Qi Hao originally planned to leave after dinner, but he was invited to stay and play mahjong with everyone.
"I'm not really good at mahjong, and I usually don't have time to play it."
Qi Hao politely declined multiple times.
Because he saw that Uncle had taken out some cash, seemingly ready to gamble.
In fact, it's quite common to gamble when playing mahjong.
If the purpose of playing mahjong is entertainment rather than profit, and the stakes are low, it's usually not considered illegal.
For instance, family mahjong games aren't penalized as long as the average gambling stake per person doesn't exceed a certain limit.
Of course, the stipulated limit varies from place to place.
In Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Jiangxi, it's clearly set at 200 yuan, while in Beijing and Liaoning, the threshold for penalizing personal stakes is 300 yuan and 500 yuan, respectively.
