Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 761 - 762: 60s Siheyuan 10_1

Chapter 761: Chapter 762: 60s Siheyuan 10_1

"Ouch, it hurts so much." Lady Jia Zhang couldn’t get up, feeling an intense pain all over her body.

The people in the courtyard knew very well the strength of Lady Jia Zhang’s grip and thought Zhang Yu would be at a disadvantage this time.

As for the Zhang sisters, many people in the courtyard had rather complex thoughts about them.

On the one hand, the tragic death of the Zhang couple left behind two girls who looked as pitiable as could be.

But there was compensation from the factory, and the house they lived in was one of the largest in the Hongxing Courtyard House.

Everyone wondered why these two girls should live in such a big house when they would eventually marry off. Shouldn’t they give it to someone more in need?

Unexpectedly, they saw Lady Jia Zhang being effortlessly overpowered by Zhang Yu. Watching her roll on the ground helplessly, everyone hurriedly stepped aside.

They knew Zhang Hao trained his daughters, but to them, it seemed nothing more than flashy tricks.

To their surprise, the sisters really did possess martial arts skills, which changed everyone’s impression of them.

In the past, even if they couldn’t get the house, some thought they might take some other belongings.

Now, that thought was completely gone. Even Lady Jia Zhang moved to action without the slightest hesitation. To think of crossing them was out of the question.

Bang Geng had initially thought Lady Jia Zhang could easily subdue Zhang Yu and her sister.

Instead, Bang Geng was shocked to see his formidable grandmother kicked out so easily by Zhang Yu; it scared him witless.

Far from seeking revenge for Lady Jia Zhang, he even avoided Zhang Yu’s gaze, fearing that if she set her sights on him, what would he do if she kicked him too?

Of course, everyone noticed Bang Geng’s behavior and couldn’t help but sneer. They could afford to ignore Lady Jia Zhang; concerning themselves with her would only lead to endless complaints.

Yet as Lady Jia Zhang’s precious grandson, and the fact that this whole mess started because of him, how could he just sidestep the situation?

He truly is Lady Jia Zhang’s fine grandson, perfectly inheriting the Jia Family’s coldness.

Lady Jia Zhang cried and shouted for a long time without anyone to support her, which made her burst into tears.

"Old Jia, oh, come and see, even a little girl dares to bully me."

"Old Jia, why did you have to go so early, leaving us as widows and orphans to be bullied constantly in this courtyard?"

Zhang Yu, hearing Lady Jia Zhang invoke Old Jia’s name, really wanted to laugh; she even claimed they were widows and orphans.

Unable to hold it back, Zhang Yu laughed, "You’re still widows and orphans?"

"Then what am I and Xiao Li?" Zhang Yu sniffled.

Zhang Li, reminded of her parents who had just passed away, also couldn’t help but cry out.

"Dad, Mom." If they were still around, this would never have happened to their home.

"Dad, Mom, I miss you so much." The young girl kept calling for her parents.

Zhang Yu wrapped her arms around Zhang Li, "Xiao Li, let’s not cry, let’s not cry."

"We need to make our parents proud. Even if there are only the two of us left in the Zhang Family, we will keep our family’s name standing."

"We will never let anyone bully us." Hmph, the Jia Family’s backer is Yi Zhonghai.

No problem, we’re not without our own support. Even though Zhang Hao and his wife were officially recognized as giving their lives for the public, not as martyrs, she believed if she sought help from the factory or the community, they would support her cause.

If they don’t, who else would sacrifice their life for a company? To give one’s life for GM on the one hand and on the other, have one’s children oppressed and robbed of their property—isn’t that heart-chilling?

Yi Zhonghai hurried to the entrance of the courtyard, about to ask everyone to make way for him to enter when he heard Lady Jia Zhang calling for Old Jia.

Well, without asking, he knew Lady Jia Zhang was up to her old tricks again, and moreover, right at the front of the courtyard.

He was aware that Lady Jia Zhang had her eye on the Zhang family’s house.

If it weren’t for his strong suppression earlier, she would have acted out long ago.

Lady Jia Zhang still couldn’t hold back today and jumped up, this gave Yi Zhonghai all sorts of headaches and worries, all kinds of worries.

"Excuse me." Regardless, as the First Elder, he couldn’t avoid it.

"Excuse me, excuse me." Yi Zhonghai squeezed his way through the crowd, asking everyone to make way.

People didn’t really want to make way, thinking what if they gave up their advantageous position?

But to their surprise, it turned out to be Yi Zhonghai, someone they absolutely had to make room for.

As Yi Zhonghai pushed his way into the courtyard, ready to ask what exactly happened, Lady Jia Zhang saw him, "Old Yi, you have to stand up for me."

Lady Jia Zhang didn’t care that there were so many witnesses, she straightforwardly accused Zhang Yu of kicking her.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the tearful Lady Jia Zhang, "Zhang Yu, how could you kick Lady Jia Zhang?"

"She hit me, shouldn’t I fight back?"

"Plus, Bang Geng stole food from my sister Xiao Li, and when Lady Jia Zhang came to our door, she just demanded that my sister and I get out, and give her the house."

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, I want to ask, where does Lady Jia Zhang get the right to tell me to get lost?"

Yi Zhonghai hadn’t expected the incident to have been stirred up by Bang Geng, "After all, Bang Geng is just a child."

Zhang Yu was amused by this response, "He’s a child, so in your eyes, my Xiao Li is an adult?"

"Ask around, how much food has Bang Geng stolen from others?"

"Every time people complain to you, you always come out and assure them it won’t happen again."

"But the stealing never stops, does it?"

"The grandson steals food, and the grandmother is even better, she goes straight for people’s houses. It’s really a case of the beam being not straight and the lower structures being crooked."

Zhang Yu stared at Yi Zhonghai, "You’re the First Elder, you tell me."

This father had always been biased, hadn’t he? Now with so many onlookers, not just from Hongxing Courtyard House but also the neighbors from the next courtyard.

Everyone was watching to see how he would handle this situation, Zhang Yu awaited Yi Zhonghai’s response.

Of course, Yi Zhonghai knew the Jia Family was in the wrong, but he had been helping them for many years.

Even though there were quite a few onlookers this time, he still instinctively said, "Regardless, Lady Jia Zhang is still your elder."

"How about this, you apologize and then compensate fifty." Yi Zhonghai offered a resolution.

The onlookers were stunned, it was clearly not Zhang Yu’s fault, yet he had to apologize and pay compensation—how utterly partial.

"Sorry, Lady Jia Zhang is not my relative, my family doesn’t have such shameless relatives."

"We’re just neighbors of the same courtyard, if she’s reasonable, then we can consider her a neighbor."

"But as for such an unreasonable person, I really don’t think she’s my elder."

"Even if she is an elder, does that mean she can be unreasonable?" Zhang Yu directly questioned him without any courtesy.

"Also, I want to ask you, as the person in charge of the courtyard, shouldn’t you be the one who knows the current policies best?"

"Doesn’t Lady Jia Zhang constantly calling out for the deceased Old Jia count as feudal superstition?"

"If that’s not the case, then in the future, if any household has a quarrel or dispute, can they all call on their deceased relatives?" Zhang Yu pressed on with his questioning.

"This, that..." Yi Zhonghai was already soaking with sweat by the time he got there.

Faced with such pressing questions from Zhang Yu, his legs nearly gave out.

As the person in charge of the courtyard, of course he knew that it wasn’t right for Lady Jia Zhang to call out to Old Jia.

"I have educated her before." He absolutely couldn’t admit that he hadn’t dealt with it; otherwise, it would show that he wasn’t doing his job properly.