Chapter 380 - 379: The Pauper
The little boy looked shy, and when he saw Su Yang walking toward him, he was clearly at a loss. Finally, biting his lip as if he had made up his mind, he said in a low voice, "Brother, my family has a room, do you... do you... would you like to stay...?"
"How much for one night?" Su Yang asked.
Gathering his courage, the boy whispered, "Fifty... fifty..."
"Fifty?" Su Yang was surprised. The rooms offered by the people here all started at a thousand a night. Fifty a night for the boy’s room—could he have heard it wrong?
Hearing Su Yang’s tone, the boy looked visibly frightened and whispered, "We can... we can give a discount..."
Su Yang was speechless for a moment. A room rate of fifty, and you still want to offer a discount?
Before Su Yang could respond, a man nearby sneered, "Doggie, your house wants to charge fifty? You had better pay me fifty to stay there for a night; I wouldn’t want to!"
The boy’s face turned red with embarrassment, and he protested softly, "You... you stop talking nonsense..."
"Hey, you’re talking back!" the man immediately glared and said, "Did I say something wrong? Have you even looked at what kind of house you live in? What era are we living in still staying in that kind of mud house? Your house has only those two lamps, doesn’t even have a household appliance, and doesn’t even have running water connected. Air conditioning, a water heater, you don’t have any of those. Staying at your house, even washing your face is a problem—what’s the difference from being in prison? Who would want to stay there?"