Chapter 281 – First Prize! (2/2)
The scenes in front of Dong Xuebing flashed!
The computer screen is showing the information Dong Xuebing was looking at earlier. A timer indicating the start of the next race shows 1 minute and 33 seconds. In the left bottom corner, there is another timer showing the time remaining to place the bet. 52 seconds. Dong Xuebing has 52 seconds to place his bets!
Dong Xuebing clicked open a window he prepared. This is the transaction page for placing bets.
Quick! Quick!
Forty-five seconds are remaining!
Ta… ta… ta… ta… Dong Xuebing quickly key in 03, 05, 08, 04, 01, 09, 06, 02, 10, 07.
Eighteen seconds left!
Dong Xuebing quickly click the payment tab!
8 seconds…
6 seconds…
5 seconds…
4 seconds…
Six bets! Total 12 RMB!
3 seconds…
Transaction completed!
Dong Xuebing sighed in relief and snubbed his cigarette!
He made it just in time!
The results will be announced in around twenty seconds, and Dong Xuebing crossed his arms nervously. His eyes are glued to the screen and mumbled under his breath. Quick! Just start the race! He can’t wait for the race to start. When Dong Xuebing lit another cigarette, the race started.
Dong Xuebing is focused on the monitor.
Racecar 5 is leading but was overtaken very soon. The first position is racecar eight and very soon, another car takes the lead. None of the cars held the first position for more than two seconds!
Same!
Everything remained the same as what Dong Xuebing saw before!
Dong Xuebing clenched his fist. Yes! Just remain the same!
About 10 seconds later, the results are out!
03, 05, 08, 04, 01, 09, 06, 02, 10, 07!
“Yes!” Dong Xuebing punched his fist in the air. The results remained the same, and he had bought the winning tickets!
First prize!
I had won the First prize with six bets again!
Click! Someone opened the main door.
“Xiao Bing, I am back.” Qu Yunxuan shouted.
Dong Xuebing can’t wait to share his joy with someone else. He waved to Qu Yunxuan. “Aunt Xuan, come over quickly. I want to tell you something!”
Qu Yunxuan laughed. “Wait for me to put the groceries in the kitchen first.”
“Ah… just leave them there. Hurry up!”
“What’s the rush?” Qu Yunxuan gave Dong Xuebing a stare before placing her groceries on the coffee table. “You won the lottery?”
Dong Xuebing was surprised. “How do you know?”
Qu Yunxuan laughed and points to the monitor. “That’s the Welfare Lottery’s website.”
“Hah, you are so smart.” Dong Xuebing laughed. “Didn’t you tell me that I can solve my problems if I win the lottery? I went to try my luck, and I won the first prize twice with 12 bets! One bet is 888,888 RMB, and after-tax, my winnings is slightly less than 8 million. Aunt Xuan, you can rest assured now. I am no longer afraid of people reporting me to the Commission for Discipline Inspection.”
Qu Yunxuan laughed and pinched Dong Xuebing’s nose lightly. “Ok. I will prepare dinner now.”
“Eh, why are you not surprised?” Dong Xuebing asked. “What’s with this reaction?”
Qu Yunxuan replied. “I had just mentioned about winning the lottery this afternoon, and you won the first prize immediately afterward? Not only you won the first prize, and you still won it with more than ten bets?! How can it be possible? Do you think I am a fool to believe you? Alright. Go and wash your hands and help me to prepare dinner.”
Dong Xuebing was speechless. But if he is in Aunt Xuan’s shoes, he will also not believe him. It’s too unbelievable…
“Aunt Xuan, Aunt Xuan, don’t go first.”
“What else do you want?” Qu Yunxuan turned and looked at Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing waved his hand. “Come over and look at this ticket.”
Qu Yunxuan walked over unwillingly. “What ticket?”
Dong Xuebing took out his winning ticket from his pocket and points to the number on it. “Have you heard of PK10 lottery? It’s the lottery that draws every five minutes, and you will win 888,888 RMB if you get all ten numbers in sequence. Look at this row of numbers and check against the result on the web.” Dong Xuebing opened the results page on the Welfare Lottery.
After a while, the results for that race appeared on the screen.
Dong Xuebing laughed. “Here, you can check it.”
Qu Yunxuan looks at the screen. “Eh?”
“Hahaha…”
“… all the numbers matched.” Qu Yunxuan was stunned.
Dong Xuebing opened another window, showing the results of another race. “Look at this set of results and your bank account’s transaction records.”
Qu Yunxuan looked at the numbers on the screen.
“Eh? This set of numbers is the same too.” Qu Yunxuan gasped. “You had won the lottery?!”
Dong Xuebing replied. “Why should I lie about this?”
Qu Yunxuan pushed Dong Xuebing aside and sat in front of the PC. “Go aside, and let me check it myself.”
“Sure. Go ahead.”
A few minutes later, Qu Yunxuan confirmed Dong Xuebing had won the lottery. “… you… you won the first prize!!”
Dong Xuebing nodded and proudly said. “You should know I had always been lucky. Hahaha… all my problems are solved. Oh, I am afraid to stand out, and I need you to claim the prize of the ticket I bought online, and deposit it into the company’s account. I will collect the other ticket myself. In the future, if I need to use money, I will use cheques. Anyway, the cheque is tied to the company’s account, and it’s the same.”
Qu Yunxuan recovered from her shock and hit Dong Xuebing’s arm lightly. “Idiot! You are so lucky!”
Dong Xuebing laughed. “Hurry and give a few more praises.”
“Be modest!” Qu Yunxuan rolled her eyes.
After Dong Xuebing’s problem is solved, Qu Yunxuan’s mood also becomes better and prepares a feast for their dinner.
The next day, Dong Xuebing and Qu Yunxuan went to Welfare Lottery Center to claim their winnings.
Dong Xuebing did not win the full 5 million RMB with the ticket bought from the lottery store. Someone else had also won the first prize, and in the end, Dong Xuebing’s winning is only around 4 million after-tax. Aunt Xuan also redeemed her winning with the ticket Dong Xuebing bought online, and she owns all six winning bets of the first prize for that race! Her prize money is slightly more than 4 million after-tax!
Together, Dong Xuebing had won slightly less than 8 million!
Dong Xuebing is satisfied with the winnings. Now, Yunde Auction Company will have 37 million cash, and the company’s asset reached 40 million RMB. Yunde Auction Company is no longer considered a small company compared to other auction houses in Beijing.
40 million RMB!