Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 406 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 21_1

Chapter 406: Chapter 406 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 21_1

"If possible, be nicer to your daughter in the future, and don’t always be putting on a long face,"

"Have I been putting on a long face?" Liao Kai truly didn’t understand, even if he disliked Liao Jiayu, he wouldn’t do that.

"Think about how you feel when you see Liao Bin, then compare it to when you see Xiao Yu."

"One is a genuine smile from the heart, and the other is a perfunctory smile, the kind of perfunctory smile that fades in an instant."

"The child is getting older, she’ll notice and see the difference in how you treat her and Liao Bin,"

"I’m not asking for you to treat Xiao Yu the way you treat Liao Bin, but at least the gap shouldn’t be so wide."

"In the future, when you’re old, I can choose not to take care of you, and not use the so-called wife’s duty as a reason to do so,"

"But Xiao Yu is your daughter, she definitely needs to take care of you," Zhao Wenjin sighed softly.

"You call yourself a father, in your previous life you must have saved the whole of humanity."

What does that mean? Liao Kai didn’t understand why she would say that.

"And don’t always be resentful, feeling like you’ve been exploited by others."

"Look at your sister-in-law, what has she done besides giving birth to a son?"

"Can Liao Jun compare with you? The food you eat, the clothes you wear, what you use, which is worse than his?"

"Maybe he earns more money than you, and even with his parents’ assistance, but so what? The marriage house for his son needs his attention."

"Feng Lili’s family is also a headache, demanding various compensations and lots of money, but no share in the family property."

"You’re overthinking it, just keeping yourself busy with idle thoughts."

"Even with such a large house in your family, bringing a wife home, and even if you had a son, would the conflicts be fewer?"

"Over some food and drink, over that small amount of money in your parents’ hands, you all are constantly quarreling."

"Or maybe..." Zhao Wenjin thought for a moment, feeling that she should still suggest he go back to the Liao Family and stay a few more days.

Go back again? Liao Kai shook his head quickly, "I don’t want to go back."

These past two days had truly been uncomfortable, bad food, and on top of that, "Plus, Xiao Bin is about to move into Liao Xuan’s room, and Liao Xuan and his spouse are going to renovate Xiao Bin’s room."

Even though the old lady was pressing down, Liao Jun and his spouse had to endure, no matter how unwilling.

But it was sure to be a very unpleasant dispute, and there would be no shortage of minor conflicts, "I’d rather not be involved."

"You’re worried that after going back, your elder brother won’t be able to resist trimming you down a notch, aren’t you?"

The biggest losers in this division were Liao Jun and his spouse; it would be strange if these two didn’t go crazy.

"I am also a son, and I’ve said it already, I only need a house if I get divorced; if not, I don’t need one."

"Plus, the house will go to whoever takes better care of the parents." Liao Kai actually had some regrets.

He took care of the parents just the same, yet he ended up unable to get the house, but having said what he did, he couldn’t take his words back.

Without even looking back, one could tell Liao Kai surely had regrets, "My dad often says that those who always think about their parents’ money are the ones who will never achieve anything."

"Look at me, I’m one with no prospects, those with prospects are the ones who work hard and make their own money."

"Your monthly income isn’t low, by the current outside housing prices, you could at least buy two three-bedroom apartments."

"Of course, you’ve also been filial to your parents." Liao Kai’s salary wasn’t actually low; he just never saved up properly.

"Isn’t it better to earn your own money?"

"Always fixating on other people’s money instead."

"That sister of yours seems smart, but in the end..." He remembered that, apparently, Xie Haiqing’s brothers and sisters had good academic achievements.

But he didn’t get into a very good university, and after graduating from university, he stayed in Capital City for work, when the housing prices there were on the rise.

The Xie Family watched the soaring housing prices, always hoping they would fall, not wanting to pay the high interest rates, thinking about saving enough money to buy a house.

As a result, they waited and waited, watching the housing prices climb, but they never managed to buy a house.

More than ten members of the Xie Family squeezed into a Siheyuan originally belonging to someone else; because of this, Feng Lili often got angry.

This time, it was unlikely that Liao Xuan would live in a large Siheyuan, she would probably buy a house instead.

But some things are unpredictable, maybe Liao Xuan and her spouse were waiting for the Siheyuan to be demolished, or maybe they wanted to save enough money before buying a house.

Or perhaps, knowing that Liao Kai had bought a house, they might expect this big source of resentment to provide some support? All these were quite possible.

It had become a habit for the Liao Family to expect help from others.

Speaking of Liao Xuan, Liao Kai became irritated, "Of all the classmates to choose, she had to choose such a person."

"Working for a foreign company in Capital City was fine, and the salary was pretty good, but the problem was that most of the income would be sent back home."

"She also said that once Xie Haiqing’s younger brothers and sisters graduated, they would definitely repay the favor."

"My own nephew, have I not helped him enough? Haven’t I spent enough money on him?"

"Now when I go back home to stay for a few days, they worry that I will overstay my welcome?"

"Now, they are starting to envy me for a house."

"You’ll see, if Xie Haiqing could earn more money and afford to contribute to the household expenses, of course, it would be a good thing."

"But I’m worried that in the end, it will still be Liao Xuan’s salary that supports the household expenses. Without kids, they could muddle through, but once a child comes, with just that little salary..."

Liao Kai shook his head lightly, "Forget it, they’ve already decided to get married, so whatever I say is useless."

"They really have no brains," Liao Kai genuinely couldn’t understand how such a person could have graduated from university.

Listening to someone criticize Liao Xuan’s actions, he couldn’t help but laugh, "Isn’t this exactly the Liao Family’s speciality?"

"So you think you’re smart? You’re just another fool." Zhao Wenjin stood up abruptly and said, "No way, the Old Liao Family’s genes are just too bad."

"I must educate Xiao Yu properly; she must not grow up to be as foolish as you all."

"A person should be kind and grateful, but not naively so, easy to be taken advantage of."

"Especially men, who are good at pretending, don’t be fooled by the so-called honesty, taking care of the family."

Caring for one’s family within one’s means is acceptable, but relying on someone who neglects their own situation to take care of the family is absolutely unreliable.

"I’m going to plan lessons for Xiao Yu," Zhao Wenjin would rather have Liao Jiayu be shrewd and a bit cold-hearted than to develop a naïve and sweet temperament.

Plan lessons for Liao Jiayu, all about these things? Liao Kai looked at Zhao Wenjin who was incessantly muttering, "Is it appropriate to talk to a child about this?"

It’s unimaginable for parents to discuss such topics with their children.

"Why wouldn’t it be appropriate? It’s like I’m blind, having chosen you."

"You, a man of foolish filial piety, only care about your own family."

"Your sister ended up with a phoenix man who only cares about his own family."

"Including your older brother, the wife he married is not so great either."

"Thus, it’s essential to properly teach our child, the mistakes we’ve made must not be repeated by our children."

"Right, those messy issues of your sister, you better talk to your daughter about them." The messy issues of the Liao Family, of course, were for Liao Kai to explain.

No way, he was actually expected to start these conversations, Liao Kai thought it might not be quite appropriate, but he had no choice, for he simply didn’t have the standing in this household.

Helpless, Liao Kai could only take on the task, just hoping Liao Jiayu wouldn’t ask too many questions.