Chapter 989 - 1030 Roll
"She borrowed the money, so let her pay it back," Li Xinyue said angrily.
"Oh, my God, my life is so hard!" Wang Xiaohong slapped her thigh, sat down on the ground, and burst into a loud wail, crying and saying like she was performing in an opera, "Li An, I was so young when I married you; you even had a child, and I didn’t look down on you, I raised your daughter, put her through school, and helped her become a host. Now that I’m useless to you, you just want to kick me aside and let me die, just let me die then."
Li Xuehai suddenly hugged Wang Xiaohong, snot and tears streaming as he said, "Mom, if you’re going to die, then I might as well die with you. The Li family won’t die out, but that’s no longer my concern."
As these two went back and forth, Li An suddenly panic, Li Xinyue was his daughter, Li Xuehai was also his son, and he was a man of traditional thoughts; he valued his son somewhat more than his daughter. This mother and son duo knew exactly how to play on Li An’s penchant, resorting to this tactic whenever there was trouble, always managing to coerce Li An into relenting.
But this time, Li An was truly in a dilemma; on one side was his wife and son, on the other, his daughter. He desperately wished to resolve it amicably, but it seemed he would have to forsake one side, and he found it tough to make a decision. For an average man like him, the matter was simply too overwhelming.
Cheng Yunlong snorted and disdainfully glanced at Li Yifei, saying, "Wang Xiaohong, you borrowed the money, right? The IOU was written by you, wasn’t it? It’s only right for me to ask you for the money. Doesn’t your daughter have a good boyfriend now? Let him pay it back."
At that, Wang Xiaohong immediately started crying again and said, "Xinyue, speak with your conscience, did I ever abuse you when you were a child? Have I ever failed to provide you with food or clothing? Though I’m not your birth mother, I was the one who raised you, wasn’t I? Now that I’ve encountered such difficulties, can’t you help me resolve it? Do you really want to watch me die?"
Li Xinyue’s mouth twitched, at a loss for words over her stepmother’s shamelessness. While it was true Wang Xiaohong hadn’t been like the cruel stepmothers of legend, never beating or scolding her, Li Xinyue had been the one to do everything when she was just a little girl—laundry, cooking, taking care of her brother, attending university while participating in a work-study program, and working outside jobs to pay for school. But in Wang Xiaohong’s mouth, all these became her own merits.
Li Yifei frowned, clearly annoyed by the woman wailing on the ground. He took Li Xinyue’s hand and started to walk out of the house.
Cheng Yunlong stepped forward to block Li Yifei and barked, "Do you think you can just take her away because you can’t pay up?"