461 Card Cheating
As soon as they entered the house, everyone changed into slippers at the entrance. After putting down their bags, they collapsed on the soft sofa.
As they rested, they discussed the flower language of the flowers they had seen today. They were all smiles and very happy.
âThere are no catkins rising because of the wind, only sunflowers facing towards the sun. Have you heard of this saying?â
âI know this. Itâs the flower language of the sunflower, right? Iâve checked this information before. Itâs said that itâs the national flower of Ukraine. Itâs a flower that yearns for the light and brings beautiful hope to people.â
âYes, it yearns for the light. I have a story here. Legend has it that in ancient times, a farmerâs daughter was called Ming Gu. She was abused by her stepmother in all kinds of ways and was better off dead.â
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âOnce, Ming Gu did something wrong and angered her stepmother. When she was asleep at night, her stepmother dug out her eyes.â
âMing Gu woke up from the pain and broke out of the door to escape. Unfortunately, because she didnât receive timely help, she bled to death not long after. After she died, a plate of fresh yellow flowers bloomed on her grave and faced the sunlight all day.â
âThis beautiful yellow flower is the sunflower. The sunflower expresses the meaning that Ming Gu yearns for the light and hates darkness. This legend motivates people to hate violence and darkness, and pursue the light.â
After hearing Ye Xinâs words, the other sisters looked sad and sighed.
âThis story is a good story, but the person is so pitiful.â
âPoor Ming Gu. Her life is too tragic. That stepmother really wonât die a good death. Sheâs too cruel.â
âSigh, just treat it as a story. However, if this is really a story that was made up, I donât think itâs a good analogy. There are many fables to motivate people to hate violence and yearn for the light. This story is too cruel. It hurts to listen to it.â
âMaybe itâs not a story. Who can say for sure? Even in reality, such things happen. Didnât the news last time say that a stepmother abused her daughter and directly abused her to death? Moreover, she even dug up her grave after she died. How tragic.â
âAlright, alright, letâs not discuss this. Itâs too uncomfortable to hear too much about this.â
âSigh, indeed. Letâs talk about something else.â
âRose, do you have any stories? I have one here. Itâs a legend, in the distantâ¦â
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When Ye Xuan heard his sisters discussing Ming Gu, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart. Was this world good or bad? It was simply rotten.
Humans would have desires when they were alive. With desires, there would be conflicts. Desires also included jealousy and hatred. One could never imagine what kind of seeds were planted in the depths of a personâs heart and what kind of desires were hidden.
One also didnât know what would become of people without moral laws and treaties to limit them.
The only thing one could know was that although this world was very gray, it also had beauty.
Furthermore, one would know that they wouldnât become like that. They would be like a sunflower that faced light and hope to dispel the dark violence.
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Ye Xuan shook his head and dispersed the thoughts in his heart. He was old and thought too much.
It was only past eight oâclock, but he felt a little tired and wanted to have a good sleep.
Then, he got up. Just as he took a step or two, he was stopped by his sisters.
âLittle Brother, come and play poker with us. Itâs still so early. Itâs so boring.â
âCome on, little brother. Weâre short of one person.â
âItâs 8:30 pm now. We can go to bed after playing for an hour or two. Come over, Little Brother.â
âWeâre too bored playing among ourselves. Come, little brother. Show us your card skills. Weâll definitely beat you this time.â
Ye Xuan smiled and turned his head.
âI donât want to play. Itâs boring. Even if I play, you guys wonât be able to win. I win every time. Itâs so boring to always win. Itâs like playing a video game. Thereâs no competition at all. I donât want to play with you guys.â
When the sisters heard this, they felt deeply mocked. They clenched their fists and spoke indignantly.
âThere will always be times when weâre lucky! There will also be times when youâre unlucky, young brat. I donât believe that your luck can always be so good. You canât win at cards every time!â
âThatâs right! Youâre so lucky, yet youâre still pretending. Come over quickly. This time, Iâll definitely beat you, young brat.â
âI donât believe that my luck is still so bad this time that I will grab lousy cards. What goes around comes around. Itâs our turn to win this time.â
âI feel like my hands are glowing now. My luck is definitely good. Iâll definitely get good cards.â
âYoung brat, come over quickly. Arenât you afraid that the wind will cut your tongue? Iâll go get the soap and wash my hands for ten minutes. Letâs see how arrogant you can be. Hmph!â
His sistersâ unconvinced expressions made Ye Xuan happy, but at the same time, he spoke helplessly.
âThis is not a matter of luck. Itâs useless to rely on luck. Havenât you realized the seriousness of the matter? Youâll know after I demonstrate it to you.â
As Ye Xuan spoke, he came to the coffee table and sat down. He picked up the poker cards on the table, shuffled them a few times, and placed them in front of him. He shrugged and spoke.
âYou can randomly take a card and compare its value. No matter which card I take, itâll be an Ace. Do you believe me? You can take a card for me. It doesnât matter. Itâll be an Ace anyway.â
The sisters naturally didnât believe him. Ye Fei took out a card and looked at it. Seeing that it was a five of clubs, she handed it to Ye Xuan.
âIâll give you this card. I donât believe you can change the card out of thin air.â
Ye Xuan smiled and picked up the poker card that Ye Fei handed over. Without even looking at it, he flipped it on the table with a bang. On it was an Ace of Clubs, and that five of Clubs was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing this, Ye Fei was shocked. She pointed at Ace of Clubs and exclaimed.
âItâs changed! Itâs changed! The Five of Clubs has become the Ace of Clubs! Oh my god, how did you do it? Where did the Five of Clubs go? Itâs clearly the same card. I didnât see you change your card. Why did it suddenly disappear?â
The other sisters were also shocked. They looked at the Ace of Clubs lying quietly on the table and then at Ye Xuan, who had nothing on his hands.
For a moment, they were speechless. It was simply like magic. It was like the God of Gamblers on television. He changed the appearance of the card after flipping it over. How did he do it?
Seeing everyoneâs puzzled faces, Ye Xuan smiled and spoke.
âLike I said, itâs not about luck at all. This deck is new. Itâs easy to find the position of the Ace. I took it out when I was shuffling the cards and clamped it on the back of my hand by hand.â
âBecause of the angle, you canât see it. When my Fifth Sister handed the Five of Clubs to me, I instantly took the Ace of Clubs from the back of my hand and changed it. Then, I instantly placed the Five of Clubs on the back of my hand.â
âSo no matter what, my card is still an Ace. You can never win. As for this, itâs called card cheating.â