Many hateful mothers-in-law who long for grandsons from their daughters-in-law are just like this.
Facing this husband who constantly hit and cursed her, Zhang Lian felt nothing but a desperate need to appease him.
She covered her stinging red face and said weakly, "It's my fault, but I didn't raise that girl from when she was little, so I truly don't know what to do. Tianbao's father, do you have any good ideas?"
Jiang Jianguo listened, feeling a wave of powerlessness.
He had intended to use both family ties and morality to control Jiang Ling, forcing her to acknowledge her roots and become Jiang Tianbao's lifelong support.
He had considered many scenarios, but never imagined Jiang Ling would be so cold-blooded and heartless, remaining unmoved by the torrent of accusations and scolding from across the entire internet.
He couldn't beat her, nor could he shame her into submission. Now, he truly didn't know what to do.
Zhang Lian thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "How about we sue her?"
"Sue her? Sue her for what?"
"Sue her for not supporting her parents. We are her biological parents, she should support us."
"Idiot!"
Seeing how foolish Zhang Lian was, Jiang Jianguo couldn't help but slap her face again in anger.
"Didn't you see the legal experts explaining online? Those who abandon their biological children have legally forfeited their right to support. We wouldn't win a lawsuit."
"What? Forfeited the right? This... this is impossible? She's my own daughter, born after ten months of pregnancy!"
Zhang Lian's eyes widened in disbelief.
In her limited understanding, it was only natural for children to support their parents. How could she lose that right?
"Husband, could this be something those people with wicked tongues online made up to trick us?" Zhang Lian asked, utterly blind.
Jiang Jianguo shook his head. "No, I just checked. The law does have this provision. Furthermore, there's another clause: if adopted children form an adoption obligation with their adoptive parents, they are not required to support their biological parents. In other words, even without the abandonment, if this little slut were to provide support, she would only be obligated to support the adoptive parents who raised her."
Zhang Lian was startled, panic flickering in her eyes. "Then... then what do we do? We can't sue her, and Tianbao... Tianbao will be..."
Jiang Jianguo rubbed his temples in frustration. "Since we can't sue, we'll have to continue playing the family card."
"This girl is so heartless, and we've already played the family card twice. Will it work again?"
Jiang Jianguo smiled sinisterly. "We playing it, of course, won't work. But Tianbao might."
Zhang Lian blinked, "Tianbao? This..."
"I was scrolling through my phone earlier. Although the internet is full of people scolding us, there are also many who sympathize with our Tianbao, saying he's innocent and shouldn't bear the mistakes of his parents. Now that Tianbao is seriously ill, we can use the sympathy of those people online to our advantage and make a big deal out of it."
Despite his extreme favoritism towards sons, Jiang Jianguo was not muddled-headed; on the contrary, he was quite sharp.
With the situation having escalated to this point, it was impossible to make Jiang Ling completely submit and use her wealth and connections to ensure Jiang Tianbao's happiness for the rest of his life.
But as the old saying goes, a person lives for face, and a tree lives for its bark.
Jiang Ling, as a public figure, with countless eyes upon her, cared most about her reputation.
As long as they capitalized on Tianbao's illness, they wouldn't be able to control her.