So, Zhou Jiajia and her friends gathered around a claw machine, ready to play.

"Jiajia, how do you play this game?" Su Qingqing asked curiously, her heart a bit impatient.

"You just need to insert a Game Coin, then move the joystick to control the claw inside. Press the confirmation button to confirm, and the claw will reach down to grab a plushie. If you choose the right position, there's a higher chance the plushie will be picked up; if the position isn't good, the chances will greatly decrease. So, positioning is very important in this game, you have to be serious about it.

Of course, besides positioning, there are other factors to consider. For example, when choosing which plushie to grab, you should go for those that are standing upright, have big heads, and are lying flat. You definitely shouldn't choose those that are slanted, horizontal, or small-sized, as these plushies are difficult to pick up.

Also, if you find the claw is loose, no matter how good a position you choose, you may still fail; so luck is also a factor.

Sometimes the claw is flimsy, sometimes it's firm.

Finally, I must remind you that there's a time limit to pick up the plushies. When you play, you have to quickly decide on the position, then move the claw to grab."

Zhou Jiajia explained in detail, trying to make sure Su Qingqing and the others understood how to operate it and what to pay attention to.

After Zhou Jiajia's explanation, reminders, and answers, Su Qingqing and the others roughly knew how to play with the claw machine.

But before playing, they still wanted to see Zhou Jiajia demonstrate it once.

Responding to their request, Zhou Jiajia asked Lin Yifan to get a Game Coin and put it into the claw machine.

Once the claw machine was activated, she immediately manipulated the joystick, moving the claw to the position she had already selected in her mind, then fine-tuned it.

After determining the position, she instantly pressed the confirmation button to grab the plushie.

With high hopes, the claw slightly lifted a plushie, but due to its looseness, it fell down before being lifted all the way.

"Ah! So close! Just a little bit more and it would have succeeded," Zhou Jiajia shook her head with a sigh, feeling helpless.

Behind her, Lin Yifan sneered inwardly. The claw machine was a scam, and unscrupulous vendors could tamper with it to lower the success rate of winning a plushie.

A few months ago, a news report revealed that a claw machine placed in a shopping mall could earn several thousand, even tens of thousands of yuan a year, besides the rental fee, making it hugely lucrative.

So, if the vendor is greedy, your chances of success are slim. Maybe after a hundred, or even a thousand attempts, you might possibly win a plushie.

A hundred or a thousand attempts would already cost tens, even hundreds of yuan; and with that money, you could buy many small plushies.

Therefore, the saying goes—no merchant gets rich without being cunning.

If you're obsessed, or playing out of spite, you're bound to lose.

Seeing Zhou Jiajia so disappointed, Su Qingqing and the others quickly comforted her, "Jiajia, don't lose heart, it's just one try. As long as you attempt a few more times, you are sure to succeed. Now, let's help you get revenge."

Su Qingqing and the others had already been eager to try, so after watching Zhou Jiajia's demonstration, they immediately began to play themselves.

They asked Lin Yifan for Game Coins, then each took over a claw machine and played on their own.

Time and again, they tried with anticipation, only to return disappointed; Su Qingqing and her friends were enduring an unpleasant psychological test,

"I don't believe it, I will definitely succeed, just a little bit more."

Su Qingqing and the others refused to give up, continuing to bet stubbornly, convinced that next time, they would definitely succeed.

It is precisely because of this mentality that crane games came into existence; otherwise, games that didn't make money wouldn't be stocked by businesses.

Lin Yifan, standing behind them, helplessly shook his head and sighed, really not knowing what to say.

However, as long as his woman was having fun and enjoying herself, it didn't matter if they spent a few coins.

After three minutes, Su Qingqing and her friends had spent thirty coins; at this rate, the hundred yuan worth of game coin would be used up in less than half an hour.

Making a hundred yuan in half an hour was extremely lucrative; even if they lost a few dolls, it was still profitable.

Just as Lin Yifan was lamenting how quickly unscrupulous businesses made money, a female player next to him scorned Su Qingqing and her friends: "Ten tries and you haven't caught a single one, that's really pathetic."

Hearing this comment, Su Qingqing immediately got annoyed and responded, "Oh, you think you're amazing, huh? How many have you caught?"

"I'm proud to tell you that I've already caught three, and within just five attempts," the haughty girl boasted, showing off the dolls in her hands with pride.

However, she was met with a scathing comeback from Su Qingqing: "Isn't that just your boyfriend's doing? You think you have the skills to catch them yourself?"

Although she had been concentrating on playing, she still caught glimpses of the movement from the players next to her.

The person who had been playing the crane game next to her was a guy, who, wishing to show off his abilities to his girlfriend, took the initiative to catch dolls for her.

Indeed, he had some skills; he caught one on the first try, then another one every other try, totaling three in five attempts—a sixty percent success rate, which was significantly better than Zhou Jiajia and her friends' zero percent.

Therefore, the fact that the haughty girl managed to get the dolls was entirely due to her boyfriend's efforts and had nothing to do with her.

On hearing this, the haughty girl immediately became upset; to defend her dignity, she volunteered to play, to catch a doll, and prove herself to Su Qingqing and the others.

After inserting the game coin, she worked the joystick, controlling the claw; after choosing the spot, she proudly reminded them, "Watch closely, the doll will definitely be caught."

"Pff! We'll talk when you actually catch it," Su Qingqing said with disdain, not caring in the slightest.

In her heart, she believed that the haughty girl wouldn't be able to catch the doll; after all, it was a commonality—they couldn't catch a single doll on any of the four crane machines here, so she didn't believe this girl would manage to catch one on this machine.

"Hmph!" The haughty girl snorted, not wanting to say more; now was the time for action, to prove everything with facts.

Thus, she confidently pressed the confirm button to catch the doll.

The doll was quickly grabbed, but just like with Su Qingqing and the others, it was grabbed loosely, which would make it easy to fall; hence, Su Qingqing and her friends believed the haughty girl would definitely fail, and a taunting smile appeared on their faces.

But in the next moment, what happened caused their expressions to change dramatically. The doll the haughty girl had caught didn't fall, but was actually picked up.

"Why? Why could it be caught even though it was so loose? Why couldn't mine?" Zhou Jiajia, Su Qingqing, Lin Yifei, and the others were full of confusion, not understanding why this happened.

Only Lin Yifan and Xiaofang, who possessed clairvoyant powers, spotted what was amiss.

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