Lin Xiuyan replied, "Although the Lin family and the Fan family have business dealings, neither the business nor the relationship is enough for the Lin family to pay more than two million taels of silver."
She then spread her hands and said, "The main point is that even if all of the Lin family's properties were sold, they wouldn't be able to come up with that much cash all at once."
The manager asked her, "So, Miss Lin, how do you plan to handle this matter?"
"Let's settle this betting matter with a bet." Lin Xiuyan crossed her arms and looked at the manager: "I'll take this bet with you."
"I'm not betting on anything else, I'm betting on the auspicious scale!"
The manager laughed: "Miss Lin, are you sure?"
Lin Xiuyan's eyebrows curved slightly: "I'm absolutely certain." (www.cascoo.net)
Fan Xilou felt a little anxious upon hearing this, and gently tugged at her sleeve, saying, "Don't be impulsive!"
"They have experts in their gambling den!"
Lin Xiuyan patted his hand reassuringly and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm an expert too."
Fan Xilou: "..."
Looking at her delicate and charming appearance, he simply couldn't reconcile her with the image of a gambling expert.
He was genuinely afraid that she would squander the Lin family's fortune because of him, and then he would become a sinner.
Before he could say anything more, Lin Xiuyan put her hands on her hips and asked, "Who's going to bet with me?"
The scene before him didn't surprise the manager too much. He replied, "Someone, please invite God of Gamblers Li!"
A gaunt man walked out from behind the door.
The man looked to be around forty or fifty years old, with long, thin knuckles, sharp fingertips, and thick palms—typical hands of a gambler.
Lin Xiuyan narrowed her eyes slightly. She knew this person; he was known as the God of Gamblers in Chongqing, and his gambling skills were extremely high.
It seems that Zhou Chenyang really intends to swallow the entire Lin family whole this time.
Ye Junfei's eyes were full of amusement. He leaned close to Lin Xiuyan's ear and said, "This person has some skills."
"Although you say you can do it, I think this is a bit too difficult for you."
"How about this, you beg me, and I'll help you sort this out."
He was so close that his warm breath filled her ear, making her very uncomfortable.
She quietly moved aside slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "You need to have faith in me!"
She could repay him for helping her break off her engagement with Zhou Chenyang with money and for helping him suppress his bloodline.
If she asked him for help again, given how heartless he is, she'd probably have to pay him back with her underwear.
She quickly forced a smile: "It's nothing, Young Master Ye, no need for you to trouble yourself, I can handle it myself."
Ye Junfei's eyes gleamed with even more amusement: "Don't push yourself!"
Lin Xiuyan quickly said, "I won't try to be brave. If I really can't handle it, then I'll trouble Young Master Ye to help."
The two were speaking in voices that were neither loud nor quiet, and everyone in the room could hear them clearly.
Their confident demeanor sounded like a blatant provocation to Li the God of Gamblers and the manager.
Li the God of Gamblers looked at Lin Xiuyan with some disdain and asked, "Miss Lin, what do you want to gamble on? How much will you bet on the first round?"
Although it has been decided to bet on "Ruyi Cheng", this only determines the odds. As for which type of bet it is, we can still choose from Pai Gow or dice.
As for placing bets, it refers to the initial bet.
Lin Xiuyan asked Fan Xilou, "How much did you bet on your first bet?"
Fan Xilou was already somewhat bewildered, but he still answered honestly, "One thousand taels."
Lin Xiuyan took out a stack of silver notes from her bosom and said, "Then I'll put in two thousand taels!"
After she finished speaking, she smiled at Fan Xilou and said, "I don't mean to put you down, but I just want to do my part as a host."
"I'll buy you something delicious after I win some money."
Fan Xilou: "...Okay."
He felt like he was being treated like a child, and he was extremely anxious, while she clearly didn't take it seriously.
Lin Xiuyan asked again, "What did you bet with him on just now?"
Fan Xilou replied, "Dice, compare sizes, the larger one wins."
Lin Xiuyan then said, "Alright, I'll also bet with him on dice and compare the numbers, the one with the higher score wins."
She asked Li the God of Gamblers, "What do you think?"
God of Gamblers Li gestured to Goddess Lin Xiu: "Please!"
The situation here was being reported to Zhou Chenyang in real time.
When Zhou Chenyang heard Lin Xiuyan say she wanted to compete with God of Gamblers Li, he laughed and said, "She's really overestimating herself!"
The messenger said, "That's right! Li the God of Gamblers has extremely high gambling skills. No one in Chongqing has been able to beat him in the past few years!"
Zhou Chenyang's eyes were full of smugness: "I originally thought it would take several steps before I could take the Lin family's money away."
"I didn't expect Lin Xiuyan to come to my door so readily, which saved me a lot of trouble."
The messenger bowed to Zhou Chenyang and said, "Congratulations, City Lord, on achieving your wish!"
Zhou Chenyang said smugly, "Go over there and keep an eye on things. If there's any movement, tell me immediately."
The messenger responded and immediately withdrew.
Zhou Chenyang calmly poured himself a cup of tea, having absolute confidence in Li the God of Gamblers' gambling skills.
In his eyes, Lin Xiuyan had no other merits besides being jealous and fighting.
He had also observed Lin Xiuyan for a period of time. She rarely went into gambling dens. How could someone like that possibly gamble?
He had always thought she was pretty stupid, but now that she had broken off the engagement, he probably felt arrogant and all-powerful!
Sure enough, she was incredibly stupid.
If you're talking about cheating with dice, you could just fill them with mercury.
However, their simple and straightforward gambling requires careful examination of the betting cups; rigging or anything like that is impossible, so it's a competition of pure skill.
Lin Xiuyan and Li the God of Gamblers each had a dice cup and started shaking them.
When the two players have rolled the dice to their satisfaction, they place their respective dice cups on the table.
According to the rules, the two people opened the dice cups at the same time.
Lin Xiuyan rolled only one six out of six of the six dice; the rest were all low numbers.
Li the God of Gamblers has six sixes.
Li the God of Gamblers said with a faint smile, "Miss Lin, you've lost."
"It's alright," Lin Xiuyan said calmly. "As the saying goes, the real winner is determined in the ninth round. Whether you win or lose before that is not important at all."
Seeing that she was completely unaffected by the outcome of this bet, God of Gamblers Li gave her a deep look.
In a sense, gambling is more about mindset.
Lin Xiuyan's calm and composed demeanor is remarkably good, especially considering her mindset as a gambler.
He glanced at Lin Xiuyan and gestured for her to proceed.
This time, God of Gamblers Li still got six sixes, while Lin Xiuyan didn't roll a single six.
She touched her hands and said, "It seems like my luck isn't too good today."
"It's okay if you don't need it, there are plenty more later."
After she finished speaking, she said to God of Gamblers Li, "Continue."
After they shook the wheel eight times in a row, Lin Xiuyan hadn't won a single round, but she remained calm and composed.
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