CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 289 ALWAYS TRYING TO HARM SHEN QINGQING AND JIANG ZHIXUN

Before Shu Xian could make a move, Madam Jiang scolded her like a dog.

Falling behind meant falling out of favor.

Everyone understood that when Shen Qingqing’s parents passed away, the relatives in Shanghai not only didn’t help but wanted to snatch the girl’s inheritance.

Thankfully, the Jiang Family protected her and didn’t let them succeed.

Now, in hard times, they shamelessly came to Shen Qingqing asking for money.

What nerve!

"With things turning out like this, isn’t it the same as being enemies? And they’re still shameless enough to ask for money. It’s her luck she hasn’t been thrown out yet."

Shu Xian took Yang Fen’s money, so she had to get the job done.

Though it was humiliating, it was money to save her son; what did she care about face at a time like this?

She pitifully said, "I didn’t fight for the inheritance back then. Don’t blame me for what others did wrong. Everyone has their own family. Life was tough then, and I didn’t want to take on another mouth to feed. Is that my fault?"

Yang Fen chimed in, "Of course not. We’re talking about a living person, not a cat or a dog. If we hadn’t taken good care, it would have been thankless."

"Shut your mouth; stop fueling the fire!"

There was no need for Shen Qingqing to intervene; Madam Jiang retorted.

She didn’t care about the relationship with the Yang Family.

Yang Fen repeatedly doing disgusting things, it was already light to just scold her.

With a more volatile temper, Yang Fen would have been due for a beating today!

Madam Jiang berated, "You’ve never taken care of Qingqing for a day, so where do you get the face to ask for money? Does she owe you, that you can suck her dry!"

Shu Xian’s lips moved, saying weakly, "We are relatives, have blood ties."

Madam Jiang sneered, "That’s not what you thought back then!"

Shu Xian: "The conditions back then can’t compare to now. If life were as good then as it is now, I would have gladly taken care of Qingqing."

Madam Jiang found it eye-opening to see someone this shameless.

"You talk about taking care of Qingqing, but your actions show you’re here for money. Is there something wrong with your head, thinking others are stupid and can’t see through your little tricks?"

Qingqing really had bad luck to end up with relatives like these.

Her parents were such good people, reasonable, discerning right from wrong, with such good manners.

They used to help their siblings a lot.

Who would’ve thought they’d raise a bunch of ingrates?

"Let me make it clear: want money from Qingqing? No way! I’m not afraid of your troublemaking; we’re not the ones in the wrong here, but you’re different. Keep it up, and not only will you get no money, but I’ll also send you to jail. Isn’t your son seriously ill? Aren’t you afraid something will happen if you don’t stay by his side?"

Her son was Shu Xian’s lifeline, and Madam Jiang’s words did have an effect.

Shu Xian was clearly a bit panicked and thought about returning to Shanghai to be with her son.

After all, she’d experienced how difficult Shen Qingqing could be.

Back in Shanghai, she kneeled and begged Shen Qingqing, yet Qingqing hadn’t given her even a dime.

But if she didn’t get the job done after taking money, what if the other party took it back?

Shu Xian had something on Yang Fen and had already decided before coming to Beijing that if she couldn’t get money from Shen Qingqing, she’d get it from Yang Fen.

Why was this woman so stupid?

She didn’t even bother to hide it and exposed everything in her haste.

If Yang Fen didn’t pay, she’d spill the beans.

She had nothing to lose, unlike Yang Fen.

Yang Fen had a job, a family.

There’s no way she’d risk her reputation.

If the matter got big enough, Yang Fen would have no choice but to pay.

That’s what Shu Xian and her husband had planned before coming to Beijing.

He stayed in Shanghai to care for their son while she came to Beijing to pester Shen Qingqing and also get money from Yang Fen for their son’s treatment.

Shu Xian steadied herself, looking even more pitiful, and said to Madam Jiang, "You saw how sick my son was last time. Don’t you feel any sympathy?"

She glanced at Shen Qingqing’s abdomen, "You’re going to be a grandmother, and Qingqing is going to be a mother. You both have children. Can’t you understand my feelings?"

After being looked at by Shu Xian, Shen Qingqing felt uncomfortable.

She instinctively pulled her coat to cover her pregnant belly.

"We truly can’t understand your feelings, as not everyone can suck others’ blood like that."

Every time she faced Shen Qingqing, Shu Xian felt powerless, "You don’t even lack money!"

What’s wrong with giving her a little?

She’s waiting for this money to save a life!

She wasn’t going to squander it!

These people were truly cruel; they watched her beg but didn’t show even a hint of compassion.

Did they have any humanity?

Shen Qingqing laughed at this. Indeed, anyone who could act like this must not have a brain that normal people could understand.

"What does other people’s money have to do with you? What, are you thinking of robbing us?"

Madam Jiang naturally chimed in, "Robbery is illegal. I wonder if she has the guts to do it, and if so, how many years she’d serve in prison."

Shu Xian couldn’t argue with them and subconsciously looked at Yang Fen, hoping for backup.

Yang Fen cursed her uselessness under her breath.

Her son was on the brink of death, yet she was still cowering. Couldn’t she just have a meltdown and fight Shen Qingqing?

Such a coward, losing momentum after a few curses; no wonder she couldn’t get a cent from Shen Qingqing.

Initially, she thought if Shu Xian performed well, she might generously give her a bit more money.

But seeing her performance, this woman was just useless!

Pretending not to see Shu Xian’s pleading eyes, Yang Fen retreated to the edge of the crowd. She wanted to see how far this woman could go.

If she was too cowardly, she’d take her money back and find someone more formidable to deal with Shen Qingqing.

Shu Xian was isolated and without backup in someone else’s territory, unsure of what to do.

After all that yelling, people were piecing together the conflict between Shen Qingqing and Shu Xian.

Everyone could understand Shen Qingqing’s choice.

Money doesn’t grow on trees, and who just gives it away? It’s not that easy!

If she were genuinely decent, given Shen Qingqing’s and the Jiang Family’s temperament, they would have helped if they could.

With her nonsense and lack of self-awareness, no one would give her money!

Someone raised a question, "She hasn’t shown up for years, so how come she suddenly appeared, and with Yang Fen..."

"Wasn’t it explained earlier? Someone brought her to cause trouble. Who else but Yang Fen?"

"This Yang Fen, she’s really vile, always thinking of harming Qingqing and Zhixun. They never provoked her."

"Qingqing is pregnant, yet she’s causing such chaos, not afraid of causing any harm to the baby; how wicked!"

Yang Fen hoped everyone would join her in attacking Shen Qingqing, but Madam Jiang’s tirade ruined her plan.

If Madam Jiang wasn’t Jiang Zhixun’s mother, she would have cursed her out!

She had already retreated to the corner, yet they still brought her up!

Annoyed, she said, "Which of your eyes saw I was the one who brought her to Beijing? Don’t talk nonsense and put shit on my head!"

No one believed Yang Fen. She had long exhausted their trust and goodwill!