Little Thirteen was so excited he couldn't contain himself, his pair of jet-black eyes widened, "Wow, Mom, really?"
Zhan Se winked at him, "You'll know if you try."
Upon hearing this, Little Thirteen became even more impatient. He picked out a 'Diamond Ten' from the deck, memorized the suit and number, and then placed it back in.
"It's ready, Mom, work your magic!"
To avoid any suspicion of cheating, Zhan Se spread her hands wide, "You shuffle the cards."
Little Thirteen took the nine cards and shuffled them over and over again, afraid they weren't mixed well enough. He was particularly serious about it. After shuffling several times, he handed the nine cards back to Zhan Se.
"Mom, I've finished shuffling; now you guess."
Zhan Se took the cards, smiled, and split the nine cards into three stacks of three each.
"We can't rush this. Before we tap into the joy of mind-reading, there are a few little questions I need to ask you..."
"Oh, go ahead, Mom."
