Chapter 130: Work – The Daily Gossip of a Sickly Sister-in-law in the Compound

Chapter 130: Work - The Daily Gossip of a Sickly Sister-in-law in the Compound

When Lin Qing overheard Sister-in-law Jiang saying that Lin Shu was close to a man, her first thought was disbelief.

Yes, disbelief!

If Lin Shu were really interested in another man, she wouldn’t have gone after Jiang Yang, a divorced man, to begin with!

Besides, judging by Jiang Yang's expression, Lin Qing felt he seemed to know something. She also thought that whatever Lin Shu was up to must be beneficial for her or Jiang Yang; otherwise, Jiang Yang wouldn’t be so lenient and even defend her to Mother Jiang!

"Mom, Lin Shu really has a reason!"

"Then tell me, what’s the big secret?"

"Mom—"

Hearing Jiang Yang’s tone, Mother Jiang could tell he wasn’t joking. Could there really be a reason?

"Second son, out with it! What’s the deal?"

Jiang Yang looked at them both. He had to explain, or the neighbors might get the wrong idea!

"Mom, Lin Shu’s been busy with work! If things go well, she might land a job! It’s nothing like the mess you’re imagining!"

"Is that true?" Mother Jiang looked at Jiang Yang's serious face, which indeed didn’t seem like a joke.

Sister-in-law Jiang was stunned. How could this be?

How could it possibly be about work?

No, absolutely not.

Sister-in-law Jiang refused to believe it.

"Of course it’s true. Otherwise, why would I let her come and go at all hours?" Jiang Yang retorted.

Mother Jiang thought it over and it made sense. If it were really as they saw in the morning, Jiang Yang wouldn’t be acting like this now!

Lin Qing listened by the window. So that’s the reason!

No wonder Lin Shu seemed so happy this morning. There was such a reason behind it!

While Lin Qing thought simply, others were more intrigued by how Lin Shu managed to find a job, which wasn’t easy. They were dying to know how she did it.

If they could figure out her method, maybe they could get jobs too?

Thinking of this, their hearts burned with excitement.

Among them, Wang Qiaomei was the most thrilled. She thought, if she could find out how Jiang Yang’s wife got the job, maybe she could find a job for Brother Jianhua and bring him back?

She was so excited she just stood there, frozen!

"Wife, the pot is smoking. Hurry and add some water!" Zhou Qin was tending the fire, watching his wife staring out the window, frozen, while the pot was about to burn.

"Oh, oh!" Wang Qiaomei snapped back to reality, scooped a ladle of water into the pot, and cooled the nearly burnt pot.

To make her actions seem reasonable, Wang Qiaomei started making excuses, pretending to be strong, and said, "I was thinking about something and didn’t notice."

"What were you thinking about?" Zhou Qin sensed something was off with his wife.

Wang Qiaomei pretended to be sad and said, "Sigh~ it’s my parents again."

"What are your parents causing trouble with now?" Zhou Qin was very displeased with his in-laws.

"My parents want me to give up my job for my second brother so he won’t have to go to the countryside."

"No way, this job belongs to our family. You can’t just give it away!"

"But..."

"But what? You’re part of the Zhou family now. If you dare give your job to your second brother, my father won’t stand for it!" Zhou Qin knew his father very well, and what he said was not a lie.

Wang Qiaomei knew he wasn’t just bluffing, but she wasn’t really planning to give up her job. She just wanted to justify her next move!

Wang Qiaomei suddenly brought up, "I just heard Jiang Yang from the west wing say his wife might have a way to get a job. If my second brother could get a job that way, maybe he’d stop bothering me, right?"

Zhou Qin, not the sharpest tool in the shed, thought, huh? That actually makes sense. If he could get a job, her family would stop pestering her!

"Should we try asking?"

"They’re not going to share something like that with us!"

"..." Zhou Qin, reminded by her, realized that was probably true!

"So what do we do?"

"Should I try to subtly ask his wife?"

"You think she’ll tell you?"

"Let’s try. If she doesn’t say anything, I’ll just tell my parents and put an end to it!"

"Alright, give it a shot!"

...

After Jiang Yang soothed Mother Jiang, Mother Jiang started hollering for Jiang Da Sao to make dinner.

"Oldest daughter-in-law, hurry up and cook dinner, or your husband won’t have anything to eat when he gets back!"

Jiang Da Sao was fuming but had no choice.

And from the looks of it, Lin Shu wouldn’t be back early today.

By the time Lin Shu returned, Jiang Da Sao had already finished making dinner.

Lin Qing, cooking and eating alone, was even quicker. She was almost done eating by then!

As she ate, Lin Qing faced the door, curious to see how Mother Jiang would react when Lin Shu came back.

Lin Qing saw Lin Shu walk in, radiating confidence. It seemed like she had succeeded!

Mother Jiang, waiting at the door, noticed Lin Shu’s confident air.

Mother Jiang quickly went up to her, "Second daughter-in-law, did you get a job?"

Lin Shu, seeing Mother Jiang's smiling face, was very surprised. What was wrong with this old hag today?

Hadn't she been scolding her all these days? Why was she acting so strangely today?

How did she know about the job?

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Lin Shu wasn’t very keen on telling Mother Jiang about her job search!

"Lin Shu, Jiang Yang told me. You’ve been busy looking for work these past few days, right? If you had told me earlier, I wouldn’t have misunderstood you!"

Jiang Yang told her? Didn’t I tell him to keep it to himself?

Lin Shu felt a pang of irritation.

Looking at the enthusiastic Mother Jiang, Lin Shu awkwardly said, "I was just worried it wouldn’t pan out, so I didn’t want to say anything and risk a repeat of last time!"

Mother Jiang’s smile immediately faded. "Lin Shu, are you blaming me?"

"I wouldn’t dare!"

Hmph! If you don’t dare, that means there’s some truth to it, doesn’t it?

"Wasn’t it your own fault that I criticized you like that before?"

"How is that my fault?"

"Wasn’t it you who swore up and down that you’d pass the exam? If you hadn’t said that, I wouldn’t have gone around telling everyone so soon, and then when you failed, it made me look bad. Don’t I have a right to blame you?"

"..." Lin Shu’s face flushed with embarrassment and anger.