Chapter 277 But it is enough
After closing the last page, the two of them closed the book with some reluctance.
Xu Cheng drank the last bit of drink in the cup and looked at Yu Yu who was also biting on a straw beside him.
"Were you just staring at me?"
“…Hmm.”
Discovered!
Yu Yu put her hands on her thighs in panic, nervously tugged at the hem of her clothes, and buried her head. Like a child who had done something wrong, she didn't dare to speak. Her little face began to turn red, like a little bear who had stolen honey.
Xu Cheng deliberately scared her.
"You are so good, Yu Yu, you actually peeked at me. I am going to punish you."
“…”
punish?!
The girl's pupils trembled as she looked at Xu Cheng pitifully, not knowing what cruel punishment he would give her.
"Just to punish you...give me a doll."
Yu Yu stared at Xu Cheng for a few seconds.
After confirming that he was serious and didn't make a mistake, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her soft chest expanded slightly.
Just grab a doll...that's okay.
At least not giving him a baby.
Xu Cheng closed the book, stood up and put it into the bookshelf, next to "The Moon and Sixpence".
"I saw the video game arcade when I came here just now. I've wanted to go there for a while. Let's go there and grab some while we're there."
"oh."
"I told you in advance that you have to clip it up. If you can't clip it up, then you can't go home today."
Yu Yu didn’t think much about it.
As for claw machines, although she has never tried it, she has seen others play it when she was a child. It's basically a mechanical claw that goes down and then grabs a doll and comes up.
The whole game is almost unimaginably difficult.
The girl even seemed eager to try it.
She's never played any of these.
I remember when I was a child, when I saw others playing, I cried and shouted that I wanted to play too, but my mother-in-law pulled me away. I was so angry that I didn’t eat for the whole night.
Even now, her mother-in-law often brings up this matter in front of her, which makes her embarrassed every time.
As for now, it is definitely not just her own fault.
After all, she is already a mature girl and naturally has no interest in these games.
Everything is just to complete Xu Cheng's task.
Because it was not the weekend, there were not many people in the video game arcade, and it looked a little sparsely populated.
Many machines around were not turned on, but there were still flashing decorative lights with a video game feel and noisy electronic synthesized music.
There was also a pretty young lady who looked like a female Bodhisattva, dancing beautifully on the dance machine. Xu Cheng and Yu Yu stared at her for a long time.
The two found a claw machine that was singing a song.
Xu Cheng took a look at the puppet inside, a mysterious creature with a garlic green head, ugly but inexplicably cute. It was the Bazai from the movie "Changhe No. 8" which was popular a few days ago.
Yu Yu also found it very interesting and stared at the cute garlic doll with her beautiful eyes for several times.
"Yu Yu, have you watched this movie too?"
"…What movie?"
"Changhe No. 8, the one played by Zhou Zhouchi."
"N-Never seen it... Is it good?"
"Not bad, cute and healing, especially suitable for girls. Oh, that one in there is Changhe No. 8, so cute. You can take a look at it later when you are bored."
"oh."
The girl nodded at him obediently, and seeing that Xu Cheng was still looking at her, she clenched her fists and said another sentence timidly.
"I, I really will watch it."
"Okay, I get it."
Xu Cheng resisted the urge to rub her cute head, "Okay, okay, let's play. You wait here for a while. I'll go buy some coins."
"Huh?"
Seeing Xu Cheng turning around and walking towards the bar, Yu Yu hurriedly trotted over to catch up with him.
"Xu Cheng... I, I'll buy it."
“It’s very expensive.”
"Then... I'll buy it."
Seeing her stubborn look, Xu Cheng stepped aside and gave her the chance to buy coins.
The price of the coin was indeed very expensive. The girl almost got scared after just one look at it.
After being shy for a while, she generously bought thirty yuan worth of coins.
I think I should be able to pick up a few garlic dolls this way. After all, Xu Cheng looked so , he must like them very much.
When the time comes, I will give him a few more to show my generosity, and then let Xu Cheng bully me less in the future.
The lady at the front desk took out fifty coins, and Yu Yu stretched out his two small hands to grab them. His hands were full and he couldn't grab all the coins .
The lady at the front desk covered her mouth and laughed a few times.
"Don't worry, little sister. No one will take it away from you. I'll help you get a bag and put it in."
"oh……"
Yu Yu shyly put the coin back to its place.
Xu Cheng, who saw this scene from a distance, couldn't help laughing and thought that the girl's naivety was sometimes really cute.
With fifty coins in hand, the girl felt she had never been so rich in her life.
She searched for a while, looking a little lost, and then saw Xu Cheng looking at her with his arms folded. She blushed and lowered her head, taking small steps, moving back to him inch by inch.
"I, I've bought it..."
"Would you like me to demonstrate it to you first?"
“No, that’s not necessary…”
Yu Yu walked over confidently, and her eyes sparkled under the colorful lights in the claw machine.
Seeing two coins at a time, the girl took out two coins from the small bag and placed them on her fingertips.
The next step is…
Coin slot.
I put two coins in one by one, and the numbers on the screen jumped and turned into [001] .
So that's how it is!
She looked at Xu Cheng with a surprised expression like a child, and the timidity and discomfort on her face also dissipated a little.
Xu Cheng reminded her.
"Go ahead and catch him. Now that you have the number of times, you can catch him."
"oh."
Yu Yu clumsily pressed the joystick and buttons, and soon learned how to operate it. He chose a good position and grabbed it confidently.
The doll was indeed picked up, and Yu Yu immediately pulled Xu Cheng's arm excitedly.
"I caught it!"
It looks like a child who has done something great and must show it to his parents.
This time Xu Cheng really couldn't help himself and rubbed her head, causing her to blush again, and her beautiful eyes were filled with resentment.
However, when the girl saw the doll fall down at the moment when the hook was retracted, the resentment in her eyes became even more intense.
how so?
Accident!
It must be an accident!
Another two coins went in, and the same ending happened.
Three times, four times... the girl gradually became addicted. When the bag in her hand was empty with only two or three coins left in it, she realized in shock that she had given it away so many times for free.
Put it into the machine and look at the number of 1 displayed.
When I thought about how I had just planned to send Xu Cheng a few more people, now even getting home has become a problem, and I had wasted so much money.
Yu Yu, who has always been a money-grubber, felt a little sad.
"Eh hey hey? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Seeing her eyes redden, Xu Cheng stopped watching and said, "You definitely can't catch it like this. Do you want me to help you?"
"Hmm?"
The girl with misty eyes glanced at him, but Xu Cheng didn't care and just hugged her from behind, holding the girl's two soft and small hands.
It feels so good to hold her little hand, like holding a piece of soft jade in my hand.
"Shake it first, then release the hook..."
Yu Yu’s face was turning red and his body was going limp.
She could feel the warmth of Xu Cheng's palms, and the solidity of his embrace.
The machine shows the remaining time: 5s.
That means he held her in his arms for a full 15 seconds!
"Right now."
Xu Cheng held her little hand and pressed the button. Her hand was so small that it didn't even seem as big as the button.
The hook was lowered, and both of them hooked it together.
At this moment, both of them focused their attention on it.
It grabbed the head of a fish at an angle, lifted it up tremblingly, then retracted it to its original position and let go.
A small bastard fell into the reward slot.
"I caught it!"
Yu Yu moved in Xu Cheng's arms in surprise, and Xu Cheng naturally let go of her hands, went to the reward slot, took out the doll and handed it to the girl.
"Want to play something else? I'll treat you."
"No, I don't want to play anymore."
"No, you have to play."
In one afternoon, the two of them played all the machines that were turned on. Except for the dance machine, neither Yu Yu nor Xu Cheng had the nerve to play it.
When I came out of the video game arcade, the sky outside was already filled with sunset glow.
This made Yu Yu feel like he was dreaming that day. Not only did he not have any exams, but he also spent the whole day playing with Xu Cheng.
After squeezing onto the bus, the two of them found two seats. Yu Yu leaned back on the seat a little sleepily, and the two of them chatted intermittently.
Even Yu Yu found it strange that she, who was usually taciturn, would always talk to him endlessly.
"I didn't expect the ending to be like that... By the way, Yu Yu, what's your favorite sentence in that book?"
The girl didn't say anything. She tilted her head to the window, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed into a long and beautiful slit.
Seeing that she seemed to have fallen asleep, Xu Cheng did not disturb her anymore. He took off his coat and put it on her considerately.
Only the girl knew that she was awake, secretly looking at the scenery outside the window.
The sky was already falling into night, there was no light in the car, and the world seemed dark.
She recited the sentence quietly, in a voice that only she could hear, without stumbling.
"There is no sunshine in my world, only darkness."
"But there are things that can shine instead of sunlight. Although not as bright as the sun, it is enough."
“…”
