“Grandmom and Granddad didn’t just give birth to my dad. When my parents were alive, it was always them taking our grandparents to the doctor whenever they felt unwell, and it was always my parents who took care of them. However, no matter how much they did, they still couldn’t compare to you people who only pay lip service.
“You can’t expect to toss the responsibility of caring for them in their old age to my dad too, right? My dad passed on and can’t take care of them, but the insurance payout from his death went to Grandmom and Granddad. It’s equivalent to paying back the money they used to raise him.
“My dad isn’t around anymore, but you’re all alive and well. Furthermore, you’re doing well financially. Every family lives in a small self–built villa, and you all live good lives. Despite that, you don’t want to take them in to live with you and want them to continue living in my house instead. Fine, we have no problems with that.”
Serena added, “However, more than ten years ago, Grandmom and Granddad signed an agreement with Liberty and me. We won’t support them while they’re alive, and we won’t have anything to do with them when they die either. If they’re staying long–term in our house, shouldn’t you be compensating us a little?”
While she did not want to split hairs, they were still trying to bully her and her sister.
The Hunt family was speechless.
They exchanged glances, and then Mike said, “Serena, discuss it with your sister and name a price. Just sell the house to us.”
“If we offer to sell it, will it be you or our grandparents paying?”
Mike said, “Our grandparents are the ones staying in the house, so of course they’ll be the ones paying. However, they don’t have much savings after Grandmom got sick. All of us pitched in to pay for her medical fees. They may not be able to fork out a large amount of money at once.
“You can let them sign an IOU. They’ll pay you as much money as they can now. If it’s not enough…”
“Can they owe you the money?”
Serena could not help but ask, “They’re old and don’t have a source of income. How are they going to buy a house?”
Mike was silent.
Old Mr. Hunt heard his grandchildren’s conversation and said to his two sons angrily, “You brothers help me pay for the house. Scott’s share can be considered paid for since your mom and I are staying in the house now.”
Stuart and Christ echoed each other, “Dad, we don’t have a job and have no income now. Our children are the ones supporting the family now. How can we afford to buy a house for you?”
Old Mr. Hunt looked at his two grandsons.
Mike said, “Granddad wanted to give Uncle Scott’s house to John. If we’re buying it, then. John should pay for it. That way, we won’t have any objections if John inherits the house.” John said, “I have a house in town. I don’t need another house. If Granddad has property, I want a stake in it. If he doesn’t, then I won’t pay. Granddad gave birth to my dad, but he didn’t give birth to me. The responsibility of buying a house for Granddad for him to spend his retirement doesn’t belong to me.”
Old Mr. Hunt was livid upon hearing what his most precious grandson had said.
Liberty and Serena knew that their relatives were shameless, but they were still appalled.
John did not feel shameless and said, “Why don’t you chip in for letting our grandparents stay in the house too, Serena? At most, you can ask them to pay you some rent. Houses in rural areas aren’t expensive to rent. A house will cost three to four hundred dollars a month. Our grandparents can afford that much.
The others agreed with him.
However, Old Mr. Hunt said, “Your grandmom and I have to keep our money for retirement. You all should pay for the rent. Don’t tell me you can’t afford it. Both of you have families. too, can’t you afford a rent of a couple of hundred dollars a month?”
He glared at his two sons and scolded them, “Your mom and I were able to raise all of you when you were young. Scott passed away young, but you two lived a good life.
“When Scott and his wife passed, your mom and I suffered so much scolding to get the insurance payout, and who did we give it to? We gave it to you so you could have the capital to start your own business. It’s thanks to us that you were able to live such a good life.
“Can’t you afford to support us in our old age now? Liberty, Serena, you two will buy from us the land that was allotted to us.
“Your grandmom and I will continue to stay in the house, and the rent and electricity bills will be split equally among your three uncles. You just collect the rent from them. Ten years ago, we signed an agreement that you don’t have to provide for us when we’re alive, nor bury us when we’re dead. We’ll keep our word. You two don’t have to care about us. I still have three sons and a bunch of grandchildren. I’m not afraid there’s no one to bury me when I die.”
In fact, Old Mr. Hunt was a little hurt. He had many children and grandchildren who all lived good lives, but when it came to supporting him and his wife in their old age, they pushed the responsibility among each other, saying that they could not afford to support the two elderly.
Back when they were poor, his wife and he were able to raise four sons and two daughters. However, none of their sons or grandchildren could support them in their old age. “How much is the price for a square foot of land there?” Serena asked.
“A few thousand per square foot.”
Serena looked at her two uncles and two cousins and asked them, “Do you have any objections? If you don’t, then we’ll go with Granddad’s idea. I’ll get someone to help me write the contract, then we’ll notarize the agreement. Granddad and Grandmom will have no share in the property my parents left behind in the future.
“They don’t need to move out, but you have to pay for the rent and utilities every month. We won’t take advantage of you, but don’t even consider taking advantage of us either.”
Zack leaned into Serena’s ear and whispered, “Transfer the ownership first. Although the name on the title deed is your dad’s, your grandparents are still around. Your sister and you will only be able to inherit it completely if they sign to give up their share of the inheritance.”
If the title deed was transferred to the sisters‘ names, there would be no need to wrangle with those people in the future.
Serena nodded.
The Hunt family had no objections. Mike said, “All right, Serena. You’ll buy Grandmom and Granddad’s share of the land. In the future, our grandparents will stay in your house while we pay for their rent and utility bills. However, we still have to go back and talk to
Uncle David.
“You two can come back tomorrow with the agreement and call the mayor to witness the signing.”
“Deal.”
Liberty agreed easily.
It was also good for the sisters to negotiate the settlement of their parents‘ inheritance without any more fussing.
The Hunts were in a hurry to go home after the talk. When Old Mr. Hunt walked out of the hotel, he turned to look at the two Hunt sisters for a long time. His pursed mouth moved, but he did not say anything in the end.
After they left, Liberty held her son’s hand and said to her sister and brother–in–law, “Seren and Zack, I’ll go back with Sonny now.”
“I’ll send you back.”
Liberty smiled. “No need. I came here on my e–bike.”
“Go get a car, Liberty, or I can give one to you.”
“No, I’ll go look for a car when I’m free in a couple of days. I have money to buy a car for myself. I won’t be as busy during the weekend, so accompany me then.” Liberty always refused her sister and brother–in–law’s offer to give her a car or a house.
She had money to buy a car. As for a house, she could not afford to buy one now, but her business was doing well. She would definitely earn enough to buy a house after working for several years.
Liberty left Wiltspoon Hotel with Sonny on her e–bike.
Along the way, they met Duncan again.
Liberty felt that Wiltspoon was too small. She bumped into Duncan wherever she went.
Duncan noticed Liberty first and honked loudly at the mother and son. Liberty did not know it was him. When she heard someone honking at her, she glanced back to see Duncan waving at her with a smile.
When Liberty saw Duncan pulling over to the side, she stopped her bike.
Duncan parked the car and walked up to the mother and son. He reached out to pat Sonny, who was sitting in the child’s seat. His eyes were very gentle as he looked at Sonny.
“Where are you taking Sonny, Liberty?”
At the same time, a BMW drove by. When the female driver saw that scene, she immediately said to the person in the passenger seat, “Mrs. Lewis, is that Duncan?”
The driver was Lily.
The car she was driving belonged to Mrs. Lewis and it was lent to her to use while she was in Wiltspoon.
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