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Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Manman, Lin Man
Seeing Tong Yao’s arrogance, Lin Shuxin pulled the child closer to him and advised his sister, "Let it be, Manman. We’re here to discuss serious matters, let’s not spoil the mood."
In all honesty, Lin Shuxin was the happiest about selling the house. They had made hundreds of thousands from it. Even though it was hard for him to get his uncle a share, but if it weren’t for his uncle insisting on selling the house, he wouldn’t know how long he would have to live in the run-down house.
Regrettably, the money wasn’t enough to buy a new house. However, it was still enough if they bought somewhere less prime. Even without buying a house, he had more money than his peers.
With his biological father still in detention, they couldn’t afford to offend his uncle.
Upon his words, Lin Man took a deep breath, restrained her temper, and stopped speaking.
Tong Yao was taken aback by the name ’Manman’. Did Lin Shuangxi change her name to Manman?
Manman, Lin Man, this couldn’t just be a coincidence!
Unable to restrain her curiosity, Tong Yao asked, "Did you change your name to Lin Man?"
Lin Man retorted with mockery, "Does my name change affect you too?"
Unfazed, Tong Yao responded with a question of her own, "During the Qing City earthquake, did you go there?"
Upon hearing her words, Lin Man, like a stepped-on cat, instantly snapped back, "Why would I go to Qing City? Stop talking nonsense." Going to Qing City to provide assistance was something she did secretly without her family’s knowledge. If it got out, her mother would certainly berate her to death.
Lin Man had no idea where Tong Yao got this information but she felt that Tong Yao asked such a question in front of her mother with a bad intent.
"Manman is a well-behaved child who understands things, she has never left Kyoto. You thought she was like you, running around everywhere?" Taking her chance, Tong Xiangqiao sarcastically made fun of Tong Yao. If she were not worried about her husband leaving a criminal record, she would have started a fuss.
Just watch!
Once her husband was out of the detention center, the dispute would not end. They should not think her easily bullied.
She didn’t know what kind of karma her second brother had that he fathered such a troublesome daughter.
Tong Yao glanced at Lin Man with a hidden meaning and smirked, "The fear is that you don’t realize what happened outside of Kyoto." From Lin Man’s reaction, Tong Yao was certain that Lin Man was the one who left a note for Si Chen.
No wonder Si Chen mistook Lin Man for her. At a first glance, their silhouettes did look alike.
She had no fondness whatsoever for Lin Man. Now that she knew that Lin Man was the one who left a note for Si Chen, she liked Lin Man even less.
"Watch your mouth. I’m telling you, don’t even think of slandering Manman," warned Tong Xiangqiao, glaring at her.
She wanted to teach Tong Yao a lesson in the guise of her aunt, but she was stopped by Tong Sikui.
"Aunt, try to calm down, we are here to discuss serious matters," Tong Sikui gave Tong Xiangqiao a signal with his eyes.
After all, they were held at the mercy of others, so Tong Xiangqiao didn’t dare be too aggressive. Worried for his daughter, Tong Yaohui pulled a long face and said, "Bring out the money. Whoever deserves the money should take it. Let’s settle this farce as soon as possible."
The siblings bickering made Tong Yaohui feel devastated. Since their childhood, their mother had always favored the eldest son and the youngest daughter. To prevent the siblings from turning against each other, their father left his will, split his legacy evenly between the three of them.
Even though it was like that, it could not stop the lust for money harbored by the elder brothers and the younger sister. Tong Yaohui didn’t want to talk more about it and only wished to get the share that belonged to him. He desired not to see the faces of his eldest brother and sister again.
"Uncle, it is almost lunchtime, why don’t you sit down and rest a bit? We can continue chatting after lunch," Tong Sikui proposed, grinning, without mentioning the house money.
"Dad, I think they aren’t interested in discussing the matter, let’s go!" Tong Yao gave everyone a sweep with her glance and pulled Tong Yaohui to leave. Although she hadn’t been in contact with them recently, she was always aware of the progress of the case.
Tomorrow was the deadline given by the police. If Tong Yaohui did not agree to settle, a criminal record would be established.
They would take legal action if his relatives dared to trick him, insist on having every single share that rightfully belonged to his parents, after the lawsuit was established.
Tong Yaohui was quite receptive to his daughter’s advice. When Tong Yao said to leave, he immediately followed her without any hesitation.
Upon seeing their inflexibility, Tong Sikui was compelled to stop Tong Yaohui immediately and reluctantly said, "Uncle, please don’t leave! I will get the house money for you right now, just wait for a while."
Having said that, Tong Sikui indeed didn’t dare to play any tricks. He hurriedly went to the room and brought out a bag containing a thick stack of money. During that era, hundred yuan bills were yet to be introduced and the largest denomination was only a fifty yuan note. Carrying this hundreds of thousands of yuan felt about seven or eight jins in weight.
For the first time in his life, Tong Sikui spotted so much money. In all honesty, he really didn’t want to part with the money!
But he had no choice. The matter couldn’t be delayed any longer, otherwise, his father will have a criminal record and that would bring trouble and unluckiness to several generations down the line in their family. While Tong Yaohui had no scruples about relationships, once the lawsuit began, they would have to give the money up anyway.
Rather than waiting until the end and gaining nothing, it’s better to pay the money now.
Pitifully, this massive amount of money barely warmed up in his house before changing hands. Their grandfather was really confused. It was so troublesome to even die! Even after death, he had to leave a will like others. Educated old people really can cause problems!
Everyone watching the money felt as if their hearts and livers ached. To be honest, none of them had ever seen this much cash before, and they all wished they could bite Tong Yao several times over out of sheer envy. Just thinking that this money was going to be hers drove them mad with jealousy.
A daughter who had been married off deserved no share of the Tong Family’s fortune!
Having such a child is like being haunted by a debt-collector.
Tong Sikui placed bundles of money, tightly packed like bricks, on the table, immediately took out the paper and pen prepared earlier and firmly stated, "Uncle, the money is all here. Take the money and sign the paper. After that, grandpa’s legacy will be evenly split. We won’t fight over these things anymore."
With the father and uncle absent, Tong Sikui, being the eldest among the younger generations, had the most say. Hence, everything was announced by him. Tong Xiangqiao and Yao Rong were too hot-tempered and brainless. To calm the situation, before Tong Yaohui arrived, he repeatedly told them not to throw a fit no matter what. Both knew the importance of the matter, and indeed, they didn’t cause much trouble.
Leaving a criminal record isn’t a thing to be proud of. Not only would it affect their children’s chances of participating in politics or the military, but it would also affect their future generations’ marriages. It was also means they couldn’t nurture influential individuals in their family.
When it came to the importance and urgency of matters, they could tell the difference.
Tong Yaohui, while keeping a straight face, pulled open the bag to have a look and was about to sign. He didn’t want to spend one more second in this atmosphere where from the adults to the children, no one welcomed him. Tong Yaohui was not blind.
From their eyes, he could only see money, no affection.
However, Tong Yao who was more suspicious said, "Dad, count the money before signing."
Even though the deadline was nearing, Tong Yao felt that Tang Family and Lin Family’s decisions were suspicious.
