Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

Lin Ping's voice was booming, and everyone heard it clearly, all of them showing expressions of astonishment.

That's five thousand taels of real gold and silver. Even a spendthrift wouldn't just throw it away like that. Even if Lin Ping wanted to attract attention, he would at most throw away the very few items in poor condition, not the whole thing.

As expected, no one can understand the world of a spendthrift.

boom……

While everyone was wondering, Lin Ping smashed a medium-sized stone into powder, revealing a considerable amount of jadeite inside, probably about the size of a fist.

However, the quality of this jadeite was not high, and it could only be sold for a hundred or eighty taels at most. Lin Ping deliberately smashed a piece of green jadeite to prove his determination.

bang bang bang...

One loud bang after another followed as Lin Ping held the sledgehammer high and smashed it with great relish, surrounded by dirt, lime, and the occasional glittering green jade.

The onlookers were all stunned, their hearts pounding with unease. They thought to themselves: "The city lord is rich, his mansion is piled high with gold and silver. You, Lin Ping, are awesome, spending money like water..."

At this moment, describing Lin Ping as a spendthrift seems inappropriate; he should be described as a heartless and insane spendthrift...

Lin Ping enjoyed smashing more and more, and he didn't know where the strength came from. He smashed one stone with each blow, and every blow hit its mark. After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, hundreds of stones were all turned into powder.

The ground was covered with a layer of tiny jade fragments, and everyone's hearts shattered along with them.

The gambling shop owner stared in disbelief, a sudden jolt running through his heart.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't feel bad, since Lin Ping had already paid the money and the gambling house wouldn't suffer any loss. However, he always felt that things weren't over yet, and Yinmanzhuang seemed to have misjudged the city lord's financial resources.

After smashing the last stone, Lin Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting heavily.

Finally, it's all smashed!

Lin Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, he turned to look at the gambling house owner and revealed a malicious smile.

The gambling shop owner felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that something big was about to happen.

Before he could react, Lin Ping, panting heavily, said, "As you can all see, the stone we bought with five thousand taels of silver won't yield much jade at all. Gambling dens are nothing but a scheme to cheat ordinary people; they're even more hateful than gambling houses!"

Everyone was taken aback, pondering the meaning of Lin Ping's words, and felt an unprecedented sense of agreement.

People who like to gather around and watch are definitely interested in gambling on stones, or have even gambled before and lost money, with no chance of recovery.

Looking at the few scattered pieces of poor-quality jade on the ground, a feeling of being cheated suddenly arose.

"Gambling on jade is a major scourge in today's society, poisoning minds and ruining families. Many people have lost everything and broken up their families because of it! Our slogan is... Cherish life, stay away from gambling on jade!"

Lin Ping raised his fist and spoke passionately.

In fact, if someone else had said these words, they would have been seen as a savior by the people.

But it sounds a bit odd coming from the mouth of a spendthrift.

However, putting aside Lin Ping's identity, there is still some truth to this matter.

Most people listened, after all, they had suffered greatly from it, and they all followed Lin Ping's example, shouting in unison, "Cherish life, stay away from gambling on stones!"

"Young Master Lin, please have mercy! Please stop shouting!"

The sudden turn of events terrified the gambling den owner, turning his face greener than his stones.

Lin Pingke is criticizing jade gambling from a moral high ground. Most people realize the harm of jade gambling and will probably no longer spend a lot of money on it. As a result, the business of gambling shops will definitely decline.

Lin Ping is ruining an entire industry with five thousand taels of silver...

"Beg me? Too late! Today, I, Lin Ping, am going to set things right and correct the bad social trends. I'm going to restore a bright sky to the people of Jiangcheng. From now on, whenever a batch of stones comes to the gambling den, I'll smash that batch of stones!"

Lin Ping angrily rebuked the gambling shop manager, speaking with righteous indignation.

Lin Ping was clearly a spendthrift, indulging in everything from gambling on stones and gambling to frequenting prostitutes, but when he said these words now, it didn't seem out of place at all.

"Young Master Chen spending five thousand taels of silver to educate the people must be at the behest of the city lord."

One person said loudly.

“That’s right, Lord City Lord loves his people like his own children. It is truly our blessing to be a citizen of Jiangcheng Prefecture!” another person added.

Before long, the saying that the city lord loved his people like his own children spread among the people and exploded through the streets and alleys of Jiangcheng.

In the following days, the following situation occurred.

You may not know who the top scholar in this year's imperial examination is, but you must know who the son-in-law of Jiangcheng Prefecture is, otherwise you will be out of touch, lose the most basic topic of conversation, and even be looked down upon when eating.

Amidst the clamor of the crowd around him, the gambling shop owner burst into tears, kneeling on the ground and pounding his chest in despair, as if he had experienced the greatest setback of his life.

Lin Ping took the five thousand taels of silver, patted his behind, and left. Li Mingxuan and the others followed behind, looking dazed and disoriented.

What just happened was so shocking; it will probably take them a while to process.

In fact, Lin Ping did this because he genuinely disliked the jade gambling industry and didn't want these honest people to be harmed.

Secondly, he was also trying to win over the hearts of the people on behalf of the city lord's mansion.

He knew that the city lord's mansion was facing pressure from all sides, but no matter how great the pressure was, as long as he could get the support of the people, the problem would not be too big.

Lin Ping cannot allow the City Lord's Mansion to collapse before completing the system's mission.

After leaving the gambling den, Lin Ping began planning how to buy soapberries.

Five thousand taels of silver was more than enough to buy soapberries. Lin Ping gave each of the three a thousand taels of silver, making sure not a single pound of soapberries was missed.

Buying out all the soapberries in the city was a tedious task, and Lin Ping didn't want to waste that time. After strolling around the most bustling street in Jiangcheng City, he headed straight for the city's main city.

At the same time, the tranquility of the city lord's mansion was shattered by a roar.

"Where's Lin Ping? Hand that kid over right now, I'm going to skin him alive!"

Jiang Xiuwen, holding nothing in his hand, stormed into the city lord's mansion in a rage. If the whip hadn't landed in the main hall, he probably would have already started hitting people.

Knowing the old man's temper, the eight gatekeepers all kept their distance and didn't even have the courage to pass on the message.

The city lord frowned and hurriedly went to the hall to greet his restless elder brother.

"Brother, please don't get angry, anger will harm your health."

The city lord greeted him with a smile, perhaps having guessed something.

Jiang Xiuwen was so enraged that he was out of breath. His eyes flashed like lightning as he instantly locked onto the leather whip, which he then used to vent his anger on the air.

"Yu'er, come out quickly and keep your uncle company."

The city lord spoke sternly to the back of the screen.

The chubby boy's face turned green. He had just been summoned by the city lord for a reprimand, and was just about to slip away when he encountered this situation.

The city lord uses words to reprimand, but Jiang Xiuwen uses a whip.

Jiang Yunyu walked out with his head down and tiptoed out. When he saw Jiang Xiuwen, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Uncle... Uncle..." Jiang Yunyu stammered, his heart pounding.

"Where's Lin Ping? I'm going to skin him alive!"

Jiang Xiuwen gritted his teeth in anger.