Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 154: Brother-in-law is the Ex 54_1

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Brother-in-law is the Ex 54_1

Huang Lixin glanced at Zhang Xiaoya, "No matter whether there’s something going on at home or not, you won’t give that money."

"Xiao Jing sent that message because, no matter if she ran into trouble or not, she wouldn’t take out any money either."

Let alone this time being about Huang Lei, even if they, as a couple, needed money, they probably wouldn’t help out at all.

Such blunt words from Huang Lixin irritated Zhang Xiaoya in all sorts of ways, "Hmph, with her salary, how could she?"

"Don’t think just because you earned a high salary for a few days, you’re something special."

Zhang Xiaoya certainly didn’t see it in that light; in her eyes, those who got a little bit of money and started to flaunt it would never end well.

"She may be running fast now, but life is so long, what does running fast now count for?"

"Xiao Lei hasn’t even started to make her move. Once she does, I can assure you, she’ll absolutely have no status in the future."

No matter whether Huang Lei would truly have the ability in the future or not, but seeing Zhang Xiaoya, who was annoyed by everything about Huang Jing, just wanted to step on Huang Jing.

Wait to make a move later? Huang Lixin chuckled, although life was just beginning and there were still chances to turn things around, if the challenger was Huang Lei, he really wasn’t optimistic.

Huang Lixin stepped away from the computer, "You two take a good look."

It was getting late, and he needed to rest. Tomorrow was the last day, and he needed to stand guard for one last shift.

If it had been before, their family of three would have driven out to nearby cities for fun.

In the past, they started planning early, but now the holidays were just around the corner, and they still hadn’t made any plans.

"Xiao Jing said she’s going to Europe with friends tomorrow. Although we can’t go abroad, we should consider taking a stroll around."

Even if Huang Lei needed to go abroad for her studies, and it would cost a lot of money, so what? Wasn’t he earning money?

After working so hard for these months, he also wanted to rest properly, travel, relax a bit, it’s what they did often as a couple.

In the past, they would often go out for fun on weekends to relax, but now they haven’t gone out for a long time.

This time, no matter what, even if Zhang Xiaoya disagreed, he was more determined to go out and have fun.

Zhang Xiaoya, hearing that Huang Jing was going to travel abroad again, was so upset she could have cursed someone.

"Why is she going abroad again?"

"I remember during the Spring Festival, she also went abroad, right?" Zhang Xiaoya looked up at Huang Lixin.

"She went to Australia." Huang Lixin felt sad just thinking about it. In his lifetime, he’d hardly been abroad a few times.

The last trip to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand had left Huang Lixin with no desire to think about Southeast Asia; he just thought it was a rip-off.

He hadn’t traveled abroad after that, but now, to think that traveling abroad could involve so many activities.

Even if he had come to terms with it and wanted to travel abroad, work had gotten busier, socializing had increased, and now even better, he was outright broke.

"This time she’s going to Europe for just seven days, still going abroad." Could Zhang Xiaoya not be envious?

She was already fifty years old and had hardly been abroad a few times, while Huang Jing really had it good, going to two places in just half a year.

"That, I didn’t ask specifically." Huang Lixin knew that Huang Jing had her plans set, so he wouldn’t do such a face-losing thing.

"No way, we have to talk to Huang Jing."

"How can parents just stay at home, while their daughter gets to travel abroad?" Zhang Xiaoya grumbled with dissatisfaction.

Huang Lixin genuinely felt overwhelmed by her complaints, "What use is it telling me all this?"

"When I asked her for money, she directly questioned me, ’With your income every month, where has all the money gone?’"

"We’re not so old that we can’t work and make money."

"Even if we really can’t make money, we still have our pensions. Life may not be great, but at least it wouldn’t be too bad."

Huang Lixin dared not let Zhang Xiaoya really go find Huang Jing. Once that girl flew off the handle, she truly became reckless and unstoppable.

"Don’t say you don’t care."

"Nowadays, we live in an online society. Just post it on the internet, and when it spreads, all our colleagues will see it."

Even if they didn’t work in the same city, in today’s networked society, spreading news was truly effortless.

Zhang Xiaoya had indeed been scared by Huang Lixin, recalling how her spontaneous actions last time had led to parents of some students looking at her differently.

She no longer received the respect she used to, back when people would scramble to take on tasks she assigned.

Now, she even heard some parents discussing replacing her with another tutor if their children didn’t perform well on exams.

What hurt and upset her more was that their targets were people who used to be no match for her in business capabilities, those who were once defeated by her.

How could she reconcile with so much indignation? If she couldn’t improve the kids’ grades, then the stable student base she had managed to retain would dwindle significantly.

Zhang Xiaoya did want to wrangle several hundred thousand from Huang Jing, but she never got the chance to do so.

"I know, I won’t go looking for her." With all her bitterness, what could she do? Zhang Xiaoya knew she could only rely on herself now.

She had to work hard to make money, hoping to be able to send Huang Lei abroad to study.

"Don’t think about taking on everything yourself. Xiao Lei isn’t a little child; she can also work hard to make money."

"Once she’s abroad, she can work part-time." If nobody subsidizes her, Huang Lixin was of the opinion that Huang Lei could work while studying abroad.

Aside from those with very wealthy families, almost everyone studying abroad had to work to earn their keep.

Huang Lixin was letting Zhang Xiaoya know, but he was also informing Huang Lei that she could go abroad, but as for living expenses, she would have to fend for herself.

What? Huang Lei’s so-called studying abroad was simply going out to have fun and try to snag a wealthy man.

Before she found a rich man, all expenses would, of course, be footed by her parents. And then to hear this.

"I, I..." Huang Lei looked at Zhang Xiaoya with a pitiful expression.

Zhang Xiaoya didn’t understand; although the pressure of studying abroad for Huang Lei was significant, it shouldn’t be such a heavy burden.

"Do you think she’s going abroad just to study?"

"It’s all for landing a rich husband." Huang Lixin spoke indifferently, "You should know how high those boys’ standards are."

"Think about it, what advantages does Huang Lei have compared to other young girls?"

Instead of focusing on finding a rich man, Huang Lixin had an idea: since she was going abroad to study, why not try harder and learn more?

Later, whether she decided to return home or stay abroad to work, at least she would have more options.

Of course, landing a wealthy man would be great, but even if she didn’t, it wouldn’t matter if she found a job and could start working— she’d at least be able to support herself.

Looking for a job again? With her limited job-hunting experience, Huang Lei really didn’t want to work, tolerating reprimands from supervisors was one thing, but dealing with others’ bossiness was another.

It was better to just stay at home, where, aside from playing video games all day, she wouldn’t spend much money.

Seeing Huang Lei’s reluctance, Huang Lixin couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. With her attitude, even if she did meet a decent guy from a good family, a happy outcome was far from guaranteed.

Having a girlfriend and getting married are two different matters, and Huang Lixin didn’t feel like talking to Huang Lei about it.

Some things can’t be explained to her; she might not listen. It would be better to save his energy, not to talk about it, and wait for her to hit the wall again. Then, she would figure out what to do.