“Fine, you married my son Zhenwu just to get money, right?” Sun Xiurong hesitated for a moment, “I’ll give you 30,000, and from now on we’ll have nothing to do with each other.”
Song Xia's eyes reddened: "Mom, who gets married hoping their husband will die?"
Zhou Fengmei couldn't stand it and mocked, "And 30,000? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
"What else do you want? Do you want to drive my mother to her death?" Qin Yuping pointed at Song Xia. "Don't push your luck."
"Who is taking advantage of me? I've been married to Zhenwu for so many years, serving your whole family, and I haven't saved a single penny. The money I spend on Qin Jiawei is more than a hundred times what I spend on my own daughter. And your mother's clothes and shoes every season, have I ever missed a single one? For years, I've finally managed to buy myself a new outfit, and you're the one who wears it right away. All the clothes I wear are things you don't want anymore, and today your mother threw them all away. Now I don't even have a change of clothes."
Song Xia's tearful accusations moved everyone present to tears. She continued, "I treated you all like family, but you only saw me as a maid who drained this family's finances. Not to mention my salary over the years, just the money Qin Zhenwu gave your mother over the years, more than 10,000 yuan a month, would amount to at least 600,000 yuan in five years. And then there's the more than 1 million yuan in compensation he received for his car accident. And now you think you can get rid of me with 30,000 yuan?"
"So many!" the neighbors exclaimed in surprise.
“I think she’s underestimating him. Has Qin Zhenwu’s salary not increased at all over the years? I heard that their team also gets year-end bonuses and extra income, which are not much less than their salaries.”
“Sun Xiurong is really stingy; she hasn’t even made up for Song Xia’s salary over the years.”
"Qin Yuping is also immoral. You can tell just by the fact that she stole the gold bracelet that someone else's mother gave her. Who knows how many times she takes advantage of Song's daughter."
"Look at what she's wearing, and then look at what Miss Song is wearing? Tsk tsk..."
"If I were Miss Song, I would have already started a fight with their family. They're so happy."
"Isn't it just taking advantage of someone's honesty? Didn't we talk about this before? It's about PUA, which is deliberately telling Song's daughter that stepmothers have to know how to make sacrifices, otherwise they'll be criticized or something."
"That's really despicable. Aren't they afraid of getting their comeuppance in the future?"
Qin Yuping was a bit more thin-skinned than her mother, and unlike her mother, she had already been told off several times, so she was particularly embarrassed. Her husband, Cai Yonggang, also had a dark and intimidating face. However, considering that Qin Zhenwu had left so much money, they didn't leave immediately.
“Nonsense, where would I get that much money? And don’t we have any household expenses?” Sun Xiurong retorted. “Fifty thousand, fifty thousand at most. If you don’t want it, fine. But if you don’t, you won’t have a single penny left.”
"Household expenses? Doesn't your family use Song's daughter's salary for household expenses? You even bragged before that you didn't have to pay a single penny for groceries!"
“That’s right, she’s denying it now. Sun Xiurong, don’t lie to us. When the court investigates, they’ll find out how much money you have in your bank account.”
"Usually, Song's daughter pays for groceries, clothes, and Qin Jiawei's allowance. Aside from these, tell me what other expenses there are? Don't even mention Qin Jiawei's tuition; you don't need that nowadays. Qin Jiawei has already used the excuse of material fees, but that's not true at all."
"Do you think my medical treatment and medicine are free? Why are you spouting nonsense here?" Sun Xiurong shooed them away. "Go away, who let you into my house? If anything is missing, can you afford to pay for it?"
Song Xia didn't intend to get the money back today. How much could she possibly get today? Maybe she could haggle it down to a few hundred thousand, and everyone would think she had gotten justice. But what she wanted was more than just making Sun Xiurong bleed a little. Going through legal procedures was the more reliable way.
Therefore, he bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you all for standing up for me. Since we can't reach an agreement through negotiation, I will find a lawyer to help me appeal. No matter what the outcome is, I will come back and report to everyone."
The old neighbors left in twos and threes after being driven away by Sun Xiurong. Hearing what she said, they were also looking forward to the court's judgment and enforcement. They wondered if Sun Xiurong would still dare to be so arrogant.
The young policeman sighed and said, "Ms. Song, if you encounter any difficulties, please feel free to contact us. This is my personal phone number."
He glanced at the menacing-looking Cai Yonggang and said, "If you encounter any danger, calling my private number might be faster."
"Thank you." Song Xia bowed repeatedly in gratitude, her hair, which had been disheveled by Sun Xiurong, becoming even more disheveled.
Director Chen of the Women's Federation also said, "If your lawyer or the court needs any assistance, we will do our best to cooperate. Xiao Song, we support you in asserting your legitimate rights."
“Yes.” Song Xia nodded emphatically. “I’ve been soft-hearted for so many years because of Zhenwu, but now I realize that Zhenwu didn’t really want to marry me, so I won’t be so foolish anymore.”
Her words made the neighbors who stood up for her feel that it was worth it to stand up for her; it was good that she had come to her senses.
Song Xia stood outside the door and said to Sun Xiurong and Qin Yuping, "Can I say goodbye to Jiawei? No one will take care of him like I do in the future. I hope he can be more sensible."
“You’re the one who doesn’t know any better! My grandson is very sensible. He’ll be even better off without you,” Sun Xiurong said defiantly. But deep down, she still hoped that Song Xia could contribute to the family as before. However, after being scolded for so many days, she couldn’t bring herself to do it, and she didn’t want to give any money either.
Go ahead and sue. Let's see what Song Xia can come up with. She's not giving it to her. Who can take it away from her? Once she has the money in her hands, no one can make her cough it up.
Song Xia could tell what she was thinking from just one look at her expression. She could only say that the law was too ignorant and that the facts would teach her a lesson in due time.
Song Xia called out loudly to Qin Jiawei's door, "Jiawei, you need to learn to take care of yourself from now on. Don't be so willful anymore. Your grandma is getting old and can't take your antics."
“Even without you, Jiawei still has me!” Qin Yuping stepped forward and said, “I am his own aunt, how can I just stand by and do nothing?”
Song Xia sighed: "You've never cared about this before, and you also have your own family. How can you be considerate of everyone?"
"Jiawei still has a biological mother!"
Zhou Fengmei scoffed: "That mother who takes him out for hamburgers once a month? Don't be ridiculous. Qin Jiawei is still young. He'll find out who truly cares about him later. Miss Song, don't hold back. Just treat your own daughter well from now on."
Song Xia sighed: "I just wanted to say one last thing, since we'll have fewer chances to meet again in the future, and I no longer have the right or ability to discipline them."
Everyone advised her not to pay any attention to this ingrate, so Song Xia went downstairs.
That's right, she did it on purpose. She wanted to plant a thorn in Qin Jiawei's heart. After all, no one took better care of Qin Jiawei than her. In the future, when Qin Jiawei compares himself to her, he will definitely find that this family is not peaceful.
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