Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 765 - 766: 60s Siheyuan 14_1

Chapter 765: Chapter 766: 60s Siheyuan 14_1

"But the Jia Family is having a hard time getting by," Yi Zhonghai still tried to fight for the Jia Family.

"There are several families in the courtyard who have it tougher than the Jia Family, yet I haven’t seen you donate to them?"

"Exactly, exactly." Xu Damao had always been wary of Yi Zhonghai as the Steward, so he had been avoiding him.

Now that he knew this Steward was such a figure, what was there still to fear? If Sha Zhu hit him again and the old guy was biased towards him, he’d just go straight to the street office.

"First Elder is raising funds for the Jia Family only because Jia Dongxu is his apprentice. Otherwise, look at Grandma Liu’s family, with a grandson, usually living by making paper boxes for the street office. Has there been a fundraiser for her?"

Yi Zhonghai’s mouth moved, trying to explain, but realizing any explanation would be feeble and powerless, he had to shut up.

"I see." Zhang Yu had an epiphany, "That’s right, Jia Dongxu is Yi Zhonghai’s apprentice. A master can also be a father, and he has no children of his own."

Unlike Lady Jia Zhang, who would speak of severing ties at the drop of a hat, Zhang Yu didn’t want to speak like that. "Just in time, their family is in poor condition."

"Yi Zhonghai’s salary is 70 yuan. If he just supports the Jia Family with a little each month, wouldn’t that be enough? Why must everyone else donate?"

"Supporting the Jia Family now, that will just be a normal thing for his old age in the future."

Yi Zhonghai didn’t want Jia Dongxu to support him in his old age; he wanted to tie everyone to supporting the Jia Family. Since that was the case, the truth had to be laid bare.

"Right." Xu Damao absolutely supported the idea, "Even giving 20 a month wouldn’t be a problem for First Elder."

"Exactly, exactly." Everyone thought it was a good idea.

Lady Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu had already been desperate. Without everyone’s donations, how could they possibly get by? To their surprise, the delightful news came so swiftly.

If Yi Zhonghai contributed 20 yuan to them each month, life would definitely improve.

The two women of the Jia Family looked expectantly at Yi Zhonghai, who was so angry that Zhang Yu had pointed out all his calculations.

First Elder’s wife’s face looked very unpleasant. Before, wasn’t the Jia Family always making excuses about not having enough money and coming over to borrow? When there was no food at home, they would come to borrow grain, and every month they would borrow several yuan and food.

Now, the suggestion was to give the Jia Family 20 yuan a month. If it weren’t for Yi Zhonghai’s insistence, First Elder’s wife would have chosen Sha Zhu over Jia Dongxu.

With a mother like Lady Jia Zhang, how could she agree to have Jia Dongxu take care of them in their old age? But the old man was like possessed, adamant about it, and what could she do?

It was Yi Zhonghai who made the money in the family, so he had the final say, but it didn’t make her feel any better.

"You all discuss this matter yourselves, after all, it’s between your two families." Director Wang didn’t expect that Yi Zhonghai’s donation to the Jia Family was for such a reason. He suddenly felt quite unimpressed with him.

"I, I..." Even if he was thinking about Jia Dongxu supporting him in his old age, he didn’t plan to rely entirely on Jia Dongxu; he still wanted to leave a backup for himself, like saving more money.

But now, instead of coercing everyone else, he had trapped himself.

However, giving 20 yuan every month was still too much for the high-salaried Yi Zhonghai to bear. Forget it, better to keep an eye on Jia Dongxu and make him strive to pass the grade exams.

Lady Jia Zhang didn’t care whether Yi Zhonghai had made a commitment; she had made up her mind that he would give money each month.

If he didn’t give the money, it didn’t matter; when they got old, Jia Dongxu wouldn’t care about them anyway.

Yi Zhonghai could see the greed in Lady Jia Zhang’s eyes, and at this moment, he truly detested such a gaze.

Such a greedy person, but there was nothing he could do; he simply didn’t want to deal with the problem right now.

"By the way, the position of Steward for the three of you, Yi Zhonghai, will be kept for the moment. We’ll discuss it further after work tomorrow," Director Wang said.

Director Wang motioned everyone to go back to dinner as it was getting late.

Ah, just like that, it’s resolved?" Zhang Yu was stunned, "Director Wang, my family’s house?"

"If you have a door that opens to the outside, it would be unsafe," Director Wang felt that it really could be as unsafe for the two young girls as it could possibly be.

The moment Yi Zhonghai heard that their positions were to be retained, he immediately became anxious.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui had not expected that this matter would involve them, and they suddenly felt very upset, "Director Wang, this was all Yi Zhonghai’s doing."

"You’re also stewards, how come you didn’t try to stop it." Director Wang had initially thought that one being a teacher and the other two being old masters from the steel rolling mill would act fairly and justly.

But to his surprise, their handling of the situation turned out to be so excessive, which upset Director Wang greatly.

"Director Wang, I understand what you’re thinking, but I’m truly frightened," Zhang Yu said.

"I have to go to work, and there’s no one at home, what if someone breaks into my house, opens the door, and then my belongings are stolen?"

"This..." Director Wang turned to Yi Zhonghai, "Yi Zhonghai, what do you think we should do?"

Yi Zhonghai was sweating profusely, not knowing what to do about this situation, "I think, if possible, we should not have separate doors."

"This..." Director Wang knew that Zhang Yu was a person with her own thoughts, who didn’t like others making decisions for her.

"Not having a separate door, what if someone tries to usurp my house again, or steal from my house, what then?"

"Or what if someone tries to use the so-called ’elder’ status to oppress me?" Zhang Yu glared at Yi Zhonghai.

"Or if someone promises that should such an incident occur, he can guarantee to bear the joint responsibility."

"To deal with the matter fairly and justly, instead of invoking ’elders’ without regard for the actual truth."

Yi Zhonghai knew that Zhang Yu was on guard that he would continue to favor the Jia Family, "I... I can make that guarantee."

"Alright, then we will write an agreement; I’ll have a copy, the street committee will have one, and you will have one, Yi Zhonghai."

"If in the future you make a mistake and continue to be biased, then a fine will be imposed."

"I don’t want the fine myself; it can be taken to the street committee to purchase practice books, pencils, and other study materials for children in need."

Zhang Yu had initially thought to keep it in the courtyard to help out those in need.

But upon further consideration, realized that it would most likely end up benefiting the Jia Family again, which turned her off the idea. Since that was the case, she decided to help the needy families here in the street community instead.

Between agreements and fines, Yi Zhonghai was fuming. This was outright disdain for him. He was tempted to storm off but had no choice but to agree.

"Fine, once the agreement is signed, we’ll turn the page on this matter."

"Also, my parents are no longer here, and even though I’m young, I’m the one who must hold up the Zhang family. I do not like it when people try to meddle in my family’s affairs under the guise of various so-called ’elder’ statuses."

"We earn our living and support ourselves; we don’t need some so-called ancestral figure oppressing us."

"Of course, if someone behaves like an elder and takes care of our expenses, they can indeed offer some advice."

"Otherwise, don’t act like some kind of ’elder’ or ’ancestor’ in front of me."

"The three big mountains have already been overthrown; we can’t afford to have another one."

Yi Zhonghai had never imagined Zhang Yu could be so sharp-tongued and assertive. Anyone who knew even a little bit about her would know it was best not to provoke her.