Lin Shuhua's parents worked in a glass factory. They were a dual-income family and their family conditions were not bad.

But Lin Shuhua has an older brother, Lin Ye, who is addicted to gambling.

During the years of severe crackdowns, Lin Ye was arrested several times.

Every time, my family would use money to redeem me.

In addition, Lin Ye had bad luck in gambling. He lost nine times out of ten and owed a lot of debts.

But for people who are addicted to gambling, the more they lose, the more they want to gamble, always hoping to turn the tables one day.

As a result, the snowball got bigger and bigger and became out of control.

But Lin's parents only have this one son, so they can't just ignore him.

Originally, Lin Shuhua had a second brother, but he died of meningitis when he was a child.

Since Lin Ye is the only descendant of his family, his father and mother naturally dote on him even more.

In order to pay off Lin Ye’s debt, the family gradually became stretched to the limit.

But as long as Lin Ye is willing to settle down, life can still be okay, after all, Lin's father and mother both have jobs.

In order to keep Lin Ye away from his gambler friends and turn over a new leaf, Lin's mother even took the initiative to transfer her job to Lin Ye.

Lin's mother thought that her son had a formal job and had to go to work regularly, so he had no time to hang out.

Lin Ye is not a heartless person. He knows that he has let his parents down, and he has indeed shown signs of getting better after working.

He also found a wife in the factory and had twins, a boy and a girl.

But after the initial excitement wears off, life becomes more about the trivialities of life.

The couple would quarrel and the child would cry often. Lin Ye became upset and started to repeat the same mistakes.

In addition, as it had been suppressed for a long time, this outburst seemed particularly fierce, and the stakes were even bigger than before.

Lin's father and mother no longer had enough money to support their son, so they had to ask Lin Shuhua for help.

Although Lin Shuhua did not have a job, Mai Xiangbei worked in the machinery factory, the largest factory in Xiangxi County.

Moreover, they only have one daughter and do not have parents-in-law to support, so their family conditions are naturally better than those of the Lin family.

Lin's father and mother begged for mercy, and Lin Shuhua only had this elder brother, so they couldn't bear it and helped.

Who would have thought that after the first time, there would be a second time, and countless times after that.

Once the valve is opened, it cannot be closed.

Seeing that his sister was there to back him up, Lin Ye became even more unscrupulous.

All the guilt and conscience I had in the early years were lost at the gambling table.

Now Lin Ye is a complete rogue and bastard, who only wants to suck the blood of his sister Lin Shuhua.

He even thought that since his sister and brother-in-law only had one daughter, Malin, there was no point in leaving so much money to her. He might as well give it to her for gambling, just in case he became rich someday.

Lin Ye also often went to Lin Shuhua's house to steal money.

If he couldn't steal the money, he would steal things from Lin Shuhua's house and sell them.

Lin Shuhua had caught him several times, but he was her own brother. Could she really send him to the police station?

Originally, Lin Shuhua didn't want this to happen, but Lin's father and mother cried and begged her:

"Shuhua, you only have this one big brother. If you don't care about him, won't that force him to die?"

"Yes, Shuhua, if you force your eldest brother to death, your father and I will not want to live anymore!"

Now that things have come to this, how could Lin Shuhua just ignore it?

But gambling is a bottomless pit.

Not to mention hundreds or thousands, even tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands would not be enough to fill the hole.

Lin Shuhua was also afraid that this would be discovered by her husband Mai Xiangbei, so she kept it a secret from him.

She even naively fantasized that maybe her elder brother would really get lucky and win one day.

When her elder brother returned the money to her, she pretended nothing had happened.

Who would have thought that plans could not keep up with changes? Mai Laosan actually wanted to set up a factory and wanted to find Mai Xiangbei and others to raise funds for investment.

The hole was too big, and facing her husband's questioning, Lin Shuhua could not withstand it and had to tell everything.

Upon learning that the money had been taken by his brother-in-law to gamble, Mai Xiangbei was so angry that he was speechless and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

But when Mai Xiangbei recovered and wanted to reason with Lin Shuhua, Lin Shuhua said, "He is my own brother, am I going to watch him die?

If it was Mai Lao San, you would definitely help! You are asking me for money now, isn't it to give to Mai Lao San? "

"How can this be the same? My third brother wants to help us brothers get rich together, but your brother is a hell of a pit!"

"It's impossible for a person to be unlucky all his life. What if my brother suddenly gets lucky and wins?"

Seeing that Lin Shuhua was still trying to argue at this time, Mai Xiangbei felt a little disappointed and suddenly didn't want to say anything.

After that, the couple fell into a cold war, and Mai Xiangbei stopped giving Lin Shuhua his salary, and only gave her a little necessary household allowance every month.

Lin Shuhua knew she was in the wrong and didn't dare to lose her temper with Mai Xiangbei at first. But as time went by, she was used to managing money and felt a little uncomfortable.

In addition, Mai Xiangbei's attitude towards her became increasingly cold, so Lin Shuhua could no longer tolerate it and quarreled with him at home every day.

But Mai Xiangbei didn't want to argue with her, and it would not be a glorious thing if the neighbors heard it.

So he often worked overtime, deliberately stayed in the workshop to work, and focused all his energy on studying technology.

I thought that after both sides calmed down and Lin Shuhua truly realized her mistake, life could go on as normal.

After all, they are almost 40 years old, and Mai Xiangbei has never thought about divorcing Lin Shuhua.

However, Lin Ye started to act up again.

He was very unhappy when he saw that his sister had no money.

Every day after Mai Xiangbei went out for work, she would come home and speak ill of Mai Xiangbei, and instigate her sister to divorce and find a rich man.

Lin Ye's move was not groundless, but because Brother Hai, who gambled with him, took a fancy to Lin Shuhua.

Brother Hai’s real name is Hu Zhihai. He is 41 years old this year and has been married three times. The first two wives died, and he divorced the last one.

There are three children, each with a different mother. They are all in their hometown and are not very close to Hu Zhihai.

Hu Zhihai didn't like them very much either. To be more precise, he didn't like his daughters very much. He liked his sons.

It’s a pity that all three are daughters.

In the city, he usually claims to be an old bachelor. His family was poor in his early years, so no one looked down on him and he never got married.

Hu Zhihai is one of the three bosses of an underground gambling house. Sometimes when he feels itchy, he will go downstairs to play a few rounds.

So I got to know Lin Ye.

Once, Lin Shuhua came to help Lin Ye pay back the debt, and Hu Zhihai happened to be there, so he fell in love with him.

Hu Zhihai is rich and well-connected, and is very popular in the city. If he wants to find a 20-year-old girl, it is not impossible.

But he doesn't like it, saying that they have no common topics. He still prefers those who are about his age and are married, which is not a big deal.

The main reason why he fell in love with Lin Shuhua was because Lin Shuhua looked very much like his first daughter-in-law who had died.

As for Bai Guangyue, those who understand will understand.

When Lin Ye learned about this, he didn't think much about it at first. After all, his brother-in-law was a good person and had been making money for him.

But recently Mai Xiangbei has changed, and Lin Ye began to feel dissatisfied.