Chapter 16: Recruiting younger brothers Ruan Xing was hesitating. Since she was already here, should she go in and gamble? Anyway, she had a simulation that she could use to cheat, but she only had twelve coins left in her pocket. Would it be a waste of money? Unexpectedly, the door suddenly opened. Ruan Xing was surprised for a moment, but soon an idea came to her mind. She looked up and showed a bright smile, "Brother Hu, I came to see you!" She raised the snack in her hand and gave it to him, "I also brought you a gift." "Look at me?" Hu San repeated, shook his head, and did not accept Ruan Xing's gift. "Just tell me what you want to say." Seeing that Hu San didn't take it, Ruan Xing put it down. It was tiring to hold it up all the time, but seeing that Hu San's attitude was good, Ruan Xing thought that his idea might have hope. She pulled Hu San out of the gambling house, walked a few steps to the side and squatted by the wall, and said mysteriously: "Brother Hu, do you want to make money? I have an idea, but I need your help." Brother Hu remained unmoved. He just looked at her quietly and waited for what to come. "Brother Hu, you are familiar with gambling houses. Is there anyone who is stupid and rich? Set up a game for me to gamble with him, and then we can split the winnings 50-50." Such suckers are not uncommon in gambling houses. The usual way to deal with them is to make them lose several times in a row before winning big. Their emotions will go up and down, and their gambling nature will be kept in suspense. This way, they will be able to contribute their money to the gambling house over a long period of time. When they have become addicted to gambling, it is time to kill the pig. Ruan's father used to be like this. He would lose several taels of silver into the gambling house every month. If he won, he would treat everyone to drinks and listen to others' endless flattery. If he lost, he would go home and beat and scold his wife and children, ask for Ruan's mother's monthly allowance and sell the inheritance from his deceased father-in-law. Until now, all the books and antiques in the house are gone. Ruan's father only wanted to sell his daughter for a few taels of silver in gambling debts.
This kind of people are usually held as a resource by a few people in the gambling house. If Ruan Xing goes there rashly, she may not be able to find them. Even if she finds them, she will offend people by intercepting other people's beatings. But it is different if she finds Brother Hu. Not only can she quickly identify the target, but with him watching over the place, no one will bother her. There is no need to expose the fact that she knows martial arts for such a small matter. She estimated that winning one or two taels of silver would give her ten simulations, which would be enough for her to try and error in the dense forest maze. "Are you short of money? Why?" Hu San was puzzled. In his opinion, this girl had no feelings for her family since she asked them to break Ruan's father's legs. Now that she joined the Seventh Master's gang, she was homeless and had no money. Where on earth did she need money? Ruan Xing couldn't explain to him, so he asked, "Aren't you short of money? If you're not short of money, why did you join the Red Head Gang?" "I'm not doing this for money." Hu San opened his mouth but didn't say anything else. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "I can help you, but I'm not the only one who has the final say in this gambling house. It's not easy to snatch meat from other people's mouths. Come back to me tomorrow." Ruan Xing was immediately delighted. She didn't expect Hu San to agree so easily. She said sincerely, "Thank you very much, Brother Hu. From now on, you are my real brother. I will definitely honor you when I make money!" Hu San did not bargain with her, and it did not seem that he was helping her out of personal gain, but she still used words to bring them closer. Everyone can say sweet words and make big promises, and it was free, so what was wrong with saying a few more words? Maybe if Hu San was happy, she could get some other benefits. Unexpectedly, Hu San did not feel happy after hearing this. Instead, he frowned slightly, and there was a strange taste in his tone, like the kind of complaint he would make to someone close to him, "You can even break your own father's legs without caring. I dare not be your real brother." Hu San actually said such a thing. She dared to mention this matter to Hu San because Hu San's attitude towards her was inexplicably friendly both now and in the simulator. Excluding the option that he was naturally kind-hearted, she really didn't know why. However, this did not prevent her from using this friendliness to achieve her own goals. Ruan Xing was a little confused. She tilted her head closer to Hu San and sniffed, smelling a faint smell of alcohol. "Brother Hu, have you drunk alcohol?" "A little." No wonder Hu San seems to be less steady in his words and actions today than usual. Just a little bit of alcohol can affect him. His alcohol tolerance is not that good. In fact, they didn't have much of a relationship. Even though she spoke in a friendly manner, if Hu San was of no use to her, she wouldn't bother to say a word to him. But this was a good opportunity. She was not in a hurry to go back to the hall and asked Hu San: "Brother Hu, from your tone, it seems that you don't like me very much. You are not doing this for money, so why are you helping me?" Hu San showed a look of reminiscence. "When you first came to the gambling house to bring food to your father, he was in a bad mood and beat you. You cried and begged me to save you, but I didn't. But later I kept thinking of this scene and I remembered you." "I feel sorry for you. I saw you when Master Qi came over that day. I was afraid that you would run around and bump into Master Qi, so I took you aside. I didn't expect that you would catch Master Qi's eye. The first thing he did was to ask Master Qi to help you break your father's legs. I also think you are cruel." "I thought that you would definitely hold a grudge if you gained power in the future, so I took the initiative to take over your job. I didn't expect... you would smile and give me money." He did not give the specific reason, but just talked about the past that Ruan Xing had forgotten. However, Ruan Xing already understood why and believed that Hu San did not join the gang for money.
Human nature is very complicated. Hu San is different from those people at the bottom of the gang who cheat and bully the weak. He still has kindness and bottom line. He will not be kind unconditionally, but he will not make things difficult for others over trivial matters. Maybe he joined the Red Head Gang just to protect himself. The original body was well protected by Ruan Tao and had never been to the gambling house. Ruan Xing begged for the opportunity to deliver meals after she traveled through time in order to earn the ten cents. She had long forgotten the memory of being beaten that day. On the day that changed her fate, she was about to run out of the gambling house, but was suddenly picked up by someone. She cursed the man in her heart for a long time, but she didn't expect that Hu San had good intentions. "You really don't look like a gang member. You're quite sentimental." Ruan Xing sighed. "Indeed, you are more suitable for gangs than me." Hu San said frankly. Ruan Xing quickly denied it, "Don't dare to say nonsense, I'm just a weak, pitiful, helpless little girl." Hu San sneered, "If you say so, then so be it." "Then why did you join the Red Head Gang? Can you tell me?" This time Hu San was silent for a long time before he said in a very soft voice: "For my brother." Thanks for the monthly ticket of Qishengqichang~ Thanks to book friend 20240216173613857 for the monthly ticket~ (End of this chapter)