The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 413 - Three Hundred and Eighty-Four: Can’t Get Familiar with, It’s Hard

Chapter 413: Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty-Four: Can’t Get Familiar with, It’s Hard

When Xin Jianye passed away, the children had already grown up.

Of the inheritance left by Xin Jianye, half was given to Bai Qiongyu, and the other half was divided between his two children.

Apart from the house that she previously lived in with Xin Jianye, Bai Qiongyu didn’t want anything else and thought about dividing it between her two stepchildren.

Since she didn’t have any children, when she’d pass away, all those belongings would become theirs anyway, and even her own property, if she could find her biological son, would be divided as 70 percent to the biological son and 30 percent to the stepchildren.

But on their first Christmas after their father’s death, they all disappeared.

To visit and take care of their supposedly ill mother!

But what was the real situation?

Their mother wasn’t sick at all. Although it was Ye Weiwen who had tricked them into going, the stepchildren did not tell her the truth.

At that time, even when Bai Qiongyu knew the truth, she still thought the stepchildren didn’t want to bother her with it and didn’t mind.

However, at a friend’s gathering, Bai Qiongyu ran into Ye Weiwen.

Upon seeing Bai Qiongyu, Ye Weiwen approached her with a smiling face, saying, "Sister, since we’ve met, let’s go aside and chat."

"I’m sorry, Ms. Ye, my parents had only one daughter," Bai Qiongyu said, implying a reminder to Ye Weiwen not to pretend to be too familiar.

But Ye Weiwen acted as if she hadn’t caught the hint and said cheerfully, "I’m the lawful wedded wife of Old Xin, and you married him in his second marriage. In ancient times, you would have been a concubine, a mistress, and of course, you should call me elder sister!"

"Heh," Bai Qiongyu, unconcerned, lightly replied with laughter, "Even mistresses who run off with their husband’s money would, in ancient times, be drowned in a pig cage, both men and women!"

"You...," Ye Weiwen got angry, not expecting Bai Qiongyu to be so sharp-tongued. However, she suddenly remembered that Bai Qiongyu had raised her children with great effort and they would eventually inherit her wealth, and this immediately eased her anger.

"Excuse me." Bai Qiongyu saw an acquaintance coming over and walked away to greet them, ignoring Ye Weiwen.

However, while Bai Qiongyu was chatting with her friend, Xianglan made a trip to the restroom. As she passed by a room, she overheard the conversation inside.

Ye Weiwen was talking to her children, Xin Wei and Xin Anan.

"As you have seen, your stepmother doesn’t regard me at all," Ye Weiwen said, crying as she spoke.

Xin Wei gave Xin Anan a look, gesturing his sister to comfort their mother. After all, the stepmother was also there, and it wouldn’t be good if she overheard anything.

"Mommy, don’t be so upset. After all, you still have me and brother to pay our respects to you!" Xin Anan said, "Right now, half of father’s property is in the stepmother’s hands. If we don’t treat her well, we won’t get that money and property!"

"That woman is like a hen that doesn’t lay eggs, without children. She can’t take all that wealth with her to the grave," Ye Weiwen said contemptuously, "she’s not young anymore; who knows, she could die any day, and then it will all belong to you two!"

Seeing that his mother was becoming more unreasonable, Xin Wei stepped forward and tried to calm her, saying, "Mother, according to the law, the stepmother’s property can go to the stepchildren, but it can also be donated away. Right now, the stepmother is good to us; you shouldn’t provoke her."

"Yes, Mommy, if it’s donated, we’ll lose out big time," Xin Anan added, "she not only holds half of the Xin Family’s assets but also those from the Bai Family, which are certainly not less than our Xin Family’s!"

"Ah, your father was such a fool, why give half of his wealth to an outsider," Ye Weiwen cursed, "Alright, alright, the next time I see your wonderful stepmother, I’ll stay far away and not talk in front of her. That should be fine, right?"

"Thank you, Mommy," Xin Anan said, "Once we get the property, I’ll buy you any bags and jewelry you want!"

"Right, I’ll go out first, and you guys come out later," Xin Wei whispered, as he had been inside for quite some time.

Xianglan hid herself away, tears streaming down her face, feeling both anger and urgency in her heart.

The miss’s kindness, truly fed to two dogs!

Have these two ungrateful wretches forgotten who took care of them when they were sick, who attended the parent-teacher meetings, who managed their daily lives?

Although there were servants to attend to their needs, a mistress who cares is completely different from one who is indifferent.

Where was their mother at that time?

God knows fooling around with some man!

What else did Ye Weiwen do apart from giving birth to them?

Thinking of this, Xianglan grew even angrier.

Not born by oneself, then one cannot be reared intimately, this is still different from adopting an orphan!

Forget it, after returning, she must tell the miss to see Xin Wei and Xin Anan’s true colors.

At the same time, Xianglan also thought of the young master who had been left behind in the country!

After the gathering ended, Bai Qiongyu encountered a car accident on the road. Although she only suffered some scratches, Xianglan felt that perhaps this sibling pair had wished for the miss’s death.

When there were only the two of them, Xianglan told Bai Qiongyu everything she had heard.

Bai Qiongyu was silent for a long time!

"Miss, maybe this accident wasn’t an accident?" Xianglan suggested, "We should think about what to do next."

Bai Qiongyu felt saddened in her heart but knew that some things can’t be forced.

Money and wealth blind the heart!

"Xianglan, I understand. I will have someone investigate," Bai Qiongyu nodded and then had someone look into the status of her stepchildren, as well as the car accident.

The accident was a coincidence, not arranged by someone on purpose.

However, the report on the stepchildren’s behavior left Bai Qiongyu utterly disappointed.

She only received gifts from Xin Wei and Xin Anan on her birthday and Christmas, which seemed thoughtful but were actually valueless. Furthermore, these so-called thoughtful efforts were more on the part of the servants than the siblings themselves.

Moreover, looking at the gifts they gave to Ye Weiwen—designer bags, fashion items, and a lot of expensive jewelry.

In the eyes of the exceedingly wealthy Bai Qiongyu, these meant little. What completely disappointed her was that the stepchildren almost visited Ye Weiwen with their children for dinner every week.

But they might only visit her once a month or perhaps not at all.

Even the children didn’t like coming to her place.

She admitted she was more serious, but she had really loved them dearly once.

"Since they are heartless, let it be," Bai Qiongyu could let go as easily as she could hold on, "Xianglan, call Mr. Lawrence!"

Seeing that the miss had taken in her words, Xianglan nodded and said, "Yes, I will call right away."