After being reborn, I decisively broke off my engagement and married a cold-faced military young mas

Chapter 791 Let each side concede one step

“Just admit it. You two were brought together because he wanted to take care of his friend’s wife and children. At least his care for you at that time was a kind act. You can’t let a good person feel disheartened.”

Fang Qing lowered her head and remained silent for a while before saying, "Fifteen is too little."

"And what about the five hundred yuan he promised to give me?"

"But I gave him three thousand five hundred when he bought the house."

"Whose money is that three thousand five hundred?"

Fang Qing: "..."

"Know when to stop. You can't keep taking advantage of someone. You're still young, you can remarry. If you're having a hard time today, maybe you'll find someone better and look down on this money."

Fang Qing: "Don't talk nonsense. I'm over thirty and have a son. Where am I supposed to find a better man?"

"That's hard to say. I have a distant relative who is over forty and married a boss. She's living the life of a rich wife with three maids serving her."

Fang Qing's ears burned with excitement. "Really...really?"

Can I lie?

Of course, he didn't mention that his distant relative was richer than the man.

"They are them, and I am me," Fang Qing said calmly, regaining her composure.

The mediator chuckled, "That's right, but we're getting off-topic. Let's talk about the terms first."

Fang Qing: "I've thought about it, and fifteen is still too little. Fifteen can't support a half-grown boy; it should be at least fifty or sixty."

"Fifty or sixty? You..."

"Don't rush, let me finish."

Mediator: "Okay, go ahead."

"Let's say sixty for raising a child, and Lu Jiangting and I can each contribute thirty, okay?"

thirty?

It was pretty much as he had initially expected.

“This is my bottom line. Five hundred... five hundred it is, but the child support for thirty-one months cannot be less. If Lu Jiangting does not even agree to this, I will definitely sue him.”

The mediator sighed with a troubled expression, lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Ms. Fang, you really know how to make things difficult for me. Someone is helping you and you still take advantage of them like this."

Fang Qing: "..."

"Fine, I'll do my best since the child is innocent."

The mediator is really something else; he has one set of arguments with the other party, and another set with Lu Jiangting.

Lu Jiangting: "Five hundred plus thirty yuan a month in child support? She's dreaming! Impossible! I won't give her a single penny in child support."

Mediator: "Mr. Lu, actually, all my annual child support payments don't even add up to the 3,500 yuan I spent on buying the house."

Lu Jiangting: "What are you trying to say?"

"If you don't agree, she'll have to go to court. I don't know if you've looked into the law, but it stipulates that child support is determined based on your income. Generally, it's 20% to 30% of your salary. You can calculate how much that is yourself."

Of course, the child support standard will also take into account actual expenses, but this can be said in front of Fang Qing, not in front of Lu Jiangting, otherwise the agreement will not be reached.

Lu Jiangting thought about it carefully and realized that if it was calculated that way, it would indeed be far more than thirty.

"The reason I negotiated a monthly salary of 300 with her is because the poverty line here last year was 360."

He lowered his voice and whispered to him, "I told her that child support is calculated according to this standard, but that's just to fool her into thinking she doesn't understand. Mr. Lu, I'm trying to help you."

Lu Jiangting still frowned, but he whispered a thank you, and his expression wasn't as bad as before.

The mediator added, "If this goes to court, once the judgment is in effect, given the nature of your work, you won't be able to escape the money even if you wanted to. What do you think?"

After thinking for a long time, Lu Jiangting finally compromised, "If that's the case, then I won't give you the five hundred."

The mediator felt a headache coming on and said with some helplessness, "Mr. Lu, she originally wanted to buy the house for 3,500, but I had to persuade her to agree to only 500. Now you don't agree, aren't you putting me in a difficult position?"

Lu Jiangting: "I don't mean to put you in a difficult position, but every penny I give feels like a slap in the face. You know that? I had a childhood sweetheart and fiancée, we were about to get married, but Fang Qing ruined everything. She cheated me and I lost so much, even my father died because of her. You want me to pay child support to my enemy..."

Lu Jiangting's eyes were red, and he choked up, unable to speak.

The mediator helped him because he genuinely sympathized with him.

"I understand what you're saying, and I know you've been wronged."

He didn't say anything more unpleasant after that.

He thought to himself, "Isn't it your own fault for not recognizing people well?"

Well, paying the price for my past foolishness is a kind of retribution.

“You only see that I took her 3,500 to buy a house, but did you not see how much I gave to them before? Almost all the money I earned in those years went to support them.”

He took out the bill again.

The mediator said, "I know that I sympathize with you on a personal level, but I have to make it clear to you that once you go to court, it's not about personal feelings anymore, it's about evidence."

He patted the bill and said, "To put it bluntly, the court will never accept this bill."

Lu Jiangting was somewhat taken aback.

The mediator continued, "Did you give her cash or send her money? If you sent her money, it might be acceptable if you still have the receipt. But if you gave her cash, how can you prove it? And look here, buying clothes, shoes, toys, medical expenses... how can that be accepted?"

Although you stated on the document that you weren't married at the time, the court might consider it that you were in a relationship. I remember there are investigations regarding relationships in military marriages, right? Expenses you made for the other person's son during the relationship period might be considered a way of pursuing the woman. These expenses are not eligible for reimbursement.

Lu Jiangting was speechless.

“Mr. Lu, five hundred plus thirty a month is the best result I can get for you.”

Fang Qing originally wanted 3,500 plus 100 a month.

Lu Jiangting himself heard it too.

Lu Jiangting looked down at the table and after a long while, he slowly spoke.

"I want to settle the debt in one lump sum and have nothing to do with them and their child afterward, is that alright?"

"Settle in one lump sum?"

"Correct."

The mediator thought that made sense, because with rising prices, if Fang Qing was shameless enough, she could apply to the court to increase the child support payment.

That's truly endless.

He genuinely sympathized with Lu Jiangting and wanted to help him.

Of course, Lu Jiangting thought the same way, but mainly he didn't want to get involved with them.

"That's fine. How old is the child this year?"

"He's almost eleven, probably ten years old."

"Even if you're ten years old, you still have to pay for eight years."