newbobooks Chapter 159: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 159: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
The racecourses of this period were different from those of the previous dynasty in that the membership system only allowed foreigners to enter.
Nowadays, in this prosperous place, people from all walks of life gather here, including military and political celebrities, wealthy businessmen, and everyone has some background and abilities.
The racecourse changed its rules, and in recent years, even Chinese riders have been allowed to participate in the competition.
The racecourse is brightly lit and bustling with people at night.
There were gentlemen wearing top hats, socialites in dresses, and occasionally, you could see soldiers in uniform walking by with a lady on her arm.
The waiter, wearing a suit and bow tie, respectfully led the two to the high stands at the racecourse.
Wei Miao discovered that they seemed to have taken a special passage, which was not as crowded as before.
The two of them walked to the highest point, and Wei Miao looked over and saw that there were private rooms enclosed all around the racecourse.
The interior is very luxuriously decorated, with a wine cabinet and a tea bar. There are both Chinese and Western snacks on the bar next to it, which are very tempting.
The view from the front opening is towards the racecourse, and sitting on the high-end sofa, you can have a clear view of the situation below.
"There was no night horse racing in previous years. It has only become popular in the past two years."
Uncle Zeng Bao saw Wei Miao looking at everything in front of him with curiosity, and explained to her in a gentle voice.
Wei Miao's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Do you want to place a bet tonight?"
Uncle Zeng Bao laughed, "You little brat also knows the rules of horse racing?"
Wei Miao was in a difficult situation at the time, and he had studied antiques, so how could he not have studied gambling?
Unfortunately, she was young and poor. More importantly, there was a gambler in the alley who had his hands chopped off by someone chasing him for debts.
Xu Ayu gave him a personal instruction:
"Eat as much as you want, wear 28-cent clothes, gamble half, and whore for nothing. If any of you dare to touch these things, don't blame me for being ruthless."
When the crazy mother-in-law got angry, even the stubborn and argumentative second aunt nodded and said that the eldest sister-in-law was right.
The two brothers of the Wei family felt a chill down their spines and dared not say a word.
Wei Ada is better. He is an honest man. Apart from sports cars, his biggest hobby is drinking a little wine.
Wei Miao's second uncle has been a naughty boy since he was young. If his grandparents hadn't been strict with him, he would have run away to become Cui Liping's younger brother.
As a result, one day, Wei Miao heard his second uncle and his good brother A Sheng complaining:
"Given his cowardly appearance, if you hang out with him all your life, you'll just be a nobody."
Thinking of this cheerful and clever second uncle, Wei Miao sighed slightly.
Uncle Zeng Bao thought she had no capital, so he asked someone to open a box, which was full of US dollars.
"These are for your bets."
Wei Miao looked at the green-headed banknote, grinned instinctively, and waved his hand:
"My mother won't let me touch it, not even betting on horses."
Before Uncle Zeng Bao could say something, someone came over to the half-open door of the box.
A polite foreigner smiled and said, "Mr. Zeng, you are a rare guest. When the people below told me, I thought they were seeing things."
This middle-aged foreigner spoke fluent Chinese and his smile was smooth and oriental.
Uncle Zeng Bao nodded to him and said, "I have nothing to do, so I came here to see what's going on. I didn't expect to alarm Mr. George."
Guo Qiaozhi smiled and said, "Mr. Zeng, are there any horses you like today?"
Uncle Zeng Bao shook his head, as if he was just here to have fun.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and someone in the half-open box next door cheered.
"He opened a bottle of wine, then open ten bottles for me."
A cynical voice with a hint of arrogance came through clearly.
Uncle Zeng Bao looked at Guo George with a smile.
The middle-aged foreigner looked calm, "You know, the Fourth Master is a big customer here."
When Wei Miao heard the name "Fourth Master", he roughly knew who he was. He was the current head of the Zeng family, Uncle Zeng Bao's fourth brother Zeng Baoyi, who was also the number one prodigal son in Brother Lu's eyes.
Wei Miao thought about the value of the family property that Brother Lu said he had squandered, and felt a little envious. If she had that much money, she would be able to live a carefree life and wouldn't have to follow Brother Lu and worry about everything.
After the middle-aged foreigner left, Wei Miao asked curiously, "Brother Zeng, why is he so polite to you?"
Uncle Zeng Bao laughed: "Ah Miao thinks that foreigners are all arrogant and conceited, and it's rare to meet someone so polite?"
Wei Miao smiled.
Indeed, even with Durand and Louis, these well-educated foreigners, Wei Miao could feel the arrogance in their bones when he got along with them.
It is not intentional, but is innate due to the influence of the environment since birth.
"When you are rich and powerful enough, people of all races will look up to you."
Wei Miao agreed with this statement. The strong are respected.
"Mr. Zeng, are you bragging about yourself?"
Uncle Zeng Bao found her speechless expression very interesting and he couldn't help laughing again.
Now he believed more and more in what Master Zhishang said before his father's death.
"Since you can't place a bet, then you can place one for me. If I win, I'll give you half." Uncle Zeng Bao changed the subject.
Wei Miao looked at the box of banknotes and advised: "There are many ways to bet on horses."
Uncle Zeng Bao became interested and wanted to listen to the little boy's talk.
"You see, horse racing consists of a horse and a person. The person who drives the horse to the finish line first wins."
Uncle Zeng Bao nodded.
"There is a lot of room for manipulation. Horses and people will run faster or slower according to the odds. For example, when a strong horse performs well, people will bet on it. When there are many bettors, the horse will fall or the rider will be unstable... It is very stupid to participate in gambling that is controlled by humans."
After Wei Miao finished speaking, he took the tea beside him and took a sip, and found it tasted delicious.
Uncle Zeng Bao smiled and said, "Which one do you like best, one or ten?"
Wei Miao knew that he would definitely place a bet, so he sighed, picked up the information about the horses that would be on the field that the foreigner had just brought and began to study it.
Uncle Zeng Bao was in a very good mood seeing her serious look on her face. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of fighting from next door.
"Lu Shaojie, don't go too far." There was exasperation in his voice.
"Master Zeng's temper has become worse and worse. I just heard that you were here, so I came to see my old friend."
The speaker's voice had a hint of provocation in it.
"How do you want to play tonight?" Zeng Baoyi said in a bad tone.
Lu Shaojie said: "Since it is a horse racing hall, let's bet on horses."
Zeng Baoyi sneered, "It's boring."
Obviously, both of them knew the inside story of horse racing betting. It was fine for them to have fun in the past, but it seemed low-class to actually choose horses according to the tickets.
"So how and what do you want to bet?"
Lu Shaojie smiled and said, "I heard that you have shares in Southwest Railway. How about betting on this?"
Zeng Baoyi was stunned for a moment. He had not taken care of the company's affairs for two or three years since his grandfather passed away.
The people around him murmured a few times, and he suddenly realized and said nonchalantly: "Then what are you betting with me?"
Lu Shaojie thought for a moment, "My family has a waterway for water transportation, how about blocking it?"
Zeng Baoyi listened to the people around him mumbling for a while, and said impatiently:
"Okay, how do you bet?"
Lu Shaojie said, "Don't you have dozens of horses at the racecourse? Let's find someone to ride our own horse, and whoever arrives first wins."
"Okay!" Zeng Baoyi's pretty face finally showed a hint of interest.
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