Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 378 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 78_1

Chapter 378: Chapter 378 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 78_1

It felt like childbirth was just around the corner, yet in the blink of an eye, both children were already attending kindergarten.

"Mommy!" Da Bao and Er Bao saw the car parked at the front gate and excitedly rushed toward the house.

Huang Lei had also just gotten off the plane, in a rush to get back before the children’s birthdays; she really sped through every process.

"Mommy, is the little brother that Godmother gave birth to pretty?" Da Bao knew that Huang Lei’s business trip was not only for business discussions but also to see the son that Zhang Xia had just given birth to.

Zhao Ya also looked up at Huang Lei, wanting to know how Zhang Xia’s childbirth went.

Originally thinking that Zhang Xia would be a strong career woman to the end, nobody expected her to suddenly announce that she was getting married, especially since she was pregnant before wedlock.

The Zhang Family made quite a fuss over Zhang Xia’s marriage, but not from Zhang Xia’s older brother and his wife.

They agreed with any decision Zhang Xia made; it was Zhang Xia’s other brothers and sisters who were causing a commotion.

Initially, when Zhang Xia encouraged her family to go into business, only the Eldest Zhang listened and went into business with her.

Not to say that the business was doing extremely well, but at least they were living comfortably.

The rest of her brothers and sisters scoffed at Zhang Xia’s proposal, thinking it was harmful, and believed that being a worker was the best status.

Every time Zhang Xia went back, the gossip would fly, causing her no end of anger.

These past few years, many state-owned enterprises have not been doing well, and although they hadn’t started layoffs, many units couldn’t even meet payroll.

Without wages, many families found themselves in difficult circumstances; some, despite the stigma of doing business, had to do it for survival.

But now, doing business was much harder than in previous years. Zhang Xia’s siblings were too lazy to venture into business and instead set their sights on Zhang Xia.

Their reasoning was she had a big enterprise and had made a lot of money; since she had no plans to marry and have children, her wealth should be left to nephews and nieces.

It was only natural for Zhang Xia to take out some money to improve their lives ahead of time.

Zhang Xia was infuriated by these attitudes. Giving money was her business, and she would not simply do as they said.

In her anger, Zhang Xia then accepted a man who had pursued her for years.

The man was on his second marriage; his former spouse passed away from illness, leaving behind a teenage boy.

Huang Lei actually wanted to advise Zhang Xia to wait and not to make a regrettable decision because of her family’s words.

But faced with Zhang Xia’s desire to marry and have children and her saying she could simply divorce if things didn’t work out, what more could she say.

"People from Guangdong, after all, are happy to see their sons."

"Yet another old dad." Zhang Xia showed some pictures she had taken to the two children.

Zhao Ya knew that Zhang Xia giving birth to a son would definitely make her husband very happy, "How is the son?"

"Zhang Xia told me that as soon as she got pregnant, her husband began to sort out all of his properties."

"He even prepared to divide the family assets, splitting his properties into two parts."

"One part for the eldest son, and the other part he was managing; who he would leave it to in the future was to be decided." Huang Lei felt that this kind of division would definitely lead to trouble down the line.

Zhao Ya couldn’t help but frown, "What kind of division is that?"

"What if Zhang Xia’s husband felt sorry for the eldest son and decided to give him more later on?"

"After years of management, that half has appreciated in value a lot; surely, there will be grumbles, claiming he got the short end of the stick."

When it comes to diving inheritance, there’s never anything like fairness involved; everyone feels they’ve been shortchanged, everyone thinks the other has the upper hand.

"Zhang Xia doesn’t care; she said she would work hard in business."

"She isn’t fixated on the other party’s assets, what she really wants is to re-establish the independence of the assets under her own name."

Huang Lei sensed Zhang Xia’s indifferent and unconcerned attitude towards the family split and felt there must have been something going on.

No matter how much she inquired, Zhang Xia kept saying there was no problem, "she said she could handle it."

"She even said that once her confinement is over, she plans to expand her business." Huang Lei could tell that Zhang Xia adored her son.

A woman, just out of confinement, clearly loving her son, yet resolutely determined to grow her business even bigger.

This showed that she really didn’t want to depend on anyone anymore and she knew she couldn’t depend on anyone.

When Huang Lei had her own confinement, though she was already back to business, the company affairs were mainly handled by Huang Dapeng and Ho Ming.

Zhao Ya sighed softly, "What a mess this has become."

"If it wasn’t for the trouble caused by the Zhang Family, Zhang Xia wouldn’t be in this situation." It was a family matter, but it truly left Zhang Xia in a dire situation.

If it hadn’t been for those people from the Zhang Family causing a stir, would Zhang Xia have been so anxious about her family?

She wouldn’t have ended up with such a man, at least she would have been able to make a better choice.

Huang Lei looked at Zhao Ya, who was puffing with anger, knowing that she regarded the latter as her junior, "Don’t be mad, don’t be mad."

"I actually think it’s a good thing." At first, Huang Lei was very angry too, feeling that their actions were over the line, just another way to bully Zhang Xia.

"But now, I think about it and at least they didn’t deceive her with false hope while desperately digging a pit for her."

"At least they told Zhang Xia directly that she should never expect anything from men."

"Zhang Xia told me that she was originally thinking about how to be a stepmother."

"Now it’s much easier, they didn’t trust her in the front, worried that Zhang Xia might harm the child born to them for the sake of the family property."

"Now, Zhang Xia has straightforwardly said she’s busy making money, busy raising her young one, and doesn’t want to deal with the child in front."

"Before giving birth, Zhang Xia had the man buy another apartment, and they moved in right after the child was born."

"Ah, is that so?" Zhao Ya was startled, "If that gets out, what will people say?"

They would definitely badmouth Zhang Xia’s role as a stepmother, in any case, there wouldn’t be any good words.

"There’s no need to care about those things." Huang Lei was absolutely supportive of Zhang Xia, "Is reputation that important?"

"If Zhang Xia worries about such things, she gives the impression of being easy to bully."

"It’s better that she clearly shows her stance, she doesn’t want to be a doting stepmother nor a wicked one, just to keep her distance and work hard to earn money."

"Grandma, women still have to work hard to earn money, only the money they earn is truly theirs."

During the time Zhang Xia was in the South, nurturing her pregnancy, Huang Lei specifically flew over to visit and keep her company, sharing some pregnancy experiences.

Just staying there for a few days made her very uncomfortable; the other side was a family with substance, in those ten years they ought to have saved some assets, otherwise, they couldn’t have risen so quickly.

It wasn’t surprising to Huang Lei that a family with such background looked down on someone from a small household like Zhang Xia.

But it was unacceptable that even though Zhang Xia was already the mistress of the house and about to give birth, the maids were disdainful, which wouldn’t be possible without someone backing them up.

As for who was backing them, Huang Lei didn’t want to investigate, what would it change if she found out?

Actually, the biggest issue was the attitude of Zhang Xia’s man towards mother and son, if only he’d shown a little more respect, a more caring demeanor, it would never have come to this.

Huang Lei could only hope that Zhang Xia would live happily and not get trapped in those family trifles.