C12 Life Was like a Gamble. If You Didn't Gamble, How Could You Live?

"Don't believe me!" After saying that, Chen Fann took out a stack of bills from his pocket. Although they were all ten or five yuan, they were thick enough to make a sound when they hit the table.

Chen Fann's action of slapping the money attracted the attention of Wang Hongwei and the other two. The three of them immediately believed that Chen Fann had really sold Chen Li.

"Did you see that? This is just the pocket money that the rich gave me!" Chen Fann pointed at the money on the table with his finger. "My sister didn't sell the money. She just exchanged it for something else..."

"You didn't sell the money? You exchanged it for something else?" Wang Hongwei's curiosity had already reached its limit, but he still couldn't believe it. "Just brag!"

"I brag?" Chen Fann's neck stiffened. He had completely entered the state of being a big liar.

"When he goes out, everyone has to add the word 'total'. He has to sit on a tiger's head and have a car escorting him. If he drives a tiger's head, how much money would that cost?"

"What kind of villa does he live in? It's like a horse castle. There are even peacocks in the courtyard!"

"I heard that the rich have a private villa in Xishan Province. They dig coal!"

"The rich said that now is the last round of state-owned enterprise restructuring and privatization. They plan to take over a few state-owned enterprises. Our town's clothing factory is not doing well, so it's worth it to lower the price. If we manage it well, we can definitely make a lot of money!"

Chen Fann was excited by Wang Hongwei's words and immediately became spirited. He described the things he had seen in the city vividly. Of course, he had made it up based on his memories of his previous life.

Lee Ergou and Wang Tiehzhu were dumbfounded. They could not understand anything at all. In their eyes, Qinghe Town was the only place they knew.

However, things were different when they heard it from Wang Hongwei.

Wang Hongwei had seen the tiger-headed raccoon and the peacock before. He had also heard about the private factories in Xishan Province. He had even heard about the state-owned enterprises' privatization from his father.

He was sure that Chen Fann and Lee Ergou were just as ignorant as him. Therefore, he was even more convinced that what Chen Fann said was the truth!

Lee Ergou and Wang Tiehzhu could not make up so many things, especially the state-owned enterprises' privatization. It was the last round, so it was impossible for them to find out about it.

"Mr. Fann, this is really not a small matter!" Wang Hongwei lowered his voice and whispered to Chen Fann, "We are best brothers. Don't worry, I will help you with this. Isn't it just a factory? It's a small matter! When does the rich man plan to buy the clothing factory?"

Wang Hongwei treated Chen Fann as a fool. He firmly believed that as long as he maintained a good relationship with Chen Fann, he would definitely be able to get some benefits from the rich man!

"It's about to start soon. I'm here to scout!" Chen Fann finally voiced out his concerns. "Hongwei, you can't tell anyone about this. Otherwise, if Factory Director Liu is prepared, he will definitely stop or raise the price! I was afraid that this matter would be leaked, so I didn't dare to say anything. I met Lao Zhang on the way this afternoon. I accidentally said something..."

"Don't worry, we will keep our mouths shut!" Wang Hongwei patted his chest and promised. Then, he said to Chen Fann sincerely, "Mr. Fann, we will discuss this matter with the old man tomorrow. That Factory Director Liu has long disliked him!"

"Okay! Brother Hongwei, that's enough! We can earn money together. Who asked us to be brothers?" Chen Fann spoke his mind and let go of his worries. He and Wang Hongwei drank another glass of wine.

Wang Hongwei was enthusiastic about Chen Fann, but he was already plotting something in his heart. "This fool wants to make money? I will make sure that you won't even have a chance to drink! Qinghe Town will soon be our Wang family's territory!"

Lee Ergou and Wang Tiehzhu were not as ambitious as Wang Hongwei. They were just staring at Chen Fann in a daze. The stack of bills on the table was just too much for them!

Lee Ergou squinted his eyes and glanced at the old-style wooden clock. "Brother Hongwei, Mr. Fann, we have eaten and drunk. Since everyone is here today, why don't we have a round of drinks?"

"Right!" Wang Tiehzhu immediately agreed, "It's already ten o'clock. There's no one in the video lounge. Let's do the same as usual and have a round of drinks all night!"

"You want to win my money?" Chen Fann pretended to be drunk and said with a knot in his tongue, "I have more than 300 yuan. How much do you have? If you don't have money, I won't play!"

"Don't worry!" Lee Ergou immediately stood up, "I'll go home to get it!"

"I'll go too!" Wang Tiehzhu added.

It seemed that the two of them had already treated Chen Fann as a fat sheep. Tonight, they had to eat his three hundred yuan, or else they wouldn't be able to sleep.

"Hurry up and get the money! Since we have already spoken, I won't keep the money! It's been a long time since I gambled, and my hands are itching!" Chen Fann waved his hand, as if he had turned back into the gambler who loved to gamble, "Life is like gambling. How can one live without gambling?"

"Hahaha!" Wang Hongwei laughed out loud, "Mr. Fann is right! It's a whole game!"

Wang Hongwei was now fully cooperating with Chen Fann, and with the three hundred yuan in his hand, it was indeed attractive. After all, it was equivalent to Lee Xiaohe's salary for three months without eating or drinking!

It was not bad to drink some soup before eating the meat. Wang Hongwei had this thought.

Lee Ergou and Wang Tiehzhu immediately woke up from their stupor and ran out of the video lounge like they were running for their lives. They went home to retrieve their money, while Wang Hongwei continued to drink. The more drunk he got, the more money he could trick.

The nightlife in 1991 was not rich, especially in a small town like Qinghe Town. It was boring. At 10: 30 PM, the entire Qinghe Town fell into a dead silence, and only the video hall in the east of the town was still lit.

A flickering tungsten wire lamp emitted an orange light, illuminating the rising smoke. An old wooden table was laid out with a thick linen cloth. Together with the four confident gamblers, the game had begun.

"东风!"

"Thump!"

"Thirty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand!" "Three hundred thousand!"

"Stop gambling! I have lost! Hahaha!" Lee Ergou pushed his cards and laughed excitedly.

Today's game was the biggest one they had ever played. Everyone's bets were no less than two hundred yuan. It was no wonder that Lee Ergou was so excited when he played a few cards.

There was no way around it. After all, Lee Ergou and Wang Tiehzhu were both Wang Hongwei.

Today, the two of them had spent more than two hundred yuan!

Wang Tiehzhu and Wang Hongwei were unwilling to pay, but Chen Fann was absent-minded as he looked at the clock on the wall, as if he was waiting for something.