It was impossible to hide the fact that He Ziqian owed more than 10,000 yuan due to gambling.
As soon as the phone call ended, Mrs. He was so angry that she almost collapsed.
Yun Jin helped He's mother up, saying, "Mom, don't be angry. Take care of yourself. It's not worth it for a gambler."
Feng Qianqian was also stunned. How did she end up gambling?
I never touched this stuff in my past life, so why am I gambling in this one?
How much money did you lose?
More than ten thousand?
That's enough to buy a very nice courtyard house.
The thought of how valuable a courtyard house would become, and how He Ziqian had lost it all, broke Feng Qianqian's heart.
When Brother He and Sister-in-law He returned home that evening, they noticed the somber atmosphere in the family. Mother He had a damp towel on her forehead and looked unwell. Brother He asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Little Rice Cake said angrily, "It's all my big brother's fault. He lost a lot of money, and Grandma got very angry."
"Uncle, you have to teach my older brother a lesson. He's been naughty. He lost a lot of money gambling, and they want us to pay him back!" Little Rice Cake complained in a clear voice.
Sister-in-law He didn't believe it: "What nonsense are you talking about, you little girl? Your brother went to buy goods, don't talk badly about him here."
Little Rice Cake put her hands on her hips and said, "I didn't! Big Brother is bad. He lost money and asked Grandma for money to pay off his debts. Those people even said that if he didn't pay back the money, Big Brother wouldn't be able to come back."
Sister-in-law He was furious: "Yun Jin, control your daughter! What is she saying? How could my son gamble? He wouldn't do that."
Yun Jin sneered, "You think you can just say you won't? You even called our house, claiming you were injured and hospitalized to scam money. If we hadn't called you, we wouldn't have known you were hiding it from us!"
Sister-in-law He asked in disbelief, "Mom, is that so?"
“He Ziqian isn’t that kind of person. How could he possibly gamble?”
Mrs. He said irritably, "How could he not be? This child is ruined!"
Mr. He, who had been silent until now, said, "We're not going to take care of this child anymore. You guys figure it out!"
Mr. He was very disappointed at the thought of having such a grandson.
She repeatedly bail him out, only to be left with a mountain of debt.
Brother He and Sister-in-law He looked at their parents, who had gone back to their room to rest, and then at Feng Qianqian, whose eyes were red from crying. They felt sorry for her and said, "Why didn't you take care of him? Why didn't you go with him and keep an eye on him?"
Feng Qianqian was speechless: "He's an adult, not a child. He made his own choice. Why blame me?"
Feng Qianqian knew that gambling was a no-no.
Once it happens, it will happen again.
I never imagined that He Ziqian would be even more outrageous in this lifetime.
Feng Qianqian regretted it; she shouldn't have placed her hopes on He Ziqian.
Brother He and Sister-in-law He were in a terrible state. Knowing the casino's phone number, they immediately made a call. Without them even having to say anything, He Ziqian was brought over, and he lost again.
The casino refused to lend him any money and even beat him up.
He Ziqian cried on the phone, "Mom and Dad, I'm so sorry. Please just let me be beaten to death. I'm so unfilial for doing such a thing. I'm so sorry to you and Dad, I'm so sorry to Grandpa and Grandma, I'm so sorry to my wife, I'm so sorry to my two sons, sob sob sob..."
Hearing her son crying and saying such things, Sister-in-law He was terrified: "Son, don't do anything foolish! How much money do you owe? Our family will figure something out!"
He Ziqian's eyes lit up, and he cried as he said, "Twenty-three thousand."
"Didn't you say it was over ten thousand?" Sister-in-law He thought she had misheard.
He Ziqian cried, "I lost some more today. With interest, it's 23,000. If I can't pay it back tomorrow, it'll be 25,000, and the day after tomorrow it'll be 30,000."
Hearing this, Sister-in-law He gasped, "How could there be so many?"
He Ziqian hadn't expected the loan sharks here to be so ruthless. If only he had known...
It's too late to regret it now.
Hearing the other end of the phone hang up, He Ziqian wiped away his tears and assured Brother Biao, "My parents only have me as their son, they will definitely raise money to pay off my debts, Brother Biao, don't worry!"
Fearing further beatings, He Ziqian said, "I have an aunt who owns several shops and a Crown car worth over 200,000 yuan. My parents don't have money, but my aunt does!"
He even schemed to steal his aunt's money; he's truly shameless.
Brother Biao has seen too many gamblers with no bottom line like this. As long as the money is there, he doesn't care who he schemes against.
Brother He and Sister-in-law He hung up the phone. The couple looked at each other. Faced with a debt of 30,000 yuan, they wouldn't have that much money even if they sold themselves.
Brother He was utterly disappointed in his son: "Let him fend for himself. We'll just raise and educate our two grandsons properly. This son is hopeless."
Sister-in-law He was furious: "Are you even human? That's your son!"
“If he doesn’t pay back the money, he’ll be beaten to death,” Sister-in-law He said, unable to bear it.
Brother He said helplessly, "What can we do? We have no money. If you have money, you can go and redeem him. It's his own fault for being incompetent and gambling. Now he's lost and we have to cover his losses. We can help him for a while, but not forever."
"That's our son! If we don't help him, who will?" Sister-in-law He shouted and cried, deliberately making sure her parents could hear. She knew that with her meager salary, it would take her two or three years to save up 30,000 yuan without eating or drinking.
Mr. and Mrs. He have high retirement pensions and savings; if they wanted to, they could fill this gap.
Besides, isn't there a mountain of gold at home?
With several stores doing so well, they could easily come up with 30,000 yuan.
If Sister-in-law He can't get it out herself, how can no one else?
Wang Hongmei didn't know how to complain about her cousin. Hearing Sister-in-law He crying loudly in the living room, she frowned and said to Feng Qianqian, "Do you have any money on you? Do you want me to give you my salary for this month in advance?"
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