Believe in Luck

Upon entering the lottery station, they only saw a woman wearing a red dress.

The woman was a ticket clerk at the lottery station. Because there were no customers in the store, she was watching TV while resting her left cheek on her hand.

However, upon hearing the noise, she immediately raised her head.

Upon seeing Han Anbaiqin walk in, the woman asked with a smile, “Buying lottery tickets?”

When he got to the cashier, Han An took out 100 yuan from his wallet.

After placing one hundred yuan on the cashier’s counter, Han An said, “Just give me whatever you want.”

“Aren’t you going to choose the number yourself?”

“No, I don’t believe in luck.”

Upon hearing this, the ticket clerk immediately burst out laughing.

After laughing, the ticket seller said, “Buying a lottery ticket is all about luck. If you’re not hoping for luck, why are you even buying a lottery ticket? And the fact that you’re too lazy to even choose numbers only proves you’re a luck-seeker. You’re probably thinking that the numbers you’ve chosen haven’t won in all these years, so if I…”

“Excuse me, this is my first time buying a lottery ticket.”

“Oh,” said the ticket clerk, a little embarrassed, “then I’ll just place a bet for you randomly.”

After the ticket clerk started processing the ticket, Han An asked, “By the way, isn’t the owner of this shop named Ma Tianle?”

Hearing Han An’s words, the ticket collector, who had become somewhat wary, asked in return, “Why are you asking this?”

“I just want to see him.”

“Excuse me, I’m a hired employee, and I don’t know the boss’s name.”

“Since it’s an employment relationship, there must be a contract. Isn’t his name on the contract?”

“We haven’t signed a contract yet; we’re currently in the probationary period. The contract will be signed next month,” the ticket clerk said after a pause, her expression serious. “What exactly do you two do?”

“I also want to open a lottery station and learn some experience from your boss.”

Do you think I’m an idiot?

“Beautiful lady, you seem to be a smart person.”

“No, I’m a fool in your eyes,” the ticket clerk said. “Since you even know my boss’s name, it means you have ulterior motives.”

“It seems your boss really is named Ma Tianle.”

“My mouth!”

After clicking his tongue, the ticket clerk wanted to slap himself.

Seeing the ticket clerk’s dejected look, Han An smiled and said, “Miss, we really aren’t here to cause trouble. We just want to meet your boss. Besides, I know your boss is involved in the underworld, and someone like me can’t afford to mess with him. I’ll keep the lottery ticket I bought for 100 yuan and give it to you instead. Let’s see if it can bring you good luck.”

“Then you might as well just give me a hundred yuan, since I won’t win anyway.”

“Sometimes you have to believe in luck, right?”

Upon hearing Han An’s words, the ticket clerk burst out laughing.

After laughing, the ticket clerk’s expression turned serious. “You’re right about one thing, my boss is indeed involved in the underworld. So I suggest you make it clear why you want to see him. Otherwise, I won’t let you meet him. Not only for your own good, but also for my own. I don’t want to mess with my boss, but you’re doing it. Aren’t you just asking for trouble? If he finds out I was the one who introduced you, he’ll definitely beat me to a pulp.”

At this moment, Bai Qin, who hadn’t spoken until now, said, “Beautiful lady, it’s okay if we don’t see your boss, but we’d like to see his photo.”

“What’s so interesting about a man?”

“We’ll leave after we’ve finished watching.”

“You’re not police officers, are you?”

“I also wish I were a policeman; that was my childhood dream,” Bai Qin laughed. “Honestly, if we were policemen, we could definitely get a photo of your boss; there would be no need for us to ask you. Besides, if we were here to cause trouble for your boss, we would definitely be guarding this shop and waiting for him to show up. We wouldn’t ask you directly, and we certainly wouldn’t want to see any photos or anything like that.”

Hearing this, the ticket collector also felt that it made sense.

After hesitating for a moment, the ticket clerk picked up the phone that was charging.

The ticket clerk unplugged the charging cable, unlocked the phone, and opened the photo album, then pointed the phone screen at Han An.

Since the person he saw from behind was Bai Qin, Han An stepped aside.

Looking at the man in the photo, who was smoking and making a V-sign at the camera, Bai Qin’s brows slowly furrowed, and her face got closer and closer to the phone screen.

Half a minute later, Bai Qin clicked her tongue.

However, the ticket clerk had already put away his phone.

“Brother-in-law, let’s talk outside.”

As Han Anbaiqin was walking out, the ticket clerk hurriedly asked, “Are you sure you don’t want this lottery ticket anymore?”

“Keep it!”

“Alright! Let’s see how lucky you are!”

As soon as they stepped out of the lottery station, Han An asked, “Is it the same person?”

“uncertain.”

“uncertain?”

“Yes,” Bai Qin said, “I guess it’s because two months have passed, so my memory is a bit hazy. Plus, I only saw his back, so I’m even less sure. But in terms of height and build, they’re quite similar. The hairstyles are different, but you can change your hairstyle whenever you want. Brother-in-law, now that we know what Ma Tianle looks like, we just need to wait and see. Once we catch him, we can easily find out if he’s my sister’s lover.”

“That’s all we can do.”

“Shouldn’t we go eat now?”

Are you a complete idiot?

“You’re the glutton, your whole family are gluttons,” Bai Qin said, rolling her eyes at Han An. “I only had a small portion of rice noodle rolls this morning, so it’s normal for me to be hungry now. Besides, it’s already 10:45. If we find a restaurant to order food, we won’t be able to start eating until at least 11 o’clock, right?”

“What I want to know now is when Ma Tianle will come to the store.”

“You’d have to ask the woman inside.”

“If we ask, we might never see Ma Tianle again in our lives.”

“Why?”

“She doesn’t want to cause trouble, so she will tell Ma Tianle about it.”

“So, all we can do is wait and wait?”

“That’s not like me.”

As he spoke, Han An took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

Upon seeing this, Bai Qin, who disliked Han An smoking, immediately rolled her eyes.

After glancing at Bai Qin and then at the cigarettes, Han An decided to put the cigarettes in his pocket.

“Go ahead and smoke. Smoking and drinking are the prerogative of you men. Don’t worry about me, a nobody.”

“A hypocrite.”

“And now?”

“I’m going to buy a bottle of mineral water, wait for me a moment.”

“There must be free water at the place where you eat.”

Despite Bai Qin’s words, Han An still walked towards the convenience store next to the lottery station.

After buying a bottle of Wahaha and paying, Han An asked, “Grandpa, do you know what time the owner of the lottery station next door comes to the store every day?”

The one next to mine?

“right!”

After adjusting his reading glasses, the old man said, “He usually comes over at night; you hardly ever see him during the day.”