257: Chapter 257 Deposits Exceed 400 Million

In many games, as long as there is an enhancement system, there is inevitably a term called "blade cushioning."

This is an operation that falls between metaphysics and underlying code.

Because in the vast majority of games, the so-called "randomness" produced is actually pseudo-random.

Simply put, if the system indicates a 20% success rate, it means that if you fail four times in a row, the fifth time will definitely succeed. In short, it ensures that the data over a certain period eventually approaches the set value.

It is called metaphysics because this phenomenon seems to show a trace of itself in reality as well.

To put it simply, if you flip a coin and assume the probability of heads or tails is 50%, then after getting tails twice in a row, people usually think the probability of getting heads on the third flip is no longer 50%.

Ignoring serious probability theory, just looking at simple intuition, when you flip tails multiple times in a row, the probability of getting heads the next time seems to increase.

This is "blade cushioning."

Zhao Xiaoshuai has 60 freebie cards every day. Although using them for game top-ups can earn a bit of pocket money, their value goes far beyond that.

Now, for this two-hundred-million cash-back opportunity, he used the blade cushioning technique. After getting five low-multiplier cash-backs in a row, he stopped using the cash-back function, keeping the cash-back rate at a low point.

According to his statistics over such a long time, the most he had ever had was five consecutive low multipliers, after which it would hit bottom and bounce back to a relatively high multiplier.

So, facing this large expenditure, he played a little "metaphysical" game, hoping to get some good luck.

[cash-back card - 1, multiplier gold card - 1]

[Current cash-back rate: 199%, final cash-back amount: 398,000,000 yuan]

Never mind whether it is metaphysics or not; if it works, it is good science!

Zhao Xiaoshuai looked at the system's final prompt and breathed a sigh of relief; at least he had not wasted this gold card too much.

"Brother Zhao, this house now belongs to you. According to the contract terms, we will move out within a week."

"It is fine, I am not in a rush. Take your time."

Whether it was to help Xing Huiqiong or to fulfill his previous promise to Hao Aiguo, he was definitely going to see Hengtian's affairs through to the end.

However, spending money to acquire these assets that were destined to be his might seem like an unnecessary move, but it was actually crucial.

His bank balance was too low.

When money reaches a certain level, it is not that easy to spend it reasonably.

And only reasonable expenses would be acknowledged by the system to grant cash-back opportunities.

'It seems it is time to buy a plane to play with,' Zhao Xiaoshuai thought to himself, planning his next business move.

With the injection of this 200 million in cash, although it could not solve Hengtian's predicament, it could relieve a lot of pressure, and the space between Xing Huiqiong's brows relaxed quite a bit.

"Brother Zhao, thank you so much this time. It is easy to add to success, but difficult to provide help in times of need."

"I have spent this past while searching for all my once-close business partners, but everyone is just waiting and watching, waiting for the day Hengtian completely collapses."

"They are all waiting to carve out a bigger piece of meat for themselves."

Watching Xing Huiqiong's bitter smile, Zhao Xiaoshuai suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I am not helping Hengtian; I am just helping you."

Xing Huiqiong felt the hot breath blown into her ear, sending a tingling sensation straight to her heart. Reflexively, she shrank her neck and took a step back.

Zhao Xiaoshuai did not take the opportunity to do anything more excessive; instead, he also stepped back.

"I still have some things to do, so I will leave today. Let us make plans to eat together another day."

"Let me see you out."

In a corner, Xing Tianjie, who had been silently watching this scene, had a complicated look in his eyes.

If it were the old him, he would have jumped out by now and angrily scolded this friend who called him brother, "I treat you as a friend, and you actually want to be my brother-in-law!"

But now, he wished this person could actually take his sister away.

...

Leaving Xing Huiqiong's home, he first contacted the nanny and learned that Sun Yingxue had gone to class as usual after lunch.

He asked about her physical condition, which seemed pretty good; it seems girls have quite strong recovery abilities.

Arriving at the company, he learned that his mother-in-law was still shopping at the mall.

It seemed she was not angry that Zhao Xiaoshuai had delayed for so long; on the contrary, she was happily shopping away.

When he called them back to the company, the women were carrying several shopping bags, all of which were the mother-in-law's spoils.

"Did you shop to your heart's content?"

"Yes, very content. Very content."

The mother-in-law's attitude had clearly improved significantly compared to the morning.

After all, no matter how nice things sounded, if the money was not spent on oneself, the feeling was not very real.

Zou Jialing had decided to test the limits of what Zhao Xiaoshuai had said before leaving—that she could buy anything she liked.

The result of the test was that there was simply no limit.

Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hermès—she visited them all, specifically picking the most expensive items among the styles she liked. Yet, the girl swiping the card did not hesitate at all and paid for everything for her.

Consequently, she gradually became immersed in this feeling of indulgence, sinking deeper and deeper.

The most crucial thing was that she did not need to sacrifice anything to enjoy all of this.

She only needed to give up control over her daughter and allow her to live according to her own will, which was still within her acceptable range.

"Let us go, we are heading straight to your new house to sign the contract."

Zou Jialing's eyes lit up. Although she had briefly enjoyed a taste of the life of a wealthy lady, by comparison, a property worth over ten million was even more interesting to her.

Upon arriving at the place, Zou Jialing was instantly stunned.

Her first impression was: big.

She had no mind to notice the magnificent decorations or the artistic ornaments.

She only remembered that the master bedroom alone was bigger than the two houses she and her daughter currently rented combined!

Zou Luyao's wealthy father also had a villa, but it was not this big. In a way, she had now indirectly realized the dream of her youth.

"This... will be my house from now on?"

"It is Luyao's house, with your name added, that is all."

"Luyao's, then is that not mine!"

"You must remember that all of this was brought to you by Luyao, so I also hope you will keep our agreement."

"Is it not just not interfering with Luyao's life from now on? I agreed to that. But you would not forbid normal mother-daughter affection, would you?"

"Naturally not."

Zou Jialing enthusiastically admired her new home, her expression filled with undisguised joy and satisfaction.

Such large luxury mansions all had servant quarters. Zhao Xiaoshuai had purchased seven luxury mansions at once and directly hired several teams to move into the new homes separately to handle daily maintenance.

Seeing that it was almost time for his two girlfriends to finish class, Zhao Xiaoshuai left his mother-in-law to familiarize herself with the new house and drove home.

Both of his girlfriends had drivers to pick them up; unless he was showing off, he drove less and less himself these days.