“Alright, let’s bet, but I’ll decide the stakes.” Yun Qingran said casually, her hands behind her back.
Zhang San gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay."
"Ranran." Upon hearing Yun Qingran's agreement, Yun Xiao and Yun Qingbi called out to her in unison, trying to stop her from agreeing.
Everyone thought that winning against Zhang San was just a coincidence, but if they gambled again, the result would definitely be the same as before.
Yun Qingran remained oblivious to her father and brother's words.
“My bet is these three thousand taels…” Yun Qingran sized up Zhang San, who was dressed in a black long robe with bound sleeves, slender, handsome, with two strands of hair hanging down his forehead, a dashing and unrestrained young man. Then she chuckled, “You, you can use yourself as the bet.”
Zhang San felt uneasy under Yun Qingran's gaze and instinctively covered his chest with his hands, saying in a panic, "Miss Yun, I sell my art, not my body."
"What are you thinking? My family needs a groom, and we'd like you to be our groom." Yun Qingran rolled her eyes at him. She was a picky eater too, okay? [Picking nose]
"Oh, okay then." Zhang San nodded, knowing that this woman couldn't possibly beat him a second time anyway.
The two returned to their seats and this time compared their scores.
Yun Qingran placed the dice cup over three dice. The cup flew up, spun three times in the air, and then landed steadily back in her hand. She then began to shake it.
That pose is so cool! (????)
Seeing the way the dice cup was being tossed, Zhang San was dumbfounded; this was a gesture only experienced gamblers used.
She won the previous round; wasn't it luck, but skill? Zhang San was startled by this thought. He quickly composed himself and started rolling the dice.
The dice struck, making a crisp, clattering sound that made everyone tense.
After shaking it forty-nine times, the two slammed the dice cup back onto the table.
Zhang San couldn't resist opening the dice cup first. Six, six, six, a total of eighteen points. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension that Yun Qingran had just made eased.
"Eighteen is the highest score. Zhang San wins," said the people around.
I knew it! This wicked woman is useless at everything except eating. How could she possibly beat Zhang San, a seasoned gambler, when she's so stupid and clumsy?
As for the game she just won, everyone is certain that it was just luck.
"Is 18 really the highest possible score?" Yun Qingran smiled.
Familiar words, familiar expressions—Zhang San had a very, very, very bad premonition.
Yun Qingran slowly opened the dice cup, and the scene inside confirmed his bad premonition.
The onlookers couldn't help but gasp in disbelief.
"Nine o'clock!"
"She rolled a total of nineteen out of three dice."
"Awesome! Awesome!"
...
Of the three dice in Yun Qingran's dice cup, one was broken in two. Therefore, she effectively had four dice.
The four dice show six, six, six, and one, totaling nineteen points, which is one point higher than Zhang San's eighteen points.
The clouds are dyed beautifully!
"Uncle Zhang, bring him a contract of servitude to sign." Yun Qingran put down the dice, took out a handkerchief from her waist to wipe her hands, her every move exuding languid elegance.
In her previous life, Yun Qingran was a typical rich second-generation heiress with top-notch knowledge and temperament.
Zhang San stared blankly at the contract of indenture before him. He was fine when he came, but now he couldn't go back!
"You're willing to bet but not accept defeat?" Yun Qingran glared at Zhang San, her voice lowered, carrying a strong sense of pressure.
Zhang San looked at her and felt completely unfamiliar. Was this Yun Qingran, who was skilled in gambling, had a commanding presence, and exuded an aura of authority, really the Yun Qingran he knew before?
"I'll sign." Zhang San picked up the pen and signed his name on the contract of servitude.
He comes from a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) background, and he values integrity above all else!
"What are you all standing there for? Get out of here!" Yun Qingran said, giving the other thugs at the gambling den a shoo-in.
Yun Qingran's gaze was indifferent, yet she possessed an indescribable aura that made no one dare to refute her. The thugs exchanged glances, then picked up their iron bars and left.
"Let's go, Coach Zhang." Yun Qingran glanced at Zhang San, then turned and went back to the mansion.
Zhang San followed behind her dejectedly!
"Father, elder brother, here's the land deed back to you, and two thousand taels of silver. I'll keep one thousand taels to buy medicine." Yun Qingran obediently handed over the land deed and silver notes.
Yunxiao and Yun Qingbi stared blankly at their familiar yet unfamiliar daughter/sister.
"Ouch! That hurts, Dad, why are you pinching me?" Yun Qingbi clutched her waist and jumped back a step.
"I can feel pain, it's not a dream." Yunxiao laughed happily.
Yun Qingbi: ! !
"Ranran, although you won today, your father is not happy. As long as it's gambling, whether you win or lose, it's not a good thing," Yunxiao admonished.
"Father, I know, I will never gamble again." Yun Qingran solemnly promised.
"Good, good, good daughter." Yunxiao looked at her daughter's obedient appearance and cried tears of joy.
Yun Qingbi pursed her lips, her eyes also a little red.
Just as the family of three was preparing to go home, someone came to their door to collect a debt.
"Young Master Ruyu!" Bi Cao couldn't help but call out as she looked at the newcomer.
Yun Qingran looked at the man whom Bi Cao called Ruyu Guanren. He was dressed in white, with a slender waist, and was so beautiful that it was hard to tell if he was male or female, unlike herself, who was so ugly that it was hard to tell if she was human or animal.
﹋o﹋
Ruyu nodded to Bicao in response, then looked at Yun Qingran, "Miss Yun."
"Young Master Ruyu!" Yun Qingran shrank her shoulders as she felt the rising anger of her father and brothers beside her.
This elegant and beautiful lady, Ruyu, is the top courtesan at Peony Garden, the largest brothel in the capital.
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