Chapter 44: Scam Guess the Red and Blue Pen Scam
Dong Xinghua thought about it and shook her head.
Xu Heye explained: "Letting the first wave of people win is to attract people's attention. The second wave of people has some winners and some losers to increase credibility. If all the passengers win, the game will seem fake."
Dong Xinghua seemed to be lost in thought.
"And this second wave of people still had more winners than losers," Xu Heye continued. "The winners were beaming, feeling lucky, while the losers sighed, lamenting their bad luck.
However, this doesn't stop people from being scammed; instead, it further fuels the victims' greed. Because everyone has a sense of luck, and they all think they're the winners and others are the losers."
"So powerful?"
"Yes," Xu Heye nodded. "Then comes the third step: placing accomplices around the passengers. These accomplices will persuade them to participate in the game. Those who are easily persuaded will fall for it. For those who are mentally resolute and unmoved, the scammers have one final step: provocation."
Her aunt failed at this last step.
Competitive people also care about their reputation. Once provoked and impulsive, they will take out the most valuable things in their pockets to play this game.
Finally, the scammer left and the bus was empty, leaving only the deceived person crying and wailing.
"Aunt, you have a strong character and won't be easily pushed. But can you resist being provoked, can you endure being called poor and unlucky, and not take out the money in your pocket to play a round to prove yourself?"
Dong Xinghua silently closed Gagale's mouth.
Considering her personality, it's not certain.
When she first got married, she was provoked by someone and, to prove she wasn't stingy but generous, she lent her wedding dress to a neighbor's daughter. And then... nothing happened.
She never saw that dress again.
"Aunt, uncle, cousin, this scam is nothing more than gambling. As long as it's gambling, you're bound to lose. How could those dealers let ordinary people like us win?"
"We want to win their money, but he wins our capital."
Dong Xinghua nodded. "He Ye is right. Lao Pang, Qiaoqiao, Pang Wei, remember this: you can't win by gambling. If you encounter this kind of scam in the future, you must learn to identify it, understand?"
"I know, I know." Uncle Pang Li responded good-temperedly.
My cousin Pang Qiao wasn't so obedient: "Mom, don't just blame me, you have to be careful too. I think with your temper, you're more likely to be deceived."
Dong Xinghua: “…”
"You stupid girl, you only know how to argue with your mother."
After chatting for a while, Xu Heye decided to leave when it was almost time. She wanted to see if she would run into the scammers if she took the bus during this time.
After she left the house with her things in her hand, Xu Heye realized that she hadn't given them the gifts she had prepared for her aunt's family yet. As expected, the food was so tempting that she had been so busy eating that she had forgotten all about it.
Xu Heye went back with the things and took out the silk scarf, white wine, hairpin, and picture book in turn.
"Aunt, this scarf is a gift from me to you. It's the same style as my mother's, and they're for sisters."
Xu Heye handed the scarf to her aunt, "Aunt, I bought this scarf at Jinlong Shopping Mall. Do you like it? If you don't like the color, you can go to the mall to exchange it." She had agreed with the clerk that as long as it had not been used, she could go and exchange it with the invoice within a week.
Dong Xinghua wiped her hands on her clothes before accepting the scarf. It felt soft, smooth, and slippery. Her aunt worked in a textile factory and had touched clothes for over a decade. She could tell what the fabric was made of the moment she touched it.
"He Ye, this scarf is made of silk? It's not cheap, is it?"
Xu Heye: "It's okay, not expensive. Auntie, just tell me if you like it or not."
Dong Xinghua didn't say anything, but her hands couldn't help but stroke the silk scarf.
Of course she liked it. Which woman doesn’t like a beautiful scarf?
However, He Ye was a student, and the money she spent was not earned by her sister and brother-in-law with great difficulty? She felt uneasy when she used it to buy her a gift.
Xu Heye saw it and said, "Aunt, you don't have to worry about money. I didn't spend the living expenses my parents gave me casually. The money for buying gifts was earned by me." Xu Heye then told her about her and her uncle setting up a stall at school.
"Really?" Dong Xinghua was a little bit incredulous. How could one make that much money in just three days of setting up a stall?
"Of course it's true." Xu Heye affirmed, "Aunt, I'm not the kind of person who pretends to be rich. Besides, if you don't believe me, how can you not believe my mother, your eldest sister? I was raised by my mother."
This time Dong Xinghua had no doubts.
"Well, auntie can be said to be enjoying the blessing of having a niece."
"What kind of blessing is this?" Compared to the care her aunt gave her in her previous life, a silk scarf was nothing.
Xu Heye took out another bottle of white wine and said, "Uncle, you like to drink, so this bottle of white wine is for you."
Pang Li was a little surprised: "Uncle also has a gift?"
"Of course." Xu Heye handed the wine to Pang Li and warned, "But uncle, a little drinking can improve your mood, but too much is harmful to your health. You should drink in moderation and not drink excessively."
"Of course." Pang Li took the wine, his face full of surprise. "Old Lotus, this wine is very good. It has a strong sauce aroma and a mellow taste. Good wine, good wine."
Dong Xinghua rolled her eyes at him and said, "Of course. He Ye is such a generous kid, how could she give you fake wine?" Dong Xinghua was satirizing Pang Li's sister. One time during the Chinese New Year, she went to her brother's house to give a holiday gift, but she was reluctant to spend money and bought a bottle of fake wine, which ended up drinking the whole family into the hospital.
Pang Li had known his wife's temper for a long time, so he didn't bother with her. He just kept drinking and laughing.
Xu Heye just found it funny when she looked at her uncle's appearance.
At that time, my uncle could still have a drink occasionally. But a few years later, a wave of layoffs came and both the husband and wife were laid off. They couldn't even afford to eat, so naturally they couldn't drink anymore.
Thinking of this, Xu Heye's eyes darkened slightly. Fortunately, the textile factory where her aunt worked and the steel mill where her uncle worked were doing well, so there was still time to find a way out.
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