Chapter 29: Gambling with Life
After Zhao Weiming called Jiu Tong, he and Zhang Nianzu waited for him at the entrance of Antique Street.
Jiutong came in a hurry, and after meeting Zhao Weiming, he patted him hard on the shoulder and said, "You are great, kid. Her brother is willing to meet me with just a few words !"
Zhao Weiming smiled apologetically and said, "Then...my account?"
Jiu Tong said: "I will come to see you on this day next month. I have to make it clear. If you don't give me the money by then, I will chop off your hand!"
Zhao Weiming nodded: "No, no." He could see that Jiutong was really happy. Even if the grace period for debt collectors was three or five days, they had to put pressure on the debtor before he would take it seriously. He never asked for a month.
The three of them entered Jia Zizai's shop. There was a new woman in the shop. She was about 30 years old, plump and pretty. Her face showed three parts of nervousness and seven parts of joy. It seemed that she was Jia Zizai's sister.
Seeing that everyone was present, Jia Zizai asked, "Zhenhua, are you pregnant with Jiutong's child?"
Jia Zhenhua made up her mind and said, "Yes!"
Jiutong grinned like a farmer with a good harvest, and took out a cigarette to toast Jia Zizai.
Jia Zizai waved his hand and said, "I'm not used to it." Then he took out his own cigarette and lit it, and gave it to Zhao Weiming. Zhao Weiming quickly said, "I'm not used to it..."
Jiutong and Jia Zhenhua exchanged smug glances, and Jiutong said flatteringly: "Brother, look, Ah Zhen and I already have a child..."
Jia Zhenhua also asked shyly: "Brother, do you agree with us?"
Jia Zizai suddenly said, "I'll raise the child."
"What?" Everyone in the room was stunned.
Jia Zizai sneered and said, "The child will be named Jia when he is born, and I will raise him!"
Jiutong said angrily: "What do you mean?"
Jia Zizai pointed at Jiutong's nose and said, "Do you think I will agree to your deal just because you've made it a done deal? Wishful thinking! I'm telling you, I, Jia Zizai, will never give up even if I have something I don't like!"
Jia Zhenhua said suddenly: "You bastard Jia Zizai, you are selling me as a fake?" As soon as he said this, his previous shyness and euphemism were swept away.
Zhang Nianzu and Zhao Weiming looked at each other and thought that they looked like real siblings.
Jiutong said: "Mr. Jia, did you call me here just to disgust me?"
Jia Zizai said in a chuckle, "You want to disgust me, right? You got my sister pregnant and now you want to show off to me?"
Jia Zhenhua shouted, "What's so disgusting about that? I got pregnant from sleeping with my own man. It's not like I can't find the father!"
Zhao Weiming whispered to Zhang Nianzu, "Why don't we go... Any of these three people has the guts to kill people to silence them."
Zhang Nianzu also whispered, "Just keep watching. Maybe we'll both perish together and you won't have to pay back your gambling debt."
Jia Zizai suddenly pointed at Jia Zhenhua and said, "You must turn your elbow outward, right?"
Jia Zhenhua was angry and annoyed and said, "Brother! Just agree to it. Your sister is not stupid. Doesn't she have any idea what kind of man she wants to find? Jiutong is a wolf outside and a dog at home. He is very good to me. With my looks, how can I find a deputy mayor?" Although he is not well-educated, he uses measure words well.
Jiu Tong's face turned red. Leng Ding saw Zhao Weiming trying to hold back his laughter and his eyes flashed with ferocity.
Zhao Weiming quickly picked up the "Ming Dynasty Official Kiln" and pretended to study it, saying, "I didn't hear anything!"
Jiutong glared at Zhang Nianzu again. Zhang Nianzu took the vase from Zhao Weiming and said, "Let me tell you the history of this vase. The Ming Dynasty was the embryonic period of capitalism. There was already foreign trade at that time. Do you know Zheng He..."
Jia Zhenhua had calmed down by now. She said to Jia Zizai, "Brother, now that we have talked, I will also express my position. Whether you agree or not, I will follow Jiutong from now on."
Jia Zizai was furious and asked, " Who raised you to this size?"
Jia Zhenhua said: "That's why I have been sneaking around since you didn't agree with us being together for so long. But the child can no longer be hidden. No matter how fierce I am, I am still a woman. I have to keep my dignity."
Jia Zizai jumped up and said, "Do you have any shame?"
Jia Zhenhua said: "Dad died early, I know you raised me as your daughter, you just treat me as an unfilial daughter."
Jia Zizai asked, "Are you going to break off relations with me?"
Jia Zhenhua said, "No, I will bring the baby to see my uncle when he is one month old." Then he waved to Jiutong and said, "Let's go."
Jiutong didn't say much and walked out with Jia Zhenhua.
Jia Zizai sneered, "Your household registration is still with me. Without the household registration book, can you and him get a marriage certificate? The child will be born as an illegal resident. How can he get vaccinations and go to school in the future? Even if you pay the fine and register the household registration, the child will still be fatherless and will be looked down upon for the rest of his life!"
Zhao Weiming was stunned and exclaimed: "It's cruel!"
Zhang Nianzu also didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Today is the first time I've seen two social people talk about their household registration books during a negotiation." He poked Zhao Weiming and said, "Didn't your mother not have a marriage certificate back then? Are you so stupid because you didn't get enough injections?"
Zhao Weiming immediately became concerned and said worriedly, "I'll have to ask my mom later."
Jiutong and Jia Zhenhua were also dumbfounded, especially Jiutong. As a powerful man in the world, he usually valued revenge. He had no idea that the household registration booklet could be used as a trump card. He panicked when he heard that he could not go to school.
Jia Zhenhua cried helplessly: "Brother, what do you want?"
Jia Zizai said seriously: "If dad were alive, he would never let you marry a gambling debt collector. I am responsible for you. I would rather you hate me now than let you shed tears in the future! Once you leave this door today, we will be strangers from now on!" In terms of humanistic care, those who sell counterfeit goods will beat those who collect gambling debts.
Jia Zhenhua sat down on the ground and wailed, "I don't want to live anymore! I'm going to die now. If you two miss me, after I die, you can each take half of my ashes..." She howled while subconsciously protecting her stomach. Her desire to die was fake, but there was nothing she could do.
In fact, everyone can see that Jia Zhenhua is a woman with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Although she has a deep relationship with Jiutong, she is also very attached to this brother. If she has to choose one, she can only throw the problem to the two men.
Jiutong glared at Jia Zizai and said, "It seems like we must have a winner today!"
Jia Zizai said coldly: "You want to fight with me?"
Jiu Tong said: "I won't fight with you. If I die, my son will be fatherless. If I beat you to death and get shot, my son will still be fatherless." He won back a city in the pursuit of gambling debts in terms of legal awareness.
Jia Zizai suddenly said, "You know how to gamble, don't you? Let me make a bet with you."
Jiu Tong hesitated for a moment and said, "What are we betting on? Whoever wins gets to take Ah Zhen away?"
Jia Zizai shook his head and said, "That's just bullshit. I don't believe you'll give up if you lose." He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll bet my life with you. Only one of us can survive, and Zhenhua won't have to worry about it."
Jia Zhenhua was frightened and asked blankly, "Brother?" Is this still the brother she knew who was trying his best to make a fortune by selling fake goods?
Jiu Tong chuckled and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a tough guy. If I had known, I would have thought highly of you."
"Stop talking nonsense. Do you want to bet?"
Jiutong shouted, "You decide how to bet!"
Without waiting for Jia Zizai to speak, Zhao Weiming took out a coin and said, "Just guess the heads or tails." Then he threw the coin into the sky. The coin rolled down from the back of his hand and got embedded in the computer keyboard, standing upright.
"Uh..." Zhao Weiming took back the coin and said timidly, " I advise you two not to gamble. This is not a good sign."
