Jian Jiankang handed over all the money he had, including his own gambling money.
Zhou Kai, this idiot, saw that most of the money his cousin paid was lost by him, so he wanted to get it back with a smug look on his face.
Zhou Xiang sneered, "You are a minor yourself, yet you instigated the younger generation to gamble. You deserve to be punished! Lu Zhaochong..."
"Wait, wait, wait, cousin, I was wrong. I will never gamble again, nor will I teach others to gamble, and I don't want my lost money back."
"This is just the first time, don't do it again, otherwise, haha."
"I see."
The table was cleared and Zhou Hua and the others started playing. All minors were asked to go to the living room to watch TV and were not allowed to watch them playing cards.
Zhou Kai secretly asked Jian Jiankang why he didn't dare to gamble with their aunt.
The two of them had less money than this stupid uncle, and they were so sad that they couldn't even cry. They had handed over all their New Year's money, and their parents left them 50 yuan each. They took out 30 yuan in change, but it all ended up being gambling money.
"Why don't you give it a try? Auntie's brain is faster than a computer. We're just elementary school students, how can we compete with a doctoral student?"
"Isn't it luck on the cards?"
"Don't you get good cards? When you get good cards, you win a little, and when you get bad cards, you lose a lot."
"Alas, I don't understand. I suddenly realized that compared to you, I am an illiterate."
"You didn't even finish junior high school. Humph! From now on, a junior college degree will be the minimum standard for finding a job."
"I'm dizzy. I'm not going to talk to you about these issues anymore. What's a college degree, what's a doctorate, I don't understand the difference between them."
Jiankang rolled his eyes. This uncle was so illiterate that he couldn't even tell the level of education of others.
During dinner, Professor Chu lamented, "This mahjong game is really not good if you don't use your brain. If you insist on playing it, you won't have a chance of winning. No wonder they say it can prevent Alzheimer's disease! It turns out you need to use your brain. After dinner, I'll go back to rest. We'll continue the study tomorrow."
Father Zhou nodded, "Okay, but you can't play this for too long. It's not good to sit for too long."
"Yes, we can just play for two hours tomorrow."
"OK!"
Jiang Weihua went back with them tonight. He felt more at ease staying closer to his teacher, as there were many people taking care of his wife.
Professor Chu didn't appreciate his kindness. "I was on my own in Beijing before, wasn't I? Now I have Xiao Tan following me!"
"Well, I'll go back to look after the house. There are valuables all over the house."
"what ever."
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ling Ran arranged for Tian Cheng to drive with his parents to the county town.
Zhou Xiang was afraid that her mother-in-law would feel embarrassed to carry things, so she personally selected a lot of gifts for her, including two cartons of milk, two gift boxes of cereal, a bag of dried fish, cooking oil, two gift boxes of wine, and two packs of cigarettes.
Dong Yunrong shouted too much.
Zhou wanted Tian Cheng to quickly carry her to the trunk of the car. "Mom, you haven't been home for over ten years. The neighbors are all watching! It's too little. Some people gossip about you. Just consider it as making up for the past."
If Mr. Ling hadn't fallen from power, my mother-in-law wouldn't have been unwilling to return to her parents' home for more than ten years.
"Okay! Okay!"
Ling Quan asked hesitantly, "Should we go see Dad?"
Dong Yunrong paused. She really didn't want to see her sister-in-law.
Zhou Xiang nudged Ling Ran and said, "Go get the jar of salted eggs. Grandpa loves them."
"good!"
While Ling Ran was walking into the alley, Zhou Xiang handed a small medicine bottle to his father-in-law, "Dad, give this to Grandpa without letting Auntie take it. I feel guilty towards Grandpa, but not towards Auntie at all. She has no right to enjoy these things of mine."
Ling Quan took the small medicine bottle and thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you Xiang Xiang, I'm very happy that you thought of the old man. This is what he needs most."
Dong Yunrong nodded at her daughter-in-law and said, "A million-dollar item was given away for nothing again. I will be careful to stop my sister-in-law. She doesn't even deserve to know."
Ling Ran carried the jar out of the yard, and Dong Yunrong pulled her husband, "Let's go!"
The couple knew that they would not be able to leave their eldest brother-in-law's house for a while, so they decided to go see the old man first.
When Ling Quan saw his father's appearance, he immediately slapped his sister to the ground, kicked her a few times, dragged her out of the door, closed the door, and left her outside to freeze.
He took out the small medicine bottle and gave it to his wife, "Yunrong, come here, I'll carry Dad's back."
The couple finally managed to feed the medicine to the emaciated and comatose old man. Dong Yunrong even scalded the bottle with hot water and fed him some water.
After more than half an hour, the old man opened his eyes and asked, "You guys are here?"
Ling Quan knelt on the ground, "Dad, I'm sorry, I'm late. I thought my sister would do her best to take care of you for the sake of a free life outside. Who knew she would be so cruel? She didn't even inform me when you were like this."
Old Master Ling sighed deeply, "There is no filial son for a patient who has been ill for a long time!"
"Dad, please come back to the market town with me! I'll apply for sick leave and take care of you."
Old Master Ling shook his head and said, "I'm used to this yard."
"Dad," Ling Quan couldn't bear it any longer. "Dad, no matter what excuse or reason you give, you must come back with me. Don't you want to see Ranran's three children?"
"Ah? Ranran's children are born? Three?"
"Yes, three. Very cute and clever! They'll be a hundred days old in half a month. Come back with me!"
Old Master Ling was silent for a long time before nodding, "Okay! I'll go back with you. I also want to take care of my grandson."
"Then tell me, why did you become like this?"
"Actually, it's not your sister's fault. It's too hot outside in the summer, and I'm afraid of the cold inside. I kept going through this over and over again, and I was sick for a few days. My appetite was also poor, and the hospital didn't have any good treatment. They just said it was natural aging. After I was discharged, I could only drink a few mouthfuls of porridge for each meal, and that's how I became like this."
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