92: Chapter 92 Taking My Wife to the Lottery

The Shop Assistant was likely encountering a customer for the first time who didn't even bother to put on an act and just asked straight away if they could enter the lucky draw. They were stunned for several seconds before putting on a professional smile and saying, "Sir, there are still spots left for the lucky draw today."

"That's good!" Chen Sheng pulled An Xiaonuan into Ai Shang Digital.

He had originally intended to go straight to the lucky draw, but An Xiaonuan was a bit thin-skinned. She took Chen Sheng and wandered around the shop for a lap, then spent sixty-six yuan to buy two customized USB flash drives.

Although they were called customized, they actually had zero technical content. They were just two ordinary alloy USB drives. Customers could choose patterns and surnames provided by the shop, which were then engraved onto the surface of the USB drives using laser printing technology. The original cost of a few yuan was thus gorgeously transformed into a customized product worth sixty-six yuan.

After buying the USB drives, the Shop Assistant led the two of them to the lucky draw box.

The lucky draw box was just a common box wrapped in red paper, with the three large, glaring characters "Lucky Draw Box" written on it.

"How many times can we draw?" Chen Sheng asked.

"Sir, you have one chance to draw," the Shop Assistant replied.

Chen Sheng looked at An Xiaonuan and asked tentatively, "How about you do it?"

Even though he really wanted to do it himself, the necessary procedures couldn't be skipped.

This was experience summarized from years of living; ordinary people wouldn't tell him that.

"Okay! Then I'll do it~"

Seeing that An Xiaonuan wasn't playing by the rules, Chen Sheng subconsciously cleared his throat. "Ahem! How about I do it after all!"

An Xiaonuan glared at Chen Sheng, annoyed. "Then why did you ask me?"

Chen Sheng smiled awkwardly. "I just thought my luck had been pretty good lately!"

"Hmph~" Seeing Chen Sheng subtly implying that her luck was bad, An Xiaonuan angrily held up four fingers. "If you don't win a prize, don't even think about resting this morning."

Although he was certain he would win a prize 100%, when he heard An Xiaonuan's words, Chen Sheng's body still couldn't help but tremble.

It was an instinctive reaction.

Completely uncontrollable.

At this moment, catching a glimpse of the Shop Assistant on the side who was just watching the fun, Chen Sheng asked curiously, "Is the probability of winning a prize here high?"

"Mm-hmm~" The Shop Assistant hadn't expected to suddenly become the target while just watching the drama. After a moment of astonishment, they quickly returned to a professional state and said with a smile, "Sir, it is a 100% win rate."

"Consolation prize, right? What is the consolation prize?" He understood this routine.

"Sir, our lowest prize is a bottle of Wahaha mineral water." Speaking of this, the Shop Assistant subconsciously glanced at the corner, where two cases of 24-bottle mineral water were placed.

Perhaps noticing that Chen Sheng's gaze followed theirs to the corner where the mineral water was kept, they quickly added, "However, our grand prize is an Apple 16 Pro Max worth over ten thousand, the first prize is an entry-level DSLR worth six thousand, and the second prize..."

Before the Shop Assistant could finish, Chen Sheng impatiently interrupted, "Alright, you can say as much as you want, but I have to be able to win it first. Can I draw now?"

The Shop Assistant made a gesture of invitation. "Sir, please go ahead."

In order not to appear too deliberate, Chen Sheng did not immediately reach into the hole at the top of the lucky draw box. Instead, he feigned excitement and rubbed his hands together, just like a gambler about to reveal the winning card.

After his hands were warmed up, Chen Sheng reached towards the hole, but suddenly stopped when his hand was less than five centimeters away.

The next second, Chen Sheng quickly placed one hand on one side of the box and the other hand on the other side, then held the lucky draw box and shook it vigorously.

While shaking it, he explained with confidence, "I've heard that the good prize tickets are all hidden at the very bottom. According to subconscious habits, when people reach in, they usually just grab one randomly from the top."

The first half of this was said to the Shop Assistant, and the second half was explained to An Xiaonuan.

Sure enough, hearing this, a flash of unnaturalness crossed the Shop Assistant's face.

That's right! Generally, high-level prize tickets are placed at the bottom, covered by low-level prize tickets. According to people's drawing habits, when most people reach in and touch the prize tickets in the box, they subconsciously grab one randomly.

This is the reason why people who reach all the way to the bottom when drawing have a slightly higher probability of winning.

"Slightly" is the key point.

In reality, the number of high-level prizes is just too scarce.

On the side, An Xiaonuan pouted. She actually really wanted to urge him, it was just a lucky draw, why was he dragging experience into it?

In her view, having this time to dawdle here, it would be better to finish drawing early and go eat breakfast.

Obviously, she had no expectations whatsoever that Chen Sheng could win a high-quality prize.

Chen Sheng, however, whose gaze had never left the Shop Assistant, quickly caught that flash of unnaturalness on the Shop Assistant's face. With a tone that carried a hint of realization, he teased jokingly, "Haha! I guessed it right, didn't I?"

The Shop Assistant didn't speak, instead giving Chen Sheng an awkward "I see it but I won't say it" smile, then made another gesture of invitation to Chen Sheng.

Feeling the timing was about right, Chen Sheng placed the lucky draw box back on the table, then reached his hand directly into the box. However, he didn't immediately go to the bottom; instead, when his entire palm entered the box, he quickly raised his palm to let his fingertips touch the top of the lucky draw box.

At this time, his other hand, placed outside, was once again on the corner of the lucky draw box, quickly rotating the box so that the fingers inside could circle the inside top of the lucky draw box.

As the lucky draw box rotated, his fingers easily detected the obvious bump on the inside top of the lucky draw box.

"This must be it." Chen Sheng calmly used his fingers to pull down this prize ticket that the shopkeeper had deliberately stuck to the top.

After gripping it with his fingers, he reached his entire arm a bit further into the lucky draw box.

After all, if you're going to put on a show, you have to do the whole thing.

Chen Sheng was seen stirring vigorously inside the lucky draw box, then, with a look of confusion on his face, he began to pull his hand out.

When his hand was pulled out, both of their gazes were fixed on the prize ticket held between Chen Sheng's fingers.

Very quickly, the Shop Assistant's gaze locked onto the bit of short adhesive tape remaining on the prize ticket.

Seeing this unique prize ticket, a clear look of astonishment appeared on the Shop Assistant's face, followed by panic. They involuntarily opened their mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back, then forced a smile and said, "Sir, the scraper is over there."

"Thanks! But I don't like using public or other people's things to scratch the prize."

He certainly didn't want someone else to steal his luck at a time when he was relying on it.

Chen Sheng naturally took a coin out from the inner compartment of his wallet, then stood in place and used this coin to scratch off the covering layer on the prize ticket, revealing the three bright red characters inside -- Grand Prize.

"Ah~" Suddenly, an exclamation sounded in his ear. An Xiaonuan shook Chen Sheng's arm hard, her tone filled with shock and disbelief. "Hubby, the grand prize, it's the grand prize, your luck is really good."