However, before Sun Xiurong could cause trouble for Song Xia, her own trouble quietly arrived. No one knew who spread the news that Qin Zhenwu had left behind more than a million yuan, and it eventually reached the ears of Qin Jiawei's biological mother, Xie Liying.
Xie Liying was young when she got together with Qin Zhenwu and was tricked into getting pregnant with Qin Jiawei. Because she had run away from home, she didn't have a household registration and couldn't get a marriage certificate with Qin Zhenwu. It wasn't until she gave birth to Qin Jiawei and Sun Xiurong's various antics that she felt she had been cheated.
Coincidentally, at that time, Qin Zhenkuan, a cousin of the Qin family, showered Xie Liying with sweet words and care. So, right after finishing her postpartum confinement, Xie Liying said goodbye to Qin Zhenwu and married Qin Zhenkuan. Because of this, Sun Xiurong went to Qin Zhenkuan's house and made a scene, and the two families became enemies.
Over the years, the two families have had no contact. Sun Xiurong also forbade Qin Jiawei from seeing Xie Liying. However, since he was still her biological son, Xie Liying would occasionally visit him at school or take him out for a hamburger or fried chicken. But it didn't happen often. After all, she had another son soon after remarrying, and coupled with her dislike for Sun Xiurong, she naturally devoted more attention to the other side.
It wasn't until Song Xia married Qin Zhenwu that Xie Liying, perhaps fearing that her position in Qin Jiawei's heart would disappear, began to visit Qin Jiawei once or twice a month. Each time, she would bring Qin Jiawei his favorite food and then try to soothe Song Xia's feelings.
With Sun Xiurong stirring things up on one side and Xie Liying trying to sow discord on the other, this is why no matter how good Song Xia is to Qin Jiawei, Qin Jiawei refuses to call Song Xia "Mom." Of course, this is also inseparable from his own selfishness.
After Xie Liying remarried, she quickly gave birth to a son. Her new mother-in-law was not as vicious as Sun Xiurong, so she lived a pretty good life after remarrying.
But even if they're doing well, ordinary working-class families can only manage to get by. They don't have much savings, and it's impossible for them not to be envious of over a million yuan.
The money Qin Zhenwu left behind—isn't that her son Qin Jiawei's? Song Xia wants to sue and take a portion of it? Dream on!
"If anyone's going to take it, it should be you, the biological mother," Xie Liying's mother-in-law said. "You're Jiawei's biological mother. Now that Qin Zhenwu is gone, who else will he go with if not you? Will he go with that ignorant old woman, Sun Xiurong? Won't she raise the child badly?"
Xie Liying's mother-in-law, with a kind-hearted expression, analyzed, "Go and get Jiawei's custody back. We won't say we'll treat him the same as Liming, but it'll be better than Sun Xiurong taking care of him alone. I heard that after Song Xia was forced away by Sun Xiurong, Jiawei has been eating out all the time. He's at the age where he's growing, how can we let him stay like this?"
"I'm just afraid she won't give me custody!"
“You’re her biological mother, go ahead and sue her in court, see if she dares to give it to you. Sun Xiurong has a daughter, aren’t you afraid that her daughter will swindle away the little money she has, and Jiawei won’t get a single penny in the future?”
Xie Liying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then let me ask Jiawei if he's coming with me."
"What child doesn't want their own mother? Just look at Song Xia, no matter how good she is to him, he doesn't appreciate it. Just coax him a little more, and his heart will still be with you."
"Hmm." Actually, Xie Liying had already made up her mind. After all, it was such a large sum of money. Even if Sun Xiurong didn't give it to Qin Yuping, what if she was scammed one day? Would she still have the money to support Jiawei? Wouldn't all the responsibility fall on her side then? It would be better to take Jiawei over now and get the property that Qin Zhenwu left for Jiawei into her hands.
At this moment, Qin Jiawei was unaware that he had become a tool in the struggle for interests. He was happy that his mother had told him that she would take him to the amusement park on the weekend.
Sun Xiurong was much more shrewd. Xie Liying had never been so generous before. Before Song Xia married into the family, Xie Liying never spent more than a thousand yuan on Jiawei. It was only in recent years that she started taking him out to eat some junk food. This sudden attentiveness was definitely suspicious.
She quickly remembered the money in her hand, and anger welled up inside her. She knew Xie Liying was no good woman and was only after the money! Otherwise, why would she take her to an amusement park? Jiawei hadn't even received this treatment on his birthday.
“What’s there to be happy about?” Sun Xiurong said to Qin Jiawei with a fierce look in her eyes. “Do you think your mother is doing this for you? She’s after your father’s money. She wants to take you away and then take your father’s money to spend on your younger brother.”
"You're talking nonsense." Qin Jiawei pushed Sun Xiurong away. "I won't allow you to talk about my mother like that."
Sun Xiurong was pushed and stumbled: "She's not only your mother, but also Qin Liming's mother. Look at Qin Liming, all the clothes he wears are bought by Xie Liying. What has she ever bought for you?"
“But when that woman bought me things, you said it didn’t mean anything.”
Sun Xiurong choked for a moment, but still retorted, "How can you compare them? That woman isn't your biological mother. Your biological mother has two sons. You didn't grow up by her side. How can you be considered to have the same status as Qin Liming?"
These words struck a nerve with Qin Jiawei, who yelled, "You're not allowed to talk about my mom! You're not allowed to talk about my mom..."
He punched and punched Sun Xiurong like a madman. Sun Xiurong kept crying out in pain. The people upstairs and downstairs heard the noise but didn't want to interfere. After all, given how much Sun Xiurong doted on Qin Jiawei, if they did, they might be accused of meddling and that she was willingly being beaten by Qin Jiawei!
“Sun Xiurong will have a hard time in the future. If Qin Jiawei is sensible and obedient, with the money left by Qin Zhenwu, he can be raised peacefully. But under her pampering, Qin Jiawei has grown into a selfish, irritable, and playful person. He will rebel again in the future.”
“I think if things continue like this, that money won’t last long, especially since Miss Song is going to sue and take away a portion of it.”
"No matter how much they get, they've escaped this sea of suffering. I don't think Qin Jiawei can be relied on no matter how hard he tries to raise them."
“Even if she gets a small share, it will still break my heart. After all, she has spent all her salary on this family over the years, and she has worked so hard. When she left this house, all she had was the clothes she was wearing. Who wouldn’t feel sorry for her? If it were your daughter, wouldn’t you tear Sun Xiurong apart? What’s a little money?”
"That's true."
Putting aside the gossip, after beating up Sun Xiurong, Qin Jiawei went to find his biological mother, Xie Liying, and foolishly asked her if she was only nice to him because of his father's money.
Xie Liying couldn't say it, of course. She only said that Qin Zhenwu was gone and she was afraid that Sun Xiurong wouldn't be able to take good care of him by herself in the future, so she wanted to be nice to him. Then she warmly prepared a room for him and brought out his newly bought pajamas to change into.
Qin Zhenkuan winked at his mother: "Mom, you're so smart, you know to prepare an extra set of clothes."
"Of course, do you think Mom is Sun Xiurong? Of course, she has to put on a good show."
The mother and son exchanged a knowing smile, their calculations evident in each other's eyes.
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