For the next few days, whenever Song Xia had time in the afternoon, she would wander around outside Qin Jiawei and Cai Junjie's school, where she was spotted by the terrified Qin Yuping several times.
Qin Yuping was on the verge of a breakdown. Every time she went to question Song Xia, Song Xia would not say anything, but would just look at her with a sinister gaze. One day, Song Xia even went to the vicinity of Qin Yuping's husband, Cai Yonggang's, workplace.
Although she didn't go crazy like she did with Qin Yuping that day, Cai Yonggang couldn't stand the threat. After all, he cared more about his reputation than Qin Yuping, so he went to Sun Xiurong to argue.
He was not Qin Yuping, and since he hadn't achieved his goal of getting money before, he was even more impolite to Sun Xiurong.
"Mom, if you don't resolve your conflict with Song Xia, don't blame me for being heartless as your son-in-law. Don't involve the Cai family in your Qin family's affairs."
Sun Xiurong is getting old. She used to be domineering, but that was only towards Song Xia, who had always been submissive. When she encountered a truly powerful person, such as her son-in-law Cai Yonggang, she didn't say a word and silently wiped away her tears like an old person who had been abandoned by their children.
Qin Yuping felt sorry for Cai Yonggang because she was his biological mother, but Cai Yonggang didn't feel anything at all.
"Don't play dumb with me. I won't fall for that. Even if you spread rumors, I won't be afraid of being talked about like Song Xia was before. Anyway, because of your actions, my family has been in trouble. If that Song Xia comes looking for me again, do you think I'll tolerate you and Qin Jiawei anymore?"
"Alright." Qin Yuping pulled him, "When did Mom say anything about you? It's that Song Xia who's a scoundrel. If you want to cause trouble, you should go after Song Xia."
Cai Yonggang sneered, "Wasn't all this caused by your mother? Me, going to cause trouble for Song Xia? What do I have to do with her? Qin Yuping, are you trying to get our son into trouble? If your mother hadn't bullied her so badly in the past, would she be thinking of revenge now?"
Sun Xiurong's hands trembled slightly, unable to understand why she had become like this.
How dare that bitch? How dare she threaten her daughter and son-in-law?
“If she comes looking for me again, I’ll call the police. I refuse to believe that no one can deal with her!” Sun Xiurong said tremblingly.
Cai Yonggang scoffed: "You bullied her so much before, but who helped her deal with you? She's just making a fuss now, who can arrest her? When the day comes that she can be arrested, you'll regret it. Guess who she'll attack first when you push her to the limit?"
Sun Xiurong said bitterly, "She's Jiawei's stepmother, after all these years! How could she be so heartless as to hit him?"
Hearing this, Qin Yuping felt that her mother was hopeless, and said in the same cold tone as her husband, "She served you for so many years, and you still heartlessly kicked her out? And Mom, in your heart, there's only Qin Jiawei, isn't there?"
Cai Yonggang turned and left, saying, "Your mother and I have nothing more to say to each other. If you ever interfere in their affairs again, we're getting a divorce!"
Qin Yuping hurriedly chased after her mother, glancing back at her before leaving: "Mom, if you don't want Jiawei to get into trouble, if you don't want your daughter's family to fall apart, then apologize to Song Xia properly and stop causing her trouble! She can't come back to serve you and Jiawei like before."
Sun Xiurong sat blankly on the sofa, unable to understand how the situation had changed so drastically. Before, Song Xia was always the one being manipulated!
How could that bitch change so quickly? Before, she wouldn't dare say a word more than necessary in front of me!
Sun Xiurong was furious and wanted to curse Song Xia, but she hesitated because of her daughter and son-in-law's warning. More importantly, she couldn't gamble with her precious grandson.
And so, Sun Xiurong sat there all night in despair. The next day, she learned something even more devastating: the court's verdict had been delivered, and the judgment was sent directly to the community, where community staff personally handed it to her.
"A verdict?" Sun Xiurong hurriedly opened the door. "I didn't even go there, how could a verdict be handed down?"
The community worker explained, somewhat exasperated, "Aunt Sun, even if you don't go to court, the court can still deliver a verdict. You should still take a good look at the judgment."
People who like to stir up trouble gathered around and, seeing the judgment that agreed to the plaintiff Song Xia's claims and ordered Sun Xiurong to pay her 680,000 yuan as appropriate, immediately began to discuss it with schadenfreude.
“I knew Song’s daughter couldn’t lose the case, but Qin Zhenwu left behind more than two million yuan, more than we had imagined.”
"Six hundred and eighty thousand seems like a lot, but it's less than a third of what it should be. Thinking about it, Xiao Song still lost money."
"That's right. Xiao Song earns 20,000 yuan a month working as a nanny. All these years she's served Sun Xiurong and the others for nothing, not even counting the wages she's put into it!"
"But at least we're relieved. Sun Xiurong wouldn't even go to court before, so I doubt she'd pay this money easily."
"If she doesn't want to file this lawsuit, then let's continue. The judgment has already been issued; can she deny it now?"
Looking at the words on the judgment and listening to the neighbors' discussions, Sun Xiurong felt a wave of dizziness. Six hundred and eighty thousand yuan! That's six hundred and eighty thousand yuan! That's all her son's hard-earned money! How could it be given to an outsider like Song Xia? What kind of judge is so muddle-headed?
Sun Xiurong was furious and heartbroken. She hadn't even been there, so how could the court have made a ruling? Song Xia must have taken advantage of her absence to deceive the judge!
She must appeal! She's determined to appeal! This money is all for her precious grandson; how can she give it to Song Xia?
She knew it! It must be that bitch Song Xia who was afraid of not getting money from her, so she deliberately threatened her daughter and son-in-law! She wouldn't let that bitch get her way!
After hesitating for a while, Sun Xiurong finally went to her daughter, hoping that her daughter could help find someone to appeal. Qin Yuping also only then found out that her brother had left behind so much money. Her mother really kept it a secret!
But...
Qin Yuping was hesitant. Helping her mother might not bring her any benefits, and it might even anger that madwoman Song Xia. What if Song Xia impulsively harmed Junjie?
“I can help.” Cai Yonggang looked at Sun Xiurong with a calculating look. “Mom, you know we have a hard life. Why don’t you lend us the money to buy a house first? Don’t worry, we won’t take anything from you or Jiawei. When Jiawei grows up and needs to buy a house, I, as his uncle, will definitely help him.”
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiurong immediately dropped her pleading smile. She knew exactly what her son-in-law was up to! Putting aside whether Song Xia's verdict would be overturned, it would be difficult to get the money back after giving it to Cai Yonggang, especially since she was getting older every year.
So Sun Xiurong turned around and left. She didn't believe that she couldn't find someone to help her even though she had money. She thought she could find a lawyer herself!
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