roccoschili Chapter 705 The Alimony is Gone
Chapter 705 The Alimony is Gone
None of them expected that Tang Xiaofen, who usually seemed quiet, would have such a big problem with their family.
Witness number five has stepped down, and no new witnesses have entered.
Attorney Nie cleared his throat. "Ms. Defendant, you knew you were pregnant, yet you concealed this information, married Comrade Wang Jianjun, and deceived him into believing that Wang Chenchen was his child. Was this intentional?"
Fang Qing knew the evidence was conclusive and there was no turning back, so she finally nodded.
"Yes, I know, I know I'm pregnant. But I didn't mean to lie to Jianjun, it's all their fault..."
Fang Qing pointed to Wang Jianguo and Jiang Mei and said, "After I found out I was pregnant, I proposed to marry Wang Jianguo. Anyway, the marriage was arranged with the Wang family. I have lived in the Wang family for so many years as their daughter-in-law. As long as I marry into the Wang family, it doesn't matter whether it's Wang Jianjun or Wang Jianguo."
It may sound outrageous to outsiders, but the villagers do accept it.
"But... I didn't expect them to refuse."
Wang Jianguo sneered, "You're a few years older than me, why should I marry you?"
Fang Qing: "..."
"Also, my mother said you're incredibly lazy and dawdle when you do things. She said she'll find me a diligent wife."
At that time, Wang Jianguo was not yet an adult, and he did listen to Jiang Mei in everything.
Jiang Mei said that Fang Qing was lazy and stupid, deliberately dawdled while working, and cheated and shirked her duties. She was only fit to marry Wang Jianjun.
He deserves better.
Actually, this is only one of the reasons. The second reason is naturally because Jiang Mei can't stand seeing Wang Jianjun doing well.
Wang Jianjun had attended university and had a formal job, so she was worried that he would become a live-in son-in-law of a high-ranking official.
There really are such stories; she'd heard them from others.
If things really come to that, Wang Jianjun will have a wonderful life from now on, and he will be completely out of their control.
They couldn't gain any benefit from Wang Jianjun at all.
This was a result that Jiang Mei could not bear.
Therefore, she had to use Fang Qing to trap Wang Jianjun within the Wang family.
Fang Qing is pregnant, and she immediately thought it was a good thing.
This is her eldest grandson, who will later become Wang Jianjun's son and take over Wang Jianjun's life.
Wang Jianjun's son, whom he raised with great difficulty, is her eldest grandson. All his hard work and struggle throughout his life has been for her eldest grandson. This is simply wonderful.
And so, the story that followed began.
Fang Qing said all of these things.
"One reason they look down on me is that Jiang Mei, as my stepmother, is too cruel. The one-child policy only allows one child. She wants Jianjun to struggle his whole life, all for someone else's son."
As a woman, how could I dare tell anyone that my body had been defiled? She threatened me, binding me tightly to them.
Fang Qing's face was already covered in tears. She took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice, "So I didn't do it on purpose. I was forced to. I had no choice. If I tell others, they will be fine, but I will be caught by the villagers and drowned in a pig cage. What can I do?"
The villagers are capable of anything, regardless of the law.
“After they drowned me in a pig cage, the whole village insisted that I jumped into the river and died, and no outsider could do anything about it. I was scared, so scared, that's why I kept Chenchen’s identity a secret.”
Fang Qing successfully portrayed herself as a victim forced into this situation, believing that this would allow her to win.
Unfortunately, she understood human nature but not the law.
The law doesn't care whether you have a reason or not. If you do have a reason, at most you'll get a lighter sentence, but you can't be innocent.
She has now admitted that she knew all along that she was pregnant with Wang Jianguo's son, so naturally Wang Chenchen's child support payments are no longer due.
Furthermore, her actions constitute illegal appropriation of public property, and she must return the child support payments she has received over the years, and she will also have to go to jail.
Her final tearful plea did have some effect, as she was only sentenced to one year and eight months.
Lin Yuyao was somewhat surprised, as she had originally thought it would take three years.
Oh well, there's not much difference between three years and one year and eight months.
Fang Qing has no money. The child support payments over the years, several hundred yuan a year, add up to a considerable sum.
It's better to start earning money and paying off debts as soon as possible.
Having dealt with Fang Qing, the next lawsuit can begin immediately.
Fang Qing stepped down, and Jiang Mei was pushed into the defendant's dock.
"Jiang Mei and Wang Jianjun did not have a foster care relationship, and our demands are..."
Everyone was surprised when Attorney Nie read it aloud.
They didn't mention there was another case.
Fu Huaiyi said in a low voice, "This was only decided a few days ago, it was added at the last minute."
They originally decided to cut off Jiang Mei's alimony payments, but they were worried that Jiang Mei would throw a tantrum, so they decided to add another charge and sue her as well.
Jiang Mei was completely bewildered. "What do you mean? What do you mean by canceling my alimony payments? What do you mean by making me return the alimony payments I've received over the years?"
“You never raised Comrade Wang Jianjun, nor are you his biological mother. There was no foster relationship between you, so there is no obligation to support him.”
"This... I've been taking it for years. Isn't a stepmother still a mother? Why can't I take it?"
"Mine, you can't cancel it..."
Jiang Mei kept shouting.
"Old man, say something..."
However, it was of little use; the plaintiff's claim was directly supported.
From now on, Jiang Mei's alimony payments will cease, and those payments from previous years will be reclaimed.
Although it's not much money, only a few hundred yuan, the organization doesn't lack this amount of money.
However, after hearing the witness's account a few days ago, they felt they couldn't let such a vicious stepmother gain even a penny, so they decided to sue.
Several hundred yuan is a lot of money for their family.
Wang Zhong remained silent throughout, as if he were in a daze.
He watched helplessly as his beloved youngest son was taken away, and Fang Qing was also taken away.
Jiang Mei was acting like a madwoman, sitting on the ground crying and screaming.
Then he was forcibly dragged out by two staff members.
The children are still waiting in the lounge.
The daughter-in-law is yelling that she wants a divorce...
It's over. Overnight, the whole family is ruined.
The root of all this lies with him.
He suddenly remembered his wife, his first wife.
She died during childbirth due to complications.
Before she died, she told him to take good care of their son, the son she had given her life for. He remembered that he had promised her that.
He said if he couldn't do it, then he'd make him suffer a terrible death.
His wife closed her eyes only after hearing his assurance.
After his wife died, he took good care of the child, feeling that only the father and son were left to depend on each other.
At first, he was actually very good to Wang Jianjun.
But later, some unpleasant things started to spread in the village.
They say the son is a jinx to his mother, that he was born to kill her and caused his father to become a widower.
As he walked through the village with his son in his arms, he often attracted strange looks.
They pointed and whispered, saying the father and son were pitiful.
Gradually, he became too afraid to take him outside and left him with his elderly mother.