“How could your mother abandon you? You were raised by your mother!” Xie Liying said with heartache.

“Then kick him out.” Qin Liming pointed at Qin Jiawei and said, “This is my home, I don’t want him staying here.”

"But..." Xie Liying was torn, "But he was also born of Mom, he's your brother!"

"He's not my brother, and we don't even have the same father," Qin Liming said, bursting into tears. "You told me to give in to him during this time, but why shouldn't he be the one giving in to me? This is my home. Are you really going to abandon me for him?"

But Qin Jiawei was a reckless fellow, and immediately said with a grin, "I just don't want you anymore. Mom said she'll only be good to me from now on."

"Wah..." Qin Liming burst into tears, crying and shouting, "Then I don't want you anymore either."

One was her eldest son whom she had neglected since childhood, and the other was her youngest son whom she had raised single-handedly. Xie Liying knew the difference clearly in her heart. Of course, her youngest son held a more important place in her heart. She wanted to run over immediately, but her mother-in-law gave her a look.

"You have your grandma. When has your grandma ever stopped loving you?"

Wang Meie wanted to hug her grandson, but Qin Liming pushed her away: "But now you only cook the dishes he likes to eat, and you never let me eat those fried chicken legs and sausages."

Sun Xiurong gloated from the side: "That's right, they just like your brother more than you. If they really liked you, they wouldn't let you touch any of those delicious foods, would they?"

Wang Meie turned around fiercely: "Sun Xiurong, shut up."

Now it was Sun Xiurong's turn to be smug: "Why should I shut up? Besides, I'm thanking you for being so good to my precious grandson."

She then said to Qin Jiawei, "Aren't you going to thank your mother? She even gave up her other son for you. You have to be more generous in the future. If you can't finish those sausages and instant noodles, share some with your younger brother Qin Liming."

"I don't want his leftovers, I don't want them!" Qin Liming broke free from Wang Meie. "If you don't want me, I don't want this family either."

"Liming!" Xie Liying couldn't help but follow after him. "Of course, Mom loves you the most. Didn't Mom tell you that eating too much of these things is bad?"

Qin Jiawei's face immediately darkened. Sun Xiurong pulled her grandson, saying, "Did you hear that? They're just scheming against you. They're not really doing this for your own good. Grandma told you long ago that they're only coaxing you now because of the money your father left behind. Come back with Grandma, and Grandma will buy you a new phone and a game console."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jiawei, who had been hesitant, immediately followed Sun Xiurong.

Wang Meie had exhausted her patience and forced a smile, but now she had upset her beloved grandson and still couldn't appease Qin Jiawei.

“Sun Xiurong, don’t be so smug. Liying is still her biological mother. Even if we take this to court, the court will be biased.”

"Pah! Xie Liying has never cared about this for so many years, and the judge is still biased towards her? Wang Meie, don't think I don't understand the law. Jiawei is my grandson, and he will never come to your house."

"Then just wait and see." After saying this harshly, Wang Meie ran towards Qin Liming and Xie Liying, hoping her precious grandson wouldn't get really angry.

Sun Xiurong pulled Qin Jiawei home, saying as they walked, "Didn't Grandma already say that? Why do you insist on staying at their house?"

"Who told you not to give me money to eat out?"

"How can you eat out every day? Eating out every day will ruin your health. Do you see Wang Meie and Xie Liying feeding Qin Liming those kinds of things every day?"

Qin Jiawei snorted: "If you won't let me eat those, then you'd better cook something better? That woman hasn't come back yet?"

"Why would you want a stepmother? She doesn't care about you at all."

Qin Jiawei spoke the truth: "But her cooking is better than yours, better than anything you can find outside."

Sun Xiurong felt a pang of heartache. She also wanted Song Xia to come back, but who told Song Xia to be so ungrateful? She had already agreed to give her 100,000 yuan, how much more did she want?

However, considering Song Xia's current salary of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month, 100,000 yuan would indeed be recovered in just a few months. But if she agrees to give her more, who knows if Song Xia will acknowledge the debt after taking the money?

No, she couldn't take that risk. She had to go to Song Xia's parents' house and make a scene, make Song Xia's mother unable to bear it, and see if Song Xia would come back.

"Grandma will think of a solution. You should behave yourself lately."

After Qin Jiawei got home, he played with his new phone as soon as he got it, and he obeyed all of Sun Xiurong's instructions and requests. However, Sun Xiurong sighed and could only helplessly offer incense to her son.

"If you have a spirit in heaven, go and bewitch Song Xia so that she can come back to take care of us, her grandson and me. Mom really can't take it anymore. Also, make Jiawei more sensible, study hard, and achieve great things in the future."

Meanwhile, Song Xia received a call from her first lawyer, saying that her dispute with her former company had been resolved. The labor arbitration committee ruled that her labor contract with the company was terminated normally, and that she would be compensated with severance pay equivalent to ten months' salary, amounting to 45,000 yuan, plus 12,000 yuan in overtime pay, for a total of 57,000 yuan.

"Miss Song, has the money arrived in your account?"

"The money just arrived, Attorney Qian, thank you so much. I thought we'd have to argue about this for a while."

“I told the company owner that if they didn’t pay on time, I would sue and freeze his company’s assets. Once frozen, his company would suffer huge losses, so he paid the money readily. It was all something I should do.”

Not long after this case ended, the lawyer who filed another lawsuit against Sun Xiurong called again, saying that the trial would be held in five days and asking if she wanted to attend.

After considering it for a moment, Song Xia felt that Sun Xiurong was unlikely to go, and since she had to cook for Xia Ru, she chose to refuse: "Attorney Wang, you can handle this case for me."

“No problem, Ms. Song. All the evidence is in place. I’m confident we’ll win. I’ll try my best to get you half the amount, but I suspect the judge probably won’t support it, since the elderly and young people there still need to make a living. But a third should be possible.”

"Yes, I also estimate that Sun Xiurong will not obediently hand over the money in the end, and I may have to trouble you to continue to apply for enforcement."

“I’m already making preparations. If she transfers assets during this period, I will promptly request the court to freeze her accounts. Even if the money in the accounts is not enough to cover the costs, if the old house under her name is forcibly auctioned, it will be enough to compensate you.”

Song Xia's lips curled slightly; she could already picture Sun Xiurong jumping up and down in anger after receiving the judgment and having her accounts frozen.

After all these years, she still thinks this amount of money is too little!