章 82: Chapter 82: Repaying a Kindness

Bai Xiao went straight to the bus station, inquired about the returning time, and learned that the bus wouldn't leave for another hour. So, she went to the market in town, where several houses were used for business. It was now 1985; the policies had been liberalized, and doing business was no longer considered speculative profiteering! Many smart people had already started doing business.

Fang Xiaoshan's uncle, Fang Jianping, was one of them. To say Fang Jianping was a sharp-minded man was an understatement; he shouldn't have been under Xiaoshan's thumb, yet this very clever man spent his entire life earning money for Xiaoshan. He not only built Xiaoshan a tiled house but also found him a wife. Whenever Xiaoshan needed money, he would turn to Fang Jianping. Originally, Jianping's business was doing well, life was comfortable, and his three daughters were married well and were respectful to their parents. However, all of this changed because of Xiaoshan's gambling.