Chapter 304

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

To put it bluntly, she did have a knack for playing 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 a long time, but when her own hand was blocked by someone else, she would grit her teeth and wish she could tear the other person apart.

She had played for three rounds and finally won over three hundred thousand, but then she lost two big hands all at once. Naturally, she felt terrible. 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 being able to save 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 her principal and interest back.

Later, she also extorted over a hundred thousand in rent refunds from her daughter, and combined with the money Xiao Changkun earned from flipping antiques, it all added up to just these two million.

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

Seeing her face turn 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 or so. You can afford a large villa at Tang Chen, so isn't this little bit of money just pocket change to 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 fun! Money is no big deal." 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 demise for a long time.

This automatic mahjong table could shuffle the tiles according to a pre-set plan.

It could even control the dice!

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

In the previous hand, Ma Lan received a "Heavenly Listen" hand, but the six and nine ten-thousands 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 would never win.

But Ma Lan didn't know any of this.

After receiving the "Heavenly Listen" hand, Ma Lan was naturally full of confidence. Although she didn't win in the end, she felt it was just a matter of being one step away.

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

Next, He Lian used her 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 didn't have many points, and winning them was just a small victory.

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

Ma Lan's state of mind became even more unstable. Losing two hands could cost her over two million, but winning two hands only earned her a hundred thousand; this was too disgusting! Couldn't they let her gamble on two 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," winning on either a North Wind or a Red Dragon.

More importantly, if she could get a North Wind, she would have three of each of the four directions, which was a "Big Four Happiness"!

"Big Four Happiness" could win the highest number of points!

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

Thinking of this, she was so excited that she immediately called a win and started drawing for the North Wind.

She felt that whether it was the North Wind or the Red Dragon, they might not be of much use to others, and most people would definitely discard them after drawing them, so even if she couldn't draw it herself, she could at least wait for someone else to discard it.

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

The North Wind and Red Dragon she needed were all in Niu Guimin's hands. In other words, just like the previous "Heavenly Listen" hand, this hand was a dead end where she absolutely could not win from the start!

Ma Lan waited bitterly for the North Wind and Red Dragon, but after waiting for several rounds, she still didn't get them. As a result, after He Lian drew a tile, she pushed her tiles over and said with a smile, "Oh my, I won by self-draw again! This time it's Concealed Hand, Full Flush, and All Triplets, for a total of forty-eight times the stake!"

When Niu Guimin saw that she had won by self-draw with a six-bamboo, she hurriedly said, "Oh my, sister Lian, that's the last six-bamboo, and I have three in my hand! You've '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 times the stake, for a total of fifty-six times the stake from each, 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 aside and whispered, "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 feigned difficulty 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. No matter what, an old villa should be worth over ten million, right? You don't have a few hundred thousand to lend me?"

Qian Hongyan sighed and said, "That money was all taken 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 don't want to play, hurry up and settle the account for this hand."

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

She felt that she had to 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, so she 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. How can there be a reason to owe money? When I lost before, I paid you immediately. Why do you want to welsh on the debt now that you've lost?"

As she spoke, He Lian added, "Besides, if you don't have money and 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 welsh on the debt after losing? What are we supposed to do?"

Ma Lan's 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 you had good sportsmanship. If you aren't willing to pay to continue playing, then please settle this five hundred and sixty thousand first. We'll end it here for today, no more playing!"