Chapter 131 Obtaining the Golden Hairpin
Looking at the stall owner whose face had a look of "Don't come over here", Zhang Yunniang just found it funny.
"Brother, little Fuwa is here." said the stall owner's younger brother.
When the stall owner heard this, he turned around and glared at the stupid brother, saying, "I don't need you to remind me, I have eyes to see!"
The stupid brother laughed and said, "I don't know if she will win the jackpot this time."
The stall owner was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. He said, "Can't you just hope for something better?"
Niu Niu struggled to squeeze in and wanted to give the money to the stall owner.
The stall owner took other people's money first, and then while waiting for others to play, he whispered to Niuniu: "Little Fuwa, let's make a deal, okay? You can play later. You're so lucky that you won all the jackpot in one go, so I won't make any money."
Niuniu was a considerate girl. When she heard the other party begging like this, she didn't pester him. Instead, she said, "Then let my family play first. I can play last. I'm not in a hurry."
After hearing this, the stall owner hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed. He thought to himself that Niu Niu was lucky and he accepted it. It made no sense that all her family members would be lucky as well.
Apart from Niu Niu, Gu Zhao is the youngest. He has heard so many stories about his sister winning the jackpot by playing poker at home that he is eager to give it a try.
"Niuniu, have you chosen? Which one do you like?" Gu Zhao asked.
When the stall owner heard him ask this, his heart suddenly rose to his throat, fearing that Niuniu would directly ask for the most expensive hairpin.
"Xueyunsu! I love it!" Niu Niu said in a crisp voice.
The stall owner breathed a sigh of relief. A bag of Snow Cloud Pastry would cost no more than twenty or thirty cents, which was completely acceptable to him.
It was Gu Zhao’s first time playing, and he was stronger than Niu Niu, so he could throw the dart onto the turntable without any help from an adult.
Twice in a row, all failed.
By the third time, Gu Zhao was quite discouraged and threw it casually, but it landed accurately in the grid representing pastries.
The stall owner swiftly handed a bag of Snow Cloud Pastry to Gu Zhao and said, "Young man, you are lucky. Do you want to play a few more times?"
Gu Zhao shook his head and said honestly, "I don't have any money." Then he happily gave the cakes to Niuniu and asked, "Am I the best brother?"
Niuniu said softly, "Third brother is so nice!"
Gu Zhao winked at Gu Yan proudly.
Gu Yan, who had never been competitive, suddenly clenched his fists and took a step forward, indicating that he would go first.
The young boy stared intently at the two flowers painted on the turntable.
The turntable turned and the boy threw three darts in succession.
The turntable slowly came to a stop.
"Oh, this young man is lucky. He got two out of three and won two top-quality silk flowers." The stall owner said with a smile.
He silently calculated in his mind that he had been making money up to this point.
Gu Yan was very restrained. He was not moved at all by the stall owner's encouragement to play a few more times. He picked up two light pink silk flowers from a stall nearby and eagerly presented them to Niu Niu.
"Wear one on each side." Gu Yan looked at the two little knots on Niu Niu's head tenderly.
Zhang Yunniang took it and put the silk flower on her daughter's head on the spot.
Niuniu turned around briskly and asked crisply, "Does it look good?"
Zhang Yuniang nodded.
"She's beautiful. There's no prettier girl than our good baby!" Liu Xiaoru continued to flatter him.
Gu Yan waited and waited.
Niuniu turned around several times before she stopped and said to him, "Brother, be nice to me!"
Gu Yan put his right fist against his mouth and said casually, "As long as you like it."
But the smile lines at the corners of his eyes revealed his true thoughts.
Seeing her grandchildren hitting the darts one after another, Old Lady Gu had been eager to try. After getting three darts, she kept muttering, "Gold hairpin, gold hairpin... I want a gold hairpin."
The stall owner was very nervous.
But the result made him very happy. Old Mrs. Gu threw three times and only got a handkerchief.
"Why can't I make the shot?" Old Mrs. Gu muttered softly.
The stall owner encouraged cheerfully: "Auntie, you are very lucky. I think you will win soon. Why don't you try again?"
Old Mrs. Gu actually looked interested.
Seeing her mother-in-law about to pay again, Zhang Yunniang stretched out her hand to stop her and whispered, "Mom, the children are watching us."
When Mrs. Gu turned around, she saw the three children staring at her with their eyes wide open.
The old lady remembered that she had repeatedly taught her sons not to gamble. She still had some sense in her heart. She took back the hand that touched the money and said to the children, "Look, gambling is so scary. Even someone like me can't help but get addicted!"
The three children immediately assured him obediently: "Don't worry, grandma, we will only throw three at a time and never be greedy for more."
Zhang Yunniang set an example by not throwing a single ball. Seeing that she didn't want to play, Liu Xiaoru didn't join in either.
"Niuniu, it's your turn." Old Mrs. Gu urged.
Niuniu didn't step forward immediately, but looked around and said, "Grandpa hasn't played yet."
Old Man Gu has been confused for many years, and his family members rarely ask about his thoughts. Today, they directly ignored him.
Old Mrs. Gu casually said, “Your grandfather doesn’t play.”
But as soon as she finished speaking, Old Man Gu took two steps forward and searched his body for a long time but couldn't find much money.
Niu Niu hurried forward and helped her grandfather pay the money.
Old Man Gu took the three darts and looked at them, as if he didn't know what to do.
Niuniu instructed obediently: "Grandpa, throw the dart onto the turntable. The turntable is too fast and we don't know what we will hit. We can only rely on luck."
Old Man Gu picked up the dart and threw it out slowly.
The turntable stopped.
The whole audience was in an uproar.
"It's the jackpot! The old man won the jackpot!" someone shouted excitedly.
Anyone with eyes could see that Old Man Gu's condition was not normal. They were still wondering how generous this family was, actually throwing sixty cents down the drain on an old man with a mental disorder, but they didn't expect that he was the real hidden talent.
The stall owner had a sad face, he didn't expect that there were not only little lucky dolls, but also big lucky stars.
This family is just like his nemesis!
The only thing he felt fortunate for was that Old Man Gu only hit this one dart, and the other two darts all missed.
After Old Man Gu got the gold hairpin, he slowly handed it to Old Lady Gu.
"Old woman, wear... wear a gold hairpin..." Old Man Gu said vaguely.
Old Mrs. Gu was about to cry, and explained to her family, "The old man made a lot of money from brewing wine that year, and he said he wanted to buy me a gold hairpin so that I could enjoy the same happiness as the landlord's grandmother."
"Unfortunately, my eldest son got sick that year, and the family spent almost all their money. After that, we were never able to save that much money again."
Zhang Yunniang looked gentle and said softly, "Mom, Dad has always been thinking about you. Even when he was sick and confused, he still remembered this."
The corners of Old Mrs. Gu's mouth curved up, and the look she gave Old Man Gu was so gentle that tears could drip out of her eyes.
Unfortunately, the seductive eyes were thrown to the blind. Although the golden hairpin was inserted into his wife's hair by Gu Laodi himself, he added: "Pass it on to Niuniu in the future."
When Mrs. Gu heard this, her eyes, which had softened, suddenly became sharp again. She said, "I will definitely pass this thing on to Niuniu. Do you need to tell me? You scumbag, you just want me to die sooner! You don't even know how to praise it to make me happy!"
After being scolded by his wife, Father Gu's cloudy old eyes flashed with confusion, and then he said stupidly: "It looks good... It is good-looking..."
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