Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 136: Brother-in-law is the Ex 36_1

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Brother-in-law is the Ex 36_1

While picking out items in the supermarket, it wasn’t exactly a surprise when the phone rang, without even taking it out to check the caller ID, I knew it was either Huang Lixin or Zhang Xiaoya.

There was a good chance it was Zhang Xiaoya, after all she favored her eldest daughter more.

Though I really did not want to answer the call, I also knew the consequences of ignoring it, she would just keep calling non-stop.

Then she would berate me relentlessly, accused me of being cold-hearted, as if I had no family at all.

Feeling helpless, Huang Jing could only answer the call, and before she could even speak, Zhang Xiaoya’s displeased voice came through from the other end.

Zhang Xiaoya: "Huang Jing, what’s wrong with you? You know your sister is out of work, why aren’t you settling the bill?"

Huang Jing: "Out of work? She spends more lavishly than I do, living a life even better than mine."

Huang Jing: "The way she orders stuff, she is really uncompromising, completely oblivious to the price."

Huang Jing: "Sorry, but I only order what I drink."

Huang Jing: "Otherwise, if it’s going to be like this every time, I can’t cope. I’m just an employee, not a boss. I don’t have anyone backing me up or buying me a house."

Huang Jing: "I have to pay my own rent and save up to buy a house."

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Xiaoya was truly infuriated by Huang Jing’s words: "I knew you were very displeased with us buying your sister a house."

Huang Jing: "I’m not displeased, I’ve known since childhood about your favoritism. Disappointment has piled up so much, there’s no room for dissatisfaction or more disappointment now."

Huang Jing: "I’m just stating the facts, to let you know, you can favor Huang Lei, take care of her in every way."

Huang Jing: "But please don’t expect me to take care of her in any way."

Huang Jing: "She doesn’t work and still manages to live the high life, having the good days. If I lose my job, I literally won’t even have a place to live."

Huang Jing: "So, I’m really sorry, but I can only act according to my own thoughts."

Huang Jing: "If you’re not willing to pay this money, Huang Lei has a man, let her man pay for it, didn’t he say he was really good to her, ready to spend money on her?"

Having said her piece, Huang Jing hung up the phone immediately, and as for how Zhang Xiaoya on the other end would get angry, how she might fly into a rage, sorry, that was none of her business.

Zhang Xiaoya, hearing the "beep beep beep" sound from the phone, was so angry she almost threw the phone away, but then she remembered the consequences of throwing her phone.

Zhang Xiaoya clenched her phone tightly, could only stamp her feet in anger, and kept cursing Huang Jing nonstop.

After a fierce bout of cursing, Zhang Xiaoya felt dry and parched, and the frustration in her heart hadn’t reduced by much at all.

Looking at the amount of money in her bank account, she had no choice but to dial Huang Lixin’s number.

When Huang Lixin saw that the call was from Zhang Xiaoya, he felt nothing but a headache coming on.

There was no other reason, mainly because every time he got a call from either Zhang Xiaoya or Huang Lei, no matter how it started, the result was always the same: it was about money, and nothing but money.

Huang Lixin never imagined that there would come a day when he would not want to answer calls from his wife and eldest daughter.

After a deep breath, he answered the call: "Wife, I really don’t have any money left in my wallet."

Zhang Xiaoya didn’t expect that before she could even speak, Huang Lixin would be the first to admit: "How can you not have any money? Didn’t you just get your salary?"

Huang Lixin was not surprised by her response and took out the pocket notebook he always carried with him, flipping to a page and recounting all the money he had spent these days.

As Huang Lixin read through the list, he felt like crying: "Look at my salary, how can it be enough?"

Huang Lixin was resolute once again, the little money he had could definitely not be taken out again: "I’ve really been economical enough, I’ve left only a thousand for myself."

Zhang Xiaoya’s eyes lit up at the mention of that thousand, and she described Huang Lei’s current situation: "Xiao Jing is really too much, blatantly aware that Xiao Lei is out of money."

These days without Zhang Xiaoya and Huang Lei around, and living as frugally as possible, how could Huang Lixin not be dissatisfied?

Huang Lixin: "Xiao Jing too much? Why don’t you say Xiao Lei is too much, knowing full well what her relationship with Ho Zhen would become when she went after him."

Huang Lixin: "Did she ask Xiao Jing if she agreed to pay for all the stuff she ordered?"

Although Zhang Xiaoya did not ask Huang Lei, she also knew, and could guess that she would not have bothered to ask.

Huang Lixin scoffed: "I thought as much. She definitely wouldn’t ask. She didn’t get Xiao Jing’s consent, how could she have the audacity to criticize Xiao Jing’s actions?"

Zhang Xiaoya did not expect Huang Lixin to take Huang Jing’s side, which infuriated her even more.

Already angry that Huang Jing didn’t look after Huang Lei, and now Huang Lixin didn’t see anything wrong with Huang Jing’s actions either—this was a bad sign.

Zhang Xiaoya really wanted to have it out with Huang Lixin but held back, knowing that if they really started fighting, their relationship would get even worse.

Ever since they took out the family savings to buy Huang Lei a house, their finances were tight. Everything they do felt restricted, including the brand of cigarettes Huang Lixin smoked, which went down in quality.

Zhang Xiaoya took a deep breath: "I’ll come back tomorrow."

If it were the old days, Huang Lixin would be happy to hear Zhang Xiaoya was coming back, but now, upon hearing the news, there was no reaction, no excitement at all.

Huang Lixin: "Whatever you want, I just don’t have any money."

Huang Lixin: "As for the house, a three-bedroom is enough. It doesn’t need to be big, and as for the location, don’t think about being close to Ho Zhen’s workplace."

Huang Lixin: "We should consider where to buy a house within our budget, not base it on Ho Zhen’s company."

Huang Lixin: "It’s already good to be able to buy a three-bedroom in a big city, whether it’s close to the workplace doesn’t matter."

Huang Lixin: "And about whether Xiao Lei is looking for a job, she can’t always depend on our salary to get by, right?"

Demanding a lower standard for the house, insisting on buying a three-bedroom with the available funds, and requesting that Huang Lei find a job.

Zhang Xiaoya knew full well Huang Lei didn’t like to work; even when Huang Lei was living at home, it was they who found her a job.

After starting work, her bosses were very dissatisfied with her. If it wasn’t for Huang Lixin’s sake, she would have been fired long ago.

If she couldn’t find a job back home, how could she find an undemanding job here?

The bigger the city, the more competitive it is, how could Huang Lei find a job she was satisfied with?

Hearing Zhang Xiaoya talk about how difficult it is to find a job here, Huang Lixin sighed internally, he had to admit that his eldest daughter was utterly spoiled.

Huang Lixin: "Jobs aren’t easy to come by in a big city, so what about Xiao Jing then?"

Huang Lixin calmly asked Zhang Xiaoya: "They’re both college graduates, if Xiao Jing can do it, why can’t Xiao Lei?"

Huang Lixin: "You don’t even let her try, saying no right out of the gate. I really don’t know what to say."