Chapter 169: This Barbecue Shop Is Too Dark

Lin Feng had just returned home when his phone rang.

The caller ID showed a stranger's number.

Who called?

Lin Feng swiped his finger across the screen and said, "Hello~".

"Xiao Feng, I'm Tang Mi's mother!"

From the phone came the voice of Tang Mi's mother, Du Xichun.

"Auntie—no, Mom—".

Lin Feng shouted.

"Hey~".

Tang Mi's mother answered with great delight!

Then she said, "Xiao Feng, how have you and Xiao Mi been doing these days?"

Lin Feng smiled and replied, "We've been great!".

"Good then! There's something to tell you—Xiao Mi just called her best friend…".

Du Xichun told Lin Feng about Tang Mi's phone call to Ouyang Moli.

"This matter…".

Lin Feng thought for a moment, then, wanting to support his own daughter‑in‑law, said boldly, "No worries, Mom. Tang Mi is proud‑hearted; we'll have to make her fully convinced, right?".

Du Xichun said, "Xiao Feng, don't worry. We'll provide the money; use Xiao Mi's dowry as the stake. We'll handle the matters over there, and you can broaden your horizons in the meantime."

"Oh, okay!".

Lin Feng agreed.

After hanging up,

Lin Feng shook his head and muttered, "This daughter‑in‑law really is a handful; now she's truly wasted my dowry."

Earlier, after winning at cards, Lin Feng hadn't taken it seriously; he planned to transfer the money, open an account for Tang Mi, and throw it into the stock market.

He would buy a few stocks when the market fell 2,000 points at the end of this year, then sell them when it rose to 2,400 points in early February next year.

That in‑and‑out could easily net a twenty‑to‑thirty percent profit.

What about now?

The money's gone, turned into a pile of chips on the gambling ship.

On the other side, after Tang Mi took her mother's call, she let out a "Wah—" and started crying again.

This time she cried even more sorrowfully than before.

If the money reached Lin Feng, she thought she could still scrape out a bit.

Now it's chips; hoping Lin Feng and she can win the money back is no different from dreaming.

She knows the rules of that ship.

The money is first deposited in a Swiss bank.

Then the bank issues a check, which is sent straight to the ship to be exchanged for chips.

They're all red chips, which cannot be directly redeemed for cash.

Only by tossing the red chips onto the gambling table can one win blue chips.

Only the blue chips can be exchanged back into money.

In other words, once you board the ship with money, you must gamble; otherwise you can't even retrieve the principal.

What sophisticated gambling technique exists in this world?

It's merely about cheating or mastering various gambling rules; a quick mind can see and calculate.

Cheating is definitely out of the question, so one can only rely on a bit of card‑counting skill, and more importantly, luck!

Tang Mi feels that ever since she's been by Lin Feng's side, her luck has vanished entirely.

She used to be the formidable Tang Family heiress, now she's a little daughter‑in‑law who gets scolded daily.

For a moment, Tang Mi felt too embarrassed to call Lin Feng.

She didn't call, but Lin Feng called her.

The phone rang, and seeing the caller ID read "Great Demon King," Tang Mi hesitated for several dozen seconds before choosing to answer.

"Crying?"

After the line connected, Lin Feng asked.

"Mm!" Tang Mi honestly nodded.

Lin Feng chuckled, "It's nothing, it's just 100 million USD! Stop whining; whatever you lose, I'll make it up to you, okay?"

"Are you serious?"

Tang Mi furrowed her brows, "You don't seem to have much cash; you're not planning to sell a house, are you? Our houses are golden hens that lay eggs—selling them isn't worthwhile."

"Eh~".

Lin Feng exclaimed, "You actually think that?"

Tang Mi said, "Don't be fooled by how much I spend; I know exactly what money should be spent and what shouldn't. Even if I were a poor landlord, I couldn't sell the fields!"

Lin Feng smiled silently, "Looks like I misjudged you, Secretary Tang! You're a good daughter‑in‑law!"

Tang Mi said, "So you're only just noticing! Wow~".

She cried again.

Lin Feng said a few more kind words, finally stopping Tang Mi from crying.

"Xiao Mi, will you come over tonight?"

Lin Feng asked.

"Don't! You're up to no good again!"

After saying that, they hung up the phone.

Tang Mi was sitting at the barbecue stall at that moment.

The people around saw Tang Mi crying and laughing, and thought she had broken up.

The boss lady set a plate of skewers in front of Tang Mi and said, "Little girl, there's nothing you can't get over; cheer up!"

After saying that, they turned and left.

Tang Mi picked up the skewers from the plate and furrowed her brow.

She felt this skewer of grilled fish was too small, just like her.

Why is the bamboo skewer holding this grilled fish so thick?

Are we eating the fish or the skewer? This barbecue place is too shady!

October 22.

Monday.

Lin Feng had just finished washing up, was about to go out for breakfast, when his phone rang.

It was Wu Qian calling.

The last time they parted, it was still the 15th.

Now it's the 22nd, a week has passed.

Lin Feng promised her, saving money to help her boost her performance.

But there has been no response for a long time.

Wu Qian thought Lin Feng had forgotten her.

A sour, bitter feeling filled her heart.

But she quickly adjusted.

Before, not to mention a week, she hadn't been with her ex-husband for several months.

Many salaried workers in Yanjing live like this.

After thinking it over, she finally mustered the courage to call Lin Feng.

Saying Lin Feng forgot Wu Qian.

But he actually didn't forget.

He was still thinking about it last night!

It's naturally because Qi Yao gave him a buzz cut.

If it weren't for those two eyebrows, Lin Feng wouldn't even want to go out.

"Hey~"

Lin Feng said into the phone.

"It's me!" Wu Qian whispered.

Lin Feng said with a smile: "Where are you?"

Wu Qian said: "At work, here at the xx business hall."

Lin Feng said calmly: "Then wait, I'll be right over."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

An hour later, in the office of the business hall, Lin Feng filled out a transfer form and handed it to Wu Qian.

Just now, Lin Feng opened a savings account at this bank.

The amount filled in on the transfer form was 6.3 billion.

This is equivalent to the 100 million US dollars saved for Tang Mi.

Wu Qian looked at the amount on the transfer form and happily laughed.

She completed the transfer procedures as quickly as possible.

After that, Lin Feng said with a smile: "Now you can go out often, right? Just consider it as maintaining my important VIP client."

"Of course!"

Wu Qian said with a smile.

After completing the procedures, Wu Qian greeted her superiors and obtained approval.

Wu Qian ignored the strange looks from her coworkers and saw Lin Feng to the door.

"Wait, I'm going to change clothes!"

Wu Qian suddenly realized, preparing to change clothes before going out.

Wu Qian was wearing a light blue short-sleeve shirt, a dark blue vest and skirt, flesh-colored *** on her legs, and black high-heeled leather shoes.

"Don't change, you look best like this!"

Lin Feng quickly grabbed Wu Qian.