Perfect Life [Rebirth]

Chapter 71

Ding Xiuwen hung up the phone, his face gloomy...

It is said that one does not visit a temple without a request, but Ding Xiuwen felt that the old lady's visit was simply a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, and she had ulterior motives.

He patted his face, trying to make his expression more natural, then walked out with the tray.

Right in the middle of the sofa in the living room, sat an old lady with a gloomy face.

The old lady had silver hair, as white as frost and snow, which was combed back neatly. There was a dragon-headed cane at her side, and her hands were clasped together and placed on the cane. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and glanced coldly through the lenses at Ding Xiuwen. Her expression was full of cold scrutiny and caution.

It has been nearly thirty years since Ding Xiuwen married into the Rong family, but Mrs. Rong is never happy whenever she sees her daughter-in-law...

Of the three sons, Mrs. Rong loved her youngest son the most, but she had placed the most hope on her second son, Rong Yuanhan, who had been a top student since childhood. She believed that as long as this son worked hard, he would be able to bring honor to the family in the future.

No one would have thought that Rong Yuanhan, who had been obedient since childhood, would become the most rebellious when he grew up. Not only was he unwilling to enter the official career, he also went against the old lady's wishes and married Ding Xiuwen, a daughter-in-law from the countryside.

Mrs. Rong had long been completely disappointed with Rong Yuanhan, and she had shown her attitude through her actions...

Not only was Rong Yuanhan not allowed to act under the name of the Rong family, but Rong Yuanhan's family was also completely deprived of the right to inherit the family property.

As a result, over time, except for a very small number of Rong family's close relatives, outsiders thought that the Rong family had only two sons. The eldest son went into politics and the second son went into business, which was considered perfect.

If Rong Yuanhan had become a shame like a poisonous sore in Old Lady Rong's heart, then Ding Xiuwen would be the culprit who stole her ambitious son away. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he had committed a heinous crime.

Old Mrs. Rong took it for granted that all the blame was put on Ding Xiuwen.

Because he hated Ding Xiuwen, he even classified his grandson, Rong Heng, Ding Xiuwen's son, as someone he hated.

When others said that Rong Heng was good-looking, the old lady felt that Rong Heng was clearly a vixen like his mother. However, a man who only relied on his face was destined to never achieve anything great.

Some people also said that Rong Heng was good at studying and was a typical academic bully, but Mrs. Rong was even more disdainful...

The second son, Rong Yuanhan, was also a top student, but now among the three sons, he is the least promising.

He is not as good as the third son. Although he has not been good at studying since childhood, he is very successful in business.

Over the years, no matter what good things Rong Yuanhan and Ding Xiuwen presented to Old Lady Rong, she would never even look at them, and many times she would even throw them directly to the servants in the house.

But if you think about it, or simply don't send it, that would be even more serious. The old lady would scold Rong Yuanhan and Ding Xiuwen all day and night. Moreover, it was not only her birthday that Rong Yuanhan and his wife had to prepare gifts carefully, but also the birthdays of the children of the first and third wives, from childhood to adulthood, they had to remember them well. If they really didn't send gifts that time, they would definitely be in big trouble.

As for the couple's only son Rong Heng, he was forgotten by everyone in the Rong family from childhood to adulthood. Old Madam Rong had never celebrated his birthday for him.

Rong Heng did not understand when he was a child. When he was four years old, he followed his parents to celebrate his cousin Rong Yun's birthday. Because he envied Rong Yun for getting so many colorful gifts at once, he also cried and wanted to celebrate his birthday. Old Mrs. Rong happened to pass by and became furious. She thought that Rong Heng cried on Rong Yun's birthday and it was obvious that he wanted to bring bad luck to Rong Yun. She directly had the young Rong Heng dragged out and locked up in a dark and cold storage room.

At that time, Rong Yuanhan and Ding Xiuwen were both out for a social event. When they came back, Rong Heng was missing. They thought he had gone out to play somewhere. After the banquet was over, they realized that their son was missing. They searched everywhere for him. Finally, when they saw Rong Heng who had cried himself to sleep in the dark storage room, Ding Xiuwen collapsed.

It was also after that incident that Ding Xiuwen, who had been forbearing for many years, had her first quarrel with Old Lady Rong. Rong Yuanhan was so angry that he trembled all over, and warned Old Lady Rong that from now on, except for the old lady's birthday, the couple would not attend anyone else's birthday party.

Old Mrs. Rong, however, felt no guilt at all. She immediately drove the three of them out and told them that she would not let them attend her birthday party.

After that, the old lady really kept her word and directly ordered that Rong Yuanhan's family was not allowed to come in on her birthday.

Although Rong Yuanhan was sad, he also felt relieved...

Every time he took his wife and children there, they were always ignored. It was fine for him, after all, they were sons, but what was wrong with his wife and children? They had to endure humiliation from the family again and again.

It would be more comfortable to just give gifts without socializing.

Ding Xiuwen even secretly prayed that the old lady would not even accept their gifts...

Even though the old lady looked down upon their family, including the gifts they gave, she made a rule in the first year of their marriage that the value of the gifts could not be less than ten thousand, otherwise, she could not afford to lose face.

Poor Rong Yuanhan and his wife, their combined salary was only nearly two thousand at that time, and giving a gift to the old lady would cost them nearly half a year's salary.

There was no other way, the couple worked very hard part-time to make sure the gifts they gave met the old lady's requirements.

The family lived a very tight life because of this, and sometimes even had to rely on Ding Xiuwen's rural family for help...

It was also in recent years, with Rong Heng graduating from university and starting work, that the Rong family's life finally got better.

Ding Xiuwen felt his entire body crawling under the old lady's gaze. He put down the tray stiffly and whispered:

"Mom, you have tea."

Old Madam Rong's eyes fell on Ding Xiuwen's well-maintained face, which was younger and more moist than that of her third daughter-in-law. Then she lowered her eyes and saw the rings and jade bracelets on Ding Xiuwen's hands. Her face became even worse...

If she hadn't married her son, could Ding Xiuwen, a woman from the rural area, have lived a good life?

If I had known this, I should have asked them to give me a gift starting from 100,000 yuan, so that all the money my son earned would go to this rural woman...

"Your bracelet looks very beautiful. It just so happens that in a few days, it will be your niece Rong Qing's 18th birthday ceremony. You don't have to prepare too much. Just prepare a pair for her according to the standard of the bracelet on your hand."

Rong Qing is the daughter of Rong Yuanhan's third brother Rong Yuanhe and Cui Yue.

Isn't Cui Yue sitting down there right now? When she heard Mrs. Rong mention her daughter, she glanced at Ding Xiuwen with a half-smile:

"Ah, mom still loves our Qingqing. This bracelet looks very nice to me, Qingqing will definitely like it. I would like to thank my second sister-in-law and mom on her behalf."

Cui Yue, who was used to seeing good things, also noticed that the jade bracelet on Ding Xiuwen's arm was unusual. But the reason why she was so particular about it was not because she was so short-sighted that she fell in love with the bracelet, but because she simply wanted to make Ding Xiuwen unhappy...

Cui Yue thought that Ding Xiuwen must have saved up money for such a nice bracelet for many years. Some time ago, she was humiliated by Ding Xiuwen and threatened by her nephew Rong Heng. Cui Yue felt uncomfortable when she saw Ding Xiuwen and his family of three. She hoped that the family would live as miserable as possible.

Ding Xiuwen's retracted hand froze for a moment...

The bracelet on her hand was a gift from her son Rong Heng.

At first, Ding Xiuwen didn’t know how much it cost, she just liked the green color.

Rong Heng also told her that jade is good for health and that he picked it specially for her.

Ding Xiuwen thought it was a token of her son's love, so she would wear it from time to time. Once, when she was shopping with Rong Yuanhan, they went to a jade shop. She jokingly asked the shop owner to estimate the value of the bracelet. Unexpectedly, the shop owner said that the bracelet was a top-grade old pit glass type, and it was worth at least half a million...

Ding Xiuwen was so scared that she almost dropped the bracelet. She rushed home and called Rong Heng immediately to ask him where the money for the bracelet came from. Rong Heng showed her the shares of a high-tech company in his hand...

Rong Heng started the company with his friends when he was in college. Rong Heng didn't invest much money, but only invested in the company with his technology, but he is the undisputed major shareholder of the company.

As the Internet has become increasingly integrated into our lives, the small company has long since grown into a new Internet powerhouse.

Rong Heng's net worth naturally increased greatly.

Although she didn't know exactly how much money her son had, Ding Xiuwen knew that he had at least hundreds of millions.

If Rong Yuanhan and Ding Xiuwen had not insisted and were used to living here and refused to move, the family would have lived in the mansion by now.

But no matter how much money there is, it is his son's hard-earned money, right? Ding Xiuwen doesn't think it is necessary to take out the money his son has worked so hard to earn and spend it on the other members of the Rong family who have never cared about him.

"This bracelet was not bought by me or Yuanhan," Ding Xiuwen said without following the words of Mrs. Rong and Cui Yue, "Isn't it Ah Heng who bought me this jade bracelet after he started working, saying that I had worked hard for so many years and had never eaten or worn good food..."

Old Madam Rong clenched her dragon-headed cane tightly...

What does it mean that she has never eaten good food or worn good clothes? Does this woman mean that she was wronged by marrying into the Rong family?

He snorted coldly and said:

"What's wrong with what Ah Heng prepared? He is a descendant of the Rong family. He earned money and gave his sister a birthday present. How much of a loss is that?"

"You gave birth to Yuanhan and raised him. No matter how much he earns, we will agree as long as you ask. As for Ah Heng, he hasn't married yet. It's fine if we don't subsidize him. How can you be so shameless to ask him for money and things?" Mrs. Rong's words obviously reminded Ding Xiuwen of her sad past...

From childhood to adulthood, Rong Heng had never enjoyed any of the benefits of being a descendant of the Rong family. Now, before he had done anything, the old lady was targeting him. Her face became increasingly grim.

"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Rong didn't expect that her words would be countered by Ding Xiuwen. She felt embarrassed immediately.

"What do you mean by shamelessly asking him for money and things? It's because of a short-sighted mother like you that Ah Heng has learned to be petty! Qingqing has everything, but it's not because Ah Heng is his cousin. Otherwise, do you think Qingqing would care about anything..."

"Mom, don't say that about Xiuwen..." Rong Yuanhan frowned and said, "Xiuwen taught Ah Heng very well..."

Before she could finish her words, Old Lady Rong picked up her dragon-headed walking stick and was about to hit Rong Yuanhan.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door. Ding Xiuwen hurriedly got up to open the door. When she saw Rong Heng and Ye Qing standing outside, her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Mom..." The smile on Rong Heng's face gradually disappeared. His eyes first swept over Cui Yue, and finally fixed on the crutch held by Old Lady Rong. His face suddenly sank.

Cui Yue was startled and stood up quickly, forcing a smile:

"Ah, isn't this Ah Heng..."

Seeing Ye Qing following Rong Heng, he looked strange...

Cui Yue was more familiar with the girl in front of her than Ding Xiuwen.

Before, because of Ye Qing, Cui Yue was threatened by Rong Heng.

Holding a grudge in her heart, Cui Yue wanted to find something to hold against Ye Qing so as to blackmail Rong Heng.

The private detective who was hired at a high price was quite competent and would take a photo of Ye Qing and send it over every day.

Cui Yue watched with her own eyes as Ye Qing changed day by day, transforming into her current beauty with skin as white as snow.