After that day, the thin stall owner often clashed with Amalia.
Instead of waiting for customers at his own stall, he actively approached young customers, using every means to divert their attention, impacting not only her business but also affecting the sales of the old stall owner and the chubby stall owner.
While not everyone sought services from the thin stall owner, he certainly disrupted Amalia's business. After the encounter with the boy last time, Amalia didn't receive any new business.
The next day, the thin stall owner employed the same tactics.
By midday, there wasn't a single customer in front of Amalia's stall. The thin stall owner's smug expression finally soured in the afternoon, as the boy who had sought Amalia's repair service the day before returned, bringing two friends along.
However, the thin stall owner failed to recognize the boy and, just as he was about to repeat his strategy, the boy walked past him directly.
"Boss, I've brought my friends." The boy name was Rafael, he keeping his promise to bring his friends come to Amalia for busines.
Seeing Amalia, the first boy blushed slightly and discreetly tugged at Rafael's clothes. "Rafael, she's really beautiful, just as you said."
"Yeah, much more beautiful than our school's heartthrob." The second boy, with a bolder disposition, openly admired Amalia.
Rafael proudly stated, "Look, I didn't deceive you, did I?"
"No, not at all." The second boy couldn't hold back and approached Amalia.
"Boss, how should we address you? Could you tell us your name?"
"You can call me Amalia," she recognized Rafael and nodded at him.
"Then let's call you Big Sister Amalia. Rafael mentioned you're really skilled at repairing artifacts, so he recommended us to come. Here's my artifact, can you take a look?" The second boy handed his artifact to Amalia.
The first boy also couldn't resist and pushed forward, saying, "And mine too."
Amalia held the two artifacts in her hands, following the order of arrival, she started by repairing the artifact of the second boy first. His artifact seemed to have no significant issues, not requiring additional materials for the repair. So, Within ten minutes, it was fixed.
"Check if there are any other issues."
The second boy took her artifact and examined it, immediately showing uncontrollable admiration. "It's amazing, way better than I imagined. Thank you, Big Sister Amalia."
Amalia acknowledged with a sound of agreement and picked up the artifact of the first boy, which had several problems.
As the first boy noticed Amalia spending more time examining his artifact than the second boy's, he felt a bit anxious.
His family was relatively poor, and when he initially purchased this artifact, it almost emptied their savings.
With no money for a second one, repairing was the only option.
Over time, the issues with his artifact increased due to repeated repairs.
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A few days ago, when he sought an Artificer to fix his artifact, he was bluntly told that it was beyond repair due to excessive prior fixes, making it irreparable. He was advised to get a new artifact.
It wasn't until last night when Rafael suddenly mentioned that he found a skilled Artificer for artifact repairs, reasonably priced. He had seen the transformation in his friend's artifact, which gave him a glimmer of hope.
"Big Sister Amalia, how much would it cost to repair my friend's artifact?" Rafael, sensing his friend's anxiety, asked on his behalf.
Amalia quoted a price.
The first boy was taken aback.
"What's wrong?" Amalia looked at the first boy, thinking he might find the price too high.
The first boy immediately shook hia head like a tambourine, hastily saying, "No, no, no, the price is great, much cheaper than I expected."
"This is a preferential price, only this time." Amalia raised an eyebrow.
The first boy paused again, lowering his head. "Thank you."
Rafael patted his friend's shoulder.
Twenty minutes later, under Amalia's expertise, the first boy's artifact underwent a remarkable transformation. All the previous repair marks were eradicated, the surface now smooth and devoid of the previous pitting. Amalia found a lot of black impurities under the artifact, more than the combined amount from the two artifacts repaired before. Due to frequent repairs by less skilled Artificers, each fix left behind more impurities, causing the artifact's functionality to deteriorate gradually, reaching a point where getting a new one would be more beneficial.
This time, Amalia extracted the impurities from the artifact. Although the artifact might not reach its peak functionality of a hundred percent, it was restored to about ninety-five or ninety-six percent.
After paying, the three boys thanked Amalia and prepared to leave. The bold second boy approached Amalia, "Big Sister Amalia, can I add your contact information? If anyone needs artifact repairs in the future, we can refer them to you."
Amalia didn't refuse. Repairing artifacts was one of her methods of self-improvement, and the more people sought her services, the better.
Rafael and the first boy also boldly approached to add her contact information.
Before leaving, Rafael suddenly remembered something.
"Big Sister Amalia, this is my token of appreciation. Please don't refuse it."
A packet of milk candies with white rabbit brand was placed in front of her. Amalia looked up in surprise, questioning, "Why are you giving me this?"
Rafael, feeling shy, said, "I accidentally noticed a White Rabbit candy peeking out of your pocket that day. I figured it must be one of your favorites, so I thought this gift would be suit you."
"So, That's the reasons you were searching for this yesterday." The two friends expressed their surprise.
"Thank you." Amalia didn't mention that someone who liked White Rabbit milk candies might have a strange personality.
After the three boys left, Amalia stared at the White Rabbit candy for a few minutes, involuntarily recalling the person's face in her mind.
Lately, this person seemed to appear in her thoughts quite frequently. Amalia shook off the images from her mind and pocketed the candy.
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