Chapter 97 Shen Bailin is starving to death

When she saw Shen Zongguang, Old Mrs. Shen felt like she had seen a savior.

She quickly stood up and hugged Shen Zongguang, "Zongguang, please call me mother. I beg you to help your brother. If you don't pay to redeem him, he will be beaten to death."

"What's going on?" Shen Zongguang only heard the servants report that people from the second branch of the Shen family were causing trouble, but he didn't know what exactly happened.

Qin Yunshuang had someone pull Old Lady Shen away, then pulled him aside and told him what had happened in detail.

Old Lady Shen saw that Shen Zongguang's face was getting worse and worse, and she showed a bit of pride on her face, "Zongguang, if you don't respect me, you will be scolded by the censors in the court, so you'd better hurry up and bring ten thousand taels of silver."

"Ten thousand taels? You're asking for too much!" Qin Yunshuang was so angry that she laughed.

"Is there a problem?" Old Mrs. Shen snorted, not realizing how shameless it was to say such a thing.

"Five thousand taels of silver to save Berlin, five thousand taels of silver to honor my mother, what's the problem with that?"

Shen Zongguang said nothing, but walked calmly towards Old Lady Shen.

When Xiao Tangbao saw it, his brows wrinkled.

[Dad, are you going to be soft-hearted and give them money? No, money can’t be spent on people like this. It would be a huge waste!]

"Daddy!" Little Tangbao called Shen Zongguang anxiously.

Shen Zongguang turned around and gave Xiao Tangbao a comforting look, then turned to Old Lady Shen and said coldly, "Shen Bolin didn't do business properly, but was obsessed with those crooked ways. He deserved to be taught a lesson today."

"I have already sent someone to report to the government. I'm sure the people in the casino won't dare to beat him to death."

"As for mother, you have already followed the second wife. It is the second wife who should be responsible for the daily respect and care. I will visit you with gifts during the New Year."

After saying this, he instructed the maids and servants, "Prepare the carriage, take good care of the old lady and the second wife, and send them back."

The maids immediately stepped forward, holding Old Lady Shen and Qin Hanyan tightly on the left and right.

The two of them wanted to struggle free, but they were no match for the pliers-like hands of the maids who were used to doing rough work, and they could only be forced forward.

Old Madam Shen was so anxious that she wanted to cry out, but Shen Zongguang gave her a look and the nanny stuffed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake into her mouth. "The old lady looks tired. She needs to eat something to replenish her energy."

Unable to shout or cry, the two were forced into the carriage.

The servants who came with them saw that their masters had returned in defeat, so of course they did not dare to shout at the Marquis Yongyi's Mansion anymore, and could only follow the carriage in shame.

"Daddy, that's great!" Little Tangbao smiled approvingly at Shen Zongguang.

[This is how we should treat these bad guys. We can't be soft-hearted with them! ]

Shen Zongguang took the little Tangbao from Qin Yunshuang's hands and held him in his arms. Looking at the carriage going away, he sighed inaudibly.

In the past, he thought that Mrs. Shen was a good person and was extremely filial to her.

But later he realized that she was a person with a heart of stone, and no matter how good he was to her, he could not warm her heart.

Therefore, let Shen Bailin take care of this nominal mother himself.

In the casino, Shen Bailin was tied up and shivering in a corner.

"Please let me go. I'll give you all the money I earned today. I also have quite a bit of silver on me."

"Not a small amount?" The steward smiled and patted Shen Bailin's face. "How could the people of the Shen family's second branch be so destitute? Can the little money you brought with you be considered a large amount?"

"Also, why hasn't anyone come to your house to give you money? Do you not want you anymore?"

"Impossible!" Shen Bolin shouted angrily, "I am the pillar of the family, they will definitely come to redeem me!"

"Okay, then let's wait." As he said that, the manager asked someone to tighten the hemp rope on Shen Bailin's body, and then tied it to the pillar of the hall.

Immediately afterwards, the people working in the casino set up several tables with good wine and food, and a group of people started eating and drinking in front of Shen Bailin.

The aroma of the food and wine was like a bug, drilling into Shen Bailin's nostrils.

He had been trapped for almost a day and was now hungry and tired. When he smelled the aromas, his stomach growled.

"Who among you can give me a share?" Shen Bailin no longer had the arrogance he had during the day.

"Please, can someone give me a bite to eat? I'm starving."

Someone heard him say this and laughed out loud, "You must be starving to death. How can a person starve to death if he doesn't eat for a day? That fat on your body is enough to keep you alive for several days."

After saying this, everyone burst into laughter.

Some people wanted to tease Shen Bailin, so they deliberately dangled meat and vegetables in front of Shen Bailin's face so that he could see them but not eat them.

Shen Bailin had a shameless face and tried to stretch out his head and tongue, looking wolfish and embarrassed.

But no matter what he did, he couldn't get even a drop of oil.

By the next morning, he was so thirsty and tired that he was about to faint.

Finally, a short figure stood in front of the casino.

As the only male in the second wife's family, Shen Fangcheng came with the only money the second wife had.

"This is all the money we have at home. I really can't come up with five thousand taels. If you are willing to let my father go, I will definitely treat you well when I become the top scholar in the imperial examination and a high official in the future."

He looked at the strong bearded men in the casino and felt guilty.

But there was no one else in the family, and he couldn't let female relatives like his mother or grandmother come to such a place, so he had to come forward.

Shen Fangcheng thought of what his mother had said before, that he would have a great future, and his eyes became more determined, "Don't worry, as long as you give us the Shen family's second branch a bit of face today, I will definitely repay you double in the future."

Shen Fangcheng's confident words made everyone laugh.

"You are just a little kid, and you want to be the top scholar and become a high-ranking official. What crazy things are you talking about?"

"That's right. With parents like you, how can you be anything good?"

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When the discussion reached Shen Fangcheng's ears, his face turned pale and blue.

There was a hint of resentment in his eyes when he looked at Shen Bailin.

If his father hadn't been idle, he wouldn't have had to come to such a place and suffer such humiliation today.

The people in the casino laughed even louder when they saw him like this. "Little kid, you should go home. Don't stand there for too long and get scared and pee your pants."

"That's right. Be careful or we'll sell you off. But with just a few bones like you, you won't be worth much."

Shen Fangcheng became anxious and thought of Qin Hanyan's instructions before he left.

With a sudden determination, he pulled out a small dagger from his arms and put it against his neck.

"My family has already reported this to the police. If you don't release my father, I will bleed to death right here!"

"I am related to the Marquis's Mansion after all. A child of an official family died. Do you think the government will intervene?"