Chapter 248: Two First Prizes?
"Darling, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
Xiao Hua's boyfriend turned and asked her as she walked over.
Xiao Hua said, "Both, just tell me quickly."
Xiao Hua's boyfriend said, "The good news is I won a prize, the bad news is I won the first prize."
Xiao Hua: ???
"First prize?! Oh my god, that's not bad news at all!!! That's great news! How could that possibly be bad news?!"
Xiao Hua was ecstatic. She immediately turned to her ex-boyfriend Xiao Peng and said, "Thank you for your golden words! My boyfriend actually won a prize."
Xiao Hua originally wanted to use this opportunity to triumph over Xiao Peng.
But she noticed Xiao Peng's expression seemed off.
Logically speaking, Xiao Peng's expression should have turned ugly at this moment. So why did he look so gleeful, like he was watching a fool?
Xiao Hua had dated Xiao Peng for a long time, so she knew his every habit intimately - she could even tell what he was thinking just by how he farted.
Therefore, she felt something was very wrong, but what exactly?
"Xiao Hua, look at this sign. There's only one first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes..."
At that moment, Wang Ju leaned close to Xiao Hua's ear and quietly revealed the truth about what was wrong.
Hearing this, Xiao Hua's face turned very ugly.
She immediately grumbled, "What's going on here? This shop is so unprofessional! How could there be two first prize tickets in the blind box?!"
"So what do we do now?"
Yes, what should they do now?
Two people had both drawn the first prize.
Not just these people, but even those waiting in line had gotten wind of this drama and were waiting to see how the pancake shop would handle it.
Xiao Peng spoke up at this point, "No matter how they handle it, our first prize definitely counts."
"Because we drew it first."
"As for you guys?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm afraid you're out of luck!"
"But it's okay, even if you can't get the first prize, you'll probably still get second or third prize! After all, this is the shop's mistake!"
Xiao Peng's sarcastic tone didn't just anger Xiao Hua.
Even his own companions Xiao Q and Ke Bei couldn't help but think: What a smug little man.
So Xiao Hua was trembling with anger again.
At this moment, the young female clerk came out from the shop. She bowed apologetically to Xiao Hua's group, "I'm very sorry about this mistake. I can't handle it, so we have to wait for the manager to come."
"And you folks who also drew the first prize need to wait for the manager to arrive to claim your prize."
"Would you all like to wait inside the shop?"
Just as Xiao Peng's and Xiao Hua's groups were about to enter the shop to wait.
Suddenly a voice came from far to near: "No need, I'm here!!!!"
They saw an extremely dashing figure riding a black motorcycle suddenly drift right in front of them with a screech.
After arriving, the figure got off the black motorcycle.
Then removed the black helmet.
Revealing his true face to everyone.
To be honest, some people really should keep their helmets on.
Before removing the helmet.
This figure gave off a very handsome, very cool impression.
After taking it off, that illusion was instantly shattered.
This was an extremely ordinary-looking middle-aged man.
The gap between his actual appearance and what people imagined was too large.
But regardless of whether he matched expectations or not.
This middle-aged man was indeed the manager of this Wangchuan Grain Pancakes shop.
If Jiang Ran were here, he would probably recognize him.
Because when Jiang Ran won that apartment at Alice Apartment, it was this manager he claimed the prize from.
Right now, this middle-aged manager stood at the shop entrance, waving his hand grandly with great momentum.
"I've already heard about the situation!"
"There were two first prize tickets in the blind box, and both got drawn!"
"This is truly our mistake! Therefore!"
"You customers over here drew first, right?"
The middle-aged manager looked toward Ke Bei's group.
Ke Bei nodded.
"So your first prize is definitely valid!"
Hearing this, Xiao Peng became even more smug.
He practically had his tail sticking up to the sky, though of course he didn't actually have a tail.
And based on the manager's words: "So your first prize is definitely valid."
Didn't that imply that Xiao Hua's first prize would be invalid, probably replaced with some other prize?
Not just Xiao Peng's trio or Xiao Hua's quartet, but even the other people in line could tell what this implied.
At this moment, the middle-aged manager turned to Xiao Hua's group of four, "So you're the ones who drew the second first prize?"
Xiao Hua's boyfriend nodded, "It was me."
The middle-aged manager said, "Because our shop only set up one first prize, so..."
Everyone could anticipate what would come next.
Probably that the first prize would become second prize, or even third prize.
More shamelessly, they might say this first prize ticket didn't count at all.
After all, some merchants really know how to screw people over.
But what happened next surprised everyone.
They heard the middle-aged manager say:
"So actually, this matter is our responsibility to begin with, therefore, your first prize also counts!"
"We will honor your prize too!!!!"
Whoa!
The whole crowd was shocked.
No one expected this outcome.
Xiao Hua was especially surprised. She quickly had her boyfriend pinch her arm to wake her up and confirm this wasn't a dream.
But when her boyfriend actually pinched her, she complained, "You actually pinched me for real?"
But despite that, the joy of winning first prize overwhelmed everything.
Only Xiao Peng pouted, looking quite unhappy.
"Alright everyone, please come inside to discuss the prize claim procedure!"
The middle-aged manager invited both Xiao Peng's and Xiao Hua's groups into the shop.
Just as they had one foot inside the door, they heard the middle-aged manager suddenly turn around and announce passionately to the people in line and nearby onlookers:
"Everyone, if any of you draw a first prize later due to our shop's responsibility! We will honor your prize just like this time! This applies to second and third prizes too - if similar situations occur, we'll handle them the same way!"
After this announcement, both those in line and the onlookers burst into applause.
Everyone cheered and praised the shop.
Instantly, the crowd buying grain pancakes became larger and more frenzied.
One person actually bought ten at once...
Suddenly, at this moment, Xiao Q and Ke Bei, who had been relatively quiet until now, exchanged glances.
They smiled simultaneously.
Originally they thought the extra first prize was truly an accident.
But suddenly, both of them felt that this might actually be a marketing tactic...
Of course, it was still an accident, just one that was artificially created...
Inside the shop.
Both groups were led by the young female clerk to an office on the second floor of the pancake shop. This was the manager's office.