Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 803 - 804: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 52

Chapter 803: Chapter 804: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 52

The two sisters lay on the lounge chairs, staring at the sky to pick out the stars they felt represented Zhang Hao and his wife.

Just at this moment, someone rushed in shouting along the way, "Sha Zhu has been turned into a eunuch."

"Sha Zhu has become a eunuch."

Zhang Yu had already had this thought; she just hadn’t gotten a definitive answer yet. Now that she knew Sha Zhu was truly ruined, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Even as a child, Zhang Li vaguely understood what a eunuch meant, and her mouth fell open, "Lady Jia Zhang is so fierce."

"She’s just a madwoman. If you’re even fiercer than her, she’ll quiet down," Zhang Yu was not afraid of Lady Jia Zhang in the slightest.

"This is a serious assault," Zhang Yu couldn’t help but lament, not knowing how Sha Zhu would choose to respond.

Everyone was still awake at this hour; hearing the news, they were all stunned and came out from their respective courtyard homes.

"Did I... did I just hear someone say that Sha Zhu has been made a eunuch?"

"Yeah, I heard it too, am I hearing things?"

Fights and injuries are really not uncommon, so no one found this strange.

But now the issue was that Sha Zhu had become a eunuch, which was indeed bombshell news.

"He... he hasn’t gotten married yet, has he?" someone asked, confused.

"It’s not a matter of ’seems’; he hasn’t gotten married at all."

"All he does is hang around the young widow all day, how could he find a wife?"

"Now it’s perfect for him; he won’t be able to...," realizing that children were around, the speaker stopped and didn’t continue, "He can just stay with the young widow."

"In the future, the young widow’s children can take care of him in his old age," someone offered a seemingly reliable suggestion.

With a cold snort from someone aware of Jia Family’s moral standards, "Yeah, as if Sha Zhu can help the little widow raise her children, but..."

"Will Bang Geng be willing to take care of him when he’s old?"

"Just watch, the good days are yet to come."

A person familiar with He Family’s past mused, "Who knows how He Daqing will feel once he knows about this."

Everyone was supposed to be cooling off in the central courtyard, but due to today’s big event, many people were staying in the front courtyard, eager to hear the news firsthand.

The news of Sha Zhu becoming a eunuch shocked everyone in the courtyard houses, and their disdain for Lady Jia Zhang was palpable.

As much as they disliked Sha Zhu, no one wanted to see him become a eunuch, and now there was a real mess.

A neighbor entered the courtyard, paying no attention to the people gathered there, but instead went to the Moon Gate, "Zhang Yu, this thing with Sha Zhu, is it really serious?"

"Of course it’s serious. It’s grave assault. If Sha Zhu decides to pursue it, someone’s going to be dining in for free," Zhang Yu said.

Despite Lady Jia Zhang’s harshness when teaching Sha Zhu a lesson, when she saw him being taken to the hospital, she panicked.

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, she slipped back home. After waiting for a while and noticing no stir, she sneaked out to check on the situation.

As soon as she entered, she heard people say Sha Zhu had become a eunuch, and her joy was indescribable—good, that serves him right, let’s see if Sha Zhu still pines for Qin Huairu now.

Before she could say someone got what they deserved, she heard Zhang Yu say it was a grave assault incident that could lead to re-education behind bars.

This scared Lady Jia Zhang quite a bit. In the past, she thought none of this would be a problem with Yi Zhonghai around.

Now she knows that this old guy is utterly useless, just a piece of trash, "I, I won’t go to prison, I won’t go to prison."

She knows that being locked up is not easy to endure, Jia Dongxu has only been in for a few days, and now he’s lost a lot of weight.

Qin Huairu also heard the noise outside, and just as she was about to step out to inquire about the specifics, she heard Zhang Yu’s words, which also took her by surprise.

As for Lady Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu couldn’t detest her more; if this old guy could be locked up, it would mean a few years of peace for the family.

"Qin Huairu, go find Sha Zhu, don’t let him report to the police." Lady Jia Zhang watched for a long time, then grabbed Qin Huairu, forcing her to plead with Sha Zhu.

The neighbors who were enjoying the spectacle watched Lady Jia Zhang commanding Qin Huairu, their jaws dropping in disbelief, "No way."

This was no small matter; it was about the legacy of the family, especially concerning the pride of men.

A man can be without money, but he absolutely cannot be without self-respect; over time, people will point fingers and gossip.

"For such a big issue, does it all depend on Qin Huairu alone?" Some laughed at the thought.

"Who doesn’t know that Sha Zhu likes this kind of thing? Otherwise, why would he help the Qin family out when so many others are having a hard time too?"

"Exactly. I’ve never seen anyone so well-fed and plump while claiming life is hard."

Even on someone else’s turf, they didn’t hold back their remarks since they weren’t afraid of anything. What if Yi Zhonghai was a Seventh-Level Fitter? No, now he’s not even that, he’s a Level Sixth Fitter.

There was even less reason for them to be afraid; what they said was, after all, the truth.

"Some people just like it, and now, alas, there’s the will but not the strength," they shook their heads continuously.

They were also wondering whether Sha Zhu would really forgive Lady Jia Zhang; if even this could be forgiven, then Sha Zhu would indeed be an exceptional character.

Listening to people’s discussions, Lady Jia Zhang was in a very bad mood, already restless about Sha Zhu’s matter.

And now these people were even mocking her, which made it impossible for Lady Jia Zhang to tolerate.

She charged over, "I let you talk nonsense, I let you laugh at me."

The inhabitants of the quadrangle yard would put up with Lady Jia Zhang because Yi Zhonghai was biased, but now, in the outer courtyard, they feared nothing.

Without any courtesy, they kicked Lady Jia Zhang out, "Damn old hag, what’s the matter? You screwed with Sha Zhu’s family line, and now you want to lay hands on me?"

Everyone could see Lady Jia Zhang’s true intent was to strike at their private parts, which shocked everyone in the quadrangle yard, especially the men.

No matter the age, nobody wanted to face such a situation where people could end up shouting so-and-so has become a eunuch.

How could one face others after that? Even without leaving home to go to work, people would come knocking just to ridicule.

"No way, we must call the police, otherwise I’m really worried what Lady Jia Zhang might do to me."

Originally, they didn’t care what Lady Jia Zhang did to Sha Zhu; neither of them were decent folks.

But now, if Lady Jia Zhang could lash out at other neighbors, simply because they said things she didn’t want to hear...

"That’s right. If we don’t get her locked up this time, would we even dare to come outside later?"

"You mustn’t..." Upon hearing they were going to call the police, Liu Haizhong clearly disagreed, standing up to appeal to everyone, "For the sake of the quadrangle yard’s reputation..."

"Give it up. You’re not the Second Master anymore. Director Wang said there’s no Uncle Steward in our compound," someone directly rebutted without any politeness.

"Also, if I end up like Lady Jia Zhang, will you bear all the consequences, including the medical expenses?"

Liu Haizhong wouldn’t want to accept responsibility; he hemmed and hawed for a long time, and the other person, unwilling to keep waiting, pushed him aside and went directly to call the police.