After the two returned home, Wang Xiaoyan rushed over to check on his daughter, worried.
The old girl covered her face, but you could still see the lines on her chin.
Chen Chu was a little dumbfounded. Although it had been wiped clean when it was shot out, it hadn't been washed with water, and it wasn't very clear under the moonlight.
I forgot that this thing still has marks.
Wang Xiaoyan couldn't help but purse his lips and say, "You little brat, look at this, it's such a small thing, why are you crying like this? You're crying like a big-faced cat..."
call...
Chen Chu let out a breath, and Wang Xiaoyan hurriedly went to wash her face.
At this moment, Xu Guozhong said, "Vice Village Chief Chen, I've already discussed it with Brother Wang, but Sun Wu isn't someone to be trifled with. We need to team up to beat him, but we need a secret code. The problem is that Sun Wu might figure it out. He's always playing mahjong; he can figure out the tricks..."
Chen Chu let out a breath. Although he didn't know how to play mahjong, he understood the principle behind it.
Xu Guozhong continued, "For example, scratching the kang mat, touching the ears, covering the mouth—people know these things. Also, you can't just play randomly; people have to see how you play. If you play randomly, Sun Wu will see your hand and know you shouldn't play that card, and then things will get complicated..."
Chen Chu hummed in agreement twice.
He then said, "We need to redesign the code."
As Chen Chu spoke, he then called Zhu Mengmeng.
It was only eight o'clock, and Zhu Mengmeng hadn't gone to sleep yet. After hearing what Chen Chu said on the phone, she agreed, and soon after, Zhu Mengmeng arrived.
When Zhu Mengmeng arrived, Wang Xiaoyan and Xu Guozhong were incredibly enthusiastic.
Zhu Mengmeng is thirty-two years old, but when she dresses up, she looks like a young woman in her mid-twenties. Everyone who sees her is envious.
Wang Xiaoyan coughed and said, "Well... I think it's like this: spitting out costs ten thousand, picking your nose costs a pancake, and wiping your snotty nose costs a strip..."
Xu Guozhong covered his head, and Zhu Mengmeng felt nauseous.
"Hey Wang Xiaoyan, if you can talk, then talk. If you can't, then shut up for a bit. Nobody's going to sell you off because you're mute..."
"Hehe... Little sister, then you tell me, I'll listen to you..." Wang Xiaoyan's face gradually warmed up.
If it were anyone else, this kid would have already gotten angry and started a fight. But this is Zhu Mengmeng. Even if someone said a few words to him, or even if Zhu Mengmeng slapped him across the face, Wang Xiaoyan would still say it was a good thing.
If Zhu Mengmeng pees, Wang Xiaoyan might have to open his mouth to catch it...
Xu Guozhong chuckled and said, "How about this: touching the face costs ten thousand, touching the butt costs a strip, touching... touching the crotch costs a pancake..."
"Get lost! You fucking Xu Guozhong!" Zhu Mengmeng cursed directly.
Wang Xiaoyan also cursed, "Serves you right! Xu Guozhong deserves to be cursed. Don't you know my sister Mengmeng is a woman?! You have no shame, my sister... my sister..."
Chen Chu waved his hand.
I thought to myself, "These guys are hopeless."
Then they called Dr. Yuan over, and everyone brainstormed ideas together.
Then Chen Chu summarized the opinions and said, "How about this, when playing mahjong, you need to place the tiles in the middle. Put your hand in front, thumb in front for Wan, index finger in front for Tiao, middle finger in front for Bing. Nobody pays attention to this half, just play upwards, you're sure to hit it..."
Wang Xiaoyan added, "Do this with your left hand, and it's also said that the thumb controls one and two, the index finger controls three and four, the middle finger controls logistics, the ring finger controls seven and eight, and the little finger controls nine. This makes it easier to remember."
Chen Chu nodded, thinking it was a good idea.
Wang Xiaoyan's family also had mahjong tiles. Everyone demonstrated it once. When they put their hands down, their left thumb accidentally went out on the table, and their right thumb also accidentally went out. That meant they either won with one of the ten thousand tiles or two of the ten thousand tiles.
Dr. Yuan also said it was very good, and that when playing cards, you shouldn't look into your opponent's eyes, but rather at their hands, and you shouldn't stare at them, just glance at them briefly.
After practicing for a while, and being experienced mahjong players themselves, they quickly became proficient.
The group discussed where to play. Wang Xiaoyan wanted to play at Zhu Mengmeng's house, but in the end, they decided to play at Wang Xiaoyan's house instead.
The task of finding Sun Wu was then entrusted to Xu Guozhong.
...
Sun Wu was feeling restless and anxious at home. Although Liu Cui seemed to be asleep, she was still watching Sun Wu.
At this moment, Xu Guozhong shouted from the window, "Sun Wu, Sun Wu, Deputy Village Chief Chen wants to see you!"
Liu Cui was relieved to hear that Chen Chu had something to discuss with him. Besides, it was Xu Guozhong who had come, and he was a village cadre.
Sun Wu went outside, and Xu Guozhong whispered, "Come on! Let's go have some fun!"
What to play?
"Mahjong?"
"Can...can it work?"
"Hehe..." Xu Guozhong chuckled and said, "Chen Chu is involved too. It's alright. If he gets caught this time, Chen Chu will take the fall!"
Sun Wuyi's eyes lit up with excitement when he heard about playing mahjong.
...
A moment later, Liu Cui's crying could be heard from inside the house. Sun Wu had already robbed the money and run away with Xu Guozhong.
Liu Cui was so frustrated that she didn't know what to say, so she could only cry silently.
...
The two ran to Wang Xiaoyan's house. The lights inside were dim, but the sound of mahjong tiles could be heard. Sun Wu was as anxious as if his pants were on fire.
Looking at the group of people playing mahjong, there was Wang Xiaoyan, Zhu Mengmeng, Doctor Yuan, and Chen Chu...
There was a stack of money in front of each person.
Chen Chu had about three thousand yuan in front of him, and Wang Xiaoyan had two or three thousand yuan. Although they were all ten-yuan bills, the thick stack of bills made Sun Wu's eyes pop out.
While most places don't have change, Wang Xiaoyan's family runs a small shop and has plenty of change. Dr. Yuan's family also sells medicine and administers IV drips, so they also need to prepare a lot of change.
Because in spring, winter and other seasons, there are many colds, and Dr. Yuan doesn't have to do anything at home, just hangs up an IV drip, and he immediately makes money.
An IV drip costs fifteen or twenty yuan (that was the price in 2000; now it's almost a hundred yuan or more in hospitals, damn it, it's outrageous). Dr. Yuan can easily administer ten or twenty IV drips a day.
The money flowed into his pocket in no time, while the cost of the IV drip was very low, extremely cheap.
The most profitable things are, firstly, highway robbery, and secondly, selling medicine...
Zhu Mengmeng isn't short of money. With a simple split of her thigh, a bag of rice appears. And Zhu Mengmeng's thighs are practically edged with gold; money just keeps flowing in.
As for Chen Chu, everyone knew in their hearts that he was the deputy village chief and had gotten involved with Joyoung Group. Moreover, Zhu Mengmeng glanced at his outfit when she came into the house and said it cost at least two thousand yuan.
Everyone gasped.
Moreover, Chen Chu casually tossed out a stack of bills totaling three thousand yuan, which nearly made Wang Xiao's eyes pop out.
Chen Chu directly said to exchange for change, and play for big wins, because playing for small wins is no fun.
Of this group, Xu Guozhong is the only one who's incredibly stingy; his pockets are emptier than his face.
Sun Wu swallowed hard. Wang Xiaoyan was boiling water and pouring tea for them. Xu Guozhong went over to do the work. Wang Dasheng was also roasting potato slices on the stove while watching the commotion and laughing along.
The stove was burning brightly throughout the room, and the aroma of potato chips wafted through the air.
Potatoes don't need to be washed. Just slice them with a knife and put them on the stove. The taste is far superior to barbecue.
Sun Wu grinned as he watched. He went to Wang Dasheng's place and ate a few potato chips, but his heart felt like it was being scratched by a million kittens' claws.
"Chen… Deputy Village Chief Chen, let me play a few rounds… Oh, Uncle Wang, let me play one round… Sister, sister… My dear sister, my Sister Zhu, let me play for a while, Mom, Grandma… Dr. Yuan…"
He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
Wang Xiaoyan pouted.
"Sun Wu, did Xu Guozhong bring you here? Get out of here! You have bad luck, stay away from us… One wrong move and you're in the police station, one wrong move and you're in jail. The guys we mess with, like Chen Chu, like Doctor Yuan, they're fine. What do you call that? That's called good character!"
Sun Wu chuckled sheepishly, "Yes, yes, yes, but with Deputy Village Chief Chen here, the police station wouldn't dare to arrest us..."
With a bang, Chen Chu gave away a winning hand, and Zhu Meng was completely bewildered... It was a five-cent game, and Chen Chu was the dealer, meaning Chen Chu would lose money. By giving away a winning hand, he not only had to lose his own money, but he also had to take away the money from Wang Xiaoyan and Doctor Yuan.
Chen Chuchong said to Sun Wu, "You jinx..."
Sun Wu hurriedly said, "Haha! Deputy Village Chief Chen, it's not that I'm a jinx, it's just that you didn't check the almanac today, you're not going to have any luck today! Come on, let me have a go..."
Chen Chu frowned, and Sun Wu squeezed through.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Doctor Yuan quickly put on a cold face.
"Sun Wu, stop messing around. Do you even have any money? You still haven't paid me back for the medicine you bought from me last time! You don't even have five yuan. Do you know how big we're playing? One yuan a game! Can you afford to play that?" Doctor Yuan said sarcastically.
Zhu Mengmeng frowned and said, "Oh dear, Brother Sun, we all have to show our cards. We can't just try to get something for nothing. Look at the people in front of us, everyone has two or three thousand on their cards. You can't buy this stuff on credit at the casino..."
Wang Xiaoyan also said, "That's right, Sun Wu, do you have any money? I heard the police station confiscated all your money?"
Hahaha... Everyone burst into laughter.
Sun Wu's eyes widened.
He grabbed Chen Chu, put one foot on the stool, and pulled out a wad of cash from his waist.
"Hey, stop looking down on me! See this? It's money, isn't it? Two thousand yuan! If you're so capable, win it all! Dr. Yuan, didn't I owe you five yuan? Tsk tsk tsk... Here's ten yuan! It's no big deal!"
The group couldn't help but exchange a smile.
So you've got your wish? Great, that's exactly what I wanted.
Chen Chu sighed and said, "Oh dear! Bad luck today, I actually got burned. Maybe it's because I was sitting on the east side!"
Zhu Mengmeng chuckled: "Brother, the east is bad luck. I checked the almanac today, and it says the east is a bad place to lose money. Look at me, I'm sitting in the west today, and I'm winning money. Tsk tsk tsk..."
Sun Wu had already exchanged some change, and then handed over five yuan for a pack of Honghe cigarettes, which Wang Dasheng went to get for him.
These people are playing at his house, and at least the smoking, eating, and drinking cost money.
Sun Wu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, scoffed, "What's that all about? I'm sitting on the east side today! Let's see if I can win or not!"
Everyone just laughed.
Just then, Chen Chu's phone rang.
He rushed outside to answer the call, only to find it was Liu Cui calling.
Liu Cui sobbed, "Chen Chu... Sun Wu... Sun Wu went gambling again, what... what should I do? And he even went with Xu Guozhong..."
Chen Chu said softly, "It's okay, don't worry, I'll be right there."
Chen Chu had just hung up the phone and turned around when she saw Wang Xiaoyan standing next to her.
"Who was it? Was it Sister Liu Cui calling you?"
Chen Chu laughed, thinking to himself, "How come this girl...maybe she likes me?" He thought to himself, "Isn't that obvious? I've already shoved my dick into her mouth."
He whispered, "Go and keep an eye on your dad. Don't let him sneak money into his pocket. I'll be right back."
Wang Xiaoyan pouted and said, "That's the kind of awareness my dad has. There's still Accountant Xu secretly doing the accounting there..."
"Go on, my little wife..." Chen Chubo kissed her on the cheek and ran off.
Watching Chen Chu disappear into the night, Wang Xiaoyan felt her cheeks burning. She suddenly felt a pang of jealousy, even though she knew Liu Cui was a good woman and nothing could possibly happen between them.