Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

The gambling king is determined to form a marriage alliance with the Niu family. In Niu Dazhuang's heart, they are all his children, and he tries his best to give them all a platform. He has no intention of favoring one over the other, except that he might be a little biased towards the eldest son.

Niu Dazhuang was well aware that there were so many opportunities in China now, enough for his children to explore and experiment. Survival of the fittest meant that some would eventually succeed.

But other people see it differently, especially the bigwigs in Hong Kong. In their eyes, a mistress is just a mistress, on the same level as the seven Qin sisters and the gambling king's fourth wife.

The gambling king's first wife's line died out, which led to the situation where his four wives were on equal footing.

Among the seven Qin sisters, Qin Xueru has firmly held the position of the legal wife for many years, and her three children are naturally regarded by outsiders as legitimate children.

Niu Chengrui's mother is Qin Xueru. He's undoubtedly the legitimate son. Although not the eldest son, his status is far higher than that of children born to concubines, giving him a significant advantage in inheriting the family fortune…

The gambling king made his fortune through casinos and was extremely adept at understanding people's hearts. Niu Chengzhi and Niu Chengrui had followed Niu Dazhuang together.

Over the course of three years, the two brothers went down completely different paths. Niu Chengzhi became a notorious playboy in Hong Kong, while Niu Chengrui was sent to study in the British Isles for three years...

Furthermore, when they came this year, they actually sent the eldest son of the Niu family to pick them up at the airport, and entrusted him with such a symbolic project.

Don't listen to what he says, look at what he does. All signs indicate that this guy says he treats all his children the same, but what is the truth?

"Brother He, are you trying to set up one of your other daughters with my son again?"

"Haha... Brother Niu, although I don't have as many women as you, I still have four wives and more than a dozen daughters. Ah Qiong happens to have a younger sister from the same mother, who should be a year younger than your son..."

"I'm really fed up with you. Fine, I'll say it again: whether it works out or not depends entirely on the children themselves."

Faced with such an enthusiastic gambling king, Niu Dazhuang certainly couldn't refuse.

Niu Chengrui, that silly boy, was sold out by his father and doesn't even know it. He's still foolishly hanging around in Hong Kong. Under the instigation of his second brother, Niu Chengzhi, he'll finally be able to take off his virginity tonight!

The two brothers were arm in arm in the living room of the Hilton Hotel.

"That's right! While we're young, if we don't live life to the fullest for a few years, how can we do justice to our youth?"

"Second brother, Aunt sent me here to bring you home. How can you do this? You've been in Hong Kong for three years and haven't been home once."

"Hong Kong Island is so great! This dazzling world is so wonderful, I haven't had enough fun yet. I'm afraid that once I go home, I'll never be able to get out again. Let's go up quickly, this little star has only just appeared, and she's still relatively clean. If you weren't my brother, I wouldn't be willing to let you have her."

"Second brother, this isn't a good idea!"

"What's wrong with that? I didn't force her; it was her own choice. I explained the situation to her clearly. There was no deception involved."

Don't think of celebrities in the entertainment industry as something so glamorous. I don't know about the situation in mainland China, but that's how it is in Hong Kong—no different from actors before liberation.

"Let me show you this price list. This top actress from TVB, if we pay, I can get her to drink with us tomorrow night..." He was only halfway through his sentence when...

Niu Chengzhi suddenly remembered something: "Brother, I almost forgot, this lady, this one, and this one, they went back to the mainland with Uncle Shao. Apart from these three, you can order whatever you like."

"Second brother, why is this all you can think about? Why don't you mention a word about what Dad entrusted to you?"

"Let's have some fun, don't bring up work and spoil the mood. Hurry up and go upstairs, don't keep the little beauty waiting." Niu Chengzhi gave him a push.

Niu Chengzhi has lived up to his third brother's expectations. He's been partying every night for the past two years, but tonight he didn't bring any women with him.

He was worried that it would be awkward for his third brother to be there in front of outsiders, as it was his first time doing this.

Niu Chengrui pushed open the hotel room door with his room key. On a large Simmons bed lay a disheveled woman, who looked at Niu Chengrui warily as he entered.

Upon seeing Niu Chengrui's appearance, the girl's eyes seemed to light up, and she lowered her guard.

The mosquito-like voice said, "Please have mercy, young master!"

Niu Chengrui walked to the bedside, turned around and sat on the edge of the bed: "You're being too direct, I'm not used to it. Let's chat instead."

"Ah! Chat?" The girl was clearly surprised that the young master in front of her would make such an unexpected request.

"Yeah, chatting, I like this kind of straightforward transaction."

"Oh, actually this is my first time too. I'm a student in TVB's acting class. I came to study in the acting class last year. The senior students told me that I would have to take this step sooner or later, so I might as well take the initiative and find someone with ability who could be my support in the future."

"I can tell. You've laid everything bare in one sentence. How should I address you?"

"Liu A-Ling! You'll be twenty by the New Year, young master. And you?"

"Don't call me 'young master,' this isn't a movie. Just call me Cheng Rui. Before I came to Hong Kong, I might not have been as well-off as your family."

"Oh, actually, before coming to TVB, I lived in mainland China..."

Now the two of them have found common ground...

Both were novices; they knew the theoretical knowledge, but applying it in practice was a different story altogether. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a battle of novices.

"Ah Rui, do you think they're lying? I just feel pain, there's no pleasure at all."

Niu Chengrui said in a deliberately profound tone, "It's probably like this the first time. It will definitely improve over time. Otherwise, why would my second brother be spending all his time with women?"

"That's true! Are you and Young Master Niu from the same mother?"

"Niu Er? Haha... Well, that nickname is quite fitting, almost perfect."

"Ah Rui, it's either yes or no, why the 'almost'?

"Xiaoling, you don't understand our family situation. Her biological mother is my aunt. We have the same father and grew up together. Emotionally speaking, we are like brothers from the same mother."

"Oh, is that so? What kind of person was your father? He was incredibly charming back then. I also came from the mainland, so I know what conditions were like there more than ten years ago."

"How should I put it? Looking back now, I think my dad was pretty amazing. While other families were struggling to get enough to eat, my family was already able to eat meat every meal."

I think that's why my dad was able to find so many women outside of marriage so easily back then!

Do you hate your father?

"Why hate? My mom and all those aunts I've seen are very happy."

Liu A-Ling gave a thumbs up: "Your father is not only good at making money, but he's also quite skilled at dealing with women. Your mother and her seven sisters actually live together and are very happy, which is beyond my comprehension."