Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 273 True or False First Love 73_1

Chapter 273: Chapter 273 True or False First Love 73_1

Zhou Lina and Gu Kai didn’t know what Gu Wei was thinking; they just felt that it broadened their horizons. They realized a certain dish could be prepared in such a way.

"We must really put it into practice another day." No matter how well you talk about it, it’s useless if you don’t actually do it and see the results—it’s the only way to know if the food tastes good.

"Exactly." Gu Kai had absolutely no objections.

After the meal, Gu Kai swiftly cleaned up the kitchen and the table, even taking the trash with him.

From his fluid movements, one could tell that this man was truly no poser.

Zhou Lina turned to Zhou Xuan, "Look, didn’t you say that you were already doing quite well? Look at Brother Gu Kai."

"Xiao Xuan, you really need to follow his lead and learn."

"Once you learn how to cook, you really won’t have to worry about not finding a wife."

Zhou Lina decided that she must properly nurture Zhou Xuan; she was determined to turn him into a prime candidate for a good husband.

In his previous life, Zhou Xuan was a quiet and reserved child. In this life, surrounded by love, Lina felt that he shouldn’t turn out to be such a person.

Yet, Zhou Lina also worried about maybe raising the child to be a bit too pampered. The best way was still to foster a well-rounded development.

If it had been the previous Zhou Xuan, upon hearing Zhou Lina’s words, his face would certainly have turned red, and he would feel quite embarrassed.

But after spending these days together, Zhou Xuan had learned how to fight back and was no longer that simple and naive little boy he used to be.

"Sis, if Zhou Yong, being how he is, could get a wife, I’m better than him. How could I not find a wife?"

Zhou Xuan didn’t see any issue with talking about getting a wife. He had always hoped to marry a virtuous wife who could help him take care of Zhang Shifen and Zhou Lina.

"Right, right, he did get a wife, but look at the wife he got." Zhou Lina was planning to do some shopping.

Having seen Zhou Yong several times, of course, the man pretended not to notice her, and Zhou Lina made it a point to ignore him as well.

"He’s already thin as a rail."

"After men get married, they may not necessarily get fat, but at least they shouldn’t become as skinny as this."

Zhou Lina was truly frightened, "Every time I see him, he seems to have lost more weight."

"It’s not just him; both father and son have lost weight." She had seen Zhou Dajiang and his son during the new year, and then there was the birth of Luo Lili’s child.

Zhang Shifen was certainly going to be there, bringing Zhou Xuan with her, and of course, they didn’t bring any gifts.

The reason was ready-made; her salary needed to support Zhou Xuan. Since Luo Lili had the child, Zhou Dajiang had again stopped giving living expenses.

As for why Zhou Dajiang wouldn’t provide money, wasn’t it because he was preoccupied with his grandson?

Zhang Shifen said this in front of some neighbors from the machinery factory, speaking it out loud.

If she didn’t say anything, it would be even easier for the Zhou family to meddle.

The neighbors couldn’t say that Zhou Lina also worked and could support the family, after all, it’s about a brother, not a son.

Where is the logic in a biological father not supporting his son but expecting a sister to support her brother?

"It was from that time that I came to realize that Zhou Dajiang, for the sake of his grandson, was truly willing to sacrifice anything."

"Back when I had Xiao Xuan, from the moment I was pregnant until giving birth, and even during the postpartum confinement, consider how much meat I had."

Even if she didn’t go back, she would meet some old neighbors who would talk about how much meat and fish Zhou Dajiang had bought for Luo Lili, all kinds of stuff to nourish the body.

It included everything Luo Lili had during her postpartum confinement, such as meat, fish, and eggs. Just one month’s supply far exceeded Zhou Lina’s treatment during her own pregnancy and confinement.

Zhang Shifen felt that she must keep these things in mind, so when Zhou Dajiang was not feeling well and needed her, the so-called daughter-in-law, to take care of him, she could strike back fiercely.

"That’s his grandson, and he’s happy to do it," Zhou Xuan remembered what his grandparents and Zhou Dajiang had grabbed him to say the last time he went to see his so-called nephew, and the thought of it was very irritating.

Despite being young, he was certainly no fool and understood perfectly well what they were trying to say.

Wasn’t it just to suggest that Zhou Lina was being nice to him now, not out of genuine concern, but to put on a show for Zhang Shifen, or to get her hands on her savings?

After all, once she got married and had her own children, she would no longer be nice to him.

Zhou Xuan really wanted to say that was also his choice. Whether it’s Zhou Yong in the past, now or in the future, if he was not nice to him, could he even count on a so-called nephew?

As for them wanting Zhang Shifen to come back home and live together with her husband, because living apart like this was somehow not good and sooner or later would lead to a complete separation.

They also said that once Zhang Shifen got divorced, it was very likely she would remarry, and if she did, she definitely wouldn’t treat him well any longer.

Thinking back to what those people had said made Zhou Xuan feel all kinds of annoyance. They didn’t understand Zhang Shifen and Zhou Lina at all, yet they judged them by their own actions and thoughts.

Zhou Xuan kept wondering if he should speak up; he always felt that doing so would displease Zhang Shifen and the others.

After some thought, he decided it was necessary to speak up and quietly repeated everything that Zhou Dajiang and the others had said, without adding anything of his own.

Zhang Shifen knew that Zhou Dajiang and his side were very dissatisfied with her, and she was aware that they would definitely act against her at some point.

What she didn’t expect was that they would target Zhou Xuan, which really infuriated her.

"They really are, being malicious themselves, and yet they have to suspect that others are like them."

"Xiao Xuan, no matter what they say in the future, you don’t have to refute them," Zhang Shifen knew that even if she explained things thoroughly to them, they would not listen.

She was already too tired to analyze with them; since they believed that their thoughts were correct, then they could just keep thinking that way.

Zhang Shifen worried that if Zhou Xuan were to argue with them, it might actually provoke them.

The Zhou Family might appear meek on the outside, but when it comes to internal matters, they were utterly unreasonable. They couldn’t do anything to her and her daughter, but dealing with Zhou Xuan, that was a piece of cake for them.

After all, Zhou Xuan was their descendant, and it was very normal for the elders to "educate" a child.

Zhou Xuan kept nodding, "Mom, I understand."

"If they call you over there again, just don’t bother with them."

"If they ask, tell them to find me," Zhang Shifen knew that as long as she did not return, they would never give up on the idea.

Now, Zhang Shifen really despised the people from Zhou Dajiang’s side as much as she could.

She truly regretted not proposing a divorce back then. Although it would have been troublesome, under those circumstances, it would have been successful.

If she were to propose a divorce now, she could imagine just how the Zhou Family would slander her, and they might even say that her morals were questionable, among other things.

The only thing Zhang Shifen could do now was wait for the Zhou Family to make another foolish move.

But given that the Zhou Family had used such tactics before, and had been pits fallen into twice, they probably wouldn’t make the same mistake again, right?