Chapter 748: Chapter 748 [Extra] Do you want to go see a movie?
After eating her own cooking for several days, Sheng Ning’an instantly realized the gap in culinary skills when she tasted a chef’s dish outside, even consuming an extra bowl of rice.
It completely dispelled her thoughts of continuing to cook.
Initially, she thought her cooking was at least clean and healthy, but thinking about it now, it was really too much to ask Xu Weiran to eat her food.
After finishing the meal, Xu Weiran looked at her and asked, “Do you want to go watch a movie?”
“Sure!”
These past few days, aside from going to the supermarket to buy groceries, the two spent most of their time at home.
So when Xu Weiran suggested watching a movie, Sheng Ning’an immediately agreed.
There were many movies released during the spring festival prime time, and they picked one that was currently top in the box office. After Sheng Ning’an bought the tickets, seeing there was still some time before the movie started, she took him to the claw machine arcade next door.
Most of the customers in the store were young couples, and some parents with children.
Sheng Ning’an went to the counter and exchanged for one hundred coins, then looked at Xu Weiran and asked, “Do you know how to play?”
He shook his head.
Sheng Ning’an didn’t need to ask to know; his childhood must have been like the Young Uncle’s, either spent reading and studying or in the laboratory.
These so-called geniuses never really had a true childhood.
“No worries, just watch me,” Sheng Ning’an said as she picked up a small cart and found a machine to start inserting coins into.
Unfortunately, the first try grabbed nothing.
Sheng Ning’an wasn’t discouraged, she inserted another coin and this time successfully grabbed one.
Sheng Ning’an picked up the plushie and said to Xu Weiran, “With these claw machines, the claws are adjusted, and the program restarts every time someone wins. Generally, you have to insert quite a few coins before succeeding in grabbing one. Other times, its grip is very weak. So, it’s normal not to succeed in one or two tries.” Of course, there are also those particularly unlucky, who fail to grab one even after a dozen attempts.
“Then why do you still want to play?” Xu Weiran asked, looking at her.
In his eyes, the money spent on coins was enough to buy the plushie she wanted.
Sheng Ning’an, shaking the plushie in her hand, replied, “You don’t understand. I’m not just grabbing a plushie, but joy. Don’t you think it’s exciting the moment it’s grabbed and lifted?”
These are things money can’t buy.
Of course, people like him, who have only studies on their mind, wouldn’t understand.
In their view, anything unrelated to studying is simply a waste of time.
However, Sheng Ning’an felt that grabbing toys was similar to them solving problems. The moment the toy is lifted and the moment they solve a problem must bring the same joy.
“Also, although it’s a game of chance, there are some tricks involved,” she continued, “For instance, before we play, we can observe and choose a machine that someone has just failed to use many times, increasing the chances of success. Also, while using the claw, we can try to make it swing to potentially knock the plushie toward the exit. Besides, we can choose a plushie that’s near the exit and not blocked by other plushies, making it easier to grab.”
This was the first time Xu Weiran had realized that there was so much to consider when playing claw machines.
“And that’s not all,” Sheng Ning’an continued, “Another principle in playing claw machines is to aim for the neck or body, not the head. The plushie’s arms and torso are easier to grip tightly with the claw, whereas the head, due to its stable center of gravity, tends to fall right back down. Of course, it’s not absolute; if you want the plushie to tilt closer to the exit, you can opt to grab the head. Isn’t that interesting?”