However, despite it being a joyous day, although he had a smile on his face, there was a barely perceptible sense of irritability and gloom hidden deep in his eyes.

His smile only seemed genuine when he was drinking with a few men who looked like village thugs.

However, the conversation subtly revealed words such as "gambling debts" and "losing money."

Luo Tianhe, standing to the side, flashed anger in his eyes and lowered his voice to say to us:

"Of the three vices—gambling, prostitution, and drugs—drugs are generally inaccessible to the average person, but gambling is the most harmful!"

"So even though I own many bars and food streets, I don't get involved in gambling at all."

Li Huai nodded upon hearing this, as he was aware of it.

In his view, although Luo Tianhe was a hoodlum and somewhat reckless, he was actually very kind.

Although Luo Tianhe's bar does offer special services, those are all voluntary for girls who are short of money; he has never forced anyone.

After a few rounds of drinks, the groom was clearly drunk; his face was flushed, and his words and actions became increasingly unrestrained.

He staggered into the new house, and soon after, he heard hushed arguments coming from inside.

"What happened to the dowry you promised when you married me? How come you gambled it all away?" This was the bride's voice, trembling with tears.

"Damn it, I'm just marrying you, what business is it of yours to worry about money? Where's your dowry? Give it to me to tide me over!" The groom's voice was rough and arrogant.

"That's our money for living expenses, you can't touch it!"

"Slap!" A loud slap echoed from the bridal chamber.

The noise outside subsided slightly, and many guests looked at each other, but most chose to lower their heads and drink, pretending not to hear.

Clearly, the villagers were not entirely unaware of the groom's character.

"You beast!" Luo Tianhe gritted his teeth, his fists clenched, and Li Huai also looked indignant.

I gestured for them to calm down and keep watching; this was just the beginning of the tragedy.

Now that the main characters of the wedding have been decided, we stopped serving dishes and instead gathered at the table next to the groom.

"Hey, you three, move aside, the three of us want to sit at this table."

Luo Tianhe looked down at a somewhat short middle-aged man with a blank expression and said without any politeness.

The middle-aged man opened his mouth, but no words came out.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you moving aside? Do you want a beating?"

Luo Tianhe's lips curled into a cold smile as he spoke in a sinister tone.

"If you want to sit, then sit here. I won't argue with you."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man moved aside, and the two men next to him gave us a resentful look before slinking away.

Meanwhile, the thugs at the groom's table next to us were clearly drunk. They were talking loudly and didn't notice the commotion on our side at all.

"Hey Ge Qiang, what about your gambling debts? This isn't enough."

A thug said with a thick tongue.

"Damn it, don't worry, I'm still thinking of a way. It's just a few thousand dollars short."

The groom took a big gulp of wine and said in a somewhat irritated tone.

"Hehe, let alone a few thousand yuan, even a penny less is unacceptable. Ge Qiang, if you continue like this, I won't include you in the next gambling session."

Upon hearing this, another thug spoke in a somewhat forceful tone.

"I told you I'm trying to figure something out, I won't owe you anything!"

Upon hearing this, Ge Qiang panicked, realizing he was being asked to gamble.

In his view, losing money in gambling only means temporarily storing the money with them, but if you stop gambling, then it's really gone.

"Heh, you've already spent all the money from the bride's dowry, where are you going to get more money? Our betting games don't welcome deadbeats!"

"It's a thug," a sneer said.

"Bullshit! Who are you calling a deadbeat? I have plenty of money!"

Ge Qiang was enraged.

"Hehe, whoever can't pay back the money is a deadbeat."

Li Huai, Luo Tianhe, and I exchanged glances. The atmosphere over there was becoming increasingly tense, and it looked like a fight was about to break out.

"Hehe, there are no real friends among these kinds of people. They all see each other as easy targets."

Luo Tianhe sneered, wishing they would start fighting right now, killing one by one, and even better if they could all die together.

And at that moment, I already guessed what might happen next.

He immediately revealed a gloomy expression, and couldn't help but want to take out a knife and chop those people.

Li Huai noticed something was wrong with me. He opened his mouth as if to say something.

Then they heard a lewd voice coming from the next table.

"Hehe, Brother Qiang, I think the bride is very pretty. Why don't you let the bride have some fun with us, and we'll settle your debts!"

Upon hearing this, Ge Qiang at the next table was stunned, but his first reaction was not anger, but rather a conflicted expression.

That bastard, he's considering it!

Immediately, Luo Tianhe's anger was about to burst. He grabbed a wine bottle on the table and was about to go and attack those people.

Damn, you're a mafia boss, how come you still have such a strong sense of justice!

The same thing happened last time. He couldn't hold back and, even though he couldn't change the outcome, he still got into a fight with those beasts.

I grabbed him, shook my head, and whispered:

"Don't rush, let's hear what he's going to do first. If he's really that much of a beast, then we'll take action!"

Luo Tianhe, panting heavily, forced himself to sit down and said through gritted teeth:

"You'll have to go too later. I don't believe the three of us can't take down this bunch of good-for-nothing thugs."

Before I could answer, Li Huai nodded and said in a somewhat angry voice:

"Damn it, if this idiot dares to agree later, I'm definitely going to castrate him!"

Since things have come to this point, and they've both said so, what else can I say?

At worst, we'll just have to do it.

"Hehe, I think it's a good idea."

"You're really something, kid. I've never even played with a bride before."

"Ge Qiang, don't hesitate any longer. She's just a woman; money is far more important!"

The thugs at the next table were all scumbags; they made us want to kill them right then and there.

But Ge Qiang hesitated, and it wasn't until half a day later that we heard his voice:

"Li Ya is my bride, and she's still a virgin. Besides, with so many of you at once, you'll have to pay extra!"

Upon hearing these inhuman words, Luo Tianhe could no longer contain himself.

He grabbed the bottle, smashed it, breaking the bottom, then picked up the sharp part of the bottle and stabbed it directly at Ge Qiang behind him.

Ge Qiang immediately let out a shrill scream.

Luo Tianhe sneered a few times, and his men didn't stop at all, stabbing him a few more times before looking at the group of thugs at his table.

“Every one of you will end up like him.”