He spends his days at the teashop gambling and conversing with the old men and sees no value in Lakshmi .
Stepfather , a lazy gambler , is Ama 's second husband in the novel .
Stepfather spends Stepfather 's days at the teashop gambling and conversing with the old men and sees no value in Lakshmi .
Stepfather , a lazy gambler , is Ama 's second husband in the novel .