Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 233 True or False First Love 33_1

Chapter 233: Chapter 233 True or False First Love 33_1

Zhou Lina couldn’t help but think that in the future, the Zhou Dahai household would surely be bustling with activity.

Zhou Xuan looked at Zhou Lina in all her excitement and was somewhat puzzled, "But the elder aunt is quite pleased with sister-in-law."

He had often heard Yang Zhaodi praising Zhou Hong’s wife for her goodness. "And I think sister-in-law seems pretty nice too."

"Of course, she’s good, she has a house to herself and only comes over a few times a year."

"Even when she comes, our mom, myself, and Zhou Juan will do the work; she’d just chip in a little."

"With just a bit of effort shown, that’s enough to keep the elder aunt satisfied."

"Our mom isn’t going back now, and even if she did, she wouldn’t be eager to show off like before."

"I am even less likely to go over for meals. How they scheme, yet act as if nothing has happened, continuing relations with them—is truly the mark of someone with water in their brains."

"As for Zhou Juan, she’ll likely be off to become an educated youth today; with so much going on at home, aside from asking Zhou Hong’s wife to do the chores..."

"It’s not like you can expect the great-grandmother or the elder aunt to do household tasks, right?" After Zhou Juan grew up, a lot of the housework was passed on to her, with Yang Zhaodi only doing a bit."

Zhou Juan, being their dependant daughter, was resigned in her heart but had to continue doing the chores.

Zhou Hong’s wife, with her three children, would also have Zhou Juan come over to help with cleaning and such.

As hard as it may be, there’s no comparing it to the blissful life that’s about to start.

"But as you said..." Although he felt it probably wouldn’t come to that, Zhou Xuan was accustomed to listening to his sister and wouldn’t speak up in contradiction.

"Uncle’s family cares about face, so if there’s any discontent, it won’t erupt."

Zhou Xuan also thought the Zhou Dahai family was just like that, so wanting to laugh at their expense was certainly not an easy feat.

Then again, "that’s because they haven’t encountered any issues yet. Do you think even if Zhou Juan feels the unfairness, she has the confidence to make a fuss?"

"The neighbors around are just looking for a laugh, they won’t genuinely lend a hand."

"Zhou Juan can only dare to complain to me, and then, like a little fool, I’m there delivering food to her, she says she’s out of money, and I immediately fork over some cash."

"Zhou Hong’s wife, however, has been spoiled over the years and has a bit of an inflated sense of self."

Especially since the eldest son has grown up and shown all kinds of smarts, mastering addition and subtraction within ten while still in kindergarten, which has thrilled Old Master Zhou and his wife, and Zhou Dahai and his wife.

Zhou Lina was dumbfounded; Zhou Xuan had performed better than Zhou Hong’s son, yet she hadn’t seen Old Master Zhou and his wife get excited.

Forget it, no sense in caring too much. The less you care, the better. Otherwise, when Zhou Xuan becomes successful, Old Master Zhou will claim how well they treated Xiao Xuan in the past.

"Just watch, with double in-laws involved." Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships are quite complex, and both Old Madam Zhou and Yang Zhaodi are not easy to get along with.

"Oh, right, sis, I forgot to tell you, grandpa and grandma have moved into our place..." No, that’s wrong, Zhou Xuan quickly corrected himself, "into dad’s house."

The old couple actually moved into Zhou Dajiang’s place? "Does Zhou Yong’s girlfriend know? Wouldn’t she be annoyed?"

What was originally their separate wedding house has turned into living with the in-laws, which is enough to infuriate anyone.

But now it has become about living with not just the father-in-law but also the great-grandfather and great-grandmother, who wouldn’t be upset?

Zhou Lina was secretly pleased; it seemed that in the future, indeed, there would be a lot of excitement to watch.

"Brother Hong Tang should be moving out pretty soon, right?" Zhou Xuan thought that if they truly were unhappy living there, the couple would likely find a place quickly.

"Difficult. They don’t want to vacate their room, and a single room is simply not enough for their family of five."

"Renting a big house isn’t cheap," Zhou Lina knew that whenever Zhou Hong and his wife encountered a problem, they would turn to Zhou Dahai and his wife for money.

She was actually quite curious, didn’t their monthly income have any leftover money?

"Grandpa and Grandma will subsidy it," Zhou Xuan whispered, as he was used to it. Among the four grandchildren in the Zhou family, his status was the lowest.

"It’s fine if they want to subsidize it," how much money could the old couple of the Zhou family have on hand? With no wealth from ancestors, all they had was a bit of a pension.

Zhou Xuan nodded, having been taught many lessons by Zhang Shifen from a young age, "I can’t always expect my elders to give me money."

"That way, I won’t want to work hard," Zhou Xuan really understood this principle well. Looking at Zhou Hong, then at Zhou Yong, he got it.

After talking for a while, the siblings woke up Zhang Shifen.

Zhang Shifen yawned, washed her face a bit, "I’ll help sort out the clothes and other things after work."

I’m really worried that these two kids are so efficient they might just transport everything over directly.

"Understood, Mom, relax, with so much stuff, we can hardly move it ourselves," Zhou Lina reassured.

Zhou Lina recalled something, "Mom, do you have a lock?"

Although Zhou Hong probably wouldn’t do such a tasteless thing, his grandma, his mother, and his wife might.

Maybe they wouldn’t act now, but what if they sneaked in a few months later when everyone’s guard was down?

It wasn’t that she wanted to demonize them, but Zhou Lina was definitely cautious around them.

About that, Zhang Shifen took out some money, "Go buy a new one."

"After all these years, it’s time to change the lock."

"Otherwise, it’s also troublesome to use," Zhang Shifen said, which was the united front of the whole family.

Holding the newly purchased lock, Zhou Lina swiftly went to see how the house cleaning was going.

Today, Yang Zhaodi and Zhou Hong’s wife both didn’t go to work, instead taking leave to come and clean.

They had thought, by doing this, they could smear Zhang Shifen and her daughter nicely.

Too bad everyone knew that it was Zhou Dajiang who locked Zhang Shifen and her son out the day before, plus they had dinner at Zhou Dahai’s house before that.

Many people felt that honest Zhou Dajiang definitely wouldn’t have thought of such a tactic and believed it must have been Zhou Dahai’s suggestion.

The actions of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yang family, seen by everyone else, were just further attempts to smear Zhang Shifen.

While this mother and daughter-in-law thought they could tarnish Zhang Shifen, they were completely unaware that their own reputation couldn’t be worse.

Zhou Lina, looking at the clean house, was quite satisfied, "By the way, about the graffiti on the walls, Brother Hong said he would find someone to paint over it."

"How about not waiting for another day, after all, once we move, things may not be clear. Better call someone over today," she said.

"It will be easier to hand over this way."

Zhou Lina certainly wouldn’t take Zhou Hong’s word for it, about painting the walls later. Once they moved out, they would definitely forget about this.

Seeing the dense graffiti, Zhou Hong’s wife was stunned, they had never considered coming back to paint the walls after moving out.

Their family wasn’t going to live here, why should they spend money and effort on it?

Seeing the other party freeze on the spot, "See? I knew that we can’t trust what some people say."

"After all, ’strangers in the same house’ as the saying goes," she smiled at Yang Zhaodi, "Aunt Yang, you agree, right?"