Chapter 726 - One Careless Move and the Whole Game is Lost
Before long, the saying 'extreme joy turning into sorrow' had quickly appeared before him. In the last circle around the track, the white horse that was numbered 5, had slowly shortened the distance between it and the horse numbered 8 in the front. In the last ten meters of the race, the number 5 white horse had a burst of energy and sprinted forward, succeeding in reversing the course of the race and seizing first place.
The audience was deathly silent for a moment before raucous cheers and shouts of joy filled the air. Although not as many people bought tickets for horse number 5 as they did for horse number 8, there were still a good number. Prior to the start of the race, horse number 5 and horse number 8 had the most tickets bought.
Long Tianba, who had already stood up in excitement in anticipation of making it big, felt the smile on his face congeal and freeze. He almost couldn't believe the sight in front of his eyes!
On another viewing stand was Zhu Yunxin, who was dressed in men's attire. Her phoenix eyes crinkled up in happiness and adorable dimples appeared on her face. She spoke to the handsome young boy next to her, "Second Older Brother, quickly thank me now! I helped you earn a giant fortune ah! Aren't I the smart one ah? Betting on Eldest Brother is the sure choice!"
Zhu Yunxiao had nothing to say. Wasn't the person who first bought the tickets on their eldest brother him ah? Who in the family didn't know that their eldest brother had fully inherited their lord father's equestrian skills and that their usually strict father had even complimented him? Only fools wouldn't bet on their eldest brother ah!
Now all of the praise had gone to his younger sister. Argh...who told him to be a good older brother ah? It was better to let his little sister's words slide. After all, it was fine as long as she was happy.
Zhu Yunxin's eyes flickered a bit and the smile on her face became so sweet that it could sicken a person. She looked at him and Zhu Yunxiao shuddered. He rubbed at the goosebumps on his arm and sighed, "Alright ah, there's no need to ask. I know what you want! The money that I won will also be given to you to spend, alright?"
"Second Older Brother, you're so good to me. Second Older Brother, you're the best older brother in the world!" Zhu Yunxin didn't stint on her compliments to him. Haha! The pink crystal bracelet that she had been eyeing was now going to be hers! Her lady mother was so stingy ah! She insisted that they save up their own money to buy the things that had caught their eye, even if it was from their own shops!
After marriage, Yu Xiaocao took all of the businesses under Imperial Prince Xu's Estate into her hands. She had her hands tightly around the wallet. When she was teaching her children, she made sure to teach them the right way of handling money and never allowed them to take their wealth for granted. For her three children, they only had a set monthly allowance and if they wanted to buy something, they needed to use their own money to get it.
Take Zhu Yunxin for example. She was the high and noble young royal princess, but she even needed to work at 'Blossoming Beauty's' skincare store on her days off in order to make some money. She already had her eye on a pink crystal bracelet at Wisdom Jade Pavilion for a long time. After saving up two months worth of allowance, she still had another half to go. With the money she won in the bet, she could finally buy the bracelet that she had admired for so long!
"Do you dare repeat what you just said in front of Eldest Brother ah? Aren't you afraid he'll scold you for lacking a conscience?" Zhu Yunxiao wasn't easily fooled by his younger twin's tricks and coldly huffed. It looked like even the money he set down for the initial bet wouldn't go back into his pockets.
Zhu Yunxin giggled and said, "You both are the best older brothers in the world! Eh? Eldest Brother is planning on riding in the next race? So weird, Eldest Brother never participates in these things. Just what is going on ah? However...who cares, whichever horse that Eldest Brother rides is the one we need to bet on because it's sure to win!"
