At this time, in a village on the outskirts of Shaoxing.
He's father was enjoying a meal with Ye Jun, Tang Wei, and others.
"If I don't win back my losses this time, I'll have no home left."
Tang Wei laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. Men, playing cards is perfectly normal."
Ye Jun chimed in, "That's right, there are wins and losses in card games. Maybe you'll win back double today."
After swallowing the last mouthful of rice, He's father said, "We definitely can't go back to Caijiang Village. My mother, my wife, and the kids are probably waiting for me there. If they see us playing cards, they'll definitely flip the table. We can't let them spoil our fun. Let's find somewhere else to play."
Tang Wei and Ye Jun exchanged a glance, already having made their decision.
Tang Wei said, "I do know a place, but it's pretty high-stakes. Are you up for it?"
"The bigger the bet, the bigger the win; you might break even in one go," Ye Jun said. "Our Brother Ming is a big boss with assets worth millions. What's there to be afraid of, right, Brother Ming?"
Provoked by them, Mr. He immediately said, "That's right, what's there to be afraid of?"
Hearing this, Tang Wei and Ye Jun were secretly delighted and immediately decided, "Okay, let's go play for the big prize!"
Mr. He added, "But I don't have any money on me. My mother and wife have confiscated my car and phone, and the money is in the company account, so I can't withdraw it."
"It's okay, I can lend it to you first," Tang Wei said. "But according to the rules, there will be a small handling fee. Is that alright?"
Ye Jun chimed in, "With Ming's family business being so big, even a small handling fee is nothing to him, right, Ming?"
Mr. He said generously, "It's just a small handling fee. If I'm lucky, I can pay back what I borrowed yesterday."
"Okay, let's go then. I'll go get the car."
Tang Wei walked ahead, driving a minivan.
After Mr. He got into the car, Ye Jun gave him an eye mask: "Brother Ming, the area is under strict control, so I'm sorry to trouble you to wear an eye mask."
"It's all so mysterious and exciting, just like in the movies on TV," Mr. He complained, but still cooperated by putting on the blindfold.
Seeing that Mr. He was so cooperative, Tang Wei and Ye Jun breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes brimming with undisguised joy...
...
By 2 p.m., He's father hadn't returned to the food factory or the Caijiang Village fast food restaurant. He Wenlin knew that this good-for-nothing must have gone to play cards.
Grandma He and Grandma He were so angry that tears streamed down their faces, and they couldn't concentrate on their work anymore.
Mrs. He: "If I had known, I shouldn't have confiscated that phone. At least we could still contact each other."
He Wenlin: "Even if he has his phone and is addicted to playing cards, he will not answer the phone if he doesn't want us to know where he is."
Old Mrs. He threatened, "When he comes back tonight, I'll break his legs!"
"Who knows how much money they'll lose?"
This is what He's mother is most worried about. She has heard many stories of people losing everything by gambling. Now that He's father has been lured into gambling, the losses will definitely not be small amounts like three or five thousand yuan!
The other party came with a purpose; with such a large business turnover, their ambitions are far greater!
The thought of her family owing so much money, and the possibility that her father might lose tens or hundreds of thousands more, made her want to die.
He Wenlin sighed and said, "From now on, we'll arrange for two people to follow him around."
He's still my own father, so I can't just ignore him. But since he won't listen to reason, I'll just have to "keep him at home."
By evening, Mr. He still hadn't returned.
He Wenlin went to the card room again under the pretense of delivering food, but still did not see He's father, Tang Wei, or Ye Jun.
He Wenlin didn't know if Tang Wei and Ye Jun had any accomplices in the card room, so she didn't dare to spend money to buy information and could only wait.
Even if you report someone missing to the police, they won't care unless it's been 24 hours.
He Wenlin gave Lin Fei some instructions, and then took a taxi to the food factory.
He Wenlin has been busy at the fast food restaurant all day and doesn't know anything about the food factory situation.
Seeing that He Wenlin came alone, He's mother and grandmother knew that there was still no news of He's father.
The whole family was feeling very down.
Aunt He is already sharpening her knife, ready to kill someone.
There's no use getting anxious or angry right now; all we can do is wait patiently.
They waited and waited, and night fell, but Mr. He still hadn't returned.
He's mother's tears never stopped. She asked He Wenlin, "If I divorce your father, who will you live with?"
He Wenlin was taken aback, not expecting her mother to have this idea. In fact, her parents' relationship had always been quite good.
Mrs. He is stingy with money. She is reluctant to buy things for herself. The slightly nicer clothes she wears are all bought by Mr. He.
"Mom, things haven't come to the point of divorce yet, don't say hurtful things."
“I don’t want to live with your dad anymore. He’s so useless. He’ll definitely drag you and your siblings down in the future.”
“What do you mean by ‘family’? All the family’s businesses are in my name, he can’t implicate me.”
Initially, He Wenlin's parents didn't trust her, so they never went to apply for a business license. Instead, He Wenlin took her grandmother and used her grandmother's name to apply for the license and set up the factory. However, He Wenlin is the largest shareholder, holding 95% of the shares!
After He Wenlin came of age, the shares under He Laotai's name also became He Wenlin's property.
These are all in written agreement.
Moreover, the old lady had heard about notarization from somewhere and even took the initiative to ask for it to be notarized, so that her children wouldn't fight with He Wenlin for it after she passed away.
In the old lady's eyes, all these things belonged to He Wenlin!
"The business is in your name, but if your father gambles and borrows money from loan sharks, are you not going to pay it back? In the end, they'll force you to pay it back! If you don't pay it back, those loan sharks won't let your father go, and they won't let you go either. That's how it's portrayed on TV."
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