Early the next morning, Meng Yan followed Fatty Wang to the urban village of Lake City.
In the dim alley, Meng Yan followed Fatty Wang and shuttled back and forth between the dilapidated shops.
These shops looked shabby on the outside, and were wrapped tightly from the outside with black cloth and the like.
If it weren't for the occasional few people coming in and out of the shops, Meng Yan would never believe that these shops were still open.
Fatty Wang told him that this place was an underground black market for stone gambling in Lake City. The rough stones here were smuggled directly from the mining area. If you want to find the real treasure, you have to deal with these people.
Meng Yan never knew that there was such a place in Lake City.
After twisting and turning for a while, Meng Yan and Fatty Wang finally stopped in front of a dilapidated shop.
"We're at the place, let's go in." Fatty Wang stretched out his hand and motioned for Meng Yan to follow him. After saying that, he opened the curtain at the door of the store and got in.
Meng Yan followed closely behind, and after walking through a dark and dilapidated corridor in the store, he opened a wooden door, and the inside suddenly became clear.
In a clean and tidy room, several men and women were sitting around a table under the electric light. On the table were several pieces of raw stone covered with cloth.
"Hey, Boss Wang, I've been waiting for you for a long time." A shiny middle-aged man saw Fatty Wang walking into the room and immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Excellent, commendable. Boss Chen doesn't mind that I'm a novice. It's my honor to invite me to participate."
Fatty Wang and the middle-aged man named Boss Chen turned around after being polite and patted Meng Yan on the shoulder.
"Brother Meng, let me introduce to you. This is Boss Chen who runs this shop. He has been in this business for more than 20 years and is also a veteran in the stone gambling industry."
"Boss Chen, this Brother Meng is the young physiognomist who I told you about recently."
After hearing this, Boss Chen raised his head and looked at Meng Yan for a few times. A trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but his face was still full of enthusiasm. He smiled and extended his hand.
"So you are the Brother Meng that Boss Wang mentioned. You are young and promising, young and promising!"
"He's not a fortune-teller. It's just a compliment from Boss Wang." Meng Yan stretched out his hand and shook it with him in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.
At the same time, a man and a woman sitting at the table saw this scene and curled their lips in disdain.
"Boss Chen, stop talking nonsense and let's get started. There are a lot of people gambling on stones these days just to gain fame. Whether they have real skills or not, we will see in a moment."
The young man who was sitting had an arrogant expression on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Meng Yan when he said this. It was obvious that these words were directed at him.
When Meng Yan heard this, Yun Danfengqing didn't react at all, as if it had nothing to do with him.
When Fatty Wang heard this, he turned his eyes away. After taking a look at the young man, he couldn't help but feel slightly startled. He quickly pulled Boss Chen aside.
"Boss Chen, why did you call him here?" Fatty Wang looked worried.
"There's nothing I can do." Boss Chen spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.
"I originally wanted to ask Boss Xue yesterday, but it happened that he went out and only his son was at home."
"I thought that since he is the son of the famous Xue Baotou, Xiangshi would be good at everything, so I invited him over."
When Boss Chen said this, he glanced at Meng Yan a few times inadvertently: "Isn't it good for you? In our stone gambling industry, without decades of experience, can you survive? I think you are looking for it.
This young man is about the same age as Xue Botou's son, so he seems to be evenly matched, so now we are evenly matched."
"If I really call Xue Baotou, a veteran of decades, will you be convinced if I was tricked today?"
Boss Chen obviously didn't know that Meng Yan slapped Boss Xue in the face yesterday, and he didn't believe that Meng Yan was as amazing as Fatty Wang boasted.
One was Xue Bituou's son, and the other was Fatty Wang. They were unknown young men who were found from who knows where. Boss Chen felt that there was no suspense in this competition.
"Alas." Fatty Wang sighed.
"Okay, Boss Chen, if the person you invite later loses, don't deny it."
When Boss Chen heard this, he couldn't help but laugh contemptuously, thinking: "Who doesn't know that you, Fatty Wang, are a rich and newbie who has just entered the industry? You only have a few days of experience in the industry, and you want to be lucky enough to find someone."
It is simply a fantasy that a little-known Xiangshi master is still so young."
"Fat Wang, you pig, will be killed by me, Boss Chen, today!"
At this moment, Meng Yan also pulled up a stool and sat next to the table.
The young man on the side looked at Meng Yan repeatedly, and after confirming that there was nothing amazing about Meng Yan, he withdrew his gaze with a look of contempt on his face.
He is dressed like a street vendor and is about the same age as himself. He dares to call himself a fortune teller. He is probably a charlatan who came out of nowhere.
Well, thanks to being a charlatan, I can make a small fortune today.
The woman on the side put a hand on the young man's shoulder, and her eyes were full of disdain. He simply didn't believe that this young man who was dressed in street clothes could be more capable than his boyfriend.
"Boy." The young man was similar in age to Meng Yan, but his words were rude.
"I think you are just trying to find a way to earn a living. Otherwise, I will teach you a few tricks now so that you don't show too many tricks in front of Boss Wang and get kicked out." The young man said with a smile.
While shaking the Rolex watch on his wrist.
The golden Rolex is the same style as his father's.
Meng Yan didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, so he just ignored him.
Seeing Meng Yan's slight attitude, the man couldn't help but feel slightly sullen.
"Boy, do you know who I am?" The young man came close to Meng Yan and stared at him directly.
"Xue Bantou, do you know?"
When Meng Yan heard this word, he was slightly startled and nodded.
Xue Baotou? It can’t be the Xue Baotou who kowtowed to himself at the door of the store yesterday, right?
Meng Yan turned his head and couldn't help but start to look at the young man in front of him.
In the eyes of the young man, such a reaction must be that he was intimidated by his father's reputation, and he couldn't help but feel proud.
"I am Xue Qingshan, the son of Xue Baotou."
Meng Yan looked at the golden Rolex watch on Xue Qingshan's wrist and nodded subconsciously.
It seems they are really a father and son.
Seeing Meng Yan's reaction, Xue Qingshan couldn't help feeling proud.
If you tell me your name, you've probably scared this charlatan out of his wits.
Let’s see how I expose you in a moment! Then I’ll have to appreciate the embarrassment on your face!