Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 793 - 794: 60s Siheyuan 42_1

Chapter 793: Chapter 794: 60s Siheyuan 42_1

Lady Jia Zhang was certainly not willing to go to reeducation when she heard that was the expectation.

"It wasn’t me who wanted to donate, but Yi Zhonghai," Lady Jia Zhang swiftly turned her thoughts around, starting to consider how to handle the situation.

She absolutely couldn’t go in, after all, there would be no good days inside.

"It was all his suggestion, we plead poverty, said there was no money at home, and he, he could suggest making a donation."

"What?" There was a clamor among the crowd. Although they felt that Lady Jia Zhang’s words were not to be trusted, could it be that Yi Zhonghai was unaware that the Jia Family did not need support?

Clearly, there were many households in the quad courtyard whose lives were worse off than the Jia Family, yet had Yi Zhonghai ever helped them? He hadn’t lifted a finger.

Zhang Yu, listening to everyone’s speculation, was truly shocked. He looked up at Yi Zhonghai and saw that the old fellow was quite angered as well.

For such a person, there really was no sympathy deserved, "Whether it’s a fundraising scam or collusion between Yi Zhonghai and the others, it’s Lady Jia Zhang who said it herself."

"What the truth is, we don’t know, but they will certainly not admit to it."

"Let the Jia Family pay up," Zhang Yu directly offered a suggestion.

This suggestion seemed like it was helping Yi Zhonghai out of a tight spot, but in reality, it wasn’t. Everyone already had grievances against Yi Zhonghai, and even if they had not made a fuss now, there was a knot in their hearts.

In the future, if Yi Zhonghai ever suggested donating to the Jia Family again, they would remember what she said today.

"Right, pay up," the crowd no longer cared about the truth; they just wanted a result, which was to get back all the money they had donated to the Jia Family.

As for how much money each household had donated, it didn’t matter, for they still had Third Master there, who could bring out the original records.

Yan Fugui, when he originally donated money to the Jia Family, was, of course, very reluctant. Were the Jia Family struggling? He hadn’t seen it, and his own finances were quite tight.

Now that there was a chance to get the money back, how could he not be happy?

Quickly, he went home, took out his notebook, and after a series of calculations, worked out how much each family had donated to the Jia Family.

Upon seeing this scene, Lady Jia Zhang was certainly not going to give up the money she had received, "Why should I give back the money you donated to me? I won’t."

The crowd, looking at the Jia Family’s shamelessness, was also at a loss for what to do; they couldn’t just storm into their house and force her to return the money.

With Lady Jia Zhang’s shameless demeanor, she did not look like someone who would be willing to give back the money.

Zhang Yu was very straightforward. He walked up to Yi Zhonghai, "This money, Master Yi, was initially your idea, and now that the Jia Family does not need support and instead calls us paupers."

"Shouldn’t you take responsibility?" Humph, he knew that every time they donated to the Jia Family, even if Zhang Hao and the others gave just three or five yuan, it all added up to more than ten yuan.

In those times, the monthly expenses of the two sisters were probably not even that much.

Since that was the case, of course, they couldn’t just let the money go.

Yi Zhonghai was fuming, another day with his reputation damaged, and he certainly didn’t want his wallet to suffer as well, adamantly unwilling.

"I’ll go to Director Wang, talk about this matter, after all, the reputation of fundraising scams..."

"You were the First Elder at that time, and the person who actively proposed donating to the Jia Family..." Zhang Yu knew that with these words, even if Yi Zhonghai was spitting blood and so reluctant, he would have to pay up.

How could Yi Zhonghai not be angry? He really felt like he was about to spit blood, fiercely glaring at Zhang Yu, who stood in front of him, smiling.

He truly regretted how he ever thought Zhang Yu was an easy child to talk to; in reality, this kid was nothing but a wolf, a mad wolf, a starving wolf.

But it was too late when he realized it, his relationship with Zhang Yu was truly beyond salvage.

"I’ll pay this money," Zhang Yu acknowledged with an "Oh," "Is that settled now?"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned, not understanding what Zhang Yu meant, and the others were also puzzled, watching her.

"Returning the money is a must, after all, this money should have never been donated."

"But shouldn’t there be compensation?" Zhang Yu frowned and said, "Making a mistake requires compensation."

"Otherwise, the cost of making a mistake is really too low. Once discovered, the money is simply returned."

"There would be no deterrent effect."

"People would think, if it didn’t work out this time, next time they’ll come up with a better reason and strive for a successful operation."

"I think there should be compensation, double the amount of money. This is the first time this kind of mistake has been made."

"If the same mistake is made a second time, then the compensation should be double that, and the more mistakes made, the more compensation should be paid."

"I believe only in this way, will it be remembered, and there will be no more trouble."

"After all, if you make trouble once, it will be at odds with your own money."

"What do you all think of my proposal?" Zhang Yu looked at the crowd in the quadrangle.

The old guy really liked to tie everyone together, but now let him see how everyone united to deal with him.

"Agree." Why wouldn’t everyone be happy to get more money? They absolutely raised both hands in agreement.

Those who donated less are really regretting it now. If they had known the money could be returned and even doubled in compensation, they would all be annoyed at not having donated more.

Yi Zhonghai was about to faint, "I, I..."

"Of course, both you and the Jia Family are parties involved. How you negotiate the responsibilities each of you should bear is up to you."

"We just know that you were the one who proposed this initially; otherwise, with Lady Jia Zhang’s temperament, who would be willing to donate?"

"Now that there’s trouble, of course, you should bear the compensation responsibility." Zhang Yu was very straightforward, insisting that Yi Zhonghai compensate them first, as for how the Jia Family should bear the responsibility later, that was for them to discuss.

Expecting Lady Jia Zhang to pay up? Yi Zhonghai knew that realistically, there was no hope for her to foot the bill; it was all on him.

Yi Zhonghai was really about to spit blood, "I, I will compensate."

Liu Haizhong originally thought that it was okay to let go of the money since he was the managing elder, but he was not expecting that not only the money should be returned to them, but it also had to be doubled in compensation.

How could he tolerate this? The total amount of money would surely exceed fifty, "Right, I’ll return the money."

And so it went, except for Sha Zhu, who didn’t ask for his donation back, everyone else raised their demands to take back their contributions.

In this way, Yi Zhonghai directly bled hundreds and his mood plummeted straight to rock bottom; he truly didn’t understand why he had spent so much money in the past two days.

When everyone saw the money in their hands, they were all smiling from ear to ear, all thanking Zhang Yu.

They were also aware that Zhang Yu did this because she was at odds with Yi Zhonghai, but they didn’t care at all. As long as they benefited, that was enough.

Lady Jia Zhang hid in her house, watching everything happening in the yard through the window.

Watching everyone smiling as they took the money, her heart bled, "This is all my money."

Their family’s Dongxu took care of Yi Juehu in his old age, shouldn’t all of his money have been Dongxu’s?

But now look, it’s been snatched away by that damned girl Zhang Yu, how could she not be infuriated?

But she didn’t have the courage to go out there, once she started to make noise, Zhang Yu definitely wouldn’t let her off easy.

Angry and frustrated, Lady Jia Zhang could only relieve some of her hatred towards Zhang Yu by continuously cursing under her breath.