I Advise You To Like Me As Soon As Possible

CH 28.3

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ong and Guo Jianguo to leave, but Ning Wan stopped him.
”Hold on a minute.
I still have something to say to them. ”

”Everything has been settled, ” Fu Zheng said in surprise.
”What else is there to say? ”

Guo Jianguo and Guo Jianzhong obviously thought so, too, because they immediately answered bitterly, ”We've got nothing to say to you. ”

”There's nothing good about you lawyers.
You helped my mother give Jianhong the house, alright, fine.
She got it, so let Jianhong take care of Mother in her retirement and sweep her grave, then! ”

Unlike them, Ning Wan didn't seem to be in any hurry.
”You two shouldn't rush to cut your ties.
The law stipulates that you are obligated to support your mother.
Even if Aunt Wang hadn't bought you a house upon your marriage and didn't leave you any money, you wouldn't be able to run away from your duties toward her.
Otherwise if rumours that you refused to support even your own old mother reached work, wouldn't it be quite troublesome? That would be quite embarrassing for you, wouldn't it? What would you do then? ”

”The fuck are you saying? ” Guo Jianguo burst out.
”If the law forces us to provide for the elderly, then why is the house going to Jianhong?!”

Ning Wan interrupted him placidly.
”A lawyer-witnessed will is still a will.
As long as it's a will, amendments can be made.
You know what your sister is like.
She's obviously not in a hurry to take the house for herself, so in the end, how the property is finally divided will depend on your mother's intentions. ”

Peering at the two brothers, she said, ”I'm sure you both understand what I mean.
As long as Auntie Wang changes her mind, she can at any time change her will to include you in the property division.
Later wills take precedent over earlier ones, so instead of fighting her bull-headedly, it might benefit you more to think carefully over whether you really haven't cared enough for her. ”

”Treat Auntie Wang well and take good care of her.
After all, her heart is partial to you, her sons.
It isn't impossible for her to modify the property distribution in her will if she realizes that you've truly changed.
Feelings and decisions are changeable, but it's up to you to change them. ”

As they listened to her words, the expressions of the people in the room changed.
Their eyes lit up, and their faces became more animated.

”You are all older than I, and you must have heard the saying 'a child wishes to provide for their parents, but their parents cannot wait that long'.
Auntie Wang has already been seriously ill once, so you don't have much time left.
Treat her well in her last few years. ”

”And if she changes her mind, you'll change the will for her? ”

Ning Wan nodded.
Having received a positive answer, the two families were no longer noisy.
Instead, they all whispered amongst themselves for a moment, then took their leave in good spirits.

Fu Zheng frowned as he watched them leave.
”Why bother talking to these greedy people? ”

Ning Wan looked up at him.
”Do you think it was unneeded? ”

”These people obviously have ulterior motives.
Even if the old lady would be happy to receive their filial piety, it's all false respect for the sake of getting the house.
Why would you encourage them? ”

”If I hadn't said anything, ” Ning Wan smiled, ”Then the Guo Jianzhong and Guo Jianguo families would have left hating Wang Liying and Guo Jianhong.
There would have been no possibility of harmony in the future for their family.
Even though this particular issue is over and done with, the two brothers have completely fallen out with their mother and sister.
Any form of contact in the future would be as enemies. ”

”Can you imagine how much suffering Auntie Wang will go through having her beloved sons hate her like that? Futhermore, Guo Jianhong is a mild-mannered woman who dislikes offending people.
She must also be uneasy having offended her brothers and sisters-in-law.
And the Guo Jianguo and Guo Jianzhong families will simply stew in their anger every day. ”

”Although the problem is perfectly solved from the legal point of view, it's a triple-loss situation in regards to the aftermath. ” She paused.
”If this was an ordinary civil dispute, reaching this step would already put us beyond reproach, but we're a little more special than civil dispute lawyers.
In community law, matters that often seem trivial decide the fate of a family.
That's why I usually think of it as there being no trivial matters in the community.
No matter how small and petty a detail may be, we must treat it carefully, because it will likely affect someone's life. ”

”The law may be set up to handle most things, but we can't misunderstand the law to be omnipotent.
We must also be worldly wise, so that aside from using the law, we can also ease disputes and family conflicts by other means. ”

She looked at Fu Zheng.
”I know that Guo Jianzhong and Guo Jianguo aren't really filial, but Auntie Wang only has a few years left.
If in her last few years they can behave well and ease the relationships in the family, it won't do much harm even if they have ulterior motives.
Besides, who's to say that while faking it, they won't indeed change for the better? After all, problems don't get solved in a state of conflict, but when people feel at ease with each other, new solutions can sometimes be found. ”

”As for whether the old lady will really change her will, I believe in her judgment.
She will know who is truly sincere toward her and who isn't. ”

She finished speaking and patted Fu Zheng on the shoulder.
”Well then, Teacher Ning's lectures are over.
Go buy me some milk tea. ”

Fu Zheng was taken aback and didn't react for a little bit.

”I'm thirsty after talking so much.
You can pay me back for my work experience and wisdom with milk tea! ”

Grinning broadly, Ning Wan inclined her head toward Fu Zheng, ”You know, ordinary teaching lawyers never explain things in detail like I do.
Senior practicing lawyers like us usually charge by the hour, so if we charged my regular rate you would be paying at least 200 yuan for just now! But I know your family is having financial difficulties, so I won't ask you for fees, just a cup of milk tea.
Don't you think you have a terribly considerate boss? Aren't you so happy? ”

“……”

Of course he was happy.
How could he be unhappy? Him buying a cup of milk tea was worth the 'high value' of 200 yuan.
At that moment, Fu Zheng, whose usual rate was 1,200USD an hour, was almost overjoyed.