Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 199 Playing Poker

On the last day of the exam, Zhou Guoqiang finally took the time to walk around the city. However, he went back after delivering meat to the restaurant and had other things to do with his family.

Zhou Xiaoyun specially bought a hat to wear. It’s really not a human suffering to stay under the sun for two hours on this hot day. It’s so hot!

Sweat kept dripping down. No, I had already drank two bottles of mineral water in a while.

 When the exams were all over and a bunch of students came out, Zhou Xiaoyun searched everywhere for Dabao, and finally saw Dabao among a bunch of students.

Zhou Xiaoyun waved his hands vigorously and shouted: "Brother, here!"

Dabao ran over happily, but Zhou Xiaoyun drank half the bottle of mineral water in his hand before he started to speak: "I'm so thirsty, I finally finished all the exams!"

Zhou Xiaoyun looked at Dabao’s face and thought he must have done well in the exam! Anyway, the score of the first choice Fengxiang Sports School is not particularly high, so I think Dabao will still be able to get into it with his grades.

 The brother and sister rode home happily.

Zhao Yuzhen had prepared a table of delicious dishes long ago and was waiting for Zhou Xiaoyun and Dabao to come back to start the meal.

Xiaobao will take the exam for junior high school in a few days. Recently, he studies at home every day and refuses to go anywhere. When eating, I just eat a bowl and then leave without even saying a few words.

Zhou Xiaoyun shouted: "Xiaobao, are you full? Why are you eating so absent-mindedly? Even if you have to review, you are not in a hurry right now! Come back and have something to eat."

Xiaobao always listened to Zhou Xiaoyun's words, so he sat down honestly and filled another half bowl of rice.

Dabao is in a good mood. Anyway, he has passed the exam no matter how he did, and he doesn’t have to do anything else until the results come in. I’ve already planned everything, let’s have a good time at home for a few days.

Zhao Yuzhen asked Dabao how he was doing in the exam. Dabao replied impatiently: "I have done it anyway. I don't know whether the answer is right or wrong."

 Haha, a typical Dabao-style answer.

Zhou Guoqiang winked at Zhao Yuzhen to signal Zhao Yuzhen not to ask further questions. Zhao Yuzhen stopped the topic unhappily.

Behind his back, Zhao Yuzhen complained to Zhou Guoqiang unhappily: "Really, I can't even ask my son a few questions during the exam? Don't you even care about me?"

Zhou Guoqiang said: "After the child takes the exam, let him play happily for a few days. You will naturally know when the results come out. Whether it is good or bad, it is a foregone conclusion that he has passed the exam at this time, so there is nothing to ask."

Zhao Yuzhen was awakened. Yes, maybe Dabao didn’t do well in the exam. Wouldn’t it make her angry if she asked Dabao like this again? Forget it, why are adults still arguing with their children about this?

 Let him go!

Zhou Xiaoyun had to go to class the next day, so he rode to the county seat in the afternoon.

 A few days later, Xiaobao's exam was also over.

 Xiaobao seemed to have done well in the exam and was all smiles when he came home.

Dabao joked: "Xiaobao, it seems that Yingming Middle School is a piece of cake for you!"

Xiaobao kept an eye on it and responded vaguely. I thought to myself, don’t miss it again then, it’s better to brag less now.

 When Zhou Xiaoyun and Erya were officially on vacation, the four brothers and sisters started a happy summer vacation.

Now everyone has their own room, but Dabao, Xiaobao and Erya still habitually come to Zhou Xiaoyun's room to play.

Zhou Xiaoyun's room is slightly larger. It has a beautiful desk, a tall bookshelf, a wooden wardrobe and a bed. The layout is obviously similar, but Zhou Xiaoyun's room is definitely larger than the rooms of Dabao and the three of them. Tasteful.

 Is it because of the gauze curtains? Or is it because of the light blue gauze curtain? Or a beautiful landscape picture on the wall? Or are there just a dazzling array of books on the bookshelf?

  Anyway, Zhou Xiaoyun's room is beautiful, clean and tidy.

  Has always been the home base for brothers and sisters.

 Summer is here. Put the mat on the floor tiles. It is very cool to sit on it. The electric fan on the ceiling whines again, not to mention how comfortable it is.

Everyone has some pocket money in their hands. If they have nothing to do, they can buy popsicles to quench their thirst and relieve the heat. It would be so comfortable to eat popsicles while playing cards!

 The four of them first upgraded their opponents by forty points. Unfortunately, Dabao lost too much and always blamed Erya for not coming.

Erya retorted unconvinced: "Brother, please don't always put the blame on me. How can you blame me when it's obviously your fault?"

Seeing that the two of them were arguing so much, Zhou Xiaoyun had no choice but to suggest a different way of playing.

Erya said enthusiastically: "How about we play 'Catch the Train'?" It's very simple. As long as one poker card is placed in a straight line, if there are the same cards, you can win home. In the end, the player has more cards. The one who wins.

Xiaobao sneered at this kind of untechnical gameplay.

Dabao is willing, because he is the best at cheating in the game of "catching the train". As long as he takes a peek at the cards in his hand when placing the cards and draws them quickly, he will win without losing!

Xiaobao knew what his brother was planning as soon as he saw his eyes rolling, and he firmly disagreed with playing "catching the train". Humph, Dabao was deceived countless times when he was a child, but now he won’t fall for it!

Zhou Xiaoyun saw the three of them arguing endlessly, so he simply brought a book over to read. Really, it’s just a matter of playing poker for fun, and everyone is arguing with their faces red-faced!

 Xiaobao finally came up with a method that Dabao and Erya agreed on: counting twenty-four points.

This method of playing is also very simple. Divide the playing cards into four equal parts. One person takes out a card from his hand and puts it in front of him. Regardless of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, each number can only be used once, as long as the result can be calculated as twenty-four. Anyone with a colorful face is counted as number 1.

 Whoever has the answer, just say "yes" and then announce the answer. Those who fail to calculate have to put a blank note on their face, and they have to "eat" all the cards and go home. Whoever has no cards in his hand at the end wins.

Dabao thought this was quite interesting and clamored to put notes on Xiaobao’s face.

Xiaobao laughed, and his smile was like catching up with a little fox, which made Zhou Xiaoyun chuckle. It is estimated that Dabao will suffer some loss again.

Sure enough, Xiaobao is extremely fast, and the result usually comes out as soon as the cards are placed here. Zhou Xiaoyun can also calculate very quickly, but Erya and Dabao are always slow and sometimes can't even calculate.

Erya felt something was wrong after being posted two notes and refused to come.

Zhou Xiaoyun took Erya downstairs to buy popsicles.

Dabao didn’t go around the bend and insisted on continuing to play with Xiaobao. I don’t even think about how good Xiaobao is in mathematics. How can he be Xiaobao’s opponent?

 When Zhou Xiaoyun came back with Erya, Dabao had notes all over his face. Xiaobao is tearing up a piece of paper, soaking it with some saliva, and sticking it under Dabao's chin!

Looking at Dabao's disgraced face after losing was so ridiculous, both Zhou Xiaoyun and Erya laughed.

 (End of this chapter)