Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 221 Is she a master?

Xue Rui smiled and thought that Lin Ruoxi must have been to a place like this with Yu Minlan. She hadn't even gone upstairs yet, but she started asking questions after just taking a look at the sign.

I don’t know how the previous people explained it to her.

"Men don't want to buy anything. The things sold here are all fancy." Xue Rui said with a smile.

Men, especially those who have started a family, basically focus on the necessary expenses of life, and non-essential expenses are almost zero.

Of course, it has something to do with the economy, but most men are just used to living this way...

Chen Tingting murmured and nodded: "My dad said the same thing. He never wore the new clothes my mom bought for him, saying that the old ones were still good enough."

Lin Ruoxi whispered, "I think so too."

Xue Rui was amused. He had brought a bunch of Xue Yao's clothes to Lin Ruoxi. Although they didn't fit her anymore, the little girl still wore them. Even though his mother had bought a lot of new clothes for Lin Ruoxi, she had never seen her wear them...

But it doesn't matter. Girls with poor hardware conditions need clothes to add points, but the little girl can make the clothes sold on Taobao for 9 yuan with free shipping look like they are custom-made in a counter. She can add points to the clothes in reverse...

Several people stepped onto the escalator, their eyes wandering between the floors of shops.

"Don't you want to take a look?" Xue Rui asked.

The second floor has affordable cosmetics and home furnishings, selling all kinds of cute daily necessities. The girl spent a long time browsing there, and even her sister, who is a game geek, likes to stay there for a while...

Lin Ruoxi shook her head. She didn't want to go to those stores.

"That's right." Xue Rui nodded.

Lin Ruoxi even uses a can as her water cup, so why would she buy such impractical things?
Chen Tingting tilted her head. She didn’t really care and often went to those stores.

This also led to the group shopping very quickly, and they reached the top floor in the blink of an eye...

"Is that all?" Xue Rui couldn't believe it. It was his first time to speed through a shopping mall.

It took less than ten minutes to get from the first floor to the top floor.

Well, that's good too.

When Lin Ruoxi pursues him in the future, these unnecessary steps can be ignored and get to the point as soon as possible.

However, just as he was thinking this, the little girl's attention was attracted by the children's entertainment area on the top floor, which contained an inflatable trampoline. Many children were jumping and playing in it, with innocent smiles on their faces.

Xue Rui rubbed his chin. There was nothing he could do about it as the age limit was clearly stated.

I'll find a trampoline that accepts adults to play on later.

The rent on the top floor of a shopping mall is often the cheapest, so large entertainment venues are set up there.

In the east corner is a movie theater with rows of claw machines in front of the door.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" Lin Ruoxi asked. She didn't know how to make Chen Tingting happy.

She felt that Chen Tingting was too difficult to coax. She thought of herself and felt very happy when Xue Rui touched her head...

She hasn't seen the movie in the cinema yet.

She heard on the Internet that she should watch a movie with the person she likes at night.

It's broad daylight now, I wonder if Chen Tingting wants to watch it.

When Chen Tingting heard that they were going to watch a movie, a hint of joy flashed across her eyes, but it was quickly overcome by reason.

She wanted to watch a movie with Xue Rui alone.

What if Lin Ruoxi sat between her and Xue Rui?
"Do you want to catch the doll?" Xue Rui asked Chen Tingting with a smile.

"Catch it!" Chen Tingting agreed immediately. She put her hands on her hips and said to Lin Ruoxi, "I want to compete with you."

"Hmm?" Xue Rui had a bad feeling.

The little girl is a genius in all aspects, not only in logical thinking, but also in her strong perception of space. Catching dolls, an entertainment activity that requires skills and calculations, should be the little girl's strong point.

Could it be that Chen Tingting is also an expert at catching dolls?

But she didn't think Chen Tingting could defeat the talented monster.

What if Chen Tingting gets upset and cries again? How long will it take to appease her?

"Well, I haven't played it." Lin Ruoxi said.

Chen Tingting felt even more proud when she heard this. She often went to the arcade with her father to catch dolls. She basically caught one doll at a time. She thought this game was boring and usually didn't bother to take a look when she passed by.

However, she always heard her classmates say that they couldn't catch it, which meant that she was still very good, so she asked for a competition.

"Go and exchange it for two hundred yuan in coins." Xue Rui said to Lin Ruoxi.

"Well, okay." Lin Ruoxi said weakly.

Xue Rui wanted to get Lin Ruoxi out of the way first, and then he would persuade Chen Tingting not to overestimate her abilities.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tingting pointed at the claw machine and said, "Two hundred yuan? Do you want to catch all of them here?"

Chen Tingting showed her white teeth, as if everything was under her control.

"Hiss~" Xue Rui took a breath of cold air.

He thought to himself that he was being so arrogant. The claws of the claw machine had problems, like muscular dystrophy. Maybe there was some kind of mechanism to guarantee a bottom line...

In short, claw machines make money based on probability, and it is a business that is sure to make money.

With 200 yuan, I guess you won’t catch much.

He remembered that there were various claw-shaking techniques on the short video platforms of later generations...

Could it be... that she is really an expert at catching dolls?

Since that was the case, Xue Rui didn't know what to say. He pointed at the glass and said, "Anyone will do, except the green-haired turtle."

Soon, Lin Ruoxi came back with a box of heavy coins, which she had specially placed in several disposable paper cups.

Lin Ruoxi handed Chen Tingting a cup full of coins: "Here."

Chen Tingting skillfully put the coin into the claw machine and started to operate it... Xue Rui was a little confused. The operation was too ordinary. It was just a simple aim and put it down.

If this fucking thing could be caught, the claw machine would have gone bankrupt long ago.

As expected, the claws of the claw machine were slippery and just tickled the little bear doll inside. The doll was shaken a little and its head tilted towards Chen Tingting.

Chen Tingting pouted: "This time it was a mistake. If it happens two more times at most, I will definitely catch it."

As a result, Chen Tingting operated the claw machine to give the teddy bear doll a full body massage.

Xue Rui saw that Chen Tingting's face was getting uglier and uglier. He really wanted to call out the manager here to ask: Your claw machine is really a rip-off.

It’s two dollars per time, and you’ve done it ten times. There should be a minimum guarantee, right?

Just as he was thinking this, Xue Rui heard a "snap" and the claws suddenly tightened.

He thought to himself that he had finally caught him, but investing so much in dolls...

Catching dolls is a process of picking up leaks. Catching one or two feels like picking up money, but if you catch ten times...

How bad would that mood be?

However, when he turned around, he found that Chen Tingting had missed...

"How about we change a machine? This one is too bad." Xue Rui gave a way out softly. He found that Chen Tingting was already getting too excited.

At this rate, there will be at least ten more attempts to guarantee the bottom line...

"Yes, there must be something wrong with this machine. I always got it right when I was in the arcade with my dad." Chen Tingting nodded in response.

"Oh?" Xue Rui was slightly surprised. Chen Tingting was not a girl who liked to brag.

But, isn’t a claw machine that can catch anything with every catch a little too outrageous?

He asked curiously, "Who owns the arcade?"

"My dad's old classmate." said Chen Tingting.

Xue Rui was speechless, thinking that it was just a way to tease the children.

However, when the two turned their heads, they only heard the sound of coins falling into the machine, and Lin Ruoxi took over the claw machine that Chen Tingting had played.

Chen Tingting looked back curiously and found that the claws of the claw machine operated by Lin Ruoxi were also empty. She felt much more balanced now.

Just as she was about to turn her head, she suddenly found Lin Ruoxi bending down to get the doll.

Did she catch it?

Chen Tingting curiously leaned over to take a look, and Lin Ruoxi actually took out two dolls from underneath!

Lin Ruoxi handed Chen Tingting a small green turtle: "Here, this is for you."

Then she gave the brown bear to Xue Rui.

She knew that Xue Rui didn't like green, so it would be better to give the doll to Chen Tingting.

Chen Tingting pinched the green turtle's head tightly, her chest heaving.

She just said that there was something wrong with the machine, but Lin Ruoxi got two dolls out of it. Doesn't this make her look useless?
Xue Rui pinched his brows. He didn't know how the little girl did that, but now Chen Tingting might be difficult to coax.

"How...how did you catch it?" Chen Tingting asked stutteringly, with an unconfident look in her eyes.

"Well, I'll catch you another one."

Lin Ruoxi watched as Chen Tingting’s little hands were clenched so tightly that the green-haired turtle was deformed…

She blinked. She thought the little green turtle was quite cute.

I don’t know why, but it seems that Xue Rui and Chen Tingting don’t like the little turtle very much.

As two coins were put into the machine, Lin Ruoxi manipulated the claws and used the inertia of the claws to push a pink doll on the side directly into the drop hole, and a green turtle fell down...

Xue Rui was surprised and thought that the little girl was the master, using the placement of objects to calculate the falling angle instead of relying on claws to grab the doll.

Moreover, it kills two birds with one stone.

Chen Tingting looked dazed: "This...this...why don't you use your claws?"

"There is a single-chip microcomputer inside the machine, and the programs are all set in advance. If we only use the claws, according to the expectation theory..." Lin Ruoxi explained.

As Lin Ruoxi dissected the principle of the claw machine step by step, Chen Tingting's mouth corners lowered...

Xue Rui interrupted hurriedly: "Stop talking."

If you continue talking, Chen Tingting will start crying again.

Lin Ruoxi hurriedly gave the two dolls she caught to Chen Tingting, hoping that Chen Tingting would be happier and that Xue Rui could send Chen Tingting back as soon as possible.

However, Chen Tingting still pouted: "My dad and Uncle Li teamed up to deceive me."

Xue Rui smiled dumbly, thinking that Chen Tingting had finally discovered...

Chen Shen is probably going to be in trouble, but it’s not my fault!
"It's random, right? So it's just a matter of luck?" Xue Rui said.

"Well, neither..." Lin Ruoxi said in a low voice.

Xue Rui waved his hand to signal Lin Ruoxi not to speak, and he took Chen Tingting to the machine next door.

Lin Ruoxi nodded and looked at the handful of game coins in her hand. She thought it would be better if she could grab more, as there would always be dolls that Chen Tingting liked among them.

Moreover, the Internet said that you can give a doll to someone you like, so she wanted to give it to Xue Rui.

In fact, Lin Ruoxi didn’t understand the psychology of claw machine players at all. They grabbed dolls for fun, not the dolls themselves...

Xue Rui also held a box of coins, thinking that as long as he was good enough, Chen Tingting would feel more balanced.

He decided that he was not going to catch any of the sixty-dollar coins.

After all, people gain a sense of superiority from comparison.

(End of this chapter)