Chapter 64 I just want that house
Zheng Lixuan's face turned pale and then flushed as she was interrupted.
"When you first walked in and threw away the things my mother left behind, you had the exact same innocent expression as now. Don't you know? You meant well but messed things up. You're the most innocent one, aren't you? But Auntie..."
As Shen Li spoke, he tilted his head and looked at her, "You don't actually think that ignorance is no excuse, do you?"
"Alright!" Shen Wenzhong wanted to smooth things over, not wanting Lu Yanchuan to come in and see such a tense atmosphere.
"It was our oversight," Shen Wenzhong said, smoothly shifting the blame onto Zheng Lixuan.
“Your aunt didn’t mean it. You’re a highly educated young person, you shouldn’t hold such a grudge against your elders. If you don’t want to celebrate, then don’t. Just treat it as a family meal. We can chat about other things.”
Shen Li knew what her father meant by "let's talk about other things"—it was nothing more than her divorce from Lu Yanchuan.
Shen Li also had 'other things' to talk about with her father.
“That’s true. I also have something else I want to discuss with you all.” Shen Li said calmly.
Seeing the expression on her face and hearing what she said.
Zheng Lixuan immediately recalled that when she went out to pick her up earlier, she heard her say, "Aunt Zheng, if I didn't tell you, you wouldn't really think this is your home, would you? Well then, we'll have a good talk about this later."
What were they talking about? Zheng Lixuan wondered.
At this moment, Shen Wenzhong asked, "What do you want to say to us?"
Shen Li looked at Shen Wenzhong and said, "This house is my mother's premarital property, so there is no part of it that is jointly owned. As her estate, I own half of it."
"The house in the south of the city was also left by my mother, but because it was purchased after our marriage, it has a portion of joint property. The remaining half of the property rights will be divided as inheritance, and I will also have 25% ownership of that house."
Shen Li spoke these words without any emotion in his voice.
On the contrary, Shen Wenzhong and Zheng Lixuan both looked shocked.
From an outsider's perspective, Shen Li's calm demeanor suggests that he has already made a decision and his stance is unwavering.
As Lu Yanchuan stood outside the restaurant listening, a sudden thought flashed through his mind: the scene of Shen Li discussing divorce with him.
like……
They remained equally calm.
Lu Yanchuan frowned.
After a brief moment of shock, Shen Wenzhong became somewhat angry. "What?! What do you mean by that? Are you here to settle the money with me?"
“What I want is very simple.” Shen Li stared at Shen Wenzhong and Zheng Lixuan. “I only want the portion that my mother left me, half of this house, and 25% of that house. If it’s hard to calculate, we can sell both houses and then calculate it.”
Zheng Lixuan exclaimed, "How can that be?! This is our home! I have a share in this house! I paid for a lot of the subsequent renovations and furnishings!"
Shen Li stared at her. "I'll repeat myself. This is my mother's premarital property and is not included in the distribution of marital property after marriage. As my mother's estate, my father, as her spouse, has the same share of the estate as me, which means he gets half and I get half."
"As for the junk you took down my mother's things during the renovation and replaced them with, you can take them with you, Auntie." Shen Li's voice was neither happy nor angry, devoid of warmth.
Shen Wenzhong suppressed his anger. If he hadn't been worried that Lu Yanchuan might come in at any moment, he probably would have roared on the spot!
Shen Wenzhong lowered his voice and said, "What exactly do you want? There's absolutely no way I'm selling this house."
Shen Li said, "Then give me the full ownership of that house in the south of the city. I only want that house in the south of the city. I don't want my half of the ownership of this house."
As Shen Li spoke, she glanced at the restaurant and said, "Anyway, outsiders have stayed here before, so there's no point in keeping it."
Zheng Lixuan's face turned ugly. "What outsider!"
"Shut up!" Shen Wenzhong coldly glanced at Zheng Lixuan before looking at Shen Li. "You only have 25% over there and 50% over here. You want the full ownership of the other side? Isn't that a bit of an exorbitant demand?"
Shen Li smiled and said, "Then let's do as I said before, sell them all, and then split the money. That's the fairest way."
Shen Wenzhong's face was pale and ashen, and he knew that Shen Li wanted the house in the south of the city.
He hadn't touched that house all these years, precisely because he wanted to use it to control Shen Li. He originally thought that as long as he held onto that house, he could control Shen Li.
But now that Shen Li is acting like she has nothing to lose, he's starting to have doubts.
“You…” Shen Wenzhong stared at Shen Li for a moment, then his voice became calmer, “I’ll think about it.”
I thought this concession would put the topic on hold for now. Anyway, we'll talk about it again after we've had a proper meal today.
Moreover, based on his understanding of Shen Li's personality, she shouldn't be the kind of person who would hold on relentlessly.
To his surprise, Shen Li said, "Alright, you can think about it. I'll have the lawyer and the agent handle the procedures. If you've made up your mind, we can talk about it later. If the agent sells it first, then we'll sell it first."
Shen Li glanced at Zheng Lixuan again, "Just to be on the safe side, Auntie should pack up quickly. If the house sale is processed quickly enough, the new owner might throw your things away when they come to the door, which wouldn't be good."
Shen Wenzhong's face darkened, but he really couldn't say anything at this moment. He only said, "Alright! Let's not talk about this anymore! Go see why Yanchuan hasn't come in yet. It's time to eat."
"You guys eat by yourselves." Shen Li glanced at the dishes on the table. "I'm not in the mood to eat with you today, so I'll be leaving now."
Upon hearing Shen Li's words, Shen Wenzhong became anxious and even tried to pull Shen Li back.
But as Shen Li coldly swept over him, he suddenly remembered that she was a judo champion back then, the kind who almost made it into the national team selection.
And then he managed to stop his movements.
She hurriedly said, "You're already here! Aren't you going to eat before you leave?! Besides, Yan Chuan is still here! This meal was originally meant to mediate between you two! The rumors about your divorce have been spreading so widely!"
“What’s there to mediate? You know best what happened in my marriage with him. You’ve played a big part in how we got to where we are today.”
As Shen Li spoke, she walked towards the restaurant entrance, but then she thought about it and worried that she might bump into Lu Yanchuan who was coming in.
After thinking it over, she still went out through the side door leading from the restaurant to the courtyard, then went around to the living room and took the 'Mountain Eagle' that He Xun had given her.
It's good that we didn't run into Lu Yanchuan.
Shen Li left the Shen family home without looking back.
Inside the Shen family mansion, at the entrance to the restaurant.
Lu Yanchuan stood there, originally thinking he might run into Shen Li who came out, but no one came out for a while.
He pushed the door open and found that Shen Li had already left through the side door.
Shen Wenzhong awkwardly smiled apologetically, and his form of address changed from Yan Chuan to—
"Mr. Lu, I'm so sorry. I've failed to raise my daughter well and spoiled her too much..."
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