man awkwardly explained, "If it weren’t for the lack of food, I wouldn’t be eating this either."

Zhong Yi couldn’t hear a word of it, continuously slurping and keeping his eyes glued to the noodles.

The young man felt embarrassed to eat but didn’t dare let Zhong Yi eat them.

"Zhong Yi!"

At this moment, Tuanzi walked over angrily and tugged Zhong Yi’s collar, "Get to work, hurry up and work!"

Zhong Yi didn’t dare resist, nor could he, as he was dragged away, reaching out in an attempt to touch the noodle bowl.

The young man: "..." Please don’t, he’ll feel really guilty.

"Instant noodles, I want to eat instant noodles too."

The little boy pleaded, "I’m hungry."

Tuanzi paused, pinched his chubby cheeks, and patted his plump belly, "Look at your little belly, where are you hungry?"

"I am hungry, I want to eat."

Zhong Yi instinctively wanted to cry.

At home, he always did this.

His mom is a dancer, and his dad watches his figure. When they’re home, they often say he eats too much. But when at home with just his grandparents, he could eat as much as he wanted. If they said no, he’d cry, and grandma would let him eat.

He opened his mouth, and a little plump hand reached over to cover it.

The little boy looked over fearfully and saw Tuanzi smiling at him, "Crying won’t work; no work, no food. Want to eat instant noodles, earn the money yourself."

Zhong Yi struggled to break free from the little plump hand, pouting, "But I can’t make that much money today."

Earlier, he had overheard the older brothers and sisters calculating accounts.

Tuanzi confidently said, "How do you know you can’t make it if you haven’t even tried? Earn it first, then we’ll see!"

The young people had already started eating instant noodles, and Zhong Yi really wanted to go over and beg for some.

Tuanzi blocked him.

"If you don’t work, there’ll be no dinner later. Don’t you want to have chicken legs?"

Zhong Yi was intimidated.

Compared to instant noodles, he preferred chicken legs.

"I-I’ll work."

The little boy ran outside, recalling from memory what he had heard when out with grandma, "Grand opening specials! Buy one, get one free! Special promotions! Half-price sales!"

Tuanzi: "..."

[Lifeless.jpg]

[Hahaha, this chubby kid is really something. I don’t know if he’s dumb or smart]

[Little pit mastermind, now the other kids have to figure out what promotion to run]

[I’m more curious about if there’s an ancient tomb nearby. Ask more about it!]

[Same here, it’s my first time encountering archaeologists, and most of them are quite young]

Tuanzi and a few other children huddled together, "It’s not right to lie, we’re not doing half-price sales."

Lu Feiyong scratched his head, "A half-price sale would be a loss, right?"

Everyone started to worry.

Tuanzi’s eyes rolled as she looked at the people eating instant noodles.

Among them were people about her cousin’s age and a middle-aged man, likely their teacher.

"Big brother said, three heads are better than one; our four heads aren’t enough, so let’s find a few more heads."

[???]

[I didn’t get it]

[Would Gu Cheng actually say something like that?]

Tuanzi whispered a few words to her friends, and they nodded in agreement. They lined up and marched confidently towards the people who were either standing or squatting to eat instant noodles.

Gu Zhuo and his friends: "..."

"Ahem," Tuanzi cleared her throat, "Uncles and brothers, we’d like to ask you for some advice."

She may be small, but she spoke clearly and didn’t stray from the point.

Understanding, one of the young men casually said, "Besides giving away near-expiry products, you could also do things like buy a few laundry detergent packets and get a bar of soap for free as a combo deal."

"Yeah, or for every certain amount spent, you can buy another item at half price," another suggested.

The young men understood these kids were on a show, which they found quite entertaining.

They had interacted with children before, who were usually scared to talk to strangers, let alone barter. But these kids were quite outgoing.

"Since we’re giving you ideas, should you treat us to a meal?" a young man teased.

Tuanzi thought for a moment, then looked back at her friends.

Lu Feiyong pointed to the boxes of near-expiry products, "You can take some food back with you. Oh, big brother, how long will you be doing archaeology, what is the ancient tomb like? Can we go play there?"

A bunch of fuzzy-headed kids surrounded them, chattering with questions. The postgraduates and doctoral students gladly answered.

Gu Zhuo didn’t join in; not only was he more reserved with his cousin, but he seemed reserved with his classmates too. The others didn’t interact much with him.

Seeing this, Tuanzi quietly tip-toed over and poked his palm.

Gu Zhuo looked down and saw Tuanzi trying to sneak a piece of candy into his hand.