My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 70: Two People Stuck in the Mud

The three of them were having a great time at the table, and overall, they were winning more than they were losing.

However, Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng failed to notice that when they won, it was always small amounts of money, but when they lost, it was always large sums of money.

At this moment, the two of them still felt incredibly lucky, their eyes glued to the gambling table.

Zhang Lei glanced at the two of them, then turned to Jia Dongxu and said, "Jia Dongxu, you two play at this table, I'll try at another table."

Jia Dongxu was engrossed in playing with Yan Jiecheng and didn't pay any attention. He waved his hand and replied, "Okay, okay, go ahead."

Zhang Lei got up and walked around the casino, looking left and right, while secretly using his senses to survey the entire casino.

This perception was extraordinary; he discovered a lot of good things: a large amount of grain coupons, cash, small yellow croakers, Yuan Shikai silver dollars, and even some antiques.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Lei put all of these things into his personal space in the blink of an eye.

To his even greater surprise, they also found two guns.

Meanwhile, the casino managers and dealers were still in the dark, unaware that their entire fortune had been stolen. Everyone's attention was still focused on the noisy gambling table.

As Zhang Lei wandered among the various gambling tables in the casino, he suddenly discovered that his perception-gathering skill could be used to change the numbers on the dice.

All you need to do is secretly put the dice into your personal space, adjust them to the number you want, and then put them back into the dice cup without anyone noticing.

In this way, he can turn the screen up as high or as low as he wants, completely at his own discretion.

Soon, Zhang Lei, relying on his personal space skills, truly dominated the casino.

However, he didn't do it too ostentatiously. He simply reversed the rules of winning and losing, so that he would win big money when he won and only lose small money when he lost.

In this way, on the surface he seemed to lose more than he won, but in reality he made a fortune and unknowingly had 3000 yuan in his hands.

Zhang Lei discreetly put the extra 2800 yuan into his personal storage space, keeping only the initial 200 yuan in cash he had borrowed.

He kept moving between the various gambling tables, and no one was constantly watching the amount of money in his hand, which made it convenient for him to do these little things.

Soon, after playing for about two hours, Zhang Lei felt a bit bored and walked over to Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng, who were still at the gambling table.

He could tell from the way their eyes were glazed over that the two of them were addicted to gambling.

Zhang Lei stepped forward and said, "Jia Dongxu, Yan Jiecheng, are you two done playing? I'm done and want to leave."

When Jia Dongxu heard Zhang Lei's words, he was stunned for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the money in Zhang Lei's hand.

At this moment, Zhang Lei also noticed that the two of them had less than 10 yuan left in total.

Looking at the money in Zhang Lei's hand, Jia Dongxu couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Lei, did you win or lose?"

Zhang Lei replied casually, "Neither win nor lose, it's still 200 yuan."

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu smiled awkwardly and said, "You're really lucky."

At this moment, Zhang Lei raised an eyebrow and said, "Who knows? But I just feel like my luck is so-so."

Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Zhang Lei, can you lend me your money? I'll pay you back once I've made my money back."

Zhang Lei shook his head and said, "That won't do. I'm preparing to pay back the money I borrowed."

Without waiting for Jia Dongxu to speak, he walked directly towards Steward Li's room.

Manager Li was somewhat surprised to see Zhang Lei return so quickly, and went up to him, saying, "How was it? Did you have fun?"

Zhang Lei placed 200 yuan on Manager Li's desk and said casually, "It's alright."

Manager Li counted the money on the table; it was exactly 200 yuan. He then looked up at Zhang Lei and asked, "Is that all?"

Zhang Lei nodded and said calmly, "That's all. It's a draw, still 200 yuan."

Manager Li smiled and advised, "Then why don't you keep playing? Maybe you'll win big money in the next round."

Zhang Lei shook his head, his attitude resolute: "Forget it, I'm tired of playing this for so long."

After hearing Zhang Lei's refusal, Manager Li didn't say anything more and had no choice but to return Zhang Lei's IOU.

Watching Zhang Lei's departing figure, Manager Li immediately realized that Zhang Lei was no ordinary person; few people could resist the temptation of money.

Meanwhile, inside the casino, Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng were still cautiously placing their bets.

Zhang Lei walked up to the two men and said, "Jia Dongxu, Yan Jiecheng, I'm going back now."

At this moment, Jia Dongxu quickly stopped Zhang Lei and asked urgently, "Zhang Lei, where's your money?"

Zhang Lei waved his hand dismissively and said, "I returned it."

Jia Dongxu's face was full of disbelief as he pressed, "Have you returned everything?"

Zhang Lei nodded and said frankly, "Yes, I borrowed 200 and returned 200. Now I don't have a single penny left."

Jia Dongxu slapped his thigh in frustration and sighed, "Hey, why didn't you wait for me? I was hoping to use the money you had to make a comeback."

At this point, Zhang Lei feigned disbelief and said, "What do you mean, 'win back'? You two didn't lose all your money, did you?"

At this moment, Yan Jiecheng, standing to the side, said with a mournful face, "That's right, we lost it all!"

Zhang Lei was secretly overjoyed, but on his face he feigned sympathy and said, "What can we do? Who can lend you money to make up for your losses?"

The two exchanged a glance, and Jia Dongxu's eyes suddenly lit up. He grabbed Yan Jiecheng and said, "Jiecheng, let's go borrow some more from Manager Li. This time we're sure to make up for our losses!"

Hearing their conversation, Zhang Lei was even happier and quickly said, "Jia Dongxu, Yan Jiecheng, you two have fun, I won't get involved, I'll go back first."

Jia Dongxu was focused on winning back his losses and didn't care about tricking Zhang Lei anymore. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go back now. I'll take you to play again next time."

Watching the two hurriedly go to find Manager Li, Zhang Lei thought to himself: Let them play, let them play. Those who get stuck in the quagmire will only sink deeper and deeper, and eventually be completely submerged in the quagmire.

Zhang Lei quickly left the casino and walked briskly towards the courtyard house.

On the way, he secretly checked his gains in his personal space. The money he won at the gambling table, plus the things he received from the casino, was more than he could have imagined.

He couldn't suppress the smile on his face, secretly marveling at how lucrative the casino was. The various receipts and cash totaled tens of thousands, not even counting the dozen or so large and twenty-odd small yellow croakers.

As for those antiques, Zhang Lei doesn't know how to appraise them at all right now, so he can only keep them in his personal space for now and ask about their prices at a place that specializes in collecting antiques later.

He thought to himself that these things looked quite old and must be worth a lot of money.