1112 Selling the House
“That house is really quite old, so you should renovate it before you give it to me. You don’t have to do too much, just repaint it and buy all the necessary household appliances. I want a 40-inch color television and a big refrigerator. The oven which Aunt has in her house is quite good. Get one for the house too.”

“Oh right! There seems to be a big tree at the entrance of the courtyard. I want another one. That tree doesn’t look nice. Get it changed once you can.”

“My parents have weak legs, so they’ll need a chauffeur and a helper to take care of them. Otherwise, they won’t be able to cope with taking care of such a big family.”

“Isn’t that business of yours quite profitable? Since our families will be living so close to each other, we can work together. This way, your mother will feel less pressure and everyone can earn more money, right?”

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Tan Jing rambled on for a long time. Everyone else just watched quietly as she described her unrealistic dream. As she spoke, she made more and more requests which became more and more overboard. She was just short of asking Qiao Mei to support the entire Tan family in their old age!

Xia Wen really could not stand it anymore and said in disappointment, “Do you want to take my life as well!”

“What do I want your life for? It’s Qiao Mei who says that I can make any request. What has it got to do with you! Why am I doing this, isn’t it for our family?” Tan Jing whispered.

“I did say that you can make any request, but did I say that I would agree? I still have to consider whether I can agree or not,” Qiao Mei said with a sly smile.
“You! You lied to me!” Tan Jing looked at Qiao Mei angrily.

Qiao Mei’s main purpose was to draw out Tan Jing’s most inner desires. None of her requests were related to children. She only focused on the house or the money. In fact, Tan Jing’s ultimate goal in wanting this child was to obtain these things.

If she truly wanted the best for the child, how could she not consider the issue of the child’s education? Another concern should be the child’s upbringing. There were so many issues that she needed to consider when it came to bringing up a child, but none of them crossed her mind at all. Yet, she was very enthusiastic about making so many demands regarding her own living environment.

“Why don’t you take a good look at yourself in the mirror! As if you’re worthy of getting so much! If you rely on your own capability, there’s nothing I can say. You keep saying that there’s nothing good about Qiao Mei, yet you still demand gifts from Qiao Mei. You behave so brashly even when you’re asking for charity! Even beggars aren’t as unreasonable as you!” Xia He said.

Liu Fen turned her head away to cover her mouth and laugh. Xia He could be really pushy and unforgiving when she wanted to. Once Xia He caught on to a person’s wrongdoings, that person would be in deep trouble.

Xu Lan glanced at Xia He and coughed lightly before saying, “Xiao He, be polite.”

Xia He hugged Qiao Mei’s arm and looked away. She just could not stand Tan Jing’s pretentious manner. She wondered how Tan Jing could so presumptuously ask Qiao Mei for so many things.

“Eldest Brother, now that you know what my eldest sister-in-law wants, the matter can be resolved easily. If you can’t resolve it, then I’ll get Grandfather to come and uphold justice,” Qiao Mei said sternly.

Qiao Mei was their younger sister-in-law after all, so she could not make a call to punish Tan Jing. At the end of the day, Xia Jun still had the final say in the Xia family. However, Xia Jun doted on her the most now and would not say no to anything she wanted. The moment she told Xia Jun about this, he would definitely not let Tan Jing off easy.

“There’s no need for that. I know what to do,” Xia Wen said calmly.

Everyone’s eyes were on Xia Wen as he spoke up, “Our family still has a house in the suburbs near the capital. I’ll sell the house in the city and we’ll move there. I can stay in the workplace unit’s dormitory during the week and go home to see you during the weekend. Let’s start working on this in the next two days.”

He wanted to imprison her! Tan Jing looked at Xia Wen in shock. She was unfamiliar with that place and transport was also inconvenient there. It would be difficult for her to escape even if she wanted to.

Things like buying groceries, cooking and starting a fire would become very difficult tasks there. She could not handle all these things on her own. Xia Wen was trying to kill her!

“No! Absolutely not! Over my dead body!” Tan Jing said fearfully.

“The house in the city will definitely be sold and the money will be used to repay my parents and Qiao Mei. If it’s still not enough, I’ll think of another way. We definitely have to move away. I’ve already found someone to deal with the sale of the house,” Xia Wen said.