Chapter 125: Shooting Practice

Eating was the ultimate goal, but before that, they needed to find some other fun activities. With more people, it indeed felt lively.

Since Shi Ji and Xing Yuxiu were both guys and didn’t want to decide, they left the choice up to the two girls. Lin Xinyan, having joined last minute, passed the decision-making to Shi Lin.

Shi Lin thought for a moment and finally said, “How about… we go to the amusement park?”

Young people seemed to enjoy spending time at amusement parks. With known sources of fun dwindling, it made sense. Being the weekend, the amusement park was packed with people, making it hard to move in some areas.

The crowd was dense, and the noise level was high. It was a lively scene, with people everywhere as far as the eye could see.

There’s nothing wrong with a lively atmosphere, but sometimes it could be overwhelming.

“Wow, I didn’t expect the amusement park to be this crowded today,” Xing Yuxiu remarked, feeling a bit helpless.

This amusement park was one of the larger ones in Yinshuang City, but the sheer number of people made it feel small. Many popular attractions had long queues, naturally making people think twice about staying.

“Maybe coming to the amusement park today wasn’t the best idea. Haha!” Shi Lin said, suddenly feeling a bit apologetic.

Lin Xinyan immediately shook her head, hoping to ease Shi Lin’s guilt.

“It’s okay. We don’t have to ride the roller coasters or anything. We can find some smaller activities to enjoy. Right, Shi Ji?”

Shi Ji, looking around casually, nodded.

“Hey, look over there. How about some shooting practice with balloons?”

Shooting balloons was a small-scale activity that used to be very popular. But as times changed, its popularity had waned.

There weren’t many people there. Even with so many people passing by, only one or two stopped. The owner, sitting on the side playing on his phone, was deeply engrossed.

At that moment, the light at the stand was blocked by four people coming forward, catching the owner’s attention. However, he didn’t turn to look and continued playing on his phone.

“There are guns in front of you, ten shots for ten yuan. If you can burst a balloon, you can exchange it for ten yuan. The more you burst, the more money you get,” the owner said simply, not focusing on the business in front of him that he had been waiting for.

Hearing the rules, Shi Ji suddenly became interested, and Xing Yuxiu glanced at Shi Ji.

“Want to give it a try?”

“Sure, let’s do it.”

Xing Yuxiu came up to the stand, picked up a gun, weighed it in his hand, and then aimed at the balloons on the first target.

Pop!

He fired a shot, hitting the target.

“Haha! Did you see that? Did you see that? Shi Ji, I hit it with one shot!” Xing Yuxiu said, laughing and boasting.

Shi Ji seemed indifferent, while Lin Xinyan’s comment threw cold water on Xing Yuxiu’s excitement.

“You did hit it, but the balloon didn’t burst.”

“…” Xing Yuxiu looked and realized the issue. Hitting the balloon wasn’t hard, but bursting it was another story.

He looked at the bullets in the magazine and saw they were the kind of water bullets used in toy guns, which would burst with a bit of pressure.

“Hey! Boss! This is too stingy. These can’t burst a balloon!” Xing Yuxiu complained to the owner sitting on the side.

The owner remained the same, not looking at Xing Yuxiu. He just said lightly, “You can choose not to play, but you’ve already fired one shot, so you need to settle the bill.”

“Hey, you…”

While Xing Yuxiu was feeling indignant, Shi Ji stepped forward, picked up a gun, and said mockingly to Xing Yuxiu, “You can’t do it, so watch the pro in action.”