“Military Marriage Threw Its Back Out: Commander, Your Wife Ran Away Again!”
“Military Marriage Threw Its Back Out: Commander, Your Wife Ran Away Again!” Chapter 22

Chapter 22: This Compensation Money Should Still Be Paid by Uncle and Aunt

“You!” The old lady was furious. When she turned her head, she saw Gu Dakai and his wife shrinking in the corner, and the police officer shot them a warning glance. She could only shrink back her neck.

“Ma’am,” the officer stepped forward, “we invited you here to assist with the investigation, not to come and hurl insults.”

The old lady pulled her head back in silence.

Eventually, the whole family was brought into the room, and Gu Siqing followed, sitting directly across from them.

“We’ll begin by understanding the matter at hand.” The two officers sat in the center, notebooks in hand, ready to take notes.

“That house was indeed my son’s, but he was also my child, right? I raised him with my own hands, didn’t I?” The old lady’s eyes shifted rapidly. “It belonged to my youngest son. Since he’s no longer in this world, what’s wrong with letting my other son live there?”

“I have the right to do that! I’m his mother after all!” she declared forcefully.

Bai Cuiyan and Gu Dakai sighed in relief at her words.

“Exactly,” Gu Dakai added solemnly, looking at Gu Siqing. “Siqing, how can you say we stole your house? It belonged to your father, and the old lady is his biological mother. She has the right to make decisions about that house.”

Watching the two perform in perfect harmony, Gu Siqing found it all laughable.

“Old lady, when you moved into the house, didn’t you figure it out? My father left a will. The house was left to me and my brother.”

“My brother’s gone too, so isn’t the house mine now?”

“Since the house belongs to me alone, you have no right to decide anything about it—not even if you’re his mother!”

“What will?” The old lady’s eyes darted. “You silly girl, stop talking nonsense. You’re too young to understand anything.”

“I think you just want the house for yourself. We are your real grandparents! How can someone so young be so cruel?”

“Are you trying to drive our whole family to ruin?”

The old lady kept harping on how heartless she was. Gu Dakai chimed in, “Have you forgotten how we treated you? Without our protection, do you think you would’ve grown up safe and sound?”

He even snorted, “I can’t believe we raised such an ungrateful wolf!”

“If I were truly ungrateful,” Gu Siqing looked straight at him, her face calm, “I would’ve reported you years ago—I wouldn’t have waited until today.”

“Who really benefitted and still complains, don’t you know in your hearts?”

“You’re asking us to move out—what are we supposed to do, starve on the streets?” the old lady trembled as she pointed at her.

“If I’m an ungrateful wolf, then so be it,” Gu Siqing smiled. “If I kick you out, you really don’t have a place to go, do you?”

Gu Dakai and Bai Cuiyan weren’t sure what she meant. But since she said that, Gu Dakai quickly smiled diplomatically. “Siqing, I knew you weren’t so heartless. About your cousin—”

“Stop!” Gu Siqing raised a hand. “Don’t drag her into this. I actually do have a way for you to stay in the house. Want to hear it?”

She was going to leave with Shen Qingyan sooner or later, and planned to sell the house anyway. Might as well tell them now.

“What way?” Gu Dakai’s gut told him this wasn’t good, but he still wanted to hear it. After all, if they really were kicked out, they’d have nowhere to go.

“I’m married now, and I’ll live with my husband. The Shen family isn’t from around here, so we’ll be leaving.”

“Before I go, I want to sell the house. So here’s the solution—you can pay, at market price, and buy the house from me. That way, you can live in it as long as you want, and never have to worry about being forced out.”

She smiled sweetly as she finished. “Isn’t this a great solution?”

“Great, my ass!” The old lady’s face darkened immediately. Gu Dakai’s smile froze on his face.

Had he known this was the plan, he wouldn’t have bothered being nice—he would’ve slapped her right away.

“You heartless little brat,” the old lady cursed without hesitation. “That house was left by your parents. Even if it’s under your name, how could you just sell it? Do you even respect your parents at all?!”

The old lady changed her tune again, and even Gu Siqing mentally gave her a thumbs-up. Not bad—at least she’d stopped insisting the house was theirs and was now guilt-tripping her in the name of filial piety.

“My parents left it to me, which means it’s mine. It makes no sense for people who didn’t even remember them to decide what to do with it.”

“You—” The old lady wanted to rip her smiling face apart. They had raised this brat only to be betrayed in the end.

“I’ll fight you to the death!”

Just thinking about the humiliation of being kicked out, how her old friends would avoid her like the plague, made the old lady furious. She suddenly jumped out of her chair and charged at Gu Siqing.

They had been too soft on her before. Maybe a good beating would teach her a lesson.

“This is the police station!” A police officer grabbed her arm before she could reach Gu Siqing and shoved her back sternly.

The old lady fell silent immediately.

“So,” Gu Siqing didn’t even spare them a glance, “will you buy the house or not?”

“No!” Gu Dakai answered instantly.

If they still had the bride price money saved up, maybe they’d consider it. But now they were broke and had been robbed. What would they use to buy a house?

“We’ve been robbed clean. Even if we’re relatives, you don’t have to stomp us into the ground while we’re down!” Gu Dakai grew more and more agitated. How did Gu Siqing become like this after marriage?

If he had known, he would’ve kept her at home forever. So what if she stayed single? How much rice could she eat anyway?

“Fine, let’s move on,” Gu Siqing said, changing the subject. “Let’s talk about the inheritance my parents left. How much did you use? How much is left? Return it.”

Gu Dakai knew nothing good would come next. When he heard “inheritance,” he jumped up like a spark had hit him, eyes blazing.

“Gu Siqing, don’t go too far. Your parents didn’t leave much. The house was the most valuable thing—aren’t you aware of that?”

“And haven’t you needed money to live these past years? Or did you survive on air?”

His heart pounded. He spoke first to stop Gu Siqing from pinning everything on them.

Besides, only they and the old lady knew how much was actually left. And she’d take their side.

Sure, the house was in Gu Siqing’s name, they couldn’t deny that. But inheritance? No evidence—no way the police could force repayment.

Gu Siqing noticed the calculation in his eyes and stopped looking at them altogether.

“Fine. We won’t talk about the inheritance anymore. I’m giving you a few days to move out of my house.”

Just seeing them made her sick. The sooner they were gone, the better.

As for the inheritance—she had no idea how much was left back then anyway, and without proof, she couldn’t do anything.

Besides, she had already taken a good amount of money from Gu Dakai and emptied their furniture. Once she moved to the capital, she’d sell the stuff second-hand and definitely break even.

Oddly, Gu Dakai felt relieved at her words. There was still hope.

But Gu Siqing seemed to see right through him and smiled. “Speaking of which, you haven’t forgotten how my cousin stole my spot in college, have you?”

“You two took my admission letter by force. Now the university has filed a lawsuit, and I’m being compensated for your daughter’s academic fraud.”

“This compensation—is going to be paid by you and your wife.”

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