Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 293: You Really Had It Tough

Chapter 293: Chapter 293: You Really Had It Tough

Ding Lijuan smiled kindly, full of anticipation.

However, what Ding Lijuan didn’t expect was that on the other end of the line, Ding Liang put on a troubled look.

"Auntie, to tell you the truth, I haven’t been doing too well lately. I’ve already decided to go back to my hometown and work as a brick mover."

"What? A brick mover?!" Ding Lijuan was taken aback.

Afterward, Ding Lijuan asked with concern, "Moving bricks must be very tough, right? Are you tired, have you gotten tanned recently?"

On the phone, Ding Liang sighed, "Don’t worry, Auntie, I can handle it. Alright, enough talk, the foreman is urging me to move bricks, I have to hang up now!"

"Okay, then take care, don’t overwork yourself..."

Ding Lijuan wanted to show some concern, but before she could finish, Ding Liang had already hung up the phone.

Looking at the disconnected call, Ding Lijuan’s tears trickled down.

"Xiao Liang is really too pitiful, having to work as a brick mover for others!"

"It’s all Jingting’s fault. If only she could achieve a little something, find Xiao Liang a position in the company, he wouldn’t have ended up in this situation!"

Han Bowwen rolled his eyes in frustration.

Still daring to mention work, this woman must have forgotten how her daughter lost her job, all because of that Ding Liang!

"Just save it, we’re nearly unable to afford our own meals, and you still have the mood to care about others!"

Han Bowwen said annoyedly, "With this time, you should rather think about how we’re going to manage lunch!"

Ding Lijuan waved her hand dismissively, "What’s so hard about that! Don’t forget, this is a five-star hotel. Everyone who comes and goes here is rich. We just need to ask for a little, and lunch money will be in hand!"

Han Bowwen was taken aback, "You mean to beg? I won’t do that, I won’t become a beggar! I can’t afford to lose that much face!"

Ding Lijuan snorted coldly, disdainfully saying, "You can’t even afford to eat but you’re still afraid of losing face!"

"Earning money is supposed to be what you men do, and now you’re letting a woman take the lead. Han Bowwen, do you have any shame left?"

"Let me tell you, you must come with me, or else I won’t share a penny of what I get with you, and you can just wait to starve to death!"

Feeling helpless, Han Bowwen eventually nodded in agreement.

The two arrived at the entrance of the hotel’s underground parking lot and when they saw a car approaching from afar, they directly lunged for it.

However, after several attempts, not only did they not get any money, but they were also thoroughly cursed out by people.

Han Bowwen always cared about face and was close to giving up after being continuously scolded.

Ding Lijuan was also losing patience, "We’ll stop one last car, if it doesn’t work out then forget it!"

Two minutes later, an Audi car was approaching from a distance.

As the car came close, Ding Lijuan threw herself at it.

"Boss, please have mercy, we have no money for food, give us some money! Please, I beg you!"

Ding Lijuan was crying and making a scene, clinging to the car window without letting go.

Screech!

The Audi car stopped abruptly with a quick brake.

The car window lowered, and the driver, without a word, raised his hand and started cursing, "You flipping nutcase, believe it or not, I’ll run you over right now..."

The driver was about to continue cursing when he recognized the beggar’s face and suddenly froze.

"How... how is it you?!"

Ding Lijuan, who had been crying and making a scene, was completely stunned to see Ding Liang before her.

"Xiao... Xiao Liang? Didn’t you say you were going back home to move bricks? What are you doing here?"

"I..." Even Ding Liang, who was skilled in rhetoric, found himself at a loss for words at this moment.

Ding Liang certainly hadn’t returned to his hometown, nor would he consider doing hard labour like bricklaying.

When he and Ding Lijuan went their separate ways, he had taken hundreds of thousands with him.

These past few days, he and his mother, Guo Yueling, had been staying in this five-star hotel.

He had received a call from Ding Lijuan earlier and hadn’t wanted to answer, but finally gave in after repeated harassment.

He thought he could brush her off with a few casual words and crush her hopes of seeking his help, but unexpectedly, he encountered her right here, leading to utmost embarrassment.

At this point, an impatient voice came from the back seat of the car.

"Xiao Liang, why are you wasting your breath on some beggar? Just tell him to scram. If we’re any later, the bird’s nest and abalone meal at the hotel will be sold out!"

As she spoke, Guo Yueling casually rolled down the window.

The next moment, when she saw that the person standing outside was actually Ding Lijuan, she too was completely stunned.

"Bi... Big sister? Why is it you?"

"I..." Ding Lijuan didn’t know what to say.

That’s when Han Bowwen, having understood everything, finally exploded in rage.

"Well done, Ding Liang, you’re really so filial!"

"When you first came to Huai City, our family provided food and shelter for you and even arranged jobs. You had free reign to spend those twenty million."

"Now that you see us down on our luck, you kick us to the curb!"

"You’re staying in a five-star hotel, driving a luxury car, eating abalone and bird’s nest, yet you lie to us about going back to your hometown to move bricks!"

"You are nothing but a pair of ungrateful wretches!"

Han Bowwen let out everything in one breath, so angry that his face turned red and his neck swelled, as if he wanted to slap Ding Liang across the face.

But Ding Lijuan pushed Han Bowwen away and yelled, "What are you babbling about! Don’t you talk nonsense without knowing the situation!"

"How could Xiao Liang possibly be the kind of person you described! I believe he must have his reasons, right, Xiao Liang?"

Ding Lijuan looked at Ding Liang with hopeful eyes, waiting for his explanation.

Since Ding Lijuan had set the stage for him, Ding Liang naturally took the cue to elaborate.

"Auntie, you’re absolutely right, I do have my difficulties!"

With a pained expression, Ding Liang explained, "Actually, we’ve been working here washing dishes for the hotel."

"This car belongs to the hotel manager, and I was just out washing it for him."

Han Bowwen waved his hand dismissively, "You’re fooling ghosts, your mother just said you were going to have a bird’s nest and abalone feast!"

Ding Liang smiled wryly, "Uncle, you’ve misunderstood, we are going to eat bird’s nest and abalone, but what we eat are the leftovers from hotel guests!"

"What? Leftovers?!" Han Bowwen was taken aback.

Taking advantage of the situation, Guo Yueling said, "That’s right, with our limited skills, how could we afford bird’s nest and abalone! We can only pick over leftovers when we’re cleaning up the plates!"

"You really thought we were living the high life! Wuu wuu wuu..."

As she spoke, tears streamed down Guo Yueling’s face.

Ding Lijuan felt a surge of sorrow, "Xiao Liang, if that’s the case, why didn’t you just tell the truth from the start?"

Ding Liang looked helpless, "We’re doing menial jobs like washing dishes and cleaning toilets, eating other people’s leftover food, and living in a storage room where garbage bins and rags are kept."

"Given such circumstances, how could I bring myself to tell you, Auntie? I didn’t want to make you worry about me!"

Hearing this, Ding Lijuan’s tears flowed instantly, "Xiao Liang, you’ve really suffered..."