"Second brother, over here!"

Hearing his elder brother's heartfelt call, Chu Yang had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.

I really didn't expect that Shen Li would come along today.

She was suspended from her home, wasn't she? Football is football too, shouldn't she be suspended too?

Upon reaching his seat, he gave Chen Li a wink and nodded to Lou Chunyue.

"Big brother."

In front of Shen Li, the way he addressed her as "elder brother" sounded somewhat hesitant.

Shen Nansheng didn't care about all that and laughed, "Second brother, sit down quickly, it'll start in half an hour!"

Then he patted Shen Li on the shoulder.

"Xiao Li, let me introduce you. This is the sworn brother your dad told you about. His name is Chu Yang!"

"Second brother, this is my daughter, Shen Li!"

"Come here, daughter, quickly call him Second Uncle!"

Shen Li: "..."

She almost broke down.

She had just been trying to cover for Chu Yang, fearing that their relationship would be exposed.

Then, just like that, without warning, his father called out "Second Brother" and summoned him over.

I treated you as a good friend, and you secretly became my second uncle!

How can we have fun together in the future?

So, are you serious? Do we really have to call him "Second Uncle"?

Seeing Shen Li's strange expression, Shen Nansheng thought she was embarrassed and couldn't bring herself to call out.

After all, Chu Yang is about the same age as her, so it's a bit hard to accept that he's being recognized as an elder.

"Little Pear, let me tell you, my second brother is quite capable. He's made a lot of money for Dad!"

Shen Li was immediately surprised and looked at Chu Yang in astonishment, saying, "You're that amazing?"

All she knew was that Chu Yang was good at having fun and was also good at making money.

Faced with Shen Li's puzzled look, Chu Yang simply stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.

He also wanted to tease her, so he pretended to be an old man and said, "Hmm, quickly call him Second Uncle."

Shen Li: "..."

"Pfft!" Lou Chunyue, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't help but laugh.

There's no way to not laugh at this scene.

Little Pear's reaction was especially hilarious.

"Xiao Lou, be serious." Shen Nansheng cleared his throat and said to Shen Li, "Chu Yang is Dad's good brother, a close friend despite the age gap, so you must call him Second Uncle."

"...Second Uncle." She called out, intimidated by her father's authority.

"That's right." Shen Nansheng was very satisfied.

"Hey," Chu Yang replied, suppressing a laugh.

Then I got kicked under the table.

Little Pear seemed a little angry, but her kick was light, like a tickle.

"You all sit down, I'll go order some food," Lou Chunyue said, getting up.

"I'm going to the restroom. Second brother, you can have some beer to quench your thirst. Little Pear, don't offend your second uncle, understand?" Shen Nansheng said, then got up and left the table.

Shen Li was inwardly furious; it was still unclear who had offended whom.

"Chu Yang, what exactly happened?"

"Call him Second Uncle."

"..."

"What exactly happened? Why do you know my dad? Why did my dad become your older brother?" Shen Li was full of questions.

Chu Yang picked up his beer and took a sip.

"I'll explain in detail later. Anyway, it was your dad who forced me to become sworn brothers with him. But don't worry, we'll stick to our own names from now on. Just call me by my name in private."

"Hmph, no wonder you seemed unafraid of my dad before, turns out you're sworn brothers." Shen Li was still a little angry.

"I was just planning to discuss things separately, but I didn't expect you to come today, which makes me feel quite awkward," Chu Yang said, expressing his helplessness.

"You seem pretty happy," Shen Li said, pouting slightly.

"You must have seen wrong." Chu Yang said seriously, then changed the subject: "Weren't you grounded? How come you were able to come out?"

"My mom grounded me, and my dad felt sorry for me, so he took me out to play," Shen Li said.

"But I don't like bars or football, they're too boring."

As she spoke, she looked around and then whispered, "How about you take me out secretly and we go to the night market?"

Chu Yang said, both amused and exasperated, "Stop fooling around, my older brother and your dad are coming soon."

"..."

At that moment, the large TV hanging above the bar counter lit up, showing the World Cup live broadcast channel.

The venue was packed with people, and cheers were already erupting even before the competition started.

The patrons in the bar were also energized, discussing the match enthusiastically.

What's the score? Who will score? Which team should I bet on to win?

Many people also place bets at the private betting pools in bars.

Compared to football betting and foreign betting, private betting also has new tricks.

In addition to the usual win, draw, loss, and score predictions, there are also predictions about who will score, how many goals will be scored, who will be sent off, whether there will be extra time, etc., and the odds are quite attractive.

Of course, these private betting sessions are all small-scale, with low bets, and are meant to provide entertainment and excitement for bar patrons.

If someone were to put up a bet of a hundred thousand or two, even the bookmakers probably wouldn't dare to take it.

Before the game even started, customers at other tables kept calling over waiters to hand them money and slips of paper—this was how they placed bets.

Most people bet tens of dollars, while some more extravagant bet hundreds or thousands.

Watching the game this way is even more exciting.

Although it's against the law, it's related to whoever is the bookmaker.

Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat when he saw Shen Li biting on a juice straw, looking completely bored.

He said, "There's something fun I'd like to try."

Shen Li's eyes lit up: "What is it?"

Before they could say anything, Shen Nansheng and Lou Chun returned to their seats.

A waiter followed behind, bringing snacks and drinks, filling the table.

Chu Yang said, "Big brother, why don't you play a couple of rounds here?"

Shen Nansheng was taken aback: "Didn't we already buy it?"

This afternoon, they each placed a bet of 5 million on the foreign exchange market, betting on the score with odds of six times.

If we can secure the deal, the return will be 25 million.

Shen Nansheng didn't care about such small-scale private gatherings in bars at all.

So he chuckled and said, "No, I'll just drink and watch the game."

Shen Li, however, became interested and asked, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

Shen Nansheng waved his hand: "Children shouldn't play with this. Are you hungry? Go and eat something."

Shen Li was displeased and pointed at Chu Yang: "He's a child too, why can he play?"

Shen Nansheng's eyes widened: "What child? He's your second uncle!"

"..."