"I'm playing mahjong today. I lost all my poker cards last time," Liu Feng lamented, turning to sit down at the mahjong table.
Wu Hao, who was standing to the side, said with a smile, "You just have bad hands, so you can play whatever you want."
As he spoke, he sat down opposite Liu Feng.
Xu Xiangyang stood aside, bewildered, clearly not expecting things to develop this way.
Seeing his somewhat bewildered expression, Cao Yajun asked, "You don't know what this place is for?"
They come here to relax when they have nothing to do, mainly to unwind. There aren't many other entertainment options around, so they just play cards or something.
Xu Xiangyang nodded, then asked hesitantly, "You guys have a get-together every week?"
"No, not really. There are people every day, but weekends are the busiest because everyone who works is on holiday then." Cao Yajun also comes on weekends; he doesn't have time during the week.
Okay...
Xu Xiangyang accepted it; he truly didn't understand the world of city dwellers.
After making arrangements for a while, it turned out that they were short one person for the mahjong game.
Wu Hao said to Xu Xiangyang, who was in a daze, "Comrade Xu, we're short one player over there, do you want to join us?"
Actually, Xu Xiangyang didn't want to go, because most of the people there were familiar to him, while he was a stranger, so it would be easy for him to be tricked.
Since everyone is unfamiliar with each other, wouldn't that be like taking advantage of strangers?
Seeing that they were one player short, Xu Xiangyang had no choice but to step up.
He smiled and said, "I'm not very good at it, so please don't mind if I'm slow."
The most frustrating thing about playing mahjong is when there's one less player; if he doesn't come, it might upset the others.
People come here for entertainment and relaxation. If you don't know how, what are you doing here?
The three of them smiled and said it was no problem, then exchanged glances.
Xu Xiangyang pretended not to see it. The rules of mahjong here are very simple, and the original owner also had them in his memories.
Others explained the rules to him, and he could win most of them, easily.
Xu Xiangyang started off well, winning two small hands.
Later, when others made hand gestures or something, he pretended not to see them, and then lost two rounds, but didn't lose much money.
However, it seems that these three people want to kill him today, so how could the handsome guy let himself be slaughtered?
Xu Xiangyang knew how to play mahjong in his previous life. What couldn't he do when socializing? He even learned a few tricks from others.
It's easy to fool these naive youngsters; as long as you're quick, you won't be able to catch them.
No matter what the three of them do, Xu Xiangyang will always win first, making it impossible for the others to make any moves.
After playing for more than two hours, Xu Xiangyang had already won about three yuan, which was no small amount.
Of course, when split among themselves, each person only wins or loses about a dollar, which is hardly much.
They also felt that Xu Xiangyang was a bit strange; his naive card-playing skills were nothing like those of a veteran.
So, it can only be that they were lucky.
Time flies when you're playing mahjong, and before you know it, it's noon.
The three people lost a minimum of two yuan and a maximum of more than five yuan.
Xu Xiangyang won more than ten yuan by himself, while the other three people turned green with envy.
They were just plotting to outmaneuver Xu Xiangyang, but now they've all been thrown in the deep end, letting him win all by himself!
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm hungry!" One of them pushed the cards away and stopped playing. Xu Xiangyang had even won a big hand that round.
The others also pushed their cards away, deciding not to play anymore.
What a joke, they'll still lose if they keep playing like this.
That's so weird, this person is incredibly lucky.
They couldn't notice anything wrong, so they could only guess that Xu Xiangyang was just lucky.
Only Xu Xiangyang himself knew that it was the result of him switching the cards.
Otherwise, I won't be able to stop myself from losing ten dollars today.
They might not let him leave even if they lose.
"Let's leave it at that for now," Xu Xiangyang said.
He could tell that the others weren't interested in spending money, so he decided to be more generous.
"Why aren't you playing anymore?" Wu Hao asked when he saw them disperse.
"Don't even mention it, this guy's luck is just too good. None of the three of us could win more than two hands," one of them said irritably.
Actually, when they were arranging for a third player and asked Xu Xiangyang to go up, everyone thought that Xu Xiangyang would be eliminated today, but unexpectedly, there was a big reversal.
Wu Hao glanced at Xu Xiangyang in surprise and nodded, "He's lucky. Just sit there and wait. We'll eat in a bit."
They're still playing at this table, and they have a lot of money in front of them.
Xu Xiangyang watched as they were playing for a larger stakes than his own table, with the stakes already around twenty.
Just now, Xu Xiangyang won while three people lost, and the difference in winnings and losses was only a little over ten yuan. Theirs is clearly much bigger.
The money in front of Liu Feng wasn't much; it looked quite thick, but it was all small bills.
After two rounds, Liu Feng's money was dwindling. Clearly, he was having a bad day.
Wu Hao won the most throughout the game, and he probably has more than sixty yuan in front of him, which is more than he earns in a month at work.
Xu Xiangyang felt something was off because the other two players kept feeding Wu Hao cards, making him win very quickly.
This is clearly a setup.
However, he didn't say anything. It was his first time here and he didn't know anything. If he offended everyone because of this, it wouldn't matter if he didn't come again.
What if Wu Hao gets angry and teaches him a lesson?
Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. This guy is obviously the leader here, and everyone else treats him very politely. Let's wait and see.
"Dinner's ready, wanna go?" Cao Yajun asked Xu Xiangyang, who was sitting next to him, after the others had finished eating and he lit a cigarette.
Xu Xiangyang nodded in agreement, and the two of them went out.
There's no need to check Liu Feng's condition inside the room anymore; if he continues playing, no amount of money will be enough for him to lose.
But if he were to break up now, no one else would say anything, since he was the only one who lost money.
But Xu Xiangyang could tell just now that Liu Feng had no intention of breaking up the group and still wanted to make some money.
"Don't sit with those three people from today when you come here again. You were lucky today," Cao Yajun suddenly said.
Xu Xiangyang glanced at him in surprise, then said nothing.
Cao Yajun continued, "I didn't notice you sitting at that table earlier. Those three usually like to hang out with newcomers, and those who are unlucky can easily end up in debt."
The two went to another room, which had many tables and food in front of them, which they could help themselves to.
Xu Xiangyang grabbed a quick bite to eat and then found a place to sit down.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Comrade Cao, you know the people here don't use clean methods, so why do you still come here?"
Logically speaking, who would have money to send to such blatant bullying?
Cao Yajun smiled and said, "It's not always like that, there are others too."
He lowered his voice, "Don't sit at the same table as Wu Hao, no matter how much you have, it won't be enough for you to lose."
Xu Xiangyang understood without him saying it.
After all, he had seen Liu Feng's miserable state just now; only a fool would sit at the same table as Wu Hao.
But Liu Feng said they've been friends since they were kids, so why are they still playing tricks on each other?
Xu Xiangyang was puzzled, but he didn't ask any further questions.
It's a willing buyer and a willing seller situation; he should mind his own business.
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