Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 132: Brother-in-law is the Ex 32_1

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Brother-in-law is the Ex 32_1

The financial reins of the household were firmly in Zhang Xiaoya’s hands, while Huang Lixin, the head of the family, might have known about the savings, but how the money was spent was all arranged by Zhang Xiaoya.

Even if he needed money, even if there were social obligations with Huang family relatives, or some of Huang Lixin’s own dealings, if Zhang Xiaoya said no, he wouldn’t take out any money.

To save face, Huang Lixin had no choice but to dip into his private stash, and any unmentionable expenses were also paid with his personal funds.

He was actually quite eager to see the expression on Zhang Xiaoya’s face when she found out that the ever-obedient Huang Lixin had a significant amount of private money.

But on second thought, if she learned about it from her, Zhang Xiaoya wouldn’t be grateful at all; instead, she’d only consider how long Huang Jing knew about it and how much she had gained from Huang Lixin.

Maybe she would even take the two thousand yuan away; despite Huang Jing’s repeated assurances that she wouldn’t tell, Huang Lixin was still quite worried.

If Zhang Xiaoya found out, he had no idea what kind of scene she would make; she might even order him to hand over all the money.

This was something he didn’t want; though Huang Lei’s matter was important, wasn’t his pride important as well?

Once the money entered Zhang Xiaoya’s hands, getting any of it back from her was quite difficult.

Huang Lixin didn’t want to experience again having to apply to her for every single expenditure, no matter how big or small, explaining why he needed the money.

When he gave Huang Jing the money before, he had forgotten about this possibility and was truly worried; what if Huang Jing blabbed, it could cause a huge problem.

To his surprise, after waiting and waiting, he never heard Zhang Xiaoya’s reprimanding words; although he was still a bit worried, he felt much better.

Huang Jing, seeing the extra two thousand yuan in her account, said, "Come on, let’s go out and have a good meal."

"It’s perfect timing. By the time we get back, the house should be cleaned up." Not only could they have a good meal, but there was also enough to pay the cleaning lady.

This unexpected windfall truly satisfied Huang Jing, and Xia Ke, upon learning that Huang Jing had actually received the two thousand yuan, was stunned.

"Your mom was so angry, and your dad still gave it to you?"

Huang Jing nodded happily, "Right, my mom disagreed, but my dad agreed, which was all that mattered."

"It’s always good for a man to have a little private money, see? It made things easy."

"Otherwise, if my mom persisted in refusing, I wouldn’t have interfered, and who knows how long that would have dragged on."

Although Huang Jing knew that in the end, Zhang Xiaoya would give in, since she could get the money, better to settle it quickly.

Especially since the notarization process would just annoy Ho Zhen to no end.

Anything that frustrated Ho Zhen made Huang Jing very happy.

Xia Ke laughed too, "Ho Zhen fancied Huang Lei because he was eyeing your family’s money."

"Now it’s great, the house is bought, but it has nothing to do with him."

Just thinking about how frustrated he must be, Xia Ke found it amusing, "Isn’t it better to be down-to-earth?"

"But it’s good this way; otherwise, he would have swindled you." Suddenly, Xia Ke found Huang Lei quite pleasing, "She saved you."

Huang Jing kept nodding, "Exactly, that’s what I thought too. Thanks, Huang Lei."

"That’s why I asked for two thousand."

"I’m simply a great person." Huang Jing awarded herself a good person card.

Listenting to Huang Jing praising herself, Xia Ke could only smile. She felt she had to say, "You have to admit, the few years you were with Ho Zhen weren’t without their changes."

Huh? Huang Jing looked at Xia Ke, not understanding what she was trying to say.

"At least you’ve learned Ho Zhen’s thick skin; you never used to be like this."

What? Just for that? Well, Huang Jing admitted that the original owner wouldn’t do this, but since she could pin it on Ho Zhen, she might as well.

At least it wasn’t a bad thing, "I don’t think this is shameless."

But she still had to explain, "I’m just telling the truth, I’m a good person."

"If I were not a good person, would I be able to find Ho Zhen and sell this news to him? I could make a few thousand at least."

Huang Jing didn’t believe Ho Zhen wouldn’t be interested in this news, "You tell me, am I not a good person?"

Oh, you can actually do that? Xia Ke really hadn’t thought of that, "Right, how come I didn’t think of it."

Huang Jing also just thought of it, "Right, I can’t sell this news to Ho Zhen, but I can still get money from Zhang Xiaoya’s hands."

Hahaha, it’s all good, the money given by Huang Lixin, and the money she could continue to get from Zhang Xiaoya, those were two different things.

Plus the confidentiality fee, couldn’t she get another two thousand from Zhang Xiaoya’s hands?

This is absolutely a bargain, Huang Jing thought there was no reason not to pay that money.

Oh my god, Xia Ke hadn’t expected that, in just the blink of an eye, Huang Jing had come up with another money-making scheme.

And it involved asking the Huang family for more money again, "Aren’t you worried about your dad?"

"Do you think my dad would mention it?" she was sure Huang Lixin wouldn’t say anything, "He might even be relieved, thinking that I helped keep a secret."

"Besides, this money I’m getting on my own merit, I think it’s perfectly normal."

"Now they’re asking me, not the other way around." Hahaha, Huang Jing was so happy, so smug.

"Today is a good day, my payday." Sadly, such opportunities were rare, otherwise, Huang Jing felt she could do this once a month and have her household expenses covered.

Seeing how excited Huang Jing was, well, Xia Ke also felt that Huang Jing’s tactics were not a problem, given how the Huang family had been so unreasonable towards her.

"Let’s go have a big meal." Now that she could make a little extra money, Huang Jing swiftly upgraded to gourmet food.

If there was a benefit, why worry about the Huang family or Ho Zhen? If things really go sour, let the two families fight it out like dogs.

Once he received the money from Huang Jing and knew the matter was settled, Huang Lixin naturally notified Zhang Xiaoya right away.

Zhang Xiaoya was a bit skeptical, not understanding how Huang Lixin could manage to change Huang Jing’s mind in such a short time.

Listening to the questioning voice on the other end of the phone, Huang Lixin felt Zhang Xiaoya would never focus on the important things, always obsessing over trivial matters.

Shouldn’t the focus be that he’d handled Huang Jing and got her to agree to the notarization?

Huang Lixin knew he absolutely couldn’t afford to show weakness, otherwise, Zhang Xiaoya might spot an issue.

If that happened, he was in for a world of trouble and had to stay assertive.

He scolded Zhang Xiaoya fiercely on the phone, suggesting distrust, and mentioned she could call Huang Jing again if she did not believe him.

After hanging up, Huang Lixin quickly briefed Huang Jing on the situation.

Since Huang Lixin was so candid, Huang Jing, considering herself a forthright person, brought up her thoughts.

What Huang Jing said made Huang Lixin gasp, "I—I already gave you the money, didn’t I?"

But of course, Huang Jing wouldn’t admit it, "When did you give me the money? You didn’t give me any money."

Huang Lixin was about to get angry, then thought better of it; even if he knew Huang Jing was double-dealing, he couldn’t admit it.

Helpless, he could only agree he hadn’t given the money, inwardly adding "ruthless" to his opinion of Huang Jing.