A Card Shark’s World - C5
“Sachiko, you are too fucking ungrateful.” Little Fatty Du shouted at me.
I threw my arms around him. “All right, can’t I tell you?”
Seeing me like this, Fatty Du revealed a smile, and I explained the whole process of me changing cards. Actually, it wasn’t anything profound.
The rules of the Gold Explosion Flower game were: 52 cards, 3 cards per player. and then use these three cards to compare the size of the cards.
The leopard was the largest, followed by the same flower, same flower, same seed, opposite, single flower.
Of course, if a leopard encountered a different colour, the smallest three would also lose.
When I get the card again, I will quickly change the small card into the big card according to the other person’s card surface, because the cuffs are coated with wax very easy to slip in.
This “Cloudwater Sleeve” technique is one of my best techniques. When I was practising it, I was scolded by Elder Wang quite a few times.
So, that is to say, I have dozens of cards in my hands. How can I not win against those players who only have three cards?
Hearing this, Fatty Du nodded his head, as if he understood what was being said. But I saw a flash of heat in his eyes, and of course I didn’t take it seriously at the time.
We stayed in the Internet Cafe for a week with seven hundred dollars. Only when we ran out of money did we reluctantly leave the Internet Cafe.
After that, we went back to our own homes and soon the holiday was over. In my third year, my homework was very busy, so I had to take supplementary classes all day long. At that time, even Little Fatty Du and I didn’t dare to skip school. The reason is that our old class (class teacher) said that if someone skipped class, they would go to their parents. Although I was rebellious, I was very scared of my father.
Soon, we will face the university entrance examinations. The students beside us are all discussing which university we are going to. I am especially confused, not knowing if I will be able to go to university.
Originally, I thought that I would continue to be like this forever, but because of me alone, my personality changed. This person is our class’ class monitor, one of the three great beauties of our class.
I didn’t expect her to be my first love, either, and I had to start with a late self-study.
That night when the self-study teacher wasn’t around, I chatted with Little Fatty Du. This brat wanted me to teach him a few moves. I had no choice but to teach him a few simple tricks, but I didn’t expect the class monitor to come over at this time.
I didn’t like it then. I said I couldn’t get into college anyway, and it didn’t matter whether I reviewed or not. She looked at me with her big, watery eyes and said, “Ma Liu, why are you like this? Is a big boy so unpromising? ”
I was a little angry when I heard this. I thought, “Who am I? Who do you think you are?” So I replied, “You don’t have to worry about whether I have a future or not. You’re not my wife.”
She was so angry by my words that her face turned red. In the end, she gritted her teeth and left. At first, I thought that was it, but who would have known that she would go to the teacher’s side and hit my small report, saying that not only did I not review properly, but it also affected others to review. I was particularly upset when I was called to the office and scolded by the teacher.
The next day I wanted to fix her up, so I went to the woods at school and picked up a few of the pods (caterpillars) and put them in her schoolbag. Afterwards, she was so scared that her face turned pale and tears started streaming down her face. Seeing her crying like that made me feel a little guilty, but I didn’t know why.
Since I didn’t tell anyone, no one else knew I did it. But I felt a little too unmanly, so I pooled some money and bought her a pen.
That day, I was planning to secretly put the pen in her schoolbag to make up for it, but unfortunately, she found out. She came back from the classroom and found me sneaking around with her schoolbag. Without a word, she came over and grabbed me. What are you doing? ”
Her face reddened. Looking at me angrily, I quickly hid my pen behind my back. “No …” “Nothing.”
“What are you hiding behind you?” she demanded, glaring at me.
After I calmed down, I casually said, “Why do you care so much?”
I started to leave, but she grabbed me and made me give it to her. After a while, a girl who had a good relationship with her coldly looked at me and taunted, “Li Rong, I saw that the one who put the bug in your backpack last time was him!”
Li Rong rolled her eyes. I thought, “Oh no, I’m too lazy to explain how I got rid of her hand and was about to leave.” However, at this moment, a pen in his hand was accidentally thrown against the wall. The pen hit the wall and broke into two pieces. Everyone fell silent.
Little Fatty Du appeared out of nowhere and picked up the pen on the floor, “Hey, I was wondering why you were willing to buy such an expensive Hero Brand. So you’re planning on giving it away?”
As he said that, he didn’t forget to glance at Li Rong a few times. In an instant, I felt that everyone was looking at me, causing my face to burn. At this moment, I couldn’t care so much anymore as I turned around and left the classroom.
I did not attend the afternoon class, but lay alone in the dormitory. I don’t know what I was thinking, but I felt like I had lost all my face.
In the evening, after class, Little Fatty Du came back. Normally, this kid would talk a lot, but at this moment, he had turned into a total idiot. I wanted to ask him about what had happened, but I didn’t know how. It was hard to say.
He seemed to have noticed it, and sat down beside my bed with a look of joy at my misfortune. “Sixth son, I didn’t expect you to be interested in that little girl Li Rong.”
I rolled to my feet and glared at him. “What the hell are you talking about?”
“Oh oh oh? You’re still being stubborn?” You don’t like people who buy them pens, so why are you buying them pens? ”
“I …”
Just as I was about to explain, Little Fatty Du interrupted me, “Alright, stop you, you’re done. Wasn’t it just chasing after a girl? “Why are you so shy? When did you become such a coward?”
I pushed him away. “Fuck you!”
At that moment, a male student walked in. “Old Six, someone is looking for you downstairs.”
I felt a little strange, and looked at Du Little Fatty for a moment before leaving the dorm room. I wondered who had come to see me. Could it be us? I’ve skipped an afternoon’s class, am I going to be called a parent?
Just as I was regretting it, I went downstairs, but when I saw Li Rong standing downstairs with a shy face, I was flabbergasted.
Just when I was at a loss, Li Rong walked towards me. “Are you free?”
I nod my head subconsciously. Suddenly, I react and shake my head.
She frowned, and I sighed. “If you have anything to say, just say it.”
She looked around. As there were a lot of people entering and exiting the male dorms, many of them were looking in our direction. I immediately understood what she meant. So I led the way out, and she followed me.
We walked to a less populated area, and I asked her again why she was looking for me.
“I’m sorry …”
Hearing Li Rong say that I’m sorry, I was stunned. I looked at her in a daze. “What’s sorry?”
“I’m sorry about what happened today. Don’t be mad at a boy like yourself. I didn’t know you were …” Her voice trailed off until I couldn’t hear what she was saying.
Just when I wanted to say something, she smiled at me before turning around and leaving. “In the afternoon, I’ll help you and the homeroom teacher request a leave of absence. In the future, don’t skip classes …”
To be honest, I somewhat liked Li Rong, but it was the first time I saw her smile at me. However, it had to be said that the little girl’s smile was not ordinary.
Just because of this, my relationship with Li Rong inexplicably became more delicate. Normally, I would go and have some fun with her, and from time to time, I would do some magic tricks to make her happy.
Seeing that the college entrance exam was about to begin, Li Rong started to focus on studying. And I was the same, looking at the textbook and not understanding anything.
Like me, that kid, Little Fatty Du, is not a student. On the eve of the college entrance exam, his school is on vacation. Little Fatty Du and I rushed back to the Internet Cafe. We were at the Internet Cafe that night, and he and I were in the middle of clearing the corpse hole. I don’t know why my heart is in a mess, I have an indescribable feeling.
After that, I logged out of the game, lit a cigarette, and turned around to look at the young people who were about the same age as us in the Internet Cafe. I was thinking, am I going to be like this for the rest of my life?
I like Li Rong, and now Li Rong is going to college in a few days, but me? What can I do if I can’t get into college? Going home to farm? Or find a factory to work in?
The more I thought about it, the more agitated I became. Then I stood up abruptly and ran out of the Internet Cafe as if I had gone crazy.
After leaving the Internet Cafe, the streets of the small town were cold and deserted. A few of the street lamps had broken as well. I stood in the middle of the street in the middle of the night, wondering what I was going to do.
Little Fatty Du gasped for breath as he ran over to my side and asked me what was wrong. I ignored him and looked at the road not far away.
After a long while, I said, “Old Fatty, tell me, what can we do in the future?”
Fatty Du was a little confused, he looked at me suspiciously: “Who knows? When the ship arrives at the bridge, it will naturally come straight. We’ll talk about it when the time comes.”
“The college entrance exam is going to happen in a few days. We won’t be able to get into university anyway. Are you planning to stay in this small town for the rest of your life?” I asked, turning to look at him.
Little Fatty Du was stunned for a moment by my question, then he said impatiently, “If you can’t get it, then you won’t be able to. At any rate, you can find a factory to work at, and you can earn money and come to the Internet Cafe everyday. What a great feeling.”
I took a deep breath and stood there foolishly without saying anything. Seeing me like this, Fatty Du shook his head and said that he would go and play games first.
After he left, I began to wander aimlessly through the streets. Unknowingly, he arrived at the entrance of a KTV, just in time to meet Chen San’er and the others. Watching them, a group of men and women came out, each of them reeking of alcohol.
When Chen San’er saw me, she waved at me before walking over and handing me a cigarette, asking me what I wanted to do. I took the cigarette and said it was all right, so I wandered around.
They were just about to go have supper with me. I thought about it and said yes.
Just as we were about to go out for supper, I saw a middle-aged man with a woman in his arms coming out of the KTV.
The moment I saw that girl, I felt pain in my heart…
Li Rong!