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Chapter 48 - 48 48 Gambling · Oct 09, 2026

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1 Chapter 1 - 1 1 Rebirth in 1985 2026-10-09
2 Chapter 2 - 2 2 The Marriage Arrangement with the Fool 2026-10-09
3 Chapter 3 - 3 3 Double Benefit 2026-10-09
4 Chapter 4 - 4 4 Hard Time at Home 2026-10-09
5 Chapter 5 - 5 5 The pigs eat better than us 2026-10-09
6 Chapter 6 - 6 6 Don’t Get Any Wrong Ideas 2026-10-09
7 Chapter 7 - 7 7 Cooking Skills 2026-10-09
8 Chapter 8 - 8 8 Trouble with Mice at Home 2026-10-09
9 Chapter 9 - 9 9 Worries About Money 2026-10-09
10 Chapter 10 - 10 10 Marry Me as Your Wife 2026-10-09
11 Chapter 11 - 11 11 Let Dumb and Dumber Sleep with Her 2026-10-09
12 Chapter 12 - 12 12 Treat Others the Way They Treat You 2026-10-09
13 Chapter 13 - 13 13 The First Income 2026-10-09
14 Chapter 14 - 14 14 The Despicable Thief 2026-10-09
15 Chapter 15 - 15 15 The Handsome Talent Qin Jian 2026-10-09
16 Chapter 16 - 16 16 Backbiting 2026-10-09
17 Chapter 17 - 17 17 Slinging Mud Arbitrarily 2026-10-09
18 Chapter 18 - 18 18 Falling into the River 2026-10-09
19 Chapter 19 - 19 19 Took the Wrong Medicine 2026-10-09
20 Chapter 20 - 20 20 Blocking the Door and Running Wild 2026-10-09
21 Chapter 21 - 21 21 Losing Face Completely 2026-10-09
22 Chapter 22 - 22 22 Chaos Reigns 2026-10-09
23 Chapter 23 - 23 23 Hanging 2026-10-09
24 Chapter 24 - 24 24 Defending Innocence 2026-10-09
25 Chapter 25 - 25 25 Making a Name with One Battle 2026-10-09
26 Chapter 26 - 26 26 Kicked by a Donkey in the Head 2026-10-09
27 Chapter 27 - 27 27 The Heart Aches, So Does the Flesh 2026-10-09
28 Chapter 28 - 28 28 The Eternal Iceberg 2026-10-09
29 Chapter 29 - 29 29 Visiting to Express Gratitude 2026-10-09
30 Chapter 30 - 30 30 Good Impression 2026-10-09
31 Chapter 31 - 31 31 Going to the Market 2026-10-09
32 Chapter 32 - 32 32 Green Tea Bestie 2026-10-09
33 Chapter 33 - 33 33 Playing Tricks 2026-10-09
34 Chapter 34 - 34 34 Interested in Becoming a Soldier 2026-10-09
35 Chapter 35 - 35 35 Go Eat Beef Noodles 2026-10-09
36 Chapter 36 - 36 36 The Scroungers Have Arrived 2026-10-09
37 Chapter 37 - 37 37 The Unreasonable Bai Family Members 2026-10-09
38 Chapter 38 - 38 38 War on the Dining Table 2026-10-09
39 Chapter 39 - 39 39 Got Pregnant 2026-10-09
40 Chapter 40 - 40 40 Talking about a Marriage Proposal 2026-10-09
41 Chapter 41 - 41 41 Running Out of Money 2026-10-09
42 Chapter 42 - 42 42 Eat Whatever is Available 2026-10-09
43 Chapter 43 - 43 43 Not Taking the Blame 2026-10-09
44 Chapter 44 - 44 44 I Don’t Want to Study Anymore 2026-10-09
45 Chapter 45 - 45 45 Fancying Her as a Daughter-in-law 2026-10-09
46 Chapter 46 - 46 46 The Toad Wants to Eat Swan Meat 2026-10-09
47 Chapter 47 - 47 47 Watching a Movie 2026-10-09
48 Chapter 48 - 48 48 Gambling 2026-10-09
49 Chapter 49 - 49 49 Speak and Tease 2026-10-09
50 Chapter 50 - 50 50 Breaking the Siege 2026-10-09

48: Chapter 48 Gambling 48: Chapter 48 Gambling A movie had been playing for over an hour.

During the intermission, An Hao stood up—she needed to use the restroom.

Coming out of the restroom, she saw the crowd under the pagoda tree growing larger and larger, with many men gathering around to watch during the break.

An Hao, seeing the crowd packed so tightly that no one could slip through, had no idea what was happening inside.

She edged closer and tiptoed to get a look, only to see someone seated under the old pagoda tree.

This person seemed vaguely familiar, likely a local ne’er-do-well who loitered all day with nothing to do.

At that moment, he had a large white bowl in front of him, with two dice placed inside one bowl, then covered with another bowl, which he lifted high and shook vigorously with both hands.

He shouted loudly, “Place your bets, place your bets!

Come and place your bets!

Are you betting on high or low?

”

“High, high, high!

Bet on high!

Trust me, I’m right!”

“Low.

Bet on low.”

The onlookers gave their various suggestions.

An Hao shook her head—it was gambling after all.

In the eighties, even the villages had started gambling in this way.

The more backward a place was, the more it fostered bad customs.

She had always disliked gambling, even hated it intensely.

In the previous generation, her brother An Ping had died because of it.

She could still vividly remember the scene of him being slashed by random knives, the glaring red blood and his agonizing screams that occasionally still haunted her dreams.

Just thinking about it made her shiver.

She turned to leave when suddenly she heard An Ping’s voice drifting over, “I’ll listen to Brother Yufeng, bet on low.”

“Open!” shouted the ne’er-do-well.

A sigh came from the crowd, “What a pity.

If you had bet on high, you could have won a dollar this time.”

“Ah Ah Ah Ah!

Damn my luck!” An Ping reached into his pocket and suddenly realized he didn’t have a single penny left.

He had brought all six dollars An Hao had given him that evening, and had lost it all.

Now he even owed the ne’er-do-well a dollar.

Hearing this, An Hao felt a chill as if plunged into an ice cellar—An Ping was actually starting to learn gambling here.

In her panic, she turned back, pushed through the crowd, and squeezed inside while calling out, “An Ping!”

As there were too many people and the noise was loud, no one heard An Hao’s cries, including An Ping.

Seeing his pocket cleaner than his face left him dumbfounded.

“Money!

Give me the money!” the ne’er-do-well extended his hand to An Ping.

“I don’t have any money.

Look…

Can I owe you a dollar?

I’ll get the money from my family tomorrow and give it to you?” An Ping said to the ne’er-do-well with an embarrassed look on his face.

“No way!

If you don’t have money, why gamble?

Are you joking with me?

So many people are watching; don’t think you can just run off!” the ne’er-do-well grabbed An Ping’s wrist and wouldn’t let him leave.

“Yeah, don’t gamble if you can’t afford to lose,” the crowd remarked.

An Ping’s face turned red with urgency, and turning to the ne’er-do-well, he said, “I’m not saying I won’t give it to you.

I’ll go get the money!”

“Who believes that,” the ne’er-do-well glanced at An Ping, “Your new clothes aren’t too bad.

Take off that jacket, and we’ll call it even.”

An Ping naturally refused; the clothes had cost him two dollars, and without them, he’d have no explanation when returning home.

He looked pleadingly towards Bai Yufeng.

Bai Yufeng pinched the little coin in his pocket, unwilling to part with it, and gestured with his eyes for An Ping to run.

Left with no choice, An Ping feigned agreement, “Okay, I’ll take off my clothes for you.

Now let me go!”

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