“What? No prize?”

Both Gao Zhou and the two little kids were disappointed.

Thanks to Yu Yuanyuan’s draw, everyone had gotten exactly what they wanted—except for her. She hadn’t received anything.

“Didn’t you win something else?” Gao Zhou, feeling bad for the sad little figure squatting on the ground, approached to comfort her.

As he got closer, he saw the large, bold characters on the ticket in the staff’s hand: “First Prize.”

“Wait a minute! Isn’t this the first prize???” Gao Zhou rushed forward and stared at the words, reading them over and over. He wasn’t seeing things—he was sure it said “First Prize!”

Yu Mingxi also came over. He could read more than Yu Yingze, so after quickly confirming, he too saw the unmistakable characters for “First Prize.”

“Yuanyuan, you won the first prize! Look again!” Yu Mingxi lifted her up so she could take a closer look at the ticket.

“But… but… this ‘one’ doesn’t look like the ‘1’ Yuanyuan knows,” she said, her chubby little finger pointing at the ticket. The once-wise gleam in her big eyes was now replaced with confusion. “Why is it lying down? Is it tired and taking a little rest?”

Yu Yingze smacked his forehead.

Apparently, she only recognized the standing “1” and didn’t realize that the horizontal “一” was the same thing.

She hadn’t seen the “1” on the ticket and almost missed out on her grand prize.

“Miss Yuanyuan, this is a ‘one,’ and you did win the first prize!!” Gao Zhou excitedly picked her up and spun her around, more thrilled than the little one herself. “You got everything everyone wanted! You’re amazing!!!”

“Wow! Yuanyuan is amazing!” The little girl, perched on Gao Zhou’s shoulder, eagerly praised herself.

The staff, meanwhile, had finally recovered from their shock.

It was just a little girl from an incredibly lucky family winning a lottery and scoring four desired items in one go.

Nothing too extraordinary.

Except… she had only ever seen things like this on TV.

Seeing it happen in real life was a different story!!!

Once could be luck, twice could also be luck, but having everything follow exactly the way that little one predicted? That was defying the odds!

With another VIP ticket in hand, Yu Yuanyuan studied it closely before looking up, confused. “Uncle Gao, what can I do with this ticket?”

“You can watch the dolphin show, and see the sea lions too!”

“Yay!” The little one rejoiced in her usual blissful ignorance.

Yu Yingze, however, was quick to shatter her joy. “But we already bought tickets. Isn’t this one kind of unnecessary?”

“Yea…” The cheer that hadn’t quite ended trailed off into a disappointed whimper.

Gao Zhou took the ticket from her and glanced at it, delivering the final blow. “And this ticket has to be used today. It expires after that.”

“…” Bad prize…

Yu Yuanyuan had thought that winning the first prize would mean getting something great.

And to be fair, it was a great prize. The premium seats were pricey, and most families didn’t choose them, so they often went unused.

But unfortunately, Gao Zhou had already bought tickets for those exact seats.

The great prize had now turned into a redundant one.

“Let’s keep it as a souvenir,” Gao Zhou suggested, pointing to the cute cartoon animals on the ticket. “Look, Yuanyuan, isn’t it adorable?”

“It is, it is!” The little one’s disappointment faded as she carefully tucked the ticket away in her small bag, fully satisfied with her decision to keep it.

Gao Zhou’s eyes narrowed into happy slits as he let out a silly grin.

Ah, kids. They’re so easy to please. Especially Miss Yuanyuan—she’s a breeze to cheer up.

Taking her out for a fun day wasn’t too exhausting after all.

“The show’s about to start. Let’s go in,” Yu Mingxi said, checking his watch. He grabbed the hands of the two little ones, ready to lead them inside. But suddenly, the small hand on his right wiggled free.

“Brother Shen Ji!!” Yuanyuan cheered, running toward someone standing in a corner.