What If These People Got Scared Away?

The brothel madam chuckled.

"Hey! Gentlemen, you're out having fun without any money?"

If you don't bring any money, your expenses will be lower!

This cost over 1000 taels of silver! It would be so embarrassing if I couldn't pay!

People gathered around and said:

How did the General Dingbei's Residence fall to such a state?

"You can't even produce a single coin? I'm dying of laughter! What kind of brothel can you go to if you don't have money?"

"This is the son of a concubine from the General Dingbei's Residence, and he was never favored."

If I hadn't married Grand Princess Mingzhao back then, I might still be toiling in the fields for a living right now!

"Sigh! He can't survive without the Eldest Princess, can he? She was the one who raised him back then, and he's still counting on her to support him now!"

Song Qingfeng was in an extremely sorry state:

"Nonsense! When did I ever need a woman to support me?"

At least I have a place to live, so what about Grand Princess Mingzhao?

"Now we don't even have a place to live!"

Those around whispered among themselves, "Is it true? Has Grand Princess Mingzhao fallen on hard times?"

"It's true! I heard the Empress Dowager sealed everything under her name. She's penniless now and living in a peasant's house!"

"Is the eldest princess so pitiful now?"

Song Qingfeng said, "What kind of good life can she live without me? Now she doesn't even have a place to live, she deserves it."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and the mother next to them smiled and said:

"Yes, yes, Young Master Song is right. With your outstanding qualities, you certainly wouldn't owe us 1200 taels of silver."

"Someone, follow Young Master Song home to get the silver."

Song Qingfeng looked displeased. He had only come with Zhou Fuyu to have some fun; he had no idea it would cost so much money.

He did have 1200 taels of silver, but he didn't want to pay it; however, he had no choice now.

If he doesn't take action, he'll soon become like Mingzhao.

He didn't want to rot in the mud.

Song Qingfeng coughed and said, "It's just 1200 taels of silver! I'll pay!"

He took a silver note out of his pocket.

His mother looked at him with a smile and said, "It seems that Young Master Song is quite wealthy! Welcome to visit again."

This mother is quite interesting; the farce ended just like that.

Cheng Chao looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Since we've already visited a brothel, how about we check out our own gambling den?"

Our family's gambling den is quite large now, but a new one has opened across the street.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Did a new one open?"

"Yes, it was opened by Xie Cheng'en."

As they approached the door, Xie Cheng'en stood there and said, "Hey! Who's this? Isn't this Zhou Wanwan?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Young Master Xie, I should call you Boss Xie now! Oh my! I heard your recent shops are doing quite well."

Xie Cheng'en said smugly:

"Zhou Wanwan, to be honest, I have to thank you a lot. You're really good at choosing locations."

Look at the locations of your shops and restaurants, they're absolutely fantastic!

Zhou Wanwan nodded and looked at him, saying, "Young Master Xie has quite a good eye. You continue opening your shops; I have a few more that you haven't yet taken over!"

Xie Cheng'en Chengen laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry, as long as it's your shop and your flag is hanging outside, I'll follow suit."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "As long as you can keep up, that's fine."

"I can keep up, absolutely. By the way, I recently opened a gambling den. Would you like to come and check it out?" Xie Cheng'en asked.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "I'm going to the gambling den anyway! Why don't we go together?"

Xie Cheng'en laughed, "Come on, let's go together! It's been so long since we gambled!"

"Yes, it's been a long time since I gambled. I've been in the cold palace for so long, my skills have become rusty."

Xie Cheng'en said with a smile:

"How about we play a few rounds today? You can't afford to lose, can you?"

However, you must have lost a lot of money recently, so it's normal that you can't afford to gamble anymore.

Shen Wanjun and Cheng Chao, standing behind Zhou Wanwan, twitched their lips repeatedly. Their master was losing money?

How come they didn't know?

Zhou Wanwan should have earned over 100,000 taels of silver this month.

It might be even more than that. Some of the shops they knew had earned over ten thousand taels of silver, and others who didn't know probably earned even more!

Just like Zhou Wanwan supplying them with goods, they don't know how much profit is actually involved.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "I did lose quite a bit, but I'm still confident in betting with you."

The young men beside Xie Cheng'en scoffed, "They were probably cheating all along! No one can win all the time!"

"You really think you're invincible? My mom's a wealthy businesswoman too. We'll have some fun with you today."

"What's with this little girl being so arrogant?"

Xie Cheng'en said with a smile, "Zhou Wanwan, these are wealthy businessmen from various provinces. You'd better be careful."

Xie Cheng'en still didn't believe it; Zhou Wanwan was so capable of winning money in front of so many people.

Most importantly, there are many experts here.

He came prepared today, having specifically investigated Zhou Wanwan's whereabouts.

It's all to embarrass Zhou Wanwan. Zhou Wanwan used to be rich, but now he's opened all his shops very close to her.

Moreover, his supply is very stable, and he's made a lot of money recently. What does Zhou Wanwan have to compare with him?

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Alright! Let's have a competition then!"

The wealthy businessmen scoffed, "How much money could a little girl possibly have? I don't think there's any point in comparing!"

"Hey kid, don't cry when you lose! We're all wealthy merchants from Jiangnan."

"We are Shanxi merchants..."

"I'm from the Huizhou merchants..."

"I'm Guangdong businessman..."

"We are Zhejiang businessmen..."

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched repeatedly. They'd gathered people from all over Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and Shanghai!

She smiled and said, "You guys are really amazing! Let's begin!"

This is a gift of money! Zhou Wanwan was overjoyed, but she had to pretend to be nonchalant.

What if these people get scared and run away?

What if these people bet with her?

Those people looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Why do I find this so unreliable?"

If we gamble with a five- or six-year-old child and she loses, will she get money to pay us back?

Xie Cheng'en said with a smile:

"Don't underestimate this kid. He's very wealthy, owning more than 10 shops, maybe even more."

Not only that, she also owns many estates and fields.

Zhou Wanwan, am I right?

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Yes, yes, you're right, so don't worry about me not being able to pay."

Xie Cheng'en just wanted to gather a group of people to gamble with Zhou Wanwan; even if they lost, it wouldn't matter.

Anyway, it's not like I'm asking for his money.

They soon arrived at Xie Cheng'en's gambling den, which was located opposite Zhou Wanwan's gambling den.

Cheng Chao gritted his teeth and said, "There used to be a family living right across the street, but now it's been turned into a gambling den. It's infuriating!"