Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 477 - 478 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 92_1

Chapter 477: Chapter 478 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 92_1

Liao Jun’s wife was always very curious why there were hardly any changes in Zhao Wenjin over the years, she always seemed so youthful.

Even though she was younger than Zhao Wenjin, when they went out together, everyone thought they were about the same age.

During this visit, Liao Jun’s wife was suddenly terrified to find that she actually looked older than Zhao Wenjin.

Zhao Wenjin was also startled when she saw Liao Jun’s wife, as during their previous encounters, the makeup had concealed her aging. But now, seeing her without makeup, she was truly taken aback—it was shocking that a woman in her thirties could look older than someone in their fifties.

It was understandable, considering her brothers at home had always been unreliable, leaving her to deal with creditors knocking on her door to collect debts on a daily basis.

Liao Jun’s wife had no choice but to find ways to raise money to pay off her brother’s debts. As for Liao Jun, having a mistress outside, she could do nothing but keep silent even if she had objections.

As for the twins of mixed sex, the pubescent children were also a bit disobedient, and their academic performance was said to be not too good.

With men and children at home being nothing but trouble, Liao Jun’s wife truly had as many worries as one could have.

It’s just unknown how anxious she would become upon hearing that Liao Bin, the eldest son of Liao Jun, had been released from prison.

However, these were all internal family matters, and Zhao Wenjin had no desire to get involved.

Only Liao Xuan seemed eager to meddle in their affairs—it was truly admirable that she had the leisure to do so when she could have been thinking of ways to better herself.

She often boasted about being a university graduate and working for a foreign company. But so what? After so many years, it seemed her position had hardly advanced at all.

Years of work without a promotion was practically a step backward.

Zhao Wenjin sat quietly to the side, listening to Liao Kai and his wife Liao Daqiang talk about life abroad, while her mind wandered off.

At such times, she was like a mascot—her presence was all that was required without paying much attention to what Liao Daqiang and the rest were asking.

Liao Daqiang and his wife did not expect Zhao Wenjin to show them any favor; the fact that she had come to visit with Liao Kai was already quite generous.

Zhang Zhaodi, hearing Liao Kai talk about the scenery abroad, was very envious, "I really want to travel abroad."

"You and my dad have rental income, you can go play and join a tour group," Liao Kai replied, not wanting to travel with his parents.

It wasn’t just the cost, but also Liao Jun and the others thinking he was splurging with money he had taken from them.

"Aren’t you frequently abroad? Can’t you take us?" Zhang Zhaodi had heard from a neighbor about the rush and inconvenience of traveling with a tour group.

The most special part was that the food and accommodations were average, definitely not as comfortable as traveling with Liao Kai and his family.

"We also have our tasks, we need to write books, and the workload is heavy."

"Besides, bringing you along would add so many complications, I’m better off staying peaceful," Liao Kai said resolutely.

"Last time you mentioned that you weren’t feeling too well; traveling abroad is definitely out of the question now. What if you get sick? How would we manage?"

"Medical expenses are outrageous abroad." Liao Kai casually mentioned how much they spent on medical treatment last time they felt unwell overseas.

"Mom, are you sure you could afford it?"

"Could your properties sell at such a high price?"

Thinking about the cost of medications alone scared Zhang Zhaodi enough to reconsider, "Never mind, let’s not go."

"Right, the second child, your family bought a new house, so you’re planning on hosting a house-warming party, aren’t you?" It didn’t matter if they couldn’t stay; they could help celebrate and if it got too late, they could just sleep over, then stay for a few days, eventually turning into permanent guests.

Zhang Zhaodi truly felt she was a smart person, to come up with such a method.

Family gathering? Liao Kai certainly knew the term, "Let’s not make such a fuss, Xiao Jin and I are getting older, and we prefer peace and quiet."

"Not hosting a dinner?" Zhang Zhaodi thought they had already bought such a nice house and the decoration was also decent, shouldn’t they let their siblings have a look?

"Mom, where am I doing well? Liao Jun is the boss, he’s been living in a villa for quite some time."

"Liao Xuan is a college graduate working for a foreign company with a very good salary and benefits; I’d rather not show off in front of them."

Liao Kai repeatedly and tactfully refused, "I think the current distance is quite good."

"We haven’t interacted much before, and I think maintaining this state in the future will be enough."

"I made enough contributions to the family, and the outcomes are known to everyone."

"Now that my life is better, I don’t feel the need to pretend about so-called close sibling relationships."

"All right, Mom and Dad, it’s getting late, and knowing you’re both in good health puts my mind at ease."

"I still have things to handle." If it wasn’t necessary to visit, Liao Kai really didn’t want to come.

He had clearly said before that there was no need for such sibling sentimentality, yet every time Zhang Zhaodi would pull something like this, it really tired him out.

Zhang Zhaodi saw Liao Kai and his wife come and go in a hurry like a gust of wind, "Look at the son we raised, he bought a big house but never calls us to live there."

"Right, I remember their old courtyard house wasn’t big, but it was nicely decorated."

The large courtyard house wasn’t suitable to move into, but the smaller one could be, right?

"They must be renting out the previous house now that they’ve moved into the new one," Liao Daqiang said irritably, "I asked before."

"Right, I thought about it, we’ve been out for so long, it’s not right to keep the house empty."

"We’re moving back in." This time not covering for Liao Jun, it was clear the days ahead wouldn’t be easy.

Instead, they might as well move back, hire a nanny, and live comfortably.

When Liao Jun received the phone call from his wife saying the old couple wanted to move back in, he coldly agreed that they could move back if they wished.

He was really angry, he supported them with good food and a luxurious life, and for such a small matter they couldn’t even support him in return.

He had been considering how to get them to leave on their own, and now that they were moving back by themselves, Liao Jun naturally agreed, which actually meant he wouldn’t support their decision at all.

The Liao Daqiang couple, who moved away like this, never set foot in that villa again for the rest of their lives or lived with Liao Jun again.

Back at home, Liao Daqiang promptly arranged for a good nanny through Liao Kai; the old couple spent their time chatting with the neighbors in the big yard or strolling in the park.

Every time they wanted to go out, the nanny would call Liao Kai, who would arrange for a driver to come over and take the elderly couple out for a walk.

Zhang Zhaodi, while still somewhat dissatisfied about not living in the courtyard house, seeing her eldest son and youngest daughter completely disregarding them, didn’t bring it up anymore.

Liao Jun was already fretting about his flagging business and considering how to switch tracks.

He had barely come up with an idea and hadn’t figured out how to solve the problem when he found out that Liao Bin had been released from prison.

What shocked him even more was that Liao Xuan was actually conspiring with Liao Bin to scheme against him, which really infuriated him.