Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 838 - 839: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 87

Chapter 838: Chapter 839: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 87

Zhang Yu was so busy that she was dizzy, knowing that once this issue was exposed, the finance department would be swamped.

She never expected to be this busy; she hadn’t foreseen that the impact on the finance department would be so huge.

Out of the finance department’s staff of more than twenty, five or six were gone; 25% of the people were directly taken away.

Of course, the finance department wasn’t really the hardest hit; procurement, warehouse, transportation, and security departments all had people taken away, so the finance department didn’t particularly stand out.

But the finance department was truly busy, with so many accounts to check; working overtime was a very normal pace.

Zhang Yu had already forgotten the feeling of leaving work at normal hours, but luckily it was now summer vacation, and Zhang Li, this girl, could take care of herself, otherwise, Zhang Yu would have been really worried.

Once again, leaving work under the stars, Zhang Yu discovered a crowd gathered at the entrance of her house, which made her anxious, thinking who was blocking her entrances. She hurried over.

She then realized that the group of people kept talking about how well her house was renovated. What’s going on? Are they touring my house as a group?

"What’s going on? How is the renovation of my house?" Zhang Yu asked quietly.

Everyone didn’t expect to see Zhang Yu; they panicked at first, but then thought, what’s there to panic about, "Is your house really renovated like this?"

They gave Zhang Yu a thumbs-up, "It really looks good."

"Mainly, it’s practical."

"Exactly, I think my house could be done the same way."

"It’s just that it costs more money," one person sighed.

Zhang Yu listened quietly throughout and had no intention of speaking. Wanting more rooms without spending money is just wishful thinking.

"By the way, how much did it cost to renovate your house like this?" Some were very interested. Originally, they had not visited Zhang Family’s renovation, and it didn’t feel that big.

But now, after the renovation, it really feels a lot bigger.

"I don’t know about that; much of it was paid by others," Zhang Yu honestly said, although she did spend some money, but the significant part was covered by others.

Everyone remembered Zhang Hao’s job and knew she wasn’t deceiving them.

"Now, thinking back, I really should have agreed to it earlier," one person said after a long silence.

No one spoke at the scene; the job had already been relinquished, and the house had already been renovated. Now to bring up regret was useless.

Zhang Yu laughed on hearing this, "No way, why didn’t you come to me back then?"

"I saw no one was coming to me, so I went to Director Wang later."

Everyone initially just wanted an advantage and didn’t want to be at a loss. They regretted it now, but pity it was too late. In any case, in one word, she definitely wouldn’t indulge them.

Everyone sighed helplessly, initially they just wanted to push a little more, hoping to reluctantly let go of the job for three or four hundred yuan.

"How much money for a job, everyone is not a fool."

"Moreover, one spot for one person, there are only so many positions overall, and my household only has me, a junior college graduate allocated a job by the school, otherwise my family wouldn’t have had a surplus job."

"It’s not easy to find a job nowadays," Zhang Yu indeed knew that Yan Jiecheng and several others were now jobless, doing temporary work.

Now with jobs being so scarce, not to mention in two years time, no matter how an institution is, having a steady job is already quite good.

Everyone kept nodding in agreement, "Exactly, exactly."

Suddenly, parents of children who had graduated middle school and had not yet been assigned a job, gathered together, worriedly starting discussions about their children’s jobs.

Even favoring parents hope their children can find a job, so that before the children get married, they can earn more wages.

Zhang Yu doesn’t engage in such topics; these kinds of topics are bound to stir jealousy.

Zhang Yu walked into the room, "Everyone, have you all finished looking around?"

"It’s getting late, is it time for everyone to go home?" The house renovation is just like this, why won’t people disperse...

They just wouldn’t leave, clearly there was something going on. When Zhang Yu walked in, she saw several people holding onto Zhang Li, talking about how tough their own families have it.

Are they planning on borrowing money? Zhang Yu would definitely not lend money out, even though most of the people are fine, there are always a few nauseating folks around.

Can those who complain about their tough situations to a child be good people?

"Ladies, aunties, and sisters-in-law, you’re telling my sister about how life is hard in your homes, what does a girl like her understand?"

"Besides, in this day and age, everyone’s life is tough; we all live it the same way."

"The rich have their way of living, and the poor have theirs."

"Life goes on like this, if you really feel you can’t go on, you can go to the community center to see if you qualify for poverty assistance."

"The community center will always find solutions and won’t let everyone’s life become impossible to go on."

"By the way, the standard for poverty is five Yuan per capita, if you qualify, you can go straight to the community center."

To everyone’s surprise, Zhang Yu actually came back and spoke in this manner, causing their expressions to become embarrassed.

"Little Yu, you’re back. It’s not like we were looking at your home’s nice renovations and started considering our own circumstances."

"Your brother, too, is getting older, and hasn’t yet married." This person commented, indicating how tough their own family life was, and his face already like a bitter melon, now even more so.

"Sister-in-law, saying this in front of everyone, is that really appropriate? Do you want everyone to think that neither your husband nor your son is capable?" Zhang Yu immediately understood the implication - it was nothing more than a veiled plea for money.

"If neither of them is capable of getting a wife, I remember not long ago there were refugees from outside the city coming, why didn’t they find one for my brother?"

Zhang Yu was very curious, she remembered this quite clearly; the community center staff even came and made announcements.

Her opponent was left speechless by Zhang Yu’s words. What could she say? That they’re from outside, poor, and marrying them doesn’t involve any expenses, they can even get subsidies later?

Plus, people from outside do not have food supplies, their life is even harder. In any case, there are many reasons, but it’s hard to articulate them.

Zhang Yu looked at the other person’s speechless demeanor, "Alright, auntie, if our own child hasn’t been able to get a wife, perhaps we should consider whether our standards are too high."

"Look at Jia Dongxu, couldn’t find a wife in the city initially, ended up marrying a rural girl, and managed to get married just the same."

"The wife he married is great, about to give birth to their third child, listens well to her mother-in-law in every aspect."

In any case, don’t even think about asking to borrow money; that’s just dreaming, and we absolutely won’t indulge them.

Qin Huairu was just on her way to discuss matters with her mother-in-law, strolling back to town, noticed a crowd around the entrance of Zhang Family, and wanted to check out what was happening.

Now, she was hoping something had happened to the Zhang Family, anxious to see how that despicable girl would brag, not expecting to be mentioned.

It was said that initially, the Jia Family had no money and hence had to marry her. Now, she truly regrets it, having had so many choices back then but ending up choosing the worst, she’s almost crying over it.

Qin Huairu couldn’t stay there any longer, not wanting to see everyone pointing fingers and whispering.

Rural people, everyone scoffs, at this time, really not keen on marrying a rural person, "Children’s household registration can’t be done in the city."

Someone quietly stated the biggest problem about marrying a rural wife, initially, it seemed like a decent option, but now, anyone with a bit of capability definitely wouldn’t choose such a wife.

Such a decision could potentially hurt future generations, and it’s not like there are no girls in the city, give a bit more dowry without a house to solve this issue.