After hearing this, Chen Xiaoru was furious: "Well, you bastard! You won the money but you didn't buy me new clothes? I haven't bought any new clothes in such a long time!"
Chen Laizi thought to himself: My dear, is the focus off the track? We were just talking about the debt, why is it talking about clothes again?
"My girl, are you...are you okay?" Chen Laizi asked cautiously, afraid that his words would anger her again.
"I'm fine! No way!" Chen Xiaoru pointed at Chen Laizi's nose and yelled, "During that time, I was barely able to eat anything, and you didn't even bother buying me something delicious! Is there any father like you?"
This is too much. If I don’t admit my mistake quickly, I’m afraid I’ll be beaten with a rolling pin again! Chen Laizi quickly said softly: "My daughter, Dad was wrong. Next time... next time when I have money, I will definitely buy you the best!"
"Hmph, I was thinking of paying off your debt once you had money. I really... don't want to bother with you anymore!" Chen Xiaoru pouted, her eyes red, looking like she had suffered a great injustice.
Chen Laizi's heart sank when he saw this. This was worse than a beating. He quickly raised four fingers and swore, "Daughter, don't cry! Daddy was really wrong! I swear, if I have money again, I will buy you new clothes and delicious food first. Everything will be for you!"
"And!" Chen Xiaoru sniffed and added in a crying voice, "You are not allowed to gamble again! If you dare to go again, I will... I will not recognize you as my father! When the time comes, I will take mother and Zhou Si... We will leave here together, and let you die of old age here alone!" She felt more and more aggrieved, and tears welled up in her eyes, as if they would fall at the next second.
When Chen Laizi heard this, he immediately panicked and said quickly: "No, no, no, my daughter, Daddy will never dare to do it again, never again! You must not leave Daddy!" He was so regretful in his heart. He should not have gone to gamble, and should not have hidden it from his daughter. Now, he made his daughter so sad.
Chen Xiaoru wiped her eyes and sobbed, "You said it. If you do it again, I...I will really ignore you!"
原主虽然是恶霸可是从来不赌呀！最多就是在乞丐碗里把钱拿走，买吃的。遇到有人被欺负的时候帮忙揍人，所以镇上的人那件一个又爱又恨呢！
Chen Laizi nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, my daughter is right. Dad will definitely remember it, definitely remember it!"
He just wanted to get over this matter as soon as possible, and didn't want to see his daughter so heartbroken. He secretly glanced at Chen Xiaoru and saw that her mood had stabilized a little, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well...my dear, let's eat first. It's getting late." Chen Laizi said as he carefully observed Chen Xiaoru's expression, afraid that he might say something wrong again. "As for the gambling debt, let's...let's slowly think of a way. There will always be a way."
"Well, let's eat." Chen Xiaoru nodded, her tone softening a bit, but her eyes still held a hint of sharpness. "I've already paid off your gambling debt. Six hundred taels, Dad. You're really amazing! But luckily, I got lucky today and won some money. Otherwise, our family would be broke."
She paused, her tone suddenly becoming gentle, yet carrying an undeniable threat, "Chen Laizi, if you dare to gamble again, don't blame me for being rude."
"Listen to my daughter, listen to my daughter, let's eat!" Chen Laizi responded quickly, sat down hurriedly and picked up the chopsticks.
Mother Chen and Zhou Si watched silently from the side without saying a word. They looked at each other, and saw surprise and a hint of... amusement in each other's eyes?
Chen's mother never expected that Chen Laizi would agree to stop gambling so easily.
You know, she had tried so hard to persuade him so many times before, but he had always turned a deaf ear to her. Now, he was stunned by his daughter's words. Mother Chen laughed secretly in her heart, but she didn't dare to laugh out loud, so she could only suppress it.
The family ate in silence, and the atmosphere was a little subtle.
Suddenly, Chen Xiaoru put down her bowl and chopsticks, looked at Chen Laizi, and said softly, "Dad, I know you're suffering and want us to live a good life, but... gambling won't work. Look at those gamblers, how many of them have a good ending? Do you want Mom and me to live in fear with you, living a life of uncertainty?"
Chen Laizi felt guilty when he heard his daughter's words. He lowered his head, not daring to look Chen Xiaoru in the eye, and said in a low voice: "My daughter, I know I was wrong. I will never gamble again..."
"Dad, I don't ask you to be rich and powerful, I just hope you can live in peace." Chen Xiaoru's eyes were a little moist. "As long as our family can be together, it's better than anything else. Those money and wealth are external things. You can't bring them with you when you are born, and you can't take them with you when you die. Why should we hurt the harmony of our family for those illusory things?"
Zhou Si watched from the side, his opinion of Chen Xiaoru changing slightly. He had originally thought that Chen Xiaoru was just a spoiled, somewhat willful little girl, but he had never expected that she had such a reasonable side. He didn't know why Chen Xiaoru had changed so much in the past two days.
Chen's mother also sighed softly. She knew that her daughter had really grown up and become sensible. She reached out and held Chen Xiaoru's hand, saying softly, "Xiaoru, your father was just confused for a moment, he will change in the future. Let's live a good life as a family from now on, okay?"
"Yeah." Chen Xiaoru nodded, and finally couldn't help but shed tears.
Seeing this, Chen Laizi quickly stood up and walked to Chen Xiaoru's side. He clumsily wiped away her tears, his voice choked with sobs: "Don't cry, my daughter. Dad will listen to you from now on and will never gamble again... Let's live a good life as a family..."
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