Chapter 23 Quarrel
Seeing him looking like he deserved a beating, Chen Baomei got angry.
"She's your wife. Why would she live with me instead of you? I'm not old enough to need someone to serve me tea and water!"
Lu Qionghua's mood has almost adjusted.
She pulled Shen Ming and coaxed him in a gentle voice: "Mom, you don't need my help here. Can't I go back to the repair shop to help you? I can help you do something, and you can relax a little."
Having been living a free and easy life for some time, Shen Ming really didn't want Lu Qionghua to go back.
But what she said made sense. She could still help herself with something when she returned.
During this time when she was away, she had to send her clothes to the dry cleaners for cleaning, and the dry cleaning fees alone cost a lot of money.
"Okay, go back if you want."
Lu Qionghua smiled and got into the car with Shen Ming and left first.
Shen Qin put away the agreement and said to Chen Baomei, "Mom, bring me a basket of free-range eggs from home. I've eaten all the ones I brought last time."
Chen Baomei raises seven or eight chickens, which lay a lot of eggs every day.
Before releasing it, she would save some for Shen Qin, Chen Rui, and Shen Ru to take back and feed to her grandchildren.
After all, the chickens raised at home eat grains, which are nutritious and clean.
But now it’s different, she doesn’t want to give it to anyone.
Especially when someone like Shen Qin acted as if it was a matter of course, she didn't want to give it to him even more.
"Have you forgotten the agreement you just signed? I raise the chickens, and the eggs are my personal property. If you want to eat them, then pay for them."
If you want to get her stuff for free, there’s no way!
Shen Qin didn't expect that his own mother would argue with him over a basket of eggs, and he was speechless for a moment.
But when he thought about his wife reminding him not to forget to bring eggs before going out, he could only reluctantly take out his mobile phone.
"How much is it? I'll transfer it via my phone."
Chen Baomei opened her payment QR code and asked him to transfer 60 yuan for a basket of eggs according to the market price.
Shen Qin returned home depressed with a basket of eggs.
The child was sent to tutoring class, so only Wu Wenwan was at home.
"What does the old lady want to do by asking you to go back this time?"
Shen Qin was somewhat displeased when he heard her words.
What do you mean by "again"? And her name, she has been married for more than ten years, and she still calls her mother-in-law "old lady".
Shen Qin had reminded Wu Wenwan many times, but she refused to change, and he felt a little tired.
Little things had accumulated over the years, so it was no wonder her mother had so much resentment towards them.
Shen Qin threw the agreement to Wu Wenwan and said, "Read it yourself."
Wu Wenwan picked it up and frowned when she saw the big words at the top of the page.
"We just got divorced, and you're asking us to take care of you in your old age? You're really going to make a fuss at your age."
After all, she is his own mother, and Shen Qin felt that Wu Wenwan's words were too harsh.
"Don't speak without thinking. Look carefully before you speak."
Wu Wenwan glared at him, "Let's talk it over nicely. What's with your attitude?"
She moved her eyes downwards and after reading the agreement, she became unhappy.
"What on earth does your mother mean?"
Shen Qin pointed at the clause above and said, "Isn't it clearly written that she won't subsidize us in the future, and she doesn't want us to provide for her in her old age."
Wu Wenwan's expression changed. "Really?"
"It's signed in black and white, and Mom explained it to us clearly."
Wu Wenwan couldn't help but sneer, "She doesn't pay for her grandchildren, and she doesn't work for them. What's going on? She says she doesn't want us to support her in the future, but when she can't work anymore and has no money, do we really dare not pay for their support? You studied law yourself, I don't believe you don't understand this."
"She's divorced and has no man to rely on, so she has to tighten her belt. They're even calling it a retirement agreement. If she doesn't want to contribute, she should just say so. Why go through all this mess?"
"But if she doesn't want to pay, don't even think about coming to see the two children in the future!"
The twins' tuition for the second half of the year has not been settled yet, and Shen Qin is having a headache.
"You better be careful with your words. Mom has helped us a lot over the years. She's the child's grandmother, are you really going to stop her from seeing the child?"
Shen Qin felt uncomfortable when he heard her scolding his mother.
"So you think I'm talking too much? Then tell me, how are we going to pay for the two children's tuition in the second half of the year?"
This semester is about to end. Once the summer vacation is over, the next semester will start and it will be time to pay tuition.
Thanks to Chen Baomei's subsidies over the years, the couple has saved some money.
But this money is only enough to pay the tuition for the two children a few times at most. Once the savings are used up, they will have no money to send their children to international schools.
"My mom can't afford it. Either your parents can support me a little, or I can drop out of the international school and transfer to a regular school."
Wu Wenwan was furious after hearing this. No matter which one it was, she couldn't accept it!
"The child is my parents'? Why should my parents pay for it? Even dropping him out of school is not an option. He has been attending school for several years. What if he suddenly transfers to another school and they can't accept it?"
"Besides, everyone knows that the two children attend an international school. If they suddenly transfer to a public school, what will others think?"
Shen Qin knew that Wu Wenwan was concerned about her reputation and was a little vain, but he didn't expect Wu Wenwan to be so vain.
He had originally disagreed with sending the children to an international school, but it was Wu Wenwan who insisted and secretly enrolled them by asking his mother for money without his knowledge. Now that the family's savings were insufficient to support them, she still wanted the children to continue attending an international school to maintain her reputation.
"Huihui has the same surname as you, Wu, and your Wu family. How come your parents don't have any responsibility? If they don't pay, they can transfer the child to another school. If you want them to continue attending, then you figure it out yourself. I won't interfere."
The eldest twin, Huihui, took the Wu family surname and was named Wu Hui, while the younger daughter took the Shen Qin surname and was named Shen Jiao.
At the beginning, Wu Wenwan's parents had a very ugly quarrel with Shen Xingguo and Chen Baomei over the issue of whose surname to take.
In the end, Chen Baomei didn't want to embarrass her son, so she persuaded the stubborn Shen Xingguo to agree that her eldest grandson would take the Wu family surname.
Although Wu Hui's surname is Wu, his parents did not provide them with much help.
Upon questioning, it turned out that Wu's father was still in office and wanted to avoid suspicion.
But Shen Qin never asked his father-in-law to do anything in his career. He just wanted them to help him in life.
Even Wu Wenwan's parents have objections.
They took the benefits but were unwilling to spend an extra penny or put in any extra effort.
Even his parents can't compare to him.
Wu Wenwan was so angry that she slammed the door and ran to her parents and burst into tears.
Chen Baomei took the agreement, but still felt it was not appropriate enough.
She consulted a lawyer again and asked if there was a safer approach.
The lawyer suggested that if she was really worried, she should take the agreement to the notary office for notarization. The notarized agreement would have stronger legal effect.
Chen Baomei decided to take some time to get it notarized!
While she was planning how to keep her property, she didn't realize that her eldest son and daughter-in-law were arguing over this matter.
But even if she knew, she would only curse inwardly and say that he deserved it.
Without her blood supply, they can't even maintain family harmony!
After a busy day, Chen Baomei turned on the TV after dinner to relax, and saw a familiar face appear on a family mediation program on the local channel.
Chen Baomei's eyes suddenly widened and she sat up straight.
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