Divorce Revenge System: Knowing the Future in Advance
Chapter 227 - 195: There’s a Backstage Deal, It’s Not... Double-Crossing

Chapter 227: Chapter 195: There’s a Backstage Deal, It’s Not... Double-Crossing

"The handsome guy is right; having fun is the most important thing when you’re out."

The female vendor’s eyes gleamed with a certain eager light.

After ten years of running a stall, her heart had grown as cold as her bank balance.

Xu Qianqian heard this, her gaze sweeping over the prizes on the stall, calculating based on a cost of forty yuan.

After some estimations, she realized that unless she hit a big plush toy, this trip would definitely be a loss.

Even though she didn’t know what Jiang Nian’s plan was, she agreed out of an intuition, silently praying that if she could earn back the cost, it would be a victory.

When Jiang Nian and Xu Qianqian got the rings from the female vendor, the couple in front of them had already finished throwing.

They didn’t succeed, just threw away their loneliness, took a consolation prize, and left being all lovey-dovey.

Jiang Nian thought that if the prize was changed to Okamoto, maybe tossing more rings could...

"You go first, ten tosses each."

Xu Qianqian mumbled a response, focused on a small plush toy, and started tossing rings. After three rings, she finally hooked one, and felt a sense of relief.

The minimum prize given by the vendor for not winning with twenty yuan was a bit ugly, like a watermelon rind that had been stepped on.

She didn’t want it and decided to rely on her own efforts to get small or medium-sized plush toys. Getting two would mean it wasn’t too much of a loss.

As for the big plush toys, Xu Qianqian decided to play it by ear. If she got the small and medium plush toys she wanted, she’d try to hook a big plush toy with the last few rings.

The female vendor, having nothing better to do, offered emotional support from the side.

Watching Xu Qianqian’s fourth ring head towards a medium-sized cat plush toy, she sucked in a sharp breath.

"Ah! ... What a pity, just a little off."

Xu Qianqian frowned, tossed three more in succession, and still only brushed past.

The female vendor’s face lit up with a smile. In less than ten minutes, fifty yuan was effortlessly in her hands, and she was a bit elated.

"Sister, why not try for the bigger plush toys? Medium ones are harder to hook; go bigger, and maybe you’ll catch one."

In reality, those big plush toys wrapped in plastic had been slightly tampered with. Unless you throw a bunch of rings at once, perhaps one could hang on.

Tossing one by one was like giving away money, two yuan per toss.

Xu Qianqian was unmoved, switching to the smaller plush toys. Surprisingly, four rings resulted in two catches, and she remarked indifferently.

"Not bad."

The female vendor laughed too. These things were bought wholesale, costing less than one or two yuan each. She was all smiles, handing Xu Qianqian the toys she caught.

"Sister, catching three is already great."

Xu Qianqian was a bit displeased but was not good with words to strangers. So she imagined her as Jiang Nian, giving the vendor a sidelong glance.

"Hmm... Yeah, caught three. So, will this affect my chances of getting into a 985 university?"

Vendor: "..."

The vendor didn’t understand scores but knew all the best universities had numbers, like 233, 886.

Moreover, this female student seemed like the really smart, well-behaved type. Even if she wrote a solution for a multiple-choice question, someone would undoubtedly copy.

Jiang Nian smirked, coughed to relieve the awkwardness.

"Ma’am, I’ve never played this before. If I hook it, I can just take it, right?"

"Correct." The vendor shifted her gaze from Xu Qianqian. "Whatever you hook is yours; hook them all and you still can take them all."

"Oh, oh, so is the probability higher if I go for the big plush toys?"

"Yes, little handsome, you should try. It’s all about luck; throw more, and you might catch one."

Xu Qianqian, beside them, pulled Jiang Nian slightly and whispered a reminder.

"The big ones are impossible to hook. Go for all the small ones. You’ll have better odds."

The knock-off plush dolls were all sorts of weird, Jiang Nian glanced over and didn’t recognize any. There was a sort of hybrid charm about them, but ultimately, they weren’t worth anything.

The medium plush toys visibly had better quality, and the large ones were fluffy, about half a person’s height.

Besides that, some tissue drinks, snacks, and other prizes were also closer at hand.

Jiang Nian had no interest in those, and with the vendor watching eagerly, he threw a ring at random. The ring flew through the air in an arc, hooking a large plush toy squarely.

At that moment, the air froze, and the vendor was completely stunned.

What the hell? Is this rigged!

No wait, damn, it’s a double-cross!

Does luck like this really exist in the world? First ring landing a large plush toy; that was part of her first day of stocking up supplies.

Back then, she wasn’t so dark-hearted, and it hadn’t been opened out of the plastic bag!

Pristine, simply pristine!

Xu Qianqian was also stunned. It was that easy to land one? Had something been skipped or did she miss something?

All in all, the fluffy simple-minded cat plush toy ended up in her hands. Brand new, still wrapped in plastic.

"Ma’am, I have nine more rings. Want to buy one back for five yuan each?"

Jiang Nian’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts, and Xu Qianqian turned to look at him.

The vendor hesitated, but eventually shook her head. People can’t be lucky forever, just like she sometimes bought a rotten egg at the supermarket.

"Once the rings are sold, they’re not bought back. Keep tossing."

Jiang Nian responded with an "oh," and with a flick of the wrist hooked another bear plush toy.

"Oh wow, got another one."

The vendor’s face was about to turn as dark as night; she was genuinely worried about losing, as the cost of two large plush toys was nearly forty yuan.

Xu Qianqian was also a bit stunned. Now she found herself holding onto two large plush toys, one on each side.

She hesitated whether to pull Jiang Nian away, but before she made up her mind, Jiang Nian moved again.

The vendor was going crazy, watching as the ring went flying towards the large plush dog she chatted with every day after closing.

No! Not there!

The ring hung on the dog’s ear, stopped in an extremely bizarre manner.

The vendor kneeled, going against her principles, spent thirty-five yuan to buy back the seven rings Jiang Nian had left.

They had snuck out during the afternoon break. Evening classes were at six-twenty, so they couldn’t be out too long. Plus, they couldn’t bring three large plush toys back to the classroom, so they had to go home first.

On the way home, the evening lights just started to turn on.

Jiang Nian rode the e-bike with two large plush toys stuffed in front, securing them with his legs so they wouldn’t fall.

Seated on the back, Xu Qianqian held onto a large plush toy, racing home, several knock-off plush toys roughly stuffed into the trunk.

The evening wind was blowing, making Xu Qianqian feel like everything was somewhat unreal.

One hour earlier, she was in the classroom working on questions, now sitting on the back seat of an e-bike, holding a large plush toy.

For five yuan, she got three large plush toys and a few small ones, and she knew full well that these toys were all for her.

The street lamps, dim and yellow, weaved through the wind, and Xu Qianqian nudged Jiang Nian’s back with her head, raising her voice.

"How did you throw so accurately?"

"What?" Jiang Nian didn’t hear clearly.

"You..." Xu Qianqian started to say but then deflated, "Forget it, nothing."

Jiang Nian turned the throttle, slowly picking up speed, slightly turning his head, voice blending with the wind.

"Pretty impressive, your Brother Nian?"

"Tch!" Xu Qianqian rolled her eyes at him, "I don’t like toys, you can keep them."

"What’s the use of me keeping them? Using them as a step stool?" Jiang Nian braked sharply, turned around, saying, "They were meant for you all along. I’ve been practicing hard for a week, offering a child... no, making a repayment to you."

"Repay what?" Xu Qianqian was a bit confused, ignoring his slip of the tongue.

"The math tips you gave me before the unified exams last time. I always repay my debts." Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow, flipped his hair, and started the e-bike again.

...

Just as the class bell rang, Jiang Nian barely made it to evening self-study.

All because Xu Qianqian was dragging her feet, wanting the plush toys arranged in a good position. Didn’t she say she didn’t want them? Mastered the art of contradicting herself.

Upon entering his seat, Jiang Nian grabbed a bottle of mineral water and took a big gulp. Only after that did he gradually calm down and glance up at the brightly lit classroom.

Zhang Ningzhi, curious, glanced at him and couldn’t help but ask softly.

"Where did you go this afternoon?"

Jiang Nian caught his breath and answered honestly.

"Went out with a pretty girl to toss for toys."

Zhang Ningzhi lay back down on the desk, thinking to herself that if he didn’t want to say, fine

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