Chu Heng rolled his eyelids speechlessly, then immediately let go of the fragrant Avima in his arms, and gave him a souvenir with a smile, which was an abstract wood-carved puppy.
"This is a gift for you. It is a passionate work by a famous... um... abstract artist in our country. It is very rare and no one else can buy it with money!"
Listen to his nonsense.
This puppy was actually carved by this guy after his little black dog when he was idle and bored. It is so ugly that it is almost invisible, but it does look a bit like those mysterious works of art, which is quite bluffing.
Most people like Avima who are keen on pursuing the luxurious life of the upper class are very interested in art. Looking at the statue in her hand that looks like a dog but not a dog, and looks like a pig but not a pig, she said with joy.
: "Oh! Thank you so much, Niubichu, I like it very much! I will definitely treasure it!"
"Tsk, what, can you not call me Niubian Chu? It sounds too awkward, so you should call me by my name." Chu Heng said with a headache.
"Haha, I thought you liked this name very much."
Avima smiled wildly, and was about to call him again, but found that she still didn't know the name of the handsome guy in front of her, so she blinked, tapped his chest with her finger, and said with a charming face: "Speaking of it,
You're a little rude, you didn't even tell me your name."
"Didn't you say?"
Chu Heng scratched his head, then smiled and said: "Let's get to know each other again. My real name is Chu Heng, my nickname is Genshuo, and my nickname is Juji. You can call me any of these three names."
"Oh, my god, your name is too complicated. I can't remember it at all. Let's just call you Chu." Avima exaggeratedly showed a pained expression, and then she pulled Chu Heng's arm with a smile and walked towards the office building.
He walked over and said, "Okay, don't stay outside anymore, let's come in quickly."
With the help of Chu Heng's versatile conversation skills and his criminally handsome face, the two of them were like Taoist friends for many years, chatting and laughing affectionately, walking slowly through the office building, and came to a building in the backyard that was both neoclassical and...
Baroque style blue house.
There are many rooms in this building. It is their restaurant, lounge and activity room, and occasionally guest rooms.
Avima led Chu Heng straight into the activity room. The space inside was huge. There was a pool table at the door, and there were sofas, wine cabinets, coffee machines, gambling tables and other furnishings inside.
At this time, there were already many people in the room. They were staff from embassies and agencies from various countries, and they all knew Chu Heng.
There are five people in total.
The Roman Ishbel, who was as strong as a bull, was playing billiards with the Hungarian Malkin, while the Albanian Cobden was sitting on the sofa with the Danish Claudius and the Egyptian Clive, drinking coffee.
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Chu Heng glanced at the room and waved with a smile: "Hello, friends!"
"Hi, awesome Chu!"
"What would you like to drink? The coffee here is pretty good. Would you like a cup?"
"Friend, have you brought enough money? Don't lose your pants later!"
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After laughing for a while, Chu Heng came to the wine cabinet, looked at the drinks in it, selected a bottle of Tsingtao beer, drank a few sips, and went to the billiard table.
After watching for a few minutes, the Roman Ishbel lost to Malkin and lost five dollars.
This stake is already quite high. The Bretton Woods system has not collapsed yet, and the U.S. dollar is still linked to gold, and its purchasing power is quite large. You can buy two movie tickets, or four or five simple coupons for just one U.S. dollar.
meal.
"Damn it, if I hadn't been careless just now, you wouldn't have won!" Ishbel, who had lost several games in a row, took out his money and threw it on the table in frustration, with a very ugly look on his face.
Judging from this point alone, this is a person with poor gambling skills and a bad temper...
Chu Heng stood aside and looked at him secretly, but did not make a judgment immediately.
Soon, a new round begins.
Malkin was calm and collected throughout the whole process, thinking carefully about every shot. On the other hand, Ishbel talked trash all the time and complained every time he was hit.
Not long after, the round was over.
Not surprisingly, Ishbel lost again.
Just when Chu Heng was thinking about playing a few games and having a good time, Avima, who went out to pick up people, came back and brought back a bloated middle-aged aunt, a Danish Anna.
Mitt is also an old gambler. It is said that he once stayed in a casino in Citigroup for a full month and left with more than one million US dollars!
"You're finally here, Anna, let's get started, I can't even sit still." Seeing her come in, Claudius, who is also a Danish man, came up to her enthusiastically and hugged her, and then he started to yell.
He pulled her to the card table and sat down, shouting: "Hurry up, friends, I can't wait!"
This looks like a glass stick that saw a handsome guy...
"Come on! Friends, let's get started."
Avima is also very addicted to gambling. She rubbed her hands with excitement and invited everyone to sit down at the card table.
Chu Heng chose a seat to the side, with Anamit at the top and Ishbel at the bottom.
"Crack!"
After sitting down, Avima took out a deck of playing cards and put it on the table. She turned her head to look at the newcomer Chu Heng and explained the rules carefully: "We play stud, and everyone takes turns to deal the cards. The ante is one dollar.
The knife cannot exceed twenty, is that okay?"
"I have no problem."
Chu Heng smiled and put his hands into his arms, took out a stack of beautiful knives and put them in front of him. They looked very thick, but in fact they only amounted to more than three hundred. Except for one hundred pieces, the rest were all one piece or two pieces.
small change.
These alone have already taken away the activity funds given by the superiors...
"Wow, it looks like you are rich!"
Anamit, who was sitting next to him, let out a strange cry, and then took out a wad of change and put it in front of him. The maximum denomination was only ten yuan.
"The bet is placed!"
At this time, Avima, who was in charge of dealing the cards, reminded everyone loudly, and after everyone had placed a dollar, she quickly dealt a hole card to everyone. This card was a hidden card and did not need to be shown to others.
Then she dealt another card, which was to be revealed.
Chu Heng's card was the Ten of Hearts, and the hole card was the Ten of Spades.
The pair is no longer small.
He put down the cards calmly and observed the expressions and actions of the others. Some were expressionless, some were slightly frowning, and some were cursing.
For example, Ishbel beside him was greeting God at this time.
Stud is not only a test of courage, but also a test of acting skills. It is possible that some people have good cards but pretend to be annoyed, and there may be people who have bad cards but are full of confidence.
You won’t know for sure until the end.
At this time, Anamit is the biggest player on the bright side. There is a King of Hearts quietly lying on her hidden card, so it is up to her to decide the bet.
"Well... I think this K is worth two dollars." She took out two dollars and threw them in with a smile.
"I... still want to see the third card for the final decision!"
Chu Heng followed hesitantly, looking like his cards were in bad shape.
Because it was the first round, no one else withdrew and threw in two dollars one after another.
When the third card was dealt, Chu Hengming already had a pair of tens on his face, which was bigger than everyone else. It was up to him to decide how much to bet.
"Haha, a king is only two dollars, so my pair should be worth ten dollars, right?"
He showed an ecstatic expression and threw out ten dollars with a wave of his hand.
"I won't follow!"
The first Ishbel immediately folded his cards and punched the table to show that he was annoyed, but Chu Heng found an imperceptible calmness in his eyes.
