I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 175: Victoria Market Minigame
Chen Xi walked into a small shop, picked up two bottles of mineral water, paid for them and prepared to leave.

By chance, he witnessed two students busy sorting and combining various items, pairing flashlights with batteries, and shampoo with conditioner.

Not far away, there was a stall with students using the bundling sales trick.

The prices on the products are all suggested retail prices. The total price calculated by the teacher is already written on paper. You just need to sell it at a similar price.

"Huh? Why are there suddenly so many people?" Chen Xi returned to his stall and was surprised to find that there were quite a few customers surrounding Eric's stall.

He curiously leaned over to take a look and found that the Indian student was making curry dishes on the spot. Although it looked ordinary, in Australia, many foods are added with curry, and many foreigners also like curry rice.

I saw the Indian student skillfully taking the ingredients covered with yellow curry sauce out of the pot, putting them on a plate, and then serving them to the guests for tasting.

After tasting it, the guests nodded in praise, expressing their satisfaction with the taste. Eric, who was in charge of collecting the money, smiled from ear to ear.

"Chen Xi, my legs are sore from standing so long. I'm so tired. Why is the water icy? It's so cold. Can you warm it up for me?" Li Yuqing tapped her legs and pouted after taking the water he handed over.

Chen Xi ignored her and scanned the items on the table, finding that nothing was missing, obviously not a single item had been sold. So he walked straight to the boxes, remembering that there were still some toys left in them.

"Those are all junk. I took out my best toys. Chen Xi, help me unscrew it. The bottle is too tight." Li Yuqing stretched out the bottle of mineral water in her hand to him.

"..."

Chen Xi glanced at her, then continued to look for something with his head down.

Recalling the past, he once had an argument with Li Yuqing, and she pulled his collar with amazing force. And when they were in high school, Li Yan was beaten by her until she cried.

Now she suddenly pretends to be a weak woman, which is a bit unbearable.

Seeing that Chen Xi ignored her, Li Yuqing turned her head away angrily and looked away. At this time, her eyes happened to fall on Eric's stall.

As their business gradually prospered, Li Yuqing's anger grew even more.

Chen Xi was still rummaging through the boxes carefully at this time. These were boxes filled with cheap toys.

It wasn't long before his eyes locked onto something and a smile formed on his lips.

The box contained several sets of plastic rings and some small car models.

He unpacked the plastic rings, which were supposed to be the rings used in the game of ring toss, and measured them on each object to determine their size.

Next, the items were sorted and those that were more difficult to hit were selected to increase the difficulty of the game. After that, the distance was accurately measured, and the settings of domestic ring-tossing stall games were referred to and gradually adjusted.

Li Yuqing watched from the side. If it were in the past, she would have gone up to complain a lot, but now she decided to take the gentle approach.

She was not stupid. After standing there and watching for a while, she understood Chen Xi's thoughts and quickly walked over to help.

"Will anyone really come to play this? If they can't get the trap right, then no one will participate?" Li Yuqing asked in a low voice.

"If you spend a certain amount of money and it doesn't work, you can get some small, inexpensive gadgets as a gift." Chen Xi pointed to gadgets like key chains.

“Is this thing easy to put on?”

"Try it yourself."

Chen Xi handed the circle to Li Yuqing.

He used the table as the starting line and asked Li Yuqing to stand in front of the table.

Li Yuqing took a deep breath and then threw the circle lightly.

She aimed at a small plastic model, thinking it would be easier to fit than the vases.

The circle drew a graceful arc in the air and flew towards the target.

However, just when it was about to hit the target, it suddenly changed direction and flew past the target.

The second circle covers half of the object.

The third one rolled on the ground and ran away.

Li Yuqing was very impatient. After failing three times in a row, she didn't slow down. Instead, she threw all the rings in her hand out in one breath, but none of them hit the target. Her face suddenly darkened and looked extremely ugly.

But she thought again, if others couldn't win, then that meant they could make money without losing anything. This thought made her feel a little relieved, and the tense expression on her face gradually relaxed.

However, she began to worry that if no one could hit the target, then no one would be willing to play the game. Her expression kept changing. "Like this." As if he had seen Li Yuqing's thoughts, Chen Xi gently picked up a plastic ring and threw it. The ring seemed to be given life, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and then steadily hit a vase that seemed difficult to hit. He used to play ring toss and darts, so this was not too difficult for him.

Li Yuqing watched this scene with surprise and admiration in her eyes, and couldn't help but applaud. "Wow, Chen Xi is so amazing!"

The noise from their stall quickly attracted the attention of Eric and passers-by, and all eyes were focused on them.

"What is that?" Eric leaned over curiously, wanting to find out what it was.

However, when he saw clearly that Chen Xi and Li Yuqing were playing the ring-tossing trick, he couldn't help but sneer.

"How do you play this?" a foreigner came forward and asked.

"Each customer only needs to pay ten yuan to get three chances to toss the rings. If the consumption is over thirty yuan, even if you don't hit the target, we have prepared special consolation prizes to thank everyone for participating." Chen Xi explained the rules of the game in detail, and then instructed Li Yuqing to write them down carefully on paper and post them in a prominent place in the stall.

"The ring must completely cover the object. It can't be just half-covered or hanging on it." Chen Xi covered it up to the foreigner while Li Yuqing wrote carefully beside him.

"I want that vase, why don't you put it up there?" The foreigner pointed to a spittoon on the side.

"That one is too big and can't be put on. Spend 100 yuan and you'll get it for free." Chen Xi explained without blushing. He had just tried it and the opening of the spittoon was different from those vases. It couldn't be put on at all.

Anyway, the spittoon is only 70 Australian dollars. If you spend 100, you can get a spittoon for free and make 30 dollars.

The foreigner was obviously fond of the spittoon, but his eyes were looking somewhere else, and it was obvious that he had a new target.

Chen Xi stared at the spittoon with a retro shape and a pattern that was popular decades ago. He really couldn't understand why this foreigner's unique aesthetic was so fascinated by such a seemingly aesthetically pleasing object.

In his opinion, even if the spittoon is used as a vase, its appearance is not beautiful. In contrast, those porcelain or glass products that he thinks are not beautiful and slightly rough in workmanship will at least not destroy the overall beauty due to fading and rust.

Maybe everyone has their own preferences, and maybe this spittoon is really special in the eyes of this foreigner.

The foreigner seemed to be eager to get the item he wanted. He quickly took out five two-yuan coins and paid without hesitation. Chen Xi handed him three plastic rings, and his eyes immediately locked on a target.

The plastic ring in the foreigner's hand flew out quickly and flew to an object that looked like a Zippo lighter. However, the material of this lighter was quite bad, and it felt light and fluttery when you held it gently. The shell was just sprayed with a layer of silver paint, which looked pretty good. Obviously, the foreigner mistook it for a real Zippo lighter.

Chen Xi suppressed his smile, secretly wondering how this foreigner would react if he really got the lighter. After all, a genuine Zippo lighter is expensive in the store, at least dozens of Australian dollars. And the true value of this lighter will probably only be discovered after the foreigner gets it himself.

The first plastic ring was gently thrown out by the foreigner, spinning in the air and then flying towards the lighter. However, just when it was about to wrap around the lighter, Chen Xi felt a breeze blowing, and the direction of the plastic ring shifted slightly, and finally passed by the lighter and fell to the ground.

The ghost frowned, looking a little unwilling. He quickly picked up the second plastic ring and prepared to try again.

This time, he looked at the target more intently, adjusted his posture, and then threw the plastic ring out with force.

However, the force of the throw this time seemed to be a little too great. The plastic ring drew a long trajectory in the air and flew far to the other side of the lighter, missing the target again.

The ghost's face became even uglier. He looked at the last plastic ring in his hand again, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his inner tension.

He carefully observed the distance and angle and threw out the third plastic ring cautiously.

This time, the trajectory of the plastic ring seemed perfect, as if it would definitely catch the lighter.

However, one side of the plastic ring bounced up when it touched the ground, and began to spin on the ground, gradually deviating from the target direction. Finally, the plastic ring stopped a few centimeters away from the lighter and failed to complete its mission.

The foreigner looked at the plastic ring on the ground with a look of disappointment and unwillingness on his face. He obviously didn't expect that he would fail three times in a row and failed to get the lighter he wanted.

Li Yuqing witnessed the whole process from the side. Her heartbeat seemed to rise and fall along the trajectory of the plastic circles, and she was so nervous that it was suffocating.

Just now, she had been clasping her hands together, praying silently in her heart, and at the same time she couldn't help cursing the foreigner. For her, if this business lost money, the uncomfortable feeling was simply indescribable.

"Another ten dollars." The ghost man took out two purple five-dollar bills with a depressed look on his face, obviously not satisfied with his performance just now. However, he was unwilling to leave empty-handed, so he decided to try again.

Chen Xi took the money with a smile and at the same time recycled the plastic ring that the foreigner had thrown away.

He handed the foreigner three new plastic rings, and people around him began to gather around, watching the game curiously.

Now, Chen Xi's stall is surrounded by people, and they all seem to be attracted by this game.

The ghost picked up the plastic ring again, took a deep breath, and prepared to start a new round of throwing.

The people around also began to talk, some cheered for the foreigner, and some wondered whether he could successfully hit the target.

(End of this chapter)