Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 413 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 28_1

Chapter 413: Chapter 413 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 28_1

Liao Kai carried some items into the courtyard, only to hear Liao Xuan badmouthing their family.

Zhao Wenjin, with a smile, looked towards Liao Kai, "You treat your little sister so well, and this is how she repays you."

"Liao Kai, you really are a failure," she said.

"Mom, Lilly, Liao Xuan," Zhao Wenjin, noticing Liao Xuan’s appearance, asked, "Liao Xuan, did you just get up?"

"What a blissful life," Zhao Wenjin commented as she approached the Liao Family’s doorstep.

Zhang Zhaodi, upon seeing the family of three, wanted to greet them enthusiastically but noticed that Liao Kai was carrying only two plastic bags.

"Is this all you bought?" Shouldn’t there be bags big and small? You’re late; shouldn’t you have bought lots of ready-made food?

So they only bought this little, is that appropriate? And who are these things for anyway?

Knowing Zhao Wenjin was coming over for dinner today, Zhang Zhaodi had eaten up all her own stock yesterday, just waiting for someone to replenish it.

And now, they turn up with just a few items, how could that be enough?

"Our family of three brought a little, after all, it’s a family gathering; it can’t just be us preparing everything, right?"

"Don’t Lilly and Liao Xuan prepare anything?" Zhao Wenjin asked, feigning surprise, "If we’re the only ones preparing, isn’t that just inviting you as our guests?"

"Mom, if you’d told us you wouldn’t prepare anything, we wouldn’t have come at all," Zhao Wenjin said with evident frustration.

"Liao Kai, how do you communicate? You can’t even get this clear."

"Don’t call me for these gatherings in the future. I rushed over early in the morning to help you, and yet your family hadn’t prepared anything."

Zhao Wenjin bluntly said, "Mom, it’s getting late now, are we still having this dinner?"

The neighbors around were guessing whether Liao Kai’s wife, who had almost fallen out with the family, would return as before, loaded with items big and small.

Actually, many neighbors were convinced that Zhao Wenjin wouldn’t do such a thing, but seeing Zhang Zhaodi’s certainty, they were undecided.

In the end, it was just as they’d thought; Liao Kai’s family did bring things, not arriving empty-handed.

Only, the things were truly scanty, not even a tenth as much as before, and looking up, they could see Zhang Zhaodi’s face, about to die of anger.

Seeing Zhang Zhaodi’s discomfiture was especially gratifying.

What made them even more delighted was Zhao Wenjin’s words, which were truly satisfying.

Listening openly, it sounded like she said Liao Kai was bad at passing on instructions, but in reality, she was indicating that Zhang Zhaodi’s so-called gathering was just expecting her to foot the bill.

"You didn’t buy any vegetables," Zhang Zhaodi said with displeasure, "Second child, why don’t you go to the vegetable market with your sister-in-law?"

Humph, she thinks not buying vegetables settles it? There are plenty of ways to deal with her, to make her pay.

Go to the vegetable market and wait for her to pay? Zhao Wenjin hadn’t said anything yet, when Lilly promptly agreed.

Watching Lilly enter the house, Zhao Wenjin raised her voice, "Lilly, remember to take your wallet, you can’t forget it."

"I don’t have money to cover for you. I’ve fronted you so much in the past, and you haven’t paid me back," Zhao Wenjin said, raising her voice a bit.

The onlooking neighbors didn’t expect to hear such explosive news, exchanging glances, knowing that staying home on Sunday meant hearing sensational gossip.

Lilly truly hadn’t planned on carrying her wallet, knowing that Zhang Zhaodi wouldn’t reimburse her, but then Zhao Wenjin threw in that comment.

"Um, I brought it," Lilly said awkwardly.

"Oh, you brought it," Zhao Wenjin responded, pulling out her own wallet and taking out one yuan, then counting the rest of the money before handing it to Liao Jiayu.

"Xiao Yu, hold on to this for me," Liao Jia said hurriedly. "Your great-aunt mentioned she brought her wallet, but I still feel a bit uneasy."

"Right, and if I’m out and someone asks you for money, don’t give it to them."

"Of course, I think, no one would have the nerve to trick money out of a child’s hands, right?"

"Liao Kai, keep an eye out, just in case someone tries to forcibly take the money from your daughter, you know what to do," Zhao Wenjin finished. "Alright, let’s go."

Feng Lili hadn’t expected Zhao Wenjin to go so far as to not even bring her wallet.

What was she supposed to do now? Surely, she had to bring her wallet. Otherwise, when it came time to shop for groceries, who would pay?

If she returned empty-handed, wouldn’t it be obvious to everyone that she was planning on making Zhao Wenjin foot the bill?

"I remembered I forgot to bring something." Feng Lili hurried back into the house to grab her wallet.

Thinking of the imminent financial hit, Feng Lili’s heart bled, but she didn’t dare complain.

Watching Feng Lili rush back to her room brought amusement to Zhao Wenjin, "Feng Lili, you didn’t forget your wallet, did you?"

"I, I didn’t," said Feng Lili, fuming. Even if the others could guess the truth, was there really a need to spell it out?

"Oh, you brought it," Zhao Wenjin said with a shrug. "See, Xiao Yu, you need to know that some lies just shouldn’t be told."

Liao Jiayu watched as Feng Lili, who always set herself on a moral high ground, was easily dealt with by Zhao Wenjin, and couldn’t help but feel joy.

In the past, Liao Jiayu frequently heard Feng Lili preaching what should and shouldn’t be done. She truly disliked it, but since Feng Lili was an elder, she had no choice but to endure, no matter how unhappy she was.

After Feng Lili grabbed her wallet and stuffed some more money into it, she heard Zhao Wenjin outside giving Liao Jiayu a lesson, her face twisted with anger. Such an ill-mannered person.

After Feng Lili cursed Liao Jiayu thoroughly inside the house, she walked out with a smile on her face, "Sorry for making you wait, let’s go."

"By the way, Xiao Yu, what do you like to eat?" Feng Lili asked kindly.

"I want to eat hairy crabs, rice-cake stuffed hairy crabs."

"Fried hairy crabs." Initially, the little girl didn’t want to say, but seeing how earnest Feng Lili was, she didn’t hold back.

Hairy crabs? The last time Liao Bin wanted to eat them, Feng Lili checked the price and was taken aback at how expensive they were.

To mend her relationship with Liao Bin and his son, Feng Lili, albeit reluctantly, had bought two crabs.

Now it seemed, the child was utterly unreserved. She used to be quite modest, not picky at all, happy with whatever was served, and would typically go for the cheaper dishes.

Feng Lili had not expected her to now ask for the moon. Feng Lili held back her irritation. "Xiao Yu, dear, no one knows how to make that dish, your uncle has to work today."

She thought this excuse might make Liao Jiayu give up on ordering that dish, but she was truly mistaken this time.

"My uncle has work, no problem, my dad knows how to make it," Liao Jiayu insisted there was a skilled chef available.

"My dad makes delicious hairy crabs. Today let everyone taste my dad’s cooking skills," Liao Jiayu praised earnestly.

Looking at the little girl brimming with pride over her father’s culinary skills, and then at her unsuspecting uncle, Feng Lili’s heart continued to bleed.

She just couldn’t understand why Liao Kai, with his decent job, would be so down and out.

"Don’t worry, your great-aunt will definitely buy a lot, so you can eat your fill, right, Feng Lili?" Knowing how much the person cared about her purse, Zhao Wenjin couldn’t resist twisting the knife.

Eat her fill? With the current prices of hairy crabs, she wouldn’t know how many it would take to satisfy the little one.

Feng Lili took a deep breath. Fine, buy them; she would make sure to recoup the cost, with interest, in the future.