Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 130: Brother-in-law is the Ex 30_1

From the day the parents of both families met, Ho Zhen knew that the Huang family wasn’t easy to deal with.

Even though he had thought he had secured Huang Lei, and she was pregnant, he always felt that manipulating the Huang family would be effortless.

But now he realized, let alone the fact that Huang Lei was pregnant, even if the child was born, her selfish nature wouldn’t change at all.

As long as she found something interesting and beneficial to her, she would immediately do it, without giving a second thought to her child or her husband.

Ho Zhen truly regretted why he had chosen Huang Lei in the first place; Huang Jing was countless times better than her.

Originally, he chose Huang Lei, thinking that Huang Lixin and his wife adored their daughter and would certainly not treat her unfairly.

Of course, they didn’t treat Huang Lei unfairly, but as for Huang Lei’s husband, which is to say him, it could be said they were full of schemes.

Watching the two in front of him discuss how the house should be arranged, he really wanted to say that Huang Lixin and his wife would have a room, Huang Lei and he would have a room, and the child would have a room.

Then where would his parents stay when they came to visit their son and grandson? But he didn’t dare ask.

Despite the fact that Zhang Xiaoya appeared to be consulting with Huang Lei the whole time, completely disregarding Ho Zhen’s opinion, she didn’t miss his dissatisfied expression.

Zhang Xiaoya snorted to herself, thinking he must feel that she, as his mother-in-law, was being biased, not considering Ho Zhen’s parents at all.

Not to mention that old couple, if it weren’t for Huang Lei’s insistence, they wouldn’t have become in-laws in the first place.

"Xiao Ho, if your parents come, you’ll have to book a hotel room for them nearby at that time,"

"Who made it so that even after your dad and I worked hard all our lives, we could only afford a small three-bedroom apartment?"

Hmph, they wouldn’t have a room to stay in, even if the grandchild’s room was empty, they wouldn’t be offered to stay there.

When the child is small, the room will be turned into a toy room for kids, and when the child grows up, we’ll buy a bed and such.

As for the living room? Sorry, it’s going to be noisy with people coming and going, and they say that Father Ho’s health isn’t good, so of course, they can’t have him staying in the living room, not resting well would only make his health worse.

Ho Zhen didn’t dare contest the room of Huang Lixin and his wife; what he thought was that he could argue for the child’s room since the child was small and certainly wouldn’t sleep alone, leaving the room free.

Once his parents moved in, he refused to believe that there wouldn’t be a way to drive Zhang Xiaoya out, no matter if Huang Lixin and his wife were the owners of the apartment.

If they had this idea, there surely would be a way.

But he hadn’t anticipated that Zhang Xiaoya wouldn’t even give his parents the chance to stay, actually suggesting they stay at a hotel.

"Isn’t staying at a hotel too expensive?" Ho Zhen couldn’t help but frown.

"Then you go rent an apartment for them," Zhang Xiaoya had no desire to see that couple every day. Once all three of them were together, they would surely be no match for them.

"Xiao Ho," even knowing Ho Zhen was disgruntled, Zhang Xiaoya still wanted to explain a thing or two, at least superficially to gloss things over.

"I know you can’t bear to have your parents away."

"But you have to understand that this house is for Xiao Lei’s wedding and also for where she will raise her child and watch the child grow."

"Your dad’s health isn’t good; staying in a new house might bring bad luck." Hmph, a sick man dares to think about living in a new apartment, as if he doesn’t know his own worth.

"Also, you said that once Xiao Lei has a child, it will certainly be noisy, and your dad won’t be able to rest properly."

"And if the child is noisy, don’t you think your mom after hearing it will need to help out?"

"Looking at your mother’s complexion, doesn’t it seem like she’s also not very healthy? If she ends up harming her health while taking care of the child, what would your father do?"

"Xiao Lei will take care of the child, but who will take care of your parents?"

"You’re quitting your job to take care of them?"

"Also, your dad’s health isn’t good; he has to be hospitalized several times a year. When you were in your hometown, you could use the social security card, but once you’re here, it’s all out-of-pocket expenses."

Zhang Xiaoya knew that Ho Zhen wasn’t actually that filial to his parents.

The so-called kindness to parents might just be about scheming for the house. In any case, no matter how the Ho family planned or schemed, the house would definitely not be open for them to move in.

If it weren’t for the fear of provoking a backlash, Zhang Xiaoya wouldn’t even want to let Ho Zhen move in, his face full of calculative expressions—it really shows he’s from a small place, always scheming.

Listening to Zhang Xiaoya’s explanation, Ho Zhen felt so aggrieved, knowing that these reasons were just a facade.

But he couldn’t refute it, after all, Father Ho did need to visit the hospital several times a year due to his poor health.

Huang Lixin and his wife gave this issue due importance, so that wasn’t a problem.

At this moment, Ho Zhen realized that ever since his family tried to avoid spending even a penny on buying and renovating the house, as well as paying for the paperwork, they were completely at a disadvantage.

As a result of not spending a penny on the house, the property was in the names of Huang Lixin and his wife, with no financial tie to Huang Lei, let alone to him.

Not to mention not allowing his parents to live there, Ho Zhen understood that if he did anything to displease the three Huang family members, he shouldn’t even dream of moving in.

The consequence of not paying a dowry was that, while the wedding was simplified, the children would take the Huang surname outright, not the Ho surname.

Even if words like "moving in with the bride’s family" weren’t explicitly mentioned, isn’t the child not having the father’s surname indicative of everything?

If he could turn back time, Ho Zhen truly wished to return to the moment when the two families sat down to discuss the marriage. frёeωebɳovel.com

No, if time could be reversed, he would definitely go back to when he first followed Huang Jing to visit her parents, and he would absolutely not get involved with Huang Lei.

She really is bad luck, not helping him in the slightest, and costing him a lot of money besides.

Zhang Xiaoya was actually suppressing Ho Zhen, seeing that even in his anger, he could only bear it, she knew she had subdued him.

She knew he would surely rebel if given the chance, but that was okay; she wouldn’t give him the opportunity to strike back.

And if this kid really did something excessive, sorry, but she wouldn’t be polite then. An unreliable, scheming son-in-law should just stay out of the way where it’s cool; no one would indulge him.

What Zhang Xiaoya needed to do now was quickly purchase the house, then complete all the property procedures, followed by making the notarization.

Otherwise, even if the notarization stated that the house would go to Huang Lei, they would still have to call over Ho Zhen for him to sign. That way, he’d be clued in on the Huang family’s arrangements.

Once he knew that the house was for Huang Lei, who knows, he might take a risk for the sake of the house and do something drastic.

Huang Lei was never one for love over reason and valued money highly. She knew that all the arrangements made by Huang Lixin and his wife were for her benefit; how could she object?

Of course, she promptly chose a house to her liking and then went with Zhang Xiaoya to sign the contract to buy it, also arranging a day to handle the housing certificate procedures.

Seeing Zhang Xiaoya successfully sign the contract for the house purchase, Huang Lei also breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the house was settled and then renovated, practically all of Huang Lixin and his wife’s money would have been spent.

Even if they suddenly found Huang Jing to be good, Huang Lei wasn’t worried, as most of the family’s assets were allocated to her.

Since Ho Zhen was unreliable, that was fine; as long as she could extract money from him and secure Huang Lixin and his wife’s funds, that was enough.

To Huang Lei, money was the most important thing; nothing else mattered.