Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 849 - 850: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 98

Chapter 849: Chapter 850: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 98

After finishing work the next day, Zhang Yu didn’t go straight home, but instead visited a tea house.

Upon entering, a person approached, "Hello, may I ask if you are Zhang Yu?"

Zhang Yu nodded, "Yes."

"Follow me, Miss Lou has already arrived," the other party whispered.

Zhang Yu followed her to the door of a private room, and the person gestured for Zhang Yu to enter.

Gently pushing the door open, Lou Xiao’e was already inside, "You’ve arrived, I’ve ordered a cup of green tea for you."

"Thank you," Zhang Yu gently closed the door.

"Thank you for everything," Lou Xiao’e didn’t beat around the bush and pushed an envelope toward her, "This is a courtyard house with one entrance, located in Nan Guluo Alley."

"The method to open the secret room is also in the envelope."

"A secret room?" Zhang Yu was a little puzzled, her heart filled with surprise, could it be that the Lou family had given her a thank-you gift as well.

"There are some items inside that my family hasn’t dealt with."

"You can rest assured, this house has no connection to my family." Wealthy families, especially those in such circumstances, would surely leave a way out.

"Also, a couple will soon move in; they’re from the Mainland, coming to Capital City to help with the construction, and they will live here for a few years."

"As for the arrangements after that, it’s up to your choice," Lou Xiao’e knew that it wasn’t good for the house to remain empty all the time.

"As for the belongings, don’t worry, the previous occupants were ordinary people, no one will be watching," she said.

Zhang Yu knew that the arrangements made by the Lou family were very thorough, "Thank you, really, thank you."

"I should be the one thanking you, otherwise I would never have known that Xu Damao is sterile, nor would I have seen his true face."

Lou Xiao’e took a deep breath, "Of course, I’m also thankful to you, otherwise my family wouldn’t have known if we could leave."

"Are you ready to go?" If the Lou family had previously chosen not to leave, it was because Lou Bancheng was reluctant to leave his ancestral roots, and he was worried about leaving Lou Xiao’e alone in the Mainland.

Now that Lou Xiao’e has divorced Xu Damao, she can follow her parents and leave.

Lou Xiao’e nodded, just as she was about to mention the date of departure, Zhang Yu cursed her, "Don’t tell me."

"Don’t tell anyone, you should leave as soon as possible."

"After you get there, go and further your education."

"Harbor City is currently a great opportunity for development."

"If fate allows, we shall meet again one day."

According to the plot, after the movement ends, Lou Xiao’e returns to the Mainland to invest, and of course, she then becomes a target for exploitation by Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu.

But now that Qin Huairu is with Xu Damao, and Sha Zhu didn’t have a child with Lou Xiao’e, even if she returns, she won’t have any contact with them.

"Alright, I also hope to be able to come back, my father has always said, ’return to the roots,’" Lou Xiao’e said with less confidence than Zhang Yu.

"You go first, I’ll leave later," Lou Xiao’e knew that once their family left, the authorities would definitely investigate.

This time they met without letting outsiders see, and even their means of contact was very covert, but she dared not take any chances.

Zhang Yu had helped her family a lot, and she couldn’t bring her any trouble.

Zhang Yu stood up and hugged Lou Xiao’e again, "Take care, we will all be fine."

"Once you get to Harbor City, study hard and improve yourself."

"If you find the right man, just marry him. Not everyone is like Xu Damao."

As one of the few good people in the quadrangle, she didn’t end up with a good outcome, Zhang Yu really hoped she could have a better one.

Remarry? Having gone through marriage with Xu Damao, even now knowing she’s capable of bearing children, even though she’s still young, she truly lacks the courage to marry again.

"But you don’t know what kind of person the other party is."

Alright, you can tell just by hearing this, that a failed marriage really frightened this young girl.

"If you don’t know what the other person is like, and you’re worried it’ll be the same as with Xu Damao, then it’s simple—don’t get married."

"What’s the purpose of marriage anyway, isn’t it to have a child? After all, the Lou family has a large business and legacy, it’s impossible for there not to be a child to continue the lineage."

Lou Xiao’e kept nodding, "Exactly, that’s what my dad thinks too. He said he could overlook the conditions of my man, but I must have a child."

"Then find someone who pleases you, for instance, someone handsome, with a good height, and smart too, to have a child with."

"Whether or not you get married isn’t important, and they won’t fight you for the child." Even if you marry, whether or not they’ll agree for the child to carry the Lou surname is another issue altogether.

If that’s the case, then don’t marry at all, and the child born will definitely carry the mother’s surname.

"Can I really do that?" What Lou Xiao’e wanted to say was, isn’t this pregnancy out of wedlock?

You can imagine how many people will gossip behind your back.

"Why not, you have money, you can do whatever you want."

"Why should you care about what other people think? If you feel it’s right, that’s all that matters. Besides, once your career takes off, the worst they can do is jealously call you a strong, assertive woman that no one wants to marry."

"But do you really need to care about what they say?"

"Can they provide you with money to spend or will they give orders to your family business? If they can’t do that, then they should shut up."

"Xiao’e sister, no matter what, remember this, your happiness is what’s most important."

"Everyone else doesn’t really matter."

"Alright, be happy and have a safe trip. I won’t see you out."

Zhang Yu didn’t look back, she simply left the private room and headed to the front desk, buying some pastries—the pastries here were quite delicious, not only did Zhang Yu like them, but Zhang Li did too.

Zhang Li checked the time, thinking Zhang Yu should be home by now, but unexpectedly, even half an hour after the end of work hours, she hadn’t seen her, and the young girl started to panic.

Just as she was getting anxious, she finally heard some noise at the door, and looking out, she saw Zhang Yu had returned.

"Sis, how come you’re back now?" Zhang Li let out a sigh of relief.

"Didn’t I remember that it’s been a while since we bought pastries? I knew a place where the pastries are unbeatable, just a bit pricey." Zhang Yu presented the pastries to Zhang Li.

Zhang Li looked at the sudden appearance of the pastries, overjoyed, "Sis, you went to buy pastries?"

"I really love eating them." Zhang Li said excitedly, "Sis, I have a surprise for you too, I went fishing today."

Went fishing? Ah, Zhang Yu was truly surprised, "Why didn’t you tell me?"

"Didn’t Third Master go fishing today? I figured I had nothing pressing, so I went along with Third Master."

"I never expected, but I actually caught three or four small fish. They’re not big but are edible."

"I thought about it and decided to make fish soup just like the one you made last time, sister."

"That sounds good." Zhang Yu knew she had gone fishing with Yan Fugui and was reassured.

"But to think he would actually take you along?" Their family buys fish from Yan Fugui every week; wouldn’t that old guy be worried that if Zhang Li became a fishing expert, she would no longer buy from him?