As Wang Meijuan spoke, Liu Chunlan and Wang Jianguo kept chiming in:
"That's right! You married into our family, eating and drinking for free for eight years. I served you for eight years, and you only gave birth to a money-losing girl. You couldn't even give me a grandson.
"Lin Wanyi, how do you have the nerve to live in the new house?"
Emboldened by their support, Wang Meijuan grew increasingly excited as she spoke:
"Back then, Haohao promised me that he would definitely save a room for me in the city house.
"I am Haohao's biological older sister, I must move in."
Lin Wanyi suddenly threw the throw pillow onto the floor:
"Try it if you dare. Let's see if you can actually move in."
"You!"
Wang Meijuan stomped her feet in anger:
"I don't care, Haohao promised me anyway."
Lin Wanyi turned and walked away, feeling that even arguing with them was pointless.
Wang Hao hurriedly chased after her, explaining non-stop:
"Honey, don't worry, I won't agree to my older sister's demands. That house is ours.
"Tomorrow I'll take you over to see it. You can move in whenever you want!"
Lin Wanyi didn't spare him a glance, merely turning on a computer she hadn't used in a long time.
She hadn't yet taken a good look at the document Chen Tingting sent her.
Wang Hao looked at the computer suspiciously:
"Honey, what are you turning on the computer for?"
Lin Wanyi ignored him, and a faint sense of unease crept into Wang Hao's heart.
Another bitter and painful night passed. Early the next morning, Wang Hao bought breakfast for Lin Wanyi:
"Honey, after breakfast, I'll take you and Keke to see our house.
"We can go buy whatever furniture you need or like."
Keke was very happy, spinning in circles around Lin Wanyi:
"Mommy, a lot of kids in my kindergarten are going to school in the city. I'm so jealous of them."
Wang Hao gently patted her head:
"Keke doesn't need to be jealous of others, we are moving to the city right away too.
"Let's go, get in the car, we're going to see the new house."
Wang Hao opened the passenger door for Lin Wanyi, but she directly led Keke to sit in the back seat.
Liu Chunlan and Wang Meijuan were sulking in their room and didn't even open the door.
Lin Wanyi felt something was off, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
Along the way, Wang Hao kept talking about how the new home should be decorated, looking forward to their new life.
But all Lin Wanyi was thinking about was how to sell this apartment and turn it into cash.
The residential community was high-end, considered a prime location in this small, lower-tier city.
Not having visited for a while, the community had changed drastically.
With the New Year approaching, festive red lanterns were hung everywhere.
The broadcasts were playing songs wishing everyone wealth and a happy New Year.
Wang Keke skipped behind Lin Wanyi, chattering away:
"Mommy, this neighborhood is so pretty, I really love it.
"Mommy, can I move in tomorrow?"
Seeing the smile on Wang Keke's face, her long-depressed mood finally improved a little.
Yet she still had a bad premonition, always feeling that something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, she heard the voices of Liu Chunlan and Wang Meijuan:
"Oh my, Mom, this new house is decorated so beautifully. Look at these snow-white walls and these sparkling lights.
"And I really love this big sofa. Haohao is so great; I told him I liked this style and he bought it.
"Hahaha, yesterday he intentionally told Lin Wanyi that he wouldn't let me stay here. It's hilarious, what an act!"
"Of course, he is your biological younger brother and my biological son. How could he ignore us and listen to that outsider?
"He gave me the keys a long time ago, yet he talks about not letting me stay.
"Juan'er, I'll take the large master bedroom, and you take the secondary bedroom. It's settled!"
They happily divided up the rooms.
Lin Wanyi, however, had already tightly clenched her fists.
She stared fixedly at Wang Hao: "Is this what you meant by taking me to see the house?
"Wang Hao, is there a single word of yours that I can still believe?"
Despite the freezing weather, Wang Hao broke out in a sweat.
He had no idea that Wang Meijuan and Liu Chunlan would come, let alone arrive before them.
When they left, Wang Jianguo had clearly said they were sulking in their room.
He hurriedly pushed open the door:
"Mom, Sis, why are you here? You didn't even tell me."
Liu Chunlan sat cross-legged on the sofa:
"What's there to say? If I said it, would that damn outsider let us come?"
Wang Meijuan also dangled the keys and said:
"We have our own keys. We can come whenever we want, and it's none of your business."
As she spoke, she provocatively looked at Lin Wanyi:
"We've already divided up the rooms. Mom and Dad will take the master bedroom, Borui and I will take the secondary bedroom, and the other room is yours."
Lin Wanyi was fuming with anger. She pointed at the front door:
"Get out!
"This is my house. Get out right now!"
Wang Meijuan was no pushover either:
"Who do you think you are? You tell me to leave and I have to leave?
"I have the keys, so I am the master of this house. Lin Wanyi, I advise you to behave, or else you won't even have the sofa to sleep on!"
"Sis!"
Wang Hao shouted, "Say less! Take Mom back first. Her hands are in that condition and you're still dragging her everywhere.
"Go back quickly!"
"Go back where?"
Wang Meijuan had no intention of leaving:
"I don't plan on going back. This afternoon I'll have Li Jun bring Borui over.
"Haohao, come out with me to buy some daily necessities. I don't have any money right now."
Before Wang Hao could speak, Lin Wanyi suddenly slapped Wang Meijuan across the face:
"Give me back the keys and get out right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Wang Meijuan's eyes widened:
"You hit me again? Lin Wanyi, you hit me again?
"I'll fight you!"
She flailed her arms, trying to charge at Lin Wanyi, but Wang Hao desperately held her back:
"Sis, don't fight, I beg you, don't fight. Just go back!"
Naturally, Wang Meijuan wouldn't let it go. She gestured wildly in agitation:
"Wang Hao, she hit me? That outsider hit me! I'm your sister, and you're not going to help me, right?
"Mom, you be the judge! What right does she have to hit me? Ah! What right?"
Liu Chunlan only hated that her hands couldn't move.
She could only glare viciously at Lin Wanyi:
"Who gave you the nerve to hit my daughter?
"Lin Wanyi, apologize to her! Get on your knees and apologize right now!"
Instead of apologizing, Lin Wanyi reached out to snatch the keys from Wang Meijuan's hand.
Wang Meijuan clutched them tightly: "These are the keys Haohao gave me. I won't give them to you. Why should I?"
Fueled by a belly full of anger, and with Wang Hao helping to hold Wang Meijuan back, Lin Wanyi finally snatched the keys from Wang Meijuan's grasp.
Wang Meijuan took the opportunity to sit on the floor and bawl loudly:
"Oh my god, who will stand up for me! Robbery! Someone is robbing me!"
Her shouting and screaming attracted the neighbors from next door.
Doors opened, and more and more people gathered at the entrance.
Suddenly, Liu Chunlan also lay down on the floor, raising her gauze-wrapped hands and shouting:
"Who will stand up for me! This vicious woman beats her mother-in-law and her sister-in-law, and she's even stealing our house keys!
"Oh heavens, why is my, Liu Chunlan's, life so bitter!"
