Chapter 512 Heartbreaking

"Let me tell you, not many of those women who sell houses are clean. I trusted her quite a bit, but who knew she'd bring all her clients home today? Who's a nice woman bringing men home in the middle of the night?"

"She even made excuses for me, saying that Chenchen got lost and that's why she came back late. I had a feeling she wasn't a good person when you got married, and now she's finally showing her true colors."

Zhu Feng said all this without trying to hide it from Gao Jin. While complaining, she kept glancing at Gao Jin, her eyes seeming to say, "You'll be crying later."

Gao Jin ignored her and told Chenchen to go to her room to sleep.

Chenchen wiped away her tears, turning back every few steps, as if afraid that her grandmother would bully her mother.

The phone was on speakerphone, and after Zhu Feng finished speaking, a man's voice came from the phone, "Tell her to quit and find another job."

Gao Jin overheard this and realized that her husband believed Zhu Feng's words and thought that she was buying houses outside to sleep with clients.

She said, "Wouldn't it be better if I just stopped working? Like your mother said, you can give me an extra three thousand yuan a month, and I'll stay home and take care of the kids."

The man said unhappily, "Didn't I give you money? I give you more than four thousand yuan a month, where did you spend it? And what do you mean by calling me 'Mom'? Isn't she your mom?"

"Don't you know where the money went? The mortgage is four thousand a month, and you only have five hundred left. Do you think the whole family doesn't need money for food, drink, and sanitation? Your mother goes out to play mahjong every day, losing hundreds of dollars at a time, and I've never seen her contribute a single penny."

"You're asking me where my money went? If I didn't go out to work, I would have starved to death long ago!"

"Are you out of your mind? You're so angry. I'm just asking you, my monthly salary is only 6,800. I'll give you 4,000 and keep only 1,800 for myself. What more do you want from me?"

“What have I done to you? You’re useless, earning so little money a month, and you still have 1,800 left over. I only have 500 yuan and you’re asking me where it went?”

The man felt a little guilty upon hearing this, but he was mostly angry. "Aren't you at work? Your salary isn't enough to cover your expenses. You're always eyeing my mother's meager savings for her funeral. If you're so capable, why don't you find someone successful? I'd like to see who wants you!"

Gao Jin laughed in anger, "Now that you're my mother, I see now. You're the real family, and you're all helping me, the outsider, right? In that case, there's nothing more to say. Come back sometime, and we'll get a divorce."

"Are you crazy? You're always talking about divorce, do you think you're a three-year-old?"

“I’m not crazy. I’ve regretted marrying you every day. It’s good to be honest with you now. I can’t live like this anymore. Come back and we’ll get a divorce.”

“Gao Jin, I advise you to think it through. You’re a woman who’s neither good-looking nor educated, nor rich, and you’ve been married and had children. If you divorce me, you’ll be sleeping on the streets. No man will take you in as a divorced woman.”

Hearing the word "tattered" sent a chill down Gao Jin's spine.

She felt inexplicably like crying, feeling more wronged than ever before. She took a deep breath and forced back her tears.

"So I'm nothing but trash in your eyes now, Qiao Shen. Do you think that just because I'm married to you and we have a child, I can be controlled by you?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end. "I was just describing it casually. If you insist on getting to the bottom of it, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, if you get a divorce, you'll have to leave with nothing, and you can forget about taking Chenchen with you. Think it over carefully. I'm already very tired from work and don't have the energy to argue with you about this. That's all."

Qiao Shen hung up the phone, giving her almost no chance to speak.

Zhu Feng also snatched the phone away, glared at her, and said, "Did you hear me? Behave yourself from now on and stop doing shameless things outside."

Gao Jin stared coldly at her, struggling to suppress the urge to hit her. "Since you look down on me so much, why don't you advise your son to get a divorce?"

Zhu Feng choked for a moment.

"I only did it out of pity! If it weren't for my son marrying you, you would never have gotten married in your entire life. And you still have the nerve to scold me? If someone like you lived in ancient times, you would have been drowned in a pig cage long ago!"

Gao Jin was too lazy to argue with her. She was already very tired after a long day. She left Zhu Feng behind and went back to her room, locking the door behind her.

She has made up her mind that once she receives her salary this month, she will move out with Chenchen.

Even if you're incredibly patient, this isn't the way to endure it.

Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone someone who isn't exactly known for her good temper.

Zhu Feng, thinking she had the upper hand, gave a smug snort and hummed a little tune as she went back to her room.

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The next day, Qiao Xing went to the driving school to learn to drive. She saw that Xing Jiu looked absent-minded, and she looked at him suspiciously a few times.

"Xing Jiu, is something on your mind?"

Xing Jiu snapped out of her daze and quickly greeted her, "Miss Qiao."

What were you spacing out about just now?

Xing Jiu looked somewhat conflicted. He said apologetically, "I may have caused a little trouble for the friend you asked me to deliver last night."

Qiao Xing was taken aback. "What did you do to her?"

Xing Jiu quickly explained, "I didn't do anything to her, I just ran into a little problem..."

He briefly explained the whole story to Qiao Xing. He said that being misunderstood like this was a serious matter and could potentially affect other people's marital relationship, so he was very worried.

After listening, Qiao Xing also fell into deep thought. Combining Gao Jin's and Xing Jiu's descriptions, it seemed that Gao Jin was not valued much in her husband's family. If her husband treated her well and cared about her, he wouldn't have let his mother treat Gao Jin like this.

It now appears that Gao Jin is not only facing financial difficulties, but also has strained family relationships.

When Gao Jin was in school, she had a bad temper due to family reasons, so she got married early, but she didn't expect to meet the wrong person.

"I'm sorry, Miss Qiao, I should have known better than to take her upstairs."

He's so stubborn. Qiao Xing said he would safely take Gao Jin home, and he actually did take her to her doorstep.

Qiao Xing sighed and shook her head, saying, "It's none of your business. If her mother-in-law really cared about her, she wouldn't have questioned her in the first place. You were just the trigger."

"That also has something to do with me. What if they make a big fuss about it?"

"Then let's get a divorce. I don't think her husband is any good either."

Qiao Xing didn't know if she had a bad feeling about people with the surname Qiao, so subconsciously she felt that Gao Jin's husband was not a good person.

"Ah..." Xing Jiu was even more shocked.

"Just kidding, hurry up and get in the car, my appointment is at 10:30 soon."

Xing Jiu gave an "oh" and got into the car with a heavy heart. He was worried that because he had caused the breakdown of Gao Jin's family relationship, Qiao Xing would also have a problem with him.

After all, Gao Jin was Qiao Xing's friend.

If Qiao Xing has a problem with him, it's the same as Qin Ce having a problem with him; the thought is terrifying.

Qiao Xing had no idea what he was thinking, and as for Gao Jin, she hadn't seen him for so many years and didn't have much affection for him.

It's less about feelings and more about human relationships.

From the moment Qiao Xing met Gao Jin, he felt that he owed Gao Jin a great debt of gratitude, so he tried his best to do something to repay this kindness.

Otherwise, she would always feel guilty.

But right now, it's really not appropriate for her to interfere in Gao Jin's family affairs. If she doesn't help well, it might make Gao Jin resent her.

Therefore, you must never interfere in household affairs.