Chapter 637: When You Have Raised a Dog
Shen Jianhua gasped for air, his anger barely contained, "If she wants to open a store or become a big boss, that’s fine by me. From now on, she has nothing to do with us. She is her own person, we are ours. Let her do as she pleases; if she becomes rich, I won’t ask about it, if she starves, I won’t care."
Now, Shen Mianmian thinks she is someone just because she has some money and opened a small vegetable shop. When she encounters difficulties in the future, grows up, marries, and is looked down on by her in-laws because she has no parents, she will regret it.
Having traditional beliefs, Shen Jianhua was convinced that a woman without her parents’ support couldn’t lead a good life and would be bullied and disrespected by her in-laws.
"Uncle, are we really going to ignore her from now on? Sister is being too selfish, how could she take the money and live independently, without giving any thought to showing filial piety to you and Aunt? At the very least, you raised her for so many years!" Zhou Siyu felt dissatisfied and tried to stir Shen Jianhua’s emotions with her words. Why should Shen Mianmian get away with stealing money and severing ties with the family, and instead of living miserably as she should, it seemed like she had escaped the countryside and started living a better life early?
Shen Jianhua snorted coldly, "If she had any regard for me as her father, she would never have done such a thing. I should have never allowed her to attend school in the first place."
If Shen Mianmian hadn’t been educated, she wouldn’t have come up with so many clever schemes.
"Uncle, it’s too late for all this now, isn’t it?" Zhou Siyu spoke as if she was indignant on behalf of Shen Jianhua, "We should think about what to do in the future. If Sister doesn’t care about the affection you gave her in raising her, shouldn’t she be made to pay back her upbringing costs to you?"
"What upbringing costs?" Shen Jianhua, furious, took a heavy breath, "The police told me that since she is a minor, I should provide her with living expenses. If it weren’t for severing our relationship, I would really have to give her money every month. She was first in the city on her examinations, so everyone pays more attention to her. Plus, with He Nan backing her, we couldn’t win no matter where we took the fight."