Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 664 - 665 Sister Like Mother 82_1

Chapter 664: Chapter 665 Sister Like Mother 82_1

"Oh, given your history of profiting from tragedy, I’ve made a will. When I die, my estate will fund the children’s education."

"After all, not every kid is like me, able to persevere through self-determination when their parents won’t pay for their schooling."

What? Huang Man’s words infuriated Zhao Mei, "I am your mother, and you’d rather donate your money than give it to me."

Zhao Mei couldn’t help but be angry, she had been secretly praying for something to happen to Huang Man, so that she would have the opportunity to sign off on giving up attempts at resuscitation.

But to her amazement, Huang Man had already taken such measures, which enraged Zhao Mei to no end.

"I will leave you with enough to cover the expenses I owe."

"The money decreed by the court will increase by five percent each year," Huang Man recalled a famous actress from Hong Kong/Taiwan who had died, leaving a will that resulted in a never-ending lawsuit with her birth mother.

"If you think the money isn’t enough and want to increase your allowance, I’m sorry, but it will only be half of the local social security base."

Huang Man looked at Huang Lina, "After all, you still have a wealthy daughter."

"As for your medical bills, someone will audit them and pay half of what’s considered reasonable."

"The other half will also be paid by Huang Lina."

"As for elderly care, it’s straight to the nursing home, taking the difference from half the nursing home cost after your living expenses are subtracted and the foundation will make up for it."

Huang Man didn’t mind letting Zhao Mei know that she was guarded against her.

Zhao Mei could hardly keep up, finding Huang Man’s lengthy discourse disorienting and not entirely clear.

The one thing she was certain of was that Huang Man was not going to be generous; she was determined to be stingy with her.

"I am your own mother," Zhao Mei exclaimed in desperation.

"If you weren’t my mother, I wouldn’t want to give you any allowance for your elder care."

"Oh, and I want to know how much money Huang Lina is giving you," Huang Man said, expectantly looking at Huang Lina.

Huang Lina didn’t make a sound; she would definitely not admit she was also contributing money, because then Zhao Mei would insist she pay up—what then?

"So she hasn’t given you any?" Huang Man knew Huang Lina’s current situation, "That’s right, you have no sugar daddy now."

"The money you have must be running short, isn’t it?" Huang Man said slowly.

Of course, Huang Lina wouldn’t answer that question. She knew that if Zhao Mei found out she had no money, would she still be kind to her?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mei was stunned. Huang Lina’s sugar daddy had abandoned her, and she was out of money?

Zhao Mei pondered and dismissed the thought, "Impossible, they haven’t broken up."

"For this trip on the plane, it was... it was your sister’s man who paid."

"He also hired an interpreter for us, took us to the plane, and gave us spending money."

Right, if they had broken up, why would he spend that money? Zhao Mei felt Huang Man was just trying to trick her.

Zhao Mei said viciously, "I always knew you were a woman with a malicious mind."

"Whether you’ve broken up or not, I think you should ask Huang Lina." Huang Man didn’t bother to argue with Huang Lina about this

"I, I..." Huang Lina was unsure how Huang Man knew all this, was she trying to expose her?

After some thought, Huang Lina decided she couldn’t admit it, "Of course, we haven’t broken up."

"How could we have? Our relationship is great," Huang Lina insisted they had not split.

Watching Huang Lina cling to her pride, "If you say you haven’t broken up, then you haven’t."

"I hope you and your man really are happy together."

"Don’t blame me if you and your man break up because I didn’t invest in his business, and then you take it out on me."

Huang Man cut to the chase in front of Huang Lina, "Most of my net worth is tied up in this company’s shares."

"I don’t have much money to invest either, and even if I did, I wouldn’t invest in a field I’m not familiar with."

"Especially your man’s businesses." Huang Man knew that Lina’s man had started in the underworld, although he had been working hard to go legit in recent years, with somewhat successful results.

But the cost was that the profitability of these businesses was far from rosy; in a word, they were not favorable, and so-called investment was just a way for that family to make a quick buck.

Lina was desperate. If she could pull in investment, she could also get back to her man’s side.

Even if she didn’t want to go back, the old man had said that he would give her a generous reward. She had made up her mind to take the money and run when the time came.

While she was still young and in her prime, she could still find another sugar daddy.

"Sis, you didn’t even bother to find out the details, how can you write it off? Is it just because of me?" Lina was getting anxious.

"You think too highly of yourself." Huang Man sneered, revealing some details about the old man’s company’s situation.

"To put it simply, production capacity is outdated, expenses are high, and the old man supports a lot of women."

"His son is no better, with a fair number of mistresses and several illegitimate children."

"While others might be living off dwindling reserves, his family is eating away at the very foundation."

"The boss lacks the ability and spends his day scheming on how to play around and swindle money to lavish on women."

"If the boss is indifferent to managing the company, how can you expect the employees to put in the effort to do so?"

"They’re all thinking about lining their pockets." Huang Man was pleased to see Lina’s complexion change dramatically.

"Oh, and you’re not living in that mansion anymore, right? You think it’s just sitting empty, waiting for you to complete the tasks the man gave you so you can move back in?"

"Don’t even dream about it. The property was transferred right after you left the country."

"Even if you reconciled with him, there’s no way you could move back in."

"The houses where his other women lived are also being cleared out gradually." Huang Man looked at the utterly shocked Lina.

"At least those women have property in their names following the old man. What do you have in your name?"

"You, you..." Lina kept reassuring herself that Huang Man must be lying, that things weren’t that bad.

"You could try to verify the facts. If I were you, I’d make the most of the time before he realizes what’s happening."

"Run up some bills. When it comes time, selling those items off could bring in a significant amount of cash that might keep you going for a while."

Huang Man suggested kindly, "Of course, you also know what kind of background that old man has and that he still has some connections with certain people."

"If they find out you’ve racked up a lot of debt, they won’t let you off easy." When one is wealthy, such expenses don’t matter much.

But when money runs out, even a little overspending can lead to all kinds of discontent, including wanting to strangle someone.

Huang Man’s words truly tempted Lina, whose biggest problem was indeed a lack of money at the moment.

Yet hearing the latter part of the sentiment made Lina waver; after all, unless she stayed away for good, the old man would not let her off the hook.

"I’m not going back." Lina didn’t believe that if she stayed here and did not leave, Huang Man really wouldn’t care about her anymore.

"Whether you leave is your concern." Did she really think that by staying here, she could hold sway over her?

"Anyway, it’s you who’ll be wandering around, homeless."

"What happens if immigration catches you as an illegal, I don’t know either."

Huang Man never faced such problems with her visa here, from student status to investor status.