Xia Shige shook her head when she heard that. She held Sun Yuegui's hand and said in a deep voice, "Don't go yet, aunt. You heard what Third Aunt said today. She doesn't care whether Third Uncle is gambling or not..."
"Third Aunt only cares about whether Third Uncle can win the bet and whether he can bring back supplies for the family. Now Third Uncle has been winning money, Third Aunt is so happy that it's useless for you to say anything now."
Sun Yuegui frowned when she heard that. She also thought of what Ruan Jiayu said about "not wanting to work". She knew that Xia Shige was telling the truth.
Now Xia Guozhang has been winning and has been bringing supplies home continuously. It is difficult to persuade Ruan Jiayu to beware of Xia Guozhang or cut ties with him, as Ruan Jiayu will not listen.
Thinking of this, Sun Yuegui raised her hands and rubbed her face, and said in annoyance: "What can I do? Ziqi came back with the third brother today. It is obvious that he was led astray by his father! If this continues, the child will also become addicted to gambling..."
Xia Shige thought for a moment and replied, "Let's wait a little. How can you always win in gambling? There will always be times when Third Uncle loses..."
Xia Shige still remembers that when he was studying, there was a graduate student in the school who was also involved in gambling.
The senior boasted that he had been admitted to a prestigious graduate school and felt that his IQ and self-control were far superior to those of other gamblers. He felt that he could rely on the "favor of the goddess of luck" and "absolute self-discipline" to advance step by step, just like the God of Gamblers and the Saint of Gamblers in the TV series, and stop when he won one million.
He was really smart and really won a lot of money, but he ended up in debt and in disgrace. After taking on a huge amount of online loans, he jumped from the roof of the school building, fell to pieces, and died on the spot.
Xia Shige believed that the fate of a gambler was doomed. Xia Guozhang had been winning during this period and had brought back countless supplies. Winning was the most terrifying thing. The more he won, the deeper he fell into the trap, and the more he could not turn back. He would eventually lose everything.
Xia Shige said to Sun Yuegui: "Aunt, when Third Uncle loses everything and has nowhere to go, he will definitely come to us again. When the time comes, we will persuade Third Aunt and Ziqi again, which will be better than you going there now!"
Sun Yuegui also felt that what Xia Shige said made sense, so she nodded and replied: "You are right, it is indeed true..."
At this moment, there was a roar of an engine suddenly coming from outside the window. The sound became louder and louder, as if something was approaching here.
Xia Shige and Sun Yuegui, who were sitting in the room, were suddenly attracted by the sound. They turned their heads and looked out the window.
The raging snowstorm outside the window has stopped, and the sky is gray. Only a few helicopters appear in the distant sky with lights flashing on their fuselages.
As the helicopter approached, its silhouette became clearer and clearer, and finally, it hovered above the apartment building.
Xia Shige's eyes lit up when he saw this - the supplies sent by the government had arrived!
*****
Because they needed to receive and sort out the supplies dropped by the helicopter, Xia Huiyin and Xia Guocheng came back later than usual today. When they entered the house, their clothes were covered with a layer of white snow, and their trouser legs were soaked by the snow.
When grandma and her friends saw this, they rushed over and busily brushed the snow off their bodies.
Sun Yuegui looked at Xia Guocheng and Xia Huiyin's red faces from the cold, and said with some concern: "Look at how cold you are, your lips are turning purple! You just spent several hours on the rooftop receiving supplies? What if you get frostbite!"
Xia Guocheng took off his soaked boots and put on cotton slippers while grinning and saying, "It's okay. We are dressed warmly and have two layers of fur hats. It's not that cold and we won't get frostbite. Look, I'm sweating from the heat!"
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