Chunhua Qiushi froze on the spot, suspecting her mind had snapped under the weight of this sudden turn of events.
Thrush Bird: Chirp chirp? Holy crap!
Su Yi: Nani?
The live stream chat exploded.
[??? A hundred ‘Confused Nick Young’ memes.]
[Am I understanding this right? This guy is the cousin who was cuckolded by the lady’s dad, and now he’s wearing that green hat like it’s a gold crown just to fight for the inheritance??]
[Good lord. With that pounding on the door, I thought he found out his uncle stole his wife and came to settle the score. Instead, he’s holding the illegitimate son hostage to command the daughter? He wants the money?!]
[What an eye-opener. Money truly moves the heart. People will do anything for cash. Marx once said that for a 300% profit, capital will risk the gallows. This family is willing to weld a green hat onto their heads for half of a relative’s estate. Incredible.]
[The whole family is in on it… I actually felt sorry for the cousin earlier. I never expected this plot twist. Truly, birds of a feather flock together.]
[How can a family be this disgusting? I’m puking. You guys?]
“Hua Qiu, I know this might be hard to accept, but Xiao Bao is indeed Second Uncle’s son. If you don’t believe me, we can go do a DNA test right now.”
The stunned Chunhua Qiushi finally found her voice. She felt as if the world had turned upside down. “Brother, do you even know what you’re saying?”
“Don’t look at me like that. Do you know what I’ve been through these past few days? When I first found out your sister-in-law was messin’ around with Second Uncle, and that Xiao Bao wasn’t mine but his, my world collapsed. I wanted the whole family to go down together. But hearts aren’t made of stone. I’ve cherished Xiao Bao like the apple of my eye for years. Can I just throw him away because he’s not my seed?”
“Sister, you know me. Am I that heartless? Since I care for Xiao Bao, of course I have to fight for what he deserves. He’s so young; there will be so many expenses in the future. Second Uncle might be gone, but as the biological father, he should still bear the responsibility of raising him. Don’t you think?”
The cousin softened his tone, speaking with such “sincerity” that Chunhua Qiushi felt her stomach churn.
She gritted her teeth and looked at the sister-in-law. The woman was silently swaying and comforting Xiao Bao, showing not a hint of shame or embarrassment—only a string of tears.
“Hua Qiu, do you think I’m shameless? But what choice did I have? Your dad was an elder, a model entrepreneur in the county. He forced me to be with him. What could I do? Shout it from the rooftops? People would just say I seduced a rich uncle. How could I live with myself? I had to endure the humiliation and stay with him.”
“My own grievance doesn’t matter, but I can’t let my child suffer. Xiao Bao is your biological brother; he’s entitled to a share of the inheritance. When your dad was alive, he said it would all go to Xiao Bao. I don’t want it all—I only want half.”
Chunhua Qiushi’s body swayed. She nearly fell. Anger and nausea made her voice tremble. “Impossible! Get out! All of you, get out!”
The words had barely left her mouth when the Great-Aunt spat on the floor. “Hua Qiu, your bastard father did this. He slept with my daughter-in-law, and even my precious grandson is his seed. He dragged our family’s face through the mud. Now he kicks the bucket and it’s just over? No way!”
The Great-Uncle sighed. “Hua Qiu, reasonably speaking, Xiao Bao is the son. You’re just a girl. He should be the one inheriting your father’s business. Now we’re only asking for half, and you’re still unwilling?”
Chunhua Qiushi’s chest heaved. Her vision went dark. She stepped back and braced herself against the edge of the table to stay upright.
She understood now. No wonder the cousin’s family could endure such a humiliation. They hadn’t kicked the mother and son out; instead, they were helping them fight for the inheritance. They had likely reached an agreement to split the loot once they got their hands on it.
Su Yi: My fists are clenching.
If they ever remade Shameless, they wouldn’t need to look for actors; this family could just play themselves.
She wanted to roar “Halt! You scoundrels!” to vent her feelings, but she was afraid they’d realize she was streaming and rush over to force-quit the call. She could only frantically munch on watermelon to keep her mouth busy.
The Thrush bird, having misjudged the situation earlier, stared blankly at Su Yi. “You humans… seriously, you exceed a bird’s imagination…”
It was floored. Utterly floored.
They say “men die for wealth as birds die for food,” but for food, the bird would at most act cute or beg. Humans? They’d throw away their entire souls!
Su Yi quickly clarified the distinction. “Wait, wait, wait. Don’t group us normal humans with them. I’ve already unilaterally revoked their human status.”
[I’m puking. Is this really not a script?]
[Art comes from life, but it’s nowhere near as wild as life. By the way, I vote ‘Yes’ on revoking their human status.]
[Dammit, this makes my blood boil. Your face reveals your heart, and this family looks like bad news. Spread this! See where they’re from, so everyone knows how shameless they are.]
[Hold the line, Sis! They don’t have a paternity test. As long as you refuse the test, they can’t demand a division of the estate.]
[Wait, has the body been cremated yet? Sis is trapped and can’t get away. Someone give me the address! I’ll rush to the funeral parlor and shove the body into the furnace myself!]
[I’m afraid it’s not that simple. I saw a news story where a woman cremated her husband overnight to stop a mistress’s kid from getting a DNA test, but the court still ruled the paternity valid and divided the inheritance.]
“You say Xiao Bao is my father’s son. What proof do you have? My father never had an illegitimate child,” Chunhua Qiushi breathed deeply, her mind temporarily clearing. She let out a cold laugh. “You think you can just say whatever you want? I think you’re just greedy. You want to snatch our family’s wealth now that my father is gone.”
The people opposite her didn’t panic at all.
The cousin said confidently, “Didn’t I say? We just need a DNA test. Second Uncle’s body is at the funeral parlor. I’ve checked; you can do a paternity test on a deceased person.”
“The body? What body? Just this afternoon, my father was cremated,” Chunhua Qiushi felt a surge of twisted satisfaction. She pointed at the funeral urn on the table. “There. He’s right here now.”
At this moment, she was immensely grateful for her own guilt and escapism. She had wanted to finish the funeral arrangements quickly and leave her hometown, so she had hurried the cremation without telling the others. Even the farewell ceremony had been meager, with only her husband and child present. This “unfilial” act had unintentionally ruined the Great-Uncle’s clever plan.
[Whoa! Pro move, Sis! The situation reversed instantly.]
[Hahahaha, I’m dying. This is a real plot twist.]
[The expressions on that family’s faces are priceless. Screenshotting this. Meme material +1.]
[Thank you, I feel refreshed.]
The group was in disbelief, but the urn was sitting right there on the table.
The cousin immediately called the funeral parlor and confirmed the cremation. His face turned as black as a pot’s bottom. He nearly smashed his phone and pointed at Chunhua Qiushi. “You—you—!”
“You unfilial brat! You burned your father behind our backs? You’ll be struck by lightning!” The Great-Uncle and his wife were fuming with rage.
Chunhua Qiushi watched them lose their cool in silence.
Then, the sister-in-law put down her phone and stared at her. “It doesn’t matter. The internet says that if you can’t do a paternity test with the father, you can do one with siblings.”
These words brought the angry trio back to life. Chunhua Qiushi laughed. “You think I’ll agree? Keep dreaming. As long as I don’t consent, no one is doing that test.”
“You have to be this heartless? You and your husband can make money. Why do you have to hog your father’s estate? We’re only asking for half, and you still refuse. Don’t be so selfish.”
“What a cunning, soulless brat!”
“Don’t think we can’t handle you. Believe it or not, I’ll post this on Douyin and broadcast it to everyone. I’ll say your father raped his niece-in-law. Just wait for people to spit on you!”
Chunhua Qiushi endured their verbal assault with a blank expression, listening to the child’s wailing and watching the ugly faces of her “close family” as they tore off their masks.
Su Yi noticed the sister-in-law set the child on the sofa and start fiddling with her phone again. She guessed the woman was looking for legal loopholes to prove paternity without a direct DNA test.
Su Yi pushed her watermelon aside and did a search of her own. As it turned out, there was a way.
Witness testimony, SMS/WeChat logs, photos of the adult and child together, sibling kinship tests, birth certificate signatures, vaccine records, or hospital signatures… none of these are conclusive alone, but together they form an “evidence chain” that can prove paternity.
Then the inheritance can be divided.
There was no DNA report, as Chunhua Qiushi wouldn’t consent, but the other miscellaneous items could be enough to be a threat.
Su Yi: Danger, danger, danger!
Since the “Old Fossil” pampered the illegitimate son so much, there were bound to be plenty of photos and chat logs. She was deeply worried.
But then she noticed something was off. I found the info, but why hasn’t the sister-in-law made a move?
Looking up, she saw the sister-in-law’s brow was furrowed, her face pale. She looked like she was about to crush her phone.
The woman’s heart had just turned to ice.
The law stated that if the father, mother, or adult child sued to confirm paternity and provided necessary evidence, and the other party refused a DNA test without counter-evidence, the court could rule in favor of the claimant. ①
She mulled it over. This meant a DNA test wasn’t strictly required, provided there was “necessary evidence” to prove they were father and son.
But she had no evidence!
She had been with the “Second Uncle” for years and even had his child, but no one had found out because they were extremely discreet.
Chat logs, witnesses—none of it existed. To avoid exposure, they never discussed these things on their phones. Not a single word. As for photos or videos? Every time, it was a big group photo of the whole family. What did that prove?
Who could have guessed that the concealment they were so proud of would make it impossible to prove Xiao Bao’s father was his father… Dammit, why did that old fossil have to die so early!
Was she really going to watch half the inheritance slip through her fingers? Her heart felt like it was being fried in oil.
No, there is evidence! A spark of inspiration hit her.
[I’m so mad! Where’s my butcher knife?]
[I have never seen anyone so thick-skinned! Bring me my Green Dragon Crescent Blade.]
[Holy sh*t, they’re going for force now? Dragging her to a paternity test? These are bandits! Let her go!]
[Any experts out there who can find the address? Call the police, quick!]
“Let’s go! This isn’t up to you! We’re getting that test done today.”
Hearing the Great-Uncle say this, Su Yi instinctively looked toward the window. It’s the middle of the night; where are you going for a paternity test? They’ve gone insane over this inheritance.
Seeing the three of them close in on Chunhua Qiushi to drag her away, Su Yi took a deep breath. She was about to shout “Stop! I’ve called the police!” when a roar rang out: “Stop!”
It was the cousin.
The frantic Thrush bird saw this and said with relief, “Chirp! It seems his conscience hasn’t completely vanished. The fire of anger from being cuckolded must have revived, defeating his greed!”
Su Yi: (⊙_⊙)
A second later, the cousin stared at his phone and read aloud, word by word: “Siblings have legal inheritance rights and belong to the second order of heirs. In the absence of heirs in the first order, the inheritance is passed to the second order.”
He finished and stared straight at Chunhua Qiushi, a weird, fanatical light in his eyes.
Her heart skipped a beat. She slowly backed away.
“What does that mean, son?” the Great-Uncle asked eagerly.
“Dad, it means if Hua Qiu is gone, you are Second Uncle’s heir,” the cousin said very slowly.
“Ah!” The old couple was ecstatic. If that was the case, they’d make a fortune. Helping a “stray” kid get the money would only get them a fraction of a fraction. But if Hua Qiu was gone, and the kid couldn’t be proven to be the brother, everything would belong to them!
But then a question occurred to them: “If the girl is gone, she still has a son. We won’t mention her husband—a son-in-law doesn’t inherit a father-in-law’s estate. But that little brat is Second Uncle’s biological grandson. Can he inherit?”
“…”
The cousin’s smile froze. Dammit!
The muscles in his face twitched, making him look even more vicious. Chunhua Qiushi was terrified. These people are lunatics!
[My god, is it what I think it is? Are they going to murder someone for an inheritance??]
[I’m fainted from fear. Is this not a society of law? Call the police, call the police! Ahhhh!]
[Does the bird know the address? Little Su, ask it! Call the police!]
[Streamer, say something about calling the police! Even if the cops can’t get there immediately, it might scare them off.]
[Right, right! If they know they’re on a live stream and many people are watching, they won’t dare to act.]
“I’ve cal—”
Ding-dong—
By sheer coincidence, Su Yi’s voice was drowned out by the doorbell.
The room suddenly fell deathly silent, save for the faint whimpering of the exhausted child.
“Mama, Papa and I are back! Open the door!” a youthful voice called from outside.
Chunhua Qiushi felt her soul leave her body. Her mouth opened to scream “Run!”, but she was pinned down by the Great-Uncle and his wife, who covered her mouth.
“Enough!”
The sister-in-law let out a shout that stopped everyone in their tracks.
A bunch of idiots! Legal illiterates!
She had told them to hire a lawyer to be safe, but they refused, saying a small place didn’t need one and they could just show up. Now look—they were even trying to commit murder. How stupid.
The doorbell stopped.
She walked over and opened the door. “Brother-in-law is back! Jun Jun, why are you hiding under the stairs? Your mom is home. Come in. Hua Qiu!”
She called out loudly.
Chunhua Qiushi broke free from the two elders and ran over with trembling legs.
The situation changed. Aside from the two children who were hostages rather than combatants, the 1v4 had become 2v4.
“…That’s the situation. In short, I have evidence that Xiao Bao is Second Uncle’s son. We don’t need a DNA test.”
Chunhua Qiushi’s husband was stunned and immediately grew wary, shielding his wife and child behind him. His wife had just tried to pull him away, but they were blocked from leaving.
“Don’t be nervous, they’re just joking,” the sister-in-law smiled. “Hua Qiu, if you don’t believe Xiao Bao is your brother and won’t give him half the inheritance, that’s fine. We’ll see you in court.”
She leaned over, picked up the sobbing Xiao Bao, and walked out.
“If you had evidence, why didn’t you say so earlier!” the cousin grumbled angrily, signaling his parents to leave.
Once they were gone, Chunhua Qiushi nearly collapsed. Her husband caught her.
“Quick, let’s leave!” she urged repeatedly.
“I’m sorry, Streamer. Thank you for today. I have to hang up now.”
If she hadn’t known about the illegitimate son beforehand and been mentally prepared, she would never have believed them when they suddenly showed up. In her anger and grief, she would have lost her reason and agreed to a DNA test just to clear her father’s name.
The call disconnected.
[…It feels a bit wrong to say this, but it’s like the tea was taken away halfway through. I really want to know the sequel. Can the illegitimate son actually get the inheritance?]
[Without a DNA test, how do you prove paternity? If you can’t prove it, why should they get the money?]
[I’m not sure. I just searched on Baidu, and if there is sufficient evidence of paternity and the daughter refuses a DNA test without counter-evidence, the court will rule in favor of paternity. Didn’t that woman just say she had evidence? Chat logs, witnesses, traces of living together—those all count.]
[Dammit, is there no justice? It’s one thing for illegitimate kids to have inheritance rights, but proving paternity without a test? Ugh.]
[That Great-Uncle’s family was ready to kill. The sister better run away tonight. It’s best if she can handle the estate remotely.]
[The whole scene was recorded. Does this count as attempted murder?]
Even when the next client connected, the audience was still discussing the case. Su Yi was also wondering about the aftermath.
Unsurprisingly, the “Uncle and Niece-in-law Scandal” and the inheritance battle trended.
#Niece-in-law Gives Birth to Uncle’s Child to Seize Inheritance#
#The Green Hat Becomes a Gold Crown#
#Bizarre! Grandson Becomes Nephew, Grandparents Help Fight for Inheritance#
Netizens were not only shocked and disgusted by the incestuous behavior and the cousin’s shamelessness but also concerned about whether the child would actually get the money. Some focused on whether the court would rule in favor of paternity without a DNA test.
Because their faces were shown, the Great-Uncle’s family was quickly identified. They were not only blasted online but also blocked and photographed by curious bystanders offline. They didn’t even dare go out for groceries.
For a few days, there was no news, and netizens began to tire of the tea.
Just as the heat was fading, the sister-in-law went online and announced a live “confrontation” with Chunhua Qiushi. She also requested that the streamer @HeavenAboveHangBelow attend as an important witness. If either party refused, it would imply a guilty conscience and an admission that the child was Chunhua Qiushi’s biological brother.
This move immediately put the incident back on the trending list.
Bystanders: ? Calling the streamer!
Streamer Su Yi: Eh?
She had become a link in the inheritance battle?
How could she miss this wave of traffic?
But she wanted to consult Chunhua Qiushi first, as it was her mess. Unexpectedly, the other woman contacted her first.
“I have no problem with it. Let’s stream. We’ll settle it face-to-face, once and for all. Just tell the truth.”
After a few days of heartbreaking pain and depression, Chunhua Qiushi had rallied. She couldn’t swallow this insult!
On the other hand, this is the era of traffic. Her company intended to branch out into self-media, and as the boss, she would take the lead. She’d use her father’s scandal as the starting point.
In any case, the moment he hooked up with the niece-in-law at his wife’s funeral and later tried to give all his property to an illegitimate son, he no longer deserved to be her father.
The highly anticipated three-party confrontation began on time. Netizens poured in, causing the streaming room to lag significantly.
[I’m in! I’m in! Father, Mother, I squeezed in!]
[First time seeing a guy who doesn’t hide his cuckoldry, and the whole family is helping him prove it. The power of money is terrifying.]
[Shameless. Instead of hiding after doing something ugly, they broadcast it just to snatch someone’s money. Pui!]
[One thing at a time. The law states that non-marital children have the same inheritance rights as marital children. Since the kid is indeed that old man’s child, regardless of how messy his origin is, he has a right to the estate.]
[Heh, let’s first see if he’s actually the old man’s seed. This stream is about proving whether the brat is his illegitimate son or not.]
[My god, Little Su, you’ve made it! You’ve become an online court! (Just kidding, no offense to real courts.)]
The stream began. When the other two faces appeared, Su Yi was startled. Why do they look so haggard?
Both had eyes swollen like walnuts. They looked like they had been through hell.
She understood instantly. Round one: The Misery Contest.
First impressions are important. Most people sympathize with the weak, especially online. Whoever looks more miserable is “right.”
She couldn’t help but ask the sister-in-law, “Hello. Didn’t you say you had evidence?”
The woman choked up, her lips moving without a word.
Chunhua Qiushi said with a sob, “What evidence? It’s just surveillance footage of her entering and leaving our apartment complex. What does that prove? Based on that, she wants to prove an improper relationship with my dad and that Xiao Bao is his child? Ridiculous. She went to my house frequently only because I wasn’t there, so I asked them to help look in on my dad.”
“I never expected that this would be used as ‘evidence’ to seize my family’s property! I have chat logs showing I was the one who asked them to go. She just went more often than the others, which only shows she respected her elders.”
The sister-in-law’s expression flickered. “You!”
She quickly adjusted, sobbing. “What woman would joke about her own virtue and her child’s birth? If I weren’t desperate, why would I confront you publicly? Think about how much this hurts the child. You’re a mother too; don’t you understand my feelings?”
She then looked at Su Yi. “Streamer, I don’t want to trouble you, but I’m out of options. My husband kicked me and the child out. I haven’t worked in years; I can’t find a job to support two people overnight. Without the inheritance from the child’s father, I don’t know what to do. So I want you to testify that my child is indeed Hua Qiu’s—Chunhua Qiushi’s—biological brother.”
Su Yi asked knowingly, “How can I prove that? I wasn’t there when the child was conceived.”
The chat was full of “Hahahas.”
“…I mean, please confirm that everything you said during the call with Chunhua Qiushi was true,” she said, tears streaming down her face. “Streamer, I’ve watched all your videos. You really can understand animals; it’s not a script. So what you said was real. My child is indeed the biological son of Hua Qiu’s father. You didn’t lie; you didn’t make up a story, right?”
This rhetoric is quite clever, Su Yi thought, sitting up straight.
If she denied it, it would mean she was lying and faking a script, making all her previous streams fake as well.
Wouldn’t she become a rumor-monger? Not only would her credibility be gone and her account ruined, but she’d also face a lawsuit.
If she admitted it, then…
Then there were no real consequences.
Surely a court wouldn’t take her words as actual testimony? What would happen to the dignity of the law?
“Yes, what I said was true. I never lie, and I never make up stories. At the time, the bird told me that your child is the son of Miss Chunhua Qiushi’s father.”
These words took the woman by surprise.
The sister-in-law hadn’t expected the streamer to admit it so directly. She thought that since Su Yi had taken nearly 100,000 yuan from Hua Qiu, she would be vague for the sake of the money and say she misheard.
“Hua Qiu, you heard her!” the sister-in-law said excitedly. “The streamer confirmed it. Xiao Bao is your brother!”
The Thrush bird, already filled with righteous indignation, puffed out its feathers. If Chunhua Qiushi hadn’t held it back, it would have dived into the screen.
“Chirp chirp chirp! Shameless! And you, Streamer! I thought you were a good person, but you’re actually helping this bad woman snatch my sister’s inheritance! Couldn’t you have said you misheard? Couldn’t you have pretended to ask me again? I would have definitely said it wasn’t true! Even a bird is going to die of anger!”
Su Yi: Benevolent Smile.jpg
Truly a loyal bird.
[Magical. I feel like I suddenly understand Bird-ish. The bird is definitely cursing Little Su.]
[Hahaha, me too. Look at it trying to poke through the screen. It’s cursing very filthily.]
“I don’t believe it. I know the streamer has helped many people through animal communication and has high credibility, but in this matter, I don’t believe it. I can’t believe it. I refuse to believe it.”
“Both my parents were from rural families. They started from scratch. For decades, they supported each other, growing a small workshop into the largest timber factory in our county. Our home went from a basement to a villa; our transportation went from bicycles to cars. Everything was built with their hard work!”
“My mother worked herself sick for that factory. On her deathbed, she held my hand and told me to guard our home and their life’s work.”
“Now you’re telling me you had an improper relationship with my dad, that you have an illegitimate son, and you’re demanding half the assets with no proof other than a bird’s words? It’s ridiculous. If I agree, it would be a monstrous act of unfilial behavior!”
As soon as she finished, the woman opposite her burst into even more tears. “So you admit in your heart that Xiao Bao is your father’s son, right? You just don’t want to divide the property, so you’re refusing to acknowledge it…”
“I can handle anything—I can eat bran and sleep on the streets—but what about Xiao Bao? Are you really going to be this heartless and watch your five-year-old brother wander the streets? The child is innocent!”
Tears fell like a torrential downpour, but the woman was secretly laughing. She knew Hua Qiu would never acknowledge it, and she understood her black-and-white personality. Once Hua Qiu knew her father had done something so ugly, she would never defend him again.
Look—she wouldn’t even say “My parents were a loving couple of high character; it’s impossible for him to have an affair with you.” Everything she said was about protecting the property. She probably didn’t even realize it herself.
Netizens are experts at reading between the lines. They would surely analyze Hua Qiu’s words and her refusal of a DNA test to conclude that she believed it but was being heartless and greedy.
[I see it now. The kid is her half-brother. She likely believes it, but she won’t admit it just to keep the inheritance. Tsk, the richer people are, the stingier they get.]
[To be fair, the kid is innocent. Why should he bear the adult’s mistakes? Her family is so well-off with a factory and a villa. If she doesn’t want to give half, she could at least give a quarter. Why make it so ugly?]
[Everyone hates illegitimate kids, but if given the choice, who would want to be born as one?]
[I wish the spouses of people supporting the illegitimate son’s inheritance would go out and produce ten or eight illegitimate kids, hehe.]
[I’m having a vision of a certain international superstar who refused to recognize his illegitimate daughter, ruining her life. This sister is too harsh. She could at least give some money to send them away. She’s pushing them into a corner.]
[Are you people insane?? If it were the family business your own mother worked to build being given to your scumbag dad’s illegitimate kid, would you do it?]
[Ahhhh, I’m so mad! Why should it be given to an illegitimate kid? Support the sister in her inheritance defense war!]
Chunhua Qiushi didn’t take the bait. She only squeezed out one sentence: “I don’t believe it.”
“Then do a DNA test! Let the report speak. If you don’t believe the streamer, you should believe science. Why do you keep refusing the test? Because you know Xiao Bao is your brother. That is the fact. You say you don’t believe it just because you don’t want to give him his rightful half.”
“Your father said all his property should go to the son. I’m not greedy; I only want half. I just want him to grow up to be successful… only half. You won’t even agree to that?”
The sister-in-law gave a bitter, miserable smile, tears rolling down.
But she was secretly smirking.
She had asked her lawyer repeatedly if using the video of the streamer’s call as evidence would work, but was told no. An anecdote about someone translating animal speech is fine for entertainment, but as court testimony, it would be an insult to the law.
But there was no other evidence. She couldn’t even file a lawsuit. The only possibility of getting money was if Hua Qiu agreed to a DNA test.
Since Hua Qiu refused, she would use public opinion to force her!
And even if Hua Qiu held out and she didn’t get a cent, she could still gain traffic from this confrontation. She’d immediately run her account, recording the life of a single mother with a poor child who couldn’t recognize his ancestors.
Since everyone already knew her from the streamer’s video, she might as well make it a bigger scene and monetize the traffic. In this era, even being cursed makes money. Infamy is still fame!
And there would always be people who pitied them.
“Why should I agree to a DNA test? Today you say your son is my dad’s, and I do a test. Tomorrow someone else says her son is my dad’s. The day after, another. Do I have to do a DNA test every single time someone shows up?” Chunhua Qiushi also gave a bitter smile.
“You! Quibbling! Your dad only had me. Where would others come from?” the sister-in-law snapped.
[A bit forced, but I can understand.]
[True. I was a bit annoyed earlier—if it’s an illegitimate son, wouldn’t a test clear it up? But hearing her say that, it makes sense. The mom only has her words and the bird’s words, but who knows if the old geezer had other mistresses?]
[Yeah, the Cockroach Law. There’s probably more than one. If they all ran over demanding tests, taking a shot just in case, how could she live her life?]
[…The narrative is easy to spin. I still think a test is the simplest way. Refusing means she doesn’t want to pay, but I can understand that too.]
Chunhua Qiushi received a signal from her assistant. Three of the top five trending topics were about them, and her account was gaining followers. After dragging it out for so long, the netizens’ emotions were at a breaking point.
“I have a question. You never had Xiao Bao do a test with my dad, so how are you so sure he’s my dad’s child and not my brother’s—your husband’s?”
The sister-in-law blurted out: “Of course because Xiao Bao did a DNA test with your brother and he’s not his, but he is blood-related to him. If he’s not your dad’s, whose could he be?”
Chunhua Qiushi: “Oh, so you aren’t sure either. You only believe it’s my dad’s by process of elimination, right?”
“I am sure! I went to do that test after confessing to your brother, because I couldn’t bear the child not being able to attend his father’s funeral as a son.”
“Fine. But the child isn’t your husband’s, yet he is blood-related to him. Is the only option for the father my dad?”
“…What do you mean?”
“My Great-Uncle—your husband’s father. He seems the most likely, doesn’t he? You all live together, after all.”
“WHAT THE FK ARE YOU SAYING!”
A man’s roar exploded like thunder. A bald head rushed in front of the screen, his face contorted.
“Dad!” The sister-in-law’s face turned pale.
Then a younger man rushed over to pull him back. The older man’s face was purple with rage. “Son, don’t listen to this brat’s nonsense! Your wife and I… we only had a few times while you were away working, but—”
“FK!”
The two men began brawling. Curses and the sound of fists hitting flesh were non-stop, mixed with a woman’s sharp screams and curses.
The sister-in-law cried out “Mom, I didn’t!” while desperately trying to dodge. Her hair and collar were torn, and bloody scratches appeared on her face.
She wiped her face, saw the blood on her hand, and lunged back with a howl.
It was a total free-for-all. Pure chaos.
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone.
Su Yi looked at Chunhua Qiushi with a questioning gaze: You knew this?
Chunhua Qiushi gave a slight shake of her head.
She didn’t know there would be such a huge surprise either! She hadn’t even finished her speech.
She had only found out that the sister-in-law had been seeing another man privately in recent years besides her father, but she hadn’t found out who. So, she just threw out the names of the Great-Uncle, the Third Uncle, the Cousin, the Cousin’s cousin—anyone who could be blood-related to the cousin.
Even though this sudden outbreak meant the stream couldn’t continue, she had held her cards for so long and built up so much anticipation that she had achieved her goal of driving traffic.
[Nani?? This, this, this… my god, seven melons on one vine!]
[A melon within a melon! This is so soapy I suspect it’s a script.]
[Wait, didn’t she say she was kicked out by her husband? So she was lying? The husband and in-laws were right there watching?]
[The sister-in-law’s credibility just plummeted. What about Xiao Bao?]
[Liars! I actually believed her. Maybe she doesn’t even know whose it is.]
The brawl started suddenly and ended abruptly when the sister-in-law’s phone was flipped over by a headbutt.
The stream that began with global attention ended in a bizarre fashion.
Whose illegitimate son Xiao Bao really was became a mystery. Naturally, the division of property was dropped.
Netizens called it: Approaching Science: Xiao Bao Finds His Dad — Schrödinger’s Illegitimate Son.
Chunhua Qiushi had won a total victory. Not only did she keep her inheritance, but she also gained a massive following.
Su Yi’s fame reached a new level. She earned titles like “Internet Judge,” “Messenger of Justice,” “Judge Su,” and “Honorary Member of the Neighborhood Mediation Committee”—commonly known as the Pure Soup Great Lord. She also received ten Carnivals from Chunhua Qiushi.
A local reported on the aftermath: The sister-in-law and cousin divorced. She left with the child and began recording her life as a single mother on the internet, joining the “Bitter Melon Brigade,” but her account was constantly reported and limited.
The cousin’s family couldn’t stay in the area and moved away in disgrace.
Everyone had a wonderful future~~
When Su Yi received an invitation from the large-scale senior dating show Sunset Pairs, she was silent.
Note: ① If the father, mother, or adult child sues to confirm paternity and provides necessary evidence, and the other party refuses a DNA test without counter-evidence, the court may rule in favor of the claimant. — Interpretation (I) of the Supreme People’s Court on the Application of the Marriage and Family Section of the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China, Article 39.