Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 278 True or False First Love 78_1

Chapter 278: Chapter 278 True or False First Love 78_1

Zhang Shifen set down the letter in her hand, "What do you plan to do?"

Knowing that Zhou Lina showed her the letter, she must be seeking advice.

Zhang Shifen wanted to know what Zhou Lina was thinking so she could offer suggestions.

"My thought is, I’ll keep these letters and pretend I know nothing about this."

"I won’t go looking for Zheng Weijian and his family either. After Zhou Juan comes back, I’ll hand the letters over to her."

The Zheng family really dares not gamble. If the truth were to come out, they would definitely face dire consequences, and re-education would be quite normal.

Even though they helped Zhou Juan find a job, the Zheng family would definitely feel all sorts of displeasure. So what if she smoothly returned to the city for work?

"That’s a good plan," Zhang Shifen had no thoughts of reporting anything with the letter. They weren’t the ones involved, after all.

"No matter how much turmoil there is within their family, they are still one family. If they bite back later, it’s not worth it."

"Moreover, with Zhou Juan being so calculating, there is certainly discontent on their side."

Thinking about the in-laws who calculated against Zhou Juan together with Zheng Weijian, one could tell they were not good people.

"With them restraining Zhou Juan, even if she returns to the city, you don’t have to worry."

Zhang Shifen was concerned that once Zhou Juan returned to the city, and had barely settled for a few days, she might start thinking about revenge.

You really can’t expect Zhou Juan to be magnanimous. The best way to deal with her is to keep her too busy to think of anything else.

Zhou Lina shared this thought, "Right, I’m not afraid of her, but it’s better to have less trouble than more."

Since they decided to keep the letters, they replied that they had received the letter and would help.

Upon receiving Zhou Lina’s response, Zhou Juan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, then quickly burned the letter.

She was not as foolish as Zheng Weijian, simply handing over leverage to others.

Although Zheng Weijian had been very careful when searching through things and had really tried hard to put everything back in place,

to someone who rarely did housework, what he thought was tidy was still enough for her to spot issues.

Even though the items had been placed in a very safe location, one they would never think of, she didn’t want to make it easy for Zheng Weijian to continue searching.

The best method, of course, was to give him a little scare.

"Have you been searching for something at home recently?"

"Looking for the letters your parents wrote to you?" Zhou Juan glared fiercely at Zheng Weijian as he ate.

Zheng Weijian, not expecting to be found out, shuddered involuntarily, "I, I didn’t, I, how would I dare."

In the small house where there were so few places to hide something, why couldn’t he find anything no matter how much he searched?

Zheng Weijian was also infuriated. If he still couldn’t find anything, wouldn’t it mean that Zhou Juan would definitely return to the city for work?

Her job, unless something unexpected happened, would of course require money. With only so much money at home, if they paid for Zhou Juan’s job, would there be enough left for him to find work?

But no matter how angry he was, he couldn’t explode. If it weren’t for his carelessness, Zhou Juan would have never noticed anything wrong.

Zheng Weijian was full of self-reproach, and his parents, upon receiving his letter, were so angry they nearly collapsed.

Receiving a letter from Zheng Weijian was not surprising. They knew all too well that the child felt life was tough and wanted some money.

But after reading the content of the letter, Father Zheng was so enraged that he nearly went down then and there.

"It’s truly a misfortune for our family, to have married such a daughter-in-law."

After learning of Zhou Juan’s demands, Mother Zheng and Father Zheng were so angry they almost fainted.

"A bicycle, a sewing machine, a watch, a radio - that, that would cost a fair amount of money."

Of course, Mother Zheng and Father Zheng had money on hand, since they had only this one son, Zheng Weijian, they understandably had been saving to get him a wife.

They also had several married daughters who had been supportive in various ways, so they did have a considerable amount of money at hand.

But no matter how much money they had, it couldn’t withstand the purchase of two jobs, and then having to provide so many extra things.

"I really am..." Mother Zheng was naturally reluctant at the thought of handing over so much money to Zhou Juan.

"It’s impossible, our savings are nowhere near that much, we’ll have to borrow money, but could they even help us repay it?"

It never crossed Mother Zheng’s mind that at her age, she would have to be in debt, especially for marrying off her son to such an unreasonable daughter-in-law.

"Do you think, could it be that our son and Zhou Juan are in cahoots?" Mother Zheng felt that if Zheng Weijian could work with them, there was no reason he wouldn’t join forces with Zhou Juan.

"This..." Father Zheng was now uncertain, and moreover, all this was no longer important, "We need to think about what to do."

Just when the couple didn’t know how to decide, they received a letter from Zhou Juan.

Reading the content of the letter and recalling the discussions they had previously with Zheng Weijian, they knew that Zhou Juan had indeed read through all the letters.

They no longer had the time nor the mood to debate whether Zheng Weijian was conspiring with Zhou Juan.

Regardless of whether they were collaborating, what they were thinking now was that this situation was genuinely thorny.

"What should we do?" Despite seeming tough and in control at the Zheng family, Mother Zheng wouldn’t make decisions when a real issue arose; that was Father Zheng’s role.

After thinking for a while, Father Zheng sighed helplessly, "Go and inquire about job openings somewhere."

"You need to be quick about it."

"Or else if we drag this on too long, they might think we’re stalling and just directly..."

Father Zheng also didn’t wish to confront Zhou Lina, as she had changed a lot, not at all like what he had previously conjectured.

And with her matter, Mother Zheng did not want to deal with it, but she had no choice because her husband had already expressed his stance.

"Don’t even think about pulling any tricks. Just imagine, if you push her too far and she directly goes to the GWH people, what will we do then?"

Father Zheng remembered how Zhou Lina had operated last time and was quite scared, much more so than facing the empty home of the Jiang Family; he certainly didn’t want those people combing through his house.

If it came to that, their home would truly be turned upside down, and then some things that shouldn’t be found might be discovered, and that would be..."

Mother Zheng also remembered this issue and tensed up, "Right, right, we can’t let them come knocking."

Those people might seem honest now, but that’s because they are keeping a low profile. If they sense even a hint of something, they will certainly remind everyone of their once glorious image.

"I remember someone mentioning last time that there was a retirement at the street office, I’ll go ask."

Mother Zheng knew the job wasn’t highly sought after by many, as it entailed dealing with trivial matters all day and didn’t pay very well.

In Mother Zheng’s eyes, this job was perfect, letting Zhou Juan deal with all those trifles all day so she wouldn’t have the energy to think too much when she got home.

Besides, the low income meant there was no fear of her causing too much trouble.

Father Zheng thought Mother Zheng’s idea wasn’t bad, "That could work."

For them, whether in the past, now, or in the future, they had never truly considered Zhou Juan as a daughter-in-law.