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Chapter 129: Lucky and Unlucky

9:10.

The Bund, Nanjing West Road.

Before Lin Qingsong even got close, he saw a giant trendy toy sign.

To be fair, this flagship store, which claims to be the largest Pop Mart store in the world, does have a pretty high-end feel.

The huge brand logo on the facade is clearly visible even from 100 meters away.

Although the store's design looked very high-end, Lin Qingsong didn't pay too much attention to it.

With a clear goal in mind, I walked to the 13cm trendy figurine blind box section on the far left of the second floor.

Although the system only mentioned that the first blind box on the right, the second one inside, could contain limited edition items.

But from the initial third prize in Red Bull to the autographed tennis ball in the locker, he had figured out the system's nature.

The information it contains is certainly accurate, but there is a high possibility that there are other items of similar or even greater value around it.

Therefore, Lin Qingsong picked up the shopping basket and bought all the items in the target blind box, including the top, bottom, right, front, and back.

Anyway, one costs only 69 yuan, so six would cost 414 yuan.

Not expensive.

It's just a small amount of money.

If you happen to get a hidden item, you'll make a killing.

Even if we can't get it, we can still give it to Vivian as a gift.

"Dude, you didn't even listen to the instructions or feel the weight before buying it?"

Just as Lin Qingsong was about to pick up his shopping basket full of blind boxes and leave, a girl wearing glasses chimed in curiously.

"What?" Lin Qingsong looked at the man in confusion.

"You're definitely going to lose money buying it like this. You must be a newbie. Let me tell you, if you want to buy something valuable, first you need to feel its weight, then when it feels about right, you need to shake it and listen to the sound!"

Hearing his words, Lin Qingsong finally understood what those people around him were doing—holding the boxes to feel their weight, avoiding the salesperson's gaze, and shaking the boxes up, down, left, and right to listen to the sound.

"Bro, you have to shake it!" The girl with glasses said, then enthusiastically picked up a blind box from the counter, shook it to her ear, and said smugly, "See, this blind box won't work, it's definitely a regular one inside!"

"Awesome." Lin Qingsong was truly impressed; he had never seen anything like it before. He was amazed that blind boxes could still be sold like this these days.

Curious, he picked up the blind box suggested by the system, and then casually picked up the regular blind box that the woman with glasses had said was the one he had, and waved them both near his ears.

Ok.

The sounds aren't exactly the same, but they're absolutely identical.

Anyway, he couldn't tell.

Forget it, let's leave this kind of advanced operation to those who know how.

You can just use cheats yourself.

Seeing Lin Qingsong's expression, the woman with glasses couldn't help but laugh and say, "Dude, can't you tell? It's okay, everyone's like this the first time. You'll get the hang of it after listening more!"

"Forget it, I'll just buy whatever I want." Lin Qingsong waved his hand helplessly and said, "I can't handle your high-level operations."

"It's okay, let's add each other on WeChat, I can teach you." The bespectacled woman revealed her true intentions, smiling as she took out her phone and said, "Besides, you must be a newbie to the scene, right? You can ask me any questions you have. I also have a lot of inside information about sneaker stores, where and when limited-edition sneakers will be released, I know all about it, and I can take you along too."

Lin Qingsong was used to being approached by people anytime, anywhere. He also knew the woman with glasses' profession; wasn't she a scalper?

But believing that having more friends means having more options, and that scalpers can be useful, he still took out his phone and added the woman with glasses as a friend.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the woman with glasses' figure, which can be described as slender yet voluptuous!
After adding each other as friends, the woman with glasses introduced herself: "Hey buddy, my name is Ge Qiuwan, what's yours?"

"Lin Qingsong, and your name is quite nice."

Upon hearing this, Ge Qiuwan subconsciously pushed up her glasses and smiled, "Lin Qingsong, your name is also very nice."

"Haha, alright, let's not flatter each other anymore." Lin Qingsong, who hadn't slept all night, yawned and said, "Let's meet another day. I'm going back to catch up on my sleep."

"Okay!" Ge Qiuwan nodded with a smile, then pointed to the blind box in front of him: "If you get something good but don't have a way to sell it, come to me, I'll give you a high price!"

After giving an "OK" sign, Lin Qingsong picked up his shopping basket and went to pay.

Before leaving, he also stopped by a nearby store and bought some M&M's.

Even with the system already in place, Lin Qingsong was still a little apprehensive when he opened the M&M's gate.

This stuff tastes good, but it's also really expensive.

Some bored people online even bought one to tease the waiter.

This single M&M's is weighed and sold for 3.3 yuan.

Of course, feeling a jolt of fear when pulling the gate is a conditioned reflex.

When Lin Qingsong went to pay after filling half the bag, he found it only cost a few hundred yuan and relaxed.

It's okay, not expensive.

He even dares to say that he has achieved the freedom to buy Laiyifen duck tongues for eight or nine yuan a piece.

These few hundred dollars worth of M&Ms are no problem. After slowly strolling to his hotel room with his things, Lin Qingsong put the M&Ms in the refrigerator and changed his clothes.

After realizing that none of the three showed any signs of waking up, he pulled up all the blackout curtains and squeezed into the middle of them to sleep.

With a soft jade in my arms, I sleep soundly.

When I woke up, it was already past five in the afternoon.

He had just sat up in bed when Vivian, who was the first to fall asleep, also opened her eyes.

"Huh? They're not doing well either??" Vivian looked around in confusion.

Because the sunlight was blocked by the blackout curtains, she thought she had only slept for a short while.

"It's already five o'clock in the afternoon of the second day." Lin Qingsong understood her subtext, glanced at his watch, and said helplessly, "You've slept all day!"

"I see." Vivian picked up her water glass, glanced at Lisa and Deborah, and asked curiously, "So who goes first?"

“Deborah is even better.” Lin Qingsong smiled and gave a thumbs up, saying, “She truly deserves the title of French warrior!”

"Haha, let's see how Lisa brags in front of me now." Vivian looked pleased.

Then she touched her stomach and said to Lin Qingsong, "I've asked the kitchen to send us food. When they knock on the door later, please answer it for us."

"it is good."

While Vivian was on the phone, Lin Qingsong went to the living room and brought in all the Pop Mart blind boxes he had just bought.

"Vivian, I happened to pass by their flagship store this morning when I went for my run. I remember you really like their stuff, so I bought some. Do you want to open them and take a look now?"

Lin Qingsong originally planned to open it himself and give the limited edition doll to Vivian, but on the way back, he thought about it again.

Even if this thing is a limited edition, it will only cost a little over ten thousand yuan. With Vivian's financial resources, she can easily collect all of these items.

But since she hasn't collected them all yet and is still interested in them, it's very likely that she just enjoys the feeling of opening blind boxes and finding limited editions.

Since that's the case, why not let her open it herself and get the limited edition?

The memory of unpacking a limited edition item yourself is definitely more profound than the memory of giving it to her directly.

"You actually went for a run this morning!" Vivian's attention wasn't on the blind boxes; instead, she looked at Lin Qingsong with slight surprise and said, "My goodness, Lin, you're so disciplined!"

"It's alright, I'm used to it after all." Lin Qingsong said as he sat down on the edge of the bed and placed the blind box next to her.

"Then I'll open it." Vivian looked at the blind box in front of her, her heart suddenly itching.

Lin Qingsong didn't say anything, but calmly watched her open the blind box.

As Vivian unpacked the figurines, she explained to Lin Qingsong what styles they were and how much they cost on the market.

She was clearly quite familiar with these things.

Lin Qingsong was somewhat disappointed when he found that both of the demolished models were ordinary ones. It seemed that getting freebies from the system wasn't so easy after all.

Vivian remained calm. Seeing Lin Qingsong's disappointment, she smiled as she opened the third one, saying, "Actually, it's quite normal to get a regular model. The chances of getting a rare or limited edition are much lower."

"Ouch! My God!" Before she could finish speaking, she couldn't help but look down at the blind box she had just opened: "Lin!!! This is Pop Mart's DIMOO Makashi! Wow! This is a limited edition figure, each one costs 17,000 or 18,000 yuan!!"

Looking at the doll in front of her, which was only the size of a mobile phone, Vivian couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Although it only costs a little over ten thousand yuan, she can easily afford it with her financial resources.

But the feeling of taking it apart by hand is something that money can't buy.

"Vivian, it seems you're quite lucky!" Lin Qingsong gave a thumbs-up in approval. "You got a limited edition item on only the third one!"

"Haha, this has nothing to do with me, you bought all of these!" Vivian suppressed her excitement and quickly opened the other three.

Looking at the DIMOO Makashiba worth 17,000 or 18,000 yuan and the camping plan worth over 1,000 yuan in front of her, Vivian said to Lin Qingsong with a look of surprise, "Lin, you are so lucky! You only bought six blind boxes and you actually got a limited edition and a very popular one!"

"Maybe it's just your luck!" Lin Qingsong didn't take credit, but instead said with a smile, "After all, you're the one who opened it!"

"No, no, no!" Vivian's face was full of helplessness: "I spent hundreds of thousands on blind boxes, but in the end I didn't get many limited edition, hidden, or popular items."

Well, another unlucky one.

Faced with a lucky guy like Lin Qingsong, Vivian, who was considered unlucky, couldn't help but say:

"Lin, have you always been lucky? I remember you used to be able to buy World War II antiques just by walking around."

"I think so. I seem to have had pretty good luck since I was little."

Lin Qingsong thought about it and realized that he had indeed been very lucky since childhood.

With a face that could make even the cafeteria ladies serve food without shaking their spoons, he really has no face to say he's unlucky.

No wonder!

Vivian nodded thoughtfully. She recalled the good things that had happened since she met Lin Qingsong, and slowly attributed all of them to Lin Qingsong.

Ultimately, a conclusion was reached.

Lin Qingsong is her lucky star; if she spends more time with him, she will become lucky too!

(End of this chapter)