Chapter 37.2: Thank You for Participating
“Hahahaha!” Xiao Yan couldn’t help but cover his mouth and chuckle, which immediately infuriated Nalan Yanran. She glared at him fiercely.
“What are you laughing at?!”
“Nothing. Don’t mind me,” Xiao Yan waved his hand dismissively and then gestured to the stall owner. “Boss, thank you.”
After saying that, Xiao Yan grabbed Nalan Yanran’s hand and walked away to explore other stalls, but Nalan Yanran resisted.
“Wait… at least let me hit one…”
“There are plenty of fun things here. There’s no need to dwell on just one.”
“Hmm…”
For the next while, Xiao Yan accompanied Nalan Yanran through the market, experiencing various games and activities that she had never seen before.
They played ring toss, frisbee throwing, riddle guessing, and more. Nalan Yanran gradually forgot about her previous melancholy and became immersed in the joy of playing.
Although she occasionally became frustrated, her mood visibly improved.
“Aahhhhhh!!!!!”
After wandering around, they returned to the initial stall. Nalan Yanran saw the “Thank You for Participating” inscription for the 18th time, and she couldn’t hold back her frustration any longer. She angrily slammed the bow onto the ground.
“Why?! I just can’t hit it no matter what!!!”
The stall owner and Xiao Yan could only look at Nalan Yanran helplessly. Indeed, her luck was something else.
Xiao Yan shrugged, picked up the bow that Nalan Yanran had thrown on the ground, and loaded the last arrow onto it. He aimed at the spinning wheel.
Swish!
As the arrow shot out, the stall owner stopped the wheel as it gradually came to a halt. The inscription that Xiao Yan hit became visible.
There was only one compartment on the entire wheel, and it was the smallest one, labeled “Exquisite Bracelet.”
“This?!”
Nalan Yanran was stunned when she saw this. She couldn’t believe that she had shot 18 times while he hit it on his first attempt.
“Oh, this young man has good luck,” the stall owner chuckled and took out a box from under the counter, handing it to Xiao Yan.
“Young man, take it. This bracelet is made with a second-grade wood element monster core. It’s quite valuable. I only prepared two of these as prizes.”
“Thank you,” Xiao Yan said with a smile as he took the box and opened it, looking at the emerald green bracelet inside. The bracelet was adorned with a second-grade monster core.
This was more than just an exquisite bracelet; in this small Wutan City, it could already be considered a top-tier item.
‘If I were to sell this, I could probably get nearly 2,000 gold coins.’
Xiao Yan furrowed his brows and looked at the stall owner.
“Boss, this bracelet is too valuable. I-”
Xiao Yan didn’t want to be a pushover. If it were a big merchant, it would be fine, but for a small stall like this, how long would it take to earn 2,000 gold coins?
“It’s fine. Take it. I set up this stall because I had nothing else to do these past few days. If it was about making money, I could have sold something else instead,” the stall owner said generously, waving his hand before looking at the dazed Nalan Yanran.
“Your girlfriend shot so many arrows at my stall today, and all she got were ‘Thank You for Participating.’ I’m really sorry.”
Girlfriend…
Upon hearing the stall owner’s words, Nalan Yanran was suddenly stunned, and a surge of joy filled her heart.
At the same time, after this shopping trip, something seemed to become clear in Nalan Yanran’s heart.
It’s not about making money, huh…
The stall owner himself said it. Xiao Yan didn’t even insist on returning the bracelet. He turned to look at Nalan Yanran and handed her the bracelet.
“Little Glutton, here, consider it a consolation prize.”
“Don’t call me that!”
Nalan Yanran, who had completely recovered her mood, instantly flared up and glared at Xiao Yan fiercely.
I shot 18 times and got nothing but “Thank You for Participating”! How can you get the jackpot with just one shot?!
“So, you don’t want it?” Xiao Yan said, pretending to take the bracelet back, but Nalan Yanran snatched it away.
“I want it! Who said I don’t want it?!”
Nalan Yanran tightly held the bracelet in her hand, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth. Then, she slammed a bag of gold coins onto the counter and said to the stall owner.
“Here’s 1,000 gold coins. Consider it a gift for you!”
“Huh? But this bracel…”
“It has nothing to do with the bracelet!”
Nalan Yanran interrupted forcefully, then turned and walked away with Xiao Yan, leaving the bewildered stall owner behind.