Chapter 304

Although Qian Hongyan tried to stabilize Ma Lan's mental state, in reality, Ma Lan's mental state had already collapsed!

To put it bluntly, she was indeed good at mahjong, but her sportsmanship was truly terrible. Being unable to afford to lose was her biggest problem, and all her emotions were written on her face.

For example, if she won a small hand, she could be excited for ages, but when her hand happened to be blocked by someone else, she would grit her teeth and look as if she wanted to eat the other person alive.

She had played for three rounds and finally won over three hundred thousand, but then lost two big hands all at once. Naturally, she was extremely miserable. Not only was the three hundred thousand she won gone, but she had also lost over two million of her own. This was truly losing half a lifetime's savings!

Ma Lan had never earned much money in her life, and her husband was incompetent, so having saved two million was already quite remarkable.

When she bought P2P wealth management products, she almost lost everything, and it was only thanks to Ye Chen stepping in that she got the principal and interest back.

Later, she also extorted over a hundred thousand in rent refunds from her daughter, plus the little money Xiao Changkun earned from flipping antiques, which added up to just these two million.

As a result, she had lost almost all of it in two hands...

Seeing that her face had turned green, He Lian deliberately provoked her: "Sister Ma Lan, do you still want to play? You aren't feeling bad about the money, are you? It's only two million. You can afford a large villa in Tomson First Grade; isn't this little bit of money just pocket money for you?"

"Play! Why wouldn't I play!" Ma Lan's face twitched slightly, and she said: "This little bit of money is nothing. The main thing is to have fun. Let's continue!"

"It's just for the fun of it! Money is not an issue." The other two also chimed in.

At this moment, Ma Lan had no idea that the other three were not only working together but had also been calculating her death from the start.

This automatic mahjong table could shuffle the tiles according to a predetermined plan.

Even the dice rolls could be controlled!

In this way, He Lian could distribute the desired tiles to everyone exactly according to her own requirements.

In the previous hand, Ma Lan got a "heavenly listen" hand, but the sixes and nines had long been divided among the other three, so Ma Lan's hand was a dead end from the start. As long as the three of them didn't discard the winning tile, she could never win.

But Ma Lan didn't know any of this.

After getting the "heavenly listen" hand, Ma Lan was naturally full of confidence. Although she didn't win in the end, she felt she was just one step away.

It was precisely this mindset that gave her the impulse to gamble even more.

Next, He Lian used her mobile phone to control the mahjong machine and gave Ma Lan a little slack.

Ma Lan won two hands in a row. Both hands were very neat, but they had no multiplier, so even winning was just a small hand.

So Ma Lan only won a total of one hundred thousand in two hands, which was a drop in the bucket compared to what she had lost!

Ma Lan's mental state became even more unstable. Losing over two million in two hands but only winning one hundred thousand in two hands—this was too disgusting! Couldn't they let her win a couple of big ones?

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, prepared to fight these three to the end!

The game continued.

In this hand, as soon as Ma Lan started, she had three Easts, three Wests, three Souths, and two Norths, and the other two were two Red Dragons.

Upon seeing this hand, Ma Lan was stunned.

This hand was another "heavenly listen," waiting for the North Wind and the Red Dragon.

More importantly, if she could get a North Wind, that would be three of each of the four directions—this was the Four Great Blessings!

The Four Great Blessings could win the highest multiplier!

If she could draw a North Wind, she could win back two million in one hand!

Thinking of this, she excitedly called "waiting for a tile" and then started drawing North Winds one after another.

She felt that whether it was the North Wind or the Red Dragon, they might not be very useful to others, and most people would definitely discard them after drawing them, so even if she couldn't win by self-draw, she could at least wait for someone else to discard the winning tile.

However, how could she know that this game had long been rigged.

The North Winds and Red Dragons she needed were all in Niu Guimin's hands. That is to say, just like the previous "heavenly listen" hand, this hand was a dead end that she absolutely could not win from the start!

Ma Lan waited bitterly for the North Wind and the Red Dragon, waiting for several rounds without success. As a result, after He Lian drew a tile, she pushed her tiles over directly and said with a smile: "Oh my, I won by self-draw again! This time it's no sets, pure suit, and all triplets, forty-eight fans in total!"

When Niu Guimin saw that she had won by self-draw with a six-bamboo, she hurriedly said: "Oh my, sister Lian, that was the last six-bamboo, I have three in my hand! You really fished the moon from the bottom of the sea!"

"Oh my, it really is fishing the moon from the bottom of the sea!"

He Lian clapped her hands happily and said: "Then add another eight fans, fifty-six fans from each person, which is five hundred and sixty thousand."

Ma Lan felt a wave of dizziness!

She only had about two hundred thousand left in her bank card, and losing another five hundred and sixty thousand in this hand—how could she afford to pay!

Ma Lan couldn't help but pull Qian Hongyan over and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, to tell you the truth, I don't have much money left. Can you lend me some?"

Qian Hongyan cursed her for deserving it in her heart, but on the surface, she pretended to be in a difficult position and said: "Sister-in-law, I don't have any either. You know the situation of the Xiao family..."

Ma Lan hurriedly asked: "That's not right. Last time you and brother-in-law went to look at villas. In any case, an old villa should be worth over ten million, right? Can't you lend me a few hundred thousand?"

Qian Hongyan sighed and said: "That money was all taken away by the old lady to fill the hole in the Xiao Group!"

Ma Lan said anxiously: "Then what should I do? I don't have enough money to pay! If I can't continue playing, how can I make a comeback!"

At this time, He Lian said: "Sister Ma Lan, you aren't out of money, are you? If you aren't going to play, hurry up and settle the account for this hand."

Ma Lan was anxious and said with a flattering smile: "How could I be out of money? I just didn't bring that much with me. Can I owe you for this hand first? Let's settle everything together after we finish these eight rounds."

She felt that she must find a way to win the money back today. If she stopped playing now, the two million would all go down the drain!

She originally thought that since He Lian was so rich and often lost millions at a time, she shouldn't care about the money and would be easy to talk to, and should be able to agree to her request.

Unexpectedly, He Lian's expression suddenly turned cold, and she said sternly: "Sister Ma Lan, that won't do! In mahjong, wins and losses are settled on the spot for every hand. How can there be a reason to owe? When I lost before, I paid you immediately. How come now that you've lost, you want to welch on the debt?"

As she spoke, He Lian added: "Besides, if you don't have money to put out but still want to play mahjong with us, isn't that trying to get something for nothing? It would be fine if you won, but what if you welch on the debt after losing? What are we supposed to do?"

Ma Lan's old face flushed red, and she couldn't say a word.

Seeing her like this, He Lian said with some disdain: "I only agreed to play with you because Hongyan said your sportsmanship was good. If you aren't willing to pay to continue playing, then please settle this five hundred and sixty thousand first. Let's end it here for today, no more playing!"