Chapter 737: 737
“Huo Shao?!” Ma Qiqi was very surprised . She couldn’t keep her mouth closed . “You, you, you… why are you here?”
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The corner of Yin Shixiong’s mouth raised . He stretched out his hand and shook it in front of her . “Qiqi! Come back! Come back to your senses! Your Big Xiong is here!”
Ma Qiqi grabbed Yin Shixiong’s hand that was swaying randomly . She couldn’t help herself and got near his ear and asked quietly, “Why is Huo Shao here, too?”
When Yin Shixiong texted, he didn’t mention a word about Huo Shao… Of course, Yin Shixiong wouldn’t do anything to make his own senior officer look bad . He made a coughing sound and said, “It just so happened that when I came out, Huo Shao also came out to attend to something, so I got into his car and came here . ”
“Oh . ” Ma Qiqi sighed and patted her chest . “So Huo Shao needed to attend to some business . That’s good . That’s good . ”
She originally thought Huo Shaoheng was going to leave when he dropped Yin Shixiong off . She never thought Huo Shaoheng would come into her home with Yin Shixiong and blurt out the sentence, “…business has been attended to . ”
Ma Qiqi didn’t know what to say as Huo Shaoheng walked in through her front door . His eyes unconsciously scanned the dining room for a bit . He didn’t see a sign of Gu Nianzhi .
Ma Qiqi quickly said, “Nianzhi and Professor He are here, too . Do you guys want to see them?”
Huo Shaoheng looked away and looked at Yin Shixiong in silence . Yin Shixiong quickly said, “Nianzhi is here, too? Such a coincidence! Of course, we have to see her . ”
It was so fake . Huo Shaoheng gave Yin Shixiong a dissatisfied look and spoke in a polite manner to Ma Qiqi, “We should greet Mr . and Mrs . Ma first . ” They were going to greet Ma Qiqi’s parents . After all, they were guests in their home .
Huo Shaoheng being that courteous scared Ma Qiqi . She was stunned . She nodded, and with a thud, thud, thud, thud she ran to the kitchen to get her mother and father and did an introduction . “Mom, Dad, this is Big Xiong, and this is Huo Shao . They are all Nianzhi’s… relatives and friends . I also know them pretty well, too . ”
“Oh, you guys are Nianzhi’s friends and relatives? Are you here to pick her up? Have you eaten dinner yet? If not, stay and eat a simple home cooked meal . ” Ma Qiqi’s father and mother greeted Huo Shaoheng and Yin Shixiong with great zeal .
Before Yin Shixiong could think of what to say, Huo Shaoheng had already smiled weakly and said, “Thank you, you two . Then I won’t be shy about it . ” He then turned toward Yin Shixiong and said, “Big Xiong, there is a basket of crabs in the back of my trunk . Bring it over and give it to Qiqi . ”
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“A basket of crabs?!” Ma Qiqi’s eyes were about to pop .
Ma Qiqi’s family ate crabs one by one . They never imagined that Huo Shao ate crabs by the pound . When Yin Shixiong saw Ma Qiqi’s surprised face, he made a funny face and laughed mischievously . He grabbed the car key and went out to get the crabs .
It was obvious that Huo Shaoheng had bought those crabs not too long ago . They were still lively . They were crawling around the bamboo basket . They made it look like it was crowded . Ma Qiqi’s father was overjoyed when he saw that basket of crabs . “That’s wonderful . Steamed crab dipped in vinegar sauce would be delicious . ”
Huo Shaoheng nodded and smiled . “Mr . Ma knows what’s what . ”
“Mr . Huo, you are too courteous . ” Ma Qiqi’s father was a businessman . He was not considered a rich man, but he did have a comfortable upper middle class life . Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to afford the suburban villa with a back yard and be able to think about giving Ma Qiqi a condominium on the East Road near the downtown as a dowry .
He took the crabs and went to the kitchen with Ma Qiqi’s mother to get things ready . They usually paid someone to cook for them and clean their house, but Ma Qiqi insisted on a special meal that day . To show how much they cared, the husband and wife were determined to cook themselves . They made a table full of dishes that looked, smelled, and tasted great .
Ma Qiqi took Huo Shaoheng and Yin Shixiong to the recreation room on the second floor . He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi were sitting at either side of a chess table talking . On the recreation room’s ceiling was a light made from semi-transparent material in the shape of a lotus leaf . The bright, filtered light was soft and delicate . Everything in the room looked like it had gone through a light filter .
He Zhichu was wearing a white striped shirt with a light blue V-neck cashmere sweater . His eyes were locked on Gu Nianzhi and looked as if they were glued to her face while her slender fingers were picking cards .
Gu Nianzhi’s back was facing the door . It was unclear what she was saying . He Zhichu suddenly looked at Gu Nianzhi’s lips that were puckering . His peach blossom eyes were overflowing with tender affection . Huo Shaoheng clasped his hands behind his back, and he silently tightened his fist . However, he restrained himself and didn’t say a thing .
Ma Qiqi smiled as she walked up and said, “Nianzhi, Professor He, Huo Shao and Big Xiong also came to my home for dinner . ”
Gu Nianzhi turned her head and was surprised to see Huo Shaoheng and Yin Shixiong standing by the door in the chess room . “Big Xiong, Huo Shao, what are you guys doing here?”
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Huo Shaoheng glanced at Yin Shixiong and immediately said, “Big Xiong wanted to see Ma Qiqi . ”
Yin Shixiong pressed his lips together and was about to refute it when he saw Ma Qiqi’s bright and cheerful face suddenly turn red from the corner of his eye . Under the soft light, one could see Ma Qiqi’s white, shining fine hair on the top of her earlobe . It looked like it had been brushed into place by a tiny brush . He was embarrassed as he swallowed what he was going to say . He scratched his head and laughed mischievously and didn’t refute it . However, he didn’t say anything about it, either . He went over to the chess table where Gu Nianzhi and He Zhichu were sitting and asked, “What are you guys playing?”
“Texas Hold’em . Do you want to play with us?” He Zhichu gathered the cards . He looked at Huo Shaoheng with a smile on his face .
“Ok, haven’t played it in a long time . ” Huo Shaoheng sat next to Gu Nianzhi and pointed at the seat across from him . “Big Xiong, Qiqi, you guys sit, too . ” The good thing about Texas Hold’em was that two to 12 people could play the game together . At that time, they had five people, which was not a problem at all .
Yin Shixiong quickly sat next to He Zhichu . Ma Qiqi sat in the seat of honor and acted as the card dealer . The real players were Yin Shixiong, He Zhichu, Gu Nianzhi, and Huo Shaoheng .
“What are the stakes?” Yin Shixiong asked in high spirits .
Gu Nianzhi looked at him and said, “In our country, it’s against the law to use money as a stake while playing Texas Hold’em . Whoever does so will be charged with gambling . ”
“Ah?” Yin Shixiong was not a person of law and did not understand that law . “It’s no fun without stakes, right?”
“There are stakes . How could there not be? It’s just not money . ” Smiling, Ma Qiqi brought a bamboo basket over from the end of another table . Inside, it was full of small walnuts . “Here, use these as the stakes . The person who loses will open a walnut for the person who wins . ”
“Isn’t that too easy?” Yin Shixiong raised his eyebrows . He looked down on those stakes .
“Easy?” Ma Qiqi’s long eyebrows jumped . “I’m not finished speaking . Stop talking while I’m still talking . ”
“Fine, fine, fine! Continue!”
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“The loser will open the walnut for the winner without using tools like a hammer or scissors . ” Ma Qiqi exchanged glances with Gu Nianzhi . She was proud of herself .
“Can’t use any tools?” Yin Shixiong smiled . “Now that’s more interesting . ”
He picked up a walnut, weighed it in his hand, and put it in front of Gu Nianzhi . “Nianzhi, if you lose to Big Xiong, Big Xiong doesn’t need you to open a walnut . Just write a small program for Big Xiong . ”Read the next chapter on our vipnovel . com
“Big Xiong, are you looking down on me?” Gu Nianzhi stretched her finger and poked Yin Shixiong . “Why don’t you and I increase the stakes?”
Yin Shixiong was about to agree when he suddenly remembered Texas Hold’em’s special point, which was it had various sets . If a player had a really good memory and was really good at math, then they could easily count their opponents’ cards . Gu Nianzhi had a photographic memory . Not only that, but she had already taught herself undergraduate math material and was a top student when she was 13!
“Haha, I wouldn’t dare look down on Miss Gu!” Yin Shixiong closed his palms . “Let’s begin!”
Ma Qiqi winked at him and started to deal the cards . After the cards were dealt, Gu Nianzhi unexpectedly folded . Yin Shixiong looked at the cards in his hand and thought about it for a long time and also folded . Only He Zhichu and Huo Shaoheng were left, facing each other .
“I’m in . ” Huo Shaoheng put the cards in his hand down without batting an eyelid .
He Zhichu looked at him for a while, and then he also said, “I’m in . ”
Both of them laid down all of their cards . Ma Qiqi commanded the order of the cards . The corner of Huo Shaoheng’s mouth lifted slightly, and he looked at his cards first . The first card was the ace of hearts . Gu Nianzhi didn’t even look at the cards she was dealt . She only wanted it to end…
He Zhichu’s face had no expression . His peach blossom eyes were full of stillness . He sat absolutely still and just stared at the cards in Huo Shaoheng’s hand . Huo Shaoheng smiled as he showed his second card, the king of hearts . Yin Shixiong was very excited . No way! Huo Shaoheng’s luck was so good that it was unnatural .
He Zhichu continued to remain still and calmly looked at Huo Shaoheng . Huo Shaoheng extended his slender and beautiful fingers and showed his third card on the table, the queen of hearts . Immediately following that, he flipped over the fourth card, the jack of hearts . Just those four cards were enough to be the highest ranking hand in a royal flush out of all the straight flushes! He just needed a ten of hearts to have an unbeatable hand of cards from heaven on that card table .
“Are you still in?” Huo Shaoheng looked at He Zhichu as if he were soliciting an opinion . At that time, even Ma Qiqi was not sure .
“I’m in . ” He Zhichu clenched his teeth and flipped over his card . The first card was the king of spades, followed by the queen, jack, and ten of spades . Unexpectedly, it was also the highest ranking hand of all the straight flushes . He just needed a nine of spades to have a straight flush . Of course, it was a lower grade flush than Huo Shaoheng’s, but it was also a very good hand of cards .
They both only had one card left in front of them . Huo Shaoheng was calm and collected . He asked He Zhichu in a manner that was as light as a cloud in the breeze, “Are you in?”
He Zhichu looked at Huo Shaoheng deeply, and after a long time, he shook his head . “I fold . ” As he said that, He Zhichu flipped the last card he had over . To everyone’s surprise, it was a nine of spades!
Gu Nianzhi couldn’t refrain from sighing in her heart . Her eyes were glued to Huo Shaoheng’s hands to prevent him from cheating .
Professor He is too cautious… Actually, Huo Shaoheng tricked him . Gu Nianzhi had a good memory, and she could count cards . Her hand was horrible . It didn’t have a flush or a straight . It didn’t even have one pair . That was why she folded . However, she had counted the cards ahead of time . The cards He Zhichu had were the only straight flush on that card table .
Huo Shaoheng’s first four cards were really good, but the last card was only a two of diamonds . That card combined with his other four cards made it a nothing . It was as bad as the cards Gu Nianzhi had . Even Yin Shixiong had one pair in his hand .
Gu Nianzhi smiled at He Zhichu as she shook her head . “Professor He, you’re too cautious . Huo Shao only had a two of diamonds left . Can’t compete with your straight flush . ”
“No way . Huo Shao, you really only have a two of diamonds?” Yin Shixiong and Ma Qiqi both asked at the same time .
Huo Shaoheng smiled as he looked at Gu Nianzhi and flipped over the last card he had . It really was a two of diamonds . He looked at He Zhichu and said, “Professor He, I had an unfair advantage . Thanks for letting me win . ”
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