Chapter 728: Ten departures and twelve returns, blackjack
At nine o'clock in the evening, in a wealthy area near the sea in the south of Boston, there is a luxurious one-story villa with a large area.
Luo An’s eyebrows jumped as he looked down at Sweety, who had bright eyes in front of him.
He remembered that Mr. Clement told him before that people who join this club must either be rich and prestigious, or be very good in a certain field.
But Sweety’s various operations made Roan doubt the authenticity of Mr. Clement’s words, so he asked:
“Sweeti, how did you get into this club?”
“I am a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.”
Sweeti chuckled, raised her head and said proudly:
“I have an MFA in Poetry, an MFA in Food Science, and am currently studying Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.”
…”
Luo An’s eyes were filled with surprise after he determined through “emotional perception” that the other party was telling the truth.
“How about it, do you want to play?”
“As long as you have enough gold coins, some people in the club can let you have fun with some of the little stars in Hollywood, both male and female stars.”
He could see that Sweety was not a big-hearted woman, but having two master's degrees still made him realize that he had underestimated her.
“Planes, yachts, companies, information, business cards, money…”
“If you don’t pay, just follow the club’s rules. One gold coin is an offer you can’t refuse.”
Sweeti grabbed Luo An’s arm hard and whispered:
Roan gave Sweety a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart, with admiration on his face:
“Because we played together when we were kids, I’ll give you a discount. Just borrow ten coins and pay back twelve.”
Sweeti put her hands on her hips and laughed, then took Luo An’s arm and asked again without forgetting her original intention:
Luo An still had a question that he didn’t understand and asked:
“You just said that these gold coins are the currency used for transactions in the club. So what can be traded in the club?”
"It doesn't matter."
Seeing the slight change in Luo An's expression, Sweetie smiled and blew gently into Luo An's ear and whispered:
Sveti’s eyes were crooked:
“Women are greedy.”
"Wow."
“How is it? Are you excited?”
Sweeti clapped her fingers and said many words, and finally she pulled Luo An to bend down and whispered in Luo An’s ear:
"you are great."
“You are so greedy.”
Roan grinned slightly and understood that this club was similar to an opaque trading platform. The content of the transaction was finalized by the buyer and the seller, and the currency used for the transaction was the gold coins Sweety mentioned.
Luo An raised his eyebrows, understood what Sweety was thinking, and said with a smile:
Roan glanced at Sweety and asked with a smile:
“Aren’t you afraid that I will lose everything and not even get your gold coins?”
After a moment of silence, some thoughts flashed through Luo An's mind, so he licked his lips and agreed, saying:
“Lend me ten gold coins first.”
"no problem."
With a smile on her face, Sweety immediately waved to the waiter, asked for ten gold coins and handed them to Luo An, explaining:
“Each of us has our own account in the club, and gold coins can be withdrawn as needed.”
Luo An picked up a gold coin and looked at it. The style was quite simple, with a bunch of English letters from the University of Massachusetts on the front, and an open vertical pupil on the back, giving people an unusual feeling of being stared at by it.
After a brief glance, Luo An and Sweety walked to the card table on the far left side of the hall. A white man happened to leave, so Luo An took his place and sat on the chair.
“Good evening.” The man with glasses smiled and greeted Luo An, and the man with short hair asked directly:
“Newcomer?”
Roan smiled and nodded, took a sip of the red wine in Sweety’s hand, and asked:
“What game are you playing?”
“In blackjack, there is no banker, only players.”
The cigar man blew out a puff of smoke, glanced sideways at Luo An, and asked:
“The loser gets a gold coin and the winner takes all, is there any problem?”
The rules of blackjack are not difficult. There are 52 cards in the game except kings and kings. The player's goal is to make the sum of the cards in his hand not exceed 21 points and be as large as possible.
Among them, K, Q, J and 10 cards are all counted as 10 points. The A card can be counted as 1 point or 11 points. It is up to the player to decide. During the period, he can continue to ask for cards, or he can choose to give up and admit defeat.
During Mona's father's previous operation, Luo An played Texas Hold'em with slightly adjusted rules. However, he had played blackjack in Las Vegas before and understood the rules, so he nodded to the dealer:
"I'm OK."
The dealer was a very beautiful young woman. Seeing that Luo An had no problem and the other three players had no problem, he started shuffling the cards with the shuffling machine and then distributed the new cards to the four people.
The first game ended quickly. Luo An’s total number of cards accidentally exceeded blackjack and he lost a gold coin.
Looking at the winner of the first game, the man with glasses, Sweetie changed Luo An's glass of red wine, patted Luo An's shoulder and comforted him in a low voice:
“It’s okay, don’t be nervous, don’t be discouraged, it’s always like this in the beginning, and it will get better the more times you do it.”
“…I feel like what you said is a little bit wrong.”
Luo An rolled his eyes speechlessly, picked up the red wine and took a sip. Faced with the joking looks of the other three players, Luo An chuckled and said to the dealer:
"please continue."
The dealer nodded and continued to distribute the second round of cards to the four players. A few minutes later, Luo An lost another round and lost one gold coin.
The winner of the second game was the cigar man. He smiled and took away the gold coins of the other three people and urged:
"Keep going!"
Sweeti rubbed Luo An’s shoulders and comforted:
“It’s okay, there are still eight gold coins left, don’t panic.”
Luo An looked calm and silently accepted the hole card handed to him by the dealer in the third round. A few minutes later, Luo An's score was exactly 20, making him the closest to 21 among the four.
Luo An won the third game in one fell swoop. Not only did he get back the gold coins he lost in the previous two games, he also earned one.
"Wow."
Sweti raised her eyebrows and clapped and cheered:
“Luo An, you are so lucky!”
The man with glasses, the man with short hair and the man with cigars turned their attention to Luo An, who spread his hands and smiled:
“I’m really lucky.”
The three white men looked back and didn't pay much attention. They just won a round, and there was still a long time to come.
At the beginning of the fourth game, Luo An lost another gold coin. Sweety continued to comfort him and said that it didn’t matter if Luo An lost all, and she could continue to lend Luan gold coins.
In the fifth game, Luo An won; in the sixth game, Luo An lost; in the seventh game, Luo An lost; in the eighth game, Luo An won; in the ninth game, Luo An won...
Two hours later, on both sides of the card table, the man with glasses was frowning, the man with short hair was dry and licking his lips, and the man with cigar was breathing rapidly and his face was red.
Because they themselves lacked a third of the gold coins in the initial stage.
The number of gold coins in front of Luo An increased from ten to thirty-seven!
Unlike the three agitated players at the card table, Sweetie behind Luo An had her eyes widened with an incredulous expression on her face. Her breathing was rapid and her conscience on her chest was shaking violently, which was very attractive to others.
"you…"
Bang!
Sweeti swallowed and was about to ask when the cigar man suddenly slammed the table, gave Luo An a vicious look, and said to the dealer:
"continue!"
(End of this chapter)