In the room, only the mother and daughter remained.
Unable to hold it in any longer, Mother Xu cried and spoke, "Daughter, don’t lower yourself to your father’s level. Your brother and sister-in-law are not reliable at all. They spend recklessly and love to play Mahjong; losing three to five thousand at a ti is common for them. Especially your sister-in-law. She’s one way to my face and another behind my back, and she doesn’t treat well at all.
"Xiaoya, we will have to rely on you in the future. We can’t count on them. They used to fight with us all the ti. Now, their attitude has slightly improved since they heard about the demolition, but it’s only because they want us to give them all the compensation..."
Xu Xiaoya leaned against the door, feeling completely drained.
She said in a low voice, "Mom, you better keep your share of the demolition compensation. They will only treat you respectfully as long as they haven’t conned all the money out of you. The mont you don’t have even a penny left, they might just throw you out..."
"Oh, my daughter, I’m worried about that too... But you know what your father is like, with that awful temper of his... At that ti, we will still have to rely on you. If we ever get seriously ill or sothing, they won’t take care of us..."
...
"Xiaoya, please try to understand our situation... Your sister-in-law has given birth to two sons; she’s a great contributor to the Xu Family, so I dare not offend her... I feel miserable too... And I have no say in what your father decides..."
She asked calmly, "Is my household registration docunt in Dad’s hands?"
Mother Xu didn’t dare to hide it. "Actually, we heard about the demolition a long ti ago. So, your father transferred your household registration out separately two years ago. At the ti, we heard that each separate household registration could get its own property, and it wouldn’t be as beneficial if they were all combined..."
Only then did Xu Xiaoya learn that her own household registration had been transferred out two years ago, but they had never ntioned a word about it to her!
How terrifying!
What kind of family, what kind of parents? They’re more ruthless and vicious than strangers.
"Xiaoya, please, I beg you, bear with it... For the sake of giving birth to you and raising you, please don’t fight with your brother..."
Xiaoya slowly withdrew her hand, gritting her teeth. "Mom, that’s impossible! I will never co back in my life!"
"Xiaoya..."
Without daring to look at her mother, she turned and left.
Her car was parked at the corner of the street, where she saw her father, brother, and sister-in-law.
She stopped the car, and the three of them stopped as well, all coldly watching her.
She rolled down the car window slightly, remaining very calm. "Dad, I won’t ask for a single penny of the demolition compensation. However, you must write a formal agreent severing our father-daughter relationship. After that, if you get sick and are hospitalized, or anything of the sort, I will neither pay for it nor care for you. I will not be responsible in any way. Even on the day you die, I won’t return for your funeral."
Her brother punched her car window, the impact nearly shattering the glass. "Xu Xiaoya, you beast! You’re heartless! You’re so unfilial, may lightning strike you!"
She remained calm. "If this agreent isn’t written, I won’t let you have a single penny of the demolition money without a fight. Even if it ans a lawsuit and going to court, I won’t let you get even one cent of what’s mine. Moreover, I paid for the renovations on that house. I have paynt records for all those years, and I will not let this matter rest."
After saying that, she abruptly stepped on the accelerator.
Her brother still wanted to rush up and hit her, but the car had already sped away.
Throughout the journey, she simply focused on driving fast. It was already after ten o’clock at night when she opened the door to her ho.
Yan Xixi ca out at the sound, completely surprised. "Xiaoya, why are you back so late? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t be back until Friday? Have you had dinner? I bought braised chicken wings and pickled pepper chicken feet tonight, and I also made papaya and white fungus soup. You can have so..."
She hugged Yan Xixi tightly, tears streaming down.
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