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"No worries," He Qingyan comforted Gu Ran, "I'll pay for the parking later."
To attract customers, the cashier quickly said, "Here, you can earn points with your spending, which can be redeemed for parking vouchers. Usually, parking is free that way."
He Qingyan's hand rested on Gu Ran's shoulder — this was not for comfort, but rather a gesture of ironic helplessness.
Billiards wasn't expensive: one hour, two tables, only 70 yuan, but Gu Ran had only 800 yuan in total, almost an eighth of which was about to disappear.
He didn't even have a girlfriend yet and already felt like he couldn't cope.
It might be better to just work at Jinghai honestly.
He loved his job.
There was a coach available in the billiards room, but the five of them didn't hire one. Although they weren't very good, they all felt it was more fun to play around on their own.
They found a corner and played eight-ball, with 1-7 being solid colors, 9-15 being stripes, and 8 being the black ball.
