There was a moment of silence in the courtroom, and then warm applause broke out in the gallery.
Yes! Children from ordinary families are not as well-nourished as these two children. With that height, it is impossible for ordinary families to raise them.
Biological mother?
So what if she's the biological mother? She abandoned her child and ran away. Now that the child has grown up and can almost take care of himself, why would the biological mother come back? Pick peaches?
The judge banged the gavel many times before the audience became quiet.
The judge looked at the clerk, who wrote down the numbers Zhou Xiang had just mentioned and calculated them backwards. The child support Zhou Xiang asked for was really not high, and it was all based on the lowest price.
Especially the clothes, the amount was at least three times less. Treating two children who have no relatives like this, even if you have money, you may not be so kind!
The clerk placed the nine-year child support he calculated for the two children in front of the judge. He did not want the two children to return to their biological mother, even though the law stipulated so.
Because just now, when the two children heard Zhou Xiang talk about their height and clothes, they immediately stood up with proud expressions on their faces.
He is obviously proud of his height, his clothes, and the family he lives in now.
The judge looked at the child support calculated by the clerk and found that it was more than double what Zhou wanted to say.
This week I think she must be a rich and kind-hearted person. She really didn't blackmail Ji Hong. Maybe she was afraid that if she said too much, the two children she took care of would feel guilty?
Such a person who cares about the inner growth of children, and the couple who always hold the hands of their two children, both show that they love their children more than Ji Hong, their biological mother.
As a mother, when her children refused to live with her, she immediately sued the person who had taken care of her children for nine years. How could such a person treat children well? Not to mention that she abandoned her children when the youngest was only two years old.
Even if her environment is good now, accidents happen. If she falls into poverty again, will these two children end up being abandoned again?
The judge adjourned the court for 30 minutes.
Zhou Xiang walked to the gallery, and Luo Shaoying shed tears, "Sister Xiang Xiang, thank you! Thank you for your concern and effort for us, and thank you for taking care of us selflessly."
Zhou Xiang took out a tissue and wiped her tears. "Okay, don't cry. The situation is favorable to us now. You should be happy. Luo Shaoqiang, did you bring your passbook?"
Luo Shaoqiang nodded, "I brought it."
"Well! Later, your mother might use the pension and the money from selling the house as evidence. Your passbook is evidence. Give it to Lawyer Fang."
Lawyer Fang, who was following behind Zhou Xiang, took the passbook given by Luo Shaoqiang. He had read this passbook before and had not touched a penny of the money in it. He saved the money immediately every time he received it, sometimes once every three months, sometimes once every six months.
Zhou Xiang sat down next to Ling Ran and asked, "What news did you get?"
Just now when Director Yu was making her statement, Ling Ran used Zuo's father's phone to send her a message with one word: money.
"Ji Hong was a gambler. She had owed a lot of money without telling her husband. When she was chased for debt, she thought of the Luo family's house, but she didn't know that the house had been sold long ago.
She probably wanted the money from selling the house and the monthly pension, so she instigated her husband to come back and fight for custody.
That man is a regular employee, and his living conditions are pretty average! He's infertile, so it seems he really wants Qiangqiang and Yaya, but...
"But what?" Zhou Xiang was anxious.
"Let's talk about it when we get back. It's not convenient here."
Zhou Xiang stopped asking questions and the two chatted for a while. 30 minutes later, the trial continued.
This time, lawyers from both sides made statements and submitted evidence. Lawyer Fang did not wait for the other party to take action, but submitted Luo Shaoqiang's passbook and all the evidence he wrote, including the testimonies of the neighbors around Luo's family.
The judge looked through the pension passbook that had not been touched for 9 years, as well as the testimonies of the neighbors around the Luo family. He decided to stick to his own ideas during the discussion after the court.
After the evidence is presented to the jury, the clerk announces the next step: the dependents' statements.
Luo Shaoqiang recounted the difficulties he faced when his grandmother fell ill after his mother left home. He wanted to support the family and take good care of his sister, but at the age of six, he was too powerless.
He couldn't hold on, and when he felt he was about to fall into despair and darkness, it was Sister Zhou Xiang, who was only three years older than him and passed by, who showed him a way and made him see the sunshine and hope.
But now, he has godparents, sisters and brothers. He no longer needs to endure what he cannot bear, and no longer needs to endure what he should not bear. Every day he goes to school, makes friends and exercises. He is very happy!
Everyone in the gallery burst into tears. What a heartless mother! She even had the nerve to come back and fight for custody!
Luo Shaoying's statement was just one sentence: "I had a mother seven years ago."
The audience immediately applauded. "Yes, I recognized a godmother seven years ago! No need! Biological mother? Go back to where you came from!"
The judge banged the gavel, "Silence!"
After the courtroom quieted down, the judge no longer accepted the jury's opinion. "This court declares that Luo Shaoqiang and Luo Shaoying shall continue to be jointly raised by Zuo Youcheng, Fang Yuehong, and Zhou Xiang. Court is adjourned!"
Thunderous applause broke out and everyone stood up and applauded for the judges, for Luo Shaoqiang and Luo Shaoying, for Zuo Youcheng and Fang Yuehong, and for Zhou Xiang.
The judge thought these people were seeing him off and left the court.
Ji Hong's face turned ugly. Who told her that no one could take away the custody rights of a child's parents? Not even the grandparents?
Zhou Xiang walked over to Ji Hong and said, "Ms. Ji Hong, you owe money so you can pay it back yourself! If you can't pay it back, ask your current husband to pay it back! You're still thinking about the little money your two children have. Where's your conscience?
I didn't let them touch it at all, because it was bought with their father's blood and flesh. How dare you lay your hands on it? Aren't you afraid?"
Ji Hong's face turned pale. She didn't know if she was frightened by Zhou Xiang's revelation of her debt, or by Zhou Xiang's last words, "You, you investigated me?"
Zhou Xiang smiled. "Didn't you investigate me too? You even investigated their godparents. I learned that from you."
Zhou Xiang turned around and left, Ling Ran and Lawyer Fang followed him on the left and right, Zuo Youcheng and Fang Yuehong followed with Qiangqiang and Yaya.
The man's voice came from behind, "Do you owe money outside?"
Zhou Xiang sneered. Was he really ignorant or was he pretending not to know?
It had nothing to do with her anyway.
After leaving the court, Lawyer Fang returned the passbook to Luo Shaoqiang and said, "Congratulations to you and your sister for getting what you wanted!"
“Thank you, Lawyer Fang!”
Lawyer Fang waved his hand. "I didn't contribute much. Zhou Xiang is still the best."
Luo Shaoqiang smiled. "Sister Zhou Xiang is amazing, but you also helped a lot. You collected and compiled all the evidence."
Lawyer Fang smiled. "Great! I also contributed. I'll be back now. Call me if you need anything next time."
"good!"
Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran sent Lawyer Fang to the train station, while Zuo Youcheng and Fang Yuehong took Luo Shaoqiang and his sister on the bus back to Huai County.
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