Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 429 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 44_1

Chapter 429: Chapter 429 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 44_1

Liao Kai returned home in a foul mood, and Zhao Wenjin noticed it, "Let’s go have dinner."

It seemed that Zhang Zhaodi and her husband must have said something quite unfriendly, probably infuriating someone half to death.

"Let’s go, let’s eat out."

"I also admire your daughter, eating so many delicious foods outside for so many days, I feel like my stomach can’t keep up with the pace."

"In the end, she said she wanted to eat roast duck." Although she had promised to treat the kids to roast duck, just thinking of such a greasy bird made Zhao Wenjin’s stomach churn, truly a bit too much to handle.

Having been quite depressed, hearing that there would be roast duck to eat suddenly made his mood a lot better, "Roast duck is good."

"Our daughter has tastes like me," Liao Kai said, very excitedly.

"The food in the south is delicious, and the presentation is very nice."

"But the flavors are still too bland." At first, he found it very tasty, but as the days went by, he thought the flavors were too mild.

"Fine, I’ll have some cold dishes and then some millet porridge." Still, it was necessary to take good care of his stomach. These days of being on the road, one could say it was a daily routine of rich and heavy meals, not knowing if the body could withstand it.

Liao Kai shook his head, "You really have a big mouth but a small stomach."

Every time they went out to eat, she would talk about eating this and that, giving the impression of having an excellent appetite, but when it came down to it, she would just taste a little.

"Can’t help it, my stomach can’t keep up with my brain," Zhao Wenjin wished she could eat her fill, but unfortunately, she was just a bit short of that.

"But no worries, I still have you guys." Luckily, having dinner partners who could eat a lot allowed her to enjoy more delicious food.

Zhao Wenjin saw how happily Liao Kai was eating, "When you went there today, your parents didn’t blow their tops, did they?"

"Blow their tops? They have too many infuriating matters on their minds right now." Liao Kai had wanted to say more but saw that there were quite a few people eating around them.

"I’ll tell you about it when I get back," Liao Kai said as he was leaving but saw the frustrated look in Liao Xuan’s eyes.

He worried that his sister would go directly to Zhao Wenjin, so it might be better to spill the beans beforehand.

Finding out later was not an issue for Zhao Wenjin; from her reaction, it must be something significant, or else there would be no need for such secrecy.

"I want to know too," said Liao Jiayu, her eyes circling with curiosity, indicating her interest.

"No problem, no problem at all," Liao Kai wanted Liao Jiayu to hear more about these matters, so that she wouldn’t be easily fooled in the future.

The three of them, full from eating and drinking, chose to walk back, as the father and daughter duo felt like they had overeaten and needed some exercise.

Zhao Wenjin admired the pair, puzzled by their need to eat so much whenever they dined out.

"Take some easily digestible medicine when we get back," Zhao Wenjin suggested, somewhat resignedly.

"No need, we’ll just walk back," Liao Kai interjected, "It’s a good opportunity for me to talk about what happened during the Spring Festival."

Liao Kai truly lacked a talent for gossip, and merely relayed the news he’d heard from the neighbors to Zhao Wenjin.

Zhao Wenjin admitted that Liao Kai was definitely a competent messenger, not adding his own thoughts, but speaking so straightforwardly that the listener indeed felt quite disinterested.

However, it didn’t matter, as everything that needed to be known was now known, "The neighbors say Liao Xuan is a divorcee; the Liao Family’s Eldest Uncle’s wife mentioned it casually during a meal, and everyone took it for the truth."

Liao Kai nodded, "Everyone knows the Liao Family’s Eldest Uncle’s wife doesn’t hear very well, and then she has a loud voice."

"We have always been talking about preparing their marriage home, so it’s normal for her to think they’re already married."

Zhao Wenjin nodded, "Right, no problem, absolutely no problem."

"And then Liao Xuan got angry, shouting at the Eldest Uncle’s wife until she fainted from rage?"

"Auntie is that formidable?" Liao Jiayu finally recovered from her shock, really, it was too explosive.

"Your aunt has always been that incredible, only after being with Xie Haiqing did she rein it in a bit."

"Uncle’s family must be very angry, right?" Zhao Wenjin could imagine that Uncle’s family would certainly not let Liao Xuan off the hook.

"Yes, they wanted Liao Xuan to bear the medical expenses, but then Liao Xuan said that the other party tarnished her reputation, and not asking Uncle’s wife for compensation was already lenient."

This, Zhao Wenjin thought for a moment, "Indeed, both parties share the responsibility."

"So in the end, Liao Xuan absolutely refused to pay up, and Uncle was so angry he said he wouldn’t visit in the future, and even if Liao Xuan invited their whole family to her wedding, they wouldn’t come."

Wow, if Liao Xuan got married and Uncle’s whole family didn’t show up, that meant a big chunk of wedding gifts would be missing.

Could Zhang Zhaodi be happy? "Your mom must be furious."

Liao Kai hummed a response, "My mom said, it would be better to just cut ties completely, since Uncle’s family always has a lot of issues, there’s always something happening every year."

"If it’s not hospitalization, then it’s some other health discomfort."

"Every time, they have to bring things to visit, but when our own family has issues, Uncle’s family comes with the most people and gives the smallest red envelopes."

Zhao Wenjin recalled the Liao Family’s social exchanges, Uncle’s family did indeed spend a lot, and although Uncle’s circumstances weren’t bad, he really was very stingy.

"So your uncle must be really angry?" The Liao Family members all cared about face, and Uncle was the most distinguished representative.

Even if he was stingy, he leveraged being the eldest son of the Liao Family, especially liked to give unsolicited advice, criticizing who did what wrong, as though he and his entire family were the best.

Now, with Zhang Zhaodi spilling the beans, one could imagine Uncle must be furious.

Liao Kai nodded, "The key issue is that even my youngest uncle and aunt were there." Although he wasn’t present, he could definitely imagine the scene.

In that case, Zhao Wenjin truly started to regret, "I suddenly feel that going on this trip, I really missed a lot."

The scene of the Liao Family’s internal strife, "What were their reactions?"

"You wouldn’t have seen it even if you were there, because you would have prepared everything. The reason why Liao Xuan was so angry was also because my mom first brought up the gossip about her being a divorced woman."

"Originally at the dinner, they wanted her to pay and to contribute effort, and my dad was on the side, constantly hurrying them along, criticizing how poorly they were working."

Zhao Wenjin interrupted Liao Kai’s words, "You mean, on the day of the dinner, all the guests arrived, and your family’s food wasn’t even prepared?"

"That’s not possible." In her view, hosting a dinner, the most probable issues could be subpar food or beverages, but at least it should have been prepared.

"Isn’t your brother a chef, able to lead?" In the past, every time the Liao Family hosted guests, Liao Jun would also cook at home.

If he was there, surely things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

The mention of Liao Jun was still fine, but when Liao Kai’s expression got a bit strange, "He said he had to work that day."

Work? The date for the family dinner was set, and as the eldest son, Liao Jun would surely have known about it.

Zhao Wenjin had only one thought, "Your brother did that on purpose."

Liao Kai hummed a response, "But he said he had to work."

"In the end, none of them are good." Zhao Wenjin had no good feelings toward the Liao Family members, "So in the future, they won’t host dinners every year?"

Liao Kai hummed a response, "Right, Uncle said he doesn’t want to see my family anymore, which clearly means there’s no way to host a dinner."

"My dad also said he doesn’t want to see Uncle’s whole family."

Thinking about it, it made sense. Whenever there was a dinner, it was impossible to exclude these two brothers. Since that’s the case, the best solution would be to simply stop hosting dinners altogether.