Arriving at the door of the Li family, Zhao's father gritted his teeth, walked forward, clenched his fists and knocked hard on the door.

Shen An opened the door and saw that it was the boss's father-in-law and mother-in-law. There was a young man beside them. He was quite handsome, but he was disheveled and looked listless.

He quickly stepped aside to invite them in, "Aren't these the old master and the old lady? Please come in."

Father Zhao asked, "My brother Ye and his son-in-law are at home, right? I have something urgent to discuss with them."

"Yes, you all can sit in the main hall for a while. I will go and invite the host and his wife."

After Shen An left, Shen Qing served tea to the three people and then went out of the house.

Zhao's father and mother were feeling very uneasy, but Zhao Xiuwen seemed much more relaxed.

After taking a sip of tea, I looked around. This house and its furnishings looked very expensive.

They can even afford servants. My parents really weren't bragging this time. Brother Ye is really enjoying a good life. It seems that he made the right decision to come here today.

As soon as Li Shao and Zhao Ye entered the room, he saw everything the three of them did. He knew from their looks that nothing good was going to happen.

Still smiling, he said, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, why did you think of coming to see us today? And this one, should be the third brother, it's really better to meet him in person than to hear about him."

It was clearly a compliment, but Zhao Xiuwen felt it was weird for some reason.

Zhao Ye also felt strange. Why did these three people come together? "Dad, Mom, Third Brother, Shen An said you had something urgent to talk to us about?"

Zhao's mother started to cry out, "Ye'er, you must save your third brother. Now only you and your brother-in-law can save him."

As he spoke, he pulled Zhao Xiuwen over and lifted up his clothes, revealing bruises all over his body. "Look, this is all caused by the beating caused by those heartless people. They also threatened to chop off his hands and kill him."

Ha! Li Shao saw that beating people was quite interesting. His body was beaten like this, but there was nothing wrong with his face except a slap mark on the left cheek.

"Xiu Wen, please say something and ask your brother and brother-in-law to save you." Mother Zhao urged.

Zhao Xiuwen also reacted and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brother Ye, you must help me. We grew up together. You can't just watch your third brother die like this."

Father Zhao on the side also said in a deep voice: "Brother Ye, brother-in-law, I really have no other choice but to come to you two, hey!"

As soon as he entered the door, the first thing he said was to save Zhao Xiuwen and help Zhao Xiuwen, but he didn't mention what had happened.

Zhao Ye was not a fool. He frowned and said, "Dad, Mom, Third Brother, calm down first. Whether you want to help or not, and how to help, my husband and I also need to know what happened."

I wanted to watch them perform for a while longer, but seeing that Brother Ye was unhappy, Li Shao quickly stepped forward to embrace Zhao Ye and gently stroked his back, "Don't be angry, don't be anxious, you are also a double body now, come and sit over here."

Then he turned to the three people and said, "Stop making trouble! One of you come out and tell us the whole story from beginning to end."

The three of them quieted down. Zhao's mother wiped her tears and said, "Today a group of bandits came to our house. They smashed things as soon as they entered the door and beat Xiuwen up. They were so heartless that they even chopped off his hands after beating him up."

Thinking of this, Zhao's mother felt heartbroken. The things that were smashed were worth a lot of silver.

"Why did you smash things? Why did you hit him? Aren't you telling the truth even now?" Seeing that Zhao's mother was still squeezing toothpaste, Li Shao laughed angrily and no longer had the patience to listen to them.

Seeing his impatient look, Zhao's father hurriedly said, "Hey! It's really embarrassing to talk about this! Xiuwen is a loser. He lost five hundred taels of silver in gambling with someone in town. The debt collector said that if he doesn't pay the money back before noon tomorrow, he will chop off his hand first and then take his life."

"Logically speaking, this has nothing to do with you two, and we are too embarrassed to ask you for help. He should bear the consequences of his own actions."

"But he is our child after all, and Ye Ge'er's third brother. We can't just watch him die. Our parents are incompetent and don't know any rich people. Ye Ge'er, brother-in-law, if you two are capable, please save Xiu Wen." Father Zhao said this with tears in his eyes, looking pitiful and miserable.

Zhao Ye really didn't feel any sympathy when he saw his father like this. Instead, he was furious. "Dad! You said he lost five hundred taels in gambling? These five hundred taels didn't come from the wind. My family doesn't have them."

It has been like this since childhood. Zhao Xiuwen spoiled her in everything she did. Now his pampering has caused trouble. She even dared to gamble and owed five hundred taels. Now she wants to take advantage of the couple.

Originally, Li Shao wanted to listen to them continue talking. After all, Zhao Xiuwen was a poor scholar, and most gambling houses would not let him owe 500 taels because he simply could not pay it back, and the gambling houses would not be idle enough to waste time on him.

But seeing that Ye Ge'er was so angry, Li Shao planned to let them leave quickly, "Dad, Mom, Third Brother, it's not that I don't want to lend you money, but the family business also needs money. We are just looking at the glory, but we don't actually have any money saved."

"I think you two should take Third Brother to visit other people's homes as soon as possible to avoid any further delays."

The three members of the Zhao family were all in disbelief. How could the couple say such things? Especially Ye Ge'er, how could he be so cruel now?

Now that I am rich, I no longer look down on my mother's family.

Mother Zhao shouted in anger, "Brother Ye, now that you are rich, you don't recognize your mother's family anymore. You two want to drive us away? You are really heartless. I tell you, if you don't give me this money today, I will stay here and not leave."

"Oh! I've really opened my eyes." Li Shao said sarcastically, "Your son lost money in gambling and you force me to pay him back? That's really funny. I've already said it. If I say no, it means no. If you want to throw a tantrum, don't blame me for being rude."

This cruel look intimidated Zhao's mother, and she stopped talking about other things.

Zhao's father saw this and hurried to smooth things over, "If you can't speak, just shut up."

"Brother Ye, my dear son-in-law, your mother didn't mean that. She was just saying that because she was so anxious. Dad knows that you two are capable. Please save Xiuwen's life!"

Mother Zhao also reacted, "Brother Ye, I didn't mean that. I just can't speak. I apologize to you. Please save your third brother for the sake of your parents raising you. If he dies, I won't be able to live!"

Zhao Xiuwen also cried and begged, "Ye Ge'er, please save Third Brother. Third Brother will definitely treat you well in the future."

Although they were really hateful, Zhao Ye felt very uncomfortable seeing his loved ones crying miserably and begging earnestly in front of him.

But now that Zhao Xiuwen has caused such a big disaster, his parents are still protecting him and want him to give the money to his husband.

If I help you this time, there will be trouble in the future.

She wanted to be cruel and ask her husband to kick them out, but Li Shao saw his dilemma.

Then he said, "Be quiet, don't cry or beg, Third Brother, right? Now I ask you questions, just answer what I ask, don't lie."

Seeing that he was willing to ask, there was hope. Zhao Xiuwen quickly wiped the snot and tears from his face and said, "Brother, ask me. I will definitely not hide anything."

"Where did you gamble the money, and how did you owe so much money?"

Zhao Xiuwen was full of complaints when he mentioned it, "Brother-in-law, it was at the Xingsheng gambling house in town. At the beginning, I was tricked into playing a few rounds and won a little money, but later I lost it all and owed twenty taels."

"I wanted to stop playing after I owed twenty taels, but they said I could definitely make it back the next time, so I owed them first and then paid them back when I won. I was bewitched and ended up owing that much money."

"And at that time they really told me to owe it first and pay it back within three months. Who would have thought that after I pressed my fingerprints, three months would become three days. If I didn't pay it back immediately, they would chop off my hands and lock me up. Fortunately, I was smart and sneaked out."

Hearing him say this, Li Shao felt that something was wrong. Xingsheng Casino was Ma Hao's business. Although the casino was not a formal business, it was not necessary to use such a trick to turn three months into three days.

Also, how could a weakling like him escape from under the noses of those big guys in the gambling house? He even went home and hid for a night. The next day, they just beat him up, smashed some things, and left.

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