Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 394 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 9_1

Chapter 394: Chapter 394 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 9_1

Zhang Zhaodi knew that Liao Xuan sometimes wasn’t too bright, but she hadn’t expected her to be this witless.

"Tell me the truth, how much money do you give the Xie Family every month?" Zhang Zhaodi looked at Xie Haiqing.

"Mom." Liao Xuan was just about to speak.

"Shut up, you shut your mouth." Zhang Zhaodi’s attitude was very poor; right now, she didn’t want anything to do with this fool.

"But it’s the same with second brother, he gives all his salary to the family too."

"Our family’s situation isn’t bad, and second brother isn’t like that either."

"Mom, Xie Haiqing’s brothers and sisters have good grades. Once they graduate from university, the days will get better for the Xie Family."

"If their days get better, it won’t be our sole responsibility to look after the in-laws."

"And since they are college graduates and promising, they will remember our family’s contributions and can help us out."

Liao Xuan didn’t see any issue with this; in fact, she thought it was the best choice for the Liao Family.

When the Yue family heard Liao Xuan’s words, they really had a lot to say to her, but they didn’t know how.

They weren’t unaware that Liao Xuan was smitten; in her eyes, Xie Haiqing could do no wrong and wouldn’t listen to anyone speaking ill of him.

Zhang Zhaodi didn’t want to confirm her fears, nor did she want to ask any more questions. As a mother whose son was always at his in-laws’, she understood all too well the mindset of the man’s family.

That is, they’d never appreciate it, only feel how the Yue family was lacking.

The Zhao Family didn’t put any pressure on Liao Kai; they helped out in various ways, but the Liao Family didn’t feel any gratitude. Instead, they saw it as charity bestowed upon them.

Xie Haiqing was a person with thoughts and self-respect. If they kept putting him down and speaking rudely, could he be without thoughts?

He would only grow more dissatisfied, not to mention helping out the Liao Family. Not kicking someone when they’re down would already be quite decent.

Zhang Zhaodi also couldn’t ignore the thoughts of Liao Jun and his wife. If they knew Xie Haiqing’s salary was being sent back home, they would guess that Liao Xuan’s money wasn’t enough and would definitely ask the old couple for money.

Having been a mother-in-law for so many years, Zhang Zhaodi knew what kind of person Feng Lili was. It would be possible to spend a little money on Liao Xuan occasionally.

But to give a lot of money—that was out of the question.

Zhang Zhaodi glanced at her daughter who still didn’t realize her mistake and let out a small sigh.

But she couldn’t keep indulging her, otherwise her son and daughter-in-law would become dissatisfied, Liao Xuan and her husband would also be unhappy, and their money would dwindle even more.

Zhang Zhaodi knew that as one gets old, to have children who are filial, it’s necessary to have money in hand.

This realization came from her experience with both her in-laws and her own parents.

"Xiaoxuan, you are getting married soon. It is time to learn to be independent."

"As for the house, if you can’t afford to buy, then rent for the time being." Although Zhang Zhaodi knew that once Liao Xuan moved out, there would be all kinds of chaos,

there was no choice. No matter how hard it was to bear, she had to be tough.

"Rent a house?" Liao Xuan had never imagined that her life after marriage would be like this.

"Who rents a house after getting married?" Liao Xuan felt it was an indignity.

She could accept not living in a detached siheyuan, or even sharing with Zhao Wenjin.

But now, not only was there no sharing, but she couldn’t even stay at her parents’ house and had to move out.

Liao Xuan burst into tears, "Mom, how can you be so biased?"

"Why do I have to move out?" She was also a child of the family; why did she have to move out?

"Because you are a daughter, you were married off," Zhang Zhaodi felt all kinds of frustration.

Feng Lili was also displeased. Did her sister-in-law not know that a married daughter is like water splashed out of a basin?

She even wanted to compete with her son. Feng Lili’s heart sank. Surely she wasn’t coveting the family home, was she?

Indeed, the in-laws favored their daughter over Liao Kai, which might have made the girl set her sights on the house. Quite a normal occurrence, really.

But no way, no matter what, they absolutely couldn’t let her continue living at home.

Compared to Liao Kai, Feng Lili felt that the one who would snatch away the house might just be the sister-in-law out of sheer spite.

Also, this might not even have been the sister-in-law’s idea. There was a good chance it was Xie Haiqing, quietly sitting off to the side.

Liao Daqiang treated Liao Xuan well because his daughter excelled in her studies and went to college, bringing honor and prestige to the Liao family.

But in the end, she foolishly chose such a man. The old man had already lost his fondness for this daughter; it was only out of habit now.

And now, to think that she was scheming to take her brother’s house, that was of utmost importance to the old man.

The family home wasn’t just spared from Liao Xuan’s clutches; even Liao Kai had no claim to it. Who could fault him for having a daughter instead of a son to carry on the Liao family name?

"The house has always been meant for a son. And as for the logic of renting a place when getting married,"

"Right, renting a place for a wedding lacks prestige. But isn’t it you who chose the husband?"

"You and your husband know exactly how much you earn each month,"

"I refuse to believe that, after working for so many years, you lack the money to buy a house."

"The fact that you haven’t saved money to buy a house and now can only afford to rent is your own doing."

"You can either rent a place outside or live in the house you’re in now,"

"The monthly rent is one hundred," the old man was aware of the going rates for renting outside, "and if you eat together with us, you should contribute to the living expenses."

In the past, they thought that since their daughter was working and in a good position, wanting to dress up and interact with colleagues, they didn’t ask her to hand over her salary.

But who could have anticipated that this child would foolishly subsidize her man without ever thinking of buying anything for her own family?

When he thought about all the ways they had helped the young couple, and how the couple’s care and attention were solely directed at the Xie family,

The more the old man thought about it, the more regretful he became. He felt the old saying was right: a daughter is a caretaker for her in-laws.

"A hundred for such a small place?" Liao Xuan exclaimed in shock, "The place my colleague rents is bigger and doesn’t even cost a hundred."

Liao Xuan glared furiously at Liao Daqiang, feeling that he was being unreasonable.

Liao Daqiang was truly aggravated, "Fine, if you think it’s too expensive and not worth it, then go rent your own place."

"You have one week’s time. Regardless of whether you’ve found a place by then, I want you out immediately."

"And as for the dowry, no matter what your mother promised you in the past, the Xie family didn’t give a betrothal gift, so there will be no dowry."

Anyway, no matter what they gave her, she would never be grateful but would always think they were biased.

The old man had decided, since she had to learn the hard way, there was no need for courtesy.

Feng Lili hadn’t expected that Liao Xuan’s self-destructive behavior would bring such good news.

No matter what was initially promised to Liao Xuan, one could guess it wasn’t a small amount.

But now, with no dowry given, that money would stay in the Liao family, to be theirs in the future.

The more Feng Lili thought about it, the happier she became, and without realizing it, a smile crept across her face.