"Why do sister-in-law and Ronger owe so much money?"
Qian Jinglan asked.
Qian Bowen took out a cigarette from his jacket pocket and put it into his mouth tremblingly. Because his hands were shaking so much, he hit the lighter several times but did not light the cigarette.
It was Ye Qiu who helped him light it.
Qian Bowen took a long drag on his cigarette, and then said: "Ye Qiu, do you think your aunt is mean, speaks harshly, and acts like a shrew?"
"Are you still wondering, how could I marry such a woman from our scholarly Qian family?"
Ye Qiu nodded.
The first time he saw Cao Chunmei, he felt a little incredible. How could a woman like this enter the Qian family?
"Actually, Chunmei was not like this before."
"In the past, she was well-educated, virtuous and virtuous. She handled family affairs in an orderly manner and was a good wife and mother."
"However, her father has always been dissatisfied with her because Chunmei gave birth to a daughter and not a boy."
"My father is a very traditional person who values boys over girls. He feels that a century-old scholarly family like our Qian family will need a male to inherit it in the future."
"As the eldest son, but having no sons means I have no successors."
"It is precisely because of this incident that for decades, her father has never looked down upon Chunmei. However, Chunmei has no complaints and is devoted to her father."
"Until ten years ago."
"Ten years ago, Chunmei got pregnant. After going to the hospital for a checkup, she found out it was a boy. My father and I were very happy."
"However, Chunmei was already in her early 40s at that time and was considered an advanced maternal age. She was born prematurely after seven months of pregnancy and the baby could not be saved."
"This incident was a big blow to us, especially Chunmei. She almost went crazy at the time. She was in tears all day long and was confused."
"I was worried that something would happen to Chunmei, so I asked Ronger to take Chunmei out to relax. They went to Macau and both became addicted to gambling."
"They spent all their family savings, and secretly took out the antiques given to him by my father's students and sold them off. They lost millions."
"It was also from that time on that Chunmei and Ronger's temperaments changed drastically, as if they were completely different people."
"My father was furious and wanted to drive them out of the house. I begged my father hard and promised to help them get rid of their gambling addiction, so my father agreed to let them stay at home."
"I locked them up at home and sent people to guard them. For half a year, I didn't let them step out of the house."
"In those few years, mother and daughter really didn't gamble anymore."
"But last year, they discovered a gambling software on their mobile phones and became addicted to it again."
"I am also responsible for this matter. I thought they were just playing with their mobile phones and didn't pay attention."
"Who knows, a month ago, I came back late from a business trip and found that the lights in Chunmei's room were still on in the middle of the night. She and Ronger were arguing. I was confused, so I listened outside the door for a while, and then I realized that they were not only in the room but also in the room.
He gambled on his mobile phone and owed a lot of money."
"I was furious at the time and rushed in to interrogate them. Only then did I find out that they had applied for more than a dozen credit cards and cashed out nearly two million."
"They also borrowed a lot of small loans, at least one million dollars."
"They also borrowed three million in loan sharks from outside. Now with the interest, it's probably no less than ten million."
"They asked Jinglan to sign a commitment to give up her property. I'm afraid they also wanted to get the old house and then sell it to pay off their debts."
"They...they..."
When Qian Bowen said this, he tried his best to control his anger and shouted in a low voice: "They are so audacious that they actually murdered my father."
"I really want to strangle them to death."
Qian Bowen put out the cigarette butt, then held his face in his hands, sobbed softly, and blamed himself: "It's all my fault that things have developed like this."
"If I didn't get Chunmei pregnant, her temperament wouldn't change drastically and she wouldn't get addicted to gambling."
"If I didn't let Rong'er accompany Chunmei to relax, Rong'er wouldn't get addicted to gambling."
"If I have the ability to help them pay off their gambling debts, then they won't make their father angry, let alone take out loan sharks."
"I hate myself so much, I hate myself so much..."
Bang bang bang!
Qian Bowen was heartbroken and slapped him several times.
Ye Qiu didn't expect that there was such a secret, and sighed softly. They said that heroes often go bankrupt when they gamble, and heroes become beggars when they have no money. Even if you have a huge fortune, you will lose it once you get addicted to gambling.
What's more, the Qian family is not a wealthy family.
Ye Qiu asked: "Uncle, how are you going to deal with the murder of grandpa by your aunt and cousin?"
"The Qian family is a scholarly family with a hundred years of history. Once this kind of thing spreads, it will be disgraced."
"I suggest keeping a low profile. Anyway, only the three of us know the truth now. As long as we don't tell it, others won't know."
"Ye Qiu, thank you for considering me." Qian Bowen said painfully: "But, can this kind of thing be handled in a low-key manner?"
"They are treasonous in plotting to kill their father. If I continue to defend them, wouldn't I become an unfilial son?"
"How will I face my father when he wakes up?"
"Even if I don't tell my father the truth, I will still have trouble sleeping and eating if I hide it day and night."
"What's more, their mother and daughter are so addicted to gambling. Even if they are let go, they will not repent."
"It's better to find the things that are disgusting with victory first, ask why, and then let father deal with them after he wakes up!"
When Qian Bowen said this, tears came out of his eyes again, and he said in a trembling voice:
"Based on what I know about my father, he will definitely hand them over to the police."
"After all, they are my wife and daughter. If they are handed over to the police, the rest of their lives will be completely ruined."
"Jinglan, when the time comes, you can help me beg my father for mercy. As long as I don't hand them over to the police, I can do anything. Do you think that's okay?"
Qian Jinglan also had mixed feelings in her heart and nodded slightly.
…
Cao Chunmei and Qian Rong stood in the yard.
"Mom, that bastard and dad have been in there for so long, why haven't they come out yet?" Qian Rong asked, "Did he find something?"
"What can he find?" Cao Chunmei said disdainfully: "I had a compass in my hand and acted like a magician."
Qian Rong was still a little worried and said: "He said that the cause of the disease has been found. Could it be..."
Cao Chunmei said: "Don't listen to his nonsense. The old man has no disease at all. How can he find out the cause?"
"Then why do three masters of Chinese medicine want to testify for him?"
"Those three old guys are not good people either. They are probably in the same group as that bastard."
After Cao Chunmei finished speaking, she added: "I don't know what's going on, but that bastard always gives me a very dangerous feeling. We have to find a way to get him out of the house as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble."
