Chen Ze burned incense and prayed for his great-grandfather, clasping his hands together in prayer that the World Cup would not be affected by his rebirth.
When he returned to the second floor of his uncle's house, he found the atmosphere in the hall to be somber. Most people looked dejected, and only a few people had smiles on their faces, including his second great-uncle.
When his second uncle saw him come in, he grabbed his shoulder and said excitedly, "Zezi, you've struck it rich! The German team really did score a 4-0 victory."
Upon hearing this news, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; thankfully, history was still following its original trajectory.
"Second Uncle, am I dreaming?"
Second Uncle gave him a thumbs up and chuckled, "You've got some good luck, kid. You guessed it by sheer luck. Come on... let's go to the back and find your uncle to pay you back."
The two went to Chen Zhengang's desk at the back, and the second uncle took out the receipts and handed them to Chen Zhengang first.
At this moment, Chen Zhengang was on the phone with a bright smile on his face. It seemed that the bookmaker had won big tonight. Behind him were three large cardboard boxes filled with cash, which looked to be more than three million yuan.
I won so much in cash alone; if you include the money transferred, it would be even more.
After hanging up the phone, he took the receipt from his second uncle and glanced at it. Then he instructed his eldest son, Chen Qiang, "Qiangzi, pay the money to your second uncle. 7,800 yuan minus 5% commission, that's 7,100 yuan plus the principal of 10,000 yuan, for a total of 17,100 yuan."
Chen Qiang put the money into the money counter and handed it to his second uncle in just over ten seconds, very quickly.
However, the second uncle took the money, touched it briefly, and then pushed it to Chen Zhengang, saying, "In the next match, Brazil will play against the Netherlands. I'll bet all 17,000 on Brazil to win."
Chen Zhengang laughed and said, "Good, Second Uncle, you have a grand style."
In gambling, the house isn't afraid of you winning money, they're afraid of you not gambling. After quickly writing down the betting slip, they immediately handed it to their second uncle.
When it was Chen Ze's turn, he took out the receipt and handed it over, "Uncle, please help me calculate how much I won in total."
Uncle laughed and said, "Zezi, you're incredibly lucky tonight, you guessed right all of this."
Chen Ze said with a forced smile, "Uncle, you don't know this, but I specially burned incense and prayed for Grandfather's good fortune tonight. How could my luck not be good?"
Haha! "You're a filial son, you even know to burn incense for your great-grandfather. Your bet of 40,000 multiplied by 20 is 800,000. After deducting 5% commission, you're left with 760,000. You borrowed 50,000 from me, and if you pay it back now, you'll have 710,000 left."
Chen Ze simply said, "Pay it back now. I'm too lazy to keep track of tens of thousands of yuan."
He won hundreds of thousands in one go, and everyone around him looked on with envy.
Should we place bets on the next round?
Chen Ze thought about it and decided it was best not to be too ostentatious. There is a classic quote in the Tao Te Ching: "Light shines without glittering, still waters run deep."
It means that when life is going well, one should not show off too much, but should remain calm and steady in one's emotions, like water flowing slowly in the depths.
After careful consideration, Chen Ze said, "I bet 100,000 on the Netherlands to win, and the score will be 2-1."
Chen Qiang, who was tending the fire, said, "Brother Ze, you only bet 100,000 after winning so much? You're too timid. If I were you, I would have bet at least 300,000."
Chen Ze waved his hand, "No, I'm not as rich as your family. I still need to save money to buy a house and get married."
Chen Qiang counted the money, put it in a cloth bag, and handed it to him, saying in a sour tone, "Including your principal, it's a total of 650,000. Your dad lives in that neighborhood; this money can buy two apartments."
After taking the money and IOU, he said happily, "Uncle, it's too late, I'm going back to rest. If I win, I'll come back to settle the account tomorrow."
Chen Zhengang nodded, "Go back and keep your voice down, don't wake your grandma."
"I know."
After smoking a cigarette in the lobby, Chen Ze went outside, tore up the IOU, and then went home with his cloth bag.
Watching him leave, the second uncle pursed his lips and said, "That kid is really bold. He bet 100,000 yuan and didn't even watch the competition."
Chen Qiang said sourly, "Second Uncle, he didn't even have his tuition fees, and he borrowed the money from me to place his bets, and he actually won! Isn't that infuriating?"
"What's there to be angry about? I need to go home and burn incense and pray to my great-grandfather."
After saying that, the second uncle got up and left the second floor.
The next day, the whole Chenjia Village was talking about Chen Ze winning the grand prize the night before.
In a small pavilion at the village entrance, a dozen elderly men and women in their seventies and eighties were whispering among themselves. "Have you heard? Last night, Chen Zhensheng's son, Chen Ze, bought 100,000 yuan worth of football lottery tickets and won two million."
"Really? That's incredible luck."
"Why would I lie to you? My son saw him betting with his own eyes, how could it be fake?"
An elderly woman in her seventies, holding a straw fan, slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "You're wrong! It's not two million, it's two million six hundred thousand. He even won seven hundred thousand earlier. My second son told me that himself."
Everyone chimed in, wishing they could be the ones to win the lottery.
Meanwhile, Chen Ze was still fast asleep in bed until the phone rang, pulling him out of his slumber.
"Hello, who is it? Calling so early in the morning, do you know you'll have a son if you don't think straight?"
On the other end of the phone, the fat man cursed, "You bastard, still not up at ten o'clock? Did you go thief last night?"
He reached for the old alarm clock on the bedside table and saw that it really was ten o'clock.
So he quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I stayed up too late watching the game last night."
"Hurry up, we agreed last night to play QQ Speed together today. I'll be waiting for you at Xingkong Internet Cafe in Lujiang."
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