Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 427 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 42_1

Chapter 427: Chapter 427 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 42_1

The neighbors passing by were initially surprised at what Uncle Liao’s Wife said, and then their expressions changed to ones of understanding.

"Just knew it. If they weren’t married, why would they live together, and even more, live at the woman’s place."

"Right, the Liao Family really does things in an unscrupulous way. It was clearly a divorce, yet they still called it a breakup."

Liao Xuan was shocked. Listening to the neighbors’ chatter outside, even though she didn’t know who they were, their words made her feel totally devastated.

She just couldn’t hold back anymore. Ever since she broke up with Xie Haiqing, she felt like everything was going wrong.

Now her reputation was in tatters too. Liao Xuan saw her future as utterly bleak, with no prospects whatsoever.

Not to mention finding a man who could outshine Xie Haiqing, she might not even be able to marry at all, or end up with someone worthless.

How could she endure this? She just burst into tears.

The happier she was while playing, the less she wanted to leave when it was time to part.

Even Liao Kai, who had initially thought staying here for so long was a waste of time and money, was loath to leave.

And not to mention Liao Jiayu, the foodie, "I heard that there are lychees here in the summer."

She had grown up without ever tasting fresh lychees, only canned ones, and even those tasted so good. She was really looking forward to how delicious fresh lychees would be.

"When the lychees are ripe, you’ll be in class," said Liao Kai after inquiring about the lychees’ ripening season.

"There are also lychees that ripen in July." If her memory served her right, there were indeed lychees that ripened around that time.

"Then let’s come back in July." This visit was indeed a bit too rushed; they hadn’t had a chance to taste many of the delicacies.

Some of the food they had only enjoyed once, and not getting to enjoy it a second or third time was truly a pity.

Come back in July? Liao Jiayu hadn’t expected they could return here. "Will we take a plane?"

"Of course, that would be perfect. We could visit even more places." The factory’s performance was becoming worse and worse.

The workshop workers spent their days bragging and loafing around. If the manual workers were that idle, then the office staff was even more so.

Taking leave suddenly wouldn’t raise any questions from the management. Why bother asking why you’re taking such a long leave when there’s no work to be done?

Could he actually bring Liao Jiayu out to play during the summer break? Liao Kai remembered some state-owned enterprises that were performing poorly, where workers either stayed at home or had nothing to do even when they went to the company.

He had thought at least their workplaces were doing well, but now it seemed like Liao Jiayu’s company wasn’t faring well either.

Zhao Wenjin nodded at Liao Kai, "It’s predicted to be over for the company – there are no orders."

"Even if there were orders, the costs would exceed the selling price." That such a factory could survive was truly a miracle.

"Then that means..." Liao Kai didn’t know how to continue. He used to get a little nervous, but now he knew Zhao Wenjin had a new way out.

"Yeah, it was inevitable," Zhao Wenjin thought of her office colleagues and honestly couldn’t imagine how those who gossiped in the office all day would fare once the company went under.

"So, after you leave the company, do you plan on working?" As for that, Zhao Wenjin didn’t want to work anymore, "Don’t feel like working, but the pension is an issue."

Even though she would have rental income and other sources of revenue, which leaves the pension not too high a concern, having worked there for twenty years and not receiving a retirement pension would indeed be regrettable.

"We’ll see when the time comes." Zhao Wenjin knew that in a few days, she would have to pay her own pension, but for now, no one knew that.

"I still plan to work hard to make money, buy a few more apartments, and collect rent over there."

"Renting out the house yearly, I’ll collect a year’s worth of rent each month. Having 12 houses, I shouldn’t have to worry about not having money anymore."

This plan, Liao Kai thought, was feasible, but as he looked at the excited Zhao Wenjin, what he didn’t mention was that buying 12 houses would surely require a lot of money.

Yet, thinking of Zhao Wenjin’s earning abilities, it seemed like it shouldn’t be difficult for her.

Just before boarding the plane, Zhao Wenjin suddenly felt, "I think I should buy a house here so when I crave gourmet food, I can just come over from time to time and not have to stay at a hotel."

While hotel service is good, the costs are truly high. If one has their own house, doesn’t it save money?

Liao Kai didn’t understand the need to buy a house so far away just for the convenience of it, especially since collecting rent and managing the property would be inconvenient.

He hadn’t expected that the reason for buying the house would be for the convenience of coming over to enjoy good food.

He really wanted to ask, you save on house rent, but have you thought about the cost of plane tickets?

Plus, the money to buy a house is not a small sum. Liao Kai remembered that in the past, he used to think Zhao Wenjin loved shopping for clothes and was very extravagant.

Only now did he realize that Zhao Wenjin’s spending habits had actually been under strict control.

Seeing Liao Kai’s speechless expression, Zhao Wenjin knew he must disapprove, and she didn’t plan on explaining herself.

It was her own money to spend as she wished, so there really was no need to justify it.

After all, who would believe that property prices here would soar to one hundred thousand per square meter?

That reason would make Liao Kai think she was crazy, better to just say it was for the convenience of enjoying the local cuisine.

The flight was short, but upon arriving home, Zhao Wenjin still felt tired. She had gotten used to the high water pressure of hotel showers, and readjusting to the one at home was a bit uncomfortable.

Liao Kai had a brief rest, then prepared to head out with the local specialties he had specially bought. After all, it would be unacceptable to return from a trip without presents for close relatives.

Zhao Wenjin thought of the biggest expense Liao Kai made this trip, which was the local specialties bought for his relatives and colleagues at work.

They were really fortunate to have bought three plane tickets, Liao Jiayu thought; just some clothes for friends. Otherwise, the overweight charges alone would have made Liao Kai cry on the spot.

It was uncertain how the Liao Family would react upon seeing him return with gifts, whether they could genuinely be happy.

Chances are they wouldn’t be, since the Spring Festival was the time when the Liao Family spent money like water, with new clothes for everyone, gifts for visiting relatives, and the whole family’s New Year’s goods.

Not to mention the most important expense of hosting guests at the Liao Family’s, which could easily cost several months’ salary.

Now that Zhao Wenjin was washing her hands of it, even if the Liao Family tried to save in every way possible, how much could they really save?

Liao Jiayu tidied herself up and came out to see Liao Jun was no longer there. "Where did dad go?"

"Yes, he went over there. Your dad isn’t home and I don’t know if he’ll be back for dinner."

"He won’t be back for dinner," Liao Jiayu answered firmly. "My dad hasn’t given any money recently, there’s no way we would keep him for dinner. It’s impossible."

Well, even the child saw through it. Liao Daqiang and his family were indeed failures at life.

"In the future, don’t be so naive. No matter what, they are still your grandparents."

"I know. I won’t talk about it outside, and I won’t say it to my dad either." Although Liao Kai had been behaving much better than before, who knew when he might be swayed again.

Zhao Wenjin nodded incessantly. "Exactly, exactly."