Chapter 20
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Bai Man and Xu Tan were both students at Jiangchao University. Every night, the two would go out for a stroll. Naturally, the place they frequented most was the pedestrian street, where numerous shops were clustered together. Nearby was a snack street, where wandering from one end to the other, sampling food, didn’t cost much.
They had just finished their walk and were preparing to head back to campus when they unexpectedly witnessed a stunning scene.
Xu Tan stared in disbelief at the girl who was slowly ascending into the sky. Instinctively, she pinched Bai Man’s arm, but after a long moment, there was no response.
She pinched her own cheek again, and the sudden pain made her cry out.
Only after realizing she wasn’t dreaming did Xu Tan glance at Bai Man, who was completely stunned—seemingly numb even to pain.
At that moment, Gu Miyue, who had become the center of attention, looked a bit embarrassed.
She slowly descended, and only after her feet touched the ground did the crowd erupt with exclamations.
“Holy moly!”
“She’s flying!!!”
Everyone who saw this stopped in their tracks. Even the stall owners nearby stared at Gu Miyue in astonishment.
Among the crowd, an elderly man kept muttering in shock, “Wow! Wow! Wow!”—like a broken record.
It was obvious that the image of the bamboo dragonfly lifting a person into the air had left a profound impact on him.
Xia Zui sat motionless behind her stall, seemingly calm, but inside she was panicking.
Eleven voices echoed in her mind, “Xia Xia, don’t be afraid. If anyone from the research institute tries to seize you, I’ll have the stall teleport you away immediately!”
The stall itself gathered courage and said, “I... I’m very fast!”
Thinking about these two voices, Xia Zui’s nerves settled somewhat. “I trust you both!”
They were just too adorable; she had to stay composed.
“Boss! Did you see that just now?” Yu Yan, still in disbelief, turned to look at the masked stall owner.
Xia Zui nodded. “I saw it.”
Yu Yan’s expression was dazed. “She flew into the sky!”
“No way! She really flew!!!”
Bai Man suddenly shouted again and then, as if possessed, dashed to the stall. “Boss, she really flew!”
Xu Tan hurriedly pulled him back. “We all saw it.”
Xia Zui nodded along, wondering why everyone was reacting so wildly.
They were nothing like that young man earlier. What should she do? She was starting to feel a little flustered.
“Boss! I want ten of these!” Bai Man suddenly stretched out his hand. “This is exactly the bamboo dragonfly I’ve dreamed of!”
“It can fly! Just like Doraemon’s bamboo copter!”
Xia Zui: ...
Their reactions were quite different from what she had imagined.
She could only conclude that people nowadays had a remarkable capacity for acceptance.
Xia Zui pointed to the QR code. “One item per person, please.”
Bai Man pulled out his phone, excitement taking over his entire mind. “One each it is. By the way, Tan Tan, do you want one? Then we can fly together. Hehehe!”
Xu Tan looked at the overly excited Bai Man and couldn’t help but say, “Yes, yes, yes!”
After all, who hasn’t dreamed of flying in the sky?
As children, watching martial arts dramas with their feats of lightness skill, almost no one didn’t wish to master it—to run on walls and leap over roofs.
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Now that they could realize their childhood dreams, they couldn’t help but want to enthusiastically endorse buying the bamboo dragonflies.
While the two busily chose colors, Gu Miyue, who had just flown, was now surrounded by a crowd.
“Are you Superman?”
“Pfft, Superman what? That’s foreign. She’s a fairy!”
“Do you know martial arts?”
“Can I learn lightness skill?”
“Which sect are you from? Is it close to Jiangchao City?”
Gu Miyue was a little at a loss, but Yu Yan stepped in to rescue her. “It’s not lightness skill, not Superman, not a fairy.”
“It’s this bamboo dragonfly, bought from that stall. The boss said it could carry people into the air. We thought it was a joke, but turns out it’s real.”
“By the way, it only costs ninety-nine yuan!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd dispersed.
Originally, some wanted to ask about the product’s feel, whether it pulled awkwardly, or how it could possibly lift a person.
But at the lure of the ninety-nine yuan price, everyone instinctively rushed toward the stall.
Some of them were stall owners themselves, abandoning their own stands to bring customers over.
After all, they had never seen anything like this before.
When it came to joining the excitement, no one wanted to miss out. Besides, their own goods weren’t worth much, and nowadays people were civilized enough not to steal.
Even if one or two items were taken, it didn’t matter. Watching the spectacle was the priority!
Xia Zui had just finished helping the couple pick their bamboo dragonflies when the entire stall was suddenly engulfed by a surging crowd.
Everyone was talking at once.
“Boss, is this bamboo dragonfly really only ninety-nine?”
“Can I fly too?”
“Can I try it out?”
“What is this thing?”
“When did this high-tech gear come out? Why haven’t I seen it before? How does it work?”
“Can elderly people use it?”
“What about kids?”
Xia Zui was dizzy from all the questions and saw someone reaching out to try it.
She quickly stood up. “We don’t support trials here!”
“Don’t push, don’t push!” She waved her hands. “The stall is small. Crowding is dangerous. I know everyone’s excited, but please calm down.”
Holding up a bamboo dragonfly, she explained, “This is called a bamboo dragonfly. It can carry a person and fly, but there’s a speed limit. The maximum speed is twenty kilometers per hour—about the speed of a bicycle.”
“As for the price, yes, it’s ninety-nine yuan each...”
Before she finished, someone began scanning the code to pay. Xia Zui quickly raised her hand. “Hold on, please don’t rush.”
“Wait until I finish explaining before paying. One at a time, or it’ll get chaotic.”
She remembered the man who had already paid, then continued, “Each person is limited to one of each product.”
“Regarding whether elderly or children can use it: although the bamboo dragonfly has automatic deceleration, landing, and obstacle avoidance functions, I personally don’t recommend it.”
“Flying high above the ground isn’t like walking on solid ground. So if there are elderly or children at home, it’s best they only try it briefly with someone accompanying them.”
“Never let them use it alone to avoid accidents.”
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After speaking, Xia Zui sat back down. She looked at the man who had just paid and asked, “Which color do you want? I have red, yellow, green, orange, purple, and black.”
The man smiled. “Black.”
Xia Zui handed him a brand-new bamboo dragonfly and added, “There’s an instruction manual inside; you can take a look.”
“Oh, by the way, I have other products too. Would you like to see them?”
The people gathered around were eager to scan the code and take off on their bamboo dragonflies, but hearing about other products sparked their curiosity.
If the bamboo dragonfly could carry a person into the air, what else could this stall possibly have that was even more amazing?
At that moment, Heng Jianmu proudly displayed the bracelet on his wrist. “This one costs one hundred ninety-nine yuan—an adjustable temperature bracelet. Wearing it feels like basking in spring sunshine!”
“It really works! I feel like I could wear short sleeves even in winter.”
The people nearby were astonished, and the elderly gentleman kept exclaiming in disbelief.
Even Bai Man and Xu Tan, who had just bought bamboo dragonflies and tried them on, were curious about the bracelet.
One hundred ninety-nine yuan was a bit pricey for them, but this bracelet...
It regulated temperature!
If it was as effective as the man claimed, it was like carrying around a personal air conditioner.
Wasn’t this way better than electric blankets or air conditioners?
After a quick discussion, they decided to buy one to try.
Seizing the moment, Xia Zui eagerly recommended other products as well.
There was a sleep-learning machine that allowed you to study while asleep, a convenient automatic cooking machine that required no cleaning, and magical glasses that enabled the blind to see and the deaf to hear.
Parents with children were particularly tempted by the sleep-learning machine, priced at only two hundred ninety-nine yuan!
If it were an ordinary eye mask, people would have thought the stall owner was crazy.
But this eye mask looked beautiful and high-end.
Considering that the bamboo dragonfly could carry a person, the stall owner seemed trustworthy—otherwise, why ruin their own reputation?
Besides, if they didn’t buy, there were others waiting.
As competition increased, some people stopped hesitating and bought everything outright.
Those who bought both the temperature bracelet and bamboo dragonfly, after experiencing them, immediately paid for all the other products too.
Both were excellent items; the rest must be good as well.
So, most people left with four items—except the magical glasses.
It wasn’t until nine o’clock at night that Yu Yan returned home, carrying a huge pile of things.
On the sofa, her mother sat soaking her feet, frowning when she saw Yu Yan with a bag full of items.
“What did you buy this time? The house is full of your deliveries every day.”
Yu Yan didn’t mind her mother’s scolding, as it was true—her packages piled up everywhere.
She happily took out her purchases and ran to her mother. “Mom, I’m telling you, these are all good things!”
“Look at this—bamboo dragonfly, only ninety-nine yuan!”
Chen Songmei’s expression silently said, “How did such a foolish girl become my daughter?”
Yu Yan smiled and placed the bamboo dragonfly on her head, then soared into the air.