Juanjuan, whose adoptive parents had died, was sold by her uncle for ten silver dollars into the Warlord's Mansion to bring good luck to the severely ill only son, Si Jinchen.
She thought...
Chapter 185 Jinyutang
Si Ning smiled and nodded: "Her drawing was very sloppy, but it was also thanks to the tailor who understood what she meant, otherwise I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible to make it."
Miao Jiu took out a few more skirts from the closet, but for a moment she didn't know what to choose.
In the end, he chose the black dress for Si Ning, which made Si Ning look more cool and noble.
"Shouldn't you ask that girl to draw you some matching shoes? Otherwise, you really won't have any matching shoes."
Si Ning raised the corners of his lips: "Then you have to find a shoemaker who can understand what she means."
"It's not that easy. I'll have someone look for one when Siming comes back. It's just that there's no shoemaker in the business under my name, otherwise there wouldn't be so much trouble."
Miao Jiu planned to ask someone to look for him, and if they couldn't find him, he would just buy a shoe store.
The next day.
Today, many people in Beiyang City ran to Miao Jiu's Jinyutang, which is the largest gambling house in Beiyang City.
The casino deliberately did not open any other gambling games today, leaving the most central location.
Miao Jiu appeared at the door of the gambling house with his arm around Si Ning's waist, and Juanjuan and Si Jinchen followed behind them.
Everyone became excited when they saw them.
"Do you think Jiu Ye has found the crickets?" Many gamblers began to look at him to see if he had the box of crickets.
"I didn't see any cricket boxes."
"If there were no crickets, wouldn't Master Jiu have lost all nine games?" People around started talking.
"That's right. But Master Jiu has a large family and a great fortune, so he doesn't care about losing."
"There are external gambling games!"
When those who lost the game heard what the people around them said, they were so excited that their eyes turned red.
They knew that Miao Jiu had not found the cricket and had raised the stakes at the last second yesterday.
Although the payout ratio is low, it is still a profit for them.
Many of the women who came to join in the fun were focusing on the clothes Si Ning was wearing. It was neither a cheongsam nor a jacket skirt, but it was damned attractive enough to make people unable to take their eyes off it.
"Aning." Meng Yanxin pushed through the crowd and waved at her.
"Why are you here too?" Si Ning turned to look at the people who were crowding over.
"Everyone in Beiyang City knows about this gambling game. It's such a big casino, I have to come and take a look myself, and write some reports by the way."
After Meng Yanxin finished speaking, she whispered in Si Ning's ear, "This person in your family really didn't receive any crickets!"
"Keep it a secret." Si Ning looked at her with a smile.
"Stingy." Meng Yanxin pursed her lips.
She said as she looked at the clothes on Si Ning: "Where did you buy this dress? It's so beautiful."
"These are new products from our new clothing store. If you like them, remember to order them later." Si Ning did not lower his voice.
Miao Jiu looked at the people around him and said, "Go sit aside and wait. It will take a while before we start."
"Okay." Si Ning took the two children and Meng Yanxin and sat in the seats reserved for them.
Miao Jiu sat next to them with a bad look on his face. He had a gloomy face the whole time, and those who wanted to make friends with him didn't dare to come forward.
"Mr. Miao Jiu, thank you for giving us money today." A group of people came over, each holding a box of crickets in their hands.
Miao Jiu sneered: "That depends on whether you have the ability to take it away."
A man walked out from the opposite side and said, "Everyone in Beiyang City knows that Master Miao Jiu pays a high price for crickets, but he just hasn't received any yet. Why don't you just give up the bet and admit that you're a coward?"
Miao Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "I heard that you put all the money from your Hongyun Casino on the bet. Do you really want to beat me?"
"This is such a rare opportunity. How can I repay Master Miao Jiu's kindness if I don't increase the stakes? I just hope Master Miao Jiu has enough money to pay, so that he won't lose everything he has."
The people on the opposite side laughed with glee.
Miao Jiu glanced at a few people. It seemed that one of them was almost unable to bear the pressure from him and was thinking of bringing him down at once.
It’s a pity that these people will be disappointed. From now on, all the gambling houses and brothels in Beiyang City will have to be named after Miao.
The corners of his lips curled up: "Now that everyone is here, let's get started. Stop talking nonsense."
"Since Mr. Jiu Miao is so anxious to send money, we won't be polite." He took out a box of crickets and walked out, placing it on the table.
He looked at Miao Jiu who was sitting still: "Master Miao Jiu, please come in!"
"Juanjuan." Miao Jiu looked at the little man who was shaking his legs beside him.
"It's from my uncle." Juanjuan took out a box of crickets from her bag and handed it to her.
Miao Jiu picked her up and walked to the table: "Pick one out!"
Juanjuan opened the box with his chubby little hands: "Cricket, who of you is coming?"
"Chirp. Let me try, let me see who's brave enough." A cricket jumped into the palm of her white and tender hand.
She placed the cricket in her hand into the public cricket fighting jar, and the referee had already come up.
But when everyone saw the cricket in her hand, their faces turned extremely ugly.
It's not for any other reason, but because this cricket is twice as big as the one on the opposite side. After putting it in, you can see that the cricket on the opposite side is very small.
Even the referee was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.
"Cricket, come on!" Juanjuan's childish voice drew everyone's attention back.
Those who bet on Miao Jiu and lost the first game were disheartened.
How can this be compared?
Now the cricket on the opposite side is so scared that it wants to jump out. Let alone fighting, it doesn't even have the courage to move forward.
In just three seconds, the cricket on the opposite side lay directly in the tank, completely losing the ability to fight.
Miao Jiu smiled and looked at the sullen-faced man opposite him: "Thank you very much for the Lucky Casino and the Big Yellow Croaker."
The referee pushed the bet money in front of Miao Jiu: "Next game."
When the other person saw the crickets in the tank, he had an urge to escape. He just stood there without hitting them, and his own crickets were so scared that they collapsed.
In the best-of-nine match, Miao Jiu was crushed without a doubt.
"Miao Jiu, you deliberately set a trap for us." The person opposite looked at him and shouted.
"Juanjuan, take Cricket back to find your aunt first." Miao Jiu patted Juanjuan's little head.
"Cricket, let's go!" Juanjuan stretched out her little hand into the tank and let the cricket jump into her palm.
She carefully put the crickets into the box, closed the lid and stuffed it into the small bag.
"Chirp. We don't even have a chance to play. The opponent is too weak." The other crickets complained in the box.
"It's okay, it's okay. If I need a fight next time, I'll ask you for help." Juanjuan patted the small bag gently and returned to Si Ning's side.
Miao Jiu looked at the people opposite him whose eyes were red with anger and whose veins were bulging: "It seems that you are the ones who are rushing to give me money."
"I'm going to kill you." The man opposite pulled out a gun and pointed it at Miao Jiu.
Jinyu Hall was instantly in chaos, and those who came to join in the fun rushed out of Jinyu Hall screaming.
Si Ning held Juanjuan in his arms and didn't move at all.
Meng Yanxin also held Si Jinchen in her arms, fearing that he would be squeezed by others.
Juanjuan frowned and said, "I can't stand losing. I have a bad character."
The noise around was so loud that Si Ning didn't hear what Juanjuan was muttering.