Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

Fang Wei patted Wu Shaoli's hand and frowned as he looked at Xu Rui.

"Officer Xu, you're not joking, are you? That old forest farm was abandoned because nothing could grow there."

"And that's over two hundred acres! Do you think I have the money to contract it?"

"What? You're too scared?"

Xu Rui deliberately provoked Fang Wei, saying with a mocking look in his eyes, "Weren't you quite capable just now?"

"It seems your only skills are gambling and beating your wife and children. I'm afraid you can't do any decent work."

Fang Wei's face darkened, and he remained silent.

"If you really have the guts to contract that old forest farm, then I'll admit that you, Fang Wei, are truly capable."

Seeing his expression, Xu Rui finally felt a little better.

"I will not pursue the matter of the wild Ganoderma lucidum any further."

Village Chief Zhou sighed.

If Fang Wei is really provoked into wanting to contract that old forest farm, then he will refuse on the grounds that the Fang family cannot afford the contract fee.

Anyway, such a large forest area can't be contracted without a contract fee of two or three hundred per year.

Fang Wei clearly doesn't have that much money. Once Xu Rui leaves, it's up to him to decide how to proceed.

"Who says I don't have real skills?"

Fang Wei glared angrily at Xu Rui, but seeing his triumphant expression, he changed the subject, saying, "But I really want to contract the old forest farm, and my family doesn't have any money."

He spread his hands, looking like a rogue.

"Officer Xu, look at the mess we've made! Ugh, what a terrible coincidence!"

"I sold everything I owned at home, and it only brought in a few dozen yuan. That's nowhere near enough to lease such a large piece of land!"

Xu Rui knew, of course, that Fang Wei didn't have that much money. He had already thought of a solution and said directly, "If you really intend to contract the old forest farm, then I can help you apply for a loan from the credit union."

"You don't need to worry about money, you just need to think about what to plant."

He simply didn't believe that this gambler could make money!

If all the loans are spent, this gambler will be burdened with hundreds of dollars in debt for the rest of his life!

"..."

Fang Wei's expression froze, clearly showing an expression of "I never expected there to be such a way to borrow money."

"Heh, what loan application? I don't understand what you're talking about, Officer Xu."

His gaze began to wander, and he dared not look Xu Rui in the eye. "Look at my family, we're dirt poor. Who would be willing to lend me money for legitimate business?"

"This is a policy implemented by the government to help farmers like you who have no money but want to do honest work."

Seeing that his plan was about to succeed, Xu Rui said with a smile.

"You're so young, you have hands and feet, it's better to find something productive to do than to spend all day at the gambling table."

"Besides, you still have to support a wife and seven children. There will be so many expenses in the future. Wouldn't it be a shame not to take advantage of this time to make something of yourself?"

"Or are you just a spineless gambler, incapable of achieving anything significant?!"

He shook his head, looking at Wu Shaoli with sympathy in his eyes.

"Poor Shaoli actually married such a scoundrel like you. She'll only live a miserable life from now on."

"Who said that?!"

Enraged, Fang Wei roared, "It's just contracting out the old forest farm! Anyone who refuses is a coward!"

Village Chief Zhou shook his head, feeling that this gambler was truly committing a sin.

Some of the villagers outside felt that Fang Wei deserved it, for taking things from the village to sell and not sharing the money with everyone. Now that he's been cheated, it's karma!

Some were worried about how Wu Shaoli and her daughters would get through the winter, fearing they might starve to death at home.

"good!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Rui immediately pointed at him and said, "You said it yourself! If you don't take over the old forest farm, you're my grandson!"

"I...I..."

After realizing what she had said, Fang Wei's expression became somewhat flustered, and she whispered, "This...this matter definitely can't be settled like this!"

"I have a wife and kids to consider; I can't make the decision alone! I have to discuss it with them!"

"..."

Wu Shaoli, standing to the side, was completely stunned; the whole world seemed to be spinning.

If it weren't for Fang Wei's arm supporting her from behind, she would have collapsed to the ground, her body limp.

What did she do wrong in her past life that God has to torment her like this in this life?!

That's over 200 acres of old forest! The lease fee is two or three hundred yuan a year! How could they possibly earn that much money?!

"You...you?!"

Wu Shaoli gripped Fang Wei's arm tightly, wanting to say something, but found herself almost unable to breathe.

Daya and her sisters huddled together tightly.

Although they couldn't understand what the adults were saying at all, the younger ones couldn't help but cry when they saw their mother's heartbroken appearance.

The faint, delicate sobs were so heart-wrenching that many soft-hearted people couldn't bear to watch any longer.

"Wife, wife! Listen to me!"

Seeing that Wu Shaoli seemed to be really angry with him, Fang Wei quickly turned his head away to make sure that Xu Rui and Village Chief Zhou couldn't see his expression, and then kept winking at his wife.

"Look at me, all I did was gamble and waste my days. It would be good to find something respectable to do, wouldn't it?"

He blinked frantically as he spoke, and his facial expression became very strange.

"Besides, you make all the important decisions in our family. If you didn't agree to me taking over that old forest, I definitely wouldn't dare to do it."

"..."

Wu Shaoli frowned in confusion when she saw Fang Wei's expression.

What does this mean? Did Fang Wei have some ulterior motive for saying that?

But as far as she knew, that old forest farm had been abandoned for many years, and there was nothing there that would make Fang Wei do such a thing.

"Big sister... um!"

The sharp-eyed Er Ya also noticed the strange expression on Fang Wei's face. Just as she was about to ask her older sister what he was doing, her mouth was covered.

"Shut up! Adults are talking, what right do you kids have to interrupt?!"

Although Da Ya didn't know what Fang Wei was planning to do, she subconsciously felt that it was best not to let those bad guys know what he was doing.

"Shut up, all of you! No crying, no shouting!"

She raised her little fist, glaring threateningly at her younger sisters, "If anyone dares to make a sound again, I'll beat them up!"

The little girls who were crying earlier immediately shut their mouths, and some even covered their mouths with their hands.

In this house, only two people would actually hit them, and they would hit them hard.

One is my father, and the other is my eldest sister!

"Fang Wei, you're a man, after all."

Hearing Fang Wei's words, Xu Rui found it amusing and deliberately retorted, "Does this mean we have to let women control us even when we're doing serious work?"