amaotonovel Chapter 314: Gambler
Chapter 314: Gambler
Grandma Zheng looked at her son with disappointment and said angrily:
"You always say you're borrowing, but when have you ever seen you pay it back?"
"Don't worry, Mom, this time is different, I will definitely return it this time.
I don't gamble anymore. I found a job and the thousand dollars I asked you for is for food expenses."
How could Grandma Zheng believe such words? She advised earnestly:
"Ah Zi, just listen to mom and stop gambling.
Your father was mad at you and your wife was driven away by you. Do you really want to mad at me, your mother, to death?
I make only 500 bucks a month from cleaning work and government assistance, and KOKO just started working.
There is really not much money at home.”
Zhu Jiang listened to his mother's earnest advice and felt ashamed and guilty.
He knew that if his ex-wife hadn't given him money, his daughter wouldn't even have money to go to college.
This tenement building was also bought by my old father who was so angry that he died. If the title deed had not been kept secret by my mother, I would have probably gambled away the house.
"Mom, believe me, I really found a job this time.
Unlike those dead-end jobs I had before, now a company has invited me to be a manager with a very high salary of over ten thousand yuan a month.
Next month, when I get my salary, I will return the principal and interest to you.
Not only that, I will give you several thousand dollars every month for your expenses."
Although she knew it was a lie, Grandma Zheng felt disappointed but also happy when she heard her son's sweet talk.
After all, this is his son.
Even if there was only a slight possibility, she hoped it was true.
Seeing that his mother's attitude had softened somewhat, Zhu Jiang continued to speak in a flattering manner:
"I really am not going there to gamble, I just need to buy two sets of nice clothes for work.
So 500 yuan is for clothes, and 500 yuan is for food expenses this month."
Seeing her son's sincerity, Grandma Zheng said happily, hoping that he would turn over a new leaf:
"Okay, okay, I'll trust you one last time.
There is still 1,500 yuan left at home. I will keep 500 for food expenses and give the rest to you.
Ah Zai, you must not lie to mom this time."
Seeing his aging mother being deceived by him again, Zhu Jiang swore that if he didn't win this time, he would jump into Victoria Harbour.
Zhu Jiang felt mixed feelings of sadness and joy when he took the scattered 1,000 Hong Kong dollars handed over by his old mother.
He opened his mouth and was about to say something when KOKO, who had just finished playing the physical examination game, saw him.
Zheng Wenya was just feeling lucky that the man had restrained his desires, because when she went out, she saw her addicted gambler father and the money in his hand.
Knowing that he had come back to deceive grandma again, I was furious.
He snorted coldly at him, then quickly ran over and snatched the money from his father's hand.
Facing his daughter's cold eyes, Zhu Jiang smiled awkwardly:
"KOKO, you are getting more beautiful as you grow bigger."
Zheng Wenya ignored her father's flattery and said coldly:
"Are you back to trick Grandma into giving you money again?"
"No, no, I came back this time for family use.
Mom, don’t you think so?
Grandma Zheng listened to her son's excuses. She felt sorry for him, but she also didn't want Li Shaoan to see them quarreling, so she smiled and said:
"Yes, KOKO, this money was not given by me, it was taken back by your father for household expenses.
I thought he just started working and needed the money so he didn’t ask for it, so you should give it to him.”
Seeing that grandma still dotes on this prodigal son, Zheng Wenya is even more angry:
"Grandma, you don't have to lie to me with him, I don't even know who he is.
What else does he do besides gambling and drinking?
How could I possibly give you money to support your household expenses?"
Zhu Jiang felt embarrassed when his daughter scolded him, but he knew that it was his fault as a father, so he did not blame her.
With difficulty, he forced a smile:
"KOKO, I..."
Before he could finish, Zheng Wenya interrupted him angrily:
“Don’t call me KOKO.
I don't know you well, call me Miss Zheng."
In fact, Li Shaoan knew everything that was happening outside. Originally, he didn't want to get involved so as not to embarrass her family.
Although we know from the movie that Zheng Wenya's father is a compulsive gambler, seeing how miserable he is, Li Shaoan has to come out to mediate even if it is just to make Grandma Zheng happy.
Walk out of the room.
Looking at the Academy Award-winning goddess who looked like a little lion, Li Shaoan smiled gently and said:
“KOKO, I believe uncle brought this money back for household expenses.
Since grandma won't accept it, you can return it to uncle."
Zheng Wenya was so angry that she wanted to cry when the man saw such an embarrassing scene in her family. At this moment, she hated the father in front of her even more.
"Brother An, you don't know, he..."
Before Zheng Wenya could finish her words, Li Shaoan waved his hand to interrupt her.
"Be good and obey."
"Oh..."
Looking at the one thousand Hong Kong dollars returned to him, Zhu Jiang felt a little complicated.
The first time he saw his daughter's boyfriend, he was very happy for his daughter.
After all, this man is tall and straight, handsome, and has a gentle temperament.
But he felt very uncomfortable when he saw that his daughter, who had been strong and resolute since childhood, was treated so submissively by him.
Although he is a compulsive gambler, Zhu Jiang still loves his daughter very much.
After seeing this scene, he was very afraid that his daughter would be bullied in the future.
He used to be a handsome guy, who coaxed Zheng Wenya's mother into submission, but in the end, he still turned into a puddle of mud.
Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Grandma Zheng tried to smooth things over by saying:
"Yes, KOKO, now that Anzi is here, we shouldn't think about those unhappy things.
Ah Zai, go to the kitchen and get the dishes and chopsticks, it’s time to eat.”
Although Cheng Wenya really didn't want to have dinner with her father.
But grandma was right, and she didn’t want to leave a bad impression on Li Shaoan, so she just kept silent.
Zhu Jiang couldn't help laughing when he saw that his daughter didn't object:
"Okay Mom, I'll go right away.
You go sit down, let me do it, I'll do it."
Although it was only a moment, seeing her son being so well-behaved, Grandma Zheng still smiled with relief.
Li Shaoan came to Zheng Wenya and gently took her hand, whispering:
"Be good...don't be angry.
Look how happy grandma is, just do it to cheer her up."
Seeing her grandma so happy, and then looking at the man beside her, Zheng Wenya let out a long sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry, Ange, I made you laugh."
Li Shaoan smiled slightly, touched her head and said softly:
"It doesn't matter, every family has its own problems.
It will get better later.”
Hearing this promise that was not a promise, Zheng Wenya's mood suddenly brightened up. She held his big hand and smiled shyly:
"Brother An, was I really fierce just now?
I’m not usually like this.”
Looking at the Academy Award goddess explaining to him shyly, Li Shaoan smiled at her gently without saying much.
She was just very proud in her heart, it seemed that she was completely obsessed with her jeans.
"Let's eat, let's eat..."
Zhu Jiang was holding the food, his face was full of smiles that he couldn't suppress at all, the corners of his mouth were almost reaching his ears.
"Okay, let's take a seat and don't keep grandma waiting."
"Um..."
The atmosphere of the meal was very harmonious. It had been a long time since the family sat down to have a meal together in such a warm way.
So Zhu Jiang was really satisfied.
After he left the house, he looked back at the house with the lights still on and murmured:
“I must be lucky this time.
I am not greedy. As long as I can win 30,000 yuan as a dowry for KOKO, I will stop immediately.
This is the last time, it will work.”
Originally he wanted to go to the old place to play, but now he has changed his mind.
"The casinos in Kowloon Walled City are the fairest because there are no cheaters. Let's go to Kowloon Walled City this time."
Zheng Wenya looked at her father walking away, leaned in Li Shaoan's arms and said sadly:
"Brother An, do you think my father has really changed this time?"
"Will do."
This was speaking against his conscience, and in fact he didn't think so at all.
He doesn't believe that a gambler who has made his father angry to death and driven his wife away will have a sudden enlightenment unless there is a major change in him.