The two chatted hotly, Shi Lei took his mobile phone and found the true picture of the five-star twenty-eight houses from the Internet, and then confirmed it with Crawford one by one from the details. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although Shi Lei's English is indeed not enough to cope with such conversations, fortunately, Crawford is quite smart and can always understand what Shi Lei wants to express through gestures and so on.

Shi Lei found that there was a strange tacit understanding between him and Crawford, and it was this tacit understanding that allowed the two of them to completely ignore the language barrier and communicate very smoothly.

After a long time, Crawford admired Shi Lei's erudition in calligraphy and painting, and no longer regarded him as a junior, at least in terms of artistic point of view, Shi Lei was more than enough to be his teacher.

Seeing Shi Lei and Crawford chatting so happily, bursting into laughter from time to time, both of them drank several times, Li Qian Haocheng felt extremely unhappy, and at the same time a little faintly worried.

He stood up and said in a loud voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, it's almost time, and according to the tradition of the Scola family, shouldn't we start playing cards?"

After Crawford heard this, the conversation between him and Shi Lei also came to an end, so Crawford said: "Mr. Shi, I am very happy to be able to chat with you today, which has benefited me a lot." It's almost time, and every Christmas Eve night in our Scola family, there will be a game of cards, and my father will play it himself. I don't know if Mr. Shi is interested in playing cards, so you might as well play together. ”

Shi Lei smiled: "I'm afraid that I can't play it, Li Qian Haocheng is staring at me!"

Crawford glanced back at Li Qian Haocheng, smiled dumbly, and said, "Qian, this child, can be regarded as I watched him grow up." This kid is actually very simple, but his personality is ...... I don't know who it looks like, I've seen his parents, one is a taciturn scholar, the other is a diplomat who can speak well, but no matter who he is, he usually seems to be reserved and calm, but he ......"

"Maybe it's because his family is too introverted and heavy-hearted that he is psychologically rebellious, and he will develop such a character, right?" Shi Lei said with a smile.

Crawford nodded, feeling reasonable, and said, "Maybe that's really the case." I had a very happy chat with Mr. Shi today, and the next few days are holidays, if Mr. Shi is not in a hurry to leave London, I would like to invite Mr. Shi to come to my house again, and we can have a more in-depth chat. ”

Of course, Shi Lei readily agreed, and said: "I still have to stay in London for some time, and Mr. Scola has time to listen to my nagging, and I can't ask for it." ”

"Hahaha, okay, that's it. Let's go, go play cards. ”

Under the leadership of Crawford, several people who were ready to play cards went to a special chess and card room together.

On the way, Li Qian Haocheng came to Shi Lei's side and said in a low but vicious voice: "After a while, I will let you know what the God of Gambling is." Although we don't play for money, the person who loses all the chips has to play according to the requirements of the person with the most chips. I hope you don't lose for a while......"

Shi Lei smiled faintly, and said in his heart that such a punishment was also interesting, he didn't take it too seriously, thinking that in Scola's house, no matter how excessive Li Qian Haocheng was, he would be limited after all.

entered the chess and card room, but Shi Lei was stunned.

He originally thought that the so-called card game was either bridge, or stud or Texas Hold'em, which has been popular in recent years, but in the chess and card room, there are two mahjong tables, or the electric kind.

Shi Lei opened his mouth wide, mahjong ?!!

Seeing Shi Lei's expression, Crawford laughed and said: "Haha, Mr. Shi, I didn't expect it, right? In an Englishman's house, there will be your traditional Chinese mahjong table! This game was taught to us by Qian's grandfather, and then our family was deeply infatuated with this kind of game from your Orient." There are more than 100 mahjong tiles, but there are almost infinite possibilities, and our Scola family likes to play for a while when we have nothing to do. And on Christmas night, this game has been our tradition for decades. ”

Shi Lei shook his head and said with a smile: "It's really unexpected, I thought it would be playing cards, I thought it was like a nobleman like yours, and it must be your Western bridge and the like, but I didn't expect it...... Haha......"

"Shi Lei, let's have a table, you sit here, I sit on your house! Li Qian Haocheng pointed at Shi Lei and said very arrogantly.

Crawford whispered to Shi Lei: "Be careful, Qian is a master, he has never lost playing mahjong in our house." ”

Duke Scola also reappeared, and he smiled and said: "Every year I lose money to money, and this year, I must take revenge." Money, be careful, the game I thought of five years ago still hasn't been able to get you to do it. ”

Li Qian Haocheng said very disdainfully: "Grandpa Duke, you are ready to make the game you thought of five years ago become the game you thought of six years ago." ”

Originally, Crawford wanted to share the table with Shi Lei, but Jenny was afraid that Shi Lei would really lose to Li Qian Haocheng, but she knew that Li Qian Haocheng, a pompous guy, would not recognize his relatives as soon as he was on the table, even if it was his mother, he would not have a single chip left. As for Duke Scola, he knew from what he had just said.

I'm afraid that only Jenny is on the table, and Li Qian Haocheng will be a little more restrained. Moreover, Jenny is at the same table with Shi Lei, and when Shi Lei loses, he can also feed him cards, put water or something.

Seeing Jenny on the table, Li Qian Haocheng immediately made a bitter face: "Jenny, you have the same table with me, how can you let me kill the Quartet? No one dares to win against you if I win! Moreover, you don't want to release water for this kid, right?"

Jenny rolled her eyes and said, "Did I ask you not to kill the Quartet? Even if you do your best, I will play the game according to the winner's request if I lose." ”

Li Qian Haocheng grabbed his hair exaggeratedly, then stared at Shi Lei again, and said viciously: "It's you, it's all your fault for this kid, so that Jenny wants to play cards at the same table with me." She'd never been at the same table with me before......"

"Then you ought not to thank me, for I, Jenny, are at last willing to sit down at the same table with you. ”

Li Qian Haocheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly didn't know how to pick up the stubble.

Yes, Jenny refused to sit at the same table with him, which was obviously not something to boast about. And now that Jenny is willing to share a table with him, he can also take the opportunity to get closer to Jenny, which is a good thing.

Seeing Li Qian Haocheng's expression, Duke Scola also laughed, he pointed at Li Qian Haocheng and said: "Qian, there is finally a person who can control you, hahaha, Shi, you have to make sure that you can not only make him deflated in the confrontation of words, but also let this arrogant boy taste the taste of defeat in the game of cards." After playing mahjong in our family for so many years, this kid has never lost. It's so arrogant that when I meet an old man like me, I don't even know how to let go. I'm a duke!"

Shi Lei shook his head secretly, and said in his heart, where do you look like a duke?

At the beginning of the game, Li Qian Haocheng continued to provoke Shi Lei, and after Jenny counted a few words to him, he didn't dare to be more verbose, but he kept glaring at Shi Lei viciously, playing cards and touching cards with extra force.

I have to say that Li Qian Haocheng's mahjong is really good, and Shi Lei is just barely able to play, and he is not his opponent at all.

Even with Jenny's continuous release of water, the chips issued in front of Shi Lei were quickly halved.