Boss, He’s Becoming a Father [Arc 1] Chapter 15.2: The Prodigal Son (28)
Shao Xiaocao immediately lowered her head after being scolded like this.
This skilled gesture, obviously this similar scene has happened countless times before.
“It seems that I still have to stay at home for a few more days.” Shao Yu said.
Mrs. Wang’s expression immediately changed, and she no longer cared about Shao Xiaocao’s words. She forced out a loving smile and reached out to touch the top of Shao Xiaocao’s hair.
But when Shao Xiaocao lowered her head and saw Mrs. Wang approaching, she instinctively trembled.
“I don’t blame you, your brother must still be alive, and we can definitely wait until he comes back.” Mrs. Wang tried to soften her tone.
Shao Xiaocao nodded while crying. She has always been a person who is easy to satisfy. When she heard her mother’s attitude eased, she immediately walked down the steps.
The more easily the girl was satisfied, the more worried Shao Yu became.
When they had dinner in the evening, they were obviously a family of three, but sitting together, there was a suffocating awkwardness between them.
Shao Yu saw that Shao Xiaocao was only staring at the plate of pickles in front of her, so he gave her a piece of radish.
After Shao Xiaocao took it, she turned to her father and smiled sweetly.
Mr. Wang, who was beside him, took a look at the situation, then imitated Shao Yu and took a piece of radish for her daughter.
Shao Xiaocao suddenly looked flattered and whispered, “Thank you, mother.”
Mrs. Wang listened for a while and then thought of what Shao Yu said during the day. Seeing her daughter reacting in such a big way because of such a trivial matter, she didn’t know what to think, but she still said with a cold face. : “Eat more, you are as thin as dry wood.”
Shao Xiaocao froze when she heard this, but soon almost buried her head in the bowl and started eating quickly.
Shao Yu glanced at Wang with dissatisfaction.
Mrs. Wang was a little embarrassed and didn’t know what to say for a moment, so she said: “Girls, only fat ones are lucky.”
Shao Yu stood aside and added expressionlessly: “This dynasty regards thinness as beauty.”
Wang froze.
On the contrary, Shao Xiaocao was on the side to smooth things over for her mother and said, “Dad, I really should eat more. Although thinness is considered beautiful, being too thin is not good.”
Then she pulled Shao Yu’s sleeves again and said softly: “Don’t make trouble with mother because of me.”
Being so sensible makes Shao Yu even more distressed.
After breakfast the next day, Shao Xiaocao started making lanterns without anyone urging her. Yesterday, she added yellow lines to the lanterns according to the method taught by Shao Yu and has already made a batch of finished products.
As the new year is approaching, Shao Xiaocao just wants to make the most lanterns in the shortest time so that she can sell them in time for the New Year.
Shao Yu did not accompany her as usual today, but said hello and walked out.
Shao Yu walked straight to the intersection of the alley and turned into a busy place.
Shao Yu is about to leave, but he also knows in his heart that the danger to the Shao family never comes from within.
Even in winter, the gambling house is still very lively. So many people gather together that the place is already steaming hot without lighting the charcoal fire. The cheating incident that happened in the Shao family before seems to have no effect here.
Shao Yu entered the gambling house, but instead of placing a bet, he looked around the gambling house like a monarch patrolling the territory.
Originally, it was difficult for an old man to get the attention of people in the gambling house, but Shao Yu’s unexpected gesture still attracted the attention of the thugs in the gambling house.
And it was such a coincidence that Zhang Meng, who had rarely come to this gambling house since the Shao family incident, was actually here today.
After receiving the report from his subordinates, he immediately guessed that the old man was Shao Yu. When he saw that the old man was Shao Yu, Zhang Meng felt confused.
“What are you doing here?” Zhang Meng asked cautiously.
He didn’t understand why, even though he was an ordinary old man, he always gave him an unfathomable feeling.
“Just to take a look.” As Shao Yu spoke, his eyes rested on a table not far away.
The people at the table were playing in full swing at this time. As the dealer opened the market again and again, the group of people either sighed or became extremely proud.
Zhang Meng followed Shao Yu’s gaze and his heart skipped a beat.
Not all projects in the gambling house are tricks.
But that table is playing with sieves. The game starts quickly and ends quickly. It is the fastest place to make money in this casino.
In order to allow the dealer to take it all, it is natural to have to do some tricks.
Shao Yu smiled, still staring at the table, as if he was going to rush over to expose the con man in the next second.
No matter how dull he was now, Zhang Meng could see the deep meaning of Shao Yu’s stare at the table, and immediately said: “Old man Shao, if we have something to say, let’s go in and discuss it in detail. It won’t look good if we make a fuss here.”
When Shao Yu heard this, he didn’t feel too entangled, but followed Zhang Meng into a room inside.
Zhang Meng thought that Shao Yu would not come in, but he did not expect the other party to walk in so casually, and immediately changed his previous polite attitude and gave his subordinates a wink.
Shao Yu seemed to be completely unaware of these eyebrow-raising shenanigans behind him. After entering the inner room, he found a place to sit down by himself.
He looked around, taking in the layout of the room, and his eyes fell on a shelf not far away.
There are many books placed under the shelf, but the thickness of the shelf is obviously wrong, and there are several vases on the top of the shelf. The layout of the entire shelf is extremely confusing, and it is a bad aesthetic that Shao Yu feels hurts his eyes at a glance.
“Are you still reading?” Shao Yu asked curiously.
The moment Shao Yu stared at the shelf, Zhang Meng couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. When he heard his question, he immediately acted like a hedgehog under attack and said irritably: “Do you want to control whether I can read or not? “
Shao Yu smiled and said in a tone that sounded like an elder admonishing a junior: “Don’t put the vase too high. If it falls, I’m afraid it will hit your head and cause bleeding.”
Zhang Meng was most disgusted by such a tone, and said impatiently: “I put it as I like it, don’t worry about it, old thing!”
“Calling old man in front of people and old man behind?” Shao Yu asked with a smile.
Zhang Meng said proudly: “You’re here, if you want to go out, it depends on my mood!”
Shao Yu glanced outside.
Staying inside at this time, you can still hear the commotion in the gambling house outside.
But it is precisely because of this commotion that the movements inside are not easily noticed by the outside world.
“What’s the use of looking outside? Those are red-eyed gamblers. What can they see except the gambling table in front of them?” Zhang Meng said very proudly, obviously very proud about the fact that he had tricked Shao Yu in.
“They hear everything, and that’s really nice.”
Shao Yu’s response was somewhat beyond Zhang Meng’s expectations.
Zhang Meng’s heart suddenly jumped, but he didn’t think about it, but continued to ask: “Old man, what are you trying to do here?”
“Just to take a look.” Shao Yu replied.
Zhang Meng didn’t believe it and said, “You can’t be that simple.”
Shao Yu asked, “Then what should I do?”
Zhang Meng was stunned for a moment, then remembered what Shao Yu had said, and said, “Didn’t you say you want to stick lanterns at home all the time?”
“When I was making the lanterns, I was afraid that someone would miss my lanterns, so I came to have a look.” Shao Yu replied.
Zhang Meng looked impatient when he heard this and said, “Who cares about your broken lantern? Are you here to court death?”
Zhang Meng was hesitant at this time. Shao Yu had not done anything when he came in, so he didn’t know how to treat him.
However, the younger brother next to him came over and whispered to Zhang Meng: “Master, have you forgotten before? This bad old man has caused us such a big loss. Since he came to our door today, why don’t you deal with him?”
His subordinate’s words suddenly reminded Zhang Meng.
Zhang Meng secretly thought that he was confused. He had been overwhelmed by Shao Yu’s momentum before and always thought that the old man in front of him was extraordinary. But if he thought about it carefully, he was just an ordinary person. Apart from being a bit better at gambling, how could he be so scary?
He thought that he had planned for Shao Dabao for so long, but only got a broken finger. Even the broken finger was given to him by Shao Yu on purpose. This deal completely cost his wife and soldiers. The more Zhang Meng thought about it, the angrier he became, and immediately no longer had any scruples.
As for Shao Yu’s purpose of coming here, Zhang Meng suddenly felt that it was not that important.
He was used to doing these things, and it was normal for some shameful things to happen in a gambling house. Even if such an ordinary old man died in a gambling house, as long as he did it cleanly, would the government still be able to find him?
And once you leave the casino, if there is too much noise, you will be hindered everywhere. The more Zhang Meng thinks about it, the more he feels that this is a God-given opportunity. He immediately waved at the thugs and shouted: “Go!”
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