"Why are there so many people at your place this late at night?" Gao Min asked curiously.
She had wandered around the village a few times today and hardly saw any cars, let alone luxury ones.
But in front of Liu Yutong's father's house, there were four cars parked, two of which were high - end ones. One was a BMW and the other was a Benz. There were also quite a few motorcycles.
However, when she heard the noise coming from inside the house, she immediately guessed what was going on inside.
"Are you taking me to gamble during the Spring Festival? But I don't know how to gamble," Gao Min said, not thinking too deeply about it at the moment.
After all, it was quite common to gamble during the Spring Festival in rural areas.
People usually played mahjong or pai gow. As long as the bet amount was not too high, no one would really care.
It was just for entertainment during the festival, just like in many small shops where people played cards during the day, and they had seen it with their own eyes.
Liu Yutong replied, "I don't know how to gamble either."
Gao Min asked, "Then what are you taking me here for?"
Liu Yutong said, "Didn't I tell you? I'm taking you to do something exciting!"
With that, she walked to the door. Before Gao Min could ask what exactly was exciting, she suddenly pushed open the main hall door.
Due to the force, the men in the gambling den were startled by the sudden noise.
"Damn it! Who the hell..."
When they saw it was Liu Yutong, the swear words that someone was about to blurt out were abruptly held back.
Not to mention that she had come back in a sports car, which meant her status was different now. Moreover, she was the daughter of the host of this house.
It wouldn't be appropriate to scold the host's daughter in front of everyone.
"Jianyi, your daughter is here," someone said.
"Come in, dear niece, and warm yourself up. Oh, my, this girl is getting more and more beautiful!"
"I heard that Jianyi's daughter came back in a sports car. College students are really different. She's so promising. Jianyi, you're going to have a good life in the future," another person said.
"Yeah, Jianyi, don't forget your old buddies when you get rich," someone else chimed in.
"Get out of here! What rich or not rich!" Liu Jianyi said, though there was a proud look on his face. "Even if she's rich, she's still my daughter!"
As he said this, he continued to arrange the pai gow on the table. "Come on, don't stop! Whose turn is it? Keep going!"
After changing the topic, the gamblers quickly started gambling again, shouting and yelling.
For them, gambling was the most important thing.
Even though the girl from the Liu family was good - looking and charming, the pai gow on the table and the pile of cash were more attractive.
Especially when a young stranger poured out a million in cash from his bag, everyone present let out an exclamation.
Liu Jianyi's eyes were fixed on the money.
At this time, a fellow villager who was also a gambler gave him a subtle wink.
Liu Jianyi understood what he meant and then announced that they would increase the bet amount. The minimum bet would be one thousand yuan.
Previously, they could bet as little as one hundred yuan, but now it suddenly jumped to one thousand.
Some of the timid ones at the table didn't dare to bet anymore.
However, even if they stopped betting, their enthusiasm remained high. This was the first time in their lives they had seen such high - stakes gambling.
You know, most of them only earned about ten or twenty thousand yuan a year, and those who farmed at home earned even less. They had never seen so much cash before.
It was exciting enough just to watch!
Gao Min was also shocked when she saw so much money on the gambling table.
She was about to reach for her ID in her pocket when she realized she had left it at her grandma's place.
Next to her, Liu Yutong took out Gao Min's ID as if by magic.
After all, it would be easier to explain to the police officers who would come later with the ID.
Just as Gao Min got the ID and was about to step forward, Liu Yutong stopped her.
"Sister, don't be in a hurry!"
Liu Yutong pulled her to the side, found two old wooden chairs, and sat down to watch the people gamble.
"What are you doing? Gambling is illegal. Why are you stopping me?" Gao Min asked.
"There are so many of them. You can't stop them alone. Wait for backup. I've already called the police," Liu Yutong said, making a phone - calling gesture.
Only then did Gao Min suppress the impulse from her professional instinct.
She now realized that her little sister was going to take an extreme measure against her own father!
Reporting her own father for gambling at home, wasn't that taking an extreme measure against a family member?
Sure enough, she was still the tough - minded young lady she knew.
Taking an extreme measure against a family member like this would definitely not earn her a good reputation in the village at least for now.
Reporting her own father for gambling in the village, even if she was in the right, would surely attract scolding like "unfilial" and "heartless." Unless it was an extremely heinous act like murder or robbery, which would make people scared and think that taking such a measure was justified.
Moreover, gambling during the Spring Festival for entertainment was a common phenomenon everywhere. If she called the police and got her father and so many villagers arrested, she would definitely be scolded and people would point fingers at her.
The family members of those arrested might come to her house to make trouble and spread bad rumors about her. Her reputation in the village might be completely ruined.
Don't you care about your reputation at all?
Gao Min glanced at Liu Yutong. It seemed that she really didn't care.
At this time, Liu Yutong somehow took out a small handful of sunflower seeds and started munching on them leisurely. She also gave some to Gao Min.
Even though Gao Min was a bit anxious, she could only be patient, munching on sunflower seeds while waiting for reinforcements.
At the gambling table, as more and more money was bet, the atmosphere became more and more intense.
"Call! I just don't believe in this evil!" An middle - aged man who was desperate from losing slapped all the money on his body on the table.
"Haha, Old Zhang, your money isn't enough!"
"Alright, I'll add two hundred for you. You can pay me back later." Liu Jianyi said very generously.
Mainly because he was having great luck. After just a few rounds, he had already won over ten thousand.
Then, he glanced at the mountain - like pile of money in front of the "sucker" young man and said, "Boss, want to raise the bet? You might win a big one this round if you raise."
The young stranger seemed to be stimulated by his words.
"Uncle Liu is right. These small bets are really boring."
Then, he casually picked up five stacks from the pile of money in front of him and pushed them forward abruptly: "Fifty thousand, betting on the Heavenly Gate!"
"Whoa—"
There was a collective gasp from the crowd around.
Fifty thousand!
This was almost the savings of an ordinary family for several years, and this guy just bet it like that.
Sure enough, he was really bold!
After the young man bet so much money, the gamblers got even more excited and started cheering for Liu Jianyi to call.
Liu Jianyi's fellow - villager gambling partner also secretly poked him: "Brother Jianyi, call him! We've got this good luck, what are we afraid of? The boss is so generous, we can't be cowards!"
"Right! Call!"
"Jianyi, go for it!"
"You're so rich now, are you still short of this bit?"
"........."
Encouraged by the crowd, Liu Jianyi also got bold. He slapped the table abruptly: "Call! Damn it, I'm going all out! Fifty thousand it is!"
Then, he also threw fifty thousand in.
"Show the cards!"
After someone shouted to show the cards, everyone's eyes were fixed on the hands of these two people.
Liu Jianyi grabbed his two Pai Gow tiles, took a deep breath, and abruptly flipped them over.
"It's a Heavenly Straight! It's a Heavenly Straight!" Someone was shocked.
"Damn! Uncle Liu, you're really something today!"
"You've won fifty thousand all at once!"
"........." Everyone said enviously.
"Hahaha, I'm really lucky today. Even if the God of Gamblers came, I'd still take him on!" Liu Jianyi swept the pile of money on the table towards him and said arrogantly.
All in all, he had won almost seventy thousand.
This was definitely the luckiest he had been in a long time.
