Chapter 1611: 1611

“That’s a second prize! Is that all you’re capable of?” Yu Lili nudged her and said, “Look how awesome the grand prize is! You get prize money of $200,000! If it’s a vacation, you’ll still have to spend your own money there . Can’t you just be a little more ambitious?”

“We’re not the same,” Ye Qianqian said . “My luck is always so bad . It’ll be good enough for me if I can even obtain the second prize!”

Confident in her reasoning, Ye Qianqian added, “Moreover, what’s so bad about a vacation? If I get it, I’ll be able to go on paid leave . The company is providing the plane ticket and lodging . That adds up to quite a sum of money too! Besides, the destination is Venice! It’s all about the je ne sais quoi of the place! Je ne sais quoi!

Yu Lili burst out laughing . “What are you talking about? With your horrible luck, it’ll be a miracle for you to get it at all!”

“Oh sh*t!” Ye Qianqian suddenly exclaimed . “The grand prize! The grand prize has been given to somebody else! Ahhh! Ah! Ah! What good luck that person has to actually win money! Money!”

Yu Lili was at a loss of words . “Didn’t you say that you didn’t want the money?”

“Bull! Who doesn’t want money? It’s $200,000! $200,000! I’d be able to buy a toilet in Kingstown! I… sob sob sob…” Ye Qianqian hugged Yu Lili and sighed . “I didn’t mean what I said at all . If I had been picked for the grand prize, I really wouldn’t have minded it one bit!”

Yu Lili burst out in laughter and said, “It’s your turn now . Go on!”

Ye Qianqian stood up and turned to run toward the stage . In a few quick steps, she was onstage .

She was a pretty popular person in the company, and the emcee had a very amicable relationship with her . When he saw how eager she looked, he deliberately turned to the topic to her .

“Miss Ye, for the grand prizes, we are now left with the second prize, which is a five-day, six-night holiday package to Venice on a paid leave, and third prize, which is a notebook computer worth $18,888,” he said .

Ye Qianqian was overcome with excitement when she heard that and announced, “I want the second prize!”

Everyone around her began to boo at her in ridicule .

The emcee burst out laughing and said, “I would very much like for your dream to come true, but based on your luck in the previous few years, I think it’s likely that the only thing you’ll win is a porcelain doll . ”

The audience burst out in guffaws . Someone yelled out, “The porcelain doll is waiting for you!”

“Ye Qianqian has never won a prize before,” the emcee said . “It goes without saying that will likely be the case this year too . But there are plenty of consolation prizes to go around, so do not be discouraged . ”

Ye Qianqian was vexed from being the butt of the jokes and fiercely scolded, “Shut up!”

With that, she was resolved to ignore everyone . She stuck her hand into the lucky draw box and deliberately tossed the contents inside for a while .

When the emcee saw how serious Ye Qianqian was being, he looked down and earnestly said, “Ye Qianqian is about to take her pick . Everyone, let’s hear what she has to say!”

Ye Qianqian rolled her eyes at him . She looked at the microphone in front of her and yelled out, “Abracadabra! Change into the second prize!”

With that, she pulled her arm back out with a ball in her hand . She had left everyone in the audience in stitches . They were all roaring in laughter .

Ye Qianqian passed the ball over to the emcee, and the emcee took hold of it .

Looking at the audience down below, the emcee’s expression was somber as he said, “Although we already know what the outcome will be, looking at how much Qianqian wants this, I really don’t have the heart to burst her bubble . ”

He opened the ball and retrieved the piece of paper that was inside . The emcee was still in a teasing mood . Just as he was about to say something more, his eyes suddenly went wide .

The emcee spread out the piece of paper and gave it a few good looks up and down before finally announcing, “Congratulations, Ye Qianqian!”

“A consolation prize?” someone asked .

The audience burst out in laughter, but the emcee turned to face the paper at the audience and said, “Second prize . ”