Quick Travel System: Age Strategy

From that day on, the neighbors soon knew about the marriage of the two families.

It was hard not to notice the difference from daily meetings, the children's condition, or the things purchased by Pan's parents. The Pan family had no intention of not saying anything, but they didn't expect that someone would notice it before they could say anything.

A neighbor secretly asked the eldest daughter, Pan Yuexing, and she confirmed to them that the two children of the Pan family were going to be married off to that family.

The news quickly spread in the neighborhood and caused heated discussion.

This kind of marriage exchange is also very common in Qiaojiadong, but most of them pay attention to the matching of social status.

The neighbors had different opinions about the Pan family's marriage with that family.

Some people think that by doing this, the Pan family has lowered the threshold for their family. Their younger brothers and sisters have married into such families, and it will be even more difficult for the eldest daughter, Pan Yuexing, to find a partner in the future. This move by the Pan family is tantamount to self-destruction.

Some people think that this shows that his family is more loyal and righteous. That family is not a good one but is easy to control. Marrying them is good for their reputation and their family.

The rest of the people began to spread rumors crazily, saying all kinds of things. The most outrageous thing was that some people said that the four children had been secretly together for a long time and deliberately conspired to do this to force the adults of the two families to agree. They even started to make conspiracy theories about Pan's father being injured.

But these rumors were eventually broken. The reason why they were identified as fake news was that Pan Yueru, the second daughter of the Pan family, had been lying at home for a year and had rarely gone out due to her illness. How could she have the opportunity to meet the children of the Gong family alone? !

Although the neighbors had different opinions on this matter, it did not hinder the marriage between the two families.

Before long, the issue that the neighbors were discussing heatedly gradually faded away.

It was not until the wedding date approached and the neighbors were invited to attend the wedding that they remembered the Pan family.

The Pan family also knew what they were saying behind their backs, but they couldn't stop everyone from talking.

The neighbors who were invited to the wedding this time were all paid a heavy price. Not only did they have to pay a gift money, but they also had to say nice things.

Even though they came to the wedding so they could eat delicious food, they felt a little regretful about being dominated.

At that time, they should not have only considered coming to the wedding to eat, see, and spread gossip about the Pan family. This time, as elders, they not only had to pay gifts but also give their blessings to the newlyweds. It was not easy for them to have food to eat.

But Pan's father and mother took the initiative to bring up the topic. They had no choice but to talk about it in front of so many people. They came here to have some shame, but the price of having shame is feeling uncomfortable and depressed.

Gong Shaoping had been preparing for this day for a long time. His family was poor and he had no idea how to make money. The only personal advantage he had was that he inherited his father's fancy card-playing skills.

But now, this kind of gathering to win money playing poker is still classified as gambling, and it cannot be done openly to avoid being discovered and reported.

So he could only go to various card games secretly. At first, he had no money and his family had no money, so he borrowed money from his close friends to play.

After making money, he would first pay back his friends' capital with interest and then look for other poker players. He would not stay at any poker table for too long, as he was afraid that if he won too much, he would be resentful and get trapped like his father was.

After a few rounds, he gradually saved up a lot of money from small amounts and finally stopped. His friends were all surprised to see him suddenly become like this, until they heard that he was about to get married, then they understood what was going on.

As for his friends who play together, their usual hobbies are poker and occasional mahjong. The older ones don’t have money or know how to play, but because Gong Shaoping inherited his father’s skills and can often beat a few people, they gradually developed into regular card friends.

There was a girl among them who called herself Scorpion and never revealed her real name to them. She got together with them because she loved playing these games. In her heart, she had always liked Gong Shaoping.

Firstly, he has the ability to play cards, secondly, he has an extraordinary appearance, and he doesn't get too excited when playing cards.

This is what she cares about the most. The man in front of her killed himself because he played too hard.

She also felt that the two of them had common hobbies and were a good match, and she had been getting to know the Gong family from the side.

But because she was a widow whose husband had died, she had no children and owned a house in the city, but she was married after all, so she was worried that Mother Gong would not accept her.

She has never made her feelings known, and has always been very attentive to the Gong family.

She was afraid that her friends, whom Gong's mother classified as fooling around, would dislike her, so she didn't visit her often. But she would always use playing cards as an excuse to ask Gong Shaoping out, and she was the first person to borrow his original capital.

Originally she didn't know why he did all this until he returned the principal to them and made enough money to stop, then she told her the truth.

She felt depressed when she heard him say that he was afraid his wife would find out about his bad habit and decided not to do it anymore.

But she knew that Gong Shaoping was already engaged and she had no right to stop his choice. As proud as she was, she would not humiliate herself by opening her heart to him at this time.

So instead of cheering and blessing her like others did, or saying anything, she chose to digest it alone.

The day before the two of them got married, she sold the house and left Qiaojiadong.

Gong Shaoping's retreat and Scorpion's departure caused his former friends to scatter.

The remaining people were those who couldn't find jobs in the city and liked to play. The original card table could be fully occupied, but now that two people have left, the table can no longer be fully occupied.

They had no choice but to find new friends to continue playing, but they didn't expect that they would eventually be defeated by the new people who had more sophisticated tricks.

They lost all their money and still owed money. They couldn't find anyone willing to pay them back and were afraid they would be beaten to death if they told their families, so they had to find Gong Shaoping and borrow money from him to pay them back.

Gong Shaoping did not lend them the money directly but played a small game with the person who had cheated them. Because the bet was too big, the person was attracted and was willing to play a game with him.

In this round, he won back all the money of several people. It was also because of this move that he was defeated by the others. His bunch of friends started calling him "brother".

He even abandoned the card table just to hang out with him.

Gong Shaoping certainly wouldn't ask these people to do anything before the wedding. He asked them to keep their information confidential and not to have any more contact with them.

But the price of being deeply admired was that he was hated by the losers, and they also began to inquire about his true identity.

It’s just that Gong Shaoping calls out different names at every poker table, which makes it difficult to play against him.

What's more, his friends got their money back with his help and were very grateful to him.

He kept his mouth shut and refused to say anything, so they couldn't find his exact address.