In the blink of an eye, on the morning of the twenty-third day of the lunar month, Tong Ziru and her mother went to the aunt's house, a place they had never been before, and today their mother and daughter will negotiate the inheritance with all the brothers and sisters on their father's side.

This is in the city of Manukau in Auckland's South End, which is predominantly localized compared to the majority of Chinese residents in the Central and Eastern Suburbs.

They had arrived in about 20 minutes by car, although this was also a villa, the mountains and rivers were beautiful, the sun was high, and the birds and flowers were charming, but she only felt that this place made her scalp tingle.

She maintained an indifferent posture, and followed her mother with her head held high, and her mother also maintained the attitude of a strong woman and walked over quickly.

The door was opened by my aunt, a middle-aged woman in her fifties or sixties with white hair and green eyes.

She just said these two words: Come in.

Tong Ling didn't respond to her, and she and Tong Ziru continued to walk forward.

After entering the door, several middle-aged people were here, Tong Ling just nodded to them, and then introduced Tong Ziru to the second uncle, the third uncle and the aunt.

Out of politeness, Tong Ziru still said to them: Hello elders, I'm Tina.

The two second uncles and aunts responded with a hello, but only the unusual third uncle did not open his mouth. He looked to be fifty years old, too. His height is very low among foreigners, and he doesn't look as tall as a child's character. The round face also had big eyes, but the thin lower eyelids were full of disdain.

His fat body looks bloated and greasy, with a beer belly, and it is hot today, so he is shirtless, and his white skin is covered with a little sweat, which looks honest, but in fact, the slightly swollen corners of his eyes are full of snobbery.

Before they could speak, Tong Ling first explained her intentions, she wanted to return the inheritance that her ex-husband gave them both.

These foreigners speak English, and of course they understand what they are talking about, but it doesn't sound simple.

As soon as she spoke, her aunt interrupted Tong Ling, "There is a house in Allen's will, this house is our father's house back then, and my father did not make a will to say that the house was given to Allen, Allen only claimed that his father gave it orally." We can't just give you the house without evidence. ”

"Why is there no evidence, Tina is Alan's biological daughter, why doesn't she have the right to inherit? The old man's illness is also relatively sudden, and no one can take care of the property, since Alan said that your father gave him a house, it must be true. ”

At this time, the third uncle actually spoke, he spoke while plucking out his ears, his tone was full of disgust, "We don't believe what the boss said, my father gave birth to our four children, why did he give him the house, who knows if what he said is true or not." This inheritance should be owned by everyone. ”

"Is it good for you to talk a little reasonably, Alan took care of your father every day before his death, there is no merit and hard work, why can't he inherit it? Do you dare to say that you are filial piety every day? To tell you the truth, your family is so rich and has opened a big company, but you are embarrassed to ask for a small house?"

"Areyoufucking?" the third uncle directly jumped out of such an unpleasant sentence, and then he was seriously injured and thorny, "Haven't you also taken over several marriages, and you are also a courtesan." Who knows where you brought this child from!"

"It's okay to keep your mouth clean!" Tong Ziru was also forced to be anxious, even if her mother was bad, she couldn't tolerate others hurting her mother so badly.

"You see, this is like the words of a well-bred child? Like some people, Bacheng is a wild child!" the third uncle said again, just to provoke them.

"Third child, I respected you before I had a good discussion with you, you don't respect such a cheap mouth, and the old lady doesn't seem to need to be polite. I tell you, whether you agree or not, Allen's inheritance must be given to us, or we'll see you in court!"

Tong Ling dragged Tong Ziru's arm and walked out of the door together.

When I left, I heard the third uncle and aunt in the house say, "Sue me, Lao Tzu is not afraid, Lao Tzu is not afraid of anyone!"

"Third brother, what they said also makes sense, otherwise we will negotiate again. ”

"No! I won't give it to that woman!"

Tong Ling got into the car with Tong Ziru, and Tong Ling was never able to calm down along the way, and he kept venting with Tong Ziru.

"That Kris is really shameless, and he's so cheap at his age. Isn't his family richer than ours? You see, the shoes he wears are still new from Adidas, and his watch is still tens of thousands of dollars. His son is a big boss, and the family's house is still a relatively expensive area, he just sees money, even if it is 100 yuan, he will fight for it. It's disgusting, it's shameless. He only plays with us, and when he goes outside, he doesn't kneel and lick the rich like a pug. Your Aunt Ella is also a scheming girl, so she will pretend to be a serious. seems to be very kind and impartial, and she didn't interfere in the matter of fighting for real estate?"

The more Tong Ling spoke, the more excited he became, and the speed of the car became faster and faster.

"Okay Mom, don't mention those garbage people, let's find a way to get a lawyer. ”

Tong Ziru persuaded her mother, although she also felt indignation in her heart.

Perhaps most of the relatives in the world recognize money but not people, and they don't know what is behind the peaceful scene of other people's homes.

When she got home, her mother stopped her to go back to her room to rest, and her stepfather happened to be there. Tong Ling did not shy away from her husband and went straight to the point.

"Tina, I think you don't have to go back to Oakland in Auckland. I'm sure I'll get my inheritance back from your father's side. I've talked to your Uncle Wayne about you coming back to inherit your father's business, and you can go to the restaurant he opened last year. ”

Tong Ziru was a little confused, "Isn't he an engineer, when did he open a restaurant?"

"Just before he died, okay, don't ask so much, let you go, you can go. Tong Ling's face was full of impatience and kept frowning.

Tong Ziru suddenly remembered that she had heard her mother and Wayne say that the restaurant was not doing well, and she began to refuse, "I won't go!" I have already said that I will pursue my dream. I plan to start my own calligraphy studio after graduation. Don't think about letting me come back. I won't. ”

"You kid, don't you know how to be grateful! Do you want to be angry with me? How many times have I said that you are not allowed to go back, you are convinced? What is the use of you learning your broken calligraphy? Is the Chinese calligraphy market good, do you understand? Don't you know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, what do you want if I let you inherit it and not give it to your brother?"

"So, you just give it to Sam, I don't need it, thank you. ”

When Tong Ling heard this, "Smack," gave her a slap in the face.

“Getoutofmyhouse!” The stepdad pointed at her and told her to get out, "You have nothing to do with us!"

Tong Ling also roared angrily, "You listen to me, you insist on going back, I won't give you another penny in the future." I swore before that I would never go back in this life! I won't care about you when you go back, just because I never gave birth to you!"

If she didn't want to hear the words anymore, the corners of her eyes were bloodshot, and even though today was her menstrual period, she ran out unwell.

She didn't know where to go, running aimlessly alone.

I wanted to go back to Linxi again, but I found that I ran out in a hurry and didn't take my luggage. That's it, let's just go out alone.

Tong Ziru walked to the Chinese quarter of Auckland, where the Chinese have been busy buying New Year's goods recently, and most of the Chinese are also celebrating the Spring Festival every year.

"Wow, Mom and Dad, you see there are so many red things here, I like that couplet so much. ”

A little Chinese girl who looks like a middle school student pulls their mom and dad and points to a couplet in the store with one hand.

"Do you like Spring Festival couplets? Do you like Daddy to buy them all for you. The Spring Festival is coming soon, and we can't forget these traditional festivals!"

"Yes, the northern Chinese will eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and my mother will make dumplings for you when I go back in a while!"

The girl's mother still hugged the girl and kissed her forehead, the girl snuggled affectionately in her mother's arms, and the other hand was still holding her father, and then the three of them walked into the store hand in hand.

"Let's go in and have a look, what we want to buy, we will be happy if the baby is happy. The father stroked the girl's head and reminded the child to be careful of the steps.

Tong Ziru was so envious when she saw this scene, she envied the children of those complete families from childhood to adulthood. Even if the family is very poor, the family loves each other.

From time to time, I would hear others say to her, "Wow, you are so beautiful, your mother is so capable, and your family is rich, so happy." ”

She is just a perfunctory smile every time, her family is just gold and jade, who would have known that behind the beauty is a rotten heart.

It is said that crying children have milk to eat, maybe they are too strong.

Tong Ziru didn't go into the store, and continued to move forward. After walking around, there was nothing new, so she took out her phone and planned to sit in the park to see if there was any news.

New Zealand can also go to WeChat and Weibo, click on WeChat and see Chen Xi sending her a message, asking her what she is busy in New Zealand these days.

She replied: It's good, we also have the New Year here.

After a while, Chen Xi also said that she had returned to her hometown in the Northeast, and sent her a small video to see what the people in Shenyang were busy with. I saw that Chen Xi's family was busy cleaning, Chen Xi was wearing a paper hat made of newspaper, and he was also wearing a mask to clean the toilet.

Tong Ziru was amused by her funny appearance, so he said that he would not talk to her and let her clean up.

She browsed the circle of friends and saw that Yu Chengyi posted a few photos of herself a few days ago, without text, and the location was in Beijing.

I'm embarrassed to ask him, but I can actually guess that he should be traveling before the holiday. They are all happy children, and they have the leisure to travel and take pictures. I don't know what the last sorority meant, this person has always been elusive.

Tong Ziru got up and walked around Auckland Park a few more times, and ate a casual bite to eat at a nearby restaurant. She didn't come home until five or six o'clock in the afternoon.

went back and knocked on the door, it was opened by her mother, Tong Ling didn't speak, but said very calmly that she would see the situation after the Spring Festival.

"If you don't like it, why force it, you go quickly, you alien!"

A soft-spoken male voice swirled in her ears. When I looked up, I saw that it was him.