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At the funeral, I knelt before the altar, my face a mask of sorrow as I thanked friends and family. As expected, a woman in a white dress appeared, holding a child by the hand. Without a word, she knelt down in front of me.
"Sister, the child is innocent. Please, let him bow to his father!"
I feigned confusion and lifted my head, discreetly assessing the situation. The woman looked to be in her mid-twenties, while the child she held was around seven or eight years old—old enough to understand what was happening.
Seeing my silence, she pressed the child to bow to me, crying and wailing, "Come on, sweetheart, quickly bow to your aunt! As long as she acknowledges you, your father's house will belong to you."
"Sister, I've already checked. My son can inherit Brother Su Nan's estate. Did you think that after you cremated Brother Su Nan's body I would have no recourse? In fact, I've already done a paternity test for both father and son."
As she spoke, she tilted her head back and pulled a paternity test from her bag. At that moment, my mother-in-law, who had just returned from detention, trembled as she stood up from her wheelchair. She took the paternity test with an expression of excitement as if she had just seen the heir to the Su Family throne.
"Do you see this? This is my son's only bloodline! Whoever dares to deny him entry will have to deal with me!"
All the relatives' gazes turned toward me. I pretended not to notice, maintaining a blank expression as I played the role of a widow still engulfed in grief over her deceased husband.
My sister-in-law pointed at me and scolded, "Mom, we need to remove this useless hen from our household register. She has no right to any inheritance! My brother's inheritance belongs to us and our nephew; she shouldn't expect to get anything!"
The relatives looked on with pity but still urged me gently: "Respect the deceased. Sister-in-law, why not just agree for now? If your mother-in-law kicks you out, it would be quite embarrassing."
Others chimed in as well: "Yes, you've never given the Su Family a son or daughter over all these years; we can't let them die out."
"Just let them in. Su Nan is gone, and you have a son to take care of you now, don't you?"
"Exactly. We, the elders, are doing this for your own good. Today is my nephew's funeral. If you keep causing a scene, don't blame us if the Su Family kicks you out of the family tree!"
These relatives from the Su Family were advising me with a mix of threats and persuasion. It was as if I, the widow who had been kneeling the whole time, was the one causing trouble.
I rushed forward just before my mother-in-law's cane came down on me. Taking a big step, I grasped Third Sister's hand, tears of excitement streaming down my face.
"My dear sister, I've waited so long for you!"
The debts your husband incurred shouldn't fall on your shoulders!
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The Secretary stood frozen in place, unable to respond for a long moment. They all thought I had been kept in the dark.
Unfortunately for them, I had stumbled upon evidence of my husband's infidelity six months ago through his phone. We had been married for five years, yet he had a six-year-old son on the side.
Not only that, but I also discovered he had forged property documents and racked up massive gambling debts. He even bought me an exorbitantly priced insurance policy, planning to use the payout after my death to settle his debts and then elope with the Secretary.
Fortunately, fate intervened; he was the one who died first!
The people from the Su Family present were also bewildered, not understanding my attitude at all. My sister-in-law was the first to react; she stormed over, trying to slap me.
"You jerk! You knew my brother had a son outside all along! Why didn't you bring my nephew back sooner? You just can't stand to see my brother and his son reunited!"
Her warped perspective genuinely made me laugh in anger. I sidestepped her and retaliated with three sharp slaps across her face.
Seeing this, the aunts and cousins from the Su Family rushed over to stop me, some even taking the opportunity to pinch me discreetly.
My sister-in-law still wanted to come over and pull my hair, so I kicked her away and seized the opportunity to smash Su Nan's urn at her.
The urn toppled over, scattering grayish-white ashes all over Sister-in-law's face.
Sister-in-law screamed repeatedly, causing a commotion among everyone present. As I ran, bone fragments flew everywhere, and the scene quickly descended into chaos.
I watched as Su Nan's remains were kicked around and trampled, ashes swirling in the air. A faint smile crept onto my face, concealing my triumph.
This was the fate of a scoundrel; it was only fitting that he be reduced to ashes.
Secretary finally snapped back to reality and shouted, "Everyone, don't move! Go call a janitor to come over and vacuum up the ashes!"
Relatives standing by the door hurried out to fetch help.
Soon, Cleaning Lady arrived and looked at the mess with a troubled expression. "Well... the ashes have mixed with the dirt on the floor; it's going to be difficult to clean up..."
Upon hearing this, my mother-in-law fainted on the spot.
Secretary gritted her teeth and resolutely instructed Cleaning Lady to vacuum up my husband's ashes along with a pile of cigarette butts and scraps of paper.
In the end, she closed her eyes as they were packed back into the urn.
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