Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 178: Today, I’m Treating

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Today, I’m Treating

Meanwhile, deep in the Diannan valley under the night sky, an ancient temple appeared exceptionally mysterious.

A heartrending howl suddenly emanated from within the temple.

"My son!"

Inside the temple, an old man in a tattered black robe had a ferocious expression and radiated an aura of intense anger.

The Voodoo Insect within Gu Chen’s body was his creation, and just moments ago, he had felt the death of the Voodoo Insect.

To the old man, the Voodoo Insect was like his own son. Now that his ’son’ had been killed by someone else’s hand, how could he not be furious!

"Gu Tianhao! Gu Chen! I will kill your entire family!"

As the old man roared this, the dim interior of the surrounding temple lit up with red dots.

Upon closer inspection, these were not mere points of light but pairs of red eyes!

These past few days, Chen Xuan had been frequently visiting the noodle shop without fail.

After several days of getting accustomed to it, Xuu Suzhen had become skilled at managing the noodle shop. Moreover, with the unique flavor of her nourishing noodles, the number of customers increased steadily.

In just a few short days, the noodle shop under the bridge had already become well-known.

And this reputation had reached the ears of the Han Family.

That day, as soon as Han Jingting got off work and came home, she saw Ding Lijuan and Han Bowwen sitting in the living room with serious expressions on their faces as they looked at her.

"Mom, Dad, what’s the matter with you two?"

"What’s the matter? Jingting, you’ve really grown capable, haven’t you? Elbows are turning outward now, are they!" Ding Lijuan began with a barrage of reprimands.

Han Jingting was confused, "Mom, what are you talking about? How have I turned my elbows out?"

Han Bowwen had an annoyed look, "Jingting, stop pretending. We already know about you giving money to Chen Xuan to open his noodle shop!"

Ding Lijuan was furious, "You’re really generous, aren’t you? You even opened the shop in Yida Plaza, where the annual rent is over a million! Have you ever treated your own mother this well?"

Han Jingting looked aggrieved, "Mom, Dad, you’ve misunderstood, that shop was opened by Chen Xuan’s mother on her own; it has nothing to do with me."

"Who are you trying to fool! With Chen Xuan’s mother looking so poor, where would she get the money to open a noodle shop? It must be Chen Xuan’s doing! Chen Xuan, a son-in-law who doesn’t even have a proper job, where would he get the money from? It must have gone in a roundabout way from you!"

Ding Lijuan was upset at the thought of someone else receiving millions, treatment she hadn’t enjoyed as her mother, which naturally left her feeling imbalanced!

Han Jingting patiently explained, "Mom, the money for their shop didn’t come from me..."

"Then who did it come from? Could it have just fallen from the sky?"

"This..."

Han Jingting had heard that Chen Xuan’s mother had opened a shop in Yida Plaza, but she had no idea where the startup funds had come from.

Now being accused by her own mother of turning her elbows out, she felt like she couldn’t clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

"Jingting, it’s not that I want to criticize you, but you are our flesh and blood, raised with our blood, sweat, and tears. How can you side with an outsider now? You’ve truly disappointed us!" Han Bowwen looked disillusioned.

Ding Lijuan was also incredibly angry, "Enough talk, Jingting, I order you to call and get that noodle shop back for me to run with your dad!"

Ding Lijuan had already inquired about it; Xuu Suzhen’s noodle shop was doing booming business, and if they took over, they could make a fortune each year!

Han Jingting felt helpless, "Mom, I’ve said it already, I never invested a penny in that shop, how can I help you get it back?"

Ding Lijuan nodded repeatedly, "Fine, so you want to be a dutiful daughter-in-law, right? If you don’t get the noodle shop back, then don’t recognize me as your mother anymore!"

Having said that, Ding Lijuan pulled Han Bowwen back into their bedroom.

"Dad, Mom..."

Han Jingting was just about to chase after them to explain when the door banged shut with a heavy sound.

"Lijuan, it seems Jingting has made up her mind not to return to the noodle shop; what should we do now?"

Ding Lijuan snorted coldly, "If we can’t rely on our daughter, we’ll just have to rely on ourselves! Why should others benefit from the money our family put in?"

"So what should we do?"

"Don’t worry, leave it to me! Tomorrow, I’ll make sure that mother and daughter get what they deserve!"

By noon the next day, as mealtime approached, the shop gradually filled up with people.

At that moment, Ding Lijuan arrived with a large group of sixty or so sisters from her square dancing troupe and they swarmed into the noodle shop.

There were plenty of empty seats in the shop originally, but these people took up all the space as soon as they arrived.

"Wow, Lijuan, so this is the noodle shop your family opened, it’s really nice!"

"That’s right, it’s very high-class!"

"Lijuan is so capable, she’s become a boss lady now! Hahaha..."

These sisters were all very excited as they walked in, showering her with praise.

The flattery was music to Ding Lijuan’s ears; it felt amazing to be treated like the boss lady!

With a grand wave of her hand, Ding Lijuan said boastfully, "Everyone should feel at home here, order whatever you like, the meal’s on me today!"

At these words, the sisters were overjoyed and began to order dishes frantically.

Their babbling turned the place into a din, just like a vegetable market, disturbing the other customers and ruining their appetite.

Besides, they sat sparsely, taking up all the empty seats with their possessions, leaving no room for other customers to sit.

Customers who wanted to sit in the empty spaces amidst them were impatiently shooed away, "Get lost, can’t you see we’ve booked the whole place!"

The store manager, Liu Ping, was also troubled by these customers, but since the business was open, she couldn’t just drive them away.

The sisters soon finished ordering their food; sixty people had actually racked up a bill of over twenty thousand yuan worth of dishes.

Of course, they couldn’t finish it all, but they thought that if the food was free, they might as well not waste it and take it back home for their families to eat.

Ding Lijuan threw the menu at Liu Ping, "Alright, push the orders of other people back; serve these sisters first. If they have to wait for their meal, you can quit your job!"

Ding Lijuan ordered around imperiously, not considering herself an outsider at all.

Liu Ping, swallowing her annoyance, said, "I’m sorry, ma’am, we serve dishes after payment is made here. Would you mind settling the bill first?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Lijuan became displeased, "Pay the bill? What bill? Are you blind, not knowing who I am and daring to ask me for payment!"

"You are?"

"Let me tell you, this shop was opened with my daughter’s money, the whole place is mine, and you still ask me to pay? What a joke!"

Ding Lijuan laughed coldly, as if she had heard the world’s funniest joke.

Her little sisters also laughed and jeered.

"Lijuan, where did you find this manager, she really lacks discernment!"

"Right! She doesn’t even recognize her own boss. What are you even working for, go clean the toilets instead!"

Liu Ping was somewhat perplexed, "I’m sorry, ma’am, you might be mistaken; the owner of this shop seems to be our boss, Xu Suzhen..."

Ding Lijuan burst out furiously, "Bullshit! That pauper-looking Xu doesn’t even qualify to work for our family. She and her son live off what we provide; how could she be a boss of anything!"

"Let me tell you, the shop’s surname is Han, opened by my daughter. I’m the boss lady here. If you don’t want to work, you can get out right now!"