Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 366 - 266. Yu is really good at bluffing_2

At a certain moment, all the streetlights in the square suddenly went out, and the Disney theme song began to play overhead. Columns of light shot out in all directions, illuminating the entire castle.

Then, jets of colored water and fireworks were released simultaneously, their colorful smoke dancing gracefully, and the fireworks streaked through the night sky like shooting stars.

The castle itself was also glowing, its multicolored beauty resembling a spell cast by a witch, with various Disney characters intermittently appearing on the walls.

The lights, fireworks, and music gradually became denser and more joyous, culminating in a moment that seemed to open the night sky, bright as day.

"It’s so beautiful!"

The five girls had no time to chat, each holding up their smartphones to capture the moment, ready to share the beautiful scene before them with their loved ones.

Fireworks bloomed and disappeared, their traces reflected in the pupils of their eyes, with only one person being the exception.

For Xu Qingfan, the fleeting expressions of surprise, anticipation, and other emotions on the faces of the five girls were the most beautiful fireworks in the world.

You stand still watching the fireworks, while the person watching the fireworks also stands still watching you.

...

The fireworks show lasted half an hour, and at 8:30 pm, the crowd that watched the fireworks began to leave one after another, and they too left hand in hand with the stream of people.

After retrieving their belongings from the cloakroom, they quickly returned to the rented hotel.

"I’m so tired~"

"Ah~ I don’t want to move at all."

No sooner had they entered the room than the five girls collapsed onto the sofa, as if they had completed an arduous quest, and did not want to move.

Xu Qingfan had no choice but to put away the things they bought in the afternoon for them, "Aren’t you all hungry? Get up and let’s go eat."

They had found the park’s food unpalatable and expensive, so they had only a light dinner, planning to find a well-established teahouse to dine at after leaving.

Wu Lingyu obediently got up upon hearing this, ready to wash her face in the restroom before setting off.

Seeing this, the other girls also started to rise, except for Lin Wanning, who lacked physical strength.

"This is..." Lin Wanning made a motion as if to get up, then collapsed back onto the sofa, saying, "Two more minutes of rest... Hehe."

It wasn’t long before the six of them went downstairs again, Xiao Ruawen still remembered what Brother Fan said about making money and asked, "Brother Fan, what exactly is that Xiangjiang money-making thing you mentioned at noon?"

"You’ll know in a bit, don’t be anxious." Xu Qingfan snapped his fingers, not ready to tell them just yet.

Outside, they hailed a taxi, and after getting in, Xu Qingfan told the driver, "To the Horse Racing Club."

The driver understood without needing to be told, knowing well that tonight’s Argentina versus Nigeria match was a hot event.

The five girls thought Horse Racing was some eating place and didn’t ask further.

They quickly arrived at their destination, Xu Qingfan paid the fare, and then led the five girls out of the car.

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The entrance was bustling with people coming and going. Xia Xiaoxiao looked up at the sign and the interior, which did not look like a dining place at all.

"This isn’t a place to eat, Xu Qingfan. What are we doing here?" she asked, unable to restrain her curiosity.

"Just follow me." Xu Qingfan waved his hand and, after grabbing Lin Wanning who was looking around curiously, signaled for the others to follow.

"Who are you betting on tonight?"

"Definitely Argentina, Messi!"

"What are you talking about, you fool? Betting on Argentina isn’t going to make you much money, you should bet on Nigeria!"

"We’ll see just how smart you are, let’s see what you can do."

As they walked, the girls, who understood Cantonese, overheard passersby’s whispers and quickly figured out that Xu Qingfan had brought them to a place for betting on soccer matches!

"Brother Fan, let’s go." Wu Lingyu, feeling uneasy, tugged at Xu Qingfan’s hand, trying to pull the young man back from the brink.

"Yeah, Brother Fan, my mom says that nine out of ten gamblers lose. Let’s go, I still have New Year’s money in my piggy bank, I don’t need to make money," Xiao Ruawen said, feeling uncomfortable as the people around them gazed on.

"You’re gambling again." Xia Xiaoxiao remembered something from their childhood, but she tended to trust Xu Qingfan.

Xu Qingfan pulled them aside to a corner, turned back, and pinched Wu Lingyu’s nose, saying, "It’s only gambling if you don’t know the outcome. I guarantee a hundred percent win. Don’t you trust me?"

"I trust Brother Qing Fan!" Lin Wanning was the first to become his little fangirl.

Xu Qingfan gave her an appreciative look, and the girl’s heart soared with joy.

"I trust Brother Fan... but... but..." Wu Lingyu wanted to say that there’s no sure win in gambling, but wouldn’t that contradict what she had just agreed to? She found herself at a loss for words.

"Then how much are you planning to bet, Brother Fan?" Seeing that the matter was already decided, she could only step back and ask.

Xu Qingfan raised his left hand to show one finger, and his right hand to show a zero.

"Ten yuan?"

[If it’s just ten yuan, that’s alright. Brother Fan is not that kind of person!]

"One hundred thousand." Xu Qingfan whispered.

"What!" Wu Lingyu and Xiao Ruawen exclaimed in shock, realizing their voices were too loud, they quickly covered their mouths.

"Brother Fan... let’s not gamble, okay? Gambling is deceitful; how about we go to eat instead?" Wu Lingyu, who had personally experienced her family struggling to save a thousand yuan for medical expenses to the point of not being able to afford to eat, understood all too well what one hundred thousand yuan meant and was almost in tears from urgency.

"Exactly, Brother Fan, who bets that much? My mother said it’s addictive. Let’s go."

"One hundred thousand is a bit too much," Xia Xiaoxiao agreed.

Xu Qingfan put his hands on Wu Lingyu’s shoulders and coaxed her gently, "Let me ask you, Yu."

"Bro... Brother Fan, what is it?" The girl was flustered and embarrassed as Xu Qingfan looked her right in the face.

"Suppose you have two hundred yuan, and you bet ten of it on a game. Would you think that’s a lot?" he asked.

Wu Lingyu shook her head subconsciously, and the four other girls also shook their heads, "Not a lot," she said.

"That’s right. You know how much I make from drawing comics. Ten out of two hundred is one-twentieth. I have tens of millions. Betting one hundred thousand is just a tiny fraction, very restrained, right?"

Wu Lingyu tilted her head, silently calculating the fraction of one hundred thousand over tens of millions, and found that Brother Fan was right.

"But... but... huh?" She felt there was something off about Xu Qingfan’s logic but couldn’t find the words to counter it right away.

"Since you still think it’s too much, I’ll reduce it tenfold and only bet ten thousand, okay?" Xu Qingfan had actually only planned to bet ten thousand, but knew well the Chinese preference for middle-ground solutions.

"Okay... alright... only ten thousand, Brother Fan, don’t bet more than that," Wu Lingyu conceded. Despite ten thousand still being a significant amount, since Brother Fan had given in a little, she decided to compromise as well.

"Who else wants to bet? I guarantee we’ll win. If we lose, I’ll cover it," Xu Qingfan grinned confidently. Yu was so easy to persuade.

"Brother Qing Fan, I’ll also buy ten thousand!"

"Brother, I’m with you, ten thousand too!"

"I’ll do the same as you, front me the money," Xia Xiaoxiao punched the smelly dog who only knew how to bully others.

"Erm... then I... I’ll go with one thousand," seeing her friends all betting ten thousand each, Xiao Ruanwen couldn’t help but take out the one thousand yuan from her wallet.

"I... I’ll bet one yuan," Wu Lingyu said timidly as everyone turned to look at her.

Whether it was a guaranteed win or not, Wu Lingyu didn’t want to participate in gambling on football, so she mentioned betting just one yuan as a nominal gesture.

"Okay, you guys wait here. I’ll be right back." The minimum stake for a sports lottery was actually two yuan, but he decided not to mention that to Wu Lingyu and waved as he trotted to the counter in front.

Even though he could take advantage of the fact that the five girls hadn’t followed and secretly bet more, Xu Qingfan had to consider not only the girls’ feelings but also Zhang Chunxue’s feelings.

Even if he could earn tens of millions or even billions from a single football bet, and as much as it was a huge sum to him, Xu Qingfan cared more about Zhang Chunxue’s opinion of him.

If he appeared to be just a young man who was not steady in his actions over such a small amount of money, making Aunt Zhang feel that way, he felt it would be a bad deal.

Just by selling off the bitcoins stored on his computer in a couple of years, he would have more than tens of millions, billions even, not to mention other investments.

Aunt Zhang was his greatest wealth since restarting his life, and Xu Qingfan was very clear on that.

Aunt Zhang is the best!

The maximum stake for a sports lottery ticket here was twenty thousand yuan. Xu Qingfan bought forty-one thousand and two yuan worth of tickets and quickly swiped his card to pay and collect the tickets before leaving.

"Here we go~ Got them. I’ll keep the tickets safe; if we lose them, we can’t claim any prizes," Xu Qingfan waved at the girls.

"Brother Fan, let’s get out of here quickly."

"Brother Qing Fan, let me see!"

"Okay, we’ll talk outside. Next stop, food!" He brushed away Lin Wanning’s hand as he took it and said.

"Let’s go!"

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