Mr. He remained silent, looking somewhat guilty.
Seeing him like this, what else is there that no one can't understand?
The people who suffered the most from what Dad did were Mom and Grandma.
Mother He was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed over and punched him, yelling, "We work ourselves to the bone every day, and Linlin is so young. We worry about her from dawn till dusk, and you don't care? You go off to play cards! You go off to play cards! Waaah..."
Grandma He also got up. The old woman didn't sleep much to begin with, and hearing this, she was exasperated. She grabbed a broom from the corner and started hitting Grandpa He: "You're living a perfectly good life, why don't you go play cards? You like playing cards so much, why don't you play cards yourself? I'll teach you to play cards! I'll teach you to play cards..."
He Wenlin was furious: "You already know who they are, you know they're after you, so why did you still go to play cards? I told you to have someone else deliver the takeout, why didn't you listen? Why did you still play with them? And all night long! All the things I told you before, were they just empty words? You've really disappointed me!"
He Wenlin laid so much groundwork, but in the end, her father still couldn't hold on!
He Wenlin slammed her fist on the table in anger!
He was angry at Mr. He, but even angrier at those ill-intentioned people!
"That group of people? Linlin, what do you mean by that?" Grandma He and Grandma He were completely puzzled and looked at He Wenlin.
He Wenlin explained, "A card room opened near our fast food restaurant, and that group of people came specifically for my dad. Even if they weren't targeting him, he was one of their targets. They tried every possible way to lure him into playing cards. They already tested him last time, and my dad realized something was wrong, but he still..."
It would be understandable if you didn't notice anything wrong, but you still took the bait even though you clearly noticed something was wrong!
He Wenlin really didn't know what to say!
Hearing He Wenlin's words, Grandma He and Mother He became even angrier. The two women each grabbed a broom and chased after Father He to beat him!
Mr. He is a stubborn man, so even though he is being beaten, he can't say a word of remorse and can only hide.
Both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were exhausted. They sat in the main room and shed tears together. They talked about how difficult it was to start a business in Shaoxing, how much debt the family had incurred, and how hard He Wenlin worked, worrying about this and that.
Mr. He sighed and lowered his head.
At this moment, He Wenlin looked at her father and asked, "How much money did you lose last night?"
After playing all night, it's impossible not to lose money; it's just a matter of how much.
Upon hearing this, Grandma He and Grandma He also looked at Dad He with tears in their eyes.
Mr. He said guiltily, "I didn't lose any money."
"Impossible! As soon as you sit down, he'll let you win a few rounds, then say you're lucky and coax you into betting bigger. Then you'll start losing, and the more you lose, the more anxious you get. The more anxious you get, the more they'll encourage you to bet big, and then they'll make you bankrupt. Tell me, how much did you lose last night?"
Mr. He was utterly shocked. He couldn't understand how his fourteen-year-old daughter could understand everything.
Grandma He and Grandma He's eyes widened in shock at the words "bankruptcy," which made their hearts pound.
Mr. He hesitated to speak, his mouth moved, but in the end he stubbornly said, "I didn't lose."
"You still won't tell the truth!" Old Mrs. He was so angry that she picked up the broom and hit him again.
Mr. He nudged the blow with his elbow, but still didn't say how much he had lost.
Old Mrs. He was furious: "You won't talk, huh? Fine, come and collect your debts. We won't give you a single penny. Let's see how you pay back the money! We'll chop off your hands and feet and leave you to fend for yourself!"
He Wenlin stared intently at her father: "Dad, are you not telling the truth? Are you still thinking about going to Sakamoto? Do you think that once Sakamoto gets his revenge, it's over and we won't have lost?"
As soon as He Wenlin finished speaking, Grandma He and Grandma He excitedly gave Dad He another beating.
Grandma He: "You're still thinking about going to Sakamoto! I'll break your legs first!"
Mr. He had unspeakable suffering. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he kept silent.
He Wenlin said sternly, "From now on, Comrade He Daming, you are fired. You no longer need to go to the fast food restaurant."
Mr. He was taken aback, then said, "Are you serious?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" He Wenlin said seriously. "Mom, call Boss Meng and tell him to send three more egg roll machines. From now on, he'll work at Baijia Village Food Factory making egg rolls. He'll be glued to the stool with me, and he won't be allowed to leave work until he's worked twelve hours a day!"
Looking at her good-for-nothing son, Old Mrs. He said cruelly, "Twelve hours is too easy for him. He doesn't even get tired from playing cards all night. What's so tiring about making egg rolls? Is it as tiring as farming? Is it as tiring as you, Linlin, working from dawn till dusk every day, using your hands and your brain? He doesn't put in any effort, yet he has to work fifteen hours every day!"
Father He: "..."
Grandma He continued, "And the motorcycle, he's not allowed to ride it anymore. Lock it up so he doesn't lose it too. A spendthrift like him doesn't deserve a car."
Father He: "..."
"What are you looking at? Hand over the car keys!" Old Mrs. He snapped. "Hurry up!"
Seeing that Mr. He didn't move, Mrs. He took action and snatched the car keys from him.
Mrs. He: "And the cell phone, it cost over a thousand yuan. A worthless man doesn't deserve to use a cell phone bought with my daughter's hard-earned money!"
After saying that, He's mother snatched the mobile phone from He's father's hand.
Father He: "..."
"Linlin, where is that group of people's hideout?" Old Mrs. He asked, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes.
Mr. He immediately tensed up: "Mom, what are you doing?"
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