Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 786 - 787: 60s Siheyuan 35_1

Chapter 786: Chapter 787: 60s Siheyuan 35_1

Even Yi Zhonghai didn’t know much about some of the actions taken by Lady Jia Zhang.

How could such a young girl know these things when she clearly wasn’t even born at the time?

Could it have been Old Zhang who told her? Remembering Old Zhang, who had long passed away, Yi Zhonghai couldn’t help but tense up. Despite the old man’s amiable appearance, Yi was never able to see through him.

"How could Old Zhang say just anything?" Yi Zhonghai felt he had to properly educate Zhang Yu, or else, for a young lady to speak so freely, would it sound good if word got out?

"No matter what Lady Jia Zhang is like, after all, she is an elder." Yi Zhonghai believed his starting point was not wrong—it was all for Zhang Yu’s sake.

Standing in the courtyard, Zhang Yu said, "Lady Jia Zhang, be mindful of what you say in the future. If you speak again about our parents like that, sorry, more slaps will come your way, just like today’s washing of your mouth."

"I still need to go to our unit and report the issue to the leaders. My father sacrificed himself for the assets of the rolling mill."

"Being a family member of the rolling mill and yet spreading rumors about an employee who sacrificed himself for the mill, Lady Jia Zhang, such thoughts are very dangerous."

"I’m going to report to the factory leaders." Isn’t it just constantly saying how Zhang Hao and his wife are like this and that? Just block her path completely.

Yi Zhonghai was about to leave, but upon hearing Zhang Yu’s words, he abruptly stopped, continually feeling relieved that he had not left; otherwise, he would have also faced unpleasant consequences.

Qin Huairu now absolutely loathed Lady Jia Zhang, making a fuss at home every day, and it all ended up with no way to settle things.

"Little Yu, I’m sorry." Qin Huairu walked over to Zhang Yu, looking quite embarrassed.

"It’s not your fault." No matter what, Qin Huairu had not turned wicked yet, and Zhang Yu couldn’t lash out at her.

"Lady Jia Zhang, remember what you can and cannot say in the future." Zhang Yu returned to the edge of the water pond and continued washing clothes.

Everyone else recovered from their initial shock, thinking indeed, Lady Jia Zhang had just implicated Zhang Hao and his spouse as well.

"Deserved." Someone recalled that every time Lady Jia Zhang caused trouble, she would always insult the deceased family members of others.

"If it weren’t for Master Yi backing them up, could the Jia Family be so arrogant?" In the past, even if they had complaints, they could only endure.

Now they realized that Zhang Yu had stepped forward and clearly would not give face to either the Jia Family or Yi Zhonghai, they felt they should do the same.

If they were to argue, then let it be, since they were not from the same unit. What was there to fear?

"Exactly, always siding with the Jia Family." Someone chimed in, mentioning that although they are part of the rolling mill, they belonged to the electricians’ crew and didn’t need to fear Yi Zhonghai.

"Right, would the Jia Family be so arrogant without someone supporting them?" Zhang Yu looked up. "That’s why we cannot back down."

"We need to struggle against some unreasonable forces."

"But it’s all right now, Yi Zhonghai is no longer the First Elder." Zhang Yu made up her mind, if the neighborhood committee allowed him to assume a position again, she would demand a promise from him to be fair and impartial. If he showed overt favoritism, there would be a fine. Moreover, if it came to donations, like from the Jia Family, they either needed to cut back or he would have to provide personal funding.

"Right, this biased person cannot become the First Elder again." Someone expressed a strong dislike for Yi Zhonghai.

Even in the central courtyard, not too far from the Yi Family, this person feared nothing. "Lady Jia Zhang once came to my house to steal grain, and Yi Zhonghai said his family’s life was tough."

"As if my life was easy." The more this person thought about it, the angrier they got. "My family didn’t have food, and we were hungry for days."

What a sin. Zhang Yu finally understood why this person was not afraid of Yi Zhonghai at all. "Stealing is a criminal act, no matter the circumstances."

"We absolutely must not condone it. If anyone ever speaks up again, it’s very simple, we’ll go straight to their house, right at mealtime. After all, life isn’t easy for us, shouldn’t they lend us some support?"

Stop preaching about principles, just be direct, "We can’t pay whatever cost and still get morally blackmailed. Let’s see how they like a taste of that."

"Exactly." The person thought Zhang Yu’s idea was good, "Next time someone tells me to consider the unity of the courtyard, I’ll just go directly to their home to eat."

"Isn’t it said that they’re a Level 7 worker with such a high income and no kids? Their burden must be absolutely minimal, so shouldn’t they be more than capable of helping everyone out?"

Everyone present agreed with this suggestion, "Right, Master Yi’s family has a high income with no burdens."

One of the older ladies didn’t go out and sat quietly in the house. When she heard the noise outside, her face turned white, "Old Yi, you say something."

She had disagreed with Yi Zhonghai discussing the house matter with Zhang Yu from the start. Now look, they hadn’t secured the house and had only managed to make themselves smell of fish.

Yi Zhonghai had originally thought that Zhang Yu making a fuss at the unit would be the end of it, but little did he expect that the courtyard was still waiting for him.

"This is outrageous, truly unreasonable." He wanted to rush out and properly scold Zhang Yu for stirring up everyone in the courtyard.

But he also knew that even if he went out, Zhang Yu would leave him speechless with his retorts.

Everyone was already very dissatisfied with him, and the young girl now had a higher reputation in the courtyard than he did.

If he went out to accuse Zhang Yu now, the girl might not get into trouble, but his own situation would only worsen.

"Zhang Yu’s really something, how could she do this." Yi Zhonghai really didn’t understand, "The Jia Family isn’t that great to begin with."

The First Elder had thought that Yi Zhonghai, having already suffered a loss, would reflect properly and keep a distance from the Jia Family.

The First Elder was already dissatisfied with Yi Zhonghai letting Jia Dongxu support them in their old age. Given Lady Jia Zhang’s character, would she agree to her only son taking care of them?

But Yi Zhonghai had all sorts of reasons, and most importantly, as the main breadwinner of the family, the First Elder, despite her own thoughts, had to agree.

Because of this reason, Lady Jia Zhang never showed any respect for the First Elder, always looking to take advantage, nothing else.

And now it had come to this, a big mess they’d made. They had already spent over a thousand yuan, and the old man’s reputation was ruined.

Yet the old man still hadn’t changed his mind. The First Elder really didn’t understand, how could he still think about Jia Dongxu taking care of them after all this.

Yi Zhonghai knew his wife was unhappy with the Jia Family, "Lady Jia Zhang isn’t great, but the kid Dongxu is not bad."

If it weren’t for the incident that occurred last night, the First Elder would have agreed with this. But after Jia Dongxu’s actions last night, she realized she really didn’t know him at all.

"I went to the police station today to find out about Dongxu’s situation. It’s not too serious, the important thing is that Zhang Yu can issue a letter of forgiveness."

"Then he can be released." Yi Zhonghai was actually pondering how to get Zhang Yu to agree to sign the letter of forgiveness.

But before he could come up with an idea, Lady Jia Zhang had agitated Zhang Yu again, how could he still expect her to write that letter of forgiveness?

The First Elder didn’t even need to think about it, "Don’t you know? Qin Huairu already knelt down and Zhang Yu still didn’t relent."

"Just now Lady Jia Zhang offended Zhang Yu again, she’s even less likely to agree now."

Could Yi Zhonghai not know? Of course, he knew, "But we have to try."