On the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Jiang Jincheng hummed a little tune, put his hands in his pockets, and went straight to Liu Lao Er's yard, knocking on the door as if he knew the way well.
Someone inside asked a question, and upon hearing his voice, immediately opened the door, let him in, and then peeked out to look around.
Finding no one was around, they quickly closed the door.
Soon, Jiang Yinping and her two siblings appeared outside the courtyard and hid under the wall to eavesdrop.
When I heard the clattering sound of cards being pushed around inside, along with shouts, I realized that...
Jiang Yuping decisively pulled her third sister and fourth brother outside.
Jiang Yinping rubbed her hands excitedly.
Where are you going?
We'll take this opportunity to trap them inside, and this time we'll have them caught red-handed.
If the second son dares not to hand over his salary to the family, we'll report him.
Jiang Yuping turned around and looked at her as if she were an idiot, which made Jiang Yinping feel indignant.
"What kind of look is that? Just say what you want to say, it makes you seem smart."
"You think the second brother is afraid of you? You need to catch the thief red-handed! You have no evidence, so you can't just threaten him and expect him to listen to you. Don't you know what kind of person the second brother is?"
Jiang Yinping recalled her second brother's domineering and tyrannical nature at home.
They have already criticized their second brother for not contributing money to the family, but does their second brother listen to them?
That's right, the second son doesn't listen to them at all and does things his own way.
"What should we do then? Tell Mom about this."
"Come on, Mom can control the second son, but what kind of person is the second brother? Let's listen to the fifth son and see what he's going to do."
Jiang Tongcheng now has more faith in his younger sister.
"Call the police station."
One sentence stunned Jiang Tongcheng and Jiang Yinping on the spot.
"What? To the police station..."
"Of course, give it to the police station!"
What's this called? This is called organized gambling.
Jiang Tongcheng gasped in shock; he hadn't expected the fifth brother to be so ruthless.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yinping gave the fifth brother a meaningful look.
I never realized I had underestimated Lao Wu before.
Not only is he cunning, but he is also ruthless.
They knew, of course, that if the second son was arrested today for gambling, he would be finished.
If someone is caught gambling, the factory has to fire the second son, so naturally, the spot is given up.
When the time comes, go to the factory leaders yourself. Given their family's difficult situation, the factory leaders won't refuse to let them take over the work.
The second son didn't even know that it was his own younger brother and sister who caused him to go straight to jail.
Jiang Yuping's lips twitched as she looked at the two of them.
The way she looked at me was like I was a monster. She just thought I was ruthless, without even considering who I was doing it for.
He said with a cold expression,
"You decide for yourselves whether you want to do it or not. If not, then forget it and go home to sleep in this cold weather."
"No, no, no, no."
Jiang Yinping was naturally anxious; this job was extremely urgent.
With a job, he had everything, even if it meant agreeing to Jiang Yuping's unequal terms.
But it's still better than staying at home every day like this.
"Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me." At this point, what is Second Brother?
"Are you really going to listen to Fifth Brother and report Second Brother?"
Jiang Tongcheng felt a chill run down his spine; his home no longer felt like a home.
Why do all my brothers and sisters in the family want to climb over others to get ahead?
"Of course, if we listen to the second brother of the fifth brother, none of us will get a full meal."
But if my second brother isn't around, I'm confident I can go to work and at least contribute money to the family. You should decide for yourself whether you want to go to school.
Without this salary, you wouldn't even be able to go to school and would be just like me, lounging around at home.
Don't always think I'm ruthless, or that I'm the fifth brother. Think about it yourself and make your own choice.
Don't stand aside; consider yourself a good person.
Jiang Yinping was furious at her fourth son's lack of ambition when she saw him like this.
It seems like only he and the fifth brother are ruthless.
“But if that’s the case, my second brother will be sentenced and go to jail.”
Jiang Yinping and Jiang Yuping clasped their hands together in front of their chests, neither of them speaking, just quietly observing Jiang Tongcheng.
"We're all brothers and sisters, isn't it really unfair of us to do this?"
Jiang Tongcheng's voice grew softer and softer.
"Alright, stop looking at me like that. I want to go to school; I don't want to stay at home doing nothing."
Jiang Tongcheng gritted his teeth and said that compared to going to school, he would rather his second brother go to jail.
It's because my second brother doesn't take care of the family as wholeheartedly as my eldest brother.
At this moment, he complained to his older brother, feeling wronged. If his older brother had stayed, none of this would have happened.
It's all my brother's fault.
Jiang Yinping and Jiang Yuping sneered.
"Don't portray yourself as some kind of saint."
This was something the three of us discussed together, and we'll all share the consequences. No one can run away with it.
Jiang Jincheng was playing happily at the table inside the house.
He only became obsessed with this in the last two months; all he does is play cards and mahjong.
This thing is intoxicating and glamorous, and most importantly, you can win a little money every now and then. Even though you lose some, at least you can still win.
He concluded that this thing was harmless and who knows, he might even make a fortune from it someday.
Just as they were having a great time, someone climbed over the wall and broke into the room.
The five people in the room were taken directly to the police station.
Jiang Jincheng was frantically trying to figure out how to explain his mother's arrival.
He was just playing around, is it not even allowed to play around during the Chinese New Year?
But when I heard the words "gambling in groups," I was so scared that I shuddered.
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