Chapter 219: The Unfilial Daughter

Thinking about it now, Si Rong must have been hiding it all along because she was worried she would find out.

But now, she has discovered it after all.

Based on current property prices in Huaiyang, that is no small sum of money.

No wonder the Si Family is so wealthy; they must be just like Si Rong, all of it ill-gotten gains.

No wonder Shen Lan didn't have much money in his hands when she married him; thinking about it carefully, where did the salary from all those years Shen Lan worked go?

Back then, after Shen Lan died, those people drove them out of the house they were living in; how difficult it was for the mother and her two children to be displaced!

Si Rong could be so heartless as to embezzle the several properties that Shen Lan owned half of.

Now that she is taking this to court to get the houses back, she must let everyone in Huaiyang know what kind of person Si Rong is.

……

Si Rong carefully read the subpoena in her hand again and first called Jiang Cheng; Jiang Cheng said he would hire a lawyer and told her not to worry.

Then Si Rong made another call to Ming Zi.

Before long, Ming Zi drove over.

She was as comfortable at Si Rong's house as if she were in her own; her friend had slippers and a teacup prepared for her.

Ming Zi poured herself a cup of chrysanthemum tea, sat over, and looked at the subpoena sent by the court.

"Tsk~, it's fortunate that we were cautious when you bought this house, otherwise we really would have fallen for their trap."

"Mm, it's fortunate that you are smart."

Si Rong was truly grateful in her heart that Ming Zi had helped her come up with the best house-buying plan back then when her mind was in chaos.

"I will accompany you when the time comes."

At the court three days later, Li Xuan was destined to be disappointed.

Once Si Mother knew that Si Rong was going to court, the entire Si Family was stirred up.

The second brother called to say he would attend with the eldest brother when the time came.

Their little sister was not someone just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could bully.

Jiang Yu also specifically called home.

Except when in front of Jiang Cheng, where this County Magistrate would reveal a hint of childishness, he was otherwise entirely serious.

"Sister-in-law, do you need my help with this lawsuit?"

"Jiang Yu, thank you; your brother is already hiring a lawyer, there is no problem."

"We are family, no need to be polite; let me know anytime if you need help."

Although this matter did not require troubling her family, Si Rong still felt very warm.

She was cared for by many people.

On the other side, Li Xuan also did not want to stand on the street anymore; three days later, she would go to court to take back the inheritance belonging to Shen Lan, and then she would be able to pay off her debts.

There would still be some left over, and then she would go play the stock market.

Everyone is playing the stock market now; I heard some people get rich overnight.

"When that time comes, the two of us won't have to serve those stinky men anymore."

Li Xuan said to her daughter.

Shen Yuan: ……

"Don't think so beautifully; those houses of Si Rong's might not necessarily include my dad's."

Her intuition told her that this matter was not as simple as Li Xuan thought.

"That is where you don't understand; the previous marriage law has already come out, and I have already gone to the property management office to try and find out; Si Rong had not divorced your dad when she bought the houses, she used the money your dad earned, so of course, she should have half of your dad's; since your dad is dead, that half of the property belonging to him should naturally be inherited by you and your brother."

It sounded correct, but Shen Yuan still felt it wasn't that simple.

She advised Li Xuan, "Maybe you should just go back to receiving guests first!"

She had already saved nearly 20,000 yuan in her hands; once she bought a computer later, she would take all the money to play the stock market.

Men cannot be relied upon, and it was clear her mother could not be relied upon either; she had to plan for her own future.

Li Xuan: ……

She poked her daughter's forehead hard with her index finger, "How can you be so self-deprecating and base!"

Self-deprecating and base?

Shen Yuan suddenly couldn't control herself and burst into wild laughter, laughing until Li Xuan felt her hair stand on end.

Worried that her daughter was having another mental breakdown, she comforted her, "Don't take what Mom said to heart; I was just saying it off the cuff."

Shen Yuan flipped over the table in front of her, "I am self-deprecating and base? Who was the one who sent me to a man's bed first? Wasn't it you who said we were earning money with our own abilities and that it wasn't shameful?"

"Mm? Speak!"

The crazed Shen Yuan had immense strength; Li Xuan's collar was being grabbed by her, and she could barely breathe.

She could only stand there blankly, being scolded by her own daughter.

"Li Xuan! Your mother was right! You should be called Li Jianmei! You are the most base woman in this world!"

"In terms of being a mother, you are a hundred thousand miles behind Si Rong!"

"A mother like you who is unfilial to parents, unjust to friends, and unkind to children will definitely fall into the eighteenth level of hell when you die!"

Li Xuan: ……

She could only shed tears silently; unfilial, unjust, unkind—how could all of this be blamed on her?

It was clearly because everyone had wronged her first, this unfilial daughter!

If she had known, she would have been better off throwing her into the Fuliyuan to fend for herself back then, rather than having her turn the world upside down to accuse her now!

Son, hurry up and get out of prison!

Li Xuan hoped in her heart that once she got the house on Zhangshu Street, she wouldn't give her daughter a single cent.

Very quickly, the day of the court hearing arrived.

Because the mother and daughter had caused a scene that day, Shen Yuan still refused to speak to Li Xuan, so she had to go to court all by herself.

Si Rong arrived a little later than her; Li Xuan met her gaze and saw the mockery in Si Rong's eyes.

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Could there be some unexpected turn of events today?

Li Xuan scanned the people standing behind Si Rong: Si Rong's military officer husband, her two brothers, her good friend Ming Zi, and a girl she did not recognize.

It was Jiang Zhi, who had just returned from Jing Shi.

She was twenty-six this year, worked in Jing Shi, and had returned this time to get married.

Hearing that her aunt was going to court, she had gotten up early to come along.

Although she did not study law and might not be able to help much, it was good to keep her aunt company.

Compared to Si Rong's entourage, Li Xuan felt a deep sense of melancholy in her heart.

It was as if nothing had changed; this was how she and Si Rong were in the beginning.

After all these years, it was still the same.

However, so what if so many people came with her?

The law is the law; if the judge truly favored Si Rong, she would keep suing until she obtained what belonged to her.

Li Xuan submitted her marriage certificate with Shen Lan, as well as the proof of birth for the two children she had given birth to back then.

After the judge reviewed them, the lawyer representing Si Rong also submitted their supporting materials.

After the panel of judges conferred, the verdict was delivered quickly.

Li Xuan was being completely unreasonable.

"Those three properties belong entirely to Ms. Si Rong personally and have nothing to do with anyone else."

The judge delivered the final verdict.

Li Xuan was dumbfounded.

"How is that possible? Did the Si Family pay you off! Don't think that just because I don't have a lawyer, I don't understand the law; these three properties were bought by Si Rong while she was married to Shen Lan, so Shen Lan should have half of them!"

By slandering the court like this, the judges and everyone present immediately looked at her with disgust.

"Everything declared by this court is just and fair; although the three properties you mentioned were indeed purchased by Ms. Si Rong during the subsistence of her marriage to Shen Lan, they truly have nothing to do with Shen Lan."

The judge signaled for someone in the gallery to read the materials submitted by Si Rong's side to Li Xuan.