Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 774 - 775: 60s Siheyuan 23_1

Chapter 774: Chapter 775: 60s Siheyuan 23_1

After cleaning, Qin Huairu returned home and, seeing the doorway without a door, burst into tears.

She truly didn’t know how things had come to this; her mother-in-law had been locked up, an outcome she absolutely cheered on, as for Lady Jia Zhang, she had nothing but disdain.

It was clear that she was the one who provoked the situation, so why wasn’t she the one locked up?

"Master, you are Dongxu’s master, if he gets locked up, what will, what will our family do?" Qin Huairu’s eyes were brimming with tears as she looked toward Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai also had a severe headache, "I also don’t know what to do?"

"You had to go and provoke Zhang Yu needlessly."

"You already knew that girl wasn’t easy to talk to this afternoon," said Yi Zhonghai, quite angry.

Today Zhang Yu completely disregarded his status as the First Elder, causing a scene on the street and at the police station.

But what could he do when someone brazenly drew the line, "She’s now directly demanding to open the gate herself, not wanting to leave through the courtyard."

"What can I do?"

"Even the local authorities aren’t helping me." Things had been settled that afternoon, but now look, Director Wang had utterly withdrawn his support.

The moment that gate was opened, everyone passing by would remember these incidents, and the more Yi Zhonghai thought about it, the angrier he became; it was definitely a challenge to his authority.

If Zhang Yu were there, she would definitely have pointed it out to him thoroughly that he was no longer the lord of the courtyard, given that Director Wang had just stripped him of his managerial title.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the front yard and slowly said, "For now, just let him gloat for a bit."

"Once the heat from this issue dies down, I’ll definitely let them know what I’m capable of," Yi Zhonghai knew that to lash out at Zhang Yu and her sisters now would only make others think he was being vindictive.

Qin Huairu obviously hated Zhang Yu and wished for her demise, but the most pressing issue was, "Master, what about my Dongxu?"

"He’s been locked up now." She would have been overjoyed if it were Lady Jia Zhang locked up, even for three to five years, but the problem was that it was Jia Dongxu who had gone in.

"And whether he’ll be sentenced." Qin Huairu had just heard Zhang Yu mention that once Jia Dongxu was locked up, there would be no job for him.

Without a job, there would be no income for the family, but how could they survive?

Yi Zhonghai had been thinking about how to deal with Zhang Yu and regain his pride, but upon hearing Qin Huairu mention the job issue, he immediately sensed trouble.

He had been so good to Jia Dongxu because he wanted him to help with old age care, but now that Dongxu was locked up, leaving just his mother, wife, and child behind, wouldn’t he be saddled with supporting three generations of the Jia Family?

He wanted someone to take care of him in his old age, not support an entire family, which is why Yi Zhonghai was furious with Lady Jia Zhang, "What on earth is your mother-in-law doing?"

If Jia Dongxu was indeed locked up, it was clear he wouldn’t be able to provide for Yi in his old age, so was his investment in Jia Dongxu even worth it?

Seeing Yi Zhonghai lost in thought and remaining silent, Qin Huairu felt uneasy, knowing that the Jia Family’s comfortable life in the courtyard depended on Yi Zhonghai’s backing.

Without Yi Zhonghai’s support, their life in the courtyard was unthinkable; their popularity there was really bad.

"I’ll go to the local authorities and the police station to inquire tomorrow." The main thing was to find out their opinion of him.

After a night of hustling, Yi Zhonghai was barely holding up and headed straight for home.

Qin Huairu watched as Yi Zhonghai simply went home, feeling very anxious. She wanted to continue pressing for answers, but she was concerned that pressing him too hard would lead to him cutting off ties completely.

After returning home, Zhang Yu yawned, "Alright, let’s sleep."

"Sister, are you sure no one will come to make trouble?" Zhang Li was still a bit uneasy.

"Don’t worry," Zhang Yu gently patted Zhang Li, "The public security officers just came by today, they must have intimidated them."

The residents of the surrounding courtyard houses either worked at the courtyards or nearby units; they were all respectable people. Even if they occasionally engaged in petty theft, they wouldn’t dare to be so brazen.

It was only the Jia Family, under Yi Zhonghai’s indulgence, that had become the bully of the courtyards.

But now the Jia Family’s days were becoming difficult, and no one knew how Yi Zhonghai would handle it. He might do like in the TV dramas, rallying everyone to shield and support each other.

As long as they didn’t scheme against her and her sister, Zhang Yu couldn’t care less about whom Yi Zhonghai wanted to manipulate. She certainly wasn’t going to speak up.

To have even revealed Yi Zhonghai’s little schemes before was already quite something. She couldn’t be expected to do more.

She remembered all too well the time when Yi Zhonghai and the Jia Family had pressured her together, and not a single person in the courtyard had come forward to help.

If anyone had been willing to speak up for the original owners, or to step in when the community was forcing Zhang Li to marry Sha Zhu and she was being mistreated, Zhang Yu would have offered help in return.

Since no one had helped her and her sister during their time of need, why should she bother stepping in now? If Yi Zhonghai and the others wanted to rope everyone into supporting the Jia Family, so be it.

Next year, the food supply would be less tight, and then they could raise chickens.

Even if she sealed up the Moon Gate, she wouldn’t dare to raise chickens; who knows if Bang Geng, that "Steal Saint," might slip in to steal them, leaving her at a loss.

Once the Moon Gate was sealed, she could utilize the small yard, such as raising chickens and growing vegetables, without worrying about people pilfering her property.

Even if the Moon Gate couldn’t be sealed, she would still have to enclose it to create a study or a storage room, which would add some extra space.

When the time came to update the property title, she and Zhang Li would each have one. When the place was eventually tore down, they could expect to receive more money.

Zhang Yu thought about how to handle the house. After all, money had a way of finding its way to her.

Originally, she had thought that after the house was renovated, she would definitely buy furniture, which required dipping into the family’s legacy.

But now, why would she need to touch that legacy? There was still Jia Dongxu. No matter how many years he could be sentenced to, compensation was certainly expected.

Yan Fugui tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, "Do you think Old Yi really kicked an iron plate this time, for 1000 of them?"

"That’s three years of my salary," Third Master felt bitter, thinking of how easily his old comrade came up with a thousand.

Third Lady also couldn’t sleep after hearing Yi Zhonghai mention the amount so casually, but what she didn’t understand was, "Old Yi is really bleeding money this time, plus with Jia Dongxu locked up, that girl Zhang Yu..."

Third Lady shook her head helplessly, "That girl is going to have a hard time at the courtyard in the future."

"Who would dare to help her now?" Yi Zhonghai’s status in the courtyard was extraordinarily high, and with just a few words from him, could that girl ever end up well?

Expecting everyone in the courtyard to help? Third Master sighed, "Who stood up when Old Yi led the Jia Family to pressure the Zhang sisters to give up their house?"

"That girl had completely lost heart by then, given up all expectations from everyone, and now just wants to sever ties with us."