Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 190: Brother-in-law is the Ex 90_1

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: Brother-in-law is the Ex 90_1

Huang Jing had actually known about Huang Lei and Ho Zhen’s affair for a long time. She would usually go out for a nice meal on weekends, considering it a bit of relaxation, and a chance to enjoy some good food.

On one random occasion, while she was out buying coffee, she saw Huang Lei and Ho Zhen coming out of the supermarket, hands filled with large and small bags.

From the way they were talking, no matter how she looked at it, they seemed like a couple, which she found quite strange.

Considering their initial attitude, they were supposed to be on non-speaking terms, so how could they have ended up together? She was filled with all sorts of confusion and couldn’t understand it.

Especially that time when she bumped into Ho Zhen, the smug look on his face, wasn’t he bragging about how he was about to buy a house soon? And wasn’t that money supposed to be a payout from the Huang family?

Now with Huang Lixin not giving any money, for Ho Zhen to think about buying a house was pretty much hopeless, so could Ho Zhen be happy?

Knowing that the house was out of reach, Ho Zhen was sure to hold a grudge against the Huang family and certainly wouldn’t show any kindness to Huang Lei.

So now, after going round in circles, had they suddenly discovered they were true loves? Huang Jing was utterly perplexed and couldn’t wrap her head around it.

She wanted to follow them to confirm whether it was really them or just lookalikes, but Shen Lan called out to her.

By the time she looked back again, she couldn’t see Ho Zhen and the others, so she gave up on the idea of following them.

Since it was uncertain, she didn’t mention it to Xia Ke and the others.

But today, she received a call from Zhang Xiaoya that confirmed what she had seen that day was indeed Ho Zhen and Huang Lei.

What surprised her even more was that they weren’t just back together but had actually gotten married.

They were legally married, though there hadn’t been a wedding banquet yet.

Huang Jing had thought, since Huang Lei had aborted their child, that the couple wouldn’t come back together, but now she could only say that she was a bit naive, no, she had underestimated the importance of true love.

Huang Jing listened quietly to Zhang Xiaoya’s rambling, "Then why are you telling me this?"

Huang Jing, "Should I call them and send them my blessings?"

Huang Jing, "Or should I prepare a red envelope for them?"

Huang Jing, "You surely don’t expect me to take care of Huang Lei, do you?"

Huang Jing felt that Zhang Xiaoya’s call had a purpose behind it, not just to notify her of the news.

Why Zhang Xiaoya made this call to Huang Jing, right after talking to Huang Lei, without even mentioning it to Huang Lixin, her first thought was to inform Huang Jing.

After all, the two sisters both worked in Shencheng and could look after each other a little.

According to Huang Lei, she was now working as a clerk in a company. While the salary wasn’t high and the job wasn’t great, she was working hard.

Zhang Xiaoya, although dissatisfied with Huang Lei for marrying Ho Zhen, couldn’t express her discontent, since it was she who had once suggested Huang Lei marry Ho Zhen.

Now the girl had honestly followed her advice and married him.

What Zhang Xiaoya could do was hope for Huang Jing to take care of the couple a bit, but hearing Huang Jing’s cold response, her excited heart slowly cooled.

She had been foolish to think that because Huang Jing had been in touch with them often these days, she had changed and wouldn’t be as cold as before.

Actually, she had thought too much. Huang Jing was still as cold as ever, showing no warmth.

Not to mention other things, Huang Jing often called home to ask about her elderly parents’ situation, but that was pretty much it.

One could say that due to being busy with work, she hadn’t visited them, nor had she bought them things or ordered online deliveries for them.

As for money, that was even more out of the question, because she had bought a house and needed to pay the mortgage, as well as save up for the house renovation.

In any case, she was short of money herself, so how could she give them any?

Upon consideration, one might think Huang Jing’s behavior was understandable, as she hadn’t asked her parents for money when buying and renovating her house, marking her as a quite filial child.

Yet Zhang Xiaoya wished, if possible, that her children would come to visit them instead of contacting them through cold calls just to check on their situation.

Zhang Xiaoya, "It’s not that, I just suddenly felt sentimental, you see, Huang Lei is already married. Xiao Jing, have you ever thought about your own major life event?"

Thought about a major life event? Was she asking if she had a marriage prospect?

Huang Jing, "Marriage? I no longer think about it. When I did consider marriage, I realized the other person wasn’t a good match for me and it utterly disgusted me."

Huang Jing, "I’ve totally given up on the idea of marriage; I think I’m quite happy on my own."

Huang Jing, "I earn my money and spend it as I please, without anyone nagging in front of me."

Huang Jing, "Besides, there are some things I’ve already experienced once, and I don’t want to go through them again."

Huang Jing, "Right, I know what you mean. You think, since we’re both working in Shencheng, I should take care of them a bit, but why should I?"

Huang Jing, "Aren’t I making money? You could take care of them."

Of course, they did have money, but Zhang Xiaoya would never actually spend it, even for medical expenses that the company would reimburse a lot for, since some things still required out-of-pocket expense.

In the mere six months since Huang Lixin fell ill, they had already spent over three hundred thousand yuan, especially now that they had to hire a nanny, costing at least seven or eight thousand a month.

The nanny they hired now demanded a salary of ten thousand yuan a month to retain her services.

Huang Lixin’s current salary was only slightly more than that, and he also needed nourishing supplements, costing a fair amount of money.

Zhang Xiaoya didn’t know if she would become ill like Huang Lixin when she got older, but if she did end up in the hospital, she knew that money would simply vanish.

How could she not save some for herself? And most importantly, even if she felt that Huang Lei’s life was somewhat difficult, she wouldn’t give her money, as Huang Lixin had said, they needed money for themselves.

Zhang Xiaoya promptly began to plead poverty, and Huang Jing often heard her talk about her enormous expenses, saying she had no money.

Hearing these all-too-familiar words, Huang Jing really didn’t want to keep listening but quickly concluded: You’re not making money easily, your health isn’t great now, and you need money during this time.

Huang Jing, "I’m also strapped for cash right now, honestly, it’s really not easy to survive."

Huang Jing, "As for Huang Lei and her husband, they are adults and can take good care of themselves."

Huang Jing, "Although our lives now can’t compare with the past and feels much worse, they have persevered before, and they can certainly cope now."

Humph, one could guess that Huang Lei had been awaiting this call for a long time, hoping to appeal for sympathy and soften Zhang Xiaoya’s heart, but she really underestimated the impact of Huang Lixin’s stepping back on the old couple.

One wonders how frustrated Huang Lei, who expected some financial assistance, must have been when, no matter how long she waited, she didn’t get any response.

But what does it have to do with me? No one’s life is easy; we’re all just gritting our teeth and getting through it.