What genuine feelings can you find in a gambling den?
Seeing that Lu Qingzhao seemed to be trying to renege on his debt, the group of playboys quickly snatched the silver notes in front of him and placed them in front of themselves.
"Seventh Master, you have to accept the consequences of your bet. We don't stand for reneges!" Someone grabbed the silver notes and got up to leave.
Another person who was least on good terms with Lu Qingzhao leaned close to his ear with a grin and whispered, "Guess why you lost so badly?"
After saying that, he immediately strode outside.
Lu Qingzhao's mind was blank, and all he could hear were the words that person had just spoken.
Yes, why did he lose so badly?
Having grown up in the Lu family, Lu Qingzhao's chaotic mind suddenly cleared up for a moment.
He was set up!
Yes, he didn't gamble normally, but the youngest son of the Zhang family who spoke to him earlier pulled him along, saying there was something fun to do, so he came to this shady place...
Thinking back on everything that had happened, Lu Qingzhao suddenly realized what was going on, and his eyes immediately turned bloodshot as he turned and rushed outside.
"You swindlers! Give me back my money!" Lu Qingzhao went berserk, chasing after the group of people he had just met.
When people are in a state of extreme despair or anger, they often unleash potential beyond their usual limits, and this was the case with Lu Qingzhao at that moment.
He blocked the path of the group of swaggering young men, his eyes red with anger, and demanded, "Why? Why did you all conspire against me?"
If he still can't see that this is a setup by them, then the Lu family's education of him has been a complete failure.
"Hahaha..." Zhang Jingyu laughed loudly and said to the others, "This idiot finally figured it out?"
Another playboy, doubled over with laughter, could barely speak. "What's the use of figuring it out? He doesn't have a single penny left!"
“It’s not just a matter of not having money!” another playboy spoke up, his smile laced with schadenfreude. “He also owes the secret society eight thousand taels!”
Zhang Jingyu laughed wildly, "He used to manage a storeroom for the Lu family, treating us brothers like servants. He certainly never imagined this day would come, did he?"
"That's right. Now that he no longer has any of the Lu family's assets, and his family has strict rules, I'd like to see how he's going to pay off this gambling debt!"
"Hahaha……"
Several spoiled brats burst into loud laughter, their voices echoing through the dark streets, drawing the attention of the still-asleep residents who opened their windows to look out.
Lu Qingzhao suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, pointed at them with his finger, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You...you...you're spouting nonsense!"
He never treated them with condescension or as servants. In fact, he felt exceptionally loyal to these people, always thinking of them when good things came his way!
But they treated him like this!
"Alright, we're off to Chunying Tower to celebrate, we don't have time to listen to your nagging... Come on, let's go, Ying'er's waiting for me!"
Zhang Jingyu led a few spoiled brats and left triumphantly.
Lu Qingzhao was unwilling to give up and was still trying to block their way.
Just then, the carriage parked not far behind Lu Qingzhao moved.
"Afu, come over here." Inside the carriage, Old Master Lu spoke with a stern expression.
Upon hearing this, the coachman Afu immediately replied, "Yes, sir."
The carriage clattered towards Lu Qingzhao, and inside, Shufan and Pan'er blinked their big eyes at the old master.
"Grandpa, is that person in front someone you know?" Pan'er asked curiously.
Shu Fan looked at him, clearly having the same question.
They had been watching for quite a while, and although they couldn't quite understand what they were saying, they still understood the word "scheming".
Grandpa Lu's face was solemn as he said in a deep voice, "He is a junior member of the family, and it is my fault for not teaching him well."
Lu Qingzhao's biological father was his eldest son. Not many people knew this, and even though he knew, he pretended not to, assuming that Lu Lang could manage his offspring. Who would have thought...
The Lu family, a family of great stature, was actually schemed against by someone. Humph! No wonder he owes gambling debts.
"Huh? He's a relative of my great-grandfather? Should we take him away?" Pan'er saw Lu Qingzhao sitting on the ground through the gap in the car curtain, looking quite pitiful.
Old Master Lu snorted coldly, "It's all his own fault. Let his father handle it."
If he has to handle things like this, then the Lu family might as well fall apart.
The two children nodded as if they understood, and then fell silent.
As expected, news of Lu Qingzhao's matter reached Lu Lang and Lu Peng's ears very quickly.
"You bastard!" Lu Lang slammed his hand on the table and looked at Lu Peng, saying, "Is this how you taught him?"
"No, brother," Lu Peng quickly denied, "I didn't teach Seventh Brother! The ancestral precepts are things we have to memorize since we were little. You can't blame me for his mistakes, can you?"
Lu Lang took a deep breath and told himself not to get angry. He turned to his attendant and said, "Go and bring Xiao Qi back. The old man must not know about this."
"Yes, sir."
The attendants quickly left.
Lu Peng felt extremely uncomfortable, so he simply stood up and said, "Brother, Xiao Qi is so grown up now, why don't you tell your wife about his background?"
He also couldn't understand what his older brother was thinking. Xiao Qi's birth was an accident. Even if his sister-in-law knew, she wouldn't make a fuss, would she?
“No,” Lu Lang shook his head. “Father is very particular about this. Xiao Qi’s identity must never be revealed.”
His father set a new rule that the head of the Lu family could not take concubines or have children born out of wedlock. If Xiao Qi's identity were exposed, his position as head of the family would also be affected.
He was just playing along when he accidentally fell for her and had a one-night stand with Xiaoqi's biological mother. Later, he sent Xiaoqi's biological mother away and left the child with his second brother and sister-in-law, who had just given birth to a stillborn baby.
In fact, over the years, anyone with eyes could see how much care he had taken for Xiao Qi. His legal wife must have heard about it, but she said nothing.
Unlike his father, his parents' meeting was a legendary story. It's just that his mother passed away early, otherwise she would be the most enviable old lady in the whole of Qinzhou.
Because his father only had his mother in his entire life, and after his mother died, he never looked for anyone else, let alone took a concubine or a maid.
All the brothers were born from the same mother, so they were very united and harmonious. Therefore, his father added a rule to the family rules that from his generation onwards, the head of the family could only have one principal wife and could not take concubines.
He was worried that if his father found out about Xiao Qi, it would affect the foundation of the Lu family.
"Then let me make this clear first: from now on, you'll have to take care of Xiao Qi's affairs yourself, I won't dare to interfere." Lu Peng was a person without any sense of responsibility, and quickly tried to shirk his own responsibility.
Lu Lang said with a headache, "Alright, alright, after this matter is dealt with, I will take him with me."
I just hope the old man never finds out that Xiaoqi has gambling debts!
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