I'll definitely help, but ultimately Shuli has to stand up for herself.
Shu Yan carefully recalled her second sister's personality. She was a bit more assertive than the original owner of this body, but not by much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so tormented by her in-laws. If she really wanted her to help, Shu Yan would definitely tell her to stay away from that family. She was just afraid that her second sister wouldn't agree.
"Second sister, if you continue to stay in their family, even if I help you this time, there will be a next time." Shu Yan said this first, and then asked, "How do you want me to help you?"
The second sister looked at Shu Yan with a determined gaze, "Divorce? I want to do what you did. I want a divorce and raise the child myself. There's a woman next door who went to Guangzhou to work and earns four or five hundred a month. As long as you're willing to work hard, I don't believe you can't support yourself and your child."
Shu Yan was startled by Shu Li's reaction; she never expected her to say such a thing.
Seeing Shu Yan's shocked expression, Shu Li smiled bitterly: "If this continues, my child and I will both die. I have to think about my child, even if I don't think about myself."
Ping An has cost the family a lot of money over the years. Not to mention his grandmother, even the child's father is getting annoyed with Ping An now. So when his sister-in-law made this suggestion, they didn't object. The moment he agreed, he had already given up on Ping An. Without treatment, Ping An could only slowly wait to die. As a housewife with no source of income, Shu Li had no say in the family.
Shuli thought to herself, if her younger sister dared to get a divorce, why shouldn't she? She could go out and work, even if it was only 200 yuan a month, she could support herself and her children, and things would be no worse than they are now.
"Have you thought this through?" Shu Yan looked Shu Li up and down, wondering if she had been possessed like her.
Shu Li felt uneasy under Shu Yan's gaze. She glanced down at herself, noticing a pair of faded trousers and a hand-me-down t-shirt that the neighbor didn't want because it was too big. She looked like a child wearing adult clothes. Then she looked at Shu Yan, who was wearing an expensive shirt and trousers, high heels, a watch, a sparkling necklace, and pearl earrings. If it weren't for her unchanged facial features, Shu Li wouldn't have believed that this was her younger sister.
The two sisters were born to the same parents. The younger sister used to be worse off than her, but look at her now—younger, prettier, and richer. She doesn't dare say that she will end up like Shu Yan after her divorce, but at least she won't have to work herself to the bone like she does now, barely able to eat, and unable to even protect her own child.
"Does he agree to your divorce? Divorce isn't something one person can decide. If a man wants to drag it out, it might take years to get a divorce. Dragging it out like this isn't good for you or the child." Shu Yan felt that Shu Li's divorce might be even more complicated than her own.
“He’ll be willing. He’s been having an affair for a while now, and she’s a widow. If I bring it up now, he’ll be more than happy to see it!” Shuli had known for a long time that her husband was having an affair, but she had never interfered.
"Someone's there? That makes things easier." We just need to use the same trick again. Not only can we get a divorce, but we can also extort a sum of money. Both children will stay with their mother. Shouldn't the father pay some child support?
First, cancel the plane tickets, then Shu Yan took Shu Li to find Shu Jianyang.
"You want a divorce?" Shu Jianyang's eyes widened. He glanced at Shu Yan, wondering if she had instigated it.
Shu Yan rolled her eyes. "It was my second sister who wanted a divorce. Ask her about the details."
After hearing what had happened, Shu Jianyang slammed his fist on the table. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Why didn't you say so earlier? What's the use of saying so earlier? They say they're brothers, but they're not blood brothers after all. How could Shu Li dare to go to Shu Jianyang?
"Third Brother, my idea is to use the same trick we used on Ye Zhiqiang on Lü Qingwei as well," Shu Yan said with a smile.
Shu Jianyang stroked his chin. "Don't worry, leave it to me."
As Shuli said, Lü Qingwei agreed to the divorce as soon as she filed for divorce. However, they disagreed on who should take custody of the two children. He was willing to let Shuli take the son, but not the daughter.
Shuli's daughter is 12 years old and can already help with a lot of housework. If she is raised for a few more years, she can receive a good dowry. Of course, Lü Qingwei is unwilling to give it to Shuli.
Shu Yan knew best what he was thinking, and too lazy to argue with him, she simply told Shu Jianyang to bring his men over. With more than 30 burly men standing in the courtyard, the old lady and Lü Qingwei immediately backed down.
They knew that Shu Jianyang had a very good relationship with the town mayor and the police station chief, so even if they called the police, it wouldn't do any good. They dared to treat Shu Li badly before because Shu Jianyang wouldn't care about her, but now that Shu Jianyang was involved, they wouldn't dare to yell at Shu Li even if they had ten times the courage.
"Xiaoli, you can't take both of our children with you. What will the people in town say about me? You have to leave one for me." When hard tactics didn't work, Lü Qingwei tried soft ones.
“Fine, then I’ll leave Ping’an to you, and my daughter will stay with me.” Shu Li stared at Lü Qingwei, and seeing his unwilling expression, she mocked, “I absolutely cannot leave my daughter to you. Who knows who you, you beast, will sell her to? I’m already like this, and I don’t want my daughter to live the same life as me in the future.”
Shuli's daughter followed closely behind her, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears when she heard her mother's words.
She was really scared. What would she do if her mother took her younger brother away?
"Don't worry, Mom will definitely take you away with her." Shuli held her daughter's hand.
"What, you don't want to?" Shu Jianyang looked at Lü Qingwei's family with a half-smile.
Lu Qingwei grinned, revealing his yellow teeth, and said, "Third Brother, I really respect you, but this child is mine. It's not unreasonable for me to take one of the two children, is it?"
“That’s right, we’ll take one of them, either a daughter or a son, we definitely want one.” Shuli’s sister-in-law winked at Lü Qingwei.
Shuli cherishes her two children as her lifeblood, and compared to her healthy daughter, she would definitely not dare to keep her son.
Lu Qingwei immediately realized what was happening and shouted, "Yes, you were the one who brought up the divorce. Now, it's not unreasonable for me to want one of the two children, whether it's a son or a daughter, I definitely want one."
Not only could Lü Qingwei think of this, but Shu Yan and the others could too. Shu Jianyang snorted lightly, "They're really shameless."
Shu Jianyang took out a stack of photos and threw them on the table, saying, "Look at this before you start yelling."
The photo shows Lü Qingwei and the widow. Although it's not as explosive as Ye Zhiqiang's photo, it will definitely cause a sensation in the town.
Lu Qingwei's face turned red, and he couldn't say a word. "These are all fake. This isn't me."
"Not you?" Shu Jianyang pulled out another stack of photos and threw them at his face. The photos showed Shu Jianyang accompanying the widow to the hospital, and his sister was also in them. The widow was touching her belly, looking happy. "It's not your sister who's pregnant, it's this widow. Am I right?"
Sweating profusely, Lü Qingwei looked at Shu Li, opened his mouth, and forced himself to say, "No, it's just that my sister is pregnant, it's just bad luck."
Shu Jianyang said "Oh," clapped his hands, and two burly men brought the widow over. "I took her to get an ultrasound. Congratulations, it's a boy. If you don't acknowledge it, I'll tell the Sun family. What do you think they'll do if they find out they have a grandson?"
The Sun family was the widow's husband's family, and they had some influence in town. They only had one son, who fell seriously ill, yet they still arranged a marriage for him, hoping to continue the family line. Unfortunately, he died not long after the wedding. The widow was pitiful; she was sold to the Sun family by her parents and became a widow at a young age. But no matter how pitiful she was, it couldn't be a reason for her to steal someone else's husband.
Shu Jianyang suspected that the Sun family might have been deliberately involved in the affair, perhaps wanting to have a child through artificial insemination. He wondered if Lü Qingwei wanted the child. He doubted it; the Sun family might already know, but were waiting for the pregnancy to stabilize before making their move.
Sure enough, Lü Qingwei's expression changed. He knew very well that if the Sun family found out that the widow was pregnant with a boy, they would definitely take him for themselves, and it would be impossible for him to compete with the Sun family.
"I don't want to stay in the Sun family anymore, I don't want to." Upon hearing Shu Jianyang's words, the widow's face turned pale, and she looked at Lü Qingwei hopefully. "Didn't you say you wanted to marry me? You get a divorce, I'll marry you. I'm carrying your son. If she wants your two children, she can have them. If you like daughters, I'll have another one for you."
By saying this, she was essentially admitting everything.
Shu Jianyang nodded, and the lawyer behind him took out a divorce agreement. "Mr. Lü, please read the agreement carefully. If you'd like, please sign it."
With witnesses and physical evidence all available, Lü Qingwei could no longer struggle. He picked up the divorce agreement and looked at it carefully. When he saw the child support payment, he immediately became unhappy.
“I’ve been supporting them all. Let’s say they’re 18 years old. I’ve supported my daughter for 12 years and my son for 8 years. Even if we split it 50/50, I’ve already exceeded that amount. Why should I have to pay them?”
The lawyer smiled slightly, "Mr. Lü, Ms. Shu's housework is also considered labor. The child is under eighteen years old and will be jointly raised by both parties. Moreover, you are the party at fault. If you go to court, you may have to pay out most of your property."
Lu Qingwei didn't understand this. In their area, whoever had the bigger fist called the shots. Now, Shu Jianyang had a bigger fist and there were witnesses and physical evidence. Whether it was settled privately or in court, he wouldn't get the better end of the deal.
"Hurry up, I don't have time to waste with you. If you don't sign, we'll go to court. I'm sure we'll get a verdict soon." Shu Jianyang smiled.
That smile sent chills down Lü Qingwei's spine.
“Child support is possible, but two hundred a month is too much.” Lu Qingwei took over his father’s job, which was a pretty good one, and even with all the odds and ends, it only cost a little over four hundred a month. He absolutely could not agree to give half of that at once.
"Then I'll give you 20,000 yuan all at once, and you won't have to take care of the two kids anymore." Shu Jianyang looked at him with a slightly threatening gaze.
Twenty thousand is no small sum. We've spent a lot of money on Ping An's medical treatment over the years. Where would we get so much savings? Lü Qingwei stubbornly insisted that we didn't have any.
After some haggling, they agreed to pay 18,000 yuan, but they wouldn't be responsible for the children's future tuition or medical expenses.
After signing the papers and receiving the money, Shuli suddenly burst into tears, unsure whether it was because she was reluctant to leave her family or because she felt finally free.
"Don't think too much, things will get better in the future," Shu Yan said, taking her arm.
"Yes, I will." She didn't believe that she couldn't earn a living with her own hands.
Both children are very well-behaved, especially Shuli's son, who is quiet and doesn't make a fuss, just like a rag doll.
"Thank you so much, Third Brother. Otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly." A cousin is different from a biological sister. You have to be polite to him. As for Shu Yan, she's her own sister. She'll talk to her behind closed doors at home. She'll keep her gratitude to herself. In the future, she'll never hesitate to help her sister if she needs anything.
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