Ma Zhilan agreed without much thought; it seemed there was no lingering affection between mother and son. Yet, for Jiang Xingye, this was profoundly ironic. Just as he was becoming a father himself, he signed a formal severance agreement with his own mother: "Ma Zhilan remarried when Jiang Xingye was nine years old and fulfilled no parental duties thereafter. When Jiang Xingye was twelve, Ma Zhilan caused him irreparable, severe physical and psychological harm for the sake of her new husband. Now, in order to pay for her stepson Li Ninghua’s medical treatment, Ma Zhilan demands a one-time alimony payment of three thousand yuan from Jiang Xingye, promising that from this day forward, life, death, and all else will have nothing to do with Jiang Xingye, and she will no longer demand any support from him."
Ma Zhilan pointed at the three thousand yuan and said, "Wait... I didn't ask Xiaoye for three thousand!"
Xu Qinghuan replied, "The medical expenses for Li Ninghua are three thousand yuan, and I guarantee he will be cured. Consider this three thousand as the fee for severing ties between A'ye and you. If you have no objections, sign here."
Chapter 411