Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 191: Brother-in-law is the Ex 91_1

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Brother-in-law is the Ex 91_1

After Huang Lei got in touch with Zhang Xiaoya, she began to eagerly expect that money would soon be given to her.

However, no matter how much she waited, she never saw any money transferred into her account, nor did anyone make a direct online transfer to her.

This infuriated Huang Lei to no end, although she was married to Ho Zhen, they used their money separately, and she had no clue about how much Ho Zhen earned.

As for their expenses, it was all quite simple: she did the household chores, Ho Zhen paid the rent, and utilities and daily expenses were split.

Yes, that’s right, even though they were now married, their finances were kept separate. What was even more frustrating was that Ho Zhen, having not received the compensation, had not bought a house either, continuing to rent.

Now, with the skyrocketing housing prices in Shencheng compared to last year, Huang Lei really regretted why she had insisted on making things difficult in the first place.

If she had just calmly married Ho Zhen, they might have had a child by now, and owned a house.

What’s more important is that Huang Lixin’s health wouldn’t have deteriorated, and he could have continued to work well as a junior leader.

Now she understood why Zhang Xiaoya was so angry, for without Huang Lixin, life at home became much tougher and it was no longer possible to support her as before in various ways.

But things were already like this, what else could she do? There really was no medicine for regret in this world.

Huang Lei glanced around the small room. The house that Ho Zhen had initially rented was no longer theirs as the rent had risen, and to save on rent, Ho Zhen had moved to a small flat in an old neighborhood.

Although it wasn’t too far from their place of work, about a forty-minute bus ride away, the rent wasn’t too expensive, less than three thousand a month.

But the environment was really not too good, the proximity to the neighbors’ home was too close, and the days when they saw sunlight were truly rare.

Huang Lei had never imagined that she would one day live in such a dilapidated house. Winters in Shencheng were actually quite cold, and with no sunlight, it felt even colder.

All she could do was to use a heater to keep warm. Fortunately, Ho Zhen only complained a few times about the electricity being a bit expensive, without making too much of a fuss.

Huang Lei pretended not to hear these complaints. In such cold weather, if she wasn’t allowed to use a heater, she felt life would be unlivable.

Huang Lei couldn’t help but think of the previous house Ho Zhen rented; although equally run-down, at least there was sunlight.

Unfortunately, all they could do now was to keep saving money, otherwise would they just continue to rent forever?

Huang Lei hoped to be able to buy a house in Shencheng, even a small one would do, so she wouldn’t have to worry about landlords increasing rent unexpectedly or deciding to sell the property.

Only now did she realize how difficult it was to find a rental that met her desires and wasn’t too expensive.

Regrettably, she was now only dreaming if she wished her family could provide some financial help.

As for buying a house with their own strength, it wasn’t that she looked down upon Ho Zhen, but with his current salary and his parents frequently asking for money, buying a house was not an easy task.

She had always felt hopeful, arguing that Huang Jing’s salary was decent, and combined with Ho Zhen’s, there was no reason they couldn’t afford a house.

They didn’t seem opposed to taking out loans either, so the reason they weren’t buying a house wasn’t because of inadequate income or a lack of suitable properties, nor a reluctance to buy a fixer-upper, but rather because the Ho family was a bottomless pit.

There were always reasons beyond her imagination—the family needed money for social obligations, the elders needed medical care, and even for vacations, all these expenses were drawn from Ho Zhen.

Huang Lei had never expected that people with little income and savings would still want to go on vacations.

The point was, ever since she had been with Ho Zhen, she knew his parents had gone on trips twice.

Although the money was given by Ho Zhen and had nothing to do with her, didn’t they have to think about buying a house or having children?

All this is money—expenses for the child, and when her maternity leave is up, she has to go back to work. Who will take care of the child?

In the past, she wouldn’t have needed to consider this at all. Someone would have taken care of it, either Zhang Xiaoya personally looking after the child or hiring a babysitter.

But now, Zhang Xiaoya has to work, has tutoring jobs, and then there’s taking care of Huang Lixin. She definitely won’t come over to look after the child, nor will she pay for it.

Even though she said she would marry Ho Zhen, all he did was acknowledge it with a "oh" and didn’t ask anything extra, let alone bring up the matter of a dowry.

It gives the impression that whether or not she gets married doesn’t matter at all.

Huang Lei had never imagined her marriage would turn out like this, without a grand ceremony, without the blessings of numerous friends and relatives during the nuptial rituals.

There wasn’t even an overseas honeymoon, nor a domestic trip—just a simple trip to the civil affairs office to complete the formalities, and then business as usual.

Now there’s not even a dowry, not a bit of financial support, and Huang Lei is truly furious.

Ho Zhen returned home looking exhausted, hoping he could at least have dinner, but what greeted him was a dark house with not even a hint of the aroma of food.

How could this not infuriate Ho Zhen, "Hey, what’s going on? Don’t you know how to cook?"

"Really, I don’t know why I married you." Ho Zhen truly regretted it; he had thought that no matter what, the Huang family would not ignore Huang Lei.

But no one expected the Huang family would encounter trouble, that Huang Lixin would fall gravely ill and then step back.

Even though he didn’t know much, he was aware that whether Huang Lixin held his position or not meant absolutely different outcomes for the Huang family.

He deeply felt that he had been tricked into marriage—if only he had known something about Huang Lixin’s condition, he definitely wouldn’t have married Huang Lei.

But what could he do? Marrying a wife is easy, getting a divorce is hard. If Huang Lei insists on not divorcing, what can he do?

Create a scene in court? The last incident about not getting married has already made him lose enough face; it was a big joke among the relatives.

He really couldn’t endure any more hardship, and besides, when marrying a wife, who doesn’t ask for a house or a dowry?

Now that he could marry a wife without spending money, he might as well bear with it.

Especially since the Huang family is not providing any support to Huang Lei now, but it doesn’t matter—the Huang family’s assets are still there.

When the elders pass away, won’t they leave something for Huang Lei?

Maybe they are just being stubborn now; once they knew they had a grandchild, they would actively offer to take care of the child, wouldn’t that be the time they ask?

Thinking this, Ho Zhen felt that life wasn’t entirely unbearable; there was at least something to look forward to.

Compared to the Ho family, it was hard to say how much stronger it was. Remembering the phone call from his family today, Ho Zhen felt all sorts of irritation—it was all about wanting money.

Ho Zhen truly disliked his parents more and more. It was bad enough that they couldn’t provide him any support, but they were also always asking for money.

Ho Zhen admitted that his income was decent, but in Shencheng, it really wasn’t much to look at.

They never calculated how much a square meter of housing here costs or the expenses here.

Ho Zhen felt that he couldn’t spoil them anymore; he needed to make them understand that money doesn’t grow on trees, they can’t just get whatever they want.