Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 253 True or False First Love 53_1

Chapter 253: Chapter 253 True or False First Love 53_1

Zhou Dajiang found out about Zhang Shifen changing jobs only later when eating at Zhou Dahai’s place, when Zhou Hong mentioned it.

Zhou Dajiang was shocked, "What? What did you say? Zhang Shifen, no, your auntie, she actually changed jobs?"

Zhou Hong was also very surprised, truly shocked, "Yes, she went to work at the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions."

"She’s been there for a few days now, didn’t she tell you?" Zhou Hong also knew that Zhang Shifen would absolutely never discuss such matters with Zhou Dajiang.

Ever since the day she moved out, she never came back, let alone did any chores.

But they were still husband and wife, so long as they aren’t divorced, shouldn’t they discuss such significant matters?

Yang Zhaodi was also stunned, "Going to a government office means less income, right?"

As for where Zhang Shifen worked, the people present really didn’t care; what concerned them was the fact that her income had actually decreased?

If her income had decreased, then there was a big problem, especially for Zhou Yong.

For his wedding, he needed a lot of money, and there simply wasn’t enough at home; Zhou Dajiang actually went out to borrow money.

Zhou Yong still expected that Zhang Shifen, as his stepmother, would contribute something to his marriage; after all, she had to show some gesture.

But now the situation was good, her job had changed, and her income had decreased directly, could she still give a red envelope or a generous gift?

Zhou Yong really panicked, not knowing what to do, he could only look at Zhou Dajiang, feeling sincerely that the old man really didn’t act like a man, unable to handle his own wife.

For Zhou Yong’s wedding, he had borrowed three to four hundred and also hoped that Zhang Shifen wouldn’t stay at Zhou Lina’s place.

After all, Zhou Yong was getting married, and knowing that his mother-in-law and younger brother were staying at his younger aunt’s home, he wondered how one would feel.

It would have been fine if Zhou Lina didn’t come back to live, after all, the house was small and couldn’t accommodate everyone, but Zhang Shifen and Zhou Xuan needed to come back.

When the time came, they would have Zhou Lina and Luo Lili sort out the household expenses; he would save his salary for repaying debts.

Plans could not keep up with changes, and the more Zhou Dajiang thought about it, the angrier he got, "She had brought this up before, and I talked to her about it; with many children at home, the burden was heavy, going to a government unit meant less income."

"She had agreed at the time, but now..."

"No, this can’t be left as is," Zhou Dajiang grew angrier as he thought, "I have to go find her."

"How can this be, we’re all adults, how can we not keep our word?"

Zhou Dajiang stormed out, Zhou Dahai, and the others looked towards Old Master Zhou, wondering what his opinion was on this matter.

What opinion could Old Master Zhou have, "They made it clear that they want to sever ties with us."

"Their matters, the mother and daughter will discuss and settle, no need to consult with our side."

"And they also don’t want to know about matters on our side," Old Master Zhou had thought of exerting some father-in-law authority before.

But who cares? Really, nobody cares; Old Master Zhou couldn’t say he wasn’t disappointed, but what could he do?

"Just watch, Zhou Yong’s wedding, they won’t interfere, and even if they give a cash gift, it’ll be just three to five yuan."

What? Of course, Zhou Yong was not happy, "How can it be just that, it’s too stingy."

"Shouldn’t it be buying something significant?" That would align with their relationship.

Buy something significant? Old Master Zhou really worried about this grandson’s intelligence, "You give a big gift for your wedding."

"When Zhou Lina gets married, will your dad also give a big gift?" Old Master Zhou could clearly see what his grandson was thinking: that Zhou Dajiang’s money and house all belonged to the young couple.

Zhang Shifen, as their stepmother, should as well treat them well.

And they never even considered Zhou Lina and Zhou Xuan; such selfish thoughts could not be more selfish, did they really think Zhang Shifen and the others couldn’t see through this?

Seeing Zhou Yong remain silent, Old Master Zhou didn’t give him any face, either. To give this kid any more face would really be asking for trouble.

"When the time comes, they’ll just excuse both sides directly. She won’t give you a red envelope, and in the future, when Zhou Lina gets married, your dad also won’t have to give a red envelope. That’s all very normal."

Such a grown child, yet he knows nothing of social niceties. Old Master Zhou was truly anxious and didn’t understand how Zhou Dajiang had raised his children.

How could he have raised such a selfish child? Old Master Zhou was genuinely worried about his eldest son.

He had thought about discussing this with Zhou Dajiang, but he just felt it was because Zhou Yong wasn’t married yet, and that he would understand once he got married.

Regarding his eldest son’s way of thinking, Old Master Zhou could only agree; after all, it was his grandson’s matter, so why should he worry?

When Zhou Yong realized that his idea of getting Zhang Shifen and Zhou Lina to give a big wedding gift was unrealistic, his mood soured terribly.

If they weren’t going to give a generous gift, was there even a point in inviting them to the wedding banquet?

It was an absolute waste of money, Zhou Yong’s mood was rotten, and his face grew long, "I’m going home."

Yang Zhaodi stared venomously at Zhou Yong’s retreating back, thinking him truly clueless.

He couldn’t even offer the slightest help while eating here. Humph, it’d be better if he married sooner rather than later.

Once he was married, he could start cooking independently and wouldn’t need to come around here so often. Yang Zhaodi was really beginning to despise Zhou Dajiang and his son.

Outwardly, they made it sound like they gave living expenses, but the two of them only gave ten yuan, reasoning that the parents were staying with them, and besides, Zhou Yong was getting married.

Even though she wasn’t expected to do the housework—most of it was done by Zhou Hong’s wife—from time to time, she had to lend a hand, which was truly troublesome.

Zhou Hong’s wife, looking at the table full of empty bowls and dishes, also felt overwhelmed. They hadn’t been back for long and she could clearly feel herself becoming haggard and her hands getting rougher.

Most importantly, ever since they learned that the couple’s savings were not substantial, Zhou Hong had started to take control of the household finances, managing all of their salaries.

He did give her some spending money and knew she wanted to visit her parents, but it wasn’t much—just five yuan of pocket money a month.

That meager sum was supposed to cover her own expenses as well as the costs of visiting her parents, a change that Zhou Hong’s previously extravagant wife found hard to adjust to.

It was already busy enough feeding ten people, let alone adding two more to the mix. Wasn’t this just increasing her workload?

Zhou Hong’s wife really disliked them now, including Zhou Hong, feeling that he wasn’t standing by her side.

If he had stood by her side, could Zhou Dahai and his wife have acted this way? Now she was just hoping Zhou Yong would marry soon.

Zhou Yong had no idea the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yang family were so dissatisfied with him. If he knew, he would simply ask if they hadn’t given living expenses?

Anyway, in his heart, it was Zhou Hong and Zhou Juan’s scheming against Zhou Lina that had soured the relationship between the two families.

He hadn’t asked for compensation for his losses, which was already quite magnanimous of him, and yet they dared to disdain him.

Zhou Dahai also turned to head back to his room, feeling truly exhausted after a day’s work. Ever since he received less care, he realized how tiring it was to work every day.

He wanted to take it easy like before, which was now out of the question and left him worn out.

Zhou Hong felt more or less the same, "I’m off to my room."

Yang Zhaodi turned to look at Zhou Hong’s wife who hadn’t moved, "You’re part of the main branch of the family, do we need to carry you out on a palanquin or something?"

"Really, how unlucky to have married such a daughter-in-law." Yang Zhaodi was now thoroughly dissatisfied with Zhou Hong’s wife.

Zhou Hong’s wife, who had also been busy today and was on her period, said, "Mom, I was a bit busy at work today, and my ’old friend’ is here. Could I possibly..."

What? She wanted to skirt dishwashing duties, but Yang Zhaodi wouldn’t agree, "What, we’re busy and you’re the only one not?"

"It’s just your period, what’s there to fuss about? Get to work." Yang Zhaodi had no intention of showing her daughter-in-law a good face.

She hadn’t set rules for her before, which was why she was so insistent on her own family.