Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 651 - 652 Sister Like Mother 69_1

Chapter 651: Chapter 652 Sister Like Mother 69_1

After Huang Xin’s funeral was settled, Zhao Mei briskly took her belongings and left, directly transporting the valuable furniture to her new husband’s home.

She probably also harbored no intention of coming back—the house was left in a complete mess, with no signs of being tidied up.

Many looked at the disorderly house, at Zhao Mei telling people proudly how fortunate she was to be getting remarried this time.

Someone looked at the smug Zhao Mei, "With the hard-earned money from your man and son, you’re spending it that easily?"

"You even say your husband’s family is rich, but who doesn’t know they’re as poor as church mice?"

"Aren’t you worried they might come looking for you at night?"

Zhao Mei wanted everyone to know that even though she was remarrying, she had found a decent match, from a good foundation—she was a person blessed with good fortune.

However, no one expected that someone would outright expose her so-called lies.

Zhao Mei’s expression was one of embarrassment and discomfort, and what made her feel even more awkward was that someone directly asked her how much money she got for giving up on Huang Xin’s treatment.

How could she admit it? Once she did, she would definitely be beaten half to death by the Huang family, even if she was about to remarry.

Originally planning to show off and boast once more, now all she could do was hastily urge everyone to pack up and leave quickly.

Watching Zhao Mei flee in a panic, they could confirm one thing for sure—that Huang Man was right, Zhao Mei had struck it rich once again.

"How can such a malicious woman lead such a good life?"

There was a lot of gossip, with no one feeling envious of her.

"Really don’t understand what she’s thinking, the relationship with her daughter is strained, at least she could have relied on her son."

"But for the sake of compensation, she gave up on her son."

This baffled everyone, if she had abandoned her daughter, not many would be surprised—after all, she would eventually be an outsider, and making money for the family is a good thing.

But giving up on a son, very few would make such a foolish decision.

"She’s utterly currying favor over there, using the life insurance money from her own man and son to kiss up to those people."

"Just see, if she can be so heartless to her own son, won’t they be wary of her?"

"Exactly, if I were in their shoes, I’d be worried too. What if one day Zhao Mei also signs off on not rescuing and takes the compensation to remarry? What then?"

If her first remarriage was a bit embarrassing and filled with some guilt, then for the second remarriage, she definitely wouldn’t have such thoughts.

"This house will just be left empty." Zhao Mei practically ran away, so she didn’t even bother to close the doors of the house or the yard.

People looked at the empty house and couldn’t help but sigh, "This house was built by Huang Zhiqiang, working day and night after Zhao Mei gave birth to Huang Xin."

"Exactly, now both father and son are gone, and the house has been abandoned."

Everyone was sighing, but no one mentioned wanting the house because even if Zhao Mei was not likely to return to the village, Huang Man and Huang Lina were not yet married—this was still their home.

Of course, the most important reason was that the house was already somewhat dilapidated, just a bungalow. If it were a multi-story building, certainly, people would do whatever they could to make it their own.

Zhao Mei hurried back home, and upon arrival, she found no one there and prepared to push the door open.

But then she heard voices inside, mentioning her name. Zhao Mei couldn’t help but stop in her tracks, pressing her ear against the door to listen in on what her new family was discussing behind her back.

Soon her face turned pale, she was no fool—she knew that their interest in her was partly because of the money.

But what she hadn’t expected was that the other party was so ruthless, planning to take away all the money she had.

Moreover, Zhao Mei was still hesitating about whether to get a marriage certificate or not; after all, they were both advanced in age, each having their own children, and there really was no need to fuss over such trifles.

When they got older, they’d each return to their own homes and rely on their own children in their old age.

Their plan was to swindle the money and then simply kick her out, never intending to get a marriage certificate.

"Dad, no matter what Auntie says, you absolutely cannot get a marriage certificate," the son kept advising his father.

"Think about it, she’s not just any kind of vicious, her man and son are not beyond hope yet, but for the sake of money, she can actually ignore her son, ignore her man."

"Do you think you can change her mind?"

Zhao Mei’s new partner grunted, "Don’t worry, I’m not stupid."

"I’ll definitely not give her such a good opportunity."

"But son, if we don’t get the marriage certificate with her, if she gets sick in the future, we also won’t be able to make money through her again," he reasoned.

The old man had already calculated how to extract all of Zhao Mei’s money from her.

Zhao Mei listened to the father and son whispering among themselves, buzzing with excitement in the room, not noticing whether someone might overhear their schemes or whether someone might call the police.

"The more we take into account the whole situation now and prepare thoroughly, the more likely we are to have the last laugh," they said.

Zhao Mei closed her eyes. Was this supposed to be her good husband? Was this the family that relentlessly made promises to care for her until her dying days?

Zhao Mei knew she couldn’t marry him, but then she thought about the words she had said in front of everyone before.

If she didn’t marry now, wouldn’t she become a laughing stock?

No, she still had to marry him, just without getting a marriage certificate, which suited both of them since he didn’t want one either.

As for the money she had, Zhao Mei knew she absolutely couldn’t keep it on hand, otherwise the day they scammed her out of it would be the day she got kicked to the curb.

But with the money in hand, she couldn’t stop them—what should she do?

Zhao Mei thought it over and remembered Huang Man once suggested using compensation money to buy a house, then collecting rent from it, saying that she would then just be using the rent money, and the house would still be hers.

At the time, she severely scolded Huang Man, thinking she just wanted the house for herself.

Yes, she would buy houses, all kinds of houses, just one-bedroom ones, oh, and a two-bedroom as well.

That way, she could live in the city; anyway, she had rental income every month, so life should be manageable.

And what about that kid who affectionately called her "mom" to her face but plotted behind her back—whether or not he had money for his marriage, what did that have to do with her?

If they were resentful, they could set a trap, using the old man’s death to swindle a large sum of money.

Zhao Mei rushed to the city and made a flurry of purchases, practically spending all her money.

Initially, she thought the two sums of compensation money would be enough to buy several houses, but unexpectedly, it only bought five one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom apartment.

Thinking of the housing prices in the city at that time, Zhao Mei felt the bitterness in her heart—if she had listened to Huang Man’s advice and bought a house back then, the compensation could have actually increased.

Too bad, too bad. No matter how much she regretted it now, it was what it was; she could only try her best to buy houses, absolutely not selling them off.