The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 573

This is the relationship between Ding Jun and Chu Liu.

Although Ding Jun and Chu Liu didn't get along, Ding Lan and Chu Liu's relationship progressed quickly. Ding Lan was kind-hearted and didn't harbor the same prejudice against Chu Liu as Ding Jun.

Chu Liu helped them when they were at their most desperate, giving Ding Lan, who was in despair, hope. In addition, although Chu Liu had never been in a relationship and his appearance was average, he had a youthful vibe that was completely different from other young masters in the capital. This gave Ding Lan a very different feeling.

As Ding Jun's family watched their daughter and Chu Liu's relationship deepen, they couldn't stop them, since they still needed Chu Liu's help. It wasn't until Chu Liu found those swindlers and reversed the game, winning back all of Ding Jun's family's assets and returning them to him that Ding Jun calmly accepted the money, only to turn on them afterward.

It would have been better if Chu Liu hadn't helped them recover their money; now that it's been recovered so easily, it has only strengthened Ding Jun's resolve that Chu Liu was the one who harmed his family, all for his daughter's sake.

After the Ding family took back the house, they all moved back. From then on, it was extremely difficult for Chu Liu to see Ding Lan again. Not only did Ding Jun stop him, but the entire Ding family also gave Chu Liu a cold shoulder.

Most people felt the same way. When the Ding family fell on hard times, they saw Chu Liu as someone who was giving them charity, which was hard for them to accept, as they had always been well-off.

Once they have money again, their first thought is to stay away from the sixth day of the lunar month.

Ding Lan had also fallen deeply in love with Chu Liu. She secretly ran away twice, but after being discovered by the Ding family, they kept a closer eye on her.

Recently, the Ding family has even started arranging marriages for Ding Lan.

This left Chu Liu somewhat at a loss, which is why he looked so preoccupied.

"Isn't this simple?"

After listening, Zhou Chu looked at Chu Liu with a half-smile.

“I told you long ago, this is nothing, it’s just that this kid is overthinking things.”

Sun Qiang chimed in from the side.

"Young Master, do you have a solution?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Liu looked at Zhou Chu with anticipation.

"To put it bluntly, the reason they look down on you isn't because they really think you did anything to them, but because they look down on your status. Your official position is just a waiter at Zuixianlou. If you were a captain in the Imperial Guard, would they still dare to treat you this way?"

Zhou Chu looked at Chu Liu with a hint of disappointment.

"That's right. Ding Jun only dared to treat you like this because you have no status or background. Once you have status, wouldn't the Ding family welcome you into their mansion with smiles on their faces?"

Sun Qiang said.

"But don't they think I'm the one who ruined the Ding family?"

On the sixth day of the lunar month, he asked with a puzzled expression.

"If you're smart, you're smarter than anyone else. You've mastered the Blue Gate's skills to the highest level. If you're foolish, you're foolish than anyone else. Ding Jun isn't stupid, how could he not understand? He just doesn't want to admit that he's stupid. If you tell him that he, a businessman, has been cheated, can he accept it? He doesn't like you, not because he suspects you, but because seeing you reminds him of being cheated."

Zhou Chu tapped the back of Chu Liu's head and said.

"To put it bluntly, it's still a matter of your status. If you're just a waiter at Zuixianlou, he doesn't need to care about your feelings at all. He can treat you however he wants."

Zhou Chu added.

Upon hearing this on the sixth day of the lunar month, it was as if a sudden enlightenment had struck him.

"I see. That explains why I felt like he disliked me from the very beginning."

"Starting tomorrow, your identity as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard will be made public."

Zhou Chu said.

When Chu Liu heard this, his eyes lit up immediately.

Chu Liu has always held a position in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. In fact, not only Chu Liu, but Sun Qiang also holds one. The two of them run the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and have been collecting intelligence for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Both of them hold the position of General Flag Officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but they have always been secret flag officers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and have never revealed their identities to the outside world.