[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-122":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202734,1553,"Chapter 122: Blackjack?!","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-122",122,"\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi didn’t expect Old Shao to be so direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that he hadn’t considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were going along fine between him and Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, he had so many things to take care of for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many things might be changed if he married Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained silent for a moment while trying to help Old Shao with the sawing of the wooden board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Shao didn’t press on, and he also kept quiet while he worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a short while, there was only the sound of wood being sawed and the breathing of Old Shao and Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Lin Xuan Qi said, \"Old Shao, I’m sure you are still young and going strong. It’s not a hurry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess you are right.\" Old Shao nodded his head and kept on working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a while for the fifty-two wooden boards to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi picked up one and inspected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not as thin as he would have wanted, but it would be sufficient for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought the wooden boards to the study room where Ah Di was waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Di had cut out the paper to the designated size for them to be pasted onto the wooden boards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They worked together with Ah Di brushing the glue, made of glutinous rice flour, onto the back of the wooden boards and Lin Xuan Qi pasting the paper onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After doing so, Lin Xuan Qi picked up his brush and painted patterns onto the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Kings, Queens, and Princes, he had to change it to gold taels, silver taels and copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did so to avoid being accused of being disrespectful to royalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, what are these for?\" Ah Di asked while waiting for the glue to dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi took a step back, marveled at his painting skills and said, \"It’s something to pass the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can play many types of card games with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I will teach you how to play it when it’s dry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Di was excited when he heard that it would be for games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still young and still interested in such affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think they are dry.\" Ah Di said after touching the surface of the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, let’s learn and play it with the others.\" Lin Xuan Qi said, and Ah Di stacked the cards together, bringing them to the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he entered the main hall, he was glad to see that Xue Cong, Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. Everyone is here.\" He said and gave them a sheepish smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured that he would be able to win them easily with his experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, what do you need from us?\" Xue Cong asked, fearing the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi glanced at Ah Di, and he placed the deck of cards onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is what I call poker cards. It’s great for passing the time and let me teach you how to play what is called Blackjack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poker cards?\" Xue Cong frowned and didn’t know what to expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin was eager to know more when she heard that it was for playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, show us.\" Liu Shi Shi was interested in finding out what Lin Xuan Qi had come up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie was already amazed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was impressed that he had always been able to come up with new ideas and inventions out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to use his talents for the imperial examinations, she was sure that he would come out tops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Master Lin was just Master Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t seem interested in gaining power from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was glad for it, after witnessing what had happened to her father and her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi went on and explained to them the rules of Blackjack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were able to understand it, and they started to play with him as the banker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game wasn’t played with money but with papers that were rolled up with things one could demand those who lost to do written on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had a turn to write some of the ’punishments’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dealing out a round of cards, he was full of smiles when he saw the gloomy looks on Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin when they glanced at their cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi was the only one that looked confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the banker, the odds were on his side if only one of them won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want another card?\" He asked Xue Cong, and she shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same thing happened with Yue Jie and Yue Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured they might be worried about going bust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi shook her head before he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Xuan Qi looked at his cards, he had nineteen points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t worth the risk for him to take another card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, open up your cards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xue Cong opened her cards, his smile lessened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had an Ace and a ten, which was Blackjack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yue Jie and Yue Xin opened their cards, he gained some of his smile back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had seventeen and eighteen points respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? I thought you would be having fewer points.\" Liu Shi Shi frowned when she saw their cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her cards, and it was only sixteen points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi gave her a huge grin and opened his cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nineteen points.\" He said and took his winnings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must have been the seat.\" Liu Shi Shi protested and changed her seat to be next to Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi glanced at Xue Cong and asked, \"You got Blackjack, why were you looking so gloomy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... Err.. I didn’t know if it was nice to win... especially winning against you.\" Xue Cong lowered her head and said with shyness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Yue Xin also nodded their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi didn’t know whether to be glad that they was thinking of him all this while or be mad about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Xue Cong her winnings, gave her an ’I shall win next round’ glance and dealt out another round of cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Di watched with amusement by the side.\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","107cf9903ba3a31b409dfb6d3599ad8c49a44dadf608fb8431049e0e0c43f6fa","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-440","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-55",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]