Because we stole the limelight, Zhou Lin seemed a little unhappy.
Just as I was listening to the short story, I saw the private room next door.
A waiter walked in and said he was refilling the hot water for Boss Zhou.
While I was watching the actors on the stage, I was listening to what was going on next door.
Not long after, I suddenly heard an exclamation from next door.
Turning around, he saw Zhou Lin collapsed on the sofa.
He was frothing at the mouth and his limbs were twitching constantly.
"Boss Zhou, what's wrong? Boss Zhou!"
Zhou Lin's friend was in a panic and exclaimed.
Some friends shouted loudly:
"Quick, send to the hospital..."
The whole box was in chaos.
Even the audience on the first floor was affected.
These people turned back frequently to see what was happening in the box.
The actors on the stage even stopped singing.
Holding the microphone, he shouted anxiously to the waiter upstairs:
"Go and see what's wrong with Boss Zhou?"
Mr. Hong and I also got up immediately and went to the box next door.
Looking at a few people, they were about to carry Zhou Lin downstairs. I immediately stopped him and said:
"Don't move!"
Zhou Lin’s friends looked back at me, all of them showing dissatisfaction.
Especially the man with glasses who had previously encouraged Zhou Lin to send a flower basket, asked angrily:
"Who are you? Don't move yet, get out!"
I'm not in the mood to deal with this guy at all.
Looking at Zhou Lin who was still twitching, I immediately said:
"This gentleman has suffered from epilepsy. If he moves around, he will bite his tongue and hurt himself. I will take care of it..."
These people looked at me doubtfully.
The man with glasses directly asked me dissatisfiedly:
"You handle it? Are you a doctor?"
I shook my head.
"No, I have this problem too. I brought medicine with me!"
With that said, I walked forward and emptied Zhou Lin's tea cup.
Pour a glass of water, open his mouth, and put the powdered medicine into his mouth.
Under the suspicious eyes of everyone, Zhou Lin returned to normal in just one minute.
When a friend told Zhou Lin what had just happened.
Zhou Lin thanked me frequently. He said he had suffered from epilepsy since he was a child.
Over the years, it has not relapsed.
Thanks to me this time, otherwise, if my friends didn't handle it well, I'm afraid it would leave him with sequelae.
But what Zhou Lin didn't know was that he was not having an epileptic seizure.
Instead, I asked Xiaoduo to pretend to be a waiter and put medicine in his tea bowl.
The symptoms displayed are very similar to those of epilepsy.
We exchanged phone numbers, I declined Zhou Lin’s invitation to have dinner, and left directly with Mr. Hong.
On the way back to the hotel, Mr. Hong couldn’t help but ask me:
"Xiao Liuye, aren't we just here to get close to this guy named Zhou? He invites you to dinner, why don't you go?"
I shook my head slightly and did not explain.
If you want to catch a big fish like Zhou Lin, you must not be in a hurry.
It's the first time we meet, if we are too familiar with each other.
It is inevitable that people will think that Mr. Hong and I are too casual.
I want Zhou Lin to be unable to see through me. The more he cannot see through me, the more curious he will be.
When the time is right, I will properly reveal some of my fictional background to him.
When the time comes, he will have no doubts about me.
In the next few days, Mr. Hong and I went to the theater every day.
Just like before, I send flower baskets every day.
During this period, I also met Zhou Lin several times.
Every time, he would take the initiative to pay for us.
But every time, I refused.
This evening, we met again.
He simply came to our box and chatted for a while. Zhou Lin asked me curiously:
"Boss Chu, do you Habei people also like to listen to Peking Opera?"
I smiled slightly, pointed at Mr. Hong and said:
"I'm not afraid of Boss Zhou's jokes. In fact, I don't understand them at all. It's just that my brother has fallen in love with the actor who sings in Tsing Yi. In addition, we are not familiar with Jinmen and have no other pastime. We can only force it.
No worries, I came with him to listen to the show..."
Zhou Lin laughed, patted my shoulder and said:
"They are all men, I understand!"
Then, he asked me again:
"Then Boss Chu, are you coming to Tianjin for tourism?"
I shook my head.
"Not entirely. There are two factories in Jinmen that owe us some money. I came to Jinmen this time to collect payment..."
"What's the business of Boss Chu?"
"My family's small business has several mines!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place fell silent.
Zhou Lin and several friends looked at each other in confusion.
I was thinking secretly in my heart.
Mining, that's a small business?
In the next few days, Zhou Lin was extremely enthusiastic towards me.
He took Mr. Hong and me to visit the scenic spots in Jinmen.
I ate a few more Tianjin specialties and went to a few entertainment venues.
Although every time, he always pays the bill first.
But in the meantime, I still invited him back several times.
After dinner that day, Zhou Lin picked his teeth with a toothpick and asked me with a smile:
"Boss Chu, do you usually like to play cards?"
In these days of contact, I have never mentioned anything about gambling to Zhou Lin.
Unexpectedly, the first person to bring it up was himself.
"I also played, but I didn't play very well. I lost more and won less..."
I answered casually.
Zhou Lin laughed and said:
"To be honest, Boss Chu, I have no other hobbies except gambling. If you want to play, can we set up a game?"
I turned around and looked at Mr. Hong and asked:
"Do you want to play?"
Mr. Hong stretched his waist and said lazily:
"It's been really boring lately, so let's have some fun!"
"Okay, then I'll call a few friends and let's go to my house to play!"
Zhou Lin's home is a small courtyard house that looks old.
But when we entered the door, I couldn't help but be surprised.
The whole room is simple and elegant.
In the rows of cabinets, there are many antiques and curios that are unknown whether they are authentic or fake.
Among the three friends Zhou Lin called, one was the man with glasses from before.
It is said that he is doing seafood business at the dock and the conditions are good.
There is also a short, fat man in his thirties, everyone calls him Uncle San.
Judging from his clothes and conversation, he seems to be a person of some status.
The other one is a woman in her twenties named Xiaona.
His appearance is reasonable and his Mandarin is pure.
Listen, some of them don't look like people from Jinmen.
"Should we still fish for pickles?"
Putting two decks of cards on the table, Zhou Lin asked everyone.
“How to fish for pickles?”
Mr. Hong asked with some confusion.
In fact, this is also the first time I have heard of this kind of gameplay.
Zhou Lin said that this is a local method he learned while traveling in Yunnan.
The rules are very simple, excluding the king and king from the two decks of cards, there are a total of 104 cards.
One person is the banker and the others are the players.
Each person is dealt two hidden cards first, and the points of the two cards are added up, 9 points is the highest.
If it exceeds ten o'clock, compare it with single digits.
j, q, k, are all zero points.
If the dealer has 8 or 9 points, you have to choose to explode directly. The player cannot get the cards and compare the cards directly.
When the player's point is 8 or 9, he also chooses to explode and compare cards with the banker.