Chapter 155 Your Girlfriend is Pretty Good
Tang Xueli first taught Sister Taozi how to count twenty-four points.
Draw four playing cards, 1, 2, 4, 6.
"4 minus 1 equals 3, 2 plus 6 equals 8, and 3 times 8 equals 24. Do you understand?"
Sister Taozi sneered, "It's just addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, how simple is that? Why do we need to learn it?"
Tang Xueli smiled faintly and said, "Okay, let's have a competition."
"How do we compare?" Sister Taozi asked confidently.
How could she not understand elementary school arithmetic problems?
If she can't figure this out, her life will be in vain.
Tang Xueli divided a deck of cards into two equal parts, and each person took half.
"Every time you play two cards, I play two cards, and we play them at the same time. The person who figures out the answer first wins the other person's cards. Whoever has no cards in his hand at the end loses."
The rules are simple and easy to understand. Sister Taozi is eager to try, "Let's get started!"
The first four cards that appear are: 7, 5, 9, 2.
Before Sister Taozi could fully see the four cards, Tang Xueli immediately gave the answer: "Five seven thirty-five, 35 minus 9 minus 2 equals 24."
Sister Taozi: “…”
So fast?
She was defeated again and again, whether it was easy or difficult, she could not match Tang Xueli's speed.
In the past, when Tang Xueli was bored, she would play playing cards and count the twenty-four points.
This is almost an instinctive reaction.
"This is very basic. Practice this first. When your speed can match mine, then you can continue to learn other things."
"It won't be long before I can beat you!"
Sister Taozi made the bold statement with great confidence, then put away her playing cards. When she stood up, her calf suddenly cramped.
She was as skinny as her mother. The aunt couldn't eat or sleep at night because she was worried about her daughter, while she was simply obsessed with getting rich by gambling. She didn't even take care of three meals a day and became skinny due to hunger.
Both mother and daughter were severely malnourished.
Sister Taozi is obviously calcium deficient.
Tang Xueli kindly reminded her: "Eat more, sleep more, and get more sun. Be careful not to win money and not be able to spend it all."
"Little girl, why are you so nagging?" Sister Taozi said this, but she was grateful in her heart.
Thinking of what happened the day before, she whispered, "I'm sorry for spilling the soup you made for my mom... I shouldn't have made such a rude comment about you. I take back what I said, don't take it to heart."
"It's okay." Tang Xueli smiled and asked her, "Why did you quarrel with Auntie yesterday?"
Sister Taozi was silent for a while before she said, "I asked my mother for money but she refused. I am her only daughter, why would she save money? I can win more if I play more. She is just old and her brain is not very smart, and she can't keep up with the development of the times."
Tang Xueli did not refute her. No matter what she said now, she would definitely not listen.
It's no use trying to reason with this kind of gambler.
"Is Auntie rich?" Tang Xueli asked casually following the topic.
Since money was involved, Sister Taozi immediately became alert and did not answer the question.
Tang Xueli didn't ask any further questions.
"I have to go to school now, see you next time!"
At the next fork in the road, she turned down another street.
At this time, Yan Jingshu was at his aunt's house.
"Don't worry, Sister Taozi is probably at her friend's house, and should be back soon."
Yesterday, after the mother and daughter had a quarrel, the daughter ran away and didn't come back all night.
As a mother, I was so worried that I couldn't sleep the whole night.
Yan Jingshu tried to persuade her for a long time, but it was of no use. The old lady couldn't eat the food he brought.
Fortunately, Sister Taozi came back at this time, and she seemed to be in a good mood.
"Mom, you haven't eaten yet?"
The old lady finally smiled. "How can I eat without you? Here are the millet porridge and buns that Xiaoyan brought over. Let's eat together!"
"Let me wash my hands and face."
Sister Taozi walked to the washbasin, scooped two scoops of cold water, then opened the thermos and added some hot water.
She tested the water temperature and looked at Yan Jingshu through the mirror in front of her while washing her hands.
"You have a pretty good eye."
"Hmm?" Yan Jingshu looked at her in the mirror, not knowing what she was referring to.
"Your girlfriend is pretty good." Sister Taozi washed her hands, filled a basin with warm water and started washing her face.
While she was washing the dishes and wiping her face, Yan Jingshu asked her, "Have you seen Xueli?"
"Yeah." Sister Taozi said, "I met her on the way back. She went to school. By the way, which school is she from?"
Yan Jingshu replied, "Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine."
“Isn’t that a good school?”
Sister Taozi sat down and started to eat. She looked at Yan Jingshu and asked:
"She was able to get into college, she must be very smart, right?"
The old lady also picked up the bowl and drank two mouthfuls of millet porridge.
Seeing that his daughter had returned safely and treated her very well, his mood suddenly lifted and he started talking more. Before Yan Jingshu could speak, he rushed to say:
"Of course she's smart. Xueli was the top scorer in the science exam. She scored full marks in several subjects. I heard from Xiaoyan's mom that she was even featured in the newspapers! She's amazing."
Sister Taozi trusted Tang Xueli even more.
He is the top scorer in the college entrance examination, so his brain must be extraordinary.
She chuckled, now it’s settled!
Seeing that she was acting very abnormally, Yan Jingshu asked curiously, "What did Xueli say to you?"
"I didn't say anything!" Sister Taozi kept her mouth shut.
Yan Jingshu looked at her, becoming more and more confused.
It seems that I can only wait until Tang Xueli comes over to ask.
**
Tang Xueli found an afternoon when she had no classes and went to the Cultural Palace again.
Uncle He told her, "I heard the card room brought a new toy and placed it in the back room. I heard the stakes are quite high and it's very exciting."
"How can I get into the room inside?"
Tang Xueli walked around the warehouse but found no other entrances or exits.
In other words, there must be a very secret passage in the inner room, which only a few people know about.
Chi Daben reacted too quickly and was very alert, so Tang Xueli didn't want to alert him.
He was alarmed this time, and once the person ran away, it would be difficult to find evidence that he and Feng Biao set up and operated a gambling den in a short time.
"Ordinary people can't get in." Uncle He said, "They need to be very well-known people, and they need to have a lot of money on hand."
Tang Xueli fell into deep thought.
Uncle He advised her: "Girl, don't worry about this. They are all desperate hooligans. If you are discovered, it will be very dangerous."
"Yeah." Tang Xueli nodded, "I understand."
"Let's wait until Xiaoyan's leg is healed!"
Some people have begun to suspect Uncle He because he always asks questions about things that he shouldn't.
Recently he can no longer go to the warehouse to play cards, and plans to stay in hiding for a while.
Tang Xueli expressed her understanding, "Then I won't come to see you. If you have any new news, please contact Teacher Yan."
"Okay." Uncle He laughed. "Since you are busy, I won't bother you to talk nonsense. Go back quickly and be careful on the road!"
"Okay, bye Uncle He." Tang Xueli waved her hand, got on her bicycle, and just as she was about to pedal forward, she saw Chi Daben walking towards her.
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