Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Little sister? Pretty and cute?

An angel? The cutest girl?

Haha, you're pretty good at dancing in minefields.

Without any response, Yu Zhe pressed on, "I asked how much it cost?"

The store manager was still praising Yu Zhe, but upon hearing his response, he said in disbelief, "It's free!"

"I'm asking one last time, how much exactly? I'm warning you, my patience has its limits. If you say another word, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

In an instant, the weather turned freezing cold.

The heating is definitely on...

When the store manager looked at Yu Zhe again, he found that this "little girl" was no longer the cute girl she had been just now.

Just like a real vampire, he exuded an extremely cold aura, and his eyes seemed to actually be flashing with red light.

That was a scarlet light.

Moreover, even though the girl didn't say much, the shop manager felt that if he said another word, he would be in big trouble, really in big trouble.

The store manager's legs trembled uncontrollably under an invisible weight, and he could only manage to squeeze out a few words: "52 yuan... scan... just scan this QR code..."

Yu Zhe glanced at him disdainfully, took out his phone and scanned 52 yuan. With the machine's notification that the money had been credited to his account, Yu Zhe took the four drinks and turned to leave.

Ha, and you still call me a girl? How can a girl have such an intimidating presence? You're really blind.

This macho man is still a macho man today!

They returned in triumph.

Yu Zhe shared the drinks with them, appearing quite happy.

Zixiao, holding the lemonade, asked curiously, "Brother seems to be in a good mood. Did something good happen?"

"It's nothing, it just proves once again that I'm a tough guy."

"?"

The conversation didn't continue because Yu Che, holding a drink, tugged at Yu Zhe's sleeve twice with her other hand.

Pointing to an area not far away, he said, "Brother, look! It's the legendary claw machine! We've never seen one in real life before, have we?! We have to play with it!"

"Yes, let's play, we have to play."

Yu Zhe understood that this was the first time he had ever seen a real claw machine. For him and Yu Che, who had always lived under the protection of the Su family, this kind of obscure thing was something they had never seen in real life, although they had seen it many times on the Internet.

The three followed Yu Che over, where there were a few spare machines.

Luo Xiaomeng was a little embarrassed. She advised, "I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm... but I still want to remind you that this is basically a scam. It costs five yuan to try once, which is too expensive, and you can hardly catch anything... I don't think there's even a guaranteed minimum here."

Zixiao, who was standing to the side, shook her head: "It's okay, let the two of them play. It's rare for my brother and his friends to find something they want to play. If it's just a little more money, it's not a big deal."

"Eh...is that so?"

Luo Xiaomeng didn't quite understand, but it basically meant being rich and willful?

Looking at the user manual posted on the machine, Yu Che fell into deep thought: "How many times should I try to catch it? I don't know how many times it will take to catch it."

Before she could finish her thought, Yu Zhe took out his phone and scanned the QR code to pay: "Let's try to catch it a hundred times first, and we'll see what happens if we can't catch it!"

"Hey!"

Luo Xiaomeng really doesn't understand! Five hundred yuan gone just like that?!

How much can a plush toy be worth?! Why don't you just buy one directly?

As the only ordinary person present, Luo Xiaomeng felt truly exhausted.

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32. Those darn claw machines!

In the end, Xiaomeng still felt it was too much of a loss. She felt that as an ordinary person, she had an obligation to tell Yuzhe common sense about ordinary people.

She walked around to Yu Zhe's side and said before he confirmed the payment, "Yu Zhe... there's no need to buy a hundred times right away. You can buy them five times at a time, so you can leave when you're done playing, and you won't waste money. Although I know you don't care about money..."

Buying it five times in a row feels incredibly extravagant to Xiaomeng! Each scan costs twenty-five yuan, enough to buy so many small bread rolls!

Yu Zhe nodded and, following her instructions, first scanned a 25-yuan note to complete the payment.

Then, she smiled at Luo Xiaomeng with great interest: "Xiaomeng, you know a lot. You've been showing a sense of thrift and frugality since just now. Hmm, you'll definitely become a good wife who takes care of her family in the future."

"Wife...wife?! No way! I...I was just telling you common sense...wife and all that, it's too early!"

Waving her hands frantically, Luo Xiaomeng quickly put on her hat to cover her face so that Yu Zhe couldn't see her bright red face.

Honestly... He already has such a beautiful girlfriend like Su Zixiao, how could he say something like that so casually... He's so mean.

I saw the machine's display light up, showing 5 attempts remaining.

Yu Che was eager to try it out; she had wanted to try it for a long time. Was this claw machine as deceptive as the rumors suggested?

I memorized the process after reading the instructions once.

She gently pressed the start button, then manipulated the steering wheel to move the grab handle to the right.

Then, releasing the button, the grabber slowly descended to the accompaniment of a comical melody. When it touched a cat plush toy, Yu Che's eyes gleamed.

Oh! You caught it! If you give it to your brother after you catch it, you'll definitely get a compliment.

Sure enough, the hook gripper lifted the doll into the air.

However, as it moved back, the doll unexpectedly broke free from the grip and fell back to a spot not far from its original position.

"Ah...didn't catch him..."

Yu Che looked at the doll with some disappointment. She had just been thinking about handing it to her brother herself.

Yu Zhe gently stroked Yu Che's head with his right hand: "Don't rush, take your time, there will be plenty of times. I'll play with you as long as you want."

"Ok!"

For both Yu Zhe and Yu Che, it suddenly felt like going back to their childhood.

At that time, Yu Zhe patiently waited for Yu Che and kept comforting her. Yu Che was not upset because she felt she hadn't played well; she was just pretending to be upset in order to coax Yu Zhe.

Yu Zhe was also waiting on the side this time, and during this time he received a message.

It was sent by Xiaolizhi.

"Brother Yuzhe, I have a question to ask you."

Yu Zhe typed back: "What's wrong? Why are you talking so seriously today?"

The reply came almost instantly: "I just wanted to ask, when I stay home on weekends, my mom always targets me, saying that I'm good for nothing if I stay in my room, and that I'm just a crazy person if I go out. She also keeps hitting my head. What should I do?"

You're hopeless. Even if Aunt Elisa wants to punish you, you still have a point to make.

So Yu Zhe simply replied, "There's no way around it. You have to be strong yourself to succeed. I suggest you practice your Iron Head Kung Fu and make your head even stronger. Then when Aunt Elisa hits your head, you won't feel any pain, and the problem will be solved."

"I see!"

Yu Zhe chatted with her for a couple more minutes, then turned off his phone screen.

Naive little lychee, so easy to fool.

Turning our attention back to the present, we see that Yu Che is usually quite good at playing games.

But this claw machine was a little different; she used almost 15 attempts in a row.

As Yu Zhe scanned the code to add five more times.

Yu Che pouted, pointing angrily at the machine and shouting, "Ugh! I'm so angry!"

Zixiao, however, said with a mocking expression: "What can you do if you're angry? That's how claw machines are. They're not designed to be easy to win. You've been staying at the Su family's house all day. You're just not worldly."

Yu Che, still sulking, didn't want to argue with her, but said with a hint of anger, "I've decided to install a giant claw machine at the Su family villa! The kind where you can win 100% of the time, to vent my anger!"

"I think it's good."

Yu Zhe agreed, and then he asked Yu Che, "So now, do you still want to continue playing?"

"Fine, I'll buy my brother a bigger plush toy later. This machine is just messing with me, hmph!"

Why are you suddenly acting like a child...?

Helplessly, Yu Zhe patted her head again and scanned the code once more: "If you're not going to play anymore, I'll try again. Actually, after watching you play, I've basically figured out some of the tricks."

Yu Che asked curiously, "Speaking of claw machines, I always think of Umaru grabbing them. She can grab half of them in one go! Can you show us how, brother?"

"You think you're watching anime here? That's completely unscientific!"

As Yu Zhe manipulated the steering wheel, he grumbled, "Although that's impossible, I'm confident I can catch it nine times out of ten. There shouldn't be any problem."

These words didn't really convince Xiaomeng, because Yuzhe hadn't even played the game yet, and he was already saying he could catch it nine times out of ten. That was obviously unfounded, and she knew how difficult the machine was.

Zixiao and Yuche believed this statement without a doubt, or rather, without any suspense.

Because they knew better than anyone else that Yu Zhe, their brother, was a genius among geniuses.

And indeed, the whole process was smooth and effortless, the grip feeling as natural and fluid as Yu Zhe's own hand.

Accompanied by a soothing melody, the cat plush toy fell into the machine's cavity, and Yu Zhe squatted down to take it out of the box below.

And then he handed it to Yu Che, who was watching from the side. It seemed like she had been trying to grab this the whole time.

"A coincidence...?"

This puzzled Xiaomeng. There are limits to how good people can be. How can someone be so capable of something they've never even tried before?

That's cheating!

But it turned out that this was not a coincidence. After that, Yu Zhe scanned the code several more times. He first grabbed five or six codes from this machine, and then turned around and went to the machine next to it. He grabbed at least five codes from each machine.

So, Yu Zhe made about fifty or sixty attempts, and caught more than fifty toys.

Looking at the densely packed, various kinds of dolls piled on the ground.

Xiao Meng was initially stunned for two whole years, then pointed at them and exclaimed loudly, "This is completely unscientific!! How did you do that?!"

"Based on intuition?"

"Yu Zhe, sometimes I think you're a real monster."

"Actually, it's not just based on feeling. I've noticed that some of them were close to the finish line and succeeded."