Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 819 - 820: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 68

Chapter 819: Chapter 820: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 68

Zhang Yu brought some local specialties back from Baocheng and delivered them to Director Wang’s home, while also bringing Zhang Li’s luggage home.

When the sisters arrived home with the luggage, it coincided with the rush hour of the steel rolling mill winding down its operations.

Everyone who saw the long-unseen Zhang Yu greeted her, "Back from a business trip?"

Zhang Yu nodded, "Yes, back from a trip."

Zhang Yu knew that everyone used to treat her as a child, even though she had become the head of the Zhang family, and even though she had been working at the steel rolling mill, people still saw her as a child.

But the changes she had undergone these days, including saving the house, saving jobs, refurbishing the house, and other actions, all told everyone that Zhang Yu was indeed capable of upholding the Zhang family’s doorway, and so they no longer treated her as a child.

Just as the Zhang sisters got home, they bumped into Bang Geng, who took one glance at them and hurried into the house with his head down.

Zhang Yu always found that kid’s running posture weirdly unexplainable, so she took a few more looks.

Zhang Li noticed Zhang Yu’s gaze, "Sis, what’s wrong?"

Seeing her sister staring at him made the younger girl feel uncomfortable.

"I just think that Bang Geng’s running pose is a bit strange."

Zhang Li took a look and acknowledged with an "oh," "Must have been beaten up."

"Ever since his grandma turned Sha Zhu into an eunuch, people have often made unpleasant remarks, and Bang Geng often gets into fights because of it."

Zhang Li sighed, "Anyway, I really don’t understand him; he clearly can’t win, yet he insists on fighting."

"His head is filled with water."

"What’s more, he keeps losing fights. Doesn’t he know to reflect a bit, to improve himself? He just fights recklessly."

Zhang Li sighed resignedly, "What can I say, it’s just that someone has no brains."

Zhang Yu was amused by Zhang Li’s description, "That’s right, he has no brains."

"I didn’t buy groceries today, so let’s just have noodles at home." After a bumpy ride back, having reported to work, and after getting busy at home without proper rest, she couldn’t be bothered to cook.

"Noodles are good." Zhang Li had absolutely no objections.

So the two sisters each had a bowl of plain noodles, in Zhang Yu’s view, it was indeed a very simple meal.

Passing neighbors seeing them eating plain noodles didn’t know how to hide their jealousy.

In those days, being able to eat a bowl of plain noodles was already considered a luxury.

"The Zhang family has a solid foundation."

No one thought there was anything excessive about Zhang Yu eating this. Everyone knew the Zhang couple were good earners and had left compensation money after their death; they certainly had plenty of money on hand.

Thinking of this, someone’s eyes lit up, "What do you think about introducing a partner to Zhang Yu? "

"Introduce a partner? With her fierce demeanor?"

"Forget it, which family’s boy would like that?" Even though some people might choose a strong-willed daughter-in-law so she won’t be easily bullied by others.

But the kind of strong-willed daughter-in-law people talked about definitely didn’t include a skilled fighter.

Sha Zhu with all his formidable strength was nonetheless instantly defeated by Zhang Yu; these days, how many average boys could suppress Zhang Yu?

"That’s because she’s not married. Once she’s married, she’ll have to obey her wife," some still believed that Zhang Yu would change after getting married.

"Just think about it, the Zhang family’s house is so big, the money left by Zhang Hao and his wife."

"She not only has an urban hukou but also works in the finance department of the steel rolling mill."

"Ask around in Capital City, how many can rival Zhang Yu’s conditions?"

"Even if some have better conditions, if they have a brother at home, how much could their own family help out?"

No matter how good the conditions of the girl’s family are, most benefits are reserved for the boys at home. They wouldn’t give them to the girls, especially not the house.

"Once Zhang Li gets married, we’ll have the big house to ourselves and can bring the in-laws to live with us."

In those days, many people were quite simple and honest, but even the simplest of them knew how to scheme.

Not just Third Master’s family noticed the golden girl Zhang Yu, but other households in the courtyard and even many coworkers at the steel mill had taken note.

"Zhang Yu also has a job at the textile factory in her hands, which can be kept for someone from her husband’s family later."

Everyone had heard Zhang Yu mention that the job at the textile factory was reserved for Zhang Li, but they didn’t take it seriously. How could a girl who was destined to marry off be as important as someone from her husband’s family?

After eating his fill, Zhang Yu watched Zhang Li go to wash the dishes and relaxed on a recliner, entering a time of wisdom, "Xiao Li..."

Just as he was about to say something, he couldn’t stop sneezing. Someone must be talking about him.

"Could it be the two bowls of noodles just now?" Zhang Yu didn’t think the dinner was excessive, and it was only with Zhang Li’s reminder that he realized how having a bowl of white noodles was actually a real treat.

Many times, many people can’t even have a bowl of noodles for their birthday, and that’s when Zhang Yu realized that she was out of touch with reality once again.

Sigh, such a small mistake really shouldn’t be made. It’s a good thing the family has a solid foundation. Plus, she had just returned from a business trip, so saying it was to improve the meal, nobody made much of it.

If white noodles were eaten frequently, that would truly be too ostentatious.

Fortunately, they’ll soon have their own separate household, so even if they eat in the yard, there’s no need to worry about being seen by others.

When it comes to eating meat, though, one must be particularly careful. Especially with the aroma, once it wafts out, surely numerous people would come snooping.

At this moment, Zhang Yu deeply felt that what they were lacking was just a space. If there were such a space, these problems wouldn’t exist. They could grow vegetables, fruit trees, raise fish and chickens, and so on in the space.

At the very least, having a space to store things would be good. It’s a pity they had nothing of the sort; aside from being careful, they just had to keep being careful.

Zhang Yu once again put caution at the forefront, "Xiao Li, do you have your final exams tomorrow?"

The little girl was about to face her finals, followed by the summer break that children look forward to the most.

Zhang Li nodded incessantly, clearly in a great mood, "Yes, I have my finals coming right up."

Don’t look at Zhang Li’s decent grades; when it comes down to it, no child truly loves going to class.

Her expression alone told how happy Zhang Li was. "How do you plan to spend your summer break?"

Zhang Yu was truly curious about how children nowadays spent their summer break. Would they call friends to go out and play? Or stay home and read books? However, seeing how happy Zhang Li looked, the thought of her studying on her own was out of the question.

Zhang Yu was considering whether to let Zhang Li skip grades and go to a technical secondary school before the wind of change picked up.

Starting a job after graduating from a technical secondary school was indeed better than after high school, with higher starting wages, unless one could go to university.

Considering the timing, Zhang Li might just catch the tail end of the college entrance examination. But even if she managed to get into university, all sorts of demons and monsters would emerge, making it impossible to truly focus on studies.

It would be better to let her work in the textile factory, avoiding the fate of becoming intellectual youth. Of course, before that, she needs to be exposed to rural life properly.

Otherwise, if some so-called friend bewitched her and she got the idea to become an intellectual youth, that would be a complete disaster.