“That won’t do. This bird has been with me for three years. We have a deep relationship!” Seeing Qin Xi staring at his bird covetously, the old man immediately held the cage in his arms.
Qin Xi said with a smile, “Are you indirectly acknowledging my ability then? Otherwise, why would you be afraid of losing the bird to me?”
The old man was a little angry when he heard that. He was a person with a competitive nature and could not stand being goaded. After thinking for a moment, he agreed.
A friend of the old man immediately shouted, “Old Dan, bet with her. She’s just a little girl. Why are you afraid of her?”
“That’s right. We have to teach this ignorant girl a lesson.”
“Yes, we support you spiritually!”
The old man snorted and placed his parrot, whom he had raised for three years, in front of Qin Xi. “Let’s bet. I’m not afraid of anyone.”
Qin Xi smiled and gave him a thumbs up. “Grandpa, I appreciate your courage!”
As she spoke, she took out a small black iron ball from her bag and placed it beside the parrot. “I bet on this!”
The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched. An iron ball? What a joke!
The old man glared at her. “I mean, young girl, are you deliberately trying to anger me? Are you trying to fool me with an iron ball?”
Qin Xi’s mouth twitched.
“Grandpa, don’t worry. This is not an ordinary iron ball. It’s a priceless treasure!”
“A treasure?”
The old man held the iron ball in his hand and pondered for a long time, but he still couldn’t figure out what it was.
He said angrily, “Young girl, you’re really mean. Aren’t you trying to swindle me? It’s just an iron ball. What’s so special about it?”
Qin Xi said unhurriedly, “Grandpa, I’m penniless. I only have this small iron ball and two stools. Do you still want to bet with me or not?”
“Bet. Why not?”
The old man immediately thought of a good idea and said, “I don’t want this iron ball. I want something else.”
Qin Xi nodded without hesitation. “Sure, go ahead!”
“It just so happens that I like to play chess. How about playing chess with me for a day?”
As soon as the old man finished saying that, he received a few snorts from his friends nearby.
Qin Xi thought to herself that this old man was definitely a person with a story. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been despised by so many people.
She agreed readily. “Sure!”
After the agreement was reached, Qin Xi began to read the old man’s face.
She looked at the old man for five seconds before looking away and smiling. “Grandpa, I’m done reading!”
The old man was stunned. “What? That quick? He wasn’t even ready yet.
“Young girl, you surely are a liar. There is no way you can finish it so quickly. It’s simply unbelievable.”
“That’s right. Your scam is too shabby! You should go back and learn for a few years before trying to scam people!”
“Sigh, it’s a pity that such a pretty girl ends up being a liar.”
Qin Xi ignored the others and looked at the old man. “Grandpa, you’re 68 this year, right?”
The old man nodded. “Ah, that’s right!”
“You only have one son. Am I right?”
“Yes, yes, yes. How did you know?” The old man’s heart started to beat fast and he got more serious.
His old friend patted the old man on the shoulder. “Why are you getting so excited? As long as one asks around, one will find out these basic things about you in this area. What’s so surprising about her knowing it?”
When the old man heard that, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.
Qin Xi said with a calm smile, “Grandpa, if I’m not wrong, you have an older brother.”
