Chapter 29

While Yu Qingying had not yet had the chance to stop him, Tang Zhendong swam very quickly. By the time Yu Qingying found the exit and went down to the first step, Tang Zhendong had already found the woman who was attempting to take her own life. He had one hand under her armpit and the other hand paddling, swimming towards the shore.

There were many tourists on the pier. When they saw Tang Zhendong bravely rescue the woman and successfully bring her to shore, everyone clapped and cheered, applauding Tang Zhendong's heroic act.

"Zhendong, are you okay?" After pulling the girl onto the shore, Yu Qingying asked anxiously.

Tang Zhendong shook his head, "I'm fine."

Someone nearby had already called 120. Tang Zhendong wrung out his clothes, and the ambulance arrived. "Let's go!" Tang Zhendong pulled Yu Qingying, who was still curious about the commotion, and quietly left the crowd.

"Bad luck, our car was stolen?" Yu Qingying looked at the spot where they had parked the car, which was now empty. When Tang Zhendong went into the water to save the woman, and Yu Qingying was anxious and followed, someone had taken the opportunity to steal Tang Zhendong's second-hand tricycle.

Tang Zhendong had actually noticed the car was gone from a distance, but he is a carefree person and did not make a fuss. However, Yu Qingying was very worried.

"What should we do? Tang Zhendong, I'm really sorry, I didn't watch the car well."

In Yu Qingying's mind, this tricycle was definitely Tang Zhendong's most important asset. It had carried her and was also Tang Zhendong's means of making a living. When Tang Zhendong asked her to watch the car, she failed to do so, and naturally felt it was her fault, so she felt deeply guilty, blaming herself.

"It's okay, it's not a Mercedes or a BMW, just an old tricycle, not worth much."

This tricycle was bought by Tang Zhendong from a second-hand market after he was released from prison, costing eighty yuan. After buying it, he fixed it up, replacing the tires, spokes, gears, and chain, and greasing it, making it much more efficient.

"I'm really sorry."

"Losing the car is a small matter, but I'm sad that the fruit in the car is gone. You won't eat fruit, and you'll have to eat more rice."

"Stop it, I have a small appetite, I can't eat much."

"Okay, okay, small, small. Let's go eat."

Tang Zhendong had never intended to make selling fruit his lifelong career. Earning money from selling fruit was secondary; the main reason was that he wanted to observe the world through the bustling area around the train station. After being away from society for so long, eight years, the changes in society were too great, even the former Haicheng No. 1 Middle School was almost unrecognizable to Tang Zhendong.

Since it was heaven's will that Tang Zhendong's car was stolen, he would not complain. He would see this as heaven's arrangement.

As for what to do next, that would be decided later.

After this delay, it was already late. Tang Zhendong was about to hail a taxi, but Yu Qingying pulled his arm, "Let's take the bus! I want to try that feeling. My home is too close to work, so I never get the chance to ride the bus."

Given Yu Qingying's family background, buying a car would be easy, but in her father Yu Zhenhua's position, every move was watched by many people. As Yu Zhenhua's daughter, Yu Qingying paid great attention to this. She often tried to place herself in the position of an ordinary person's child and worked hard in that direction.

"Okay."

Tang Zhendong thought to himself: taking the bus was a bit of a luxury for him. He preferred to use his own feet to measure the streets, and walking on the road gave him a strange sense of happiness.

The feeling of freedom is so good!

"Where do you want to eat?" The bus at six or seven o'clock was the most crowded. Yu Qingying clung tightly to Tang Zhendong. Actually, Yu Qingying wanted to be a bit more reserved, but in such a crowded bus, it was impossible to keep a distance.

"Let's go to the night market. I've always wanted to visit the night market, and I've heard there are many snacks there."

With Tang Zhendong, Yu Qingying seemed to shed her disguise as a newspaper reporter and became a pure, innocent little girl, a little girl being taken out to play by an adult.

"Okay, you decide."

The night market in Haicheng had moved several times. The current night market is located next to the Haicheng Stadium, in the old part of the city. Only the old part of the city has such a bustling area.

"Let's take a look first, and then we can eat more." As soon as they arrived at the night market, Yu Qingying's eyes widened. Such a lively and fun place, her father Yu Zhenhua would never let her come alone. When she was in school, her father did not allow her to come to such places. Yu Zhenhua's job nature determined that the more crowded a place, the less he allowed his children to go there. Yu Zhenhua is a person who prefers quiet to activity, and he educated his daughter in the same way.

"Okay!" Tang Zhendong had never seen such a lively scene before. Rows of small stalls lined the street, with people coming and going, similar to a market in the countryside. However, this was at night, giving it a unique flavor.

"Zhendong, come on, hurry up." Yu Qingying walked quickly, looking at everything as she went. Her joy was in browsing, not in buying.

"Come and look, these beads are so beautiful." Yu Qingying picked up a bracelet made of dark jade and put it on her wrist, showing it to Tang Zhendong, "Do you think it's beautiful?"

"Beautiful!" Tang Zhendong sincerely praised.

However, Tang Zhendong was not praising the bracelet, but Yu Qingying's delicate and smooth wrist. For Yu Qingying, even if the jade was intricately carved, it could not be as beautiful as her wrist. When Yu Qingying put on the bracelet, it was not the bracelet that added beauty to her, but she that added beauty to the bracelet.

Even if it were just a string of stones on Yu Qingying's wrist, it would still be extremely beautiful.

"How much, boss?" Tang Zhendong said as he took out his money.

"Young man, you really know your stuff. This agate bracelet is the best in my shop. Look at the craftsmanship, look at the color. You can see the uniqueness of this bracelet at a glance. Good eye."

"Enough, enough, just tell me how much? People always praise their own things."

"I won't sell it for less than 500. This is genuine agate from Yunnan, A-grade. I won't sell it for less."

"Not selling? Then you keep it. We'll continue browsing." Tang Zhendong had listened to Old Ye's sales pitch at the train station for a year, and he was now a master of persuasion. He could see through the stall owner's tricks at a glance. This bracelet might usually cost 30 to 50 yuan, or even less, maybe 15 yuan.

If it were in a big mall, this price would be reasonable, and no one would haggle. But this is a night market, where they sell small nail clippers, eyeshadow, and hair clips. If it were real jade or agate, would it be placed here? Tang Zhendong didn't believe it, and neither did Yu Qingying. Apart from her identity as a journalist, Yu Qingying's family was wealthy, and she had seen too many pearls and agates, so they were not particularly impressive. Although Yu Qingying was not interested in them and did not know how to appreciate them, she was not easily fooled.

"Twenty, sell it or not, it's up to you." Tang Zhendong directly offered a price that made the stall owner very depressed.