She was still looking forward to Qiao Nan being generous and giving Qiao Dongliang and Ding Jiayi more money each month.

  Even though it might not be twenty or thirty thousand yuan like before, ten thousand yuan was still alright. If her mom was thriftier and spent five thousand yuan on living expenses, she could take advantage of the remaining five thousand yuan to buy clothes and cosmetic products. Five thousand yuan was a small amount, but it was still acceptable since it wasn’t her money that she was spending.

  Qiao Zijin was still thinking about taking five thousand yuan monthly from Qiao Nan as living expenses. Once Qiao Dongliang opened his mouth, he could still get her to fork out five thousand yuan monthly to provide for them.

  As such, even if Qiao Dongliang’s words almost angered Qiao Zijin to death and she felt that Qiao Dongliang was looking down on her, she gritted her teeth and lowered her head. She wasn’t willing to say anything.

  No matter what, she would never agree to this request of her father. She wasn’t willing to fork out two thousand yuan monthly, let alone more. Furthermore, since her father was hospitalized until now, she had already forked out sixty thousand yuan. Wasn’t this enough? They actually wanted to get money from her again. Since when did her parents become blood-sucking vampires who only knew how to suck the blood of their children?

  Qiao Zijin took a deep breath. She couldn’t be anxious, afraid, or timid. She had long known that her dad had changed. However, her mom hadn’t changed. As long as her mom was around, she didn’t believe that her mom would let her dad and Qiao Nan continue to bully her.

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  Qiao Nan might not recognize her as a sister and likewise, but even her own dad didn’t have her as a daughter in his heart! In that case, he didn’t need to think of counting on her to support him in the future!

  Qiao Zijin used silence to counter the high hat that Qiao Dongliang put on her head, expressing that she wasn’t accepting of such a situation and arrangement. The money was hers. She should arrange how she wanted to spend it. Even if Qiao Dongliang was her father, she wouldn’t allow him to dictate how she spent her money.

  Whoever owned the money had the final say.

  If her father was so capable, he could make arrangements on how the money should be spent after he had earned it.

  Qiao Zijin displayed the attitude of ‘silence was golden’ to silently resist him. How would Qiao Dongliang not know what to do with Qiao Zijin? “See? Zijin is not saying anything. That means she silently agrees to what I’ve said. Let’s do this then. Zijin is your greatest pride and glory in this lifetime. You’ve spent so much effort to nurture an outstanding university student. Nan Nan is a good-for-nothing and isn’t lucky. Thankfully, my requirements are low. I don’t ask for much.”

  “The two thousand yuan Nan Nan gives me monthly is enough for me. You have higher expectations and Zijin is more outstanding than Nan Nan. Let Zijin provide for you in the future then. Don’t worry. Even if Zijin gives you more money, I won’t want a single cent of it. Let’s split the children in such a manner. Nan Nan will provide for me while Zijin will provide for you. Nan Nan and Zijin definitely would not disagree to such an arrangement. What do you say?”

  “.……”

  “.……”

  Qiao Zijin, who was mentioned by Qiao Dongliang, glared at him. She wanted to say out loud: Who said that I’ve agreed to such an arrangement? After she left, she didn’t have a job. She had nothing. In front of her parents, she was just a child. As a child, she should naturally be provided for by her parents. Why was it that she should be providing for her parents instead?

  Her parents weren’t in their seventies or eighties. They were in their sixties and still mobile. Most of them were still working odd jobs outside and earning around one hundred yuan a month. Her parents obviously had the ability to work to support themselves. However, instead of doing so, they still wanted her to provide for them. How was there such a good thing in this world? What she didn’t understand more was why there were such elders in this world who wanted to burden their own children.

  Zijin disagreed. Ding Jiayi disagreed as well. Although she always said that Qiao Zijin was good, it had been so difficult for her to get money from Qiao Zijin in the past year. Not only did Qiao Nan give money more readily back then, but she also gave a lot more money.

  On the contrary, Qiao Zijin didn’t give as much money as Qiao Nan. Her attitude was worse too. How could Ding Jiayi not feel this at all?

  Counting on Qiao Zijin to provide her more than two thousand yuan monthly for living expenses? Then, she’d rather count on Qiao Nan’s two thousand yuan monthly for living expenses. In terms of money, Qiao Zijin was far behind and couldn’t compare to Qiao Nan.

  For the sake of her own future, Ding Jiayi said, “No, I disagree. Who said that I’ll be satisfied if I agree to this? We are still a couple living in the same house and leading our lives together. Why are we splitting it by yours and mine? As for the money before, let bygones be bygones. Why are you still pursuing this matter? If the money were in my hands, it’s nothing for me to give you half of it. However, you know that I’m left with nothing. Let’s spend Qiao Nan’s two thousand yuan together.”

  As for Qiao Zijin, Ding Jiayi didn’t have the intention to mention her at this moment. It was obvious that Qiao Nan should provide for the both of them. However, Qiao Zijin was still ‘young’. They didn’t need her to provide for them and increase her burden.

  “A couple?” Qiao Dongliang thought it was ironic. “This is the second thing I want to tell you today. It is only when I’m getting older that I realize we are not the same kind of people at all. We can’t be together. There’s no way for us to continue being a couple and leading our lives together. However, Zijin and Nan Nan are old now as well. It doesn’t matter if we get a divorce or not. However, let’s just split ways and lead our own lives.”

  At this age, Qiao Dongliang didn’t care about a divorce certificate. He just didn’t want to live with Ding Jiayi anymore and wanted to split ways. “The property deed for this house is in Nan Nan’s hands. You know this as well. The three of us can still live together. Aside from the room, the kitchen and bathroom can be shared. However, we don’t have to have our meals together. I’m already an adult. I won’t starve myself to death. When you prepare meals in the future, there’s no need to think about my share. I’ll settle my meals myself.”

  Qiao Dongliang wanted to draw the lines with Ding Jiayi clearly, so he let Qiao Zijin stay and listen. Otherwise, Qiao Zijin might claim that she wasn’t present, didn’t know about this matter at all, and then create trouble.

  Really, he was old. Before he died, he only wanted to live a peaceful life for a few years. Ding Jiayi was already good at making trouble. However, Qiao Zijin, his elder daughter, was the real headache. What could he do? Ding Jiayi treated Qiao Zijin as her precious. Even though she knew what kind of person Qiao Zijin was, she jumped in without hesitation and wasn’t willing to turn back.

  Ding Jiayi was determined to walk into a dead end. He couldn’t possibly accompany Ding Jiayi and die with her, right?