Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 124: Brother-in-law is the Ex 24_1

Huang Jing moved all her belongings to the new house. Although it was tiring and there was a lot to organize, she felt good.

With this move, she had officially put an end to her past life. She tidied up her luggage with Xia Ke, then went out to have a meal to thank her for the help.

When Huang Jing got home, she saw a message sent by Huang Lei. Through the text, she could sense the excitement in someone’s expression at that moment.

Huang Lei: "Mom and Dad have agreed to my marriage with Ho Zhen. They’ve decided to gift me a set of marital home, right in the city where he works."

Huang Lei: "It’s going to be a full cash purchase for a three-bedroom apartment." ƒreewebɳovel.com

Huang Jing, upon reading the message, wasn’t surprised at all. Although Huang Lei and Ho Zhen were not married yet in this lifetime, they already had disagreements.

Huang Lixin and his wife had indeed been worried a lot about Huang Lei’s wedding. It just goes to show that she was their beloved daughter.

After reading it, Huang Jing didn’t even bother to reply. Was buying or not buying a house any of her concern?

On the contrary, buying this house would bring more problems.

She could guess why Huang Lixin and his wife were doing this: by doing so, the house would be Huang Lei’s pre-marital property, and it would have nothing to do with Ho Zhen.

They knew the law. Did Ho Zhen not understand it? Forget it. They were all smart, shrewd people. Let them make a fuss.

When Ho Zhen found out that the Huang family could afford to buy a three-bedroom apartment in full cash, his first reaction was that the Huang family was really rich. His second thought was that he needn’t worry about the marital home, so he could buy a house for his parents.

Ever since he found out his girlfriend was more favored by his parents and came from a wealthy family, they had been constantly urging him to sweet-talk Huang Lei more, so that later, the bride’s side would buy the house.

As for the title of the house being in Huang Lei’s name, although Ho Zhen felt uncomfortable about it, he also knew that Huang Lei was not the one calling the shots in this matter.

Having a three-bedroom house would mean his parents could come and stay in the future, saving on rent—it was indeed good news.

Huang Lei: "The house will be paid in full by my family. However, your family should take care of the renovations. You can’t just get married without contributing anything, right?"

Huang Lei thought this request wasn’t too much to ask. One side buys the house, the other handles the renovations.

Who did Ho Zhen think he was? He had, of course, studied marital law. The house would be Huang Lei’s pre-marital asset, so if they ever divorced, it would still belong to Huang Lei.

But the renovations were another matter. The value of the house could increase while the value of the renovations could depreciate. Moreover, if they ever had a fall-out leading to divorce, how much could he get?

Not to mention that Huang Lei wasn’t working at the moment and was a pregnant woman who couldn’t work. It meant he would have to support her.

The more Ho Zhen calculated, the more he felt this was a losing deal: "I handle the renovations and if we break up, I’m left with nothing."

Ho Zhen: "Plus, you don’t work, so you have no income. I’m the one supporting you."

Ho Zhen: "Your family sure knows how to play their cards. The assets are yours, and I contribute a lot, but in the end, I’m left with nothing."

Ho Zhen: "Huang Lei, I think we’re not suitable for each other."

Now he knew Huang Lei was eager to marry him, so he wasn’t in a hurry.

After all, Huang Lei was the anxious one, with the child in her belly, and the Huang family were the ones in a rush.

Huang Lei could only helplessly discuss this with Huang Lixin and his wife. Upon hearing it, they were so angry they clenched their teeth, "I knew this guy couldn’t be trusted."

"When he abandoned Huang Jing for you, wasn’t it because he thought you were easy to bully?"

Huang Lixin immediately lost his temper, "Just call off the wedding."

"Really, I’ve never seen such a man, the bride’s family pays for the house, and when we ask him to handle the renovations, he’s still complaining incessantly."

"I’ve never seen such a stingy man." As far as Huang Lixin was concerned, he already had a pretty low opinion of Ho Zhen.

Now it had plummeted to zero.

What? Call off the marriage? Huang Lei panicked, rubbing her eyes as she cried uncontrollably, "No way, if I don’t marry him, who will I marry?"

"I don’t want to be a laughingstock." The thought of being pregnant without getting married made her feel like a huge joke.

Huang Lixin couldn’t hold back any longer as he looked at Huang Lei, who was now sobbing loudly, "Do you think you aren’t a joke right now?"

Isn’t it just as much a joke? A gigantic joke.

Huang Jing of course knew, but she never imagined that Huang Lixin would feel the same way.

Zhang Xiaoya, seeing Huang Lei crying so heartbrokenly, couldn’t help but get agitated, "Old Huang, what kind of attitude is that? Do you talk to Xiao Lei like that?"

"I know you’re anxious, but that’s no way to talk to your child." Zhang Xiaoya gestured for Huang Lixin to keep quiet if he couldn’t speak properly.

Huang Lixin looked at Huang Lei, who was crying so hard she could barely catch her breath, "Fine, we’ll deal with the house renovation."

"Really now." What else could they do? Huang Lei was adamant about marrying Ho Zhen, and all her parents could do was relent.

Zhang Xiaoya was still thinking about why Ho Zhen suddenly became so assertive. It must be because Huang Lei was pregnant with his child and refused to marry anyone else.

She pondered how to persuade Ho Zhen not to sweat the small stuff since they were to be husband and wife for life, but she never expected Huang Lixin to come up with such a suggestion.

"But, the money?" Zhang Xiaoya was close to being infuriated by Huang Lixin, who seemed to mess up everything, always causing trouble instead of helping.

"Money..." Huang Lixin wanted to say there was no money at home, but then he remembered, "Isn’t there the money that Huang Jing has?"

Right, they might not have money, but it didn’t matter, Huang Jing had hundreds of thousands, which could just cover it.

Asking Huang Jing to pay? Suddenly, Huang Lei stopped crying. Right, if they could get Huang Jing to fork over the cash, wouldn’t that solve the problem?

The point is, Huang Jing’s man had taken her away, and even her work savings were snatched from her. What was this?

That’s being left with nothing—both person and wealth gone. Huang Lei’s mood instantly skyrocketed.

Hmph, what good is a great job if it ends up serving her needs?

Huang Jing knew that the Huang family paying in full for a house would definitely upset Ho Zhen. Although she regretted not being able to witness the drama unfold immediately, she knew someone at home would fill her in.

So she simply waited quietly for further developments. It might be delayed gratification, but it didn’t matter; as long as there was juicy gossip, Huang Jing was not choosy.

But what she didn’t expect was that she would be dragged into the situation.

When she received the call from Zhang Xiaoya, she was truly surprised.

Given the way the Huang family handled things, shouldn’t they avoid contacting their disobedient daughter at this time?

Yet now they were reaching out to her, Huang Jing’s first thought was, oh no, they’re beginning to eye her money.

She couldn’t think of any other reason they would contact her. But regardless of whether they were playing the family card or using threats or enticements, she simply had no money.

Zhang Xiaoya had thought Huang Jing wouldn’t answer the call since it rang for so long without a response.

Once the call connected, she quickly broached the subject of needing money, then waited for Huang Jing to respond.