“A business opportunity,” Xu Youqing said. “Set up a few toys, put up a few rings, and put up a code. Make the rings a little smaller. If the location is good and there’s a lot of foot traffic, you can earn over a thousand a day. Isn’t that better than staying up all night watching the stock market?”
"..."
Yang Shuhuan had only five rings left in his hand, and just as he was about to throw them, the stall owner stopped him.
"Handsome, can you wait a bit before playing? I have something to do right now." Yang Shuhuan had spent a lot of money on this stall, so now the stall owner treated him like a god of wealth.
"Huh?" Yang Shuhuan glanced at him and nodded when she saw several staff members wearing name tags and blue vests standing next to him.
The stall owner asked the customers to stand aside and then had his staff go in and replace several toys in the market with a few wooden boxes, including the remote-controlled airplane that cost 799.
Yang Shuhuan returned to the group of five, and before she could figure out what was going on, she found that there were several times more onlookers around her.
"Holy crap!" Wang Zehao exclaimed, grabbing Yang Shuhuan's arm and shaking it. He pointed at the person slowly walking towards them and asked, "Isn't that Zhu Yang? Isn't that Zhu Yang?"
"Huh?" Yang Shuhuan looked over and blinked. "It really is."
"Holy crap, my mom was watching that idol drama he was in every spare moment recently, it was called..." Wang Zehao's mind went blank for a moment and he couldn't remember anything, but that didn't stop him from speaking: "Anyway, he played the male lead, and hey, his acting was so awkward—"
Whether by coincidence or not, the popular idol over there happened to turn around and look in their direction just as Wang Zehao said those words.
"But he's so handsome, it's undeniable." Wang Zehao immediately shut up as he changed the subject.
No one paid attention to them. Over there, Zhu Yang and the production team confirmed the game rules several times. He turned to the camera and said, "The password card is in one of the five small boxes inside the ring toss area. I need to invite a female amateur to help me toss it. Sigh~"
The beauty sighed, "This is nothing special," and the female fans behind the photographer let out wave after wave of wolfish howls.
"Yangyang, choose me!"
"Pick me! Pick me!"
System: Wow! I want to go too!
Xiang Yu was startled by the sudden appearance of the system, and her body trembled slightly, which was noticed by Gu Chen next to her.
Gu Chen leaned over and asked with concern, "Hey deskmate, are you feeling unwell? Should we find a quieter place?"
"It's nothing." Xiang Yu felt uncomfortable with the other person's cautiousness. "You don't need to be like this. I'm not sick."
Why isn't it an illness? Gu Chen wanted to ask him that, but he didn't say it.
"Won't this take a long time?" Xu Youqing watched as one female fan after another took the bait, and when she finally managed to get one, it turned out to be empty.
“It’s almost lunchtime, and I’m worried about the long queues. How about we go eat first, and you can tell the owner we’ll come back this afternoon?” Xu Youqing suggested to Yang Shuhuan after glancing at the time.
"Okay," Yang Shuhuan said to the stall owner, and the group prepared to leave for dinner.
Before leaving, another cheer erupted from the ring toss stall, as if a fan had successfully tossed another ring into the box.
When I opened it, it was still empty.
As Xu Youqing turned around, she glanced over there and yawned, her eyes meeting a pair of eyes.
Just because I glanced at you in the crowd.
This scene is just like when a teacher asks a question in class and then makes eye contact with you.
"Hello little sister, would you like to give it a try?"
"..." Xu Youqing stared at Zhu Yang's smiling face, looked at the five rings he handed her, and asked, "What's in it for me if I win?"
"Huh?" Zhu Yang was taken aback. This was the first time he had encountered this situation since the game started, but he quickly adjusted his expression and said humorously, "Can I have an autographed photo of you?"
"Um... thank you." Xu Youqing said politely at first, then bowed her head and said, "But I didn't play very well."
"Haha, it's okay, give it a try. Your brother is here to cheer you on." Zhu Yang's act of comforting her drew praise from the surrounding fans, which was mixed with envy.
"We're not going anywhere, we're not going anywhere." Yang Shuhuan pulled Wang Zehao closer to Xu Youluo, wanting to see if Xu Youqing could get the bait.
Gu Chen and Xiang Yu didn't want to leave first, so they waited where they were, and the cameras would pan across them when filming the onlookers.
Gu Chen was afraid that Xiang Yu would be nervous, so he tried to change the subject to attract his attention.
"Hey deskmate, how many do you think she can guess?"
"I don't know," Xiang Yu said casually. "All correct."
It seems the first ring wasn't landed, and then Zhu Yang's encouraging voice came from over there.
"Go for it, little sister!"
The box was quite large, and the vendor insisted that the ring completely cover the object and let it touch the ground.
The surrounding fans were also shouting encouragement, and Gu Chen habitually joined in, shouting "Go for it!" along with cheering gestures.
"..." Xiang Yu subtly distanced herself from him.
"Thank you," Xu Youqing said, tossing out another ring, which landed perfectly on the box.
It was empty, but that didn't stop Xu Youqing from accepting the praise.
Zhu Yang said, "That's fantastic!"
The stall owner clapped along, saying, "Little girl, you got it so accurate!"
Gu Chen joined the crowd again, shouting, "Awesome! Keep it up!"
Xiang Yu: "..."
"Thank you." Xu Youqing said, then threw another ring out, this time to the center.
Zhu Yang: "Wow, that's amazing!"
The stall owner smiled without changing his expression: "Not bad, not bad, this little girl is really lucky."
Xu Youqing's luck and skill caused a stir among the crowd. Gu Chen continued, "Keep going, there's only one left!"
Xiang Yu became numb and subtly distanced herself from him.
"Thank you." This time, Xu Youqing didn't wait for the staff to take the box out of the case before flying in a circle again.
"Fantastic!" Zhu Yang clapped and cheered, "All correct, little sister, you're amazing!"
Xu Youqing stopped talking and, before the staff could react, weighed the last ring in her hand and launched it.
Staring at the trajectory of the circle across the air, the stall owner suddenly had a bad feeling.
The circle securely holds the 599 half-life princess doll that wasn't removed.
Stall owner: "..."
A sudden silence fell over the surroundings, followed by cheers.
Gu Chen: "Wow, that's amazing!" He turned his head and saw that his deskmate was already a meter away from him. He immediately clung to him and said excitedly, "You guessed it, deskmate! You're awesome!"
Xiang Yu was also stunned, clearly not expecting Xu Youqing to put on such a show.
The stall owner snapped out of his daze amidst the cheers and saw Xu Youqing staring at him.
"Uncle, I'm doing this for a friend. He has five rings. Can you take this one away?"
The stall owner's lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say, "Of course not!" These 599 dolls were his gimmick to attract business, and if they were just taken away like that, half a day's work would be for nothing.
Unfortunately, the camera was pointed right in their direction, so he forced a smile and said dryly, "Of course."
Yang Shuhuan was stunned. "Holy crap!" He was so excited that he rushed forward to give Xu Youqing a hug, but Xu Youluo grabbed him.
Xu Youluo hugged her sister and glared at him: "No, Huanhuan, people can't, or at least shouldn't."
"Sorry, sorry, I got too excited." Yang Shuhuan smiled sheepishly.
The staff kindly helped take out the princess doll. Xiang Yu wondered if celebrities always carried their own photos with them. Yang Shuhuan walked over happily with the doll in his arms. He saw Zhu Yang, who was about to leave, suddenly run over, take the photo from the assistant, and sign his name.
Looking at the photo in Xu Youqing's hand, Wang Zehao exclaimed, "That's great! My mom would be so happy if she knew I met her idol today."
After hearing this, Zhu Yang signed a few more sheets and gave one to each of the remaining five people.
Zhu Yang flashed a classic idol smile: "It's okay, I have other game tasks to complete, I'll be going now, bye~"
Xu Youqing smiled and waved to see him off: "Thank you, I will cherish it."
After the others had walked away, he smiled and stuffed the photo into Wang Zehao's hand, saying, "Here, this is for you."
Wang Zehao: "?" What happened to the promised treasured collection?
Xiang Yu didn't need this either, so they gave it to him as well, and others followed suit.
The surprise came so suddenly that Wang Zehao couldn't wait to call home to share the good news.
The stall owner put the 799 remote-controlled airplane back on the table, and Xu Youqing reached out and took the remaining four rings from Yang Shuhuan and walked over.
The stall owner's face darkened when he saw her coming. Before she could throw the ring out of the hole, he stepped in and stopped her, saying sheepishly, "Miss, this is a small business of mine, I can't afford to play like this."
Xu Youqing said, "It's okay, I won't use the expensive one."
"..." The stall owner thought to himself, "You fucking have a choice?"
In the end, they didn't continue. Yang Shuhuan was very satisfied with the ring he had caught and returned the rest to the stall owner. Compared to the stiff-looking girl, this young man was like an angel.
Touched, the stall owner pulled a toy from his stall and gave it to him.
A little turtle with a laceration on its belly.
"You've already unlocked the line." Yang Shuhuan planned to give this to Xu Youqing as a thank-you gift, but now that the line was unlocked, he wanted to exchange it for something like a dolphin.
And what kind of nonsense is it to give a girl a turtle?
Xu Youqing wasn't picky; she simply took it and said thank you.
The group ventured into the food court, and sure enough, all the places where they could sit down and eat were packed.
Looking at the queues sitting outside each shop, the food street seemed much less crowded in comparison.
Yang Shuhuan suggested, "Why don't we go take a look over there?"
The Xu siblings said it was fine with them, and Wang Zehao was still talking to his mother about what happened that morning. Yang Shuhuan thought that this guy would eat anything, so she ignored him.
Xiang Yu nodded and looked at Gu Chen. After the carousel, Gu Chen was always looking down at his phone whenever there was a break in conversation. His expression was sometimes serious and sometimes worried. Xiang Yu didn't know what he was looking at.
"..." Xiang Yu repeated her question, "Is it okay if I eat snacks?"
"Anything is fine." Gu Chen looked up at him. "I'll listen to you, I'm fine with anything." Then he lowered his head again.
The group first went to the takoyaki food cart. After paying, Xu Youqing took out a pack of wet wipes from her bag and distributed them to everyone.
"Hey, a little dirt won't hurt you." Wang Zehao chuckled a few times, but when he saw the other person looking at him calmly, his smile froze. He quickly took the wet wipe and carefully wiped every part of his hands. "But you must pay attention to hygiene before meals."
As Gu Chen took the wet wipes, he casually handed his phone to Xiang Yu, who had already finished wiping her hands.