Chapter 56: Rafael (Part 1)

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.