"Drunken Fragrance Pavilion?" Bao Min's voice rose.
"Su Qinghe, you really dare to say that!"
"You think you can trade a mere wild boar for one of the top restaurants in Tianhe County? I think you've lost your mind!" Bao Min looked at him like he was an idiot.
"I'm only betting with you on this Drunken Fragrance Pavilion. If you're afraid of losing, then please leave!" Su Qinghe said calmly to her.
"Haha! I'm afraid of losing?" Bao Min exaggeratedly pointed her index finger at herself.
"You've probably forgotten how much money you've lost to me!"
"I know your goal is nothing more than to win back your family's restaurant. Fine, I'll give you that chance today. I'll show you today that you can never beat me!"
Bao Min grinned maliciously and ordered the servants around him to go back and fetch the land deed for Zuixianglou and the tools for rolling dice.
Hmph! Su Qinghe, I was going to let you go after I took over your restaurant, but you insisted on courting death, so don't blame me... It's a pity you don't know that you can never beat me!
Bao Min was secretly pleased with himself, but his expression remained arrogant.
Su Qinghe did not comment on using Bao Min's dice for gambling, even though she knew there was something wrong with them, because she trusted her own skills.
The original Su Qinghe might not have noticed, but based on the original owner's memories, she immediately saw through the clues when she traveled to various casinos in her previous life to carry out missions.
The more arrogant Bao Min is now, the more she'll cry in sorrow later!
While waiting, more and more people gathered around, eventually attracting the attention of the owner of Piaoxianglou, who turned out to be Manager He.
"Boss Su! We meet again. What brings you here?" He Bai looked at the wild boar on the oxcart and asked Su Qinghe.
Today is the end of the month, and he happened to come to the store to check the accounts, but he didn't expect to run into Su Qinghe.
The captain ate the pregnancy fruit that very night. If it really worked, then Su Qinghe could be considered the captain's benefactor!
"Manager He, it's been a long time! My Drunken Fragrance Pavilion has recently launched a new dish. Would you like to try it?"
Before Su Qinghe could speak, Bao Min approached her with a beaming smile.
"Who are you?"
He Bai was somewhat displeased when she saw the woman blocking her way between her and Su Qinghe, but out of politeness, she still asked a question.
"Oh dear! I'm Bao Min! The young master of Zuixianglou." Bao Min looked anxious, and seeing that He Bai didn't remember, she continued.
"The Commandant's Mansion hosted a banquet last month, and they invited our Zuixianglou Restaurant to organize it! We even met there then, don't you remember?"
He Bai only vaguely remembered the banquet held at the manor last month after Bao Min mentioned it, but this did not dispel her displeasure with Bao Min's rude behavior.
"I understand. Please move aside a bit. I have something to say to Boss Su."
"oh oh!"
Although Bao Min was very unhappy with Su Qinghe, she still didn't dare to offend He Bai, so she could only reluctantly move to the side.
"Manager He!" Once the obstacles were clear, Su Qinghe nodded to He Bai and greeted him with a smile.
"I hunted a wild boar in the mountains today. I intended to sell it to Piaoxianglou, but I happened to be seen by Boss Bao of Zuixianglou. Seeing that she really wanted it, I made a small bet with her using the wild boar!"
"Manager He, are you here at Piaoxianglou for drinks today?" Su Qinghe asked He Bai after briefly recounting what had just happened.
"No, I'm just here to handle some matters! Since Boss Su has a betting scheme, I wonder if I, He, would have the honor of being a witness?" He Bai asked with a smile, his eyes glancing at Bao Min beside him.
Bao Min's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"Of course you are honored! Manager He, I was just worried about not being able to find a respected person to testify! If you are willing, that would be wonderful!"
She had been worried that winning against Su Qinghe would offend Steward He, seeing how familiar the two were, but now that she had offered to testify, she no longer needed to worry about it!
If Manager He didn't want to lose face in front of so many people, he certainly wouldn't make things difficult for her!
Thinking about this relationship, Bao Min immediately felt refreshed, and even looked at Su Qinghe with a smile.
While the three were talking, the items were already brought over.
"How do you want to gamble?" Bao Min asked nonchalantly.
"No rush, let me see your dice cup first." Su Qinghe pointed to the thing in her hand.
"Hmph! Take it, let's see what you can come up with!"
Su Qinghe calmly took it, then pointed to the dice in her hand: "And that one!"
"Take it, take it."
Su Qinghe stroked the dice cup, its exterior intricately carved with flowers, her fingertips slowly gliding across the complex patterns.
Suddenly, her hand stopped—she had found it!
Su Qinghe looked at the spot where her thumb had just pressed; it was a groove that was larger than the gaps in the surrounding patterns.
If it weren't for the repeated rubbing, making it smoother than other parts of the body, such a slight difference would be completely invisible hidden in the intricate patterns of the cup.
But this place is easy to find; it's right opposite a thin line extending down from the top of the dice cup.
Su Qinghe turned the dice cup over so that the side with the slot was facing her, and then looked inside.
Where Bao Min couldn't see, Su Qinghe touched the card slot and moved her hand.
With a "click," a very faint sound came from the dice cup.
Then, the top of the dice cup suddenly split into countless small pieces that shrank back into the cup wall, revealing a darker-colored inner top. Su Qinghe pried the slot back in, and the small pieces reappeared.
She tossed the six dice in her hand again and found that the weight distribution of the dice was uneven, with the 1, 2, and 3 sides, which had smaller numbers, being significantly heavier.
Su Qinghe placed the dice with the smaller numbers facing inside the dice cup, pried open the slot to reveal the inner layer, and the dice indeed felt a slight pull.
"A magnet..." Su Qinghe made up her mind.
The three sides with small dots must have iron plates embedded in them, and the first inner top of the dice cup can block magnetism, but it is unknown what material it is made of.
"Have you finished reading? If you have, hurry up and start. I'm busy at the restaurant! I don't have time to waste here with you!"
Bao Min was extremely impatient when she saw Su Qinghe fiddling with something for a long time, showing no concern that she would discover anything.
"Hmm, the items are fine. How about we bet on big or small?" Su Qinghe placed the items on the oxcart.
“Sure, whatever you bet, I’ll be happy to oblige!” Bao Min crossed her arms.
"Same rules as always, best two out of three! Are you betting on big or small?"
"Okay, I'll bet small, you go first!" Su Qinghe pushed the dice cup towards Bao Min.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
Bao Min covered the dice with the dice cup and started shaking it on the oxcart.
Su Qinghe kept a close eye on Bao Min's fingers. She was very confident that no one would notice that the side with the card slot was exposed.
At first, it was shaking normally, but after a while, Su Qinghe saw her thumb squeeze to the left very slightly.
"Open!" Bao Min shouted, lifting the dice cup.
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