Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

In Northeast China, because the cold season lasts for so long, people in the countryside, whether they are men or women, like to get together to play mahjong or cards when they have nothing to do.

Whether it's playing mahjong or poker, there's always some stake involved, and once there's a stake, it becomes real gambling.

Most importantly, a little gambling is harmless fun, but excessive gambling is really harmful to your health, not only your health, but also your family and even your life!

As for Mu Xueli, I originally thought it would just be a simple game, so I started by betting small amounts, and then Mu Xueli kept winning.

Although the stakes were low, I kept winning, so it added up to several hundred.

After Mu Xueli won several hundred, the other party said they wanted to win it back, but winning it back little by little was too slow, so they suggested playing for higher stakes.

Mu Xueli's idea was simply to kill time and play around. She didn't even think about winning any money from them, mainly because she wasn't short of money and didn't really care about the small amount she could win from gambling.

So, after thinking about it, Mu Xueli casually agreed. At that moment, Mu Xueli's only thought was to lose the money she had won back as soon as possible.

They were from the same village, and the two families weren't far apart. Mu Xueli felt it wasn't worth winning money from them, since that amount of money wouldn't make her rich.

But Mu Xueli thought that way, while the other party did not. As a result, the other party lost more and more, and kept increasing their bets.

Unbeknownst to her, Mu Xueli began to lose more than she won, but she didn't realize it.

It's worth noting that in Texas Hold'em, "losing more than winning" means that winning ten hands would result in small losses, while losing just one hand would result in a big loss.

The money you win in ten separate trades might not even amount to half of what you lose in a single loss.

The illusion created by winning many times but winning little money is that it makes the person feel like they are always winning.

In this way, the other party used the method of slowly boiling a frog in water to make Mu Xueli fall into the trap without her even realizing it.

The biggest advantage of this method is that even if you suddenly realize the truth one day, you won't be able to say a single bad word about the other person.

This kind of scheme mainly targets acquaintances or relatives and friends, winning your money while leaving you speechless.

Mu Xueli was able to extricate herself from the situation because she had lost all the money she had at her disposal, leaving her with only the large amount of loose change she had won at the beginning.

After listening to Mu Xueli's words, Wang An's face showed no joy, sorrow, or anger; his expression remained largely unchanged, without any emotional fluctuation.

There was no way around it; in Wang An's previous life, he had experienced far too many ways of setting up gambling schemes to swindle money from people, and he had long since become numb to it.

People like him are not even worthy of being considered respectable in Wang An's eyes.

After a long silence, Wang An suddenly asked, somewhat puzzled:

"So what do you mean by calling me here? Do you want me to help you get your money back? Or do you want to beat them up, but you can't beat them?"

The reason Wang An asked this question was because he didn't want to care, ask any more questions, or get involved in the matter at all.

Mu Xue is over 20 years old, yet she is so careless and stupidly walks right into a trap. What can anyone do about it?

Besides, this isn't like Mu Xueli being bullied, like when the two rascal brothers snatched the wild boar from her. If she were bullied, it's no exaggeration to say that Wang An would rush over without hesitation, and it would be considered merciful of him not to break their legs and arms.

But this kind of bullshit thing is really just as Mu Xueqing said, it's "serves him right", or to put it bluntly, it's "serves him right", who can he blame for his own stupidity?
After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli glanced at Wang An's expression before stammering out:

"I just can't swallow this insult. We all live in the same village, and I feel so frustrated to suffer this injustice in silence."

Upon hearing this, Wang An immediately laughed, then said with a mocking expression:
"Why don't you just suffocate? You're holding your breath? If you had any brains at all, you wouldn't have lost over 5 in one go."

After a pause, Wang An chuckled and mocked:

"Over 5 yuan, holy crap! You can't even buy a four-wheeled vehicle for 5 yuan, and you just lost it all. Hehehe, you're really rich, so damn rich."

As he spoke, Wang An gave Mu Xueli a thumbs-up.

Wang An's merciless mockery caused Mu Xueli's face to flush red instantly. She covered her face with her hands and rubbed it up and down repeatedly, as if she wanted to rub her entire face off.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with him abusing his face like this, since it's too embarrassing for him to show his face to anyone.

After Wang An finished speaking, he ignored Mu Xueli and continued eating pine nuts by himself.

After a long while, Mu Xueli blushed and said with a flattering expression:
"Brother-in-law, you can't just abandon me. You have to help me get revenge."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueqing glared fiercely at Mu Xueli and then looked at her husband.

It's obvious that although Mu Xueqing's words to Mu Xueli were very harsh and showed no respect for her, they were just said in anger.

When it really came down to the problem, Mu Xueqing, as the eldest sister, was still very concerned.

Wang An naturally noticed his wife's eager gaze, but he didn't look at her. Instead, he glanced up at Mu Xueli, then lowered his head to eat pine nuts and said with a chuckle:
"So how do you want to vent your anger? More specifically, how do you want me to help you vent your anger? Beat them up? Or set their house and firewood on fire?"

Mu Xueli said with a conflicted expression:

"Isn't doing it this way a bit... a bit too much? Don't you think there's a better way?"

Wang An said without hesitation:
"No, if you can't even think of something, why should I think of something for you? Do I owe you anything?"

At this moment, Mu Xueqing suddenly said fiercely:
"Xiao An, why don't you go find your older sister and have her send people to arrest them all, so they can be made to set up schemes and harm people one by one?"

Upon hearing this, Wang An burst out laughing and said:
"Catching them is easy, I can just make a phone call. But what if they implicate Xue Li? Xue Li was involved in gambling too. Do you want Xue Li to go to jail with them?"

It's important to understand that the police don't care whether you win or lose money, or even if you're just standing around doing nothing; everyone is treated the same.

Because the amount of money involved in the gambling is so large, Mu Xueli may even be severely punished.

These are all facts. (End of Chapter)