General, the lady escaped again

Chapter 715: Gambling Addiction (1)

Then those people made him lose again, he won one hand, lost another, and then lost again and again, pushing him into the fire pit step by step. In the end, Li Hao lost all his money. Naturally, he was unwilling to accept this and wanted to go back to get the money to turn his life around.

Little by little, Li Hao's gambling addiction became more and more serious, and he fell deeper and deeper.

Lin Xiu'er tried to stop it many times, but she couldn't stop a man who was addicted to gambling. She was also afraid that Li's parents would find out, and even more afraid that Ji Xiao'er would find out and stop them from managing Ji's Cake Shop, so Lin Xiu'er didn't dare to tell Ji Xiao'er.

Now that she was discovered by Ji Xiaomu, Lin Xiuer was relieved. She really couldn't stop Li Hao. While she felt guilty, she no longer had to bear such great pressure after being discovered by Ji Xiaomu.

Otherwise, if Li Hao wasn't crazy, she would collapse first.

"Do you know how much silver you owe me?" Ji Xiaomu asked, looking at the dejected Li Hao.

"...I don't know." Li Hao looked at Ji Xiaomu, lowered his eyes and shook his head.

"Thirty taels plus sixty taels plus sixty taels plus one hundred taels plus thirty taels..." Mother Ji looked at the account book and calculated as she reported.

"Two hundred and eighty taels." After Ji Xiaomu finished reading the number, Li Hao collapsed to the ground with a pale face.

"Do you remember how much your salary is?" asked Ji Xiaomu softly.

"...Five taels." Li Hao answered carefully.

"So you haven't forgotten it yet." Ji Xiaowu glanced at Li Hao. Should she feel relieved? "In less than two months, you lost two hundred and eighty taels. If I hadn't happened to come here today, would you still be hiding it from me? Or in a few months, my shop will be used by you to pay off the debt?"

"No...I won't." Li Hao lowered his head, but there was no confidence in his words.

"I...I will return the money to you." Li Hao raised his head and said anxiously.

"What can I pay you back?" Ji Xiaowu said calmly, glancing at Li Hao. "You're working as a laborer at the dock and paying me back?"

"I..." Li Hao's face turned even paler when he heard what Ji Xiaomu said.

Does Ji Xiaomu mean that she wants to fire him and not let him stay in Ji’s Cake Shop?

"What's going on? Why are you calling us here in such a hurry? What happened?" Aunt Li and Uncle Li were picked up by the disciples of the Bai family. As soon as they entered the door, they felt the tense atmosphere and asked.

"Dad, Mom, you're here." When Aunt Ji saw Uncle Li and Aunt Li, she walked over to them and said with a smile.

"What's wrong? Why is Hao'er's face so pale? What happened?" Aunt Li asked puzzled.

Li Hao didn't dare to speak and just lowered his head in silence.

When Lin Xiuer saw Mr. and Mrs. Li coming, she couldn't stop crying. "Mother... my husband... he..."

Lin Xiuer's words startled Aunt Li and Uncle Li, "What happened to Li Hao?"

"Dad, Mom, please take a look." Aunt Ji took out the account book kept by Lin Xiu'er. Aunt Li had learned to read during this period. After she opened it and read it, she looked at Li Hao, thought of something, and threw the account book in front of Li Hao.

"Explain to me!" Aunt Li suddenly got angry. Li Hao was shocked and knelt down in front of them. "Dad, Mom... I... I..."

Li Hao was speechless for a long time, and he stammered. Uncle Li got angry and pointed at Lin Xiuer, angrily saying, "Xiuer, you say it!"

Lin Xiu'er told Uncle Li and Aunt Li the whole story of Li Hao. After listening to it, the two elders rolled their eyes and almost fainted from anger. Fortunately, Ji Xiaomu and Lin Xiu'er were by their side, each supporting one of them.