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Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Who are you looking for?
Upon her brother-in-law’s demand, Si Xiaohui went out reluctantly and slowly.
Si Weimin closed the door and walked over to Lin Fengying, fixing the corner of her blanket. He bent down, sat beside the bed, and asked seriously: "Sister-in-law, are you truly determined to have them get divorced?"
When Lin Fengying heard his words, emotions welled up again. Her pale face instantly flushed with anger, "I know it’s not something that a mother should do. But you can see how much Xiaochen has changed since he’s been with Tong Yao. He even chooses to ignore his own mother. If they continue to be together, I won’t be able to close my eyes even in death. Regardless of how others see me, their divorce is a must now. If they don’t divorce, I’ll die just to show them. I want to see if they can still live happily with my death between them."
Even if her eldest son decided to sever ties, to disavow her as his mother because of this, she wouldn’t stand by and let Si Chen be at other’s disposal.
Anyway, since her eldest son had already intended to break off relations with her, she had nothing to worry about.
Si Weimin nodded and furrowed his eyebrows after hearing Lin Fengying’s words, "Tong Yao has a deep mind, which indeed doesn’t suit our family. It’s good to divorce. Xiaochen is young and promising. It’s not difficult for him to remarry. The bond between a mother and her son can’t simply be broken. After he divorces Tong Yao, he’ll gradually understand."
"Weimin, do you also agree with their divorce?" Lin Fengying felt much relieved. She had been worried that Si Weimin might have judged her for this, but it seemed like she overthought.
"Hmm." Si Weimin nodded and expressed his concern, "Sister-in-law, have you considered what would happen to their shared assets after Xiaochen divorces Tong Yao?"
Having lived in Kyoto and experienced divorce himself, Si Weimin was more aware of these matters and thus had more concerns.
"..." Lin Fengying was dumbfounded by his question. She indeed hadn’t considered these matters and only thought about having her eldest son divorce.
To tell the truth, she didn’t spend a penny on her son’s marriage, and even when Tong Yao opened a shop, she didn’t pay at all. Although her son’s salary all went to Tong Yao, it didn’t exceed the money Tong Yao earned.
During a real divorce, her son may not get much property. However, it was not easy for her to swallow the fact that without any financial compensation, Tong Yao could still run four tea houses and earn tens of thousands of yuan every year. In front of money, no one could pretend to be lofty.
Seeing through Lin Fengying’s thoughts, Si Weimin continued, "Sister-in-law, Tong Yao currently owns four tea houses and likely has tens of thousands of yuan saved. In the case of divorce, all these assets should be split evenly. They don’t have any children, so Tong Yao is not entitled to any more money. I’m not good at discussing such things. You should find an opportunity to talk with Xiaochen about it."
Lin Fengying’s eyes brightened, but soon faded. She said worriedly, "Tong Yao opened her stores without using our money, and Xiaochen’s earnings aren’t as much as hers. Will she be willing to divide these things?" 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Si Weimin said, "These are the common properties after their marriage. Even if Xiaochen earned less, he’s still entitled to an equal share. If worst comes to worst, a lawyer can be hired to sue. If Tong Yao is not willing to split the stores, she should either pay an equivalent amount of money or give half of the shares to Xiaochen."
Upon reaching the point of divorce, it was as if they had torn their faces apart. Naturally, Sic Chen should get what he deserved.
The fear was that if Xiaochen wasn’t on their side, he might appease Tong Yao and forgo any financial settlement foolishly.
When Tong Yao left with these properties and remarried, it would be too late for Si Chen to regret.
Just as he hadn’t expected Yuan Caizhen to take their son abroad, when he was considering regaining custody, he couldn’t find them anymore.
Lin Fengying didn’t understand the marriage law and didn’t know how assets should be split in the event of divorce. Because in their rural area, couples rarely got a divorce, and even when they did, the wife usually left with just a few pieces of clothing.
Though she didn’t understand, she believed in Si Weimin’s words. If Si Weimin said these things could be divided, then they definitely could be divided.
Thinking of this, her mood suddenly improved a lot, and a smile appeared on her face, "When the time comes, let’s not ask for shares, they are intangible. We want the stores. Tong Yao has four tea houses. We should take over two of them. Give the one in Li City to Boyi, and the one in Kyoto to Xiaohui. This way, you’ll no longer need to open a milk tea shop for Xiaohui."
In that case, her son’s marriage wouldn’t have been too bad.
Si Weimin nodded, "With Xiaochen busy at the hospital, he really won’t have much time to manage a store. It’s indeed a good idea to let Xiaohui take care of it."
Si Weimin had recently encountered some setbacks in his business and lacked operating funds. If the store was under Xiaohui’s control, it would at least ensure their mother-daughter livelihoods.
On hearing her idea being approved, Lin Fengying couldn’t hide her pride, "When each of the three siblings has their own business, even if I die, I would have face to meet your older brother."
Having mentioned her husband, she felt awkward to talk about him in front of Si Weimin, so she diverted the topic, "Even if Xiaochen divorces Tong Yao, he can still find a Kyotian girl to marry. Nurse Lin from the hospital likes Xiaochen very much. She’s kind, and also sensible. Xiaohui and I like her very much."
Lin Fengying deliberately didn’t mention that Lin Man was Tong Yao’s cousin. She wanted Xiaochen to marry Lin Man just to disgust the Tong Yaohui’s family.
She wanted to show the Tong family that city people were not nobler than rural people. Without Tong Yao, her son could still marry a city girl.
"Let’s just wait until Xiaochen gets divorced! It’s a bit too early to say these things now." said Si Weimin.
There was suddenly a knock on the door. Si Weimin thought Si Xiaohui was back. He opened the door only to find a strange girl standing at the entrance. He thought she had the wrong room, "Who are you looking for?"
"Excuse me, does Lin Fengying live here?" Lin Man asked softly.
"Is that you, Manman?" Lin Fengying recognized Lin Man’s voice and immediately called out from the sickbed.
So this was Lin Man. Si Weimin nodded, "Please come in."
Lin Man walked into the room, saw Lin Fengying’s haggard look, walked to the bedside, and feigned distress, "Auntie Lin, I just met Xiaohui at the hospital entrance and learned that you are in the hospital. How could you be so thoughtless! Can’t family problems be discussed decently? Why did you have to resort to drugs? Fortunately, Xiaohui and her uncle found you in time. Otherwise, if something happened to you, what would we do?"
Lin Fengying was just feeling a bit better, but after hearing Lin Man’s words, she thought of the distressing things again. She wanted to complain, but she was worried that Si Weimin might find her nagging, so she said, "At that moment, I was just impulsive."
Then she looked towards Si Weimin, "Weimin, if you have something else to do, you can go ahead. Manman will be here with me, and Xiaohui will be back in a while."
