Chapter 226: Division of Property

Chapter 226: Division of Property

Su Zhaozhao tutted twice, "Battalion Commander Lian, it seems you have quite a few issues!"

Battalion Commander Lian's expression darkened even more!

Hao Da Ni wanted to speak, but he pulled her back, "You should keep quiet!"

"Why should I keep quiet! According to her, our family would be ruined financially!" Hao Da Ni was extremely anxious.

Battalion Commander Lian wanted to blame her for speaking too much. If she hadn't, Su Zhaozhao wouldn't have thought about the couple's property. But then he thought again and felt it wasn't right.

"Sister-in-law, you didn't just come up with this on the spot, did you? You must have planned it all along. Let's be frank, besides these two things, what else do you plan to claim for her? Say it all at once, so we don't have to guess one by one. Your sudden demands are overwhelming for me."

Su Zhaozhao smiled and said, "It seems you're well aware of your own issues!"

Battalion Commander Lian remained silent.

Before this, he didn't think he had any problems. After the divorce, he allowed Su Lai Di to live with his parents, giving her a place to stay so she wouldn't be homeless.

He sent money back home every month, regardless of who took the money, he indeed sent it.

He hadn't sent any money in the last two years, but it wasn't entirely his fault. He didn't expect Hao Da Ni to hide it from him.

Now, according to Su Zhaozhao, everything he did was wrong.

Su Zhaozhao continued, "As I mentioned earlier, Lai Di only takes what she's entitled to, gets what she deserves. Ten years of wages, pre-marital property, and the child support that hasn't been paid since your parents passed away."

"Xiao Shu is Lai Di's child, but he's also yours. As a father, you have the obligation to support him until he becomes an adult. For the past two years, Lai Di has been raising Xiao Shu alone, so you should compensate her for these two years of child support."

Su Zhaozhao paused and added, "I'm not demanding an excessive amount in child support. If we really calculate, you should pay for ten years, because you haven't cared for this child at all in the past ten years. It was all Lai Di who took care of him. Considering that Xiao Shu also lived with your parents for a while, let's just say they fulfilled some of your responsibilities in raising the child."

Battalion Commander Lian laughed bitterly and asked, "Then how much do you think is appropriate for the child support?"

Su Zhaozhao shrugged, "You don't just have Xiao Shu as your only child. Don't you know the expenses involved in raising a child?"

Battalion Commander Lian took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "Fine, I'll compensate her ten yuan a month!"

Su Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow. It wasn't too much, but it wasn't too little either.

She didn't expect Battalion Commander Lian to really pay according to the expenses of raising another child.

"Alright, let's go with ten yuan a month as you said."

She asked Su Lai Di, "In which year did your former in-laws pass away? How long has it been since then?"

Su Lai Di counted on her fingers, "It's been two years and six months."

"That's three hundred yuan, right? Did I calculate correctly?"

Battalion Commander Lian didn't speak. Hao Da Ni rolled her eyes and sarcastically said, "Who doesn't know you! No one else would calculate wrong, but you never do! Look at how precise your calculations are!"

Su Zhaozhao replied, "Thank you for the compliment!"

Hao Da Ni stomped her feet in anger!

Battalion Commander Lian scolded, "Enough!"

Hao Da Ni glared at him, "Are you really going to give it to her!"

What else can be done if we don’t give in to them?

Wait until they make a scene that everyone knows about?

If we give in and they still cause trouble, it’s on them for being unreasonable.

If we don’t give in and they go and make a fuss, in the end, the problem will only fall on him!

By then, he, Lian Dahai, won’t even be able to face people!

Thinking of this, Battalion Commander Lian glanced at Gu Heng, who was standing guard like a sentinel.

If this isn’t resolved properly, who knows what will happen next…

He, Lian Dahai, knows what’s more important—money or his future.

Gu Heng glanced at him.

If the setting were appropriate, he would have applauded his wife—she spoke so well!

Lian Dahai said, “When Lai Di and I divorced, it wasn’t long after the founding of the country, and before that, we were fighting all over the place. At that time, the army’s treatment wasn’t as good as it is now, so I really didn’t have much money. It’s not that I didn’t want to give it or that I intentionally deceived Lai Di. You can ask Gu Heng; he knows the situation.”

Gu Heng nodded, acknowledging his words.

He said to Su Zhaozhao, “Our army operates on a volunteer basis, with no salaries, just meal allowances and minimal pocket money—practically nothing. Starting from 1950, we implemented a supply system, eating in the army, and the allowance was also very little.”

After hearing Gu Heng’s explanation, Su Zhaozhao dropped the issue of joint marital property. If Lai Di and Lian had divorced two years later, the property should have been properly settled.

At that time, whether Lian was truly broke or not, it was clear he shouldn’t have had any money.

Su Zhaozhao thought of how anxious Hao Da Ni looked when the issue of joint marital property was mentioned, and Lian’s stony face, claiming he had no money.

Ha!

Only they themselves know.

It can only be said that Lian is quite smart, not stupid, to have thought of this.

Battalion Commander Lian sighed, “Sister-in-law mentioned the joint marital property. I didn’t think of it at the time, but now that you’ve reminded me, it’s indeed my fault. No matter how much money I had at the time, I should have given half to Lai Di and not handled it myself. I carefully recalled that I should have had about fifty or sixty, so let’s make it sixty. I’ll make it up to her now!”

Sounds generous, but it’s just sixty bucks.

“Ten years of remuneration, twelve hundred, plus the sixty that should be divided upon divorce.” When mentioning sixty, Su Zhaozhao chuckled at the number, “and the child support that needs to be made up, a total of one thousand five hundred and sixty yuan.”

Battalion Commander Lian gritted his teeth, already planning to pay this money. “Right!”

Upon hearing the hefty sum demanded, Hao Da Ni was so furious she felt lightheaded. “Right what right? If you give her the money, how will our family live?”

How will we survive? As long as he keeps his position, he’ll earn back the money in just over a year.

Hao Da Ni also knew that her man, although sometimes listens to her, once he makes up his mind, no matter how much she says, it’s useless. If she makes a fuss, he will at most coax her, and after coaxing, what needs to be done still has to be done.

She was so angry, seeing Su Lai Di and Lian Xiaoshu made her grind her teeth in hatred!

A decade-old issue, and now she’s stuck paying a fortune!

Her gaze fell on Lian Xiaoshu, and she pointed at him, saying, "If you're after money, then forget about us taking care of this kid anymore!"

Su Zhaozhao sneered, "It's not your call whether he's taken care of or not—it's the law!"

Commander Lian glared at Hao Da Ni, "Cut the crap! No matter what happens between me and Lai Di, Xiaoshu is my son, and I will still take care of him!"

Hao Da Ni was so furious she could barely catch her breath!

"Care, care, care! That's all you ever do! His mother has already drained all the money, and you still want to take care of him! Fine! If you let him stay here, I'm taking Jianying and going back to my parents! Then it's divorce!"

Terrified, Lian Xiaoshu tugged incessantly at Su Lai Di's sleeve, "Mom, I want to stay with you."

Clutching him tightly, Su Lai Di turned desperate eyes to Su Zhaozhao, "Sis..."