My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 148

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“How about this—” Jiang Yiqing offered. “I’ll hook you up with a job. Room and board included. Comes with a paycheck too.” He felt like some shady recruiter luring people into sweatshops.

Miaomiao wasn’t thrilled. She came here looking for a meal ticket, not a job. She was a cat! Cats weren’t supposed to work like beasts of burden!

That was human business, okay?

But under Han Shi’s terrifying aura, she could only nod stiffly.

Jiang Yiqing clapped his hands, satisfied. He hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly. He still didn’t feel great about letting a kid like Han Shi stay alone at the shrine, worried he’d get too tired—but now with Miaomiao on board, it was perfect.

Since everything was settled, why wait? Jiang Yiqing brought Han Shi and Miaomiao to the Ancestral Shrine that very day to check out the workspace.

The shrine had side rooms set up, meant to host visiting pilgrims. Jiang Yiqing split them into two, one each for Han Shi and Miaomiao.

After making sure neither of them had any objections, Jiang Yiqing even formally printed out employment contracts. In the name of the Ancestral Shrine, he officially hired the two of them.

When Miaomiao found out she’d be working at the shrine with Han Shi, her face went completely deadpan. She looked like she wanted to protest—but didn’t dare say a word.

Now she really regretted everything. Why on earth had she decided to come find Jiang Yiqing yesterday? Not only did she fail to latch onto a meal ticket, she’d gotten press-ganged onto a pirate ship.

But it was too late for regrets. From today on, the Ancestral Shrine had a new cat in residence.

Everything was ready. All that remained was to pick a good date for the opening ceremony, and then pilgrims could finally come light incense.

Jiang Yiqing picked out a date, and all the people who’d once been helped by him received a text message with the official time of the opening.

They were immediately fired up, eager to be the first ones there and offer incense.

While they were buzzing with excitement, Jiang Yiqing was pretty chill. That evening, he started streaming again as usual.

This time, before the stream got going, he mentioned the shrine’s opening ceremony. All the fans in the chat said that if they were free that day, they’d definitely stop by to take a look.

Jiang Yiqing was pleased. While setting up the stream connection, he thought to himself, With this much hype, getting a million followers shouldn’t take long…

He was happily daydreaming, completely unaware that he was about to run into another massive headache.

Tonight’s guest on the livestream? Quite a surprise—a woman in her fifties or sixties, sitting next to a younger woman who looked to be in her twenties.

Chat comments:

“Wow, this auntie’s stylish—she even knows how to livestream!”

“LOL, our Qingqing’s really famous now. Even aunties are watching him!”

“Okay, place your bets—what do you think she’s gonna ask?”

Jiang Yiqing focused on the screen. The older woman had a sharp look—definitely not the friendly type. As for the younger woman beside her, she was sitting with her head down, looking pretty unhappy…

The moment the connection was successfully made, Auntie Pan Xia couldn't wait to share her situation.

Pan Xia was almost sixty years old. Her husband had passed away a long time ago, and she had worked hard to raise her son alone. Finally, after all her efforts, her son had reached the age to get married and have children.

Who knew that her son would fall for his current wife, Wan Xu. To be honest, Pan Xia didn’t think much of Wan Xu.

She came from a rural background, and she had a younger brother—she felt that was too much of a burden. What if, in the future, her brother got married and Wan Xu had to help her brother with his dowry? That would be a problem.

Pan Xia's family wasn’t rich, but she still felt a bit superior, and she couldn’t look at people from the countryside the same way. She thought they had too many bad habits.

In short, she did not approve of her son marrying Wan Xu.

But to her surprise, her usually obedient son was determined to marry Wan Xu. He even went so far as to protest by refusing to eat.

This made Pan Xia so furious that she nearly collapsed. She thought Wan Xu must be some kind of temptress, using her good looks to seduce her son!

But now, her son was causing a scene she couldn’t stop. Pan Xia finally gave in, biting her lip and reluctantly agreeing to the marriage.

After the marriage, Pan Xia was always worried that Wan Xu might secretly send money back to her family. She kept a sharp eye on her, like a thief watching her goods. Fortunately, Wan Xu seemed sensible enough and never sent anything home.

Even so, Pan Xia still wasn’t happy. It could be because her son had insisted on marrying Wan Xu, even causing a rift between them, which made Pan Xia feel like she might lose her son. No matter how well Wan Xu behaved, Pan Xia couldn’t help but find fault with her.

But those were all minor issues. What really made Pan Xia uncomfortable was that, after all this time, Wan Xu still hadn’t gotten pregnant.

Pan Xia was frantic, trying all kinds of tonics, but nothing seemed to help.

She even vented her frustrations on Wan Xu, but her son defended his wife, saying there was too much pressure and that they weren’t in a rush to have children. This made Pan Xia even more infuriated.

As the years passed, it became even more unbearable. The couple had been married for nearly three years, and still no sign of pregnancy. Pan Xia took Wan Xu to countless doctors, but they couldn’t find anything physically wrong.

Then, Pan Xia heard about Jiang Yiqing, and with nothing left to lose, she thought, Why not give this a shot? If it didn’t work, she was prepared to go to extreme lengths and force her son to divorce her!

How could she let their family line die out? She couldn’t bear the thought of facing her husband’s ghost in the afterlife, knowing she failed to carry on their legacy.

Wan Xu had long since gotten used to her mother-in-law’s behavior. Since marrying into this family, she’d been treated poorly. When they first got married, her husband tried to balance the relationship between her and Pan Xia, but over time, he stopped caring, telling her to “just endure.”

But enduring wasn’t easy, especially when she had to deal with her mother-in-law every single day. The tension between them was constant. How could it just be brushed off?

At that moment, as Pan Xia rambled on about all the things Wan Xu had done wrong, Wan Xu couldn’t hold back anymore.

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