All it would have taken was one word from her, and their family could have received a share of the money, but now that was completely impossible.
The harmful yet self-destructive Meng Chuyue was really too awful—if she ever let herself find the opportunity, she would surely destroy her.
Getting a house worth three hundred thousand for just one hundred thousand, Meng Jinhua’s family felt very satisfied—they had made quite the bargain.
After giving the shop front back to the He Family, Meng Wanhua’s entire estate was worth about four hundred thousand. He was originally only going to receive about one hundred and thirty thousand, but now he had received as much as two hundred thousand.
They had made a killing.
As for severing ties with Meng Chuyue... they didn’t feel the slightest sense of loss.
Meng Chuyue was eighteen and could get married.
Once she became someone else’s daughter-in-law, whether she was rich or not, what advantage would there be for them to take?
Securing cash was the real deal.
Meng Lixing and Zhao Tianzhi were also very satisfied.
They had always favored Meng Jinhua’s family, and now that Meng Jinhua had scored a big advantage, solving his eldest grandson’s marriage house issue, and they themselves had received fifty thousand in cash, they were quite contented with no more worries about their old age.
Meng Yinhua felt uncomfortable, not for himself, but for Meng Chuyue.
But since Meng Chuyue insisted, he could only... acquiesce.
Worried about unforeseen complications, Meng Jinhua immediately said to Meng Chuyue, "Let’s go and transfer the property right now."
Meng Chuyue nodded, "Alright, but before the property transfer, you need to sign the severance letter first."
Meng Jingfen, worried there might be a catch with the severance letter, quickly said, "No, this should only be signed after the property transfer procedures are completed."
Meng Chuyue gave her a disdainful look, handed a copy of the severance letter to her, to Meng Jinhua, and to Meng Yinhua, one copy each, and said, "You should read the contents of the severance letter clearly before commenting."
The few of them took the letters with confusion and read them together with the others. After reading, Meng Jingfen asked in amazement, "Does everyone need to sign? Is that really necessary?"
Meng Chuyue nodded, "It is necessary. You’re also enjoying the benefits, so of course you need to sign. Regarding the severance letter, I have two points to make. First, every person in every household must sign. If a single person doesn’t sign, I won’t sign either. Second, if anyone breaches the contract, they must pay me a penalty of two hundred thousand. You should read this part carefully."
After saying this, she watched Meng Jingfen gape at the prospect of a two hundred thousand compensation and slowly added, "Once the property transfer is successful, the contract immediately takes effect. That means if the property isn’t transferred, the severance letter is invalid, so there’s no harm in signing it beforehand."
Meng Jingfen had also realized this point and had no objection to signing the severance letter beforehand.
However, she had major objections to the two hundred thousand in damages, saying loudly, "The house is only worth one hundred and fifty thousand, and you actually want two hundred thousand in damages. Isn’t that a bit unreasonable?"
Meng Chuyue couldn’t be bothered to educate her and said coldly, "If you don’t breach the contract, there’s no problem. These are my conditions. If you agree, sign; if not, forget it. To be honest, I’m actually having some regrets. My partner used to be a thug; wild in temper, I don’t really have to worry about you bothering me."
Meng Jinhua, afraid that Meng Chuyue would change her mind, scolded Meng Jingfen sharply, "What nonsense are you spouting? If you think the penalty is too high, just don’t break the agreement. Or better yet, you can sever ties with me; that way, you won’t need to sign at all."
Meng Jingfen, driven to tears by his ruthless words, wanted to return to her room but was pulled back by Meng Jinhua, "Go after you’ve signed."
Reluctantly, Meng Jingfen was the first to sign the severance letter.
There were four copies of the severance letter; she signed her name four times.
After she finished, other members of her family, Meng Lixing, and Zhao Tianzhi also signed or had others write on their behalf and then place their thumbprints.
In the end, only Meng Yinhua’s family was left.