novelsmap Chapter 50 In the Spring Festival
Chapter 50 In the Spring Festival
In the evening, the setting sun covered the last ray of afterglow.
The street that has just been cleaned is slightly moist and exudes a tangy fresh smell.Beige paper lanterns with patterns painted on them have been hung on Yandai Street.
Looking down along the long skyline, the Someiyoshino cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
The bustling stream of people walks slowly along the street, like a slowly flowing ocean under the warmly blooming cherry trees.
Xie Jiu saw the petal on her neck again when she was getting dressed, and there was no movement since the petal inexplicably bloomed the night before.
Quietly stagnating there like a piece of obscene and daydreaming tattoos...
After Xie Jiu got dressed and opened the curtain, Qi Zelin was kicking stones under the tree with clogs on his feet.
Xie Jiu approached on tiptoe, deliberately covering the man's eyes from behind.
"Guess who I am?"
Qi Zelin gently squeezed his hand and smiled.
"elder brother!"
Yan You probably really thought of the two as a couple, and this kind of festival is basically accompanied by couples.Xie Jiu and Qi Zelin are very conspicuous here.
Xie Jiu worried that Qi Zelin's face would be too eye-catching, so he casually hung a fox mask on his face.
"Why cover it up?"
Qi Zelin lightly touched the white paper skin of the fox mask with his fingers.
"It will be very troublesome if someone recognizes you," Xie Jiu explained, "They won't like to see the two of us walking together."
Qi Zelin nodded half understanding.
The Spring Festival is one of the remaining ancient festivals in the Federation. On that day, regardless of class, people will wear clothes made of new cloth, and then join hands and accompany them to the streets to play and pray.
The two walked all the way to the dart stand, where there were many balloons hanging from the wooden clip.There are red and blue and pink, red is the highest, blue is second, and pink is the lowest.
Xie Jiu noticed that Qi Zelin had been staring at the balloon above, with the doll of the grand prize hanging beside it.A white rabbit as tall as half a person.Then there are other gifts scattered underneath.
He also stopped and stood in front of the stall.
The boss saw the extraordinary momentum of the two, so he hurried forward to greet them.
Although the tall man had a mask on his face, his gestures were extremely elegant, but that hand was tightly grabbing the sleeve of the woman with curly black hair next to him, as if he was extremely dependent on that woman.
"Boss, how much is one investment?"
The curly-haired woman said,
The voice is clear and clear, and there is an indistinguishable beauty between male and female.
The boss smiled more and said enthusiastically, "Ten votes are 30 yuan, the red balloon is the special prize, the blue balloon and the pink balloon are the second and third prizes respectively."
"Can I swipe my card?"
"It's absolutely fine! Just wait a moment." The boss took out the terminal from the back room, and the woman handed him the pure black card, and the man was stunned.
"This...is this?" The boss was dripping with cold sweat, and the hand holding the card couldn't stop shaking.
"Could this be a black card issued by the Commonwealth Bank? It is said that only top-notch guests will be invited. There are no more than [-] cards in the entire Commonwealth. I was lucky enough to see it today..."
"Are you...?" The boss wiped his sweat.
The masked man slightly raised his hand and made a "shh" mouth shape.
The woman next to her asked.
"Is there anything special about this card?"
"Guest, you may not know something," the boss had completely changed his attitude, and he took out a large stack of darts from the room and placed them in front of them.
"This black card is said to have no credit limit and is directly issued by the Federal Bank. It is said to be a card with unlimited overdraft. There is also a rumor in the Federation that anyone who sees this card is like seeing the President."
Xie Jiu opened his mouth wide. He just poked Qi Zelin and asked him if he had any money with him. He didn't expect that the card that Qi Xiaoxiao casually took out of his pocket was actually a black card that can be used for unlimited overdraft in the legend of the Federation!
The black card is rare even in the upper class of the Federation, it represents wealth and considerable power.Therefore, it is generally a symbol of rights that can only be enjoyed by family leaders who have long-term cooperation with the Commonwealth Bank.
Unexpectedly, Qi Zelin got this card at a young age.
"All the projects you do at this booth are free, and you can play until you are satisfied. And at other booths... No, in this spring festival, you can enjoy the service of a special person clearing the way for you!"
"No, no need. I won't give you money." Xie Jiu hurriedly stopped the boss, "I just want to throw a few darts."
"Yes Yes."
The boss nodded and bowed, brought a stool to Qi Zelin next to him, made a pot of tea for them in the back room, and took two pretty white porcelain cups.
For a while, the owner of the stall seemed to have become a servant dedicated to serving them.
Xie Jiu stood where he was, holding his breath and staring at the target.
He throws darts so well it's almost an innate talent.
The dart seemed to be a natural extension of his fingers when he held it.
He only needs to look at the target, and then throw it at will to easily pass through the cover of other balloons and directly puncture the red balloon hidden in the deepest layer.
Xie Jiu popped several red balloons one after another, and the whole movement was smooth and smooth without any burden.
Gradually, people began to gather around, and more and more people were amazed at the amazing accuracy of this young woman. There were even groups of single men trying to strike up a conversation with "her".
"Master, I want that rabbit too."
A woman in the crowd begged the man next to her.
Although the man was dressed in a dignified appearance, his eyes were small and bright, squinting together like a mouse eating away.
He took out a lot of banknotes and asked the boss for a basket of darts, rolled up his sleeves and stood beside Xie Jiu looking eager to try.
"Throwing darts is very simple, just watch from the side, I only need eight darts to win that rabbit for you."
The man looked contemptuous, deliberately standing next to Xie Jiu as if he wanted to have a match with him.
The requirement for the grand prize is that the red balloon must be shot eight times within the given ten darts, and the man's words mean that he only needs eight darts, because he can hit the innermost red balloon every time.
What a confidence this is!
This momentum has attracted more and more people to stop and watch.People stood on the periphery and pointed at the two people in the middle. The boss was delighted with the huge passenger flow for a while, but couldn't help worrying that the man's reckless actions would annoy the distinguished guests.
"Snapped!"
The dart thrown by Xie Jiu still accurately hit the red balloon, and at the same time, several cheers came from the crowd.
Seeing this, the man raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, and weighed the dart in his hand. At the same time, everyone's eyes were focused on him. Being stared at by all those eyes, the man's hand holding the dart trembled slightly, and a drop of sweat dripped from his forehead. fall.
At the same time, his female partner also looked at him nervously, and the man swallowed.
The dart was thrown, just enough to scratch the inner red balloon.
The man looked at Xie Jiu smugly, and before he could say anything, there was a "pop" next to his ear.
He stared straight ahead in a daze, and the red balloon on the stage just happened to burst.
"Crack!" The dart hit the balloon again accurately.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
The seven darts have hit the red balloons exactly seven times. If "her" darts hit the red balloons again next time, she can win the grand prize.
"She's so good... It's the first time I've seen a woman who is still so good at darts."
"Don't worry about it, don't say it's a woman, there are not many men who can throw it so accurately."
"Hahahahaha, the boss has already wiped his sweat there. And I heard that the special prize rabbit is a symbol of super luck. It seems that after getting it, the luck will be very good throughout the year. I don't know if there will be any lucky ones who will win it today. First place."
"Hey, look quickly...that woman's figure is also great!"
The people around had already started to marvel and discuss, and the dart booth was surrounded by water for a while.
Every time the woman accurately hit the darts, everyone started applauding spontaneously, accompanied by constant applause and booing from the men.
Then the woman put down the dart and turned her head to him.
The man looked at the "woman" beside him with a calm expression on his face, as if he just threw it casually just now.
The expression in those clear eyes looking at him was more like a mockery at this time.
The man gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word unwillingly.
"What's the big deal, it's just a woman!"
Everyone booed, and the man's cheeks were flushed with anger. He took out a dart from his basket, made two signs that he wanted to throw it, and then threw it with all his might.
The dart only hit the frontmost pink balloon.
With the sound of a balloon bursting, the man's face turned blue and white, and his neck was covered with cold sweat.
He quickly grabbed another dart from the basket, and threw it towards the last red balloon with all his strength.
But this time, the dart even directly brushed past the pink balloon on the far side, followed a graceful arc, and then fell to the mud floor.
Unknown someone in the crowd burst into laughter, and then the laughter became continuous.
The man standing in the center stared at Xie Jiu, and immediately grabbed the darts in the other basket and yelled at Xie Jiu.
"Your dart is heavier than mine, so you can hit the red balloon so easily. You...you must be in collusion with the boss!"
The boss couldn't sit still when he heard this, and he hurried up to explain.
"My guest, you have misunderstood. The darts in the small shop are all of the same standard. Playing games pays attention to fairness and justice, and our small business also pays attention to the word of conscience. How could it be possible that one is light and the other is heavy or even different from others? You can't talk nonsense about the collusion of the guests!"
"Hmph, I don't care. I hold one light and one heavy!"
The man started to play a rogue, and everyone booed louder.At the beginning, the man stood upright on the spot, but with the accusations of the crowd, his expression became more and more tense.
"You are a big man, why can't you afford to lose!"
"That's right, why play games if you can't afford to lose."
"You, go home with your girlfriend as soon as possible, don't leave this embarrassing."
"Go away! Go away!"
The crowd started booing, and the man gritted his teeth, his face under the paper lanterns looked extraordinarily ferocious.He glared at the crowd, then took out a silver card from his pocket.
"What's your name here, do you know who I am?"
Everyone was silent for a few seconds, and the young man proudly waved the streamlined silver card in the air.
"This is the Silver Star card specially provided by the Commonwealth Bank. The overdraft limit is 5000 million. You have never seen it before. It is only in the hands of those big families. It is a great blessing to be able to show it to you today. gone."
The man carefully put the silver card back into his pocket, and when he saw that everyone was silent, he said triumphantly.
"The Zhou family, you have always heard of it. If the Zhou family has not heard of it, then you must have heard of the Elan Hotel. It is a five-star hotel with a landmark building in almost every city. Humph, that is my home site. I Dad drove it!"
The man looked at the speechless crowd and shook his head triumphantly.
"Don't be afraid. Of the three older sisters above me, I'm the only son in the Zhou family. I'm going to inherit the family business in the future, and my dad is old enough to be a son. He needs to know that you guys are so humble today. Bullying his only son, hum..."
The crowd began to become restless, and several of the happiest people who had made a fuss before lowered their heads and remained silent.
Some people standing behind even started to back away silently.
Although everyone can participate in this spring festival with a ticket, most of the families present can only be considered well-off, and some even can only take care of food and clothing, which is not comparable to the Zhou family.
And the Zhou family wanted to deal with them, but it was just a matter of raising their feet.
Everyone has also heard a little about how much the old man of the Zhou family dotes on his son.That's really spoiled and called a lawless person. Once the young master of the Zhou family made trouble in the hotel. The old man who loves money like his life did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and use all kinds of contacts to finally save this precious son. down.
After this incident, everyone basically understood that Mr. Zhou is the lifeblood of the old man of the Zhou family, and to move him is to touch the entire Zhou family.
From then on, even if Mr. Zhou walked sideways in the federation, no one dared to control or stop him, and no one dared to promote him for a while!
Master Zhou is now very satisfied with the reactions of the people around him.
"Today, I insist on this broken rabbit. Not only do I want this rabbit, but I also want your shop to fail. Your boss colluded with the woman next to me and deliberately tripped me up here. From today on, you Don't even think about staying in this store!"
Master Zhou was beaming with joy, and continued to speak to the boss while holding a folding fan.
"Ah no, your whole family will basically be able to stay at home and rest. I guess no one will dare to hire you again in the future!"
"Snapped!"
A dart just brushed Young Master Zhou Jingui's nose and flew across quickly.
And the eighth red balloon also popped.
But this time, Master Zhou was quite frightened, he almost jumped up on the spot, like a frightened rabbit.
The air was completely quiet, and everyone stared at the front in dumbfounded, unable to believe what they saw just now.
What is the origin of this woman, who dared to provoke the young master of the Zhou family after revealing her identity!
Master Zhou stared wide-eyed and rubbed his neck, looking at the "woman" next to him in disbelief.
"You, you, how dare you treat me like this!"