The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Adhering to the principle that "I can't win, but I can't let you win either," the two were so engrossed in the world of bumper cars that they didn't even see the finish line until the countdown ended.

"My brother is so mean, he resorts to cheating when he can't win."

The girl unbuckled her seatbelt and angrily gave the man next to her a flurry of light punches.

Xu Nian covered her head, dodging and laughing loudly.

Thanks to the seats with realistic tactile feedback, both players' buttocks were tingling and numb after a game, and it took them quite a while to get up.

Girls get angry quickly, but their anger also dissipates quickly.

After finishing a bucket of popcorn, Xu Xi forgave her brother's mischievous behavior.

As the girl passed by the claw machine, her eyes seemed to be welded to it, fixed on a small shark plush toy inside.

"You want this?" Xu Nian knocked on the glass of the claw machine.

"Uh-huh."

Xu Xi nodded, her big eyes sparkling as if they were glowing.

"This little shark is so cute, I love it."

"I'll catch him for you."

Xu Nian rubbed her hands together and tossed a few coins into the claw machine.

Although he had never played claw machines before, he had at least seen pigs run even if he had never eaten pork.

After a brief period of familiarization, he learned how to control the grappling hook.

He aimed the grappling hook at the small shark doll in the center, pressed the button, and grabbed it forcefully.

"rub!"

The grappling hook wobbled as it picked up the little shark plush toy, but it fell in mid-air and landed in a pile of plush toys, instantly causing the pile to collapse and being buried by the other plush toys.

"Oh dear."

Xu Nian's eyelids twitched, and she launched another attack, refusing to believe it.

As expected, we missed it again.

"Damn, is there something wrong with this machine?"

Xu Nian tossed in a few more coins and began her next attempt.

Xu Xi covered her mouth and chuckled. With a sudden burst of strength, she jumped onto the man's back, perched on his shoulder, and watched as he used the grappling hook to search for a needle in a haystack in a sea of ​​dolls.

"Brother, it's one thing if you can't catch anything while fishing, but how come you can't even catch a toy?"

Xu Nian was immediately taken aback by those words. He coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment, saying, "Bad luck, bad luck, I'll try a few more times."

He fought and lost repeatedly, but he fought on despite his defeats. His game coins dwindled, and the girl on his shoulder was about to fall asleep.

Of course, he didn't come away empty-handed. He accidentally grabbed a frog doll with a melancholy face, which, in Xu Xi's words, was extremely ugly.

Finally, after spending all the game coins in her pocket, Xu Nian chose to give up just before the game reached its peak.

"I'll go talk to the boss and see if I can buy it."

He got up and walked to the counter, intending to use his money.

"Let me try." The girl jumped off the man's shoulder and landed steadily on the ground.

After inserting a few coins into the claw machine, she used her small hands to control the joystick, causing the claw to slide towards the corner of the glass window.

"How are you going to catch it?"

Xu Nian looked at the grappling hook that was getting further and further away from the little shark doll, with a puzzled expression.

"Shh, you'll find out soon enough."

The girl made a shushing gesture, rubbed her hands together, and carefully moved the grappling hook deeper into the pile of dolls.

Once she reached the bottom, she jerked the control lever.

Splash!

The mountain of dolls that Xu Nian had piled up around the shipping outlet immediately collapsed, and all the dolls fell down. The little shark doll that was buried at the bottom also floated to the surface.

Xu Xi tossed in a few more coins, and the grappling hook reached straight for the little shark plush toy.

This time, the little shark plush toy was steadily tossed out of the shipping chute.

Xu Nian was stunned by what she saw.

And this kind of operation?

"YES!" The girl clenched her little fists and burst into cheers.

She happily hugged the man beside her, jumping and skipping.

"Amazing, truly amazing." Xu Nian rubbed her little head and praised her sincerely.

With her two quick moves, Xu Xi not only retrieved her desired little shark plush toy, but also grabbed a whole bunch of other plush toys, so many that they needed a bag to hold them all.

The cat carrier I brought came in handy.

Looking at the mountain of plush toys piled up in the shipping outlet, and the pitiful little frog she had caught, Xu Nian shook her head helplessly.

It seems I'm really not suited for activities like fishing.

"Hehe, it's actually also related to my brother's previous efforts."

Xu Xi happily packed her spoils into the cat carrier.

"These claw machines are programmed in advance. The claw will only grab accurately on a certain number of tries. Otherwise, no matter how accurately it grabs, it will fall."

"So those previous times, it wasn't that I was inaccurate, but that the program was set up to prevent me from catching them?"

"Yes, yes."

Xu Xi nodded.

"Just now, while I was on my brother's shoulder, I observed that other claw machines usually give you a win about once every 30 tries, while my brother has already tried more than 20 times. So, this machine is not far from giving us that one sure win."

"So that's how it is."

Xu Nian suddenly realized.

No wonder he couldn't catch that little shark; his accuracy was limited.

"Hehe, brother, this is for you."

Xu Xi grinned and pulled a small dried fish doll from the pile of toys, handing it to the man.

"Why would you give these to me? I don't like them."

Xu Nian took the dried fish and waved it in the air.

To be honest, this doll is quite long, it looks like an imperial sword.

If it were a bit harder, he might like it.

"Hehe, because I'm a shark."

Xu Xi held the little shark plush toy she had just caught on her head and made a fierce gesture.

"Awooo, big fish eat little fish, I'm going to eat my brother!"

As she spoke, she let out a soft bite and gently bit the man's neck.

"Haha, who's going to eat whom is still uncertain."

Xu Nian opened her coat, wrapping it around the girl's petite body, and nibbled on her little head.

The girl's hair smelled wonderful; her fluffy silver strands were covered in the fresh scent of shampoo, like a soft little cake.

"ah!!"

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"Waaaaah..."

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