"That''s a peach tree." Avery noticed that Ivy was drawn to it and went into the store with Ivy.


    "Mom, peach flowers don''t bloom during this time of the year, right?" Ivy asked. "Is this fake? It looks real, though."


    "These are real peach blossoms," the owner exined. "You can take a closer look if you don''t believe me. It smells great as well! We take care of it in a specific way so that it blooms in January, so it costs a little more."


    Avery did not ask about the price and simply inspected the tree. "I think it''s real." She turned to look at Ivy. "If you like it, we will buy it."


    Ivy loved it but noticed that there was only one peach tree in the store and leaned over to whisper into Avery''s ear, "I think La is going to love this."


    Avery turned to look at the tree once again and realized that Ivy was right.


    "Mom, don''t speak. Let me try to bargain with them," Ivy whispered and proceeded to ask the owner about the price.


    The owner noticed that both Ivy and Avery were dressed elegantly and said, "You have great taste. This tree only has blossoms and doesn''t bear fruits. We imported it from overseas and cing this in your house will bring you great fortune. If you maintain it well, it can live quite long. This is the only tree we imported, so I will sell it to you at a cheaper price. It cost us three thousand when we bought it. You can have it at four thousand."


    Ivy had not expected a peach tree that did not bear fruit to cost up to four thousand.


    "Sir, how much would a peach tree this size would be worth in March?" Ivy asked.


    The owner paused as he was surprised by the question. "Well... We don''t sell peach trees in March... so I don''t know about the price..."


    The owner knew that peach trees blossomed in March, and they would not be worth much by then.


    "We have a few peach trees in our yard, Sir! They are bigger than yours and have more flowers in March than yours! Naturally, our peach trees won''t blossom during this time of the year, so I guess I can''tpare them with yours."


    "That''s right. It''s worth this much because its flowers are blooming at this time." The owner blushed and marveled at how sharp-tongued Ivy was. "If you really want this, I can give you a discount."


    "How about seven-hundred and


    seventy-seven? It''s a big tree and takes up a fot of space here, so it''s best to just sell it off to make a profit from it. We are in thetter half of January now, and soon, it will be February. Once New Year''s passes, your peach tree will be worth nothing at all," Ivy said.


    The price she proposed was still too expensive for her, but the prices of everything skyrocketed on New Year''s; on top of that, the tree was ratherrge and had beautiful


    blossoms, so she knew that the


    owner would not sell it to her if she


    offered a lower price.


    There were countless wealthy people in Avonsville, so there were bound to be others who could afford the price.


    "You are too good at bargaining... I won''t make much of a profit that way... That''s too much. I won''t sell it at three digits! Raise the price by a little and I will sell it to you..." the owner said painstakingly.


    Avery, who had remained quiet the


    entire time, nned on paying the owner a thousand, but Ivy simply pulled at Avery''s hand and said, "Seven is a lucky number, and if you sell this tree to me at this price, you are definitely going to have


    Wonderful luck in theat


    follows."


    "Alright, alright! Sold! Do you want anything else? We have all sorts of flowers here..."


    "Just this tree," Ivy said with determination.


    After making the payment and leaving their address for delivery, Ivy and Avery walked out of the store.


    "Darling, you are brilliant at bargaining, but why didn''t you buy other things from the store?" Avery was confused.


    "I was attracted to the peach tree in his store. It''s so expensive, and I wouldn''t have spent so much money on it if that''s not the only store with a peach tree!" Ivy managed to lower the price, but she still felt that she was overspending.N?velDrama.Org owns this text.


    "New Year''s is approaching, so all prices go up. People who are still working right now don''t get to spend time with their family and I guess it''s a way topensate for that," Avery said.