"Solve a damn thing!" Jiang Erping scowled, unable to hold back a curse. "What kind of trash lawyer did you recomnd? At first, I thought he was so master, clear about every detail of the case, but then he suddenly started talking about apologizing and settling. I asked him to defend in court, and he seed so scared he just refused outright. Probably not very competent. Too scared to even take on a simple lawsuit."
He glared at his son, recounting what had happened during the day. His words were filled with nothing but dissatisfaction and anger towards Zhang Wei.
At first, he’d almost thought Zhang Wei was so kind of secretive, all-knowing master. Turns out he was just a charlatan! With that gift of gab, it’s a waste he’s not a street fortune teller. All talk and no real skills!
"Dad, are you sure... you went to the right law firm? Lawyer Zhang is really aweso."
But his son, after hearing this, couldn’t hide his disbelief.
"The wrong law firm?" Jiang Erping paused for a mont, furrowing his brows in thought. He confird, "It’s... Legal Pioneer Law Firm, right?"
His son blinked, nodding blankly.
"Then there’s no mistake!" Jiang Erping slamd the coffee table in anger. "This trash lawyer is just in it for the money! Not only did he suggest I apologize, he even threatened with possible jail ti if I didn’t!"
His son shrank back, scared. He dared not continue, fearful of being implicated.
After ranting for a good ten minutes, Jiang Erping took a deep breath and said in a severe tone, "Tomorrow, I’ll look for another lawyer. These so-called famous lawyers are all hot air, just like those ’masters’ and ’experts’—unreliable."
Regarding Zhang Wei... he now had only two words to describe him: Trash. His professional skills were trash, and his character was trash too.
His mom’s lawsuit... was probably just to scare them into apologizing and admitting their mistakes. If he were to make that call now, he’d be putting himself at a disadvantage. Later, he would have to take on the responsibility of providing for her. Perhaps... his mom would be living at his house the next day! Such an old person could fall ill at any mont, and then his household would be ruined! Therefore, this phone call, he absolutely couldn’t make! Whoever wants to can make it.
「Jin City.」
In a bungalow, Jiang Sanping also returned to his dormitory at the construction site.
"How’s our son?" he asked in a low voice first.
His wife pointed towards the bedroom, speaking softly, "He’s in the room doing howork. By the way, what did the lawyer say?"
To visit the lawyer, Jiang Sanping had specifically taken half a day off.
"This lawyer..." Jiang Sanping recalled his afternoon ordeal, saying with a complex expression, "he told to look out for myself."
"What do you an?" His wife looked up, full of confusion.
Jiang Sanping gave a wry smile. He recounted what had happened that afternoon. He had visited the law firm, and Zhang Wei, familiar with the drill, had given him a standard set of replies. Zhang Wei’s initial advice was for him to apologize and admit his mistakes. When Jiang Sanping refused to apologize and asked Zhang Wei to help defend him, Zhang Wei simply refused and told him to look out for himself.
It was almost like being diagnosed with a terminal illness at the hospital, where the doctor just sighs without saying a word. As if... he was beyond saving.
"This lawyer... he’s probably a dud. All show, no substance," his wife said, hearing this, also sowhat infuriated.
Then, after a few seconds of pause, she looked at Jiang Sanping and said, "Let’s find another lawyer tomorrow. I checked online, and the chances of winning this case are pretty good, as long as we can find a reliable lawyer. Anyway, we cannot make that apology call. If they manage to pin it on us, it’s going to be troubleso. As for the support paynts, tell the lawyer tomorrow to help us minimize our support obligations during the trial."
Jiang Sanping nodded. His wife was right. Their family situation wasn’t good to begin with. Since they couldn’t avoid the support paynts, they might as well save where they could.
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PS: The case of the Feng Cuihua family is a real one. In reality, it also stemd from inheritance issues, leading to four sons refusing to provide support.
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