She might not be the best at studying, but when it came to claw machines, she was very experienced.
"And don’t you think it’s more like a process of chasing dreams? As long as you don’t give up, one day you’ll grab the plushie you’ve set your heart on."
It was the first time Xu Weiran had seen that girl speak so much at once.
It was obvious, she was indeed experienced.
"Let me try," he said.
"Sure!" Sheng Ning’an replied with a smile, "But let’s switch to another machine; this one’s just been won from, it’ll be hard to grab another." After saying that, she pulled his hand towards the next machine.
After they chose a machine, Sheng Ning’an helped him insert coins, then signaled to him, "You can start now!"
Xu Weiran glanced at the machine, then worked the joystick. The claw descended and then grabbed firmly, amazingly getting it on the first try.
"Your luck is too good!"
She remembered when she first played, it took her more than twenty coins to barely grab one.
The two of them tried a few more machines, and Xu Weiran was able to grab a toy every two or three coins he used.
This success rate was even higher than that of Sheng Ning’an, the veteran player.
"Are you sure this is your first time playing?" Sheng Ning’an looked at him skeptically.
Could it be that there was a beginner’s luck period with this thing?
Xu Weiran smiled and said, "I just calculated the probability of a loose claw for each machine, as well as the pressure points and angles for the claw in advance, so my success rate is somewhat higher than others."
Even in claw machines, he didn’t forget to apply calculations. Are geniuses always this competitive?
They were supposed to be relaxing, yet with his calculations, it turned into solving math and physics problems.
But the joy of a top student is indeed different from that of us ordinary people.
Sheng Ning’an gave him half of the coins, and then they played on their own.
When the hundred coins were all used up, Sheng Ning’an’s cart in front of her was filled with a pile of plushies.
Passersby couples and children were casting envious glances their way.
Sheng Ning’an pushed the cart filled with plushies to the counter and exchanged them for a super-sized stuffed animal, which she then handed to Xu Weiran, "For you."
Xu Weiran took the half-person-tall plushie handed to him, instantly drawing a wave of gazes.
They left the plushie store, with just a few minutes left before the movie started.
Sheng Ning’an went to buy a drink, while Xu Weiran holding the plushie waited for her at the entrance of the store,
Right then, a child happened to pass by, marveling at the plushie in his hands with a "wow" of amazement. Then on tiptoes, he pulled at Xu Weiran’s sleeve and asked, "Brother, did you grab that?"
Xu Weiran looked down at the little guy and said with a smile, "No, this was a gift from my girlfriend."
"Brother, your girlfriend is amazing!" the little one’s eyes shone brightly.
Xu Weiran glanced towards Sheng Ning’an and curved his lips, "You’re right!"
Sheng Ning’an came back with the drinks, just in time to see two workers carrying a sign passing in front of Xu Weiran.
Just then, a couple came out of the nearby cinema with a coke in hand. The workers, vision blocked by the sign, carelessly bumped into the couple, causing one person’s coke to fly out of hand, heading straight towards Xu Weiran.
Just as the coke was about to hit the plushie he held, Xu Weiran didn’t even think before lifting his injured hand to block it...