Chapter 198 - 197 Do you miss your son? (Second update)

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Chapter 198: 197 Do you miss your son? (Second update)Zhang Dacai had been pacing around the hall for a while, but he hadn’t found a suitable target yet. Searᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The moment Liao Xianghe appeared, he locked onto his prey—this young man was the one. He lay on the ground with claw marks all over his body, shocking those present with a sharp intake of breath. What... What had he gotten into to scratch himself up like this? "This guy must have caught some kind of contagious disease," someone blurted out. The crowd stepped back ten paces as if Zhang Dacai really carried some infectious disease, afraid to get any closer. "Bullshit, I’m in perfect health, how could I be infected with anything contagious," Zhang Dacai immediately sat up on the ground, crossed his legs, and glared fiercely at Liao Xianghe, "Young man, why are you in such a damn hurry? You think you’re the only one with urgent matters? Everyone saw that I’m a patient, a seriously injured one at that. You bump into me like this, and my injury could become even more severe. You tell me, what are we going to do about this?" "Uncle," Liao Xianghe sneered inwardly, having really met a scoundrel, "You look less injured and more like leprosy. God, don’t tell me you’ve got leprosy." "You’re the one with leprosy," Zhang Dacai spat disdainfully, leprosy was taboo in the countryside and being labeled with it meant he could forget ever leaving his home again, "You don’t worry about what’s wrong with me. Stick to the facts. Did you, or did you not, bump into me just now and knock me to the ground?" Liao Xianghe recalled he did indeed bump into someone upon entering, but, "So, I should take you to get checked out." Old tricks, all left over from his own playbook. Probably this uncle was short on cash, looking for a sap to take him to the doctor for free. "I can see you’re pretty anxious too. I can handle the check-up myself," Zhang Dacai replied cheerily as the other guy played right into his hands, "Just the expenses for the check-up...?" Asking for check-up fees, was he. How to say it, he had no money to offer, only his life, which he wasn’t giving up. "Mom, your son has let you down. You urgently need money for your treatment, and here your son is, causing an accident right at the doorstep. Mom, your son is useless. After all these years not only have I failed to make any money, but I’ve also gone and racked up a mountain of debt," Liao Xianghe said as he knelt by Zhang Dacai, "Uncle, I really don’t have any money on me. Look, my pockets are cleaner than my face. Could you use a son? I’ll be your son, that kind who takes you to the doctor and helps you pay off your debts." Zhang Dacai’s brows twitched at the sound of it. As if he needed a son; what he needed was money, not sons. This fellow didn’t want to pay up and instead offered to be his son and even pay off his debts. What was he thinking? Zhang Dacai himself was drowning in gambling debts, where would he find additional money to pay for someone else? The onlookers twitched their mouths at Liao Xianghe’s words. This young man really had nerve, offering to become someone’s son and get them to pay his debts. Interesting idea. "Young man, I see you’re not having an easy time either. Forget about being my son, I already have two of my own. Just give whatever little you can, ten bucks is fine, a hundred is better. You bumped me; you should at least show some sincerity, shouldn’t you?" He really had made a mistake in judgment, having picked out someone without a penny to his name after all that waiting. Worse still, the one he picked was even more useless than him, stepping out of the house only to find misfortune, pah. Liao Xianghe indeed had a ten-dollar bill on him. In the past, he definitely wouldn’t have wanted to hand it over to someone like Zhang Dacai, but now he was pressed for time and had no time to waste bantering with the uncle. If that bastard Wang Ba Dan sneaked around and drove his mother to an early grave with his nonsense... He took off his shoe and pulled out a ten-dollar bill from under his foot, flinging it at Zhang Dacai with a flourish, "Uncle, next time you want to scam someone for money, keep your eyes peeled and don’t bump into broke people. Half a day’s effort and all you get from me is ten lousy bucks. Are you proud?" If he hadn’t been out of the game and not in such a rush, the uncle would’ve dared to extort him, he’d have surely made his bones bloom. "Ouch, isn’t that our Brother Five?" Just as Liao Xianghe was about to hand the ten-dollar bill to Zhang Dacai, Liao Wu came up with two other brothers. Liao Xianghe couldn’t keep playing around, and naturally, Liao Wu took his place, sitting pretty as the new Number Five. "Brother Five, you were quite the character among us in the past, good at both grabbing and stealing. Look at you now, letting someone con you out of ten bucks in broad daylight. If word gets out, we’d all lose face for you," Liao Wu said, patting his own cheek lightly with a mocking look on his face. As Liao Wu spoke, the other two burst into loud laughter. Zhang Dacai was ready to take the money, but with these three showing up suddenly, Liao Xianghe pocketed the bill, not planning to give it away anymore. It seemed he beat Liao Wu to the punch, and with that, it looked like he wasn’t in a hurry anymore. "Liao Wu, you’ve been doing well lately, eh? With brothers following you when you go out now. But then again, if you hadn’t ousted me, where would you have gotten the chance to rise to my place?" All things he had no desire for; if anyone else wanted them, well, they were welcome to take them. "It’s your incompetence that got you kicked out, not our fault, right? I heard you’re now working at Su Xiaofeng’s factory, having a pretty miserable life. Here we are, just coming to see how Auntie is doing, and seeing if there’s anything we can help with on your end." Zhang Dacai’s ears perked up at the mention of Su Xiaofeng’s name, immediately recalling Su Laoguai’s daughter. Wasn’t there a young man yesterday saying that Su Xiaofeng set up a factory in the city? "Thanks for your concern, but my mom has already been discharged. I just came today to handle the discharge formalities," Liao Xianghe said coldly, "We’re not brothers anymore, no need to bother." Out of nowhere, Zhang Dacai grabbed Liao Xianghe’s hand, hehe-in, "Young man, I’m Su Xiaofeng’s man, the father of the child in her belly. She’s in the city; take me to her." No one knew for sure who fathered Su Xiaofeng’s child. He’d just claim it as his own, and Su Xiaofeng, being a woman, couldn’t clear things up even if she had a mouth to do so. Of course, getting him to change his tune was easy too, it all depended on how sincere the other party was.

Chapter 198 - 197 Do you miss your son? (Second update)

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