jdhmnovel Chapter 771 Lu Jiangting, your son is back
Chapter 771 Lu Jiangting, your son is back
Tang Xiaofen looked at the house and said, "This house is a bit small. I'll find a bigger one to live in later."
Tang's mother said, "That's enough, it's not small. Although there's only one room, it's still quite big. We can get a plank and make a bed here, two beds will be enough. One more person means one more mouth to feed, how can you support the four of us by yourself? Let's save money where we can."
"Mother, I can support her."
Tang's mother felt a pang of sadness as she thought about the hardships her daughter had endured over the years. This child had been diligent since she was little.
When she was a child, her grandmother treated her like a maid, and her father ordered her to do this and that, but she never complained.
I finally got married, but it turned out to be a disaster.
She did all the housework herself, inside and out, and also had two children.
To say that she supported the entire Wang family must have taken a lot of hardship.
Tang's mother wiped away her tears and said, "My daughter is really amazing. She supports so many people all by herself. It's that Wang family who is a scoundrel. They have wronged you."
Tang Xiaofen smiled and said, "Mom, things are much better now than before. Before, no matter how much work I did, I didn't get any credit. Now I only work six hours a day and I earn more than a hundred yuan. We don't smoke, drink, or gamble. We only have one mouth to eat, so it doesn't cost much money."
Tang's mother nodded and looked at the house.
The house was indeed a bit dilapidated, but it was cheap.
Tang Xiaofen also looked at the house. The house was cheap, but she heard that it was going to be demolished soon and she would have to move out sooner or later.
As for buying his own house?
Tang Xiaofen didn't even dare to think about it; it was too expensive.
……
Wang Chenchen found Lu Jiangting's house and squatted at their door until dark, but she didn't see anyone.
It was his neighbor, Aunt Li, who discovered him.
"Hey, isn't this Chenchen? What are you doing here?"
Wang Chenchen looked up at her but didn't say anything.
Aunt Li asked again, "Didn't you say you went back to your hometown? How did you get here?" She looked around. "Are you alone?"
Wang Chenchen still ignored her.
Aunt Li said again, "You're waiting for Lu Jiangting, aren't you? You're not coming back. He hasn't been back for so many days."
Wang Chenchen's eyes widened as she asked, "Where did he go? Why isn't he back?"
"I heard that work is busy and people get off work very late, so I simply went to stay in the dormitory."
Originally, Lu Jiangting and Liu Anguo shared a dormitory room, but they vacated that room after Liu Anguo moved out.
But after Lu Jiangting sent Wang Chenchen away, he was left all alone at home.
He didn't want to go back to this cold home, so he simply applied for a dormitory again and moved back in.
Hearing what Aunt Li said, Wang Chenchen panicked.
What will he do if Lu Jiangting doesn't come back?
Just as I was thinking this, my stomach started growling.
Aunt Li asked, "Didn't you have dinner?"
Wang Chenchen nodded.
Aunt Li sighed and said, "It's such a tragedy, and they're so pitiful. Wait here for me a while, I'll go get you something to eat."
Aunt Li had some leftovers at home, so she simply gave them to Wang Chenchen to eat.
"The food is a bit cold, but luckily the weather isn't cold, so you can make do with it."
"Thank you," Wang Chenchen said softly after taking it.
He quickly wolfed down his food, and after finishing, he returned the bowl and chopsticks to Aunt Li and thanked her again.
The sound was very soft, as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Aunt Li softened again upon hearing this.
She's just a child, after all. She's in her fifties; how could she not be soft-hearted?
"What are you planning to do tonight? Lu Jiangting definitely won't be coming back."
"I don't know either. I'll just wait for him here. It's not cold here, so it's the same if I sleep by the door."
"You're all sweaty and smelly, aren't you going to wash yourself?"
"It's alright, he's just a little beggar."
Aunt Li was amused by this and laughed out loud.
Then I felt heartbroken.
How did this family, who were living such a good life, end up like this?
Aunt Li thought for a while and said, "Then you can wait here. The day after tomorrow... the day after tomorrow is the weekend. Let's see if he comes back."
She wouldn't take the child back to her own home; feeding him leftovers would be enough.
For the past two days, Wang Chenchen has been sleeping at the door of Lu Jiangting's house, and she can barely survive by eating two meals of leftovers that Aunt Li brings her.
Lu Jiangting returned as expected over the weekend.
He comes back every week when he has time off to check on the water and electricity, and clean the room.
He was startled to suddenly see Wang Chenchen sleeping at the door, and he turned and left.
It's a pity it's too late.
Wang Chenchen was startled awake and ran towards him in large strides.
"Uncle Lu."
He chased her all the way to the gate before Wang Chenchen finally stopped him, panting.
"Uncle Lu, I'm back. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed you. You... you should still take care of me."
Lu Jiangting's face was ashen as he stared intently at him.
After a long pause, he finally spoke: "I am not your parent, I have no obligation to support you."
"But you divorced my mother and you took custody of me."
Lu Jiangting's lips twitched, and he said, "You should know that I only asked for your custody because of Jianjun. Since you are not Jianjun's son, I cannot raise you."
“I know, but… but it’s not my fault. You can’t take custody of me and then not support me.”
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"No one can take care of me anymore. If all else fails, you can send me to an orphanage."
Send them to an orphanage?
Lu Jiangting had actually inquired about it and found out that Wang Chenchen's situation did not meet the orphanage's adoption criteria.
Since he's willing... well, let's take him to try it out.
Lu Jiangting looked at this burden he couldn't shake off with a helpless expression, and could only take him home first.
Because it was just too dirty and smelly.
He took him home, gave him a shower, and changed him into clean clothes.
Feeling disgusted by the dirty clothes he had taken off, Lu Jiangting threw them directly into a bucket of water to soak.
"You'll have to wash it yourself when you get back; I'm not going to help you."
"it is good."
Ok?
It's rare for him to be obedient.
Taking advantage of the weekend, Lu Jiangting took Wang Chenchen to the orphanage.
“His parents are both in jail, see if you can take him in.”
"Who are you?"
“I’m nobody to him; he’s just staying with me temporarily.”
"If he's not anyone to you, why is he living with you?"
Lu Jiangting hesitated for a moment and said, "I was friends with his uncle, but his uncle has passed away."
"So you're taking care of him as a friend?"
"That's it."
"Does he have any other family members? For example, his grandparents, maternal grandparents, etc."
Lu Jiangting pursed his lips, unsure how to respond.
The staff stared at him, waiting for his answer.
"I think so." After thinking for a moment, he decided not to lie.
"However, his grandfather is paralyzed, and his grandmother has to take care of his grandfather, so she can't take care of him."