On the Happiness of Others - Part 2

We were going to this hot spring, and the idea was to dive in and enjoy the embalming water. I did not have a change of clothes however, so I wasn't sure about the diving in part of it.

Luckily, when we reached there I saw a small stall in the distance. A lady and her daughter (I think) were selling shorts and shirts. I went up to them and this is how the conversation went:

"How much is this short for?"

"100 Baht", said the lady.

"Less?", I said. I did not know how much English they knew - "Discount?" 

"100 Baht."

"70 Baht?", I insisted. 

 "Noooo...", came a low-pitched, low-volume reply. She wasn't happy.

I can't really explain what happened next.  I immediately decided to give up on bargaining and bought the shorts for a 100 Baht.

"Okay, okay...", I said. "Thank you!"

"Khob pun khaaa..", she said. "Thank youu..".

"Khob pun kha.", I said, slightly blushingly. And then quickly realizing that I should use khraap instead of kha, I repeated - "Khob pun khraap!"

And the lady and her daughter gave me a big smile! As I took the shorts and was about to leave she said:

"You are handsome!"

I blushed like a red tomato. I gave a huge beaming smile and left.

Yes, I probably paid extra. Yes, she was probably just happy because of that. But then, she was happy and she made me happy. Isn't that what really matters in the end? Also, perhaps there is no better joy than the joy of being complimented by perfect strangers :)