The more chaotic the card order, the better.
This is why the Perfect Shuffle is the most difficult, and also the most challenging, shuffling technique to master – bar none!
Once you've mastered the Perfect Shuffle, when you start shuffling, you'll find that you don't need any other cheating techniques to easily remember the order of every card.
No matter how others cut the deck afterward, when dealing, you can freely pick any card you want from the 52 playing cards and deal it to whomever you wish.
It's like a magician performing a trick; even if the other party stares at you the whole time, they won't notice anything amiss.
Of course, if there's a master cheater at the table, that's a different story.
...
As soon as the cards were shuffled and the deck was sent out, before I could even speak, Cui Qianting impatiently reached out to cut the cards.
Honestly, compared to Xu Peiyu, Cui Qianting's card etiquette is quite poor.
Since she had acted so generously before, there was no need to be so eager to cut the cards.
Doing so only exposed her true character.
However, for me, it no longer mattered.
After all, I genuinely hoped Cui Qianting would cut the cards.
Because I knew she would retaliate.
As expected...
While cutting the cards, Cui Qianting directly disrupted my card order using the "flower insertion" hand.
Unfortunately, this novice cheater didn't know that besides "Star Picking," no other technique can break the Perfect Shuffle!
When the cards returned to my hands, I followed Cui Qianting's previous routine. The moment I clasped my hands together to deal, I instantly restored the disrupted order.
After everyone placed their bets, I began dealing.
For the first hand, I was very cautious, dealing myself a moderate Six of Cows, ensuring a baseline.
I'm not as greedy as Cui Qianting, aiming for a sweep almost every hand.
Occasional small payouts were insignificant.
My goal was to win two hands and lose one, or win one and lose two small ones.
At the very least, I wanted to appear fair on the surface.
Playing Niu Niu is unlike playing Anhai long cards or national standard Mahjong, where only a few rounds can be played per hour.
Except for the time spent rubbing cards, other things could be completed quickly.
And I had observed for a while that women's approach to playing Niu Niu is the opposite of men's.
Men greatly value and enjoy the process of rubbing cards.
Women, however, go straight for the result.
Unless there's a particularly good hand, like a Five Flower Cow, for most common hands, including Cui Qianting, they practically skip the rubbing stage and directly flip the cards.
The advantage of doing this is saving time and effort.
So, it wouldn't even take an hour to completely defeat Cui Qianting!
...
In the first hand, the highest card outside was taken by Zhang Fengyan.
It was also a Six of Cows, starting with a King of Spades.
As for Xiao Mei and Cui Qianting, one had a One of Cows and the other a Four of Cows, both of which I defeated.
Not only was the situation handled perfectly, but it also adhered to my previous principle of winning two and losing one.
The next hand, after shuffling, Cui Qianting cut the cards again, and then I dealt.
To further relax Cui Qianting's vigilance, I dealt a One of Cows and three hands with no cows.
The One of Cows went to Cui Qianting.
Among the three hands with no cows, I gave myself the one with the highest flower.
It appeared I lost, but in reality, I still won.
Because it was still a case of winning two and losing one.
In the next round, seeing Cui Qianting suddenly place a heavy bet of 200 yuan, I began to exert my power...
"Bomb!!!"
When the cards were revealed, Cui Qianting was first stunned, then gave a dry laugh, "It seems you're my nemesis today!"
Hearing this, I simply laughed, "What nemesis? It's just luck striking.
Even if I sweep this hand, Sister Peiyu still lost seven or eight thousand in total!"
After my words, Cui Qianting only chuckled dryly, remaining silent.
Although Cui Qianting concealed her facial expressions well, I clearly captured the fleeting look of resentment and jealousy deep in her eyes.
The true meaning of the phrase "bureaucrats are confused" was perfectly embodied in Cui Qianting.
Following this, I began my streak as the banker...
Losing some, winning some, winning some, losing some.
I cleverly maintained my visible win rate at around sixty percent.
The extra ten percent was to highlight the role of "luck."
During this time, every time I finished shuffling, Cui Qianting's hand would reach out.
She no longer bothered to maintain her previous image; each time she cut the cards, the "flower insertion" hand made crisp sounds.
Utilizing Cui Qianting's gradually distorted psychology, after pre-arranging a Five Small Cows hand with the Perfect Shuffle, I deliberately revealed only three cards in one hand.
Ace, 2, 4.
When Cui Qianting turned her gaze towards me, I directly offered her a soft Zhonghua cigarette and, using her initial words, asked her to reveal the last two hidden cards for me.
As a result, the moment the cards were revealed, Cui Qianting froze on the spot.
She couldn't even hear her accomplice Zhang Fengyan's shouts, staring blankly at the two Aces, so conspicuous they were almost blinding, that she had personally revealed.
"Five, Five... Small Cows!!!"
After snapping back to reality, Cui Qianting was utterly dumbfounded.
As for Zhang Fengyan, she sprang up from her chair like a coiled spring, exclaiming in disbelief, "Holy shit!!!"
"Is this real or fake!?"
Hearing this, before I could speak, Xu Peiyu, who was watching from the side, pointed at the cards and sneered, "Heh. Cui Qianting opened the last two cards herself, could they possibly be fake?"
After exchanging glances, Cui Qianting and Zhang Fengyan's expressions instantly became stiff.
Before revealing the cards, after a secret agreement, they each bet 200 yuan.
Now, facing a tenfold payout for Five Small Cows, Cui Qianting and Zhang Fengyan, like someone on the first day of their period, instantly put on twisted and pained masks.
Then, as I shuffled, these two began to exchange frequent winks and signals.
Unfortunately, it was useless.
As long as my bank didn't break, and as long as the cards were in my hands, the direction of every hand was under my control.
Losing some, winning some, winning some, losing some, winning, losing, winning, losing...
Subsequently, with a frequency of one good hand every 3-4 rounds, I intermittently dealt various high-ranking hands.
Niu Niu, Silver Cow, Golden Cow...
And, following Cui Qianting's previous strategy, in the losing rounds, I directly excluded her, making Xiao Mei and Zhang Fengyan the targets for payouts.
An hour later.
Looking at Cui Qianting and Zhang Fengyan, whose faces had turned pale, I spread my hands and smiled, "Sorry, Niu Niu. I won again."