Part I: "Original" Chapter 24 Cai Xiong's internal and external troubles
It is said that since Zhou Mei caught up with Cai Xiong, her career has been smooth sailing, the movie is a big hit, and she received the Best Newcomer Award of the year. Subsequently, there were more invitations to various films, but the conditions for a good script for her to participate in the starring role were to let Cai Xiong be an investor. Zhou Mei finally received fame and honor through her own hard work, of course, she couldn't take on a little-known small script, so in order to please the big director, she had to think about Cai Xiong again.
Cai Xiong likes to gamble, so she wears a beautiful dress to accompany him to gamble, and it doesn't cost her money anyway. Cai Xiong Casino is a spacious one, and the casino has opened a platinum VIP channel for him and enjoys a special box. But Cai Xiong's love for gambling is in his bones, and he scoffs at those who lose their minds when they win and lose their minds. He said: "The joy of gambling lies in gambling." It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's dispensable. Cai Xiong gave full play to the realm of gambling, as soon as he stepped into the casino, Cai Xiong's eyes leaked, and when he heard the familiar and friendly noise, Cai Xiong immediately looked bright. Dice, pai gow, playing cards, mahjong, slot machines are all proficient. Although Cai Xiong is not good at academics and says that he is stupid, he is a diligent student in his gambling career, and under the enlightenment of his father Cai Laosan, he is self-taught and tireless! He once laughed at Cai Chuan in his heart: You say that you are studious, how long can you read a book at most? It is not the time to eat, and the time to go to sleep is to go to sleep. I, Cai Xiong, is different, my persistence can be at the poker table for three days and three nights, minor injuries can not get out of the line of fire, as long as I give saliva, I Cai Xiong can hold on! Cai Xiong proudly thinks that gambling is his father's true inheritance, that is flowing in the blood, engraved in the genes, the primitive call, the distant voice. Every time he was in the casino, he felt like he had been reborn and found the source of life!
Cai Xiong's friends are all people in the casino except for all kinds of women, every time Cai Xiong just appeared in the casino, it was like arriving at his own home, a lot of brothers and sisters, and the scene was warm and harmonious. Cai Xiong is deeply respected by the casino, on the one hand, because he has money, on the other hand, as Cai Xiong himself said: "What he pursues is only gambling, everything else is floating clouds, money is casual, don't hurt the true meaning of gambling." "It's better to catch than to fish.
Zhou Mei felt the rules, every time she needed Cai Xiong to invest in a movie, she would talk to him in the casino, and she was happy, and Cai Xiong was even happier. There is a female star who accompanies him every day to immerse himself in the sea of gambling and share joys and sorrows, sharing life, which is simply a bosom friend of life and a partner on the road of revolution, and gradually begins to reflect on her own behavior. Zhou Mei is so good, but she wants to secretly bear the infamy of the junior, she is really wronged by her, and she is also a big star! On the other hand, a big star can lower his eyebrows and make him happy for a fat man who is five big and three thick, and coax him to be happy everywhere, what is this not true love! Is it better than the madman at home who bothered him all day long? So Cai Xiong, who found out in conscience, was even more obedient to Zhou Mei's words and regarded her as a treasure, and brought Zhou Mei to attend various public occasions, and people who didn't know thought she was Cai Xiong's wife. Of course, Cai Xiong would not say no to Zhou Mei's investment requirements, anyway, the money was not earned by him, and the most important thing was that his money could not be spent.
On this day, Cai Xiong defeated the Quartet in the casino again, and he was hearty, when suddenly a casino manager came over respectfully and whispered: "Mr. Cai, you have no money in your account!"
Although the voice is small, Cai Xiong is extremely sensitive and can hear it clearly at once. He followed the manager out dissatisfied, and after checking, the account was indeed less than 100 yuan. The casino owner smiled and said: "Boss Cai is a VIP here, you don't have a lot of fun to continue playing, you can hang up here." Cai Xiong said generously: "I Cai Xiong has a famous saying, never owe gambling debts. That's it for today. After saying that, he left without looking back.
Cai Xiong went back to find out, and sighed in his heart: Zhou Mei actually took 10 billion yuan from his account, and he knew that he had invested in three movies, and Zhou Mei was the No. 1 actress. However, Zhou Mei also said that as soon as the movie is released, Zhou Mei will gain fame and profit, and he will only make money and not lose money. Cai Xiong thought about it much more smoothly, so let's wait for the movie to be released a year later. Cai Xiong fell into deep thought, struggled painfully for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and decided to go back to his wife Ma Guihua, the tragic scene was like his father who made a decision to marry the landlord's daughter.
It has been more than three months since Cai Xiong slammed the door and left home last time, and when he was about to arrive at the door, he suddenly remembered something, so he picked a bouquet of flowers in his garden and took it, and his heart suddenly increased a lot of confidence. At this moment, Ma Guihua is playing the piano song "Vienna Forest Story", which is one of Ma Guihua's favorite songs, whenever she is upset, this melodious and jumping melody will remind her of the grove in her hometown, the two lovely wolves, and the person.
Ma Guihua couldn't play the piano before, but thirteen years of widowhood was enough time to train a pianist. Cai Xiong came to her side with a smile, gently put the flowers on the piano stand, and said sincerely: "My wife plays so well!"
Ma Guihua didn't want to take care of him, but after listening to his unprecedented praise, she suddenly stopped, looked at him, and said, "Say, what's the matter with me?!"
As soon as Cai Xiong saw that he had an opportunity, he stepped forward and hugged Ma Guihua, and said warmly: "Wife, we haven't gone out to eat for a long time, let's go out to eat in a while."
Ma Guihua didn't believe her ears a little, but when she saw the sincerity on Cai Xiong's face, her mood suddenly improved a lot. I also picked up the bouquet of flowers and smelled it, it was very fragrant. Ma Guihua showed a long-lost smile and said, "It's pretty good-looking." So let Cai Xiong wait, she took a bath, spent twenty minutes picking out a lotus lotus silk dress from the three cabinets of clothes and put it on, after putting on makeup, looking at herself in the mirror and the woman with a cape at night, she showed a bright smile to herself in the mirror. In fact, she has always understood in her heart that from the day she married the wrong person, she accepted her fate. All the affection can only be light and light, she is the mother of two children, and Cai Xiong's justifiable wife. The only thing she can give Cai Chuan is the 100,000 yuan that she doesn't need to pay back, and she has to run a family for the rest of her life, and she has to be responsible for at least two little lives. If Cai Xiong hadn't broken her heart again and again because of gambling and playing with women, she wouldn't have been so miserable and on the verge of collapse. That day, she said to him: "Cai Xiong, can't you live a good life with me for the sake of the two children?!" This is her true words, but also her expectation, her desire, and she has paid for this expectation, this desire for 30 years! Now that the two children have grown up and can be responsible for their own lives, she also wants to make her life better. So Cai Xiong can say such things to her today, she is really happy, because she has hope for him in her heart.
Cai Xiong took her to the private room of the revolving restaurant in the Big Red Mansion, looking at the lights outside, Ma Guihua was in a good mood, ordered a lot of dishes, and the two of them were eating, Cai Xiong said: "Wife, how much money do you still have in your hand?!"
Ma Guihua was stunned for a moment and replied, "It's not much money!"
Cai Xiong smiled and said: "Impossible! I know that the eldest brother will give you a sum of money every year, you usually don't spend money on food and clothing, you say you have no money, where does the money go?!"
Ma Guihua got angry and said, "That's my money, it doesn't matter to you whether you have it or not."
Seeing that Ma Guihua was angry, Cai Xiong immediately changed his tone and said bitterly: "I am doing business with my friends, this project requires a lot of upfront investment, I have invested all the money in my account, but there is still a gap of 100 million, as long as it takes another half a year, I will pay you back 200 million!"
Ma Guihua sneered and said: "Cai Xiong, who told me about the emergency in the rivers and lakes two years ago, and took 300 million from me! Now it's been four years, what about the money you repaid?
Cai Xiong's face immediately changed, and he roared: "Ma Guihua, I annoy you the most to be careful! You are especially calculating! You are like your father Ma Changfu, and you have cheated all the money of our old Cai family!"
When Ma Guihua heard this, she was angry and shouted: "Cai Xiong, don't be shameless! Who calculates you! My father is just one of my daughters, and he is almost eighty years old, so why are you calculating your money? Besides, what money have you given us? Okay, let's not talk about it, you will return to me the 300 million you borrowed today." I don't want the interest you said!"
Cai Xiong said angrily: "Ma Guihua, you will never be happy in your life, is there such a scheming relationship between husband and wife?! I borrow money, and I borrow money for you to spend! Clearly distinguish me from you, there is no more stingy person in the world than you! You say, how much can you take out this time?!"
Ma Guihua said: "Not a point!"
Cai Xiong said: "You are so ruthless! When I make money, don't come to spend a penny!" After speaking, he slapped the table and got up, leaving her alone.
Ma Guihua looked out the window and couldn't cry anymore.
Cai Xiong walked out of the big red mansion, he was really angry, he was such a big man, he was angry and sent flowers and accompanied her to dinner, but this dead woman didn't pull out a dime, and asked him to pay back the money! It's too hypocritical! It's too realistic! No wonder I ran to my house in a hurry, and I didn't want anything to sleep with me! If it weren't for me Cai Xiong, where would she be today?! The more Cai Xiong thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about not being able to gamble for a year, the more painful it became, and suddenly he remembered something, he quickly picked up the big brother and dialed it, and after a while, the phone was dialed, and a crisp woman's voice said: "Hey, hello! I'm Gao Ting!"