Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 208 True or False First Love 8_1

Chapter 208: Chapter 208 True or False First Love 8_1

Zhou Yong made a dazzling entrance amidst everyone’s attention, no, he entered Zhou Dahai’s home.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Zhou Yong knew he had caused a huge trouble and no matter what, he had to apologize first.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, I’m sorry, I really didn’t know things would turn out like this."

"If I had known it would come to this, I definitely, I definitely wouldn’t have complained," thought Zhou Yong, feeling wronged.

"I was just really tired from work, and I was hoping to have a good meal when I got home, but I never expected they would be eating noodles."

"Grandpa, Grandma, you know how much I hate noodles, so I complained just a little bit."

"But I didn’t expect that she, she would make such a big deal out of it." No matter what, he couldn’t admit it was his fault.

It was all Zhang Shifen’s fault for jumping out like that, "I think she just wants to take the house back."

"Grandma, Zhang Shifen really went too far. She’s already married to my dad, and yet she’s still so calculative," Zhou Yong realized that Zhou Dahai and his wife’s expressions towards him were quite off.

But if he could shift the blame onto Zhang Shifen’s shoulders and, if possible, get Old Madam Zhou to step in and rebuke her harshly, he didn’t believe she wouldn’t change her mind.

He had seen several times how Old Madam Zhou scolded Zhang Shifen; no matter how prestigious she was outside, she still had to listen to her mother-in-law.

Yes, he could have Old Madam Zhou intervene. Yang Zhaodi looked at Old Madam Zhou full of hope.

If it were an ordinary day, Old Madam Zhou would really have sent Zhou Dajiang to call Zhang Shifen over, but she was not foolish.

Didn’t Zhang Shifen know the place that Zhou Hong, the eldest grandson, held in the old couple’s heart? But she still spoke out, showing she was completely unafraid.

Old Madam Zhou glanced at Zhou Dahai and his wife, who were full of expectation, "What should I say?"

"It was agreed from the start that whoever’s house was their own to keep."

"The house belonging to Zhou Lina comes from the steel plant that was allocated to her father." Although it was a different plant, who didn’t know Engineer Zhou? If it weren’t for protecting sensitive materials, he wouldn’t have been killed by the criminals.

If he were still alive, Zhang Shifen and her daughter’s lives would have been much better, "Even now, many people from the steel plant still remember him."

"Zhang Shifen has already proposed to reclaim the house and let Zhou Lina move in. Your brother has not moved out all this time; do you think it will just be Zhang Shifen stepping forward?"

"Wrong, it will be the steel plant directly intervening."

"Think about it, when it comes to that, you neither keep the house nor maintain your reputation; is it worth it?"

Since it was impossible to continue living in that house, it was better to be aware of the current situation.

Yang Zhaodi never expected Old Madam Zhou to be helpless, and suddenly stiffened, "The eldest currently has five people in his family, with just one room, how can they live?"

The rooms they live in now have two large bedrooms, a storage room, a separate living room, and they don’t need to cook in the hallway. There’s a separate kitchen and restroom.

Such houses were only available in the steel plant; originally, they were for Soviet engineers to live in. After they left, the steel plant allocated them to engineers and senior experts.

It was the famous Expert Building nearby, and many people envied those who lived there—for living inside was truly prestigious.

But now they had to leave in a sorry state, which made Yang Zhaodi angry, "Zhou Lina is alone, does she need such a big place?"

Right, if it were only Zhou Lina living there, such a large place was a waste, "Xiao Hong and his family have been allocated a single room; it’s perfect for Zhou Lina to live in."

"That way, coming back for meals would also be convenient."

Yang Zhaodi thought this was a good idea; although there was a bit of regret about losing out on rent, at least they’d have a place to live.

Zhou Juan, who was listening on the side, knew this was absolutely impossible because Zhang Shifen already had a lot of distrust toward her own family, including Zhou Dajiang.

Just watch, if she’s not mistaken, in the future, whenever the factory issues anything, Zhang Shifen will not bring everything back.

Thinking that waiting for Zhang Shifen’s filial piety like before was truly just a dream.

Zhou Dahai also looked at Old Madam Zhou excitedly, hoping this would finally settle things.

Old Madam Zhou turned to Zhou Dajiang, "Second child, can this matter be settled?"

Settled? Zhou Dajiang was very decisive, "Impossible."

"Even if I go to her, she has no right to decide; the house belongs to Zhou Lina, she has the final say."

"Besides, besides, I always feel that they already know about us scheming against mother and daughter."

He had thought about it a lot just now and felt that it must be the case that their plans had been exposed, hence Zhang Shifen was so straightforward.

Scheming? Scheming against Zhang Shifen and her daughter? Zhou Yong had no idea about any of these, and now hearing all this, he was utterly confused, not understanding at all what they were talking about.

The only thing he was sure of was that Zhang Shifen didn’t suddenly get angry and demand the house back because of what he had said.

It was really just an excuse to vent, and Zhou Yong felt so wronged thinking about it; it clearly wasn’t his fault, yet now it had become his problem.

Zhou Yong wanted to ask what exactly was going on, but the problem was he wasn’t given any chance to speak.

"Just wait and see, taking back the house is the first step, and later, oh, the calculations will be even clearer."

Zhou Dajiang was starting to get a headache, "Why did I ever listen to Zhou Juan’s advice."

Zhou Dajiang suddenly looked up, staring intently at Zhou Juan standing at the door.

Zhou Juan could have taken pleasure in Zhou Yong’s misfortune, but unexpectedly, she ended up being the one in trouble.

Yang Zhaodi also turned her crosshairs towards Zhou Juan, "It’s all because of you, you wretched girl, claiming your plan was foolproof."

"Now look what’s happened, your brother and his family have to move out."

"Do you think you’ve treated your brother right?"

"Have your brother and sister-in-law treated you badly?"

The more Yang Zhaodi thought about it, the more she saw Zhou Juan as an ingrate, someone without a conscience, always only caring about herself, never considering her siblings.

As for Yang Zhaodi’s accusation, Zhou Juan had grown accustomed to it; in their eyes, her brother, sister-in-law, and nephews and nieces were all very good to her, only she was heartless.

Now she absolutely couldn’t make a sound, otherwise there would certainly be more scolding; anyway, good or bad, she knew herself what it was.

Zhou Dahai had never interfered with Yang Zhaodi’s scolding of Zhou Juan before, believing that a girl should be well-educated, so that she would look after her family in the future.

But was this the time to lecture Zhou Juan? "Enough, now we need to inform the eldest brother and his wife, tell them to pack up what they need to."

"And we have to take back the house too." Thinking about his eldest daughter-in-law’s penny-pinching nature, losing such income so suddenly, Zhou Dahai didn’t know how she would react.

Right right right, this was important; they had to get Zhou Hong and his wife to start preparing.

As for who should notify them, Zhang Shifen glanced over and saw Zhou Juan standing in front of her, "You go tell your brother and them."

Her go? Just after the mealtime? Certainly, Zhou Hong’s side would have finished eating by now, and even if they were still eating, with her stingy temperament, she wouldn’t invite her to join.

After coming back from there, would there even be any meal left for her? The food prepared for today was already insufficient, and now there were two more people.

Watching Zhou Juan not moving with her head down, Yang Zhaodi got irritated, "What, have you gone deaf?"

Zhou Juan knew she had to go, glanced at the dinner she had prepared, and could only take a breath before heading towards Zhou Hong’s house.