Chapter 142: Chapter 142: You’re Such an Annoying Dad

"That can’t be right. For Lawyer Wang to be handling this personally... your ex-husband is no simple man!"

Yang Yixue was annoyed to hear that.

Changing the subject, she asked persistently, "Sister Chen, she’s my own daughter. Do you think I still have a chance?"

Chen Shumei answered hesitantly, "You’ll have no chance if you take this to court. I suggest you negotiate. Don’t let things get too ugly. No matter what, your daughter has a legal obligation to support you in your old age."

"It’s better not to have a complete falling out."

Yang Yixue grew more and more frustrated as she listened, becoming agitated. "Negotiation is impossible! I don’t give a damn about some stupid old-age support! I just want money! Money!" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Sister Chen, don’t you understand? My ex-husband is making nearly a hundred thousand a day now! That’s millions a month! Do you really think I’m going to just give up my visitation rights for my daughter? If I give them up, how am I supposed to see Jiang Liu ever again?!"

"I’ve been going on dates lately, and it’s always duds. They’re ugly, old, don’t make as much money as Jiang Liu, and have awful personalities! Can’t you think of something for me? I want to get back together with Jiang Liu."

If she could meet someone handsome, and more powerful and influential than Jiang Liu.

Yang Yixue naturally wouldn’t give a damn about getting back together with him.

She would even bring her new partner to stroll through Jiang Liu’s shop, just to let him know, ’I’m doing so much better without you.’

But the problem was...

After all this time, she suddenly realized.

There just wasn’t anyone better than Jiang Liu.

Now Jiang Liu was making more and more money, and he was even getting more handsome!

It made her more anxious and bitter than anyone. ’If we hadn’t divorced, all this money, all of this, should have been mine!’

After hearing this...

Chen Shumei almost threw up.

’You’re dating other people while trying to get back with your ex-husband.’

’You’re never satisfied with what you have.’

’Why do you think you deserve all the good things? That everyone should be fawning over you?’

She’d met people like this before, but she’d never seen someone so selfish yet so utterly convinced of their own entitlement.

She knew Jiang Liu, too. He was a good, responsible man. They had eaten together before, and Chen Shumei had actually been quite impressed by his conversation and bearing.

Now, all Chen Shumei could think was, ’You fucking deserve this!’

’You were sitting on a mountain of gold and threw it away, and now you want to ascend to the heavens?’

Still, Chen Shumei was a professional. Since this woman had hired her, she had to act in her best interest.

"Ms. Yang, getting back together is a matter between you and your ex-husband. I can’t help with that. As for the visitation rights, I still suggest you negotiate with him privately."

"Tongtong is your biological daughter, after all. If your ex-husband wants to revoke your visitation rights, you can certainly ask for some compensation."

Yang Yixue frowned at the mention of compensation. ’How much could that be?’

But then her eyes lit up. "Sister Chen, could I get Jiang Liu to give me half the shares in his store?"

"Do you think that would work?"

Chen Shumei: ...

Though she felt like throwing up, she still spoke from the perspective of Yang Yixue’s interests. "Half is probably not going to fly. Lawyer Wang will never agree. I think you could ask for a small piece, though."

Yang Yixue said, disappointed, "Then how about fifteen percent?"

Chen Shumei nodded into the phone. "Nine percent. I can try to fight for that for you."

’That’s too little...’

Her greed still unsated, Yang Yixue added, "Tongtong is my own daughter. As her mother, nine percent is too little. I want to add another condition: whenever Jiang Liu opens a new branch in the future, he has to give me three percent of that branch’s profits. That’s not asking for much, is it?"

"After all, Tongtong is my daughter."

She did the math in her head and decided that trading her daughter’s visitation rights for a monthly income of several hundred thousand was a fantastic deal.

Even better than the house!

...Chen Shumei looked up speechlessly at the exquisite crystal chandelier.

’The absolute audacity... ’

’Jiang Liu makes three million a month. You’d be getting over two hundred thousand a month and you’re still not satisfied?’

’And she didn’t even know if the other side would fly into a rage at that proposal.’

"Fine. I have Lawyer Wang’s WeChat. I’ll ask him. We can talk on WeChat."

After hanging up.

Chen Shumei sent a message to Wang Cheng, introducing herself and stating the purpose of her inquiry.

A moment later.

Wang Cheng replied: "Don’t even think about it. Mr. Jiang will not agree, and neither will I. I can make this decision on Mr. Jiang’s behalf: we will compensate Yang Yixue eighty thousand yuan."

Chen Shumei replied: "Ms. Yang says this is her only condition for agreeing to sign the agreement suspending her visitation rights."

Wang Cheng’s stance was unyielding: "Then we’ll see you in court."

He was floored by Yang Yixue’s outrageous demand.

’The sheer audacity...’

Wang Cheng thought for a moment before replying, "I’ve already told Yang Yixue we will be denying her visit tomorrow. Make sure you explain this clearly to her so she doesn’t show up and cause a scene. I don’t want my client’s business to be affected."

He added this because he suddenly realized that this woman, Yang Yixue, might not be thinking straight.

She was unhinged.

’If she gets desperate and causes a scene at Boss Jiang’s place tomorrow, what happens if Boss Jiang has to close up shop?’

’He still wanted to buy some more wild-caught tuna for his wife and son to enjoy.’

Chen Shumei relayed Wang Cheng’s words to Yang Yixue,

and Yang Yixue immediately flew into a rage.

"Eighty thousand?!! That’s my own daughter! My flesh and blood! He wants to stop a mother and daughter from seeing each other and offers a mere eighty thousand? Is he trying to get rid of a beggar?!"

"Fine, no more negotiations! We’ll see him in court!"

Chen Shumei messaged back: "We can try to get more. I might be able to get it up to two hundred thousand."

Of course, Yang Yixue disagreed.

Selling off her daughter’s visitation rights for a mere two hundred thousand? No way!

’It’s a terrible deal!’

"Forget it, Sister Chen. I’m a little tired. Let’s talk about this another day."

Yang Yixue decided to spend a good chunk of money to consult with some real experts.

After all, it was her daughter’s visitation rights, and Jiang Liu was making so much money.

She was determined to make a killing off this, one way or another.

...

"Daddy, don’t I smell nice?"

"Yes, I took a sniff. My little treasure smells like a fresh little flower."

"Hehehe."

Pleased with the praise, Jiang Tongtong broke into a wide, happy grin.

After her bath.

When Jiang Liu came out of the bathroom, he saw his parents sitting on the sofa.

"You’re back? What did you buy, Mom?"

"I bought you some daily necessities. I noticed you were missing a lot of things."

As Lin Qiu spoke, she suddenly asked, "Where’s our Qingmeng?"

’Our Qingmeng?’ Jiang Liu paused for a second before answering, "She went home."

"Alright then. You’d better treat Qingmeng well. Don’t you go bullying her. She’s a good-hearted girl. If you dare to bully her, your father and I will be the first to object!"

"Okay..."

"Grandpa, Grandma, Tongtong just finished her bath."

Jiang Tongtong ran over and hugged Lin Qiu, clearly fishing for a compliment.

’Daddy praised me, but Grandma and Grandpa haven’t yet! And neither has Teacher Qingmeng!’

"Oh, my, why does Tongtong smell so nice? From now on, Grandma should just call you Xiangxiang Tong."

"That’s right! Tongtong smells nice to begin with. Daddy hugs me every day, so he smells nice now, too."

"Haha."

Her words made them all laugh.

They chatted for a while.

Jiang Liu carried Tongtong back to their room for bed.

The two of them lay under a light summer quilt, with Tongtong nestled in Jiang Liu’s arms, playing on her tablet.

She really liked the gift her dad gave her.

Jiang Liu scrolled through a video app.

A WeChat message popped up.

Wang Cheng: "Boss Jiang, your ex-wife has agreed to suspend visitation rights. However, she wants nine percent of the shares in your store, plus three percent of the shares in all your future branches."

Jiang Liu’s eyes widened, and he nearly coughed up blood from sheer rage.

’In her dreams! He’d sooner donate the shares to charity than give them to her!’

Jiang Liu: "Tell her there’s absolutely no way I’ll agree!"

Wang Cheng’s reply came back instantly: "I’ve already mercilessly rejected such an outrageous demand on your behalf."

’Having a lawyer is great,’ Jiang Liu thought with satisfaction as he gently pinched Tongtong’s cheek.

’They take care of everything for you.’

Tongtong pushed his big hand away, protesting in her small, milky voice:

"Why are you pinching my cheek! You’re such an annoying daddy."