Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2264: Chapter 2265: Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 83

When Xue Lei saw it was Deng Jie, she thought it was absurd that Zhang Tao, who was clearly in the Northeast, hadn’t bothered to dissuade Zhang Hui or clarify the situation, and instead just opened his mouth to ask for three thousand.

Now, his wife was even more outrageous; she immediately stated Zhang Hui was already married with children in the Northeast, "Little Tao’s wife, do you know one sentence can ruin someone’s life? You have no idea what’s happening, so how can you say Xiao Hui is married with children?"

"If that’s not the case, why was Zhang Tao in such a hurry to go to the Northeast?"

"And why did he send a telegram saying he urgently needed three thousand yuan?"

"Auntie, you should explain to me properly why Zhang Hui needs three thousand yuan." Deng Jie, utterly fearless of Xue Lei, simply asked her to explain why three thousand yuan was needed.

This question left Xue Lei unsure how to answer. "Uh, uh, you know Zhang Hui sent a telegram, but she, she didn’t write the reason."

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to answer; she genuinely didn’t know the reason.

"See, Auntie, you can’t say, can you? It must be something like that, otherwise why would she suddenly need three thousand?"

"Exactly." Qiao Xue chimed in, "You always say I spend money recklessly and ruin the family."

"So you’d have us save up, only to use the money to support Zhang Hui’s family. That I could tolerate, since it is your money, and I can’t really say anything."

"But now it’s even worse; she wants a divorce and is asking the family for three thousand."

"I’ve never heard of a man living off a woman, and when it comes time to divorce, he has the audacity to ask his wife for three thousand."

"What shamelessness." Qiao Xue was infuriated just thinking about it. Deng Jie might let it go, since they were cousin-in-law and cousin, but for them it was different; they were brother and sister-in-law.

"I hope Zhang Hui won’t bring the child back, right?" Qiao Xue really didn’t dare to imagine it. If Zhang Hui actually brought the child back, it would definitely cause major trouble.

"You previously suggested giving the job to Zhang Qiang; at that time, I thought maybe you didn’t favor your daughter that much, but now I understand why you gave him the job."

"It’s because she couldn’t come back; she got married, so you gave the job to Zhang Qiang."

People around were murmuring and discussing the matter, "Yeah, Zhang Hui is already married with kids in the Northeast and can’t come back."

Zhang Fu and Xu Ling returned home from work to find many people gathered at their door, all wondering what was going on. It’s only when they got home that they learned the whole story.

"Why would they need three thousand?" Zhang Fu was also puzzled.

"I don’t know either." Xue Lei was equally bewildered, "But I am sure Xiao Hui would definitely not get married and have children."

Xue Lei couldn’t believe that Zhang Hui, raised with all the family’s resources, would be shortsighted enough to marry a rural man.

"But Mom, tell us why you need three thousand." Qiao Xue pressed on, "In any case, regardless of the reason, I won’t agree to giving over three thousand."

"She’s the one who married, she’s the one who had the child, and now she wants a divorce and asks her family for money—that’s impossible." Qiao Xue had never liked this sister-in-law she had never met.

In her view, she was just a girl, no matter how beloved, she couldn’t possibly be more important than sons and grandsons. But somehow, Zhang Hui’s status in the family surpassed Zhang Li’s, making Qiao Xue unhappy.

"Zhang Li, control your wife." Zhang Gui walked in from outside, "I’ve said it before; the money is earned by the few of us, and how we spend it is our decision."

"Spending our own money doesn’t need your approval, nor do we need to act according to your expressions." Zhang Gui was very angry.

"Qiao Xue, if you have major objections, fine, you can move out." Although Zhang Gui was reluctant, knowing that if they moved out, the grandson would also leave.

But he couldn’t spoil Zhang Li and Qiao Xue. Besides, after having a child, Qiao Xue thought she was a great contributor to the Zhang Family, causing trouble and offending many.

The reason Qiao Xue could spar with Xue Lei was because she knew she had her husband and son as backing, so she wasn’t afraid.

But who could have imagined that Zhang Gui wouldn’t care about her antics, directly giving two choices: agree or leave.

Qiao Xue knew they wanted her to shut her mouth and not cause a scene, but she was truly unwilling. Clearly, it wasn’t her fault, yet she was just deemed excessive.

"Fine, let’s go." Qiao Xue snapped, not believing Zhang Gui would actually let them leave.

Zhang Li saw his angry wife and then looked at his parents who showed no signs of stopping, "Dad, Mom, um, um..."

He really didn’t know what to say. Despite previous conflicts, and his wife occasionally saying they should move out, they never really packed up. But now they actually were packing.

What was even more alarming was his parents not voicing any objection, "Um, um..."

"Move out." Zhang Gui quietly said, "You’ve been dissatisfied with the family anyway. Since that’s the case, there’s no need to force your wife."

"I was initially thinking about how the family has grown, and space is tight. If you’re moving out now, it’s actually a good thing."

"It’ll give Xiao Hui a room now that she’s coming back." Zhang Gui was already considering how to make room for Zhang Hui.

This girl had lived in the Northeast for many years, and they didn’t know how she was doing, regardless of the money and goods sent over. But due to increased household expenditures, there wasn’t much money sent.

Qiao Xue returned to her room, actually waiting for Zhang Gui and others to speak up, but unexpectedly, their room had already been planned for Zhang Hui.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xue was a bit annoyed, knowing that once Zhang Hui moved in, asking her to move out later wouldn’t be an easy task.

But to go back and plead, saying she didn’t want to move anymore—Qiao Xue knew that in the future, if she mentioned leaving again, Zhang Gui wouldn’t believe her.

Indeed, she didn’t believe Zhang Gui and others wouldn’t panic seeing their entire family leaving.

Yes, it must be so, just to scare her. Qiao Xue was determined; this time, no matter what, they’d really move out to teach them a lesson, to show them that any word she spoke, she’d follow through.

Zhang Li had thought about how to plead, but before he could find a solution, Qiao Xue had him go in and start packing.

"Wife, just apologize to my parents because the money is theirs, and how they spend it is up to them." Zhang Li tried hard to dissuade Qiao Xue.

Qiao Xue heard Zhang Li not only disagree with her about Zhang Gui’s unfairness but actually ask her to apologize; she couldn’t accept it.

"Zhang Li, are you even a man? That’s three thousand; how much money do your parents have? If the money runs out, who will pay?"

"They made us economize, and the saved money is all given to Zhang Hui. I’m just curious, and I can’t understand it—you’re still their son, the eldest even, but your status at home is lower than your sister’s."

The more Qiao Xue thought about it, the angrier she got, "I’ve never seen such biased parents."

"Humph, they just want to manipulate us, don’t they?"

"Let’s leave, Zhang Li, will you go? If you won’t go, then we’ll divorce." Seeing Zhang Li wanting to say something, Qiao Xue impatiently interrupted.

Upon hearing her words, Zhang Li dared not continue dissuading his wife. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, nor did he ignore Zhang Hui, but between his wife and sister, he could only choose one.

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