Chapter 2: The Casino Beauty (Part 2)

  Yu San Gu thought that Vice Director Cheng was strange, but not because he had just seen him staring at her for half a day with a silly smile on his face. This expression was nothing new to Yu San Gu, and according to the intelligence reports she had received, this young man from the Xia family was a notorious lecher. At less than 24 years old, he already had one wife and two concubines at home, not to mention the maidservants he had seduced and the mistresses he kept outside. If you counted all these women, Vice Director Cheng probably had no fewer than twenty or so. To be honest, Yu San Gu looked down on Cheng Jiaji's character, and if she hadn't needed his help, she wouldn't have wanted to have anything to do with him. Besides, if she hadn't already known Cheng Jiaji's identity, as the owner of a casino, she wouldn't have personally come out to greet this group of people. She had seen all sorts of people in Shanghai, and even a lieutenant colonel like Cheng Jiaji was nothing special. However, Cheng Jiaji's background was unusual. In order to make a living in Wu Town or even the entire southern Zhejiang region, one naturally had to understand the situation of the officers from the 66th Division. After all, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Yu San Gu's boss was a meticulous person who had done his research on Xia Weimin. To be frank, he knew what dishes were served at the Xia family's table every day. Moreover, Commander Xia was afraid of his wife like a tiger, and in their household, it had long been the case that the wife sang and the husband followed. In the past, when Commander Xia was still a high-ranking military officer, one of his subordinates came to him with an urgent matter, but Commander Xia was drunk at home and sleeping off his wine. The subordinate didn't know this and handed in the documents through the curtain. After a while, the documents were returned with comments, and because it was an urgent matter, the person handling the affair didn't examine the handwriting carefully before following the usual procedures. Several days later, Commander Xia asked about the matter, and his subordinate only then realized that Commander Xia had known nothing about it. Later, news came from inside the household that the one who had made the decision on this military matter was actually Commander Xia's wife. Afterwards, Commander Xia didn't dare to have any objections to his wife's decisions, and instead issued orders to his subordinates to implement the instructions she had approved. This incident became a joke in the military circles at the time, and when some friends from Shanghai came to visit, they heard about this anecdote and spread it all over Shanghai, so that even people in Shanghai knew that Mrs. Xia was the one who really held power in Commander Xia's household. The influence of the Cheng family on Xia Weimin could be seen from these stories. In recent years, everyone had known that if you wanted to get close to Xia Weimin, as long as you could get past his wife, there would be nothing you couldn't achieve. Fortunately, although Mrs. Cheng was skilled at controlling her husband, she wasn't a greedy and foolish woman, and the number of people who could get past her was not large.

  Although young, Yu Sangu had been secretly planning to get in touch with Xia Weimin, who had been operating in southern Zhejiang for many years and had a huge influence that spanned both the black and white worlds. If she could establish a connection with Xia through Cheng Jiaji, it would be a great achievement for her boss. A few days ago, Wen Songyuan and a colleague came to Hongyun Casino to have fun, and Yu Sangu naturally tried to curry favor with him and persuade him to introduce her to Cheng Jiaji. Wen Songyuan was won over by her flattery and promised to arrange an introduction soon.

  Through buying off the insiders of the 66th Division, San Gu naturally knew the weight of this Sixth Young Master of the Cheng family in Xia Furen's heart, and also knew that this Deputy Director Wen was a confidant of Cheng Jiaji.

  At this time, Yu San was sitting in the house and getting what he wanted. The ones who were betting were naturally the group of people brought by Wen Songyuan.

  But today's protagonist Cheng Jiaji sat on the side and watched, never placing a bet. He didn't place a bet, but Wen Songyuan and others were betting enthusiastically, just with small stakes, everyone was betting three or five blocks.

  Today's gamble is the most primitive flower arrangement Go. This gambling method can be said to have a long history, and it is truly elegant and popular. In one of the Four Great Classical Novels, Dream of the Red Chamber, the young ladies and gentlemen in the Grand View Garden, even the maids and servants, were all fascinated by this game. The gameplay is very simple, using equipment to separate a few Go pieces from a pile and quickly cover them up, then the gamblers place their bets. The banker only needs to take out four Go pieces at a time, and the remaining number of pieces is the opened number. As long as the gambler guesses the correct number of opened pieces, the banker will pay out the gambling money.

  Yu San Gu was absent-mindedly eating and spitting out chips, a gambling technique she had mastered at the age of ten. The dealer's only chance of winning was to rely on sleight of hand, but Yu San Gu didn't even use her best moves, instead intentionally letting them win. After an hour, Wen Congyuan and the others had all made significant gains, their faces filled with joy, and they continued to gamble with renewed enthusiasm. These small losses didn't bother Yu San Gu, what worried her was Cheng Jiaji's strange reaction.

  Cheng Jiaji's strange behavior made Yu San think it was weird that this notorious gambler and cheat could watch others gamble with great interest but restrained himself from acting. If someone who normally kept a clean image acted like this, it would be understandable, but when it happened to this somewhat famous Cheng Jiaji, it left people puzzled.

  Looking at Cheng Jiaji, who was calmly and leisurely savoring the good Longjing tea on one side, San Gu couldn't help but feel that something was off. Could it be that this Cheng Jiaji appeared to be a useless young master on the surface, but actually had his own hidden depths? After all, a real fool wouldn't be able to rely solely on his family's power to dominate the customs of Nan'an for so many years.

  She had no idea what Cheng Jiaji was thinking in his heart at this moment, if she knew, this gentle but firm female boss might have fainted.

  The reality is that Cheng Jiaqi is now so absorbed in his admiration for San Gu that he can't even think about trivial matters like gambling. What San Gu doesn't know is that decades later, a woman who looks almost identical to her will become a huge star, and the fans of this star will one day appear right in front of her face.

  Cheng Jiaji appeared to be watching the gambling game between Wen Songyuan and others with a poker face, but in reality, he was secretly glancing at Yu Sangou. What a rare opportunity it was to get so close to a woman who looked exactly like Guan Zhilin! The more Cheng Jiaji looked, the more he felt that Yu Sangou was a feast for his eyes. Her elegant demeanor and beautiful appearance were perfectly combined, making her a true beauty. Of course, her figure was also impressive, but in the eyes of Cheng Jiaji, who had grown accustomed to seeing natural and artificial beauties in the 21st century, it was her fresh, elegant, and noble aura that was truly precious. Although he thought about how he shouldn't be serving as a host at the casino himself, his brain was already muddled by Yu Sangou's enchanting charm, leaving him little mental capacity to ponder the mystery behind this encounter.

  As the sky gradually darkened, Yu San ordered her subordinates to light the lanterns and serve the dishes, while she temporarily ended this three-hour-long gamble that could be considered a complete loss for her.