Chapter 366 Third Prize

After leaving the airport, the group found a nearby restaurant for a meal, and then went to Huacheng to select a location for the new Platinum Skin Research Institute store.

As the first beauty salon of Platinum Beauty Research Society in Huacheng, Shen Xuewei and Chen Fanglan attached great importance to this location selection.

After taking into account factors such as target customer group, foot traffic, and competition, the two decided to locate the store in the core business district of a bustling area.

The rent alone costs nearly 40,000 yuan a month.

Chen Fanglan firmly believes that Platinum Joy Hada Labo's society is getting better and better, and that it can successfully take root in Guangzhou.

Shen Xuewei knew that the rent in these prime locations in Huacheng would only increase year by year.

After doing some mental calculations, Chen Fanglan signed a ten-year long-term lease with the landlord.

If the landlord hadn't been unhappy, she would have even considered signing a 20-year lease.

With the location of the beauty salon finalized, Chen Fanglan busily arranged the shop design and decoration.

Shen Xuewei's mission is now complete.

Chen Fanglan had her boyfriend with her, so she gave Wu Jingrou a day off to accompany Shen Xuewei to explore Huacheng.

The two hadn't had a proper conversation in a long time, so they decided to relax and went to a tourist resort in the suburbs. They enjoyed a full day of fun and didn't leave until evening.

The group had already booked their return tickets for that evening, and Chen Fanglan and her companion had already set off for the airport.

So after leaving the resort, the two decided to take a taxi directly to the airport.

There was a lottery shop not far away by the roadside, and Wu Jingrou had the idea of ​​buying a lottery ticket.

"Weiwei, I haven't bought a lottery ticket in a long time. There's a lottery shop over there, I want to buy one."

There was enough time, and Shen Xuewei had never bought a lottery ticket in her life, so they went into the lottery shop together, intending to buy one as well.

She created a set of numbers using her birthday and numbers she considered lucky.

I only wanted to buy a lottery ticket, but I didn't have any change and was too lazy to ask the shopkeeper for change, so I just handed him a 20-yuan note.

"Boss, buy ten tickets for the Super Lotto with these numbers."

The shopkeeper nodded, printed two tickets with five bets each, and handed them to her.

Wu Jingrou wrote down several different sets of numbers and bought a total of five lottery tickets.

She handed the lottery tickets to Shen Xuewei, saying, "Weiwei, I have a feeling I might win the lottery again this time."

Shen Xuewei glanced at the lottery ticket she handed over, noticed the word "again" in her words, and asked:

Have you won before?

"Of course. I've won twice before, once for three thousand and once for one hundred."

Wu Jingrou put the lottery ticket away and then leaned over to look at the lottery ticket that Shen Xuewei had bought.

Shen Xuewei didn't think it would be successful, so she let her see.

"Your luck is pretty high. You might actually win again this time."

Wu Jingrou smiled broadly, "Right? I also think there's a high chance of winning this time."

As she spoke, she noticed that Shen Xuewei had bought the same numbers on both of her lottery tickets.

"Weiwei, why do you always buy the same numbers? If you don't change them, your chances of winning will be higher."

Shen Xuewei said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to think of numbers, let's just go with this one."

She casually stuffed the lottery ticket into her bag, pulled Wu Jingrou to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the airport.

Chen Fanglan and her group will return to Italy next, while Shen Xuewei's three-day holiday will end and she will return to school.

Shen Xuewei wanted to complete her credits ahead of time so that she could have free time during her senior year.

This semester, I took extra courses, so my workload is slightly heavier than Huang Xin's and Su Shu's.

Due to various reasons, she has little free time and doesn't go back to Italy very often.

It's already the end of June, and in less than a month, final exams for all subjects will be coming up.

She devoted her time to her studies and friends, and frequently contacted Chen Fangli and others by phone, only saying that she would go back during the summer vacation.

She had only been studying at school for a few days when Wu Jingrou suddenly called her.

As soon as the call connected, Wu Jingrou, who was usually so composed, let out a scream on the other end.

"Weiwei, have you seen the news? Someone bought a lottery ticket at the same store where we bought ours before and won the first prize—fifty million! A whole fifty million!"

Shen Xuewei moved the phone away slightly, and only put it back to her ear after the voice on the other end had lowered.

After extracting the information from Wu Jingrou's words, Shen Xuewei was also extremely envious.

"With a general this high-ranking, it'll probably make the local news, right?"

Wu Jingrou nodded with a pained expression, "I saw it on the news. But Weiwei..."

Shen Xuewei hummed in agreement. "Go ahead, I'm listening."

Wu Jingrou's tone was filled with endless regret and sorrow.

“Weiwei, do you know what? The winning numbers were the same numbers I originally planned to buy. But then I changed them myself…”

Thus, because of her own hesitation and indecisiveness, she missed out on the multi-million dollar prize.

If she had known earlier, she definitely wouldn't have hesitated.

Once it's decided, it's decided! Why change it?

Shen Xuewei paused, now truly feeling sorry for her.

She said dryly, "...Oh, I see. It's alright, maybe I'll win again in the future."

"Look at me, I bought ten tickets and didn't win anything. My luck is much worse than yours."

Wu Jingrou's tone became even more resentful, "Weiwei, you didn't even pay attention to the winning numbers, did you?"

Shen Xuewei didn't pay attention; after all, with such an extremely low probability of winning, it was obvious that the chances of winning were slim.

"Weiwei, I saw your lottery numbers the other day, you won too, take a look for yourself."

Wu Jingrou was deeply shocked and depressed. After telling Shen Xuewei the news, she hung up the phone.

Shen Xuewei paused for a moment, then hurriedly took out the slightly wrinkled lottery ticket from her bag and compared it with the winning numbers for this draw.

Yes, I did win; I won a third prize.

The third prize is 10,000 yuan per bet. She bought ten bets, which totaled 100,000 yuan.

Although 100,000 yuan is not much for Shen Xuewei now, this windfall still made her overjoyed.

She kissed the lottery ticket heavily, saying, "Huacheng is indeed my luckiest city."

She smoothed out the wrinkles on the lottery ticket and planned to go to a lottery shop to claim her prize over the weekend.

However, upon checking, it was discovered that those who won more than 10,000 yuan needed to go to the local sports lottery center to claim their prizes.

In other words, she has to go to Huacheng again.

Sports lottery centers are generally closed on weekends, so you can only claim your prize on weekdays.

I don't have time to go today, tomorrow is Friday. At least I have 100,000 yuan, which I won in the lottery.

Shen Xuewei simply booked a plane ticket for tomorrow, found someone to take her classes, and decided to fly to Huacheng tomorrow to collect the money.

After the plane landed in Huacheng, Shen Xuewei took a taxi to the sports lottery center, presented various identity documents, and the money finally ended up in her bank account.

I won 100,000, but after tax I actually received 80,000.

As soon as I came out of the sports lottery center, I saw a large crowd gathered in front of it.

The central figure being watched wore a mask and ill-fitting clothes, and his laughter could be heard from a great distance.

"See that? He won 50 million."

"Wow, I've suddenly become a multi-millionaire and I'll never have to work again in my life."

"Not only will he not need to work, his whole family will not need to work. If he buys a few more houses, he can live a life of ease."

"Sigh... No, I'll buy a few lottery tickets later and try my luck. What if I get lucky?"

"Tch, think so much. Do you think this kind of luck will ever come your way?"

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