Chapter 38: I Hope You Won’t Let Me Down
Wang Xiaofei looked at the box Xiaogang handed over with a puzzled expression: "What’s inside the box?"
"Two million in cash!" Before Mr. Bai could speak, Xiaogang spoke up first.
"Damn!" Lin Tian’s hand holding the box sank, nearly dropping it.
There was casually two million packed in the box, too wealthy!
"Boss, you’re really loaded!" Lin Tian genuinely praised.
"Loaded?" Mr. Bai frowned slightly: "Does my outfit look bad?"
"Boss, you misunderstood me. I meant to say you’re a big spender!"
"Alright, there’s no time for flattery, let’s get down to business!" Xiaogang shot Lin Tian a glare, reminding him.
"You choose one person, leave the other two to us!" Mr. Bai nodded towards the three foreigners.
Looking at the three foreigners, Lin Tian’s gaze finally settled on Green: "I’ll pick that big guy!"
"Ha~ Be careful with that guy, don’t get him riled up!" Xiaogang cautioned Lin Tian upon seeing his choice.
Out of all choices, he picked hot-tempered and burly Green.
"Don’t worry, leave it to me!" Lin Tian was about to move towards Green.
At that moment, Mr. Bai suddenly tapped him on the shoulder: "Don’t rush, come with me~ we’re not playing yet!"
"Oh!" Lin Tian followed behind Mr. Bai, puzzled about what’s going on.
Mr. Bai led the way, with Xiaogang and Lin Tian flanking her like left and right guardians, approaching the three foreigners.
"Yo~ Isn’t this the beautiful Miss Bai?" Durant was initially stunned upon seeing Mr. Bai appear, and greeted respectfully.
"Durant, are you bringing people to play again?" Though she harbored hostility towards Durant, Mr. Bai greeted him with a smile.
This is the magnanimity of being a boss, also for the sake of Xianglong Tea House’s reputation.
You can’t just beat up a guest for winning money, who would dare to come play here then?
This is about not leaving people with a handle!
Durant and his companions came simply to win money, or rather to ruin the reputation of Xianglong Tea House.
"Yeah, Mr. Bai’s tea house is luxuriously decorated with plenty of guests, where else would I go to play?" Curry, beside Durant, chimed in.
"Are you implying I should thank you for gracing us with your presence?" Mr. Bai looked at the chips in front of Durant and Curry: "Winning quite a bit tonight?"
"Not much, just over two million!" Durant said while biting a chip with his teeth: "This stench of copper chips really appeals!"
"Glad you like it, money~ who doesn’t?" Mr. Bai gestured: "Since you’ve come, don’t rush off, play a couple of rounds with me first!"
"Miss Bai, we’re about to head back!" Curry smiled faintly.
"Is it my face that lacks influence? Or are you wanting to run with your winnings?" Mr. Bai shifted her tone, glaring at the two with her beautiful eyes.
Durant and Curry exchanged glances, knowing it was impossible to leave without playing a couple of rounds with Mr. Bai today, they understood each other’s thoughts through their eyes.
Which was simply stalling.
Stall time, don’t press heavy bets, play a few rounds and leave.
Even if they lose back a million, they’d still leave with over a hundred thousand in winnings.
Every time a hundred thousand or so, frequent visits, Xianglong Tea House might eventually collapse.
This is a classic case of being disgusted to death, and yet you can do nothing about it.
"Then I’ll play a few rounds with Miss Bai, but let’s be clear, us brothers have an appointment, we have to leave in half an hour at most!" Durant said with an ulterior motive.
Listening to Durant’s words, Lin Tian finally understood why Mr. Bai was so eager to find a master, it was simply revolting.
Even Lin Tian, upon seeing the three foreigners for the first time, was disgusted by their words.
I’ll just play with you for half an hour, if you don’t win back the money, we’re leaving.
That’s the real meaning hidden in Durant’s words.
"Come on, half an hour is enough!" Mr. Bai said with a calm face, but inwardly seething.
At the same time, she prayed silently in her heart: "Hope you won’t let me down!"
Next, Mr. Bai faced off against Durant, Xiaogang against Curry, while Lin Tian proactively targeted Green.
This action naturally caught Durant’s attention, who smiled at Mr. Bai, hinting and asking: "Miss Bai, who is this master?"
"Master?" Mr. Bai looked puzzled.
"The one going up against my brother Green?" Durant showed some concern.
All along, Xianglong Tea House only had two masters, Mr. Bai and Xiaogang, knowing there were only two, Durant and his companions came as three.
The spare person wouldn’t have to battle the other two and could keep winning money.
𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
This way, every visit to Xianglong Tea House means winning money, every visit means annoying Xianglong Tea House.
It’s just unclear why there’s suddenly an extra person today.
It’s precisely this extra person that stirred an uneasy feeling in Durant’s heart.
"You mean him?" Mr. Bai laughed: "He’s no master, just a student, a kid from a distant relative’s family, doesn’t like school, loves playing cards, was just expelled, taking a break at home, came to help me out!"
"Student?" When Durant heard Mr. Bai’s explanation, a sneer flashed on his lips, the premonition vanished, replaced by disregard for Lin Tian.
A student, no matter how skilled at cards, what kind of storm can they stir?
This immature guy, he doesn’t believe Green would be defeated by a student.
Next, three tables in the hall were surrounded by people, with Mr. Bai and Durant’s table drawing the most spectators, followed by Xiaogang and Curry, Lin Tian and Green’s table were flanked by only two to three onlookers.
That was because the crowd around Mr. Bai and Xiaogang’s tables was too dense to squeeze in.
These people weren’t playing cards, instead they watched the masters duel.
After all, wherever there’s card playing, there’s never a shortage of audience and onlookers.
Unlike the lively duel at Mr. Bai and Xiaogang’s tables, Lin Tian and Green’s duel seemed a bit cold.
The dealer dealt the cards, Lin Tian sat opposite Green, simultaneously squinting his eyes as the scene before him transformed.
Green’s face-down three cards were AK3, not matching suits, in the game of Fried Golden Flower, such cards could only be described as single combat kings.
Lin Tian glanced at his own cards AK4, smiling faintly, placing the box on the table.
Seeing the box in front of Lin Tian, Green’s sleepy eyes instantly sparked, grinning wide, revealing impeccably white teeth.
"Brother, you brought quite a stash to play with huh?" Green was the first to greet Lin Tian.