Chapter 104: Won the grand prize!
When they arrived on the first floor, Gu Yin called Gu Qinglang and, following his instructions, found them in a long-established electronics store.
Several people were listening to the shop owner explain how to use the color television and watching a lucky draw.
Gu Shu and Gu Hua ran over excitedly, asking, "Are you buying a TV?" Although their family didn't have much money now, they could still afford a color TV!
Gu Qingming shook his head: "I didn't buy it, I just looked at it. We'll buy it after your two younger sisters finish their high school entrance exams! Otherwise, what if it interferes with their studies?" After all, you can tell how addictive watching TV is just by looking at how Gu Hua goes out to watch TV every weekend night until after 10 p.m.!
Gu Shu was a little disappointed, but she could understand it. It was the last year, and it wouldn't be good to relax!
Gu Yin didn't listen to the explanation. Nowadays, TVs are not only small but also bulky, and she doesn't care much about TV dramas. After all, she was in that industry in her previous life.
The electric fan in her and Gu Hua's house was too weak, so they couldn't feel the breeze at night, and it was incredibly hot. Luckily, the shop sold electric fans, and customers could enter a prize draw for every hundred yuan spent, two prize draws for every two hundred yuan spent, and so on.
The first prize is a refrigerator, the second prize is a 35-inch color TV, the third prize is an electric fan, the fourth prize is rice and oil, and the fifth prize is a vegetable basket.
Gu Yin took a fancy to a large floor fan that cost 260 yuan. It had a strong airflow. She would move the one from the main room into their room and put the new one in the main room.
"Want to buy a fan?" Li Mengxin noticed Gu Yin looking back and forth at the fan, so she walked over and asked.
Gu Yin nodded and shared her thoughts.
Li Mengxin had no objections. She found a salesperson, asked him to bring out a new one, installed it, plugged it in, and seeing that there were no problems, she took it to pay.
Li Mengxin came over with the ticket and handed it to Gu Yin: "Go and try your luck in the lottery. If you win a shopping basket, that'll be great, consider it a free gift!"
Gu Yin thought about her luck points, nodded, and took her ticket to the door to queue up.
The lottery format is very common: a closed box with a hole in the top, filled with ping-pong balls. The balls with words on them are the winners, and the words are numbers like 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. It depends on which one you draw, but the probability is very low, and most of the time you get blank balls.
While Gu Yin was in line, four people ahead of her drew lots, but none of them won. They were all given a handful of candy as a thank you for their patronage.
When it was Gu Yin's turn to draw a prize, Gu Le and Gu Hua came over to watch.
Gu Yin put her hand into the cardboard box, which was full of balls. It was really difficult to win a prize.
"001, do you think I'll get it?" Gu Yin asked while shuffling the balls.
001 looked at the cardboard box: "I don't know, I can't help you cheat!"
Gu Yin didn't intend for it to help her cheat; she wanted to test her luck to see if things had really improved.
After fiddling around for a bit, and just when the people behind were getting impatient, Gu Yin took out a ball and handed it to Gu Hua: "Take this first, don't look at it, I'll get another one!"
Gu Hua nodded, holding the ball tightly without moving.
Gu Yin was quick to grab the second ball, reaching in and handing it to Gu Le.
Like Gu Hua, Gu Le and Gu Hua exchanged an excited glance: "Let's drive together!"
After saying that, they stretched out their hands. The white ball was blank, with nothing on it. The two were a little disappointed, and everyone sighed in unison.
Gu Yin reached out and flipped the two balls over, revealing the numbers 1 and 2 clearly written on them!
"Ahhhhh!! We won the lottery!! Ahhhhh, Mom and Dad won the lottery!! They won the first and second prizes!!! Oh my god, how lucky we are!!" Gu Hua excitedly hugged Gu Yin, shouting, jumping and bouncing.
Gu Le paused for a moment and then shouted along.
Gu Yin originally thought she would win something like rice or oil. In her past life, no matter what kind of lottery she participated in, she never won a prize. Her luck was exceptionally bad. Unexpectedly, her luck turned around and she won such a big prize!
"001, do you think if I bought a lottery ticket, I might win tens of millions?"
001: "Dream on! You can't get something for nothing!"
Gu Yin was only thinking about it.
Hearing Gu Yin's voice, the rest of the Gu family quickly came out. The host, who hadn't been very happy, saw that guests from other nearby families had all come to watch, and he quickly smiled at Gu Yin: "Little girl, you're so lucky! To be honest, if no one had drawn the first or second prize, the guests would have said we were cheating! I was so worried!"
After the host finished speaking, the crowd that had gathered around laughed.
The host continued, "Our store is an established brand, and we absolutely do not cheat! If we say we will give you a prize, we will! Whether you win or not depends on your luck! Come on, young lady, come up on stage, let's claim this prize and show it to them!"
Gu Yin took the two balls and went onto the stage.
"Is there anything you want to say?" The host handed the microphone to Gu Yin.
Gu Yin hadn't expected this. She took the microphone and looked at her excited family members and the growing crowd below the stage. She seemed to be getting excited too.
"I only bought a fan and won the first or second prize. What does this mean? It means there was no shady dealing, and it has nothing to do with how much money you spent. So what does it have to do with?"
Gu Shu shouted loudly, "Luck!"
Gu Yin laughed: "Yes, that's right! If you think you're lucky, you can give it a try. If you're not sure, you can do what I did and buy a small appliance to join in the fun! Maybe you'll end up like me!"
She stopped saying anything unnecessary, otherwise people would think she was on the shop owner's side.
Chu Yan had already left the mall and headed elsewhere, but he passed by here again on his way back. He thought he'd go in and try his luck, maybe she hadn't left yet.
As soon as he entered the mall, he saw a small stage not far away, where the person he had just been thinking about was standing.
Chu Yan pulled up the hoodie and stood at the back of the crowd, looking at the people flashing on the stage, his face relaxed.
"She's so fair-skinned! With the light shining down on her, she almost looks transparent!"
"She's very pretty! Her face shape and features are very delicate! It's just a pity her hairstyle is not good!"
Chu Yan turned his head and saw two girls next to him excitedly discussing the people on the stage.
What's wrong with her hairstyle? He actually thinks her bangs are quite cute!
Who knows if we'll ever meet again? Thinking of this, Chu Yan took out his phone and, like everyone else around him, took several pictures of the people on stage before leaving the mall with a slight sense of reluctance.
Gu Yin was completely unaware of this. After finishing speaking, she returned the microphone and then accepted the shower of fireworks.
The shop owner was very satisfied. After Gu Yin finished speaking, many people walked towards the electric fan area, and even those who bought large items were watching. This prize was well worth it!
The boss waved towards the cashier.
Once the person arrived, he took a receipt book, wrote it down, and handed it to Gu Yin: "The first prize is a 1.5-meter-tall single-door refrigerator with three refrigeration compartments and four freezing compartments. The second prize is a 35-inch color TV. Leave your address, and I'll have the deliveryman bring the items over and install the TV for you while we're at it."
Gu Qinglang took the receipt, saw that it was stamped and was indeed genuine, and smiled as he left his address and contact information.
"Oh, it's from Nanxian. In that case, I'll have the staff from the Nanxian branch deliver it to you directly! It's already noon, so it won't be enough to go this afternoon. How about tomorrow? You'll need someone to stay home tomorrow, so remember to keep the receipts safe when the staff comes to check them!"
Gu Qinglang nodded: "Okay, boss! Thank you for your help! I wish you booming business!"
After receiving their receipts, the group left the mall.
Li Xiang came out still in a daze: "They really gave it away! A refrigerator! A color TV! They really gave it away?!"
Gu Qingming laughed and said, "He wouldn't dare not give it away. So many people are watching, and the event is still going on for several days. If he really didn't give it away, he wouldn't be able to continue his business. Besides, it's a big deal for us, but it's just a small amount for the boss. Only when someone wins can we motivate people. If no one wins the first prize all day, there might not be many people coming to spend money, and everyone will think they are scammers. Ah Yin is helping him out in this way!"
Gu Hua and Gu Le were still excited and clung to Gu Yin's arm, making it difficult for them to walk properly. Gu Yin had no choice but to drag them towards the station.
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