"Xiu Mei, why don't you go take a look? Perhaps it's your daughter who's back!"
"I think we should call it a day today. We'll play again tomorrow!"
One of the wealthy ladies who had won some money immediately said with a smile to Li Xiu Mei.
"No, nobody leaves today. We'll play until dawn!"
Hearing this, Li Xiu Mei grew even angrier and shouted directly.
"Xiu Mei, I have to go to work tomorrow. Who's as fortunate as you, not having to work and having such a filial daughter who gives you a lot of money every month? We don't have your good fortune!"
Another woman quickly chimed in.
"That's right, I have a lot to deal with tomorrow. If I don't sleep, I won't be able to handle it!"
The third woman said, yawning.
"No, just one more hour. I don't believe I've offended a ghost today, not winning a single hand!"
Li Xiu Mei directly took out ten thousand yuan and continued, "Let's play for bigger stakes in this last hour. At worst, I'll lose this ten thousand to you!"
The women exchanged glances and immediately nodded, smiling as they said, "Alright, it's agreed. We'll play for another hour!"
They had actually colluded to swindle Li Xiu Mei out of her money. They hadn't expected Li Xiu Mei to be so gullible, falling for their trap so easily. In the past few days, Li Xiu Mei had already lost tens of thousands.
"Okay, it's settled. I'll go open the door first!"
Li Xiu Mei finished speaking and walked over angrily, opening the door. To her surprise, she saw her daughter standing outside with Lu Yang.
"You useless good-for-nothing, what are you doing here?"
"No wonder I've been losing all night. It's because you, this useless bum, are standing at my doorstep, blocking my luck. Get lost quickly! You disgust me!"
Seeing Lu Yang, Li Xiu Mei instantly became furious and began to curse at him.
"Mom, don't scold Lu Yang. Lu Yang just saved me. If Lu Yang hadn't appeared in time, I might have already..."
Tang Shi Min said this, tears welling up in her eyes.
"This useless bum saved you?"
"You're so grown up, what could have happened that required this good-for-nothing to save you?"
"Tang Shi Min, I'm warning you, don't make excuses to bring this useless bum back. I'm telling you, absolutely not!"
Li Xiu Mei shouted directly at Tang Shi Min.
"Mom, Lu Yang really saved me..."
"Shut up, you come back here!"
Tang Shi Min tried to persuade her further, but Li Xiu Mei interrupted her, pulling Tang Shi Min inside with a shove and then fiercely roaring at Lu Yang, "You useless bum, get lost! If I don't see five million yuan placed in front of me, you won't see my daughter again!"
After speaking, Li Xiu Mei was about to slam the door shut, but Lu Yang stopped her. No matter how hard Li Xiu Mei tried, she couldn't budge it even an inch.
"Li Xiu Mei, don't forget, this villa was a gift from me to Tang Shi Min. It has nothing to do with you!"
"Tang Shi Min was almost assaulted today. As her mother, you didn't even make a single phone call. Now, when Tang Shi Min is talking to you, you have such an attitude. What right do you have to live here?"
Lu Yang yelled sternly at Li Xiu Mei.
"You damn useless bum! You gave the house to Shi Min in the past to gain her forgiveness. Now you want it back? What the hell are you thinking?"
"Get lost, or I'll call the police!"
Li Xiu Mei completely disregarded Lu Yang's words and began to shout again.
"Forget it, Lu Yang, you should go back first. Thank you for what happened today. I'll treat you to a meal some other time!"
Tang Shi Min, knowing her mother's nature, lowered her head and said to Lu Yang.
"Alright, then take care of yourself!"
Lu Yang shook his head helplessly and left.
"Hmph, a good-for-nothing who thinks he can compete with me? Doesn't he know his own limits? Ptooey!"
Seeing Lu Yang leave, Li Xiu Mei spat and said coldly.
"Xiu Mei, hurry up and start again. We can't wait!"
"Yes, Xiu Mei, who are you talking to? Hurry up, it's almost one o'clock!"
The other three sitting at the mahjong table immediately called out to Li Xiu Mei.
"Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming!"
"That useless son-in-law of mine just came back and wanted to stay at home, not knowing his own place. I kicked him out directly!"
Li Xiu Mei said to the group.
"Your son-in-law?"
"Oh my, I heard your son-in-law is quite impressive now. He's the Vice President of Black Dragon Capital. If you don't curry favor with your son-in-law, who else will give you money?"
The rich lady who had spoken earlier immediately said to Li Xiu Mei when she heard her.
"Alas, don't even mention it. He's just a sycophant who licked the General Manager of Black Dragon Capital to become Vice President. He has no real power at all. If I ask for five million, he can't even get it. What do you call him if not a useless bum?"
Li Xiu Mei said directly.
"Xiu Mei, since you can't get five million, getting fifty thousand would count too. Every little bit counts. You said yourself he's a good-for-nothing, how could he possibly get five million at once? You should ask for it little by little, accumulating it. Fifty thousand at a time, ten times makes it five hundred thousand, and a hundred times makes it five million!"
The rich lady began to impart her wisdom to Li Xiu Mei.
"Haha, you're so right, why didn't I think of that!"
"Yes, tomorrow I'll go find that useless bum and start asking for money according to your plan. Five million is my goal, and I'll try to achieve it within a year!"
Hearing the rich lady's words, Li Xiu Mei's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly.
"Xiu Mei, you must seize this opportunity. I heard Black Dragon Capital is very wealthy and is currently cooperating with Haitong Group. As long as you secure it, you'll be a rich woman from now on. This small villa means nothing; you'll have whatever you desire!"
The rich lady continued speaking and then drew a wind tile.
"Haha, self-drawn East Wind!"
"Alas, I'm really unlucky today!"
Li Xiu Mei, seeing the rich lady self-draw again, dejectedly handed over her money. In less than half an hour, Li Xiu Mei's money was all lost.
"Forget it, let's stop here for today. Once I get the money from that useless bum, we can play again!"
Li Xiu Mei said with reluctance.
"Alright Xiu Mei, we'll wait for your good news!"
The women, their hearts content, left Li Xiu Mei's villa.
The next morning, Tang Ming De also returned. He had a key and opened the villa door directly.
"What are you back for?"
"Where have you been gallivanting for so many days?"
Seeing Tang Ming De, Li Xiu Mei immediately questioned him loudly.
"Something has happened. Tang Zi Xuan had an accident. Both his legs were broken, and he's in the hospital now. The doctor said his leg suffered a comminuted fracture, and it's ruined. He'll never be able to stand again and will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life!"
Tang Ming De said seriously to Li Xiu Mei.