During the more than hour that Luis sat down, he had been extrely unlucky, and after midnight, there was no sign of turning his luck around.
Throughout the entire process, the others had their ups and downs, but this one guy, after being annoyed by Luis a few tis, was in a terrible state of mind. He was so unlucky that he hit two consecutive hands and lost badly.
In one hand, he encountered a very nasty situation: a flush against a flush, and he lost by just a tiny margin.
The second hand, he clashed with Fatty, who was on a hot streak. Both had straight flushes of 90J. According to the local rules, if the cards are the sa, the one who shows their hand first loses.
Fatty had been winning all night and was full of confidence. Daniel, who had just lost a flush hand and was in a bad mood, lost a few rounds of money and then, feeling nervous, showed his cards first.
Everyone was in an uproar, but he was the only one with a dark expression, because the probability of having the exact sa hand was also extrely low.
If it were just a high card, it wouldn't be so bad, but it's very rare to see a straight or a pair clash like that, let alone a flush or a straight flush. The probability is even lower than the smallest hand, 235, beating a straight flush.
After playing for over an hour, Daniel had lost over 3,000 dollar, plus the 2,000-plus from before, totaling a loss of a full 6,000 dollar for the night.
Although they were like a starved cal still bigger than a horse, it was hard to accept being so consistently unlucky.
Fatty had won the most, and the others had barely made any money. At that mont, Nancy finished counting the money and said with a tone of lingering fear, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, we still won two hundred dollars."
"Haha, it's okay as long as we didn't lose!"
Luis also laughed along.
This made Daniel feel even worse. It was as if he was the only one contributing to the whole table, and yet he, the host for the day, was being cleaned out. He was extrely frustrated.
Fatty packed up his things and said, "I should go to sleep; I have to work tomorrow. I'll give you a chance to get even next ti."
The others also decided to quit while they were ahead. Only one guy, who had won over a thousand, seed reluctant and said, "Now if we want to keep playing, there's no one around."
"Simple, let's go play at the village entrance and stay up all night."
Daniel stuffed the remaining few thousand into his pocket, glanced at Luis with a hint of resentnt, and asked, "What about you? Do you dare to go?"
"No, no, I guess I'm just not ant to win money today. How about another day?"
Daniel snorted, ignored his parents' calls, and walked away. His aggressive deanor truly marked him as a seasoned gambler. At that mont, his only thought was to find soone else to recoup his losses, and he couldn't be bothered to deal with Luis.
Darlan's card ga had long since ended, and the mahjong ga had also just finished.
When Luis returned, Darlan, and his father-in-law Arthur had already prepared a midnight snack.
The hostess, Hela, said she felt dizzy and went to rest. Her sister, Chloe, had brought her children along. Although there were guest rooms, they weren't fully prepared, so after finishing their al earlier, she had driven back ho.
"Second son-in-law, second daughter-in-law, co have a drink."
Darlan, with a rosy complexion, greeted them warmly. Luis and Nancy were also hungry, so they picked up bowls and chopsticks and sat down.
Luis sat down next to his mother-in-law. Ruth imdiately brought over a bowl of chili sauce, laughing heartily, "Son-in-law, try this. I had a bite, and it was especially fragrant. It'll definitely suit your taste."
"It's good!"
Luis dipped his chopsticks in and tasted it. The spicy and fragrant flavor was excellent.
Darlan imdiately laughed and said, "Fragrant, right? This family's homade chili sauce is a specialty. If you like it, eat more. Co on, everyone, dig in. We're all family now, so relax."
Nancy said jealously, "Mom, you didn't get any for , but you got it for him. Who's your real child, anyway?"
"Oh dear, are you picking a fight with ? Looks like you haven't been disciplined in a while and your skin is itching!"
Ruth gave her a direct glare.
The main feast was heavy with at and fish, so no one wanted anything too greasy for the midnight snack. Darlan, an old drinker, was very particular and had good taste when it ca to food.
There wasn't much leftover from the evening; according to local customs, it was given to the village cooks to take back, which was considered proper etiquette. In many other places, the hosts often kept the leftovers.
The town's nightlife was also quite vibrant. Darlan had a small restaurant at the village entrance prepare a table of stir-fried dishes, all prepared in advance.
"This is wild herb and mountain flower, both are local wild vegetables. You basically can't find them in the city. Stir-fried with cured at, it's absolutely amazing."
"These river shrimp are all wild, small ones. Deep-fried in oil, they're incredibly sweet."
"Dear in-laws, try this one. I specifically asked them to get this local pork. Stir-fried casually with chili peppers, it's incredibly fragrant."
The table was full of small stir-fried dishes. Not to ntion the others, even the scrambled eggs with chives, made with free-range eggs, had a lingering aroma that was truly morable.
The soup was aged duck stewed with winter lon, which was also especially fresh and sweet. It was clear that Darlan placed great importance on this al; after all, the gold bar worth 200,000 dollars that day had given him a special sense of pride.
Luis had done it mainly to get more money from his sister-in-law, not really to suck up to him or anything. Darlan was also sensible enough to hand the gold bar over to his daughter-in-law, Nancy, for safekeeping.
With the stir-fries and drinks, everyone was actually a bit tired after a busy day.
Halfway through the al, Nancy took her mother upstairs to arrange the rooms and take a shower first.
The four n ate and drank until after one in the morning, each having had more than half a pound of foreign liquor. With bleary eyes, they finally went to their respective rooms to sleep.
The two master bedrooms on the second floor were prepared for David and his wife, while the other one was for the in-laws for the night. Luis was arranged to stay in one of the guest rooms on the third floor.
However, his mother-in-law's room was already locked. As a long-separated couple, they couldn't possibly sleep together.
Nancy seed to have known about her mother's intention, so she took Arthur to a guest room on the third floor to settle in.
Luis was also quite tipsy, so he didn't feel like making any moves that night and simply slept soundly. The next day at noon, the family drove off, leaving first.
That weekend, his wife Lily and Yana went to the provincial capital together. As soon as his mother-in-law returned ho, she headed straight to the teahouse. Luis took a good rest at ho and continued teasing his sister-in-law.
The girl's jealousy had already subsided a lot. That Saturday, she still wanted to go spend the night at Avery's place.
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