Chapter 16: The side effect of the ring

Translator: Lionwwang  Editor: Lionwwang

“Brother Little 5!” Didi’s voice is trembling, and she calls me in a low voice.

She seems to groan, her body is soft, and her hands look like to be unable to hold these lottery tickets.

This scene is really scary.

Winning the lottery is a joyous thing, but such things are overdone.

There is a bright light across in my heart suddenly.

The ring!

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I try my best to suppress the excitement, forcibly suppressing all kinds of frightening thoughts that come out of my mind, swallowing and spitting hard, and holding out my hands to Didi, who is already weak in her legs: “Okay, don’t say anything, let’s go and cash in the prize first.”

God knows that my heart is beating like a drum.

Didi looks at me and says powerless, “OK!”

All two of our faces are red with excitement.

When we reach the prize office and hand the tickets, a fat middle-aged woman is sitting in front of us, smiling professionally. For the first second, she is trying to say “congratulations on winning the lottery,” but the next second, she sees a stack of lottery tickets I have handed over, the expression on her face changes from curiosity to shock. … Then it was completely rigid.

Her mouth is also set to a standard “O” shape. Fortunately, I put my hand on her shoulder to stop the woman from jumping up in excitement.

But the expression on her face is wonderful. I have never seen a person’s expression make such a variety of changes in a flash. From smiling at first, then shocked, finally, it was completely “shut down”.

There are other staff members wondering about it. When they come and see, they are immediately exclaimed either.

I know it could not be concealed. What I can do is stand quietly in front of them and listen to these men and women screaming for five minutes. When I see that the storm was getting bigger and bigger, I take a deep breath and shout, “Can I exchange the prizes?!”

My voice called many people back at once. The first thing I heard is from a slightly older man. He takes a pair of glasses and pulls away the fat woman in front of me who is responsible for the award. Then he looks at me and squeezes out a smile. “Can you wait a minute, we have to go through the formalities and take out your government ID to register, please?”

HMM, go through the formalities? I think it is to verify the authenticity of the lottery.

But it is no wonder that whoever meets this kind of thing, the first reaction must be: holly shit, is that true?

I keep quiet and I take out my ID to him.

I have read some novels that the protagonists can hide their identity when they get rich by lottery. In fact, this is impossible!

Any kind of lawful and rich income must be paid taxes. To pay taxes, it is necessary to pass the relevant procedures of the tax department. Once your ID is pulled out, all you personal information will be immediately available.

I fill in two forms and signed a few names. After half an hour, the old man, who seems to be in charge, comes back. The temperature was not too high in the afternoon, but he wipes his forehead with a cold sweat, and don’t his face is showing crying or smiling. He looks at me, as if watching a ghost. “Mr. Chen Yang, right? We have checked your lottery tickets. There is no problem at all.”

I sigh: “Can I cash the prize then?”

“Yes! Yes! Of course.” The person wipes the sweat and says with a forced smile, “But can you cooperate with our publicity? You see, we’ve never met such a winner like you. There are reporters here. And can you come on stage and have some words with the lottery people who are buying lottery tickets?

“No need.” I refuse it at once.

Kidding me? Media interviews? Speaking?

All will bring troubles.

He seems want to say something more, and I immediately refuse, “Sorry, I’m not obligated to be interviewed by the media, am I? And you have no right to force me to do it.”

“Understand, understand!” The old man sweats hard and reluctantly says, “Many winners have your mentality. But… ”

He says a lot of words to try to persuade me, but I refuse one by one, next to us, there are some media have been informed that there is a super lucky man, a person won 30 lottery tickets alone!

This is definitely a big wonder. Many journalists have been pouring in here.

I have some impatience on my face: “Well, you needn’t say more. Please give me the prizes.”

“OK! Do you want to take the prize directly? Or? ”

“Cash, please!” I answer him quickly.

Take the prizes?

Please! Two cars, four air-conditioners, six TV, eight microwaves, ten kitchenware… How can I delivery them back? Even I can, there’s no place to store them.

The man in charge seems also smartly ready for such an arrangement. He turns back to the prize office, then takes a check and some files out, and my ID as well.

“Do you really not think about to take the interview?”

I take everything from his hands and shake my head: “No need!”

I grab Didi, who is standing there still, and walk to the door of the prize office. But when we go out and find there are lots of reporters there. They have totally engaged the road already.

The prize office is a temperately build up wooden stage Around 2 meters high. I look around and grab Didi to another side of the stage. Withing the screaming from the people there, I hold Didi and jump down to the ground.

When we land to the ground, I release the mind losing girl, ignore everything, just run away.

We have run across at least two blocks. Didi is short of breath. Without my grab, she might be lying down already.

“Brother Little 5… I can’t run any more… Really! I… can’t….” She keep quick panting, and her hair is untidy. I am beginning to laugh, take her to have a rest by the road. We all see the flusters from each other. Suddenly, both of us are laughing together.

Didi has been woken from the shocks. She uses her girl voice screaming:” Brother 5, you are so amazing!”

I grab her hand tight and laugh. “Not I am amazing, you took these lottery tickets and you opened them! The real amazing thing is your hand!”

Didi’s face is red and shows a shy from her eyes. She seems want to struggle to free but still dare not to. So just let me.

“OK!” I shake another hand and say, “Let’s see our prizes!”

It seems that there are so many prizes, but the actual number is not so big.

Two Skoda, the amount will be over 200,000, all the others are around fifty to sixty thousands.

After paid the taxes, the number on the check is two hundred thousand.

I take the check out and send it into Didi’s hand. “OK, this money is yours now.”

She is shocked again, take a step back and send the check back to me. “Brother 5, it’s your prize, I can’t take it!”

I smile. “No, it’s yours now. From the start to end, you took the lottery and you opend them.”

“But you paid!” She shakes her head and insist, steps back again.

I see she really don’t want to take, have to say. “So… Let’s break it even!”

She is still refuse. I pretend to dump the face, say to her:”Didi, are you looking down to me? We had a deal when we were buying these lottery tickets, we took them as bought together. What you are doing now, is it means you don’t take me as your friend?”

She sees my face is dark, hesitates for a while and says: “Brother Little 5, I know you are good to me. But the money is too much to me and I can’t take it.”

I keep convincing her: “Let’s take this like that. However, I win the prizes because of your amazing hands. As the rules, you can take a share from that. I give you 10 per cent, 20,000, is it fine now?”

She still doesn’t want it due to the same reason that too many money. I am totally no idea with such a girl who seems weak. I almost finish all my saliva to convince her to take 5,000 finally.

But it doesn’t matter. I’ve got a good idea already.

Look at the time, I take her go to the bank and cash out. But such a big amount, we can’t take them all immediately. (Accounting to the regulation, if you need to take cash over 50,000, you need to make a reservation in advance.)

I don’t want to take all the cash back today either. I open two accounts. One is mine, I save 195,000 in, another one is Didi’s, save 5,000.

I note her account number and give the bank card.

Hmm, you don’t want the money, but I may wire the money to you. Once finish wiring, I just clean the account. At that time, money will all become hers. If she go to give, I just play the same refuse game with her is enough.

Didi has no any idea of what I am planning and receive the card with shy.

Somehow She is still a little girl and happy for this good thing. “We make a fortune today! Thank you, Brother 5. Please let me offer a dinner with you!”

“Dinner? Let me offer you.” I look at her childish face, pat my chest, “I make a much bigger fortune than you. Just choose the place you like!”

Don’t know why that my heart just like full of sunshine when I am with her. Feels like the darkness are also away.

She smiles. “OK, let you offer! But I still need to thank you. Umm…” She tilts her head and thinks over for a while. I have to say that such a look is really adorable.

“Brother 5, how about let’s go to eat the ice dessert?” She makes a face to me. “I know a shop’s ice dessert is super delicious but it is too expansive. I have few chance to enjoy before.”

Seeing her exciting looking, I agree for sure.

I follow her to go that shop. She is scampering beside me, like a happy angel. I can’t help losing myself sometimes.

The ice dessert shop Didi mentioned, I’ve been here before. It’s a HK style shop. It produces many nice ice desserts and very welcomed by the little girls.

When I were with Azle, Jojo and Wood, Jojo took us here for sometimes. Azel comes all the time when he is dating with the beauties.

The shop’s decoration is pretty good. We find a table of lovers by the window. Didi orders a fruit ice cream, and I order an ice shaky under her suggestion.

Afternoon sunshine is shining on us by crossing the window. Look at the people and vehicles, I suddenly feel the taste of happiness.

Have been with me long, Didi is no longer so shy any more. Her character is originally adorable and lovely. She eats her fruit ice cream for a while, shows the gluttonous look to my ice shaky. I smile and push it to her. She cheers and tries some, smiling then. She seems feeling shy for that and take a sponge of her fruit ice cream to me and ask me to eat them all.

Look at such a beautiful and simply girl who is murmuring with me like a lover, my heart melts.

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A mind comes across my mind, we are just like a couple of lovers.

But instantly, I remind myself. “Chen Yang, Don’t forget who are you! Don’t forget what you are doing now!”

Didi is a simple good girl, I can’t hurt her.

Such a simple beauty, do you deserve her?

Sigh! I try to take the mind out of my mind. But look at the lovely girl who is goggling at me with the big eyes, an unstoppable desire comes from the deep side of my heart.

Damn! I don’t care! I want her!

While my heart is like the wild horse, she likes remember something, “Brother 5, I feel you are strange.”

“What?”

She thinks it over and looks at me: “You have won such a big prize, but you are so calm. Today’s surprise is really strange. You look like not so much surprise about it.”

My heart is heavy for a while.

Indeed, I am also surprised. But I’m not as shocked as others. Because there is a mind which is holding by myself.

All of this, is it brought by that ring?

If it is true, I do make a real big fortune now.

What on the count by these prize? If it is true, even I run, I cry, I crazy, it’s just for the ring only.

I take a breath and look at my left hand under the table. Under the sunshine, that ring is shinning.

At that moment, a sound disrupts my thoughts.

A TV is hanged by left of the counter bar. It is broadcasting the news. A reporter is speaking: “Breaking news! There is a fire accident just happen. The firemen are trying their best to put out. It’s lucky that it happens in the day time and there aren’t any residences there and there isn’t anyone hurted.”

Then the camera turns to live. There are full of fires and smokes on a street.

Ehh, it seems the street I am living.

Then the camera turns to the block. Umm? It is the block I am living too. Finally camera turns to the building. There is a fire truck downstairs, and several firefighters are carrying water pipes up to spray water. And on the building, the windows of a house are filled with flaming flames, and black smokes fill the sky.

It seems to be the building where I am living!

Ah… No!!!!

Shit! It’s my home. I just win a big prize, then my home is on fire. Am I fucking good luck or bad luck?