Chapter 71 The Eldest Sister-in-Law of the Wei Family Who Was Scammed Out of Thin Air
Remarrying with Tiger in tow?
Wei Laicheng was somewhat surprised. Why was she remarrying again?
You should know that when her older brother had just passed away, almost the entire family tried to persuade Zhang Meiya to remarry, but she was determined to never do so.
"Mom, what happened?" Hearing his mother only crying and wailing on the phone without saying a word, Wei Laicheng felt really tired.
“Your sister-in-law has found a lover in the city. She says that man can help her and her son get city residency. Laicheng, for your brother's sake, could you please help your sister-in-law get city residency? Then she won't have to do this foolish thing.”
"Tiger is your eldest brother's only bloodline. If he marries off with his mother, your eldest brother's line will end." By the end, Mother Wei was crying hysterically.
Her poor eldest son!
Hearing that it was about getting a city residency permit again, Wei Laicheng was already feeling quite weary.
A while ago, I was scammed out of 1,000 yuan because of my city residency, which caused a lot of trouble at home. I heard that my second sister-in-law hasn't been back to her parents' home since her last visit.
This matter hasn't even settled down yet, and here comes another one?
"Mom, this is hard to explain over the phone. Let's talk about it when I get back this week."
"Wei Laicheng, you're going to make me furious. It's just a city household registration. Last time I went to your team, I heard from others that you've become a big leader. Can't you handle such a small matter?"
Do you want to just watch your older brother die without a male heir?
It has to be said that Wei's mother's emotions changed very quickly. Just a moment ago she was crying sadly, and now she's starting to curse.
"Say what you will, but I just can't do it. There's nothing I can do. You gave birth to such a good-for-nothing son." Wei Laicheng hung up the phone after saying that.
After Wei Laicheng finished speaking, he was panting heavily, clearly very angry.
He couldn't reason with him, and he wouldn't listen to reason. Before they could even reach a consensus, he started bringing up his older brother.
I really don't know what to say.
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"Laicheng, Xixi, you're finally back."
As soon as I arrived at the door, before I even stepped inside, I saw Wei's mother standing in the middle of the yard with a worried look on her face.
This was the first time Jiang Xixi had seen Wei's mother in such a state.
She looked disheveled and vulnerable, with two obvious tear tracks under her swollen eyes.
"Mom, what's wrong? Why are you sitting here?"
"Waaah, what can I do? Your sister-in-law has already packed her luggage. What if she runs away if I don't stay here and watch over her?"
Wei's mother rolled her eyes at Wei Laicheng, her face saying, "How could you be so stupid?"
Jiang Xixi and Wei Laicheng exchanged a glance.
The luggage is all packed; it seems like they've really made up their minds.
"You can stop me for a while, but you can't stop me forever. You've lost your son, so why can't I pursue my own happiness? How can you be so selfish?"
Hearing these words, Wei's mother was heartbroken.
Since her eldest son passed away, she thought she had been good enough to Zhang Meiya, and that it wasn't easy for her to raise the child alone, so she never asked her to do any housework.
She's selfish? How could she say such a heartless thing?
"Mom, let me talk to my sister-in-law." Although Jiang Xixi had a falling out with Zhang Meiya over the household registration issue.
But for Tiger's sake, she, as his aunt, had to find out the truth.
"Sister-in-law, you don't necessarily get a city household registration just by getting married these days, are you aware of that?"
"Of course I know that I need to have a job to get a city household registration. It is precisely because I got a city household registration that I insisted on taking my little tiger with me."
Xiaohuzi's household registration will be with me; he'll be a city dweller from now on.
"Hmph, even if you and Lao San don't help me, I can do it myself." Zhang Meiya's tone was very proud.
But when Jiang Xixi heard this, she felt that the matter was even more unreliable.
He's a city dweller with a job, and even has a spare job at home. How could he possibly be interested in Sister-in-law Wei, a married middle-aged woman with children?
It's not that I look down on Sister-in-law Wei, but this whole thing just doesn't make sense.
She had a feeling that Sister-in-law Wei had most likely been deceived.
“I’ll leave, I won’t stop you, but Xiaohuzi has to stay with me. They say that having a stepfather means having a stepmother, and I’m not comfortable with the child going with you.”
"And the eldest brother's compensation is for Xiao Hu Zi; you have to leave some for me."
Seeing her eldest daughter-in-law's resolute expression, Wei's mother was utterly heartbroken.
Jiang Xixi clearly noticed that when the topic of compensation for the deceased's family members came up, a hint of unease flashed across Zhang Meiya's expression.
Oh no, there's something fishy going on.
Thinking about that job, a guess flashed through Jiang Xixi's mind.
Could she have bought her job with her pension?
"Sister-in-law, how much did you pay for your job?" Jiang Xixi asked unexpectedly.
Zhang Meiya didn't react immediately and blurted out, "Four hundred yuan, what's wrong?"
After she finished speaking, seeing the unpleasant expressions on the faces of those around her, Zhang Meiya realized what she had said.
"Jiang Xixi, are you trying to trick me into telling me something?"
"Four hundred yuan? Zhang Meiya, where did you get four hundred yuan?" Thinking of something, Wei's mother hurriedly ran into the room.
When she came out again, her face looked extremely pale.
"Zhang Meiya, you said you wouldn't touch that money. That's my son's hard-earned money, meant for Hu Zi. Why should I buy you a job? Huh? Tell me, why?"
Wei's mother grabbed Zhang Meiya's clothes and shook her repeatedly, demanding an answer from her.
Jiang Xixi and the other woman couldn't stop them.
Unlike Wei's mother's anger, Jiang Xixi thought about it more deeply.
Is a job that pays 400 yuan really reliable?
You know, a female factory worker's job these days costs at least seven or eight hundred yuan. She doesn't believe there's nothing wrong with this four-hundred-yuan job.
"Mom, sister-in-law, calm down. Sister-in-law, let me ask you, did you get your marriage certificate with that person? Also, did you hand over your work to the person who sold you the job?"
Zhang Meiya didn't want to answer, but seeing Jiang Xixi's serious expression, she felt a little flustered.
Some people uncontrollably blurt out everything.
“We got the marriage certificate. He said if we hadn’t gotten the marriage certificate, he wouldn’t have given me this job. This job belongs to his sister. He also said the job originally paid more than four hundred yuan, it should have been seven or eight hundred, but he only gave me a 50% discount because I’m his wife…”
Now, not only Jiang Xixi sensed something was wrong, but Wei's mother also noticed.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. The thought of her son's compensation money being swindled made Wei's mother feel dizzy.
"You idiot, you've been scammed! Give me back my son's compensation..."
Hearing Wei's mother's wailing and looking at Wei's sister-in-law standing there dumbfounded, Jiang Xixi and her husband sighed.
What kind of nonsense is this?!
First I was scammed out of 1,000 yuan, and now I've been scammed out of another 400 yuan. The thought of losing so much money is unbearable.
Even though it wasn't Jiang Xixi's own money, she still felt a pang of heartache.
"Let's go, sister-in-law, take us to your current husband who's trying to get something for nothing, and see if we can minimize our losses."
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