Chapter 2237 - 2234: Scheming
Chapter 2237: Chapter 2234: Scheming
In a place where he couldn’t see, the tall, thin man looked at him with pity in his eyes.
"Yeah, I made a fortune." He sneered.
An hour later.
The middle-aged man heard the result and almost thought his ears were playing tricks on him.
"What? What do you mean by Jingyuan?"
The tall, thin man feigned comfort, "Old He, don’t you know? The outcome of this bet was determined by the answer from the Chu family housekeeper today. After all, it’s still a while before Yonghe opens another shop. How could they announce the result now? And the Chu family housekeeper answered Jingyuan. Jingyuan clearly isn’t a bookstore."
After hearing this, the middle-aged man almost fainted on the spot.
In fact, not even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he was sobbing uncontrollably, his face covered in tears as he was dragged by the people from the gambling den back home to demand silver.
With a bang.
The female family members of the He family heard the noise and came out, only to see Old Man He being escorted by the gambling den thugs, looking completely disheveled.
"Are you all members of the He Family? He owes our gambling den six hundred taels of silver. If you can’t repay it, you’ll have to sell yourselves. If that’s not enough, even if you become slaves or maids, you’ll have to keep paying!" The gambling den thug snarled, looking at the two women of the He family.
Old Lady He almost fainted when she heard this.
She couldn’t accept it: "Six... six hundred taels?"
"Dad, tell me it’s not true, it’s impossible! How could it be six hundred taels!" The He Family’s eldest daughter-in-law was so scared, she was trembling all over, feeling a tightness in her chest.
Old Man He saw his family, and his initial fear instantly vanished. He wiped his tear-streaked face angrily and said, "Where’s Eldest Son He, call him out. It’s all because of that unfilial son, giving me wrong information!"
"The master behind Yonghe was supposed to open at Jingyuan first. Who said it was a bookstore, causing me to lose so much silver!" Old Man He, being a gambler, never blamed himself for being blinded by greed.
Instead, he believed it was the Chu family housekeeper’s fault.
Thinking about how his son always praised the Chu family for being so righteous, he couldn’t take it. He felt that the Chu family deliberately set him up. If it weren’t for his son’s information, he wouldn’t have borrowed so much silver to gamble without hesitation.
When Eldest Son He heard the commotion, he came out and was trembling with anger after hearing the story: "Dad, you gambled again, I’m going to beat you to death!"
"Unfilial son, how dare you hit me."
Old Man He righteously scolded back.
Eldest Son He was so angry that he fainted on the spot.
He didn’t know that after he fainted.
Not long after, Old Lady He and the He Family’s eldest daughter-in-law ran to the Chu family, hoping to find Ye Muyu for help.
If it were sixty taels, they could have managed by gritting their teeth.
But now it’s six hundred taels, even if they sold their entire family, they couldn’t gather enough.
Moreover, everyone knows that the gambling den has powerful backing. They weren’t asking the Chu family to pay off the debt for them; they just wanted to ask the Chu family to help, at least not let the gambling den take their children away today.
The two women, for the sake of their children, were muddled with only one thought: the Chu family are good people. If they plead with Lord and Madame Chu for help, surely there would be salvation. They couldn’t just watch their children get into trouble.
When the gatekeeper who was guarding the back door heard the knocking, he heard that the two women were pleading to see the Madam and hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Madam is not at the residence. You can come back in a couple of hours if you have business."
The two women from the He family felt a bit of despair after hearing this.