Song Xia was completely stunned when she was chosen by the system; she couldn't understand it at all. She had never given birth, and her heart had long since turned to ice, so why was she chose...
As Song Xia reached the door, she heard sharp criticism coming from inside. Sun Xiurong and her daughter Qin Yuping were criticizing her, while Qin Jiawei was adding fuel to the fire.
She was probably too angry, so her face was expressionless. It can only be said that her previous "self" was too foolish, which fueled their arrogance.
"Click." As soon as the door opened, the three people inside looked at her.
"You still know how to come back?" Sun Xiurong pointed her finger and scolded, "What have you been doing all day? Did you go back to support your family? I knew stepmothers were all up to no good. Now that Zhenwu is dead, you dare to make my grandson suffer?"
Qin Yuping also said sarcastically, "If you didn't go to work, what were you doing if not going back to your parents' home? Song Xia, let me tell you, don't even think about using my Qin family's money to support your daughter."
"The Qin family's money? When has your Qin family ever given me any money? Qin Zhenwu never gave me a single penny of salary while he was alive, and I didn't even receive any compensation after his death. Am I supposed to subsidize my family? Qin Jiawei is asking for a thousand a week, a thousand a week. How much salary do I have to support him like that? If I'm not well-intentioned, then who has been supporting him all these years? You mother and daughter, have some conscience when you speak!"
Song Xia could no longer tolerate it and retorted loudly, her expression extremely crazed.
Seemingly surprised by her resistance, the mother and daughter were momentarily stunned, and Qin Jiawei was also dumbfounded.
"You still ask me what I'm going to do? I'm going to find your good grandson and good nephew." She pointed at Qin Jiawei and cursed, "At such a young age, he's already a habitual liar. If I hadn't run into his classmate, I wouldn't have known that their school never charged any material fees. In other words, he used this excuse to cheat me out a lot of money before."
"Lies? You dare to slander my precious grandson? What's wrong with Jiawei asking you for some living expenses and pocket money? You're the one his father married to take care of him, Jiawei is your responsibility." Sun Xiurong realized what was happening and immediately retorted without thinking, revealing the true intentions of the mother and son.
Song Xia sneered: "No wonder Qin Zhenwu has pushed all the housework onto me all these years, no wonder you want to control his salary. So that's what you were planning! I thought Qin Zhenwu was sincere to me back then. You guys are really vicious."
"Mom..." Qin Yuping tugged at Sun Xiurong, as if afraid that her plan would fall apart from now on.
Song Xia didn't give them a chance to argue and continued to retort: "What do you mean Qin Jiawei is my responsibility? I'm just a stepmother, how did he become all my responsibility? Doesn't he have a biological mother? What, his biological mother doesn't want him, so you're pushing him onto me!"
Perhaps those words struck a nerve with Qin Jiawei, because he immediately tried to hit her: "You're talking nonsense! My mom would never abandon me! She just bought me a hamburger and fries! You vicious woman, get out of my house!"
Song Xia scoffed: "Your mother wants you? If your mother wanted you, why didn't she take you with her when she remarried? If your mother wanted you, why didn't she get a marriage certificate with your father? You were bribed with a hamburger and fries? Your brother is probably tired of hamburgers and fries. Now he wants electronic products like cell phones and tablets. Would your own mother buy you those?"
Qin Jiawei roared, "My mom will definitely buy it for me."
"Song Xia, shut up." Sun Xiurong wasn't as naive as Qin Jiawei, and quickly coaxed, "Jiawei, we are good students. Good students don't use those messy electronic products now."
"Then why did you ask me to buy it before? I don't want a cell phone, but what about a smartwatch? Xie Liying, even if you just bought one or two thousand yuan worth, what about that?"
Song Xia looked at them mockingly: "I usually buy Qin Jiawei clothes and shoes that cost hundreds or thousands of yuan, but his mother buys him a hamburger and fries that cost a dozen yuan and she wants to kick me out of the house. And you say I'm not good to him? Who is really bullying people in this family?"
She took a deep breath and started yelling at Qin Yuping again: "You said I spent my mother's money on my parents' home. How much do I earn a month? How much does Qin Jiawei spend a month? How much do you take from me every month? Do I still have money to spend on my parents' home? Qin Yuping, remember this: if I stop taking care of this family in the future, it's all because of your meddling. From now on, you can take care of your mother and your nephew yourself."
Qin Yuping's face turned pale and then red. Afraid that she really wouldn't care, she held back. Then she remembered that she hadn't had a temper all these years, so she thought that she was just bluffing. So she finally spoke to Song Xia: "You dare to abandon this family? Song Xia, don't forget who married you when no one else wanted you."
"I'm unwanted? Is your brother Qin Zhenwu some good person? If your brother is unwanted, why didn't Xie Liying get a marriage certificate after giving birth to Qin Jiawei, and instead married a brother from the Qin family? I must have been incredibly unlucky to be deceived by that useless Qin Zhenwu. Besides, this family isn't my responsibility, and neither is Qin Jiawei. His father is dead, but his mother is still alive. Since you think Qin Jiawei is being wronged by marrying me, then you can take care of him yourselves from now on, or let Xie Liying take care of him. I dare not take care of him."
Regardless of the consequences, Song Xia revealed all the shameful things about the Qin family. Since they didn't give her a friendly look, why should she care about their feelings?
Sure enough, Sun Xiurong was so angry that she trembled all over. After all, the person being scolded was her deceased son. In her life, her son and grandson were the most important people to her.
Song Xia felt that this was not enough, and continued to speak to Qin Yuping: "You said that I subsidize my family, which means I shouldn't care about my family's affairs? Then why have you come here to me time and time again? Qin Yuping, have some shame when you speak."
"How dare you insult me?" Qin Yuping was so angry she almost fainted.
"How could I not dare to scold you? I'd rather kick you out! Every time you come, you steal the vegetables and fruits I buy. I finally managed to save up some money to buy a piece of clothing, and you take it too. What family has a relative like you who's a thief? Bah!"
Perhaps Song Xia's words were too hurtful, because Qin Yuping screamed, "I came back to see my mother and my nephew. The things I took were all things my mother told me to take. I did nothing wrong."
"Upright and honorable? Has your mother ever taken a single penny from this house? Weren't all those things bought with my money?" Because the argument was so loud, it had already attracted several other neighbors besides Aunt Zhou and her two companions.
Song Xia suddenly flung open the door: "Why don't we all judge this together and see who is really vicious and who is being unreasonable? I've been holding back all these years because I didn't want outsiders to laugh at me. Who knew you would bully me like this! Since that's the case, let's all speak our minds today."
Her words immediately changed the expressions of Sun Xiurong and Qin Yuping. After all, they knew in their hearts who had benefited and who had suffered losses over the years. If they made a big fuss, they would probably face a lot of criticism and accusations.