Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 145: Brother-in-law is the Ex 45_1

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Brother-in-law is the Ex 45_1

Huang Jing didn’t know about the incidents at the Huang family, neither Huang Lixin nor Zhang Xiaoya would discuss such matters with her.

As for Huang Lei, such a face-losing incident was even less likely to be mentioned to Huang Jing.

Not to mention that Huang Jing had already blocked her, busy with work and studies, Huang Jing hardly thought of these things.

She just felt that it had been unusually quiet lately, and even thought Huang Lixin and his wife would call her.

But to her surprise, they hadn’t called at all. Well, she didn’t really want to receive their calls, as they would surely lead to all sorts of unpleasantness.

After a busy week, Huang Jing now had a routine of going out with Xia Ke on weekends to explore and taste delicious food.

Although the busy pair also wanted to rest at home,

they couldn’t just stick to their usual routine; occasionally, they had to go somewhere different to stroll around.

Xia Ke found a stylish new bookstore online, and although they had no intention of buying books, they wanted to check it out.

Being young, they were naturally drawn to such novelties.

After visiting the store, despite not planning to buy anything, they were still captivated by some of the figurines inside.

When they left, they had bought a few things, reasoning, "Although the rented apartment is small, in a few months, the company will have housing benefits available for allocation."

The rumor had spread throughout the company, and neither the management nor the logistics department had denied it, so everyone knew it must be true.

The only question now was how the allocation would work and what the criteria would be.

Couples both working at the company felt secure, knowing leadership wouldn’t overlook them as double-income employees.

Those with long service or in middle or upper management weren’t worried either, as it seemed impossible they’d be left out.

The most concerned were people like Huang Jing and Xia Ke, who had been with the company for several years but had neither a marriage prospect nor had risen to a middle management position.

"We’ll surely get an apartment; even if it’s just a one-bedroom," Huang Jing knew that she and Xia Ke were both eligible for the housing benefit.

"Anyway, if we don’t get the housing benefit this time, I’ll just buy an apartment," Huang Jing had firmed up her resolve to purchase a property.

Xia Ke nodded continuously, "Right, if we don’t get it, I’ll buy an apartment, too."

"We’ll continue to be neighbors."

"Absolutely," Huang Jing instantly agreed, "By the way, are you sure that German pork knuckle place is good?"

"It is good, and the beer there is excellent, plus they have a singer to liven things up."

"Don’t worry, someone has been there and experienced it, otherwise, why would I take you?"

"By the way, Xiao Jing, have you ever been to a bar?" Xia Ke suddenly thought of something quite important and blurted out.

Well, Huang Jing was about to nod, but then she remembered the original owner of her identity had never been, sighing at the realization of how well-behaved and honest the child had been.

"I’ve never been."

"Have you?"

"Is it fun?" Huang Jing asked with interest.

On this subject, Xia Ke could only say, "I think it’s not bad, quite interesting, but that’s my opinion."

"As for what it’s actually like, it depends on you." Xia Ke knew some people loved bars as places to relax, while others thought bars were no good, frequented only by bad people.

"Have a drink, relax a bit," Huang Jing didn’t have particularly good or bad feelings about the effects of a bar.

"Relaxing occasionally is good."

"But getting addicted to it isn’t fun."

Huang Jing felt that some things should be tried out in moderation, "Otherwise, living too strictly isn’t good either."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ke was stunned, "Oh my God, I can’t believe you would say something like that?"

Ever since she met Huang Jing, Xia Ke knew how self-disciplined she was; otherwise, she wouldn’t have saved so much money at such a young age.

This was after she had given a chunk of it to Ho Zhen, and if it had not been for that, Huang Jing would have even more money on her hands.

Huang Lei had finally managed to persuade Ho Zhen to come out for a meal together today, although she now had no illusions about him and felt discontent.

But they already had a child, and her reputation was tarnished; it really wasn’t a problem that could be solved simply by terminating the pregnancy, so now all she could do was cling to Ho Zhen.

Ho Zhen really didn’t want to come out; he was swamped with all sorts of problems. His parents constantly complained about the inconvenience of going up and down the stairs, hinting that they wanted him to buy a flat with an elevator.

The problem was that he just didn’t have that much money, though he did have some savings, but to buy a house, definitely, it wouldn’t be enough. He also was aware that he had some funds.

Now with a reduced salary and significant expenses, he naturally had to save and save some more.

If his parents were going to change houses, he had already decided to swap for a ground-floor apartment with a garden that would be convenient for entry and exit, and such a place was sufficient for them.

The money left over from the house swap could be used nicely for renovations, and as for moving to a flat with an elevator, it really was unnecessary.

Ho Zhen felt uncomfortable thinking about Huang Lei wanting to eat French cuisine; he had been so generous in treating her to French food before because he had thought all the bills charged to the card would be paid off with the help of Huang Jing.

But what he hadn’t expected was for her to find out about him and Huang Lei and expose it, not to mention the credit card bills—he never even entertained the thought that she would help pay them off.

He had no choice but to pay off his credit card debts with his savings; he could recall how liberally he used his card back then and how his heart felt shattered into pieces when it came time to pay the bills.

If they were to eat French food today, he didn’t even want to think about how his heart would shatter when the bill came.

After some thought, he decided to go to the German restaurant next to the French one. He had dined there before with colleagues; the food was decent with generous portions, and the price was acceptable—it certainly delivered great value for the money.

Huang Lei didn’t expect her imagined romantic candlelight dinner would turn into a feast of German pork knuckles.

Really, was German food that delicious? If it were so, then why did only French cuisine have such a great reputation and not the fame of German pork knuckles?

"Romantic, romantic." These days, the word "romantic" was what Ho Zhen least liked to hear.

"Is romance something you can eat or spend as money?"

"It’s really not earning money that you don’t understand the struggle of making it."

"You want to eat French food, fine, but you’ll have to pay for it," Ho Zhen said bluntly, directly giving Huang Lei a choice.

In his heart, he had actually been hoping that Huang Lei would choose to eat French food; it didn’t matter if they weren’t full, as long as it didn’t cost money, that was good.

She actually said that eating French food would mean she had to pay? Although Zhang Xiaoya had given her five thousand, there were many uses for money, "Forget it, let’s have the German pork knuckles."

Forget it, there was no point in spending over a thousand yuan for a single dinner. Huang Lei was not willing to spend her limited funds on Ho Zhen.

Hearing Huang Lei’s choice, Ho Zhen felt indescribably disappointed; he had thought she would agree to pay herself.

Never mind, he would pay for it; after all, he was a man.