northernbook Chapter 512 We've been set up!
Chapter 512 We've been set up!
He himself was only a mediocre person, but he had a sense of superiority over Su Jixiang and Lushui.
Furthermore, this sense of superiority was gradually amplified by Su Jixiang and Lushui's deliberate flattery.
Chen Jianian felt that she was really lucky today.
"Pai Gow is a bit too difficult, how about we switch to Sic Bo!" Chen Jianian said, and the dealer quickly put away the Pai Gow on the table and replaced it with dice for Sic Bo.
Chen Jianian showed off by placing a bet and actually won five more times in a row!
As Chen Jianian saw the increasing amount of loose silver in front of her, a hint of excitement and pride appeared on her face.
"Young master, you're on a really good day!" the dealer exclaimed at the opportune moment. "Look around, everyone's betting with you!"
Chen Jianian became even more smug upon seeing this. He glanced around at his surroundings with a disdainful look and said, "You're all smart to buy things like I do!
There were indeed a few people around who placed bets along with Chen Jianian.
Chen Jianian turned his gaze to Su Jixiang and Lushui, who had been flattering him, and asked, "You two have been watching for so long, have you figured it out yet?"
Green Water glanced at Su Jixiang, then laughed and said, "I'm too stupid to understand!"
The more Green Water said this, the happier Chen Jianian felt!
"What's so hard to understand? It's just a matter of big or small! If you bet on the right thing, you win! Forget it! You don't need to understand it!" Chen Jianian waved his hand, then said with a smile, "Look at all these people following my lead, so you should all follow suit! Bet whatever I bet on! Guaranteed to win!"
He's on fire today! He keeps winning!
Upon hearing this, Lvshui immediately looked eager to try, and she took out some silver from her pocket, but Su Jixiang held her down firmly.
"Senior brother, are you crazy! Where do you get the money to place bets?" Su Jixiang said.
“I don’t have any money, but didn’t our master give us some? This young master is so confident, let’s just follow his lead. We’ll split the profits 50/50, we won’t lose either way!” Green Water said, pointing at Chen Jianian.
"No way!" Su Jixiang gave Lvshui a look and said sternly, "This is the money Master gave us to buy roast goose! We can't use it. What kind of days have we been living these past few days at Miaoshou Pavilion? It's not easy for that person to wake up. The important person is happy, and Master's and our lives have been saved. You can't gamble with the money Master gave us to buy roast goose to celebrate!"
"Hey, what a lucky day! Look, the person we've been painstakingly treating at the Miraculous Hands Pavilion has woken up, and this young master is winning every single game, proving we're on a winning streak today! Just one more!" Green Water immediately chimed in. "Don't worry! Today is definitely a good day! May all your wishes come true!"
"No! What if! We've finally managed to wake up, which should be a cause for celebration, but if we mess up our mission and get scolded by our master when we get back, that would be terrible! Listen to me, let's just watch the show!" Su Jixiang still held Lvshui down tightly.
The dealer urged, "Gentlemen, everyone else has placed their bets. How's your discussion going? Are you going to place your bets or not?" His urging prompted the others who had already placed their bets to join in.
"Next, next, next!" Green Water nodded repeatedly, ignoring Su Jixiang's objections, and took out an ounce of silver and placed it on the gambling table.
The dealer announced, "Place your bet now!" and everyone's attention was drawn to the shaker in his hand.
After a series of rattling sounds from the dice, the dealer opened the shaker, revealing a result of one, two, three, and a small!
Everyone booed!
Lu Shui exclaimed, while Su Jixiang stomped his feet, "Look at you! I told you not to gamble! But you wouldn't listen. What are we going to do now! The money's gone! One tael of silver! I'm going to tell Master!" With that, Su Jixiang turned and ran outside.
Green Water quickly chased after him, shouting, "Come back! Don't tell Master! I'll figure out how to get the money!"
Su Jixiang and Lushui ran out of the gambling den one after the other.
The two went around to the back door of the gambling den, where a thin man was waiting. When he saw Su Jixiang and Lushui arrive, he quickly opened the back door and let them in.
"I wonder which of you two is the lady?" the man asked, bowing to the two women after closing the back door.
"Boss Qiao's business is booming!" Su Jixiang said with a smile.
"Greetings, Madam!" The man immediately smiled. "Thanks to your good fortune, the gambling den's reputation is still quite good!"
This man is Qiao Er.
Back in the North, because of the matter concerning the patriarch of the Nangong family, Qiao Er met Su Jixiang and Wei Ling. From then on, Qiao Er never broke off contact with Su Jixiang and Wei Ling.
Qiao Er was a smart man. He knew his own status and position. If he really wanted to make a name for himself in the North, he would definitely have to get along well with Wei Ling.
After a year of getting to know each other, Qiao Ershen keenly realized that it was not easy to get along with Wei Ling, but it would be much easier to start with Su Jixiang.
After another year of dating, Qiao Er became even more confident in his judgment. He believed that as long as he followed Su Jixiang, he would surely be able to bring glory to the Qiao family.
Qiao Er passed Su Jixiang's test and has now joined Su Jixiang's ranks, working for Su Jixiang.
Gambling dens are always places where information is readily available. Taking advantage of Qiao Er's familiarity with gambling dens, Su Jixiang helped Qiao Er open gambling dens all over half of Daxie! Now, from the north all the way to the capital, every town has a gambling den opened by Qiao Er.
Now that Wei Ling and Su Jixiang have arrived in the capital, Qiao Er has also secretly arrived there as well.
It was quite a coincidence that Chen Jianian didn't dare to gamble in the really big casinos. He only dared to look for casinos that weren't so famous in the capital. Moreover, he had high standards and wanted casinos with nice decor and a good environment. Qiao Er's casino in the capital wasn't very high-profile, but it was decorated very luxuriously. He didn't steal business from the big casinos in the capital; he only did what they left over.
That's why it caught Chen Jianian's eye.
Qiao Er quickly learned that Su Jixiang was looking for Chen Jianian. As long as Chen Jianian came to the gambling den, they would try to keep her there.
Everyone's luck is good today. Chen Jianian took the money and headed straight for the gambling den.
So as soon as he entered, Qiao Er gave the order: no matter what Chen Jianian played today, he had to win and make sure to keep him here!
Chen Jianian's good luck today is not due to his own good fortune, but rather a setup by Qiao Er!
"Thank you for your hard work!" Su Jixiang said with a smile. "You've given Chen Jianian so much money for nothing."
"Madam, what are you saying!" Qiao Er laughed heartily. "A gambler's mentality is that even if they're inseparable, he'll gamble to the end. Sooner or later, he'll have to give back all the money he won today!"