Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 795 - 796: 60s Siheyuan 44_1

Chapter 795: Chapter 796: 60s Siheyuan 44_1

Damao could hear Sha Zhu sucking in a breath, "You aware of your own power?"

"Sha Zhu, oh Sha Zhu, you only show off in front of us to regain some face. If you’re so capable, why don’t you fight Zhang Yu?"

"You’re supposed to be the courtyard’s war god," Damao said, clearly in a very good mood today. "I want to eat something to properly celebrate for once."

"Celebrating that someone can finally suppress your arrogance," Damao decided he’d improve his relationship with Zhang Yu from now on.

That way, if Sha Zhu ever thought to bully him again, there would be someone to back him up a little.

Eat something, celebrate a bit? Sha Zhu fumed, then touched his stomach that was already protesting non-stop, "Hungry, really hungry."

Now that it was impossible to bring food back from the canteen, Sha Zhu of course would only have his dinner at home.

For Sha Zhu, who had all three meals in the canteen every day, this was very uncomfortable. His home did have a kitchen, and the pots and pans were there – cooking something simple was an easy task.

But once he looked in the kitchen, he was genuinely startled. Many of the kitchen utensils were gone; there wasn’t even a way to fry dishes.

Of course, that wasn’t the most important part; the worst was that there was barely anything to eat at home. Even if he was a chef, without ingredients, he couldn’t process food.

What to do? Sha Zhu knew that Qin Huairu held all his food tickets. As a chef, he could easily sort out his meals at work, and it was convenient to leave his food supply for the Jia family so that they wouldn’t starve.

But now he couldn’t get the leftovers; not only could he not subsidize the Jia family, but even his own dinner had become a problem.

If only he had been able to have a full meal today, he wouldn’t believe he lacked the strength to fight back. He might even have managed to suppress Zhang Yu.

Yes, precisely because he hadn’t eaten much and his stomach was grumbling, constantly protesting, how could he compete with a well-fed Zhang Yu?

He would surely be crushed without a doubt, and thinking this, Sha Zhu’s mood improved a lot.

"Let it go for today. In a few days, once my wounds heal a bit more and I’m well-fed."

Sha Zhu arrogantly shadowboxed into the air, "I refuse to believe that I, a grown man, really can’t suppress Zhang Yu."

Since ancient times, men have always been stronger than women, and he was surely no exception.

Zhang Li’s mood today was explosively good. Even though Zhang Yu had assured her that she wouldn’t be disappointed, Zhang Li was still a bit anxious.

If they had lost the fight today, just imagine how Sha Zhu would have bragged in front of them; even the Jia family would have become insufferably cocky.

But as it turned out, in front of his own sister, Sha Zhu really didn’t amount to much.

"Sis, you’ve no idea how many people were mentally cheering when you gave Sha Zhu a good beating today." Despite her nerves, Zhang Li kept watching Zhang Yu closely, fearing Sha Zhu might suddenly counterattack.

That man had no sense of martial ethics at all, conceding defeat one moment and then taking advantage of your lowered guard to strike back the next, shamelessly claiming that all is fair in war.

Later, seeing Sha Zhu’s pathetic state and noticing he wasn’t moving, she knew pretending was no longer an option, so she gathered her thoughts and observed the neighbors’ reactions.

Zhang Li recounted everyone’s reaction, "Aside from Yi Zhonghai who still looked a bit tense, even Qin Huairu wore an expression of disgust."

"Despite all the help he had given to the Jia family in the past, if not for him taking them on, he wouldn’t have clashed with you, Sister."

Zhang Li kept shaking her head, unable to understand just how stupid Sha Zhu could be, "No wonder they call him Sha Zhu."

"He doesn’t care about Sister Yushui at all."

Is Sha Zhu stupid? Zhang Yu shook his head with a smile, "How could he be a fool?"

"Xiao Li, you have to remember, just because someone acts foolish, doesn’t mean they really are."

"He has offended many people in the courtyard, and he knows that as long as Yi Zhonghai is the First Elder, he can make a fuss."

"Why, even after receiving numerous complaints at the factory, does he continue to brazenly shake his spoon and openly retaliate against those he dislikes?"

"Even clashing with Deputy Director Li, who is in charge of logistics, because he knows his culinary skills are his confidence."

"When he first went to the steel mill’s kitchen as an apprentice, not to mention later becoming the person in charge of the Third Canteen, he was not so arrogant then."

"His arrogance grew after the previous master chef was poached away, and Sha Zhu, the so-called heir to Tan Family Cuisine, took on the role of the small stove chef, he began to show off."

"Everyone knows the small stove meals at the steel mill are good, which not only speaks to Sha Zhu’s skills but also brought many benefits to the steel mill."

In China, no matter when, a lot of business can be done over meals; the steel mill, such a big factory with so many workers, it’s not an easy task to ensure everyone’s food in this era.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Li nodded incessantly; she understood why Sha Zhu was so full of himself.

"Then sister, why did you confront Sha Zhu that day in the canteen?" No matter how much a commotion is created within the courtyard, it stays within the courtyard, but now Zhang Yu had caused a scene directly at the factory—what would the leaders think?

Zhang Li looked anxiously at Zhang Yu, who patted her head, "Don’t worry, I did it to keep a distance from them."

After all, once Jia Dongxu got his boxed lunch, Qin Huairu would start working in the steel mill. Since she couldn’t bear the burden of being a fitter and without the possibility of promotion, her salary wouldn’t be high.

For the sake of money, she really could do anything; that’s why Sha Zhu would think Qin Huairu was a good person.

Zhang Yu certainly didn’t want her reputation to be dragged down by Qin Huairu, "Of course, it’s also good to annoy Sha Zhu a little."

As for the dissatisfaction of the factory leaders? Zhang Yu really wasn’t worried, "If the workers don’t have enough to eat and cause an accident during work, it would have to be reported."

"Once the superiors come down for an inspection and find out that the canteen staff are taking leftovers home while workers remain hungry, do you think all the leaders, including the Director, would be in a good position?"

"Besides, you’ve forgotten how our dad died." Zhang Yu was certain that as long as she kept her head down in the finance department and had no desire to fight for power, no one would target her, a young girl.

Of course, Zhang Li knew, "Our dad died over the resources of the steel mill."

"Right, so this is our amulet."

"If Lady Jia Zhang speaks ill of our parents again, just slap her directly."

"If someone jumps out to talk about respecting elders, do you know what to do?"

Zhang Li’s nature is still too soft, which is not only her personality but also because she is the youngest daughter at home and has been overly protected by Zhang Hao and his wife.

Zhang Yu felt that this way of protecting Zhang Li was actually detrimental to her growth. In the heart of this little girl, everyone in the courtyard was a good person, and they all got along well.

Listening to Zhang Yu’s instructions, Zhang Li nodded continuously, "Sister, don’t worry, if anyone else speaks ill of our parents, I won’t be polite."

"It doesn’t matter who it is."

"If they dare to complain and criticize me, I’ll go to the street office and find Director Wang."