Chapter 44

The tune currently playing inside was played by their third older sister…

The third sister, Xu Hongzhuang, possessed astonishing talent in Music, being proficient in everything from the Piano and guzheng to playing the flute…

She particularly loved singing and was determined to become a big star, and by now she was already quite famous in the Music industry.

The two sisters curiously walked up to the stall and asked the owner.

"Boss, how much is that Music box?"

"Didn't you see that this is a ring-toss stall? That's the top prize, not for sale…"

Seeing this, the middle-aged woman shook her head.

Then her tone shifted, and she held up a single finger.

"If you really want to buy it, I'll part with it for this amount…"

"Ten thousand? That's great, Sister, let's buy it!"

Xu Huayi's eyes lit up, but the middle-aged woman's face darkened.

Selling the ultimate attraction she bought for fifty to sixty thousand for just ten thousand.

She wasn't that brain-dead yet.

"I said 100,000…"

"What? 100,000? Why don't you just go rob someone?"

Xu Huayi felt indignant.

They had originally been attracted by the Piano piece played by their third sister.

When they saw this Music box, they also liked it and wanted to buy it home.

But they weren't fools to be taken advantage of.

"Hehe… Take it or leave it, anyway that's my price…"

The middle-aged woman curled her lips.

Then a look of disdain appeared on her face.

"If you don't have the money to buy it, you can play the game; maybe you'll win it for 100 yuan."

The two sisters couldn't help but look toward the stall.

Prizes were scattered across the stall.

And that Music box was the furthest away, probably a dozen meters or so…

Looking again at the ring mentioned by the owner, compared to the Music box, it was barely the size that could just about fit over it.

Standing a dozen meters away, how could anyone possibly toss a ring onto it?

There might even be something wrong with these rings.

Otherwise, look—

Several young people were playing with the rings, and although a ring initially landed on a prize,

it bounced right back out…

It was obviously rigged.

Just as the two sisters were planning to turn and leave, a breeze-like gentle voice rang in their ears.

"Give me one to try…"

The two turned their heads to look.

They saw Xu Hao holding 100 yuan and saying to the middle-aged woman.

Knowing that Xu Hao wanted to help them win it, they quickly spoke up to dissuade him.

"Don't buy it. These rings definitely have problems, and it's so far away; there's no way you can toss it onto it."

"Yeah, yeah, we were just asking out of curiosity. We don't want that Music box anymore…"

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman quickly took the money from Xu Hao's hand and handed him a ring.

Then she looked at the two sisters with an unkind expression.

"Little girls, if you don't know anything, don't talk nonsense. Ring toss relies entirely on skill and luck; how could it be rigged?"

Xu Hao held the ring and fiddled with it for a moment.

It was indeed rigged.

But he didn't care.

Relying on his mastery over strength,

this ring toss game was even simpler than grabbing dolls just now…

Claw machines required mechanical operation, making the demand for strength control even higher.

As for ring toss, he really wanted to say one sentence:

"——As long as you have hands."

"Let's give it a try. What if there's a surprise?"

Xu Hao turned his head to smile at his two daughters and asked again,

"Right, do you two want to try?"

Both sisters shook their heads.

Knowing clearly that the rings were rigged, they wouldn't play…

Xu Hao stood still outside the designated boundary and flicked his wrist gently.

The iron ring flew out with a 'swish' sound.

It traced a graceful arc in the air and with supreme precision ringed the hardest-to-get Music box.

"F—ck???"

"Fake, right? He hit it on the very first try, and it was even the hardest one to get."

"Is ring toss this simple? But I just spent 1,000 yuan earlier and didn't ring anything."

"He struck gold! He ringed a prize worth fifty to sixty thousand for just 100 yuan. Let's see if the boss dares to be arrogant anymore…"

"Eh… Isn't that the big brother from earlier who caught a doll every single time he tried? Ring toss is also this awesome? Please, take me as your disciple."

"…"

Xu Shiqing and Xu Huayi were dumbfounded.

They suddenly understood what Xu Hao meant by a surprise.

He had absolute certainty!

They couldn't help but think of the scene earlier when Xu Hao was playing the claw machine.

A hundred hits out of a hundred tries, and now ring toss as well…

Just how many more skills was this father of theirs, whose emotional bond with them was almost nonexistent, hiding?

Their hearts were filled with a thick sense of curiosity, making them unable to resist wanting to explore further.

And this… was often the beginning of their downfall…

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037 Full of a sense of security! The two sisters competing against each other…

…

The middle-aged woman was dumbfounded.

Truly, you see all sorts of things if you live long enough.

She had set up her stall for so many years, and never had a single person ringed the top-tier prize.

Even winning the second-tier or third-tier prizes was extremely rare…

At this moment, her heart was bleeding.

That was something she had gritted her teeth and bought for fifty to sixty thousand just to attract customers.

Seeing business getting better and better recently, she had been thrilled inside.

Feeling that the purchase was worth it.

But very quickly, that happiness vanished with a 'snap'…

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd with so many people looking, she couldn't renege on it either.

She could only reluctantly pack up the Music box.