Shi Jing knew that this visit from the group was probably a trap, and nothing good was coming from it.
Sure enough, after exchanging a few pleasantries, Ms. Yan revealed the purpose of her visit: "Xiao Jing, your Uncle Qin only has his grandmother and aunt in his hometown now, and he is worried about them and wants to bring them to Tianyuan to live out their retirement."
Shi Jing looked at her without interrupting her: "It's not very safe for you to live alone here, so Mom wanted them to stay here so they can take care of you."
Sure enough. Shi Jing thought to herself, now that Ms. Yan had remarried, her ex-husband's child was in an awkward position. Her previous idea of wanting to stay in the dormitory wasn't wrong, but she hadn't expected these people to be in such a hurry.
She sighed inwardly, not wanting to get entangled with them in this matter.
"Mom, this is your house. I don't mind who you want to live here, but I'll pass. I plan to live at school after the semester starts, and I'll live elsewhere for a while before school starts."
"That's not what Mom meant," Ms. Yan tried to stop her.
At this moment, the ever-smiling old lady spoke up: "Xiao Jing, Grandma has wanted to say this before, you're still young, children have poor self-control, you can't save money if you have it. You should give your money to Grandma to manage for you. Don't worry, Grandma will take good care of your three meals a day. Also, the money you donated today, you should get it back. That organization is outrageous, how can they take a child's money?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Jing almost laughed in anger. This person really didn't consider himself an outsider.
"Grandma Qin, my mother is married to your son, but I have nothing to do with your family. The money my father gives me, even if I spend it idly, is what I want. If you want money, you shouldn't come to me, you should come to your son." Shi Jing was in a bad mood, so she naturally didn't stand on ceremony with the person in front of her.
"How can you talk like that? Don't you have any manners?" The old lady was displeased by Shi Jing's words and glared at Ms. Yan.
The young woman who hadn't spoken until now also spoke up: "Sister-in-law, I told you that children can't be raised like this, they're becoming unruly."
Ms. Yan was a little embarrassed and tugged at Shi Jing's arm: "Xiao Jing, how can you talk like that? Don't be angry, apologize to Grandma."
Because Ms. Yan was at a disadvantage in her marriage to Shi Hai and suffered considerable losses in the divorce, Shi Jing has always been relatively lenient towards Ms. Yan. However, this does not mean that she will remain silent when Ms. Yan infringes upon her interests.
"Mom, my grandma lives in the Shi family, so please don't try to claim any relatives for me." Although she didn't like the Shi family's grandma either, she didn't mind using her as a figurehead at this moment.
"As for Grandma Qin, you have sons and daughters, you can raise them however you want, I don't need you to worry about it."
"You!" The old lady and her daughter were both furious. If it weren't for the fact that she was someone else's daughter, they would have wanted to teach her a lesson themselves.
Of course, it's uncertain who will ultimately teach whom a lesson.
"Mom, now that things have come to this, there's no need for me to hide anything anymore. You've remarried and are focusing all your energy on your new family, neglecting me, which I understand. But that doesn't mean you can make any decisions for me. We've been mother and daughter for sixteen years; you know what kind of temper I have. Before our bond completely fades, let's separate things as soon as possible. This is your house, and I'll move out today. I have no objection to how you arrange things from now on. I'm sixteen now and can take care of myself, so you won't have to bother taking care of me anymore. As for other things, you can give me living expenses as you see fit, and when you get older, I won't let you lack the child support you're entitled to. That's all."
"Xiao Jing! Don't say such hurtful things!" Even now, Ms. Yan still thought that Xiao Jing was just angry for a moment. She knew that Xiao Jing had a bad temper, but she didn't expect her to lose control like this and not do things the way she wanted.
"Xiao Jing, how can a child as young as you live alone outside? Don't joke around." Old Mrs. Qin didn't believe Shi Jing's words either.
Shi Jing smiled nonchalantly: "There's nothing I can do, since my dad is willing to give me child support."
After speaking, she looked at Ms. Yan, awaiting her decision. Ms. Yan glanced at the mirror, then at the furious Old Mrs. Qin and Little Sister Qin beside her, feeling utterly overwhelmed.
Shi Jing could naturally see her predicament, but that wouldn't be a reason for her to soften her stance and back down. Shi Jing knew very well that if she backed down now, she would likely have to keep backing down in the future.
She gently pushed through the crowd, walked to her room, closed the door, and shut out the chaos and noise of the outside world.
In the past year or so, she hasn't bought many things for herself. The most she's bought are study materials, some of which she bought herself and some of which Rongyu sent to her.
She packed quickly, but she didn't have enough storage boxes to hold her books. After thinking for a moment, she made a phone call.
"Hey, Xiaojing, why are you calling me all of a sudden? Do you miss me?"
"Qi Shuang, are you free right now? Could you help me buy something?" Shi Jing wasn't joking with her.
Qi Shuang also sensed the seriousness in Shi Jing's tone and asked in surprise, "What's wrong? I'm free now, tell me."
"Could you please buy me three large suitcases and call me a car? I need to move."
"Moving?! What happened?"
Shi Jing replied calmly, "My mother's new husband's mother and sister are moving in, and they also plan to take over the child support my father is giving me. I don't intend to get entangled with them, so I'll just move out."
"My God, what kind of person is this? He's so bizarre!" Qi Shuang couldn't believe what she was hearing. She never thought that such a person actually existed in real life.
"Wait for me, I'll go buy it now."
After saying that, Qi Shuang hung up the phone and rushed off to buy a suitcase and call a taxi.
Shi Jing had packed everything and was just waiting for Qi Shuang to arrive.
Qi Shuang was quick and didn't keep Shi Jing waiting long. Less than half an hour later, she called Shi Jing, saying that she and the car were downstairs and that she had bought the suitcase.
Shi Jing opened the door and went out. In the living room, Ms. Yan was watching TV with Grandma Qin and Qin Xiaomei. Seeing Shi Jing leave, Ms. Yan smiled and got up, trying to ease the tension: "Xiao Jing, you're out. Are you hungry? Mom ordered dinner, let's eat first."
"No need, Mom."
Shi Jing nodded to her, stepped aside, and walked towards the door. She opened the door, and Qi Shuang happened to be there too. She took the box and went back to her room to pack her books.
It was only then that Ms. Yan realized that Shi Jing wasn't just being stubborn; she was serious.
"Xiaojing, Mom knows you're unhappy, but please try to understand Mom too. Your Uncle Qin has had a tough time too..."
Shi Jing interrupted, "Mom, I'm serious."
She glanced at the two people in the living room who seemed oblivious to her behavior and chuckled, "Mom, I don't know why you're putting yourself through this. You have a house, money, and you're not bad-looking; you could live a very good life. You're willing to put yourself through this and indulge them, but I'm not."
"Xiao Jing, we're all family, there's no need for this."
"Mom," Shi Jing looked at the two people in the living room, "Although you might think I'm just saying this out of anger, I still want to ask you one question: if they treated you as family, would they be behaving this way?"
Between the original owner's father and mother, Shi Jing was actually more worried about her mother. Shi Hai, needless to say, had his own career, a beautiful wife and young child; even if things weren't going well, they couldn't be too bad. On the other hand, Ms. Yan, since her divorce, quickly fell in love with and married her current husband, and now brought her whole family to live with them. It was as if she had emerged from one whirlpool only to plunge headlong into another.
She puts herself too low, which makes her vulnerable to being taken advantage of.
Although Shi Jing reminded her, it had little effect. In such cases, if the person involved cannot understand, no matter how much others say, it will be of no use.
However, she and Ms. Yan had a distant relationship, and all she could do was offer a reminder.
She quickly packed the things into boxes, and before leaving, she faced Ms. Yan one last time, calmly leaving behind her final advice: "Mom, you can let them live in the house, but you must take good care of the property certificate and your money. That is the guarantee for your stable life."
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