Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 606 - 607 Sister Like Mother 24_1

Chapter 606: Chapter 607 Sister Like Mother 24_1

Zhao Mei was completely stunned. Marry off? She had never said she wanted to remarriage.

If she were to remarry, it was impossible for anyone to be as good as Huang Zhiqiang, giving her all the money he earned, not requiring her to do any work.

"I will not remarry, I will absolutely not remarry," she quickly realized why Huang Xin was saying this.

It was just because they wanted a reason to take away Huang Zhiqiang’s pension once she remarried.

"Old Huang was so good to me; no one will ever treat me the same. Why would I look for someone else without thinking it through?"

"No one could possibly be as good as Old Huang." Thinking of the good Huang Zhiqiang had done for her, Zhao Mei burst into tears, crying so loudly that it echoed.

The people present were moved by her cries; although Huang Zhiqiang had his faults, he was absolutely good to Zhao Mei.

If Zhao Mei truly expected to find a spouse based on the standards set by Huang Zhiqiang, everyone thought that her desire to remarry was an absolute dream.

"Then why do you still dress so flamboyantly in bright red and green? Do not say it was my dad who told you to do this."

"I am still the mainstay of the Huang family, I still need to study, how could you not think about going out to earn money?"

"You have the time to gossip and talk about every household, can’t you go out and work for money?"

Huang Xin thought all this ridicule was caused by money, "Even the eldest sister, a student, knows to work hard to earn her own living expenses."

"But when it comes to you, you do not know you should go out and earn money." Huang Xin let loose a stream of unabashed criticism.

"In any case, you must go out and earn money."

"Otherwise, you are not allowed to go out and buy clothes. Let me see how much money is left in the bankbook." Huang Xin remembered Zhao Mei had also squandered quite a bit of money.

You have to understand that this is his money. The more Zhao Mei squandered, the less money he had, and that was something he couldn’t accept.

What? Zhao Mei was shocked. Just now they were talking about her remarrying, and now they were telling her to go find a job.

"I, I have never worked all my life." If it were anyone else suggesting this, even if it were Huang Man, Zhao Mei would not have responded, pretending not to hear.

But it was suggested by Huang Xin, her only son, on whom she relied for support in her old age.

"Then you can farm the land, do not rent it out anymore." Huang Xin was very straightforward. "Do not say you do not know how to farm, you were a farmer when you were little."

"You always said that you followed your grandpa farming the land since you were four or five years old." Either work or farm, but doing nothing was out of the question.

Zhao Mei really felt like she was going to pass out. "I, I..." She regretted telling her children about the hard life she had when she was young, to make them aware of her past struggles.

Now, instead of seeing any filial piety from them, they were using her past words to corner her.

"Mom, make a decision quickly," Huang Xin was in no mood to give Zhao Mei much time to think, constantly urging her to hurry up.

If she had a choice, Zhao Mei would of course prefer not to work at all.

"If you do not work, then let me check the bankbook balance every day."

"If you need to use money, you must let me know where it’s going and get my approval."

"If you fail to do this, then hand over the bankbook to me immediately." Huang Xin was resolved that before the bankbook came into his possession, he would not allow her to spend a penny unless necessary.

Ah, could this be possible? Zhao Mei had not expected Huang Xin to devise another method without holding the bankbook.

Although the passbook was in her hands, she could not withstand the need to spend money; she had to get his consent first.

Even though he did not say it, Zhao Mei knew that if she did not comply, she certainly would not have a good life.

"Well, Little Xin, don’t be like that, I promise I won’t misuse the money," Zhao Mei said awkwardly.

"These are family matters; there’s no need to discuss them in front of everyone else," Zhao Mei just wanted to go home to talk about this issue now.

As soon as everyone heard this, given such a commotion, how could they not want to continue to eavesdrop? They particularly wanted to know how much compensation the other party had paid.

"Then tell us how much money you spent," Huang Xin, supported by several neighbors, was quite smug in demanding a reply from Zhao Mei.

Inside the house, Huang Man shook her head incessantly. In the memories of the original owner of the body, Huang Xin, who used to stir up all sorts of trouble, was now being so foolish?

In the rural areas of a small central county during the latter half of the ’90s, 1,000 yuan was not a small amount, and earning 1,500 yuan in salary was considered quite decent.

That’s why it was so difficult to deal with Zhao Lei, yet many people were willing to try, for the compensation offered by the Zhao family was indeed generous.

After a full day’s work, one could make 200 yuan, and without taking any days off, one could take home 6,000 yuan. In an era when tutoring wasn’t a common job for teachers and the income wasn’t high, this was really attractive.

Unfortunately, in the end, she reaped all the benefits, but she also faced great pressure. Mrs. Zhao had said that before the end of summer vacation, she would have someone draw up a set of exams for Zhao Lei to take.

If he performed well, then the compensation given to her would not be reduced; on the contrary, she would receive an additional bonus.

Although the other party had not mentioned how much the bonus would be, based on her understanding of them, Huang Man knew that it definitely wasn’t a small figure.

Therefore, she felt tremendous pressure, curious as to how to improve his grades.

As for the original owner’s compensation, it couldn’t be denied that because the other party was fully at fault, and it was related to their job, the compensation given was truly not a trivial amount.

The insurance company paid a portion, and then the other party contributed some more. With the current prices, if Zhao Mei were to buy property, she could easily buy three to four single-room apartments in the county town.

And then, with the monthly rent collected, and Zhao Mei going out to work, their lives would definitely not be bad, one could even say better than most people in the village.

Unfortunately, Zhao Mei had no intention of buying property, not because she was unaware of the benefits of owning property, but because they considered that if all the money went into buying properties, they would not be able to spend money freely whenever they needed it.

Huang Man knew their thoughts and naturally would not speak up to remind them; after all, buying property now meant that its value would increase later on, which was better than their current squandering.

Zhao Mei did not know Huang Man’s thoughts; all she knew was that she was truly in a tough spot right now.

"I—I—I haven’t spent much money," Zhao Mei said softly with a figure.

Huang Xin knew Zhao Mei had been spending money lavishly these days, and he had calculated how much she had taken; hearing how much she claimed to have spent then came as a shock to him.

Huang Xin truly had not expected she would spend so much, and now he was truly about to go insane.

"You actually spent ten thousand?"

"What on earth did you do?"

Everyone was initially puzzled why Zhao Mei was whispering in Huang Xin’s ear; they were genuinely curious and wanted to know just how much money she had spent.

If possible, they, of course, also wanted to know just how much the total compensation amount was.

But it was clear that Zhao Mei did not want them to know, and they couldn’t just bluntly ask, which made them incredibly anxious.