Chapter 419 Severing Ties
Jiang Ning's words surprised everyone present.
Jiang Haoan and Jiang Ting were also surprised.
"What did you say? You want to sever ties with your family?"
At this moment, Shen's mother wanted to say something, but Shen's father stopped her and shook his head at his wife.
Mother Shen also shut her mouth.
In the silence, Xu Jin was the first to speak out, saying, "Ningning, I support you."
Jiang Haoan reacted, angrily saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? We are blood relatives, you are my biological daughter, how can you sever ties with me!"
Jiang Ning said, "I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm telling you."
Jiang Haoan frowned. "As long as I don't agree, severing ties is impossible."
Jiang Ning knew, of course, that this relationship wouldn't be easy to break off, but she had leverage over Jiang Ting.
“If you don’t agree, I will unilaterally publish in the newspaper that Jiang Ting changed her household registration and sent it to the capital without her consent, that she embezzled the thirty yuan that Shen Mo sent home every month for three years, and that she made a real-name report against me for abusing my child.”
I won't pursue the matter of sending the household registration, since the marriage agreement between the Jiang and Shen families didn't specify which daughter had to marry Shen Mo.
However, the money Shen Mo sent home every month was collected by Jiang Ting without my consent. I have evidence that Jiang Ting received the money, but I didn't see a single penny of it. I also have the letter of complaint that Jiang Ting wrote to accuse me, which has the stamp of the Discipline Department on it. This is also evidence.
If you don't agree to sever ties, Jiang Ting will lose more than just her job; she'll also lose face for both of you.
Jiang Ting was unwilling to associate with Jiang Ning before because Jiang Ning had been holding this matter in her hands.
Her face darkened as she said, "Jiang Ning, we're your family! Aren't you being incredibly heartless?"
"Family?" Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow. "When you reported me, did you treat me like family?"
Jiang Ting choked.
She had always been jealous of Jiang Ning, and even wished that if Jiang Ning hadn't been born, she wouldn't have always been overshadowed by Jiang Ning.
Jiang Haoan frowned upon hearing this; he hadn't expected these things to happen.
He turned to look at Jiang Ting, "Xiao Ting, is what your sister said true?"
Jiang Ting hurriedly explained, "Dad, I've already returned that money to my sister. I borrowed it because I wanted to go to university and needed to study, so... that's why I borrowed it from my sister. I really didn't take her money on purpose!"
Jiang Haoan remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Ting began to panic. She suddenly burst into tears, her face streaked with tears. "Dad, if you had been home back then, our family wouldn't have been so poor that I had to borrow my sister's money to go to school. I didn't take her money. I... I really have already paid her back."
Jiang Ning coldly watched Jiang Ting cry and complain.
Jiang Haoan clearly fell for this.
His cold, hard expression softened when Jiang Ting said something like, "If you had been home back then."
Jiang Ting's words clearly hit a nerve.
Jiang Ting was also very clever; she knew what words to use to control Jiang Haoan.
Jiang Haoan softened as expected. He looked at Jiang Ning again and said, "Xiao Ning, your sister has already returned the money to you. You shouldn't keep bringing this up. You're doing better than Xiao Ting now, so why keep bringing up the past?"
"I said, have you no shame?!"
Xu Jin suddenly got angry when she heard his words, and put her hands on her hips.
"Ningning is where she is today because of her own abilities. Jiang Ting has no abilities herself, and she's jealous of how well Ningning is doing, so she resorts to crooked methods. She doesn't feel the pain because the stick hasn't hit her, right?"
What do you mean by holding onto this issue? If it were me, I'd beat anyone who dared take my money three times a day!
"Sever ties with the family," Jiang Ning said. "I won't report the money matter or the whistleblower letter. If you don't agree, I will go to the newspaper and publish a notice unilaterally severing ties with the Jiang family."
Seeing that Jiang Ning had spoken so resolutely, leaving no room for negotiation, Jiang Haoan opened his mouth, but finally looked at Shen's parents who had not spoken, "Brother Shen, Senior Sister, isn't there anything you'd say about severing ties like this, which is such a heinous act?"
He hoped that Shen Bingting and Yang Lan could stop him, but his plan was about to fail.
Father Shen snorted coldly and said, "We didn't know about these things. These kids always only report good news and not bad. I'm making my stance clear now: I support my daughter-in-law's choice."
If he had made the same choice as his daughter-in-law and decisively severed ties with her, his wife and children wouldn't have been sent to the countryside and suffered for so many years.
Old Master Shen was old-fashioned and muddle-headed, but this Jiang Haoan seems to be even worse than the old man back then.
Jiang Ting only cried a few times, and he brushed those things aside with a single, casual remark.
Jiang Ning said, "If you agree to sever ties, we'll write the letter of severance now. The letter won't be reported and become public knowledge."
Xu Jin also threatened, "With Ningning's current fame, if we really report it and sever ties, this matter will become public knowledge in no time. Do you want to try?"
Just then, Shen Mo's voice rang out from the side, "Wife, I'll write the letter severing ties."
He just finished training.
When I got back, I heard about the broken family ties.
"Shen Mo!" Jiang Haoan shouted angrily, "After causing such a mess, instead of advising Xiao Ning, you joined in the nonsense."
Shen Mo remained unmoved. "What my wife decides is not nonsense."
Jiang Ning: "You choose between reporting it to the authorities or writing a letter severing ties."
Jiang Ting clung to Jiang Haoan's arm and said coquettishly, "Dad, if it really gets published in the newspaper, I'll lose all face. Can you bear to see me unable to find a job for the rest of my life?"
Jiang Ning's words made sense. If the newspaper really published her story about being greedy for money and writing the whistleblower letter, her reputation would be ruined for life.
She can't afford to mess with Jiang Ning now.
Jiang Ning never imagined she would reach such heights, and she almost shot herself in the foot, never to recover.
All she can do now is wait, wait until 1988, and wait for Shen Mo to die on his mission!
Jiang Ning is a widow, and without a man to support her, everything will naturally be under her control.
Jiang Haoan sighed, "Xiao Ning, is there absolutely no room for maneuver in this matter?"
Shen Mo had already gone inside and taken out paper and pen, and wrote three copies of the letter severing ties.
His speed surprised even Jiang Ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Shen knew that their son listened to his wife, but they didn't know that their son was so obedient and had such strong initiative.
He just got back, and before he'd even heard the whole story, he'd already prepared everything his daughter-in-law wanted.
They suspected that he would happily hand over a knife even if his daughter-in-law wanted to commit murder.
No, no, no.
Their son is a soldier; how could he possibly watch his daughter-in-law commit murder?
Shen Mo said, "There are three copies of the severance of kinship. You and my wife will each keep one copy, and I will give the remaining copy to the military region leaders for notarization."
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