Chapter 167: Dowry Lost

One hundred million US dollars, converted to domestic currency, that's 6.3 billion! Secretary Tang, with this money, how do you plan to spend it?

In Building 1, Unit 18 of Heaven's Abode Auspicious Scenery Community, Lin Feng sat on the sofa, smiling as he looked at Tang Mi.

Tang Mi was not like before when she faced Lin Feng, looking angry and helpless.

She sat opposite Lin Feng with her arms crossed, her head slightly raised, wearing a look of triumph.

A few billion—she's definitely a petite rich woman!

Tang Mi had already planned how to spend the money.

Lin Feng asked that, and she excitedly said: "First buy a big villa—one in Yanjing, one in the Magic City, one in Shenzhen; heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below—one each in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and one in Shu Capital. At each place hire a few servants and equip three sports cars!"

With twelve months a year, I'd live one month in each city; when it's hot I'd go to a cool place, when it's cold I'd go south—spring all year round, haha!

After Tang Mi finished, Lin Feng calculated for her, frowning, and said: "This way, the money is almost spent, right?"

Tang Mi shook her head: "I've calculated it—total spending is only not even ten thousand US dollars; the rest I'll put in a bank fixed deposit to earn interest, at least over ten thousand a month, plus the one million you give me, that's enough to spend."

Lin Feng shook his head: "If you had seventy million US dollars, I wouldn't give you pocket money."

Then I won't sleep with you.

Then I won't take wedding photos with you, and you won't get this money.

You!' Tang Mi stood up with her hands on her waist, eyes wide, staring at Lin Feng and said: "Are you jealous of me, jealous that I have more money than you?"

"You have more money than me?" Lin Feng found it strange instead.

How did this woman calculate?

Tang Mi said triumphantly: "I've calculated your real estate—unless you sell it all, the annual rent after expenses is a pure profit of five million US dollars; in terms of cash on hand, you'd need ten years to catch up to me."

How did you figure out this money?

Lin Feng asked curiously.

Tang Mi counted on her fingers: "You have nearly a thousand units, six hundred of them regularly rented; at 6,000 yuan per unit per month, that's about 3.6 million a month, 43.2 million a year."

From this money you still have to pay for cleaning, replace furniture and appliances, etc., so the net profit is at least reduced by a quarter, i. e., ten million.

The remaining amount is roughly five million US dollars; over ten years that's only fifty million US dollars—do you say my calculation is wrong?

Awesome, Secretary Tang!

Lin Feng gave Tang Mi a thumbs-up: "Letting you manage the house for a few days, you actually figured out my family's bottom line."

Of course!

Tang Mi said proudly: "In a company, the one who knows the assets best is not the boss, but the employees underneath."

Lin Feng nodded deeply in agreement, then said: "What did you just say? That I'm jealous of you? Exactly! I am jealous of you, jealous that you'll soon have more money than me. So, out of jealousy, I decided not to take wedding photos with you."

Tang Mi stared, then sat beside Lin Feng, shaking his arm and said: "Honey, promise me!"

Lin Feng shook his head: "Coquettish behavior is useless; a man absolutely cannot let the woman beneath him be richer than him, otherwise he becomes a little white face. Although I'm handsome and can live off my looks, doing this would disgrace a man."

Soft tactics won't work, so Tang Mi had to resort to hard ones.

"Little white face, dare to gamble with me?"

Tang Mi raised her hand and flicked her finger across Lin Feng's chin.

"How to gamble?"

Lin Feng glanced at Tang Mi and asked.

Tang Mi was very confident in her gambling skills, having been exposed to them since childhood.

Tang Mi said: "I'll put up one hundred million US dollars, you use twenty years of collected rent, we'll exchange them for chips, take a deck of cards, pick ten cards from Ace to Ten, Ace counts as one, after shuffling each person draws a card, then places bets, and finally we compare values…"

"Isn't this the same as Three Card Brag?"

Lin Feng frowned and said.

Tang Mi said: "Three cards are too troublesome; this way is the most direct."

"All right! Let's gamble!" Lin Feng nodded.

There were no playing cards at home, so Lin Feng went downstairs to the convenience store outside the community and bought a deck.

After returning home, Tang Mi selected from the deck the ace of hearts, then the two through ten of hearts—exactly ten cards.

Then, from the remaining cards, each side selected twenty as chips, each chip representing five million US dollars.

Tang Mi drew the red ten and said to Lin Feng: "This is the highest card in the set, the ace is the lowest point. However, if the red ten meets the ace, the ace counts as higher."

Lin Feng nodded: "So the ace of hearts is one point, but it can beat the ten of hearts, right?"

Tang Mi nodded: "Yes!"

Lin Feng took the cards from Tang Mi's hand, glanced at them, then shuffled twice himself.

Then he had Tang Mi shuffle.

Tang Mi shuffled three times and flung the cards onto the table.

The ten cards were spread out evenly and neatly on the coffee table.

Lin Feng glanced at them, thinking that Secretary Tang would soon lose her dowry, wondering what her mood would be.

Then each took out a card as a chip and placed it on the table, representing a base bet of five million US dollars.

Then Tang Mi drew a facedown card from the table.

Lin Feng glanced at it and knew the outcome.

Tang Mi drew an ace, Lin Feng casually drew a card; as long as he didn't draw a ten, he would beat Tang Mi.

Tang Mi flipped over her card, glanced at it, and immediately conceded.

Five million US dollars in hand, Lin Feng beamed: "Great start! I just won a year's rent with this first hand, haha!"

Tang Mi gave Lin Feng a sideways glance and sneered: "Usually whoever wins the opening will lose miserably later."

Second round, Lin Feng shuffled the cards and drew a ten himself.

Tang Mi drew a nine.

Lin Feng knows these cards because his eyesight and memory are both strong; not to mention ten cards, even a hundred he can remember the order of each card.

Tang Mi does not know Lin Feng's these abilities.

She only knows that Lin Feng is big and strong in combat, and she is no match for him.

This is only about strength; she believes her gambling skills can surpass Lin Feng's.

"You little brat, when I was sweeping all opponents at the card table, you were still… in elementary school!"

Tang Mi glanced at the 9 and felt pleased.

But she showed no expression, took out a chip card, and said, "I bet 5 million!"

The 9 of Hearts is already very big; unless Lin Feng can get the 10 of Hearts.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I'm going blind; you need to bet 10 million."

Tang Mi said, "Since I lost the last hand, I speak first; looking at cards you can bet 5 million, your blind bet also needs 5 million, and next hand if I call it's double."

"Alright!"

Lin Feng blind bet 5 million; Tang Mi called 10 million.

Seeing Lin Feng not look at his cards, it was obvious he wanted to try his luck.

Tang Mi felt pleased, because the chance for Lin Feng to get the 10 of Hearts is only one in nine.

Lin Feng glanced at the 15 cards left in Tang Mi's hand, threw out 8 chip cards, and said, "Blind bet 40 million; if you want to show your cards, you must go all-in."

Tang Mi hesitated for a long time, feeling confident, and with a tense expression slapped her chip cards onto the table.

Then she revealed the 9 of Hearts and loudly said, "Except for the 10 of Hearts, any other card you lose; I don't believe you can get the 10 of Hearts!"

As soon as her words fell, Lin Feng flipped open his cards.

10 of Hearts!

Tang Mi was stunned.

Then, just like last night, she let out a "wa" and cried.

Her dowry hasn't even arrived, and she's already lost everything!

Tang Mi is the granddaughter of Old Master Tang, a young lady of the Tang Family, playing at her family's casino; the perceptive dealers naturally let her have her way.

She even thought she was the gambling king!