Chapter 254: The First Grand Secretary (16)
"Little sister, look what your brother brought you." Shen Jiao was sunbathing in the yard when a voice suddenly rushed in, and the person blocked her sunlight.
Wen Wan looked over and saw a handsome face, somewhat resembling the original owner of the body. Could this be the original owner's brother, the纨绔子弟 (playboy) Shen Yuechu? He had been hanging out outside all this time, so Wen Wan hadn't seen him.
Shen Yuechu handed the gift box to Wen Wan, "This contains the best face powder and the most fashionable rouge in the capital. Isn't your brother good to you?"
Wen Wan accepted it, saying, "Brother, please speak frankly."
Shen Yuechu moved closer to Wen Wan and tugged at her sleeve. "Then brother can speak frankly. I've recently gotten into a little trouble. Could you please put in a good word for me with Father and Mother and stop Father from hitting me?"
Wen Yan: "???"
"What trouble have you gotten into? Is your father going to beat you?"
"It's nothing, I just lost some money at the casino."
"You lost some money, how much did you lose?" Wen Wan wasn't fooled.
"Not much, just... just a little over ten thousand taels."
Wen Yan: "..."
Ten thousand taels isn't much? She considered herself to be someone who could afford to buy things, and she never spent ten thousand taels when shopping every day. Shen Yuechu lost so much in one go, so Wen Wan immediately returned the face powder and rouge.
"I can't help you with this, sister. Who told you to gamble? I hope Father will punish you properly and see if you dare to do it again." After all, this spoiled brat was able to squander the entire family fortune and force the original owner to marry an old gentry.
Now that she's met him, Wen Wan doesn't like Shen Yuechu. If he can change, she's naturally willing to help.
"How could you be so heartless, little sister?"
Wen Wan sneered, "Your sister is heartless, and I don't want to help a fool."
"You—" Shen Yuechu's eyes widened. He had actually been insulted. "You dare to insult me? I'm your brother."
“You’re not stupid, you’ve been scammed without even realizing it. Why do you think you lost so much? If I’m not mistaken, did your friend persuade you to go to that casino? You didn’t know, did you? Your friend knows the casino owner, and you’re the one who’s the biggest culprit. So when Father scolds you, I not only won’t help you, I’ll actually agree with him.”
Shen Yuechu: "Impossible! They are all my friends."
"Yeah, you're so stupid and spend money so lavishly, who wouldn't want to be your friend?"
Shen Yuechu: "..."
"Do you know something?" Shen Yuechu felt that his younger sister was acting strangely. She wouldn't suddenly say something like this. At this moment, his IQ finally came up a little. Wen Wan smiled and said, "Why should I tell you? Wouldn't it be better for you to continue spending time with your group of good friends?"
Shen Yuechu quickly handed the gift box to Wen Wan, "Good sister, just tell your brother. Don't you like the jewelry from Dongyue Pavilion? Your brother will buy it for you, the most beautiful one. And the dresses from Xili Pavilion, your brother will buy them for you, the most fashionable one."
"Well... I'll think about it."
Wen Wan pretended to consider it for a while, "Alright, after all, you are still my brother, and I can't bear to let you be taken advantage of. Guizhi, put the things away first, and then find a few servants who know martial arts to come over."
Soon Guizhi found someone, and Wen Wan then had Shen Yuechu take her out.
Upon arriving at the casino, Wen Wan instructed Shen Yuechu to disguise herself properly, while she herself disguised herself as a man and changed her appearance before entering the gambling den.
It was a complete mess, full of gamblers with crazed expressions.
Some won and happily continued gambling, while others lost so much they were penniless but still kept losing.
Wen Wan was very disgusted by this.
"I haven't seen these guests before. Are they newcomers?"
Wen Wan chuckled, "That's right, come and see, I have money." As she spoke, she had Gui Zhi hand over several gold ingots, attracting many glances. The manager smiled and said, "We welcome wealthy guests."
Then they arrived at a place and cleared it out for people.
"I hope the guests have a great time and win lots of money." With that, he left.
Shen Yuechu pulled her younger sister along, "Ajiao, are you really going to gamble? If Father and Mother find out I brought you to the casino, they'll definitely break my legs."
Wen Wan: "Then let's interrupt, that way you won't be fooled."
Shen Yuechu: "..." Is this still my younger sister? This is too cruel!
"I've placed my bet."
Many people started placing bets, and Wen Wan threw a gold ingot directly onto the table, shocking everyone around her. They had never seen anyone gamble so extravagantly.
"Place your bet now, place your bet now..."
"It's about to open, it's about to open."
"Small."
Wen Wan bet big and lost.
After that, Wen Wan lost ten rounds in a row, which cost her ten gold ingots. More and more people gathered around, and Shen Yuechu felt that the way others were looking at her younger sister was probably as if they were looking at a sucker.
"Stop gambling."
"I have plenty of money to gamble."
Some gamblers chuckled, "The boss is generous."
Wen Wan reached out and placed a jade pendant on the gambling table. "This is a family heirloom, worth about a thousand taels. I'll bet on it this time."
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.
Shen Yuechu: "!!!"
"Are you crazy? This is a family heirloom that Mother gave to you and me; it's for saving our lives."
I want to win.
Shen Yuechu looked at her younger sister, feeling a chill in her heart and sweating in her palms. It was terrifying; her younger sister had finally gone mad.
Because of its high value, it alarmed the manager, who sent someone to estimate the value of the jade pendant, which was indeed worth one thousand taels.
"big."
Shen Yuechu: "Bet on small, don't bet big, listen to me." Her younger sister's luck is just too bad.
"I'll bet on big."
The others, on the other hand, all bet on the other side, hoping to make a profit.
As Shen Yuechu looked at it, she thought to herself: We're doomed.
When he gets back, he won't just get a beating; he'll really have both legs broken, and his hands might even be chopped off by his parents.
He actually led his sister astray, and she lost so much money.
He was doomed. Shen Yuechu had never been so scared. Looking at his sister's crazed expression, he was even more terrified and regretted coming to the casino.
"Place your bet now, it's about to open, let's see if it's big or small."
Wen Wan: "Let's open it quickly."
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the front, including Wen Wan's, her gaze both crazy and stubborn, disregarding everything.
"It's open, it's open, this round is small."
The gamblers around him laughed wildly, overjoyed, while Shen Yuechu collapsed to the ground, utterly dejected. It was all over, everything was over, he was doomed.
"Want to come again?" Zhuang Jia asked Wen Wan.
Shen Yuechu: "No, no, let's go back quickly."
"No way, we've come all this way, we have to have a great time."
"What other bets does the young master intend to place?"
Wen Wan looked at Shen Yuechu, then took off the jade pendant from Shen Yuechu's waist and placed it on the gambling table, "This one, a thousand taels, bet on this."
The people in the casino have seen countless people who have gone crazy gambling, but they've never seen anyone this crazy.
"We will definitely win this time, brother, you have to believe me."
Shen Yuechu was dumbfounded. "Stop gambling, let's go back, let's go back quickly." She tried to take the jade pendant back, but Wen Wan stopped her. "Why don't you gamble? Isn't it your favorite, brother? You'll definitely win, right, brother?"
Shen Yuechu: "..."
The betting was quickly completed, but no one else placed a bet with Wen Wan. Wen Wan didn't mind and looked at the dice. "Let's begin."
"Place your bet now, place your bet now..."
"It's about to open. Is it a large or small opening this time?"
"Brother, do you think I can win?"
Shen Yuechu was almost driven mad; he was already contemplating how he would die. At this point, he was truly beyond saving.
Shen Yuechu closed her eyes, fear filling her heart.
"Buy big."
Shen Yuechu: "Buy a smaller one."
"I'll buy the big one, I like big ones."
Shen Yuechu: "..."
Everyone else bet on small, and soon the dice were rolled. Everyone stared at them, and then the result was small again.
Everyone made money.
Shen Yuechu fainted and was later woken up by Guizhi, but she was completely broken down and couldn't speak.
Still want to gamble?
Wen Wan: "How can I lose every time? I don't believe it, I'll keep betting."
"So what are you betting on?"
"Guizhi".
Gui Zhi, her hands trembling, took out the thing her mistress had asked her to secretly take earlier. "Young...Young Master, do you really...want to continue gambling?"
"Give me."
Gui Zhi handed it over, and Wen Wan slammed it directly onto the gambling table.
"What's this?"
“A house on Sanlin Gui Street should be worth no less than 100,000 taels.”
"!!!" The others were shocked. Was this really 100,000 taels of silver? Was this for sure? Was it a gamble on a house?
Shen Yuechu: "!!!" He felt like he was about to faint again. "You're crazy."
"Isn't this something you'll win at? Gambling isn't something you can lose at all; you'll eventually win, right? Isn't that what you said, brother?"
Shen Yuechu: "..."
I'm going to faint. I really can't take it anymore. His sister has really gone crazy. How could she be so crazy?
The others went even crazier. The manager came over to check and nodded, "It is indeed worth 100,000 taels."
Keep gambling.
"This time, I'm going to bet big again." Wen Wan placed the house deeds on the larger side, and soon the other side was piled up like a mountain. At this moment, everyone was watching, after all, who could bet 100,000 taels at once? This was unheard of and unseen, it was simply the ultimate madness.
Shen Yuechu fainted, and was then woken up by Guizhi. When she woke up, she was completely lifeless and looked like a corpse. She knew that when she went back this time, her parents would definitely skin her alive.
The other gamblers also thought Wen Wan had gone mad, so they bet on small.
"Place your bet now, place your bet now..."
"Is this a big or small bet?"
Everyone subconsciously lowered their breathing, looked at the dice cup, quickly put the dice cup down, and then slowly opened it.
"Small--"
Everyone gasped in surprise, but the next second, their throats seemed to be blocked, and they couldn't speak. Wen Wan smiled and looked at the dice in astonishment, "Although I don't know much about it, it seems that I won this time."
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