Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Yushui, this is not how you eat watermelon. Go get another knife and two small spoons. I'll teach you how to eat it. This one is for Brother Zhuzi and Brother Damao."

He Lai gave the cut watermelon to Sha Zhu and the other man, and told Yu Shui to get another one.

"Oh." Although Yu Shui didn't know what He Lai was going to do, he still did it.

He Lai quickly took a knife and cut the other whole melon into two, inserted a spoon on it and handed it to Yu Shui, then he took the other half, scooped up a piece of melon flesh with the spoon and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Yushui, watermelon tastes good only when you eat it this way, try it!"

Yu Shui also followed He Lai's example and scooped a piece and put it into his mouth. It was indeed different from the cut pieces.

"Come on, brother, this is really delicious. But I can't eat such a big one, what should I do?"

"It's okay. Your brother is here. If you can't eat, just give it to him."

He Lai said with a smile, and Sha Zhu said yes, no problem, he didn't mind, he was used to eating leftovers anyway, so he would eat the watermelon himself.

(If I wasn’t afraid that Koreans would say I couldn’t afford to eat watermelon, I would have eaten all the watermelon rind!)

The four of them quickly finished two large watermelons and felt like they didn’t need to eat dinner because they were a little full.

He Lai looked at the time and it was almost six o'clock.

"Rainwater, it's almost time. Go inside and sleep. You have to go to school tomorrow."

"Oh." Yu Shui agreed and went back to his room.

After the rain went in, He Lai asked Shazhu Xu Damao to go back and tell them, and then they set off for the casino!

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Soon Xu Damao took He Lai and Sha Zhu through several alleys and finally came to a hidden alley. There was someone guarding the entrance of the alley.

A young man was leaning against the corner smoking a cigarette, looking around from time to time, extremely alert.

"Hey, isn't this Xu Damao? You haven't been here for a while! Who are these two?"

When he saw Xu Damao, he immediately greeted him, knowing that he was a fat sheep and very rich.

This man is called Hu Liu. He is responsible for keeping watch. Once there is any sign of trouble, he will immediately ring the bell hanging on the wall.

"My wife has a child now, so naturally she comes less often. I brought two people here to show my support."

"Okay, you know the rules, right?"

"Hey, what's there to not understand? Don't worry, I just came here to see the world."

Xu Damao smiled and handed over a cigarette.

"Okay, let's go in."

Hu Liu took the cigarette, waved his hand, and let him go.

Xu Damao took Sha Zhu and He Lai through the alley, came to the gate of the courtyard, and passed through another door. Of course, there was another lookout.

After some questioning, He Lai and his companions entered the yard and went directly to the backyard.

I saw that the doors and windows of a row of houses were all tightly covered, and only a ray of light could be seen from the outside, which showed that these rooms were connected.

However, no sound from inside could be heard at all, which shows that the sound insulation effect is very good.

After lifting the door curtain and going in, there were two strong men inside who wanted to conduct a full body check on He Lai and his companions to prevent them from carrying weapons.

After going through numerous checks, we finally entered the real casino.

He Lai became a little excited when looking at the gambling tables. There are several ways to gamble, one is guessing the size of the dice, another is playing Pai Gow, and in the innermost there is also playing poker, but there are relatively few people playing.

People here like to bet on size and play Pai Gow.

He Lai was not very good at playing Pai Gow, so he just chose to bet on the size.

A group of people gathered around the gambling table, waiting to place their bets. He Lai pulled Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to watch from the side first.

"Why are you pushing me? Damn it, you guys have squeezed my good luck away."

A young man sitting at the gambling table cursed.

"Okay, Er Gouzi, you still need to push for your luck. Everyone knows that you are notorious for having bad luck. Don't you agree? Hahaha..."

A middle-aged man on the opposite side laughed out loud, which immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.

"Hey, Fatty Li, it's not certain who will win or lose, but don't you see the money in front of me? It's several times more than yours!"

Er Gouzi said with a look of dissatisfaction.

When He Lai heard Er Gouzi, he thought, “Isn’t that Liu Lan’s husband? Damn it, your mouth is so foul, I’ll teach you a lesson!”

The man shaking the dice shook the dice cup four times and then dropped it on the gambling table.

"Come on, come on, buy and leave, buy big or small!"

"I'll buy... a ten-dollar bet!" Ergouzi placed the bet first, and everyone else followed suit. After all, Ergouzi was really lucky today.

He Lai supported the table with his left hand and felt the dice in the dice cup. They were really big. He didn't want to use his ability to change the points now. He just wanted to see the situation first.

"What do you think, Fatty Li, do you dare to bet on the smaller number?" Er Gouzi kept clapping his palms with banknotes, mocking Fatty Li.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'll bet against you!" Fatty Li also threw down ten dollars and bet on "small".

The dealer looked at everyone and spoke.

"Is there anyone else pressing it? If no one is pressing it, I'm going to open it now."

"Open quickly, open quickly." everyone urged.

"Open, five, five, six, big! Eat small and lose big!"

With a loud shout from the dealer, those who bet on the big number immediately became happy.

"What do you think? Fatty Li, I just want to ask you if you accept it or not." Er Gouzi was extremely arrogant for a moment.

"What bad luck! Let's change the table and play. I'm leaving!" Fatty Li waved his hands, stood up and left.

Seeing this, He Lai quickly took the seat, but the others had no objection. After all, many people did not bet much, only fifty cents or one yuan, and did not want to sit down, so they just followed whoever was lucky.

"Boy, you are new here, right? Your seat is not so comfortable."

Er Gouzi glanced at He Lai and said contemptuously.

"Okay, I'm here to win money, not to argue with you. I don't have time for you."

He Lai didn't tolerate him at all and directly retorted.

"You're a brave boy, let's wait and see." When Ergouzi saw He Lai being so arrogant, he suddenly became angry.

Soon the dealer rolled the dice again and said the same thing.

"I'd rather bet on big." Er Gouzi put ten dollars on the word "big", and a bunch of people behind him followed suit.

"Boy, what do you think? Do you dare to bully someone smaller than you? You're not cowardly, are you?" Er Gouzi mocked He Lai.

He Lai ignored him and took out five dollars and threw it on the word "small".

Xu Damao was shocked and wanted to remind He Lai not to act on impulse, but then he thought that it was okay to lose so he could go home directly.

There is an obvious difference between the big and small sides. Apart from He Lai, only one person put 20 cents on the word "small", while the word "big" had a full sixty or seventy yuan put on it.

As the dealer opened the dice cup, everyone was stunned.

"Two, two, three, small, eat big and lose small."

Just like that, He Lai won five dollars, and Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were both stunned!

"Damn! How could it be small?" Ergouzi's voice suddenly became much softer.

In the next five rounds, He Lai went all-in and won all of them.

He Lai's money suddenly became three hundred and twenty yuan.

On the other hand, Er Gouzi lost 150 yuan, so everyone turned around and followed He Lai.

"Come again!" Er Gouzi roared, venting all his anger.

After the dealer shook the dice, he signaled everyone to place their bets.

He Lai looked at Er Gouzi, and saw him picking up fifty yuan and hesitating between the big and small ones.

He Lai took out an apple slowly and started eating it, not in any hurry to place a bet.

When Er Gouzi placed his bet on the character “small”, He Lai immediately placed three hundred and twenty yuan on the character “big”.