Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 962 - 963: Countryside Orphan Girl 7

"Mother Dawei, you’re here." The people gossiping at the usual spot awkwardly greeted Jiang Dawei when they saw him arrive.

Mother Jiang noticed that everyone’s expressions were odd and wondered if there was something wrong with her clothes.

She looked down at herself and found nothing amiss—everything was perfectly normal.

"What’s going on?" Since she didn’t know, she decided to ask directly.

The group looked at Mother Jiang, who didn’t seem to be aware, and someone said, "Did you hear? It’s said that your son and daughter-in-law were taken for investigation."

What? Mother Jiang instantly became displeased upon hearing this. "What are you trying to imply?"

"Are you jealous of how well my family is doing that you’re deliberately saying this?" Mother Jiang was very unhappy.

"The news is from the supply and marketing cooperative. If you don’t believe it, you can go over and ask." An elderly woman pursed her lips. Her husband held a position higher than Old Jiang Tou, but her children weren’t as accomplished as the Jiang Family’s. She had often mocked Mother Jiang in the past.

Now, knowing Jiang Dawei and his wife were in trouble, she certainly wouldn’t let the opportunity pass.

Even though Mother Jiang believed her son and daughter-in-law wouldn’t get into trouble, the look on everyone’s faces left her uncertain.

"I’ll go check." Humph. If it turned out to be false, she’d teach them a lesson by tearing apart their façades.

Mother Jiang rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative and found out that it was true—they had been taken by the machinery factory’s security office for investigation.

The reason: Liu Hong’s pension had been embezzled by the Liu Family. According to their testimony, the money was taken by Liu Jia.

Mother Jiang hadn’t expected the Jiang Family to become involved in such a mess. In fact, she had opposed Jiang Dawei marrying Liu Jia from the beginning, feeling that the Liu Family was unreliable.

Look at this—when Liu Hong passed away, the Liu Family didn’t even lend a helping hand or attend the funeral.

To Mother Jiang, this behavior was already extreme. She never imagined the Liu Family could stoop even lower.

As for how much punishment the Liu Family might face, Mother Jiang didn’t care; she wished they would all be locked away.

But the key issue now was that whether Liu Jia was in trouble or not, it would inevitably drag her own son down as well.

Thinking about it made Mother Jiang furious, and she began pondering how to handle the situation.

She didn’t know where to start and, left with no other options, decided to go to Grandpa Jiang’s office for advice.

Grandpa Jiang had just returned to the office and heard the news himself, leaving him equally irritated.

He couldn’t understand why Jiang Dawei had chosen to entangle himself in the Liu Family’s affairs when it was well-known Liu Hong had a bad relationship with them.

Now look at what happened—not only did they lose the money, but their family’s reputation was ruined. Forget Jiang Dawei’s future career prospects at work; even his two sons’ chances of joining the military and getting promoted might be affected.

"What an idiot."

"All for this money." Grandpa Jiang struggled to cope and said, "I don’t even know what to do now."

"I’ve tried pulling some strings, but every one of my old acquaintances has refused to see me."

"Our family is really unlucky." Grandpa Jiang only had one son, and now that son had landed himself in trouble.

Even though he still had two grandsons, he couldn’t be sure he’d still be around when they were ready to shoulder the family’s responsibilities.

Mother Jiang knew this was a thorny issue, but she hadn’t expected Grandpa Jiang to be so helpless after reaching out for favors.

What now? Mother Jiang began to panic. "We don’t need to worry about Liu Jia." Yes, focusing on her was unnecessary.

"If it weren’t for her constant drama, Dawei wouldn’t have gotten into trouble."

In a mother’s eyes, her own child would always be the best.

"Really, if Dawei had married Old Yang’s daughter back then, imagine how smoothly his career might have gone by now."

Thinking about the potential match she had preferred years ago, Mother Jiang’s expression soured.

Grandpa Jiang recalled the bride candidate they had both liked back then. "We were satisfied with her, but we couldn’t override your son’s preferences."

"Who would’ve thought?" Mother Jiang let out a helpless, bitter smile.

"She would’ve never done anything this foolish."

Mother Jiang still bore a lot of resentment, but what could be done? Liu Jia had been part of the family for years—it wasn’t as if they could kick her out now.

"I know." People always say problems in the wife’s family rarely go beyond one troublemaker; the rest are usually the in-laws.

But in the Jiang Family, both Grandpa Jiang and Mother Jiang were troublesome, each with their own ideas and expectations.

Grandpa Jiang let out a gentle sigh. "Try to find Dawei and tell him that no matter what happens, he needs to hold firm."

"I’ll go look for some connections." Grandpa Jiang thought for a moment and realized there was probably no way to save that money.

When Jiang Dawei arrived at the location, Liu Jia happened to arrive at the same time, and the two of them bumped into each other at the machinery factory’s security office entrance.

When Jiang Dawei saw Liu Jia, his mood soured instantly—if not for this woman, would he have made such a fool of himself?

Having already anticipated that the machinery factory’s security office would call for Jiang Dawei, Liu Jia understood this incident would be disastrous.

"Dawei..." Liu Jia looked at Jiang Dawei pitifully, hoping he wouldn’t blame her.

Seeing her pitiful demeanor, Jiang Dawei turned his head away and refused to look. "Ugh. Bad luck."

What Jiang Dawei didn’t share with Liu Jia was that he had recently been poised for a promotion—only if he managed to outperform his competitor.

To keep Liu Jia from causing unnecessary trouble, he had only discussed it with his parents, leaving her out of the loop altogether.

Now, what promotion? He’d be lucky not to face demotion at this point. Seeing Liu Jia now, Jiang Dawei felt like tearing her apart.

Liu Jia, sensing Jiang Dawei’s cold indifference, felt a chill in her heart, realizing the aftermath wouldn’t be easy to handle.

"Dawei." Liu Jia continued to call out to Jiang Dawei in her pitiful voice.

Jiang Dawei quickened his pace, rushing into the room, leaving Liu Jia trembling and in tears.

Inside the security office, Jiang Dawei was the first to undergo interrogation.

Unsure of what the Liu Family might have said, Jiang Dawei didn’t dare to take any chances. After all, they could neglect their own flesh and blood, scheming over pension money and job opportunities posthumously. Would they truly treat him, a son-in-law, any better?

Without hesitation, Jiang Dawei spilled everything about the Liu Family’s schemes, including their plans to obtain Zhang Yu’s household registration to send her off as an intellectual youth.

Those documenting his testimony inhaled sharply; they had already known the Liu Family wasn’t ordinary in their malice.

Now, hearing how far their cruelty extended—embezzling money wasn’t enough; they even plotted to exile the girl to the countryside—they were appalled.

They had heard about Zhang Yu—she was a frail child, and becoming an intellectual youth would spell disaster for her.

They duly wrote down everything Jiang Dawei said and made sure he reviewed and signed the statement before letting him leave.

After confirming there were no issues, Jiang Dawei signed and walked out of the room.

Jiang Dashan immediately approached Jiang Dawei. "Son-in-law, about today’s matter—"

"Don’t call me son-in-law!" Jiang Dawei now utterly detested anything related to the Liu Family.