He felt a bit emotional. A City was developing more and more.
In the blink of an eye, he had lived in A City for over forty years. Looking at the bustling crowd, he took off his glasses to wipe away a tear.
Just then, "Bang!" The newsstand owner looked up, startled. An old woman's weathered face pressed into his view.
"Boss, I want to claim my prize!" Su Cui leaned on the counter, excited. "I won first prize!"
First prize!
Su Cui had never won anything in her life. She had reposted many Weibo giveaways but never won. Even when buying furniture and smashing golden eggs, she always got the dud tickets.
She had always watched others win. Now, claiming her first prize, Su Cui was very excited.
"Boss, don't just stand there. Look at my scratch card—first prize!" Su Cui repeated, "First prize!"
"Oh, oh..." The newsstand owner blinked. The sentimental tear that had been about to roll down his cheek was completely gone. "You didn't buy this ticket from me, did you?"
Su Cui: "The ticket says it can be redeemed at any authorized outlet."
"Fine, fine." The newsstand owner was displeased. He only got commission for magazines he sold, not for redeeming prizes. Even if it wasn't his money, it felt awkward.
"Give me the ticket." The owner took Su Cui's ticket and handed her 100 yuan.
"Here, first prize is 100 yuan."
Su Cui was shocked: "This is first prize? That little?"
"What did you think? Look at the sign hanging here—first prize is written as 100 yuan." The owner pointed to the prize list behind him.
Su Cui looked and indeed saw first prize was 100 yuan, second prize 80 yuan, and so on.
She nodded. "Alright, give me two more. I want to keep scratching. I think I'm lucky today!"
"Okay, take them yourself."
Ten minutes later.
The newsstand owner was in despair. He pressed his hand over the jar of lottery tickets. "Ma'am, don't draw any more tickets. Just go buy a lottery ticket directly—it'd be faster. This is the sixth one. Listen to me, don't draw this one, go buy a lottery ticket—six six great fortune!"
She had bought five magazines and won first prize four times!
The owner thought, this old lady is really weird. Even if he didn't have to pay out of pocket and the tickets could be reimbursed, how could he explain so many consecutive wins with barely any magazines sold?
He absolutely refused to let Su Cui scratch any more.
Su Cui had more or less figured out the trigger for her golden finger. She chuckled and stopped.
She didn't plan to buy a lottery ticket. She had just used this scratching incident to understand the trigger rule: every time the golden finger showed its power, it was related to the interests of the conglomerates.
First golden light: when Su Cui was at the square flowerbed, muttering, "No matter how I earn money, I can't compare to those rich and powerful conglomerates."
Second golden light: when she touched Zhao Pengfei's jade pendant.
Later, Su Cui tried several times, but nothing happened.
Today, with the random scratch card, the golden finger appeared.
Why?
Su Cui thought it was because she had said, "No point letting the Qian Group's money go to waste."
To verify, she tried five more times. The first time, she said it out loud, repeating, "The Qian Group's money shouldn't be wasted." Then she reached into the jar for a ticket.
The jar was black, and the golden light flashed quickly, unnoticed by the owner.
When Su Cui scratched it, it was first prize.
Then she tried a second time, silently reciting, "The Qian Group's money shouldn't be wasted."
She won again.
Third time, she shortened it to just "Qian Group" in her mind.
Still won.
Fourth time, she silently recited, "Newsstand owner."
Didn't win.
Fifth time, she recited, "Without money, I can't fight those creeps who bully Su Baixue."
She won.
Su Cui carried her basket, looking at her open palm, slowly closing it and opening it again. She still remembered the dream she had on the first day after transmigrating into this book world, when Su Baixue leaned on her, causing her heart to tighten and her to faint.
In the dream, she seemed to have become Su Cuihua.
The real Su Cuihua, who had been paralyzed in bed for ten years.
After waking up.
She began to have Su Cuihua's memories.
Why did she transmigrate into Su Cuihua and not someone else? What was different about Su Cuihua?
The body she had after transmigrating—this body belonging to Su Cuihua—was mutated. This aged body, bedridden for ten years, had well-developed muscles, was full of strength, and couldn't die even if she jumped off a building.
More importantly, all the strength and golden finger from this mutation seemed to revolve around one thing: opposing what the creeps and scumbags had. Zhao Pengfei had strength, Su Cui had more strength. The conglomerates had money, and the golden finger helped her get money related to the conglomerates.
Su Cui had always wondered why she came to this book world. Today, with the exploration of the golden finger's trigger rule, she suddenly had a conjecture: she came because Su Cuihua believed she would protect Su Baixue.
In other words, the trigger rule for the golden finger was just one thing: protect Su Baixue.
But what shocked Su Cui was that in the original book, Su Cuihua was just an elderly woman who was paralyzed and later died. How could she know what would happen later...
Was it really Su Cuihua who pulled her into the book world?
[Author's Note]
Thanks to the little angels who threw king tickets or irrigated nutrient solution~
Xianyun 10 bottles; Sister's favorite little cutie 1 bottle;