The boss looked at Sheng Yuan as if he was looking at a super important customer. After registering on the computer, he went to exchange the coins himself, and then handed the small basket of coins to Shi Yan, while reminding him: "Xiao Yan, you must teach me well."

Shi Yan has been working here part-time for almost a year and a half.

The boss is a very nice uncle and also my neighbor who lives in the same community.

When he heard about Shi Yan's experience, he felt very sympathetic for this ill-fated child, so he recruited Shi Yan to work as an administrator at the claw machine business he ran in the video game arcade, responsible for simple daily inspections, sorting, and cashiering. Shi Yan only had to come to work on the two days on weekends when he didn't have classes, and he would stay here alone when there were not many people.

In fact, the boss is not simply doing charity. Shi Yan is good-looking, and on weekends when there are many people around, he has attracted a lot of business for himself with his face that can be used in TV commercials.

Shi Yan took the small basket.

Sheng Yuan was standing in front of a claw machine, looking at the dazzling array of cute dolls inside. When she saw him coming, she moved aside a little.

Shi Yan lowered his eyes to look at her, took out two game coins from the basket and stuffed them into the machine.

As the claw machine made the ding-dong sound of game coins being deposited into the warehouse, he bent his waist slightly, grasped the joystick with his bony left hand, and began to operate it, and the large metal claws of the glass door also moved.

The claw swung forward, left, and right, and after adjusting the position and angle, it aimed at one of the dolls.

Shi Yan stared at the claw machine and pressed the glowing button on the right side.

With a "click".

The metal claws quickly opened downwards, firmly grasped the doll, and then threw it into the hole.

"Congratulations, sir!"

The claw machine made a congratulatory sound, and the exit partition below automatically opened, and the doll rolled out.

Shi Yan stood up and let go of his hand.

"that's all?"

Sheng Yuan didn't pick up the doll, but asked instead.

Shi Yan's face was calm and he answered silently: That's it.

Sheng Yuan said expressionlessly: "Your teaching method is not up to standard. I don't understand it and I haven't learned it."

“…”

Shi Yan frowned slightly.

The expression on his face at that moment seemed to be saying, how stupid one must be to not be able to operate a claw machine, such a simple thing.

Sheng Yuan didn't care, "Teach her again."

So Shi Yan took out two game coins from the small basket and put them into the claw machine, apparently preparing to demonstrate the previous action again.

"etc--"

Sheng Yuan said: "Can you explain while demonstrating?"

Shi Yan was about to frown again, but the next second, the girl smiled slightly. Her face was pretty and lively, but unreasonable: "If you can't learn it, I want a full refund."

The claw machine owner at the cash register over there had been looking at this side, and noticed that something was wrong between the two of them, so he used his eyes to ask Shi Yan what was going on.

Sheng Yuan tilted her head and waited for him leisurely.

“…”

Shi Yan continued to move and put two game coins into the machine entrance, but this time -

"Choose the doll that is closer to the exit."

The mark of Adam's apple on the boy's neck was as obvious as the edge of an ice cube, sliding slightly across the skin and flesh, and the sound it made was slightly low and magnetic, sounding like the cold feeling of striking jade.

"Determine the target and start manipulating the joystick."

The number of words that came out of his mouth was pitifully few, and his words were concise to the point.

"Flick your paws twice."

As he spoke, his hands moved.

After doing this and that, he pressed the grab button.

"Congratulations, sir!"

Congratulations came from the claw machine again, but there was no movement next to me.

Only then did he realize that the girl hadn't even looked at his operation from beginning to end. She turned her head, her eyes fell on him, and stared at him calmly - look.

See him finish.

She spread her hands: "I still haven't watched it for a while."

Because she didn't even watch it, of course.

“…”

Then I heard her say, "Can you explain it more clearly?"

Shi Yan's brows were cold and he remained silent.

The young man pursed his lips, took out two game coins from the small basket and stuffed them into the game machine again. This time, he spoke more and in more detail.

"If there are no dolls near the exit, go and observe the dolls on the high shelf."

“You can touch it with your claws.”

"There is a certain chance that a doll will roll down from above."

He did as he was told.

"Don't touch dolls with round limbs, heavy bodies, or sitting positions, because they don't bear the force well."

As he spoke, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the girl was still not looking at the claw machine, but was still looking at him. His hand operating the joystick paused slightly.

“…Prefer dolls with keychains and lanyards.”

As he finished speaking, the metal claw happened to hook a keychain and the doll was hung up.

"Congratulations, sir!"

The claw machine made a congratulatory sound for the third time.

He stood up, took back his hand, and looked at Sheng Yuan. Qingjun's face was slightly tense, as if to say, should it be clear enough this time? She finally showed mercy, raised her eyebrows, showed an expression of "sudden enlightenment", and said.

"Oh, I see."

“…”

She didn't even watch it, and she didn't really want to learn how to catch dolls.

But somehow, when Shi Yan heard her say these three words, he felt relieved.

At this time, Fu Jie, who discovered that Sheng Yuan was missing, finally found her.

"My dear aunt, you should at least tell me before you come here."

Fu Jie was so anxious that sweat even broke out on his forehead. "I couldn't get through on the phone. I almost called the police!"

Sheng Yuan didn't show any guilt on her face. "My phone is on silent mode."

Fu Jie used his mobile phone to send a message to the friend who asked him to help find the person, saying that the person had been found. After sending the message, he looked up and looked around, very surprised: "You are running here... to catch dolls?"

He saw Shi Yan next to Sheng Yuan, and his gaze paused on Shi Yan for two seconds.

There was a slight crisp sound from the game coins colliding.

The small basket was placed on the storage rack of the claw machine. Shi Yan withdrew his hand, turned around, walked to the other side, and continued to organize the dolls in other claw machines.

Fu Jie and Sheng Yuan were about to leave side by side.

The claw machine owner quickly called Sheng Yuan: "Hey, little girl, wait a minute, don't you want your game coins? You haven't finished playing yet! And your recharge card, there was a problem with our computer today, and the system input was delayed. Please wait until your card is ready before leaving."

"No."

"Recharge card——" Sheng Yuan turned around and glanced at the tall figure in front of the claw machine over there: "Give it to him, and ask him to give it to me at school on Monday."

Fifteen minutes later.

The computer system was finally fixed.

The owner of the claw machine took out the recorded magnetic card and handed it to Shi Yan with a somewhat surprised expression.

"Xiao Yan, it turns out that you and that pretty girl are classmates?"

The air was silent.

"My deskmate."

The owner of the claw machine was even more surprised and said with a smile: "We are classmates! This girl must be the daughter of a wealthy family. She is so generous."

This was the first time since he opened his shop that he had encountered a customer who recharged one thousand yuan at one time.

"But you two looked so unfamiliar just now..."

Shi Yan lowered his eyes and looked at the magnetic card with the pink anime pattern printed on it. After looking at it for a while, he reached out and took it.

They were not familiar with each other.

…

This way.

Fu Jie asked Sheng Yuan what else she wanted to play.

Sheng Yuan said: "They are all boring and no one is playing."

Fu Jie wondered: "You didn't play many games, did you?"

Then, he heard the girl's nonchalant voice: "Because, I found something more interesting and fun."