Beijing South Station, scorched by the blazing sun, college student Xiao Lin from the post-2000 generation drags a cooler filled with ice, completing the 57th transaction in the waiting hall. 3.5 hours, a profit of 254 yuan recorded—this is not some high-tech startup, but rather 'arbitrage economics' played out with lemonade priced at 4 yuan per cup from Mixue Ice City.
This summer, a trend has quietly emerged on social media: the 'lemonade wealth code': utilizing discount coupons from delivery platforms for bulk purchases, setting up mobile ice stalls at transportation hubs and scenic spots. Lemonade, originally priced at 4 yuan, can be resold for a high price of 8 yuan when packaged with ice, yielding a profit margin approaching 100%. Some participants self-deprecatingly remark: 'This generation of young people is either making money or researching how to legally 'shear the wool from capitalism.'
