Master, That's My Wife and My House! - Chapter 6

“Once you get past this point, you’ll be suffocating by the time you reach a thousand.”

Everyone laughed and joked. Lin Youwei was a little worried and quietly tugged at Chen Feng’s sleeve. Jiang Wei said, “I also went to elementary school. I can even write my own name.”

“Alright then.” Chen Feng nodded slightly, then said, “How about this, we play a number relay game. To put it simply, each person calls out a number once, one or two numbers each time, such as 1 or 1, 2!”

The group looked puzzled, not understanding what kind of game this was. Chen Feng continued, “Whoever says the number 10 last loses, okay?”

Jiang Wei thought about it for a moment. The game was very simple and didn’t require any props; you could play it just by talking. So he nodded and said, “Why not? Let’s bet!”

Chen Feng laughed and said, “Let’s agree on this first: one round to decide the winner, and no cheating allowed if you lose.”

“Enough with the nonsense. I, Jiang Wei, have never cheated on anyone. I still have that much integrity.” Jiang Wei patted his chest. This game wasn’t that difficult. As long as he stuck to the number 9, Chen Feng would definitely lose.

Seeing Jiang Wei’s confident demeanor, Chen Feng just wanted to laugh. This era is really good; both good and bad people are pure and stupid enough, unlike decades later when people are as cunning as monkeys and can’t fool anyone except through telecom fraud.

“Okay, if you’re ready, let’s get started.” Chen Feng said with a smile, “Shall I count first?”

“Enough with the nonsense, let’s get started,” Jiang Wei said impatiently.

“1, 2!”

“3!”

“4, 5!”

“6, 7!”

“8, 9!”

“…10? Huh?” Jiang Wei was stunned, looking bewildered. How did he lose?

“Excuse me, thank you.” Chen Feng reached for the money.

Jiang Wei quickly grabbed Chen Feng’s hand, and Chen Feng couldn’t help but laugh when he saw this. “Old Jiang, you’re not going to back down, are you? There are so many people here, you’re not going to honor your promise!”

Jiang Wei’s face was a little ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, “Who can’t afford to play? We’re just trying it out this time. I’ve never played this game before, so I have to give it a try first, right?”

Chen Feng stared into Jiang Wei’s eyes, watching him flinch and dodge. Then Chen Feng grinned and said, “Alright! You’re right. If you haven’t played before, it’s only right to try. Shall we play another round?”

“Come on!” Jiang Wei nodded without hesitation.

“This is the real deal,” Chen Feng said.

“Enough with the nonsense, let’s begin,” Jiang Wei said impatiently, then quickly added, “I’ll start this time.”

“Sure!” Chen Feng nodded.

Jiang Wei thought for a moment and then said, “1, 2.”

“3.” Chen Feng.

“4, 5.” Jiang Wei.

“6.” Chen Feng.

“7.” Jiang Wei.

“8, 9.” Chen Feng.

“…Huh!?” Jiang Wei’s eyes widened, a 10 stuck in his mouth, unable to spit it out.

Everyone present was also stunned, not understanding what was going on. Could it be that Chen Feng, who had a vocational school education, and Jiang Wei, who had only an elementary school education, had such a big difference in intelligence that, after counting back and forth, it was still Jiang Wei who said the number 10?

“Hey, this is really weird,” someone next to Jiang Wei said in astonishment.

This time, Chen Feng pushed Jiang Wei’s hand aside, took the money and food coupons, and said with a smile, “Thanks!”

“One more round.” Jiang Wei took out another dollar and two jin of grain coupons, slammed them on the table and said, “You play one more round with me, best two out of three. If you win this round, these are yours too. If you lose, you have to give me back what you just had.”

Jiang Wei felt frustrated. Where was he going to get the money to gamble? He had just lost 86 cents and 2.1 jin of grain coupons, which was his entire day’s food. If he couldn’t win it back, he would not only go hungry, but he would also get a severe beating from his parents when he got home.

Chen Feng smiled as he looked at the money and food coupons, then nodded and said, “Alright, one last round, win or lose, let’s call it a day, how about that?”

Jiang Wei nodded and said, “Okay, let’s settle this with this one round.”

“What if someone keeps pressing the issue?” Chen Feng asked.

“After this round, anyone who tries to cause trouble is a dog’s ass!” Jiang Wei said fiercely.

“You go first, me first?” Chen Feng asked.

Jiang Wei’s heart skipped a beat when asked the question. After thinking for a moment, he said, “I’ll go first.” Then he said directly, “1.”

“2, 3.” Chen Feng.

“45.” Jiang Wei.

“6.” Chen Feng.

“7…!” Jiang Wei’s heart tightened as soon as he uttered a number, because the result was already predicted. If he said 7, Chen Feng would shout 8, 9. Just like the last round, he would still have to say 10. If he said 7, 8, then as long as Chen Feng said 9, he would still have to say 10. No matter what, he couldn’t escape it.

Looking at Jiang Wei’s pale face, Chen Feng said slowly, “8, 9.”

“…I didn’t finish.”

“Then 9.” Chen Feng looked at Jiang Wei with a smile and casually took the money and meal tickets from the table.

Jiang Wei wanted to stop him, but then he remembered what he had said before. If he didn’t let it go now, wouldn’t he be ashamed as a dog?

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei felt unwilling but couldn’t say anything, so he turned around and left. He had already made a fool of himself enough, why should he stay here and be laughed at?

After Jiang Wei left, the others also dispersed. Lin Youwei then asked in surprise, “You… how did you do that? Why does Jiang Wei always lose?”

Chen Feng looked at Lin Youwei with a smile and said, “Curious? Master’s wife, how about we play a game? We won’t play with money and food stamps, let’s play something else?”

When Lin Youwei saw Chen Feng looking her up and down, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly lowered her head and ate her porridge, taking a few small sips.

Chen Feng chuckled and said, “Actually, there’s nothing magical about it. The key to this game is just stepping on 3.”

“Step on 3?” Lin Youwei didn’t quite understand.

Chen Feng reached out his hand to Lin Youwei and said, “Give me your hand.”

“Huh?” Lin Youwei was taken aback.

Chen Feng grabbed Lin Youwei’s hand directly. His master’s wife was truly amazing. She was beautiful, had a great figure, and her fingers were exquisite, like jade carvings.

“Look, this game only requires you to step on 3 and multiples of 3. If I call out first, I’ll call out 1, 2, so you can only call out 3, or 3, 4. If you call out 3, I’ll call out 4, 5. If you call out 3, 4, I’ll call out 5, 6, so you can only call out 7, or 7, 8. If you call out 7, I’ll call out 8, 9, so you can only call out 10. If you call out 7, 8, I’ll call out 9, so you can only call out 10.”

“If you call out first, you call out 1, then I call out 2, 3; if you call out 1, 2, then I call out 3. In short, as long as I keep a multiple of 3, you will eventually have to call out 10.” Chen Feng explained while fiddling with Lin Youwei’s fingers, as if he were playing with them carefully.

Lin Youwei was confused and didn’t notice this point, but suddenly asked, “If he knew too, would you not be able to win?”

Chen Feng smiled and nodded, saying, “If he were as smart as you, Master’s wife, I would be willing to lose!”