Chapter 1440: Chapter 1013: Full-time Mother’s Counterattack 21 (Six Thousand) _2
His greed probably can’t be solved by just a written declaration of severance. Don’t be fooled by the injuries the old couple have now; time heals all wounds. It won’t be long before they make up, and when that ungrateful person spends all the money, they’ll contact them again, then continue to leech off them and drag me along with them.
Qi Qi knew what would happen later and understood that as long as they followed her, they couldn’t avoid these things, but she couldn’t bring herself to ignore them.
Call her the Holy Mother if you want, but everyone had parents who raised them. Especially since these are her original parents, if only a sum of money could completely sever the relationship, it would be fine. But the greatest likelihood is that even if the relationship is severed, when they’re squeezed dry, they’ll be abandoned because people as ungrateful as that won’t care whether they live or die.
Now they can still take care of themselves, but in the future, if they end up bedridden, they might end up being tortured to death eventually.
"Don’t dream that way. We won’t follow your sister. A daughter once married is like water thrown out. Although she’s divorced, in our eyes, she is no different from an outsider. You are our son. For you, we sacrificed everything. Do you think you can sever ties just by saying so? If you don’t support us, we’ll sue you!"
Mr. Qi was initially silent, but when he spoke, his words were firm and unwavering. It was clear he was utterly disappointed with Qi Yong.
The reason they didn’t come to her wasn’t for any other reason, but perhaps they couldn’t swallow their pride.
In their hometown, where there’s a son, staying at the daughter’s house is disgraceful, it’s shameful, and it annoys the husband’s family.
Perhaps, subconsciously, they thought she would remarry sooner or later?
Thus, an entire afternoon was wasted arguing over severing the relationship, with no good solution found.
Finally, when the judge announced a recess and that they would return another day, Mr. Qi suddenly said to Qi Qi, "No need to schedule another day."
"Since you refuse to sever ties with us, and we refuse to sever ties with Qi Yong, let’s keep things the way they are. You give us twenty thousand a year and don’t worry about anything else. As for Qi Yong, we will no longer care about him. Whether he lives or dies, bad or good, we have tried our best. Let him make his own way!"
It’s uncertain what motivated Mr. Qi’s resolve, but then he looked sincerely at the judge.
"Failing to raise a good child is our responsibility. The daughter did nothing wrong. She has always cared for us wholeheartedly, sending money to us regularly every year. We also know she earns a lot. The reason she doesn’t give us more is to prevent this unfilial son from taking it. We lied earlier; this child never gave us a cent. From childhood to adulthood, it’s we who have given him; he never sent us even a cent. The so-called three thousand yuan is nonsense; in fact, it’s money his mother gave him. Their family of four’s living expenses have always been covered by the two of us. We thought providing marriage, buying him a house and a car in the county, and living frugally ourselves would let us enjoy our later years, but I was wrong, terribly wrong."
"Being entangled with such a failure will affect Qi Qi’s development. She is not at fault; we are. When she was giving us twelve thousand, it was actually enough. Because if we fell ill and went to the hospital, she covered those costs too. It was equivalent to any extra that would be left after national insurance reimbursement. She gave the money, which was indeed enough for us to live well in the countryside. But alas, for having an ungrateful child, we asked for twenty thousand. In the future, if we have any problems, we won’t turn to her."
The old father bowed his hunched body, letting out a heavy sigh: "Isn’t there a mediation agreement from the court? I’ll sign it."
The lawyer looked at Qi Qi, then Qi Qi saw her mother lowered her head, only crying silently, not speaking. Her father didn’t dare look at her. As for the ungrateful son, who had earlier been arrogant, probably noticed something wasn’t right with the atmosphere, even his lawyer wasn’t engaging with him, so he had to close his mouth, his extorting demeanor forcibly silenced.
In the end, Qi Qi signed the court mediation agreement, but although it was twenty thousand on paper, she privately told them.
