"So, all this fuss was for money! I knew you had ulterior motives." Qin Yuping's eyes gleamed, as if she had finally caught Song Xia red-handed.
"So what if it is? Shouldn't I take that money? You go around making up stories about me and slandering me, and then you take advantage of me and scold me when you get home? Am I your slave?" Song Xia lowered her voice, her tone sorrowful. "I originally thought I would live a good life after marrying into this family, but you've forced me into this situation. Ask yourselves honestly, haven't I done enough over the years? What kind of daughter-in-law is as foolish as me? I don't even care about my own daughter and parents, but I dote on my stepson and mother-in-law. You've really bullied me too much!"
Sun Xiurong and Qin Yuping's eyes flickered, showing that they were aware of their own sinister thoughts and despicable actions, but even knowing this, they still chose to continue to exploit her.
"Alright, at worst, I'll give you five hundred for this month's living expenses," Sun Xiurong said, softening her tone as if she were doing Song Xia a great favor. "However, because you made such a scene just now, causing the neighbors to gossip, you have to apologize to me in public later."
"Apologize? Why should I? Five hundred yuan, are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? Just look at how much your good grandson has taken from me this month!"
"Five hundred is not bad, Song Xia. Don't push your luck. There are only a few days left this month. You'll get your salary next month, right?"
"You caused such a commotion at my company, and you still expect me to pay your salary next month?" Song Xia sneered at her. "I seriously doubt whether you even consider me a human being. You came to my company to cause trouble because of Qin Jiawei's lies and domineering behavior. Have you ever thought about my situation? Have you ever thought about how I can behave in this company?"
"If you hadn't made Jiawei suffer, would we have gone to your company to find you?"
"And this is my fault?" Song Xia laughed angrily. "Fine, if you keep bullying me like this, no matter how much you compromise, I won't take care of this family anymore."
She slammed the door shut. She wasn't going to clean up the mess on the floor. After being oppressed for so many years, there was no point in venting her anger and getting the money back all at once. She wanted to slowly wear them down, driving Sun Xiurong and the others to the brink of collapse, until they begged her to leave this house.
"Look at her crazy state. I don't know what's wrong with her today. She wants her money back. Is that her money? She's shameless. Mom, you can't let her have her way."
"Mom knows." Sun Xiurong was still preoccupied. "Mom isn't afraid of her asking for money. What Mom is worried about is why she suddenly had a seizure today."
Qin Yuping's small eyes darted around: "Who knows, she was persuaded by someone, Mom. Do you think she has a new man? Is she trying to use our family's money to raise a new bastard child?"
“What do you mean by ‘new bastard’? Are there old ones too?” Sun Xiurong glared at her daughter.
Qin Yuping quickly slapped her mouth: "I misspoke, but I think that must be the reason. What other reason could there be? It can't be because of her daughter whom she always dislikes."
Sun Xiurong nodded: "What you said makes sense."
"So if we want her to obey us as before, we need to find a weakness in her first."
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you to investigate."
"Me?" Qin Yuping hesitated for a moment, but thinking about her mother's savings, she couldn't directly refute it, so she could only nod reluctantly, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely do this well."
After all, she was her own daughter. Sun Xiurong glanced at her and comforted her, "Don't worry, Mom will definitely get plenty of benefits in the future. Besides, if Song Xia obediently settles down, how could you not get the benefits you want from her?"
Qin Yuping licked her lips; that was indeed true.
But when Qin Jiawei heard this, he thought it was different. He felt that what Song Xia had reminded him of was very true: his aunt was after the money his father had left behind!
"I won't allow it, Grandma! I won't allow you to give the money to Auntie! It's all mine!" He glared at Qin Yuping with fierce eyes, like a wolf cub.
Qin Yuping felt a chill in her heart. Although she was envious of her mother's savings, she genuinely loved her nephew. She never expected Qin Jiawei to be so heartless, looking at her with such eyes.
Sun Xiurong pulled Qin Jiawei into her arms and coaxed him, "If I don't give your aunt money, all of Grandma's money is yours. Grandma said that the benefits she gave to your aunt are actually for that heartless stepmother."
Qin Jiawei snorted, "That's more like it."
Qin Yuping was furious. As expected, if someone isn't your biological son, you can't raise him properly. Even if he were your own nephew, it would be the same. This kind of wolf cub should be left to that idiot Song Xia to raise. She wouldn't take care of him anymore.
"Mom, I'll be going now."
Sun Xiurong frowned as she looked at the debris and fragments scattered on the ground: "Clean this up."
Qin Yuping walked to the door without stopping: "Let Song Xia clean up tomorrow. She's the one who smashed it. Can she really just stand by and do nothing?"
Song Xia was scrolling through her phone inside the room. Ask her to tidy up? Dream on! This is only the first day of the torment from Sun Xiurong and Qin Jiawei!
Tsk, Qin Jiawei really lived up to her expectations. From today onwards, the aunt and niece are completely estranged. He even suspects that she has found a new man outside? Qin Yuping dares to frame her. Don't blame her for disrupting her family harmony in the future.
Qin Yuping went downstairs, but the onlookers hadn't all left yet, and they were still pointing and whispering at her.
Qin Yuping's face flushed, and she retorted haphazardly, "What are you yelling about? What's so interesting? Even if Song Xia is acting crazy today, let's go, everyone disperse. If you keep talking about my family, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Oh, why aren't you being polite?" Zhou Fengmei said sarcastically. "What right do you have to tell us what to say?"
"Exactly, and how did you know we were talking about your family matters? You've done too many unethical things, you must have something to hide, right?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Qin Yuping was furious. "You actually believe the ramblings of a madman? We've lived here for so many years, do you really believe the words of an outsider?"
"They call us outsiders the moment they see me. I've been married into your family for so many years, serving the elderly and taking care of the young, and even contributing all my salary to your household. Yet, I'm not treated like family. No wonder they're making a fuss."
"Qin Yuping, you yourself said that we've been neighbors for many years. Do you think we don't know what your family is like?"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and Qin Yuping's face turned red and then pale, as if the more she tried to explain, the worse it got.
"I won't stoop to your level." Feeling embarrassed, she threw down this sentence and quickly left, only thankful that she didn't live here. As for how her mother would be viewed in the future, it was clear that she didn't care at all.
Zhou Fengmei sneered, "Just wait and see, this mother and daughter will definitely not let Song Xia off easily in the future, and there will be plenty of trouble!"
"Anyone who believes their lies is a fool. We've been neighbors for so many years, who doesn't know who we are?"
They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with schadenfreude and amusement, showing just how unpopular Sun Xiurong and her group were.
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