FVN Chapter 42: Perfect Shuffle Act
Chapter 42: Perfect Shuffle Act
Chapter 42
When Shen Yue heard this news, she was stunned for a moment.
She had originally planned to listen to the routine morning pep talk from the program team and then go back to sleep, after all she still had one chance to make requests that could solve her lunch today.
But what did the program team just say? All special rights are prohibited?
Isn't that just clearly banning her?! How infuriating!
Shen Yue thought she was glaring fiercely at the director who had just spoken, successfully making the director suffer a cute attack and feel slightly guilty for a second.
But it was only a second.
Cuteness was nothing compared to popularity and sponsorship.
Sorry little Yueyue, even you have to work hard today!
"Does not being able to help each other mean we can't even help cook?" Li Xing suddenly asked.
"Yes. Giving away your own property, ingredients, etc. to others is also not allowed... Oh, providing advice on how to earn money and survive is also prohibited. If the rules are violated, all food and property obtained today will be confiscated by the program team."
Li Xing nodded to indicate he understood, then turned his face to say something to Zou Xuezheng and Dong Nuo.
Shen Shuangyi had originally wanted to teach Shen Yue how to dig for potatoes in the field next door, but as soon as he heard the new restrictions from the program team, he immediately guessed that this harshness today was most likely his brother's doing.
Sure enough, after Shen Yue had slept for several days, brother finally got angry.
He would not resist his brother, and at the same time, he also wanted to see if Shen Yue was really like what his brother said. So he did not raise any objections either.
This was the first time that Shen Shuangyi had the idea to really get to know this younger sister.
Zou Xuerong looked at Shen Yue worriedly, and was just about to tell her how to earn money, when she was discovered by the program team and warned once.
Seeing the program team that was clearly serious this time, Shen Shuangyi said to Shen Yue, "Shen Yue, you have to rely on yourself today."
Shen Yue nodded. Although she still hadn't figured out how to rely on herself, she should at least go out for a walk first.
Shen Yue yawned as she thought.
Seeing Shen Yue completely lacking any sense of tension, Shen Shuangyi suddenly felt a little of his brother's helplessness.
If his future daughter was like this, he would be angered to death.
Shen Shuangyi could only tell the stall owner, "She doesn't have any money on her. Even if you win, you won't get anything from her."
The stall owner laughed with great warmth, as if he wasn't gambling with people but making some gentle gourmet dish instead. "It's alright, this is just a game. Kids are curious, so let her try."
Although the stall owner spoke like this, he had already seen that Shen Shuangyi was definitely rich, and as long as this young miss lost, then he could threaten her to rake in a huge profit.
The stall owner seemed to already see large amounts of money beckoning him, even more unwilling to let Shen Yue leave now. He even directly started shuffling the cards. "This game is very simple, it's called Twenty-One, just a game of luck. Whoever has the card total closest to 21 without going over wins. What do you think, want to try?"
Shen Yue stared at the stall owner's shuffling, deep in thought. Then she nodded.
Shen Shuangyi had originally still been immersed in the shock of Shen Yue breaking free of his hand, but in the blink of an eye saw that the two had already started playing.
Shen Shuangyi suddenly felt a sense of "if I don't enter hell, who will" duty.
Helping a straying younger sister back onto the right path was something he should do as well.
But before that, if Shen Yue didn't realize she was wrong herself, it would be meaningless.
Based on this thinking, Shen Shuangyi did not stop Shen Yue again, instead preparing to step in only when she had lost every cent and even needed to put up collateral.
Only this way could make Shen Yue realize the scourge that was gambling disguised as a game.
Here, under the stall owner's caring attention, Shen Yue had already won the first round, firmly grabbing the 5 bucks used as bait. When the stall owner asked if she wanted to play another round, she nodded without any hesitation.
The stall owner's mouth hooked into a smile. The fish had taken the bait.
"Let's use chips." Shen Yue lightly opened her mouth, still with some of the laziness of having just woken up, fully demonstrating the obliviousness a fat sheep should have.
The stall owner smiled even more happily. Chips, he certainly had those.
"Eh! Of course! I thought little miss was a newbie, didn't expect you to know your stuff!" The stall owner happily took out a pile of chips, not even asking how many exactly Shen Yue wanted, just pushing the whole stack in front of Shen Yue.
Shen Yue did not speak again, only watching the stall owner's shuffling technique, deep in contemplation.
"Shen Yue, do you know what perfect shuffle technique is? This is a special case of the riffle shuffle, where the number of cards in each stack divided is equal every time. When shuffling, it's strictly one card from each stack, so that after each shuffle the order of the cards is completely fixed."
"If you can't even see through such a petty trick, there's no way you can win."
The familiar yet unfamiliar voice of big sister rang in Shen Yue's head. After a little thought, she understood.
This stall owner was definitely using the perfect shuffle technique!