At this time, the casino manager came over and asked the guard to let go.

"Be gentle, be gentle, you guys are so rough, what if you hurt my little brother?"

The guard immediately released his grip. "Yes, in charge."

The manager took out the IOU that Fang Sheng had stamped his fingerprint on.

"It says here that I borrowed 100 taels of silver from the casino. I wonder when I'll pay it back."

"When did I borrow money from the casino? I clearly..."

Fang Sheng saw the person behind the manager and looked at the IOU in the manager's hand. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that he had been set up.

Come to think of it, who would suddenly lend me a large sum of money for no reason?

I also carry the IOU with me

Fang Sheng regretted it now, but it was too late. He was in the casino, and there were two burly men standing at the door. He couldn't run away, so he could only bite his teeth and agree.

"You can't just leave like that. I'll only feel at ease if you leave something here."

After hearing this, Fang Sheng subconsciously touched the jade pendant hanging around his waist.

The steward had sharp eyes and knew that the jade pendant in Fang Sheng's hand was a good thing.

So he said, "How about this, you can just leave your jade pendant here.

Although it's not worth a hundred taels, seeing you're carrying it, it must be extremely important to you. Today, I will show mercy and allow you to leave the jade pendant here while you go home to collect money."

"this..."

Fang Sheng touched the jade pendant in his hand. Although he did not understand, he knew

That jade is of excellent quality.

"Why, are you worried? Can I swallow your jade pendant? Can't my huge casino afford a jade pendant?"

"No, no, of course I didn't mean that, I just..."

"Don't worry, I'll keep it safe. When you pay me back in three days, I'll return it to you."

Fang Sheng doesn't want to, but he can't

When he got home, he told Li Qin about this.

"You prodigal son, how could you get involved with that stuff? Oh, how could I give birth to a son like you."

Li Qin collapsed to the ground after hearing this

As she spoke, she burst into tears, crying and shouting about how unfair God was to her, letting her precious son have such a thing happen to him.

Fang Sheng was kneeling on the ground. Li Qin came over and wanted to hit Fang Sheng, but she couldn't bear it and just pounded her chest.

Li Qin was about to cry again but was interrupted by Fang Sheng's impatient voice.

"Okay, mother, what's the point of crying? You should think of a solution quickly. If you can't pay back the 100 taels within three days, I, your son, will be chopped off by them."

"If I really can't pay you back by then, I'll die. I'm your only son. If I die, who will take care of you in your old age?

Can mother still count on my eldest brother who has never shown his face? Even if he takes care of you in your old age, he is not your biological son. Do you have to live by his face when the time comes?"

"It's all because of you. If you hadn't gone to the casino, how could you have been tricked and owed so much money?"

Li Qin looked at her son and said with dismay

Fang Sheng looked at Li Qin breathlessly saying this, afraid that if something happened to Li Qin, no one would cover it up for her, so he softened his tone.

"Mom, I'm not a good son. My family doesn't have that much money. If I can't pay it back, then so be it. The worst that can happen is I'll die. But I..."

Fang Sheng knelt on the ground and started beating himself.

This made Li Qin very distressed. When Fang Sheng saw that Li Qin had softened her heart, he started crying again.

Fang Sheng hugged Li Qin and cried, "But I can't bear to leave you. After I die, you must take care of yourself. I am unfilial and cannot accompany you until old age. I only hope that in the next life, I can still be your child."

These words really frightened Li Qin. She couldn't bear the thought of her son having his hands and feet chopped off.

"Don't cry, son. I'll find a way. Go and call your father back and tell him I need something."

Not long after, Fang Gen came back

"Why are you calling me back in such a hurry?"

Fang Gen is also a gambler, but he only dares to play with the old men in the village who have nothing to do.

The bets were all small, so the family could still survive on the money Fang Congwen sent home, and they also had the food that the original body grew every year.

So he had lived well over the years, and even saved some money.

Li Qin also knew that Fang Gen won a lot of times when gambling with those old men.

That's why she wanted to tell Fang Gen, but if she did that, she would inevitably get beaten and scolded. She didn't want Fang Sheng to see her getting beaten and scolded, so she asked him to leave first.

"Fang Sheng got into trouble. He went to a casino, got tricked, and now owes the casino a hundred taels of silver."

Fang Gen thought he had misheard, "What? How much silver do you owe? One hundred taels! Do you know how much one hundred taels is?"

Fang Gen was furious and slapped Li Qin. Li Qin knew she was in the wrong and knelt on the ground.

"Brother Fang Gen, I also know that it was my fault for not disciplining Fang Gen well, causing him to make this terrible mistake. All the mistakes I made were due to my failure as a mother."

Fang Gen sat aside angrily and heard Li Qin say

"But Fang Sheng doesn't just have me as his mother, he also has a father. On weekdays, you're not at home, you're out gambling with others. I told you, but you never listened. Now your son is following my example. As a father, aren't you wrong?"

Fang Gen was so angry when he heard this that he stood up and wanted to hit Li Qin again, but this time Li Qin didn't take it and stood up to avoid it. Fang Gen didn't hold back and hit the pillar next to Li Qin.

Fang Gen's hand was hurt by the shock. He rushed forward and kicked Li Qin hard, pinned her under him, and beat her hard. He beat her for a long time and let go after he calmed down.

"Tell me, what do you want to do now?"

Li Qin's face was like a pig's head at this time. Seeing that Fang Gen was tired, she didn't dare to provoke him anymore, so she said

"Fang Sheng is also your son. He said he pawned the jade pendant that Cong Wen sent back to him at the casino. The casino manager told him that if he didn't return the money within three days, he would have your son's hands and feet chopped off."

"My son is back, right? There are so many villages nearby. How can the people at the casino know where our home is?"

"Many of the people from the same village who went with Fang Sheng that day are regulars there. Fang Sheng refused to tell me, so of course I learned it from them."

"What a rebellious son! I've never dared to gamble so big, but he actually dared to...ah"

Fang Gen sighed and said nothing more.

"Brother Fang Gen, you have to save our son."

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