Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Yes, I've come to talk to my dad about something."

The middle-aged man peeked out and looked around to make sure no one was there.

"Okay, come in then."

"You've had good luck today, you've won several dollars."

Xu Damao slapped his forehead as he walked in.

"Oh no, I forgot to take my bicycle key out of the ignition. Please go inside first, I'll go take the key out."

The man in the courtyard didn't seem to care and casually replied.

"Okay, then remember to lock the door properly."

After saying that, he went into the house first. The people inside were having a great time, and he couldn't miss it.

After Xu Damao saw him leave, he waved to the outside, left the door open, and went into the house alone.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard his old man shouting very loudly.

"You won with a self-drawn pure suit hand! Pay up!"

Looking at Xu Fugui's overjoyed expression, Xu Damao thought to himself, "Keep laughing, keep laughing, let's see if you can still laugh later."

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Just then, Xu Fugui noticed Xu Damao, and his smiling face immediately fell.

"What are you here for?"

Xu Damao walked over to the man who had opened the door earlier, pulled up a stool, and sat down.

"Let's see how much I, this father who doesn't care whether my son lives or dies, have won tonight."

As soon as Xu Damao said this, the people playing cards nearby immediately became interested.

"Da Mao, what happened? Did you and your dad have a fight?"

“We’ve lost to your dad a few times already, tell us so we can have a good laugh.”

Xu Damao readily agreed.

"Alright, since you uncles and elders are interested, I'll tell you about it."

When the news of Xu Fugui being reported by his son during the Spring Festival reached his mahjong friends, he was ridiculed by them for several days.

Hearing that his son was still trying to cause trouble, he immediately spoke up to stop him.

"Xu Damao, don't go looking for trouble. Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"

Xu Damao didn't care about the Dao.

"What was meant to be lost has already been lost, so it won't make a difference if we do it again."

After saying that, Xu Damao ignored Xu Fugui's attempts to stop him and proceeded to tell the whole story in a very detailed manner.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Fugui, whose face was dark, and asked the crowd.

"Uncles and elders, do you think my dad handled this matter properly?"

"Everyone is saying, shouldn't he return that 1,400 yuan to me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, some of the mahjong players next to him advised Xu Fugui to pay his son money to settle the matter.

As Xu Fugui listened to everyone's chatter, his head began to throb.

He looked at Xu Damao, who had come over to chat, and knew that the kid was deliberately trying to cause trouble.

"Xu Damao, I'm telling you this for the last time today: I'm not going to pay this money."

"From the moment you reported me to the security department, I made up my mind that I would never spend another penny on you again."

Xu Damao shrugged.

"Fine, you're the father, whatever you say is right. If you don't want to pay, that's your right too."

"But don't forget, the money my mom used to pay your fines was mine."

“That was a gift from the villagers and commune leaders when I was a projectionist. It wasn’t my personal money.”

"To put it bluntly, this money is embezzled funds. Don't you feel it's a hot potato if you keep it and don't give it back?"

Xu Fugui said dismissively.

"You accepted it, not me. What's so hot about it for me?"

"So what if it's stolen money? You want to sue me?"

"No problem, go ahead and sue. If they ask, I can just say I don't know, right?"

"Consider this 1,400 yuan as a gift from Xiaojing to your mother and me. Consider it an advance payment for your retirement."

After saying that, Xu Fugui addressed the crowd.

"Alright, stop watching and start over."

"If I'm not going to play, then I'm leaving. Anyway, I won tonight."

Birds of a feather flock together. How good can people who gamble and play mahjong with Xu Fugui be?

Xu Damao asked again.

"So, you knew this was stolen money, but you didn't intend to return it?"

Xu Fugui lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

"Forget about it, I'm not giving you that money."

"However, since we're still father and son, I can give you an idea."

"Go to the factory office tomorrow and find your leader. Tell him you're out of money and you're almost out of money for food."

“Tell them that they will either send you to prison to eat cornbread, or they will give you a job to earn money to pay off your debts.”

The man who opened the door's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he looked at Xu Damao and said.

"Da Mao, see? It's still your old man who has the solution."

"Don't be fooled by his claim that he doesn't recognize you anymore; this is actually a pretty good idea, you should give it a try."

"Anyway, you don't have the money to pay them back right now, so there's no harm in giving it a try."

"If you succeed, wouldn't that solve your job problem too?"

A middle-aged man wearing a hat next to him nodded.

"Old Xu's idea is good. The steel mill wants money, not to send you to jail."

"Don't think about getting a really good job. I think taking a temporary cleaning job will be fine."

"You should have at least eighteen or nineteen yuan a month. If you pay them back ten yuan a month, the rest will be enough for you to eat."

"If you calculate it this way, it will probably take you eight or nine years to pay it off, and then you'll be debt-free."

"Eight or nine years from now, you'll only be thirty-six or thirty-seven. You're still not old, in your prime..."

"Actually, you could learn from your dad. Come over and play mahjong with us when you have free time. You can make quite a bit of money that way."

“Look, your dad has only been here for two hours, and he’s already earned six or seven yuan.”

"If you're lucky, you might be able to pay it back in a year or two."

Listening to what the others were saying, Xu Damao was indeed somewhat tempted. Of course, what tempted him was not playing cards, but going to the steel mill to default on his debts.

Unfortunately, it's too late now. If he had thought of this idea earlier, he wouldn't have needed to set up such a scheme.

Thinking of this, Xu Damao couldn't help but sigh. He looked at everyone and said...

"Well, there's some truth to what you're saying, but it's too late to say anything now."

Xu Damao's words puzzled everyone.

"Late? What's late about it?"

"If you don't believe me, sit down and play a game first."

"If you're so capable, win all this money back from your dad."

"Let him give you the upper hand every time, so you'll lose convincingly."

But as soon as he finished speaking, an unfamiliar voice came from the doorway.

He was saying you're too late, or that you're finished.

The speaker was Cheng Yuan, and standing next to him was Jiang Hai, the deputy director of the police station.

Xu Fugui naturally knew Cheng Yuan; he had suffered a lot at Cheng Yuan's hands when he was in the security department.

As for Jiang Hai next to him, he knew him even better. How could those who secretly played mahjong not know the leaders of the police station?

"Alright, everyone, stop sitting there and come with me to the police station!"

As Jiang Hai finished speaking, two policemen stepped out from behind him and walked over to the group, putting silver bracelets on each of them.