Chapter 105: Filling in the Blanks – The Daily Gossip Life of a Sickly Sister-in-law in the Courtyard

Chapter 105: Filling in the Blanks - The Daily Gossip Life of a Sickly Sister-in-law in the Courtyard

Wang Qiaomei didn’t expect the situation to turn out like this. She suddenly didn’t feel like saying anything more. Zhou Qin was such a blockhead!

Zhou Qin thought his wife had actually listened and was quite happy. The two of them sat at the same dining table, but they were on completely different wavelengths.

After they finished eating, the two were about to head back.

As they were passing by, Wang Qiaomei suddenly spotted Wang Jiaojiao. Her heart raced.

Why is she here?

Didn’t Brother Jianhua say he’d definitely convince Wang Jiaojiao to hand over her job to him?

Then why is Wang Jiaojiao here in the cafeteria?

Could it be that Brother Jianhua didn’t succeed?

Seeing Wang Qiaomei staring off in a daze, Zhou Qin asked, "Wife, what are you looking at?"

Wang Qiaomei quickly looked away and glanced at Zhou Qin, afraid he’d noticed something.

Following her gaze, Zhou Qin also looked in that direction and saw Cen Xi and Lin Qing.

"Are you looking at our neighbors, Cen Gong and his wife? They’re really good-looking, but do you really have to stare at them like that?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qin felt a bit jealous. Is he not better-looking than Cen Xi?

Luckily, Wang Qiaomei didn’t know what he was thinking, or she would have told him how full of himself he was to think he was better-looking than Cen Xi.

Hearing Zhou Qin mention Cen Xi and Lin Qing, Wang Qiaomei finally realized that the person facing Wang Jiaojiao was Cen Xi and Lin Qing. Did they know each other?

At this thought, her heart raced again!

Ever since marrying into the large courtyard, the person Wang Qiaomei admired the most was Lin Qing. Unlike her, who had married an unwanted old bachelor, Lin Qing had married a successful and accomplished engineer. The contrast between them was stark.

The two of them hadn’t really had a face-to-face conversation these past few days. Normally, after a marriage, the bride would distribute candies to the other households in the courtyard. But Zhou’s father, having already spent a large sum of money on his son’s wedding, didn’t want to spend more on candies and simply skipped this tradition.

This resulted in Wang Qiaomei not being formally introduced to the people in the courtyard after marrying into the Zhou family.

Lin Qing had been busy with the recruitment exam and didn’t have time for that kind of pointless socializing. She had even been listening to less gossip about Zhou Qin lately, let alone getting to know his wife. Just knowing she existed was plenty.

Because of this, Zhou Qin assumed that Wang Qiaomei didn’t know Cen Xi or his wife, which was why he had said what he did.

"Do you know who the girl in front of him is? Do you know if they know each other?" Wang Qiaomei’s voice betrayed her tension.

"I don’t know. I’ve never seen that young woman before. And how would I know if they know each other?" Zhou Qin thought his wife was acting strange, but he couldn’t quite figure out why. He even took a couple of extra glances at her.

Zhou Qin stared intently at his wife, his eyes filled with confusion. Was he just seeing things?

Wang Qiaomei’s heart raced, but she quickly regained her composure. She couldn’t let Zhou Qin see through her at this moment.

Seeing that he really didn’t know anything, Wang Qiaomei let it go and didn’t push further.

But in her heart, she couldn’t help but continue thinking. Did Cen Xi and Lin Qing know Wang Jiaojiao? Or had Wang Jiaojiao deliberately gotten to know Cen Xi and Lin Qing? Had she already found out who she was?

For a moment, she was filled with worry.

Although Zhou Qin was a bit rough around the edges and a bit dull, he wasn’t completely oblivious. He couldn’t understand why his wife had suddenly become like this.

It seems like she became like this only after seeing Cen Xi and his wife just now. Could it be that they had done something bad to his wife?

The two of them were lost in their own imaginations as they walked, and by the time they parted ways, Wang Qiaomei only gave Zhou Qin a cold nod.

To Zhou Qin, something absolutely major must have happened to his wife, and it was related to Cen Xi and his wife. No, he had to go and ask them clearly what was going on!

Zhou Qin originally wanted to go and ask for clarification right away, but halfway there, he suddenly remembered that he still needed to clock out. If he didn’t return on time and got reported, his wages would be deducted. Now that he had a wife to support, he couldn’t act so recklessly. So, he gave up on the idea and decided to wait and ask about it when he got home that evening.

Wang Qiaomei had no clue what Zhou Qin was imagining. Right now, she was feeling very panicked. The more she thought, the more she was convinced that Wang Jiaojiao must have known that Cen Xi and his wife were her neighbors and had deliberately approached them. Otherwise, why were they eating together at this exact moment, not earlier or later?

Um… Could it be that they hadn’t been eating together because they weren’t working at the factory before?

Of course, Wang Qiaomei’s thoughts were currently consumed by overthinking, so she couldn’t consider this possibility at the moment.

Brother Jianhua said that Wang Jiaojiao’s dad was the factory director, so she must have learned about her through her dad. Wang Jiaojiao must be deliberately targeting her!

What was she supposed to do?

Was she going to lose her job?

She had endured marrying someone she didn’t want, all to keep this job. If she lost it over this, what would she possibly do?

And what about Brother Jianhua? What would become of him if he lost his job?

If he didn’t have a job, he’d be forced to go to the countryside. How could that be allowed? How could her beloved Brother Jianhua be sent to the countryside?

Wang Qiaomei still loved Jin Jianhua, and the thought of him being forced to go to the countryside without a job made her heart ache!

She didn’t understand why fate had to treat them like this.

Why was fate being so unfair?

Why were Lin Qing and Wang Jiaojiao living better lives than her? One married well, and the other came from a good family. Why?

The more she thought about it, the more unfair she felt. Clearly, she was also a capable person. Why was she born into a family that favored boys over girls? Why did she have to marry someone like Zhou Qin?

No, she couldn’t let Brother Jianhua go to the countryside. Her dear Brother Jianhua was so wonderful. Why should he go through this hardship?

Wang Qiaomei thought that after work in the afternoon, she must go and find Brother Jianhua to see if there was any chance to turn things around.

She couldn’t just sit back and watch her beloved Brother Jianhua be sent to the countryside!

Meanwhile, Lin Qing and Wang Jiaojiao were enjoying their meal. Little did they know what kind of thoughts Zhou Qin and Wang Qiaomei were concocting in their minds.

Even if they knew, they would probably just think the couple was acting strange. If you haven’t done anything wrong, why should you be afraid? Could it be that they had a guilty conscience?