Qibao looked in the direction that his fifth brother pointed, and saw a man kneeling and crawling on the ground in front of a shop, and he didn't seem to get up.
Fortunately, it was just after dawn and there were not many people on the street. Only a few people were standing there, pointing at the people kneeling on the ground and whispering.
Uncle Xu and Xu Wenwu also saw it, but they were some distance away from the onlookers and could not hear what they were saying.
"Sister, should we go and take a look?" Xiaowu said to Qibao with interest.
Anyway, they had to pass by there on their way to the breakfast shop, so they didn't refuse.
"Oh, if I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?"
"That's right. The Jin family used to live a relatively prosperous life, but I didn't expect that this kid would ruin everything."
"But it looks kind of pitiful."
"I think the one who should be pitied is Boss Jin."
As the group got closer, they began to listen to the discussions of the people around them.
"It turned out to be him." Xiaowu said.
At this moment, they recognized that this person was the one they met yesterday when they entered the city and was surrounded by people from the gambling house who were asking for debts.
Qibao looked at the man with his hands on the ground, his forehead against the ground, his body trembling slightly, as if he was crying silently.
Qibao looked up at the shop. Unlike other shops that had opened their doors and were ready to do business, the door of this shop was closed and locked with a copper lock. The plaque above it read "Jin's Rouge Shop".
"Gambling really does harm people!" Uncle Xu shook his head and sighed.
At this moment, Jin Wansheng, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed several times, then slowly stood up from the ground, his steps staggering a little.
Only then did I see his face. He had dark circles under his eyes and his forehead was red and swollen from kowtow hard just now. Two lines of tears kept sliding down from his chin and dripping into his chest. There was a small puddle of water on the place where he had just fallen on the ground.
"Mr. Jin, are you okay?"
At this time, someone kindly asked.
Jin Wansheng raised his eyes to look at the person who had spoken, and smiled bitterly and self-deprecatingly. His eyes were dim and his voice was a little low and hoarse as he said, "I didn't expect that someone would still care about me at this time. Thank you."
After saying this, he slowly moved forward and walked out of the crowd with a blank expression.
When Qibao saw the man's expression, he knew that Jin Wansheng was having suicidal thoughts.
"Son, please don't do anything stupid. I beg you!"
At this moment, a woman with messy hair stumbled forward, grabbed Jin Wansheng's arm tightly with both hands, and said with tears in her eyes.
When Jin Wansheng saw the woman, he broke down emotionally and started sobbing. He ignored his mother's grip on his arm, and knocked his knees straight to the ground. He hugged the woman's waist with both hands and choked out sobs:
"Mother! I am an unfilial son, ashamed of you and father. I am ashamed to live in this world. Even if I could linger on, I could not atone for the mistakes I have made."
"Wansheng, as long as you're alive, there's hope. If you're gone, what will happen to your father and I? Mother knows you're a good child. Your father is still lying in bed and can't get up. What do you want him to do?"
The woman cried miserably, clenched her fists and hit Jin Wansheng's back lightly.
"Father is now disappointed in me, and I don't have the face to go back to see you. This shop was passed down to me by our ancestors, and it is the result of my life's work. But now it has been destroyed by an unworthy descendant like me. Mother, I hate it!" Jin Wansheng said in agony.
The onlookers looked at the miserable appearance of the mother and son who were crying and hugging each other, and some women wiped their eyes emotionally.
"Mr. Jin, your mother is right. Everyone makes mistakes. If you can't let it go and think about committing suicide, you'll be gone, and you won't even have the chance to make amends."
"Yes, your parents only have you as their son. They will have to rely on you for the rest of their lives. If you can't let go, how will your parents live in the future?"
A soft-hearted woman spoke up to persuade him.
Many people nodded secretly at this statement, thinking it made a lot of sense.
When Jin Wansheng heard what his mother and the onlookers said, he was stunned.
He couldn't help but think that if he died, the Jin family's shop would be gone, and his parents' lives would be extremely difficult. How would they support themselves in their old age? All the money they had saved was spent because of him. If he died, it would be over, but what would his parents do...
Seeing that her son looked like he had listened to her advice, she continued, "Wansheng, as long as you promise me to live well, I will be willing to help others with chores and wash dishes and clothes. As long as you live well, I have nothing else to ask for..."
After hearing his mother's words, Jin Wansheng, a tall and strong man, hugged his mother and cried like a child.
Uncle Xu felt a little sorry when he saw this, but he couldn't help the mother and son, so he could only shake his head and sympathize.
Just as the mother and son were crying, seven or eight people came running over...
"Jin Wansheng, even if you want to die, you must pay back all the money you owe to our gambling house before you die. Otherwise, I will have to ask your parents for the money. However, I'm afraid these two old guys don't have the ability to pay off the debt, and it won't be worth much if you sell it. If I hadn't had someone secretly watching you, I'm really afraid you would be dead now."
The person who spoke was none other than Mr. Ma, who had led people to injure Jin Wansheng that day.
"What else do you want? You have forced my son into this state, what else do you want?" The woman shouted hoarsely at these people.
"Old man, we are a gambling house, not a place for favors. Your son owes us money, and even if I skin him alive, he has to pay me back every penny, otherwise, hmph!"
"Ma Ergou, how could I owe Hongtai Casino so much money? You know it very well. That woman was sent by you, right? Your target is my rouge shop!" Jin Wansheng said angrily, glaring at Ma Ye.
"Jin Wansheng, what nonsense are you talking about? I didn't force you to enter our Hongtai Casino. You signed the IOU willingly for your sweetheart. Now you are slandering me, your Master Ma. Believe it or not, I will break your legs and you will have no reason to report to the police." Master Ma said sinisterly.
"Wansheng, what woman? What's going on?"
When Jin Wansheng's mother heard the conversation between Ma Ye and her son, she realized that there was other hidden secrets in the matter and hurriedly asked.
"Mom, this matter... was my son's fault. I was blinded by her beauty. It's really hard to talk about it." Jin Wansheng said gritting his teeth.
"Haha, of course your son is too embarrassed to tell you this. A woman ruined all the family fortune, and now he's down and out, and that woman has disappeared. He's left with nothing. If it were me, I wouldn't have the nerve to tell you this, or I'd be laughed at to death!"
After saying this, Ma Ye burst into laughter, and the thugs behind him also laughed loudly, being extremely arrogant.
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