The lock was opened quickly. Sun Xiurong was still clutching her leg and groaning when she saw so many people blocking the door. She immediately became furious: "Who gave you permission to open my door? You're breaking the law!"
"And it's illegal? Locking your own daughter-in-law out and not letting her in, Sun Xiurong, you're the first one I've ever seen."
"What kind of bullshit daughter-in-law is she? My son is gone, this is my house, she doesn't do any housework and doesn't hand over her salary, why should I let her live in my house?"
Her words only fueled the neighbors' indignation and anger on Song Xia's behalf, who retorted, "Sun Xiurong, do you have any shame? Why can't Song Xia live here? Hasn't she done enough for your family over the years?"
“In the past few years, she spent several thousand yuan of her monthly salary on your family. After get off work, she still had to do housework, cook, serve you, and take care of her stepson. Now that your son has left and you have caused her to lose her job, you actually want to kick her out? Sun Xiurong, aren't you afraid of retribution?”
Sun Xiurong jumped up and retorted, "You're the one who's getting your comeuppance! I'm perfectly fine. You all listen to her all the time, but what do you know?"
“We’re not blind. Can’t we see for ourselves just by listening to Xiao Song? Do you think all of us neighbors have misunderstood you? Were all the things you bragged about before false? Sun Xiurong, if you really want to sever ties with Xiao Song, fine, give her half of Qin Zhenwu’s previous salary and half of Qin Zhenwu’s compensation.”
These words were like stepping on Sun Xiurong's foot. She glared at her, wishing she could devour her: "That's my son's money. What does it have to do with her? What right does she have to take my son's money? She's the one who killed my son."
"Xiao Song is your spouse with a marriage certificate, so why isn't she entitled to inherit Qin Zhenwu's property? And you're saying Xiao Song killed your son? Do you think we don't know that Qin Zhenwu got into a car accident because you sent him to deliver something to your daughter?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiurong glared angrily at Song Xia: "Did you say that?"
Song Xia nodded, barely able to contain herself: "Mom, I just found out that you were saying outside that I killed Zhenwu. Why did you say that?"
"It was you all along. If we hadn't married you, our family would still be living a good life. It was because of you that things changed for our family."
"There are still variables. Song Xia is really unlucky to have married into your family. She has worked so hard and devoted herself to your family, but she lost her husband, didn't get any money, and now you're kicking her out of the house. Sun Xiurong, be careful that retribution comes to you and your grandson."
"You heartless woman, how dare you curse my grandson!" Sun Xiurong couldn't stand these words and immediately stepped forward to hit her.
Song Xia, quick-witted and agile, immediately stepped in front of Granny Liu, who was speaking up for her. Then, Sun Xiurong pulled her hair into a mess. Zhou Fengmei, unable to bear it any longer, immediately dialed the police, the Women's Federation, and the neighborhood committee. She refused to believe that no one could give Song Xia justice or that no one could deal with Sun Xiurong.
Song Xia cried out in pain as her hair was pulled. The neighbors quickly pulled the two apart. In the chaos, she pinched Sun Xiurong's skin hard and kept stomping on her feet.
Sun Xiurong suffered a loss and cried out in pain, but no one believed her and watched her like she was watching a show.
"Stop pretending, you're not convincing at all."
"You were the one who hit someone, but you're making it seem like we hit you. Have some shame."
“Sun Xiurong, I only knew you as a petty opportunist and a sharp-tongued person before, but I’ve learned something new these past few days. You’re just plain vicious.”
“Miss Song, there’s no need to be polite to someone like her. I think you should just hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit to get back the money you’re owed.”
Zhou Fengmei's words awakened everyone, and they all advised, "That's right, we should sue her and let the judge decide, and see what she does."
“They won’t even let you live in a house. You’ll have to think about yourself from now on. Qin Zhenwu is gone too. At least you should get back the joint property that belongs to you and your husband. You’ve lost your job now. If you get sick, you won’t even be able to go to the hospital.”
Surrounded by her neighbors offering advice, Song Xia felt a warmth in her heart. It seemed that most people were kind. Of course, it was also possible that they were just observing from an outsider's perspective since the situation hadn't happened to them. In any case, Song Xia was very grateful to them for speaking up for her.
She nodded emphatically: "Okay, I'll consider it."
Seeing that her expression wasn't so resolute, Zhou Fengmei advised, "Don't be soft-hearted. Being soft-hearted won't work on someone like Sun Xiurong. You've done so much in the past, have you changed her mind? Even Qin Jiawei has never called you 'Mom'."
"It's really not worth it." The others nodded. "What's the point of raising a stepson like that? What's there to worry about? I'm thinking, even your own daughter hasn't taken care of you like this, has she?"
Song Xia nodded embarrassedly: "I'm sorry to her. I was busy with things here before, and I spent a lot of money, so I couldn't take care of her."
“You absolutely can’t do that again. Go to court and get the money as soon as possible. It’s not good for your own daughter. Why do you have to do everything you can for a stepson who you can’t even raise? How stupid of you.”
Song Xia sighed, "I didn't want Zhenwu to worry before, did I? I never expected that he and my mother-in-law would be so wary of me all this time."
"You're just too honest."
Seeing all her longtime neighbors speaking up for Song Xia, Sun Xiurong felt dizzy with anger. Everyone had been deceived by Song Xia's outward appearance. Song Xia was not the fool they thought she was; she was actually quite cunning!
Sun Xiurong became more and more terrified. People had never criticized her like this before. It was only in the last few days that it was as if she had done something that angered everyone. Why was everyone helping Song Xia to criticize her?
Isn't it because Song Xia pretended to be weak and spoke ill of her outside? What a silver tongue she has! She managed to turn these people against her in such a short time.
"You're all a bunch of idiots, siding with someone who's full of scheming. What's the point of this lawsuit? Why should my son's money go to an outsider? Let's see if you'd be happy if you gave all your money to your daughter-in-law."
Sun Xiurong thought her words would resonate with others, but Zhou Fengmei said instead, "My son's salary has been given to my daughter-in-law since the day he got married. Who else is like you?"
"Exactly! Outsiders? Since they're outsiders, they have no obligation to serve your family. Did you pay them?"
"You and your son are the ones who are full of scheming. One of you is mean and vicious, and the other is a mama's boy. You hurt Miss Song, so what's wrong with her asking for some compensation?"
Just as everyone was filled with righteous indignation, someone came up the stairs: "Did you call the police from here?"
"Neighborhood committee, what happened?"
"We are from the Women's Federation, please make way for us."
Sun Xiurong was about to yell a tirade when she saw these people and immediately fell silent, secretly resenting that they were all old neighbors who were so nosy.
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