Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

Chen Duo was a little confused when she saw the dessert in front of her, which was completely different from the picture.

"?"

Is this what I ordered?

Zhou Fengliu, sitting opposite her, seemed to notice the emotion on Chen Duo's face and understood that it was because Chen Duo was confused that the dessert in front of her did not match the picture on the menu.

He explained to Chen Duo, "The pictures are for reference only... the actual product shall prevail, understand?"

"..."

Listening to Zhou Fengliu's words, and looking at the pictures on the menu and comparing them with the items in front of her, Chen Duo gained a deep understanding of what Zhou Fengliu meant by "for reference only".

This is really just for reference.

On this day, young Chen Duo was taught a lesson by reality, which made her understand what it means that "society is simple, but people are complicated."

...

After a hot pot meal, Zhou Fengliu was about to head home and enjoy his vacation when he was about to speak to Chen Duo but did not hear a response from her.

Turning her head, she was surprised to find that Chen Duo had stopped in her tracks, captivated by a row of claw machines. She watched as people operated the machines to win prizes, and she was quite curious.

Seeing this, Zhou Fengliu walked over.

"Want to play?" he asked.

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's voice, Chen Duo turned her head to look, then nodded.

"think."

"Do you have money?"

"No..."

"What's the point of playing without you..."

...

P.S.: The first day of March also marks the 100th consecutive day of updating this book!

Though we are short, we last a long time!

Goodnight, godfathers, sweet dreams. May you have everything you need every day.

Chapter 200 Zhou Fengliu: I'm an old hand at this! (First Update)

The truth is always a ruthless knife; Zhou Fengliu said that without Yuanzi, he couldn't play the claw machine.

"Oh..."

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's reply, Chen Duo first said "Oh," and then continued to stand at a distance watching others play.

Although she had no money, that didn't stop her from watching others play...

It doesn't cost any money to look at it.

Chen Duo had been watching for a while.

When she saw the men and women trying to grab the dolls in the machine several times with the hooks, she touched her chin and wondered to herself, is this thing really that difficult?

Why can't we catch these people?

She was eager to try, but unfortunately she had no money in her pocket.

Zhou Fengliu understood the helplessness of being broke. Seeing Chen Duo's dazed look, he was prepared to exchange some currency to broaden Chen Duo's horizons.

Although there's a saying that just because you got caught in the rain you should tear up other people's umbrellas too, Zhou Fengliu wasn't that heartless. He wanted to show Chen Duo that there's genuine kindness in the world, and that it's not all just a bunch of tricks.

Just as Zhou Fengliu was thinking this, he heard Chen Duo speak to him:

"Could you lend me some money?"

"?"

Hearing this, Zhou Fengliu came to his senses and saw that Chen Duo was intermittently witty, as if she had been possessed by Feng Baobao, and actually asked him for money.

"Duozi, are you serious?"

"Okay, I'll pay you back." Chen Duo had just realized something: owing fifteen 998s is still owing, owing sixteen 998s is still owing, so why not owe just one more...

"Fine, you've got guts. How much will you lend me?"

"Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Chen Duo frowned slightly, pondered for two seconds, and then said, "Ninety-nine eight."

"..."

Nine hundred and ninety-eight?

These numbers look familiar; they even have whole numbers and zeros.

Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow and suddenly realized that this was the money Chen Duo had used to buy the secret manual from him.

The boomerang of memory spun around and came back, striking him.

"Okay, I'll lend you fifty first."

Zhou Fengliu wasn't stingy either; with a wave of his hand, he took out a fifty-yuan note for Chen Duo to squander.

It wasn't that he couldn't afford the 998 yuan, but he was worried that Chen Duo was too young and might be influenced by the bad trends of society too early, and that she might not be able to handle it. So he had to lend out the 998 yuan slowly and steadily.

Chen Duo: "..."

Chen Duo was the first person to borrow money from Zhou Fengliu, the "money-giving lay Buddhist," and she may very well be the last.

With the fifty yuan borrowed from Zhou Fengliu, Chen Duo exchanged it for ten claw machine game tokens as instructed by Zhou Fengliu, and then began her claw machine game.

She manipulated the joystick, and the claw above the claw machine moved accordingly. As she pressed the down button, the claw descended, but when it rose again, it failed to grab the doll.

"..." Chen Duo was stunned.

Ok.

That does seem a bit difficult.

Chen Duo wanted to continue, but found that each coin could only be used once, so she put in another coin, but as expected, she didn't get anything.

Chen Duo was not discouraged. She repeated the process of inserting coins, trying to win a prize, inserting more coins, and trying to win another prize.

After several attempts, although I managed to grab the doll a few times, my claws seemed to have no muscle strength and failed to carry it to the exit.

The ten coins were quickly gone, but Chen Duo gained nothing.

Seeing this, Zhou Fengliu was about to tell Chen Duo about the tricks of the claw machine when he saw Chen Duo go to the coin exchange counter and exchange the remaining money for game tokens.

Stud!

All in!

Seeing this, Zhou Fengliu had reason to believe that if he had really given Chen Duo 998, she would have exchanged it all for game tokens and fought to the death with this claw machine.

When Zhou Fengliu saw Chen Duo return with a bag full of game coins, he could only sigh.

He couldn't say anything... After all, you only realize you've lost something after you've suffered the consequences.

The saying goes, "You won't turn back until you hit a brick wall," meaning you have to hit it until you're bleeding before you realize that the road is blocked.

Zhou Fengliu patiently watched Chen Duo continue playing the claw machine. After more than thirty rounds of torture, Chen Duo finally admitted in her heart that she was no different from those people.

Seeing that Chen Duo seemed slightly dejected, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow and asked:

"What? Continue?"

"No, I'm stupid... I can't figure it out." After dozens of attempts, Chen Duo finally admitted that she was a Muggle.

Hearing Chen Duo say this, Zhou Fengliu smiled and then explained the tricks of claw machines to Chen Duo:

"There's a lot of water in this thing, and the grappling hook is very loose. You can't grab it even if you get close."

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, Chen Duo was slightly taken aback.

On the same day, young Chen Duo was taught a lesson by reality, which made her understand what it means that "sincereness cannot be retained, only tricks can win people's hearts".

If you could win a plush toy with just one coin, the shop owner would be a complete gambler...

Seeing that Chen Duo had sensed the dangers of society, Zhou Fengliu coughed lightly and continued, "You're still young, it's normal that you can't handle it. Let me... I'm an old hand."

Zhou Fengliu said he wanted to show off.

Normally, claw machines have a limit to how many tricks they can use. After inserting a certain number of coins, the claw will tighten, making it easier to grab the plush toy. Or, a staff member will come and give you the plush toy directly. If they don't do this, after a few uses, no one will want to play the machine anymore.

Judging from how many coins Chen Duo had just put in, he felt that the limit should be about right, and he could pull off the act.

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo stepped aside and gave Zhou Fengliu a game coin, which Zhou Fengliu inserted and immediately began his operation.

I didn't win the first time...

Ok.

Maybe I didn't pad it enough.

the second time.

Missed.

Hmm...isn't that enough?