âWe can also have entertainment at home. Do you play mahjong?â Lina asked before quickly adding, âYes, Grace can play. What about you, Kyla?â
âI know a little,â said Kyla. She knew the basics, but she had not played with anyone in years.
âWeâll play mahjong, then,â said Lina.
âBut there are only three of us. How are we going to play mahjong?â Grace asked.
âHadwin called just now to say that heâll be home earlier today. Counting the time, he should be here in a minute. That makes four players, doesnât it?â Lina said.
Sure enough, Hadwin Stephenson soon arrived, so Lina hurriedly set up the mahjong table so they could start playing.
Hadwin Stephenson raised his eyebrows. âI didnât know you could play mahjong.â
âIâm known as the mahjong expert in our family. When we visit relatives during the new year, Iâll step in whenever theyâre one player short.â
Hadwin Stephenson could not help laughing at Linaâs smugness.
âOkay, then. Letâs see how good you are.â As he spoke, he ordered the servants to take out a set of mahjong tiles.
Lina had bought the mahjong set when she went shopping. It was merchandise from a celebrity event.
He thought she bought it as a souvenir, but it came in handy at such a time.
However, there was no mahjong table in the mansion, so the four started playing mahjong on an ordinary square table.
âIf you win today, the money is yours. If you lose, the loss is mine,â said Hadwin Stephenson.
âThatâs inappropriate!â said Kyla.
âYeah, that doesnât seem fun,â said Grace.
Lina said, âWeâll bet on 50 cents, then. We can have fun, and thereâll still be winners and losers.â
âSure,â said Grace.
Kyla also smiled and said, âOkay.â She knew Lina mentioned 50 cents for her sake. Otherwise, with Linaâs and Graceâs current financial resources, they had no problem betting on more money.
Hadwin Stephenson only smiled as a reply.
If outsiders knew that the patriarch of the Stephenson family was playing mahjong with 50 cents as the standard bet, their jaws would drop.
The four played mahjong, and the biggest winner ended up being Hadwin Stephenson. Meanwhile, Lina was the biggest loser.
âHuh? Mahjong expert?â Hadwin Stephenson looked at Lina.
Linaâs face immediately reddened. âUh⦠Itâs been so long since I played that Iâm rusty. Iâll pay you ten dollars and 50 cents later!â
âWell, Iâll transfer Kyla two dollars and Hadwin Stephenson three dollars later,â said Grace.
âNo,â Kyla hastened to say.
âYou must take it. You won the two dollars. Otherwise, it wouldnât be fun anymore!â Grace said, transferring Kyla and Hadwin Stephenson the money on her phone.
Kyla looked at the two dollars in her account and smiled. Even though her two best friends had now married rich men, they got along just like before.
Perhaps, this was what a friend was. Whether they were rich or poor, they would treat you all the same.
Just then, a maid came in with Jason.
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