Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 857 - 858: 1960s Quadrangle 106

Chapter 857: Chapter 858: 1960s Quadrangle 106

After a period of getting to know each other, Zhang Yu and Zhou Zhitao became more familiar, and the relationship between Zhang Li and Zhou Zhitao also grew closer.

On the day Zhang Yu turned twenty, she and Zhou Zhitao went to get their marriage certificate.

Such a significant event like marriage, certainly had to be announced to the neighbors in the courtyard, although the supply of materials had eased a lot and the quota had returned to normal supply.

But when it came to holding a wedding banquet and inviting colleagues from the courtyard, Zhang Yu was very reluctant.

She had already decided to just distribute wedding candy.

When everyone saw Zhang Yu and her husband distributing wedding candy, they were stunned for a moment and said, "Congratulations, congratulations."

They actually wanted to ask when the banquet would be held, but they dared not ask. They knew from their interactions over the days that whenever there was a lively event in the courtyard, Zhang Sisters would come to enjoy the spectacle.

But they also kept their distance from the attitudes of everyone else in the courtyard. Yan Fugui, who had a good relationship with Zhang’s, had quite a few of his fish covered by Zhang’s.

"Little Yu, when are you going to treat us?" Yan Fugui looked at Zhang Yu hopefully.

Zhang Yu was speechless, "Distributing wedding candy means no banquet."

"Nowadays isn’t it advocated to live frugally? We’ve decided to support this policy."

Inviting everyone in the courtyard for a meal? As if she would, "Distributing wedding candy will do."

Okay, since everyone knew Zhang Yu would not host a meal, they dispensed with their expectations.

If it were someone else, they could still tease a bit, but when it came to Zhang Yu, they really didn’t dare.

Zhang Yu was originally not someone to be bullied, not to mention that the man she found is also from the military and worked in the police station; definitely, not someone easy to bully.

Continuing to distribute wedding candies, upon reaching the back court, Qin Huairu struggled to muster a smile when she saw Zhang Yu distributing candy, "Got married, huh? Congratulations."

"Thank you." Zhang Yu knew that Qin Huairu, who married Xu Damao, was leading a very ordinary life.

Xu Damao only gave her 15 yuan a month to cover the expenses for a family of four, and with Bang Geng who really wasn’t an easy child, there had been no shortage of troubles.

For his sake, Qin Huairu could say that she really hadn’t spent little money and hadn’t made few apologies.

Xu Damao never had any liking for this stepson, acting like someone uninvolved every time trouble arose, never thinking about helping out.

Qin Huairu had thought that after leaving the Jia Family and Lady Jia Zhang, her life would be good.

But what she didn’t expect was that life was not at all as she imagined, not flourishing, but rather bleak.

The income was so limited, and the diet couldn’t be too poor, otherwise Xu Damao wouldn’t let her off.

Bang Geng often caused trouble, and every time, she had to spend money to gain the forgiveness of others.

After giving the wedding sweets, Zhang Yu moved on to the next house, really unable to feel sympathy for her.

Under the tutorship and indulgence of Lady Jia Zhang, Bang Geng really had been ruined, but there was still a chance for correction.

If only Qin Huairu could make up her mind, there surely was a chance for rectification.

But every time, she just settled things by spending money, and then perhaps half-heartedly reprimanded him, which Bang Geng never took to heart.

After distributing the wedding candies, Zhang Yu and Zhou Zhitao left together. When they reached the middle court and saw Bang Geng with scars on his face, no need to ask, one would know this guy certainly got into a fight again.

"What are you looking at?" Bang Geng noticed Zhang Yu’s gaze and immediately showed displeasure.

"Can’t I look?" Zhang Yu glared back uncompromisingly, "If you don’t want to be seen, then don’t go outside."

"Or you could just cover your face."

"Really spoiling you." Zhang Yu bluntly retorted.

Bang Geng was of course all kinds of displeased inside, really wanting to teach Zhang Yu a lesson or two, but recalling Zhang Yu’s fighting strength, he chickened out, rolled his eyes a few times, and then turned around to go back to the backyard.

Just as he reached the doorway, "I’m hungry, is there anything to eat?"

Upon hearing Bang Geng’s voice, Qin Huairu felt annoyed, "No."

She had truly given up on this son. No matter how she reasoned with him, telling him life’s difficulties, he always had an indifferent expression as if it had nothing to do with him.

Now Qin Huairu’s only thought was that she must have another child, a child with Xu Damao. After all, the initial diagnosis from the doctor was that he had fertility issues, not that it was completely hopeless.

But the result was that there had been no news, and Qin Huairu could confirm that the chances of Xu Damao fathering a child were really low.

Bang Geng was almost a write-off, and although there was Xiao Dang, in Qin Huairu’s eyes, her son was her reliance; as for Xiao Dang, how much could he really help the family.

Qin Huairu’s current thought was that she must bear a child, and it must be a boy.

And she must make Xu Damao believe it is his child. Qin Huairu felt that achieving this goal was really difficult, but however hard it was, she must achieve it.

Luckily she had given birth before, so even if she didn’t give birth now, no one would suspect her inability to do so, instead, they would think it’s Xu Damao who couldn’t.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu felt enlightened, an idea coming to her mind.

After Zhang Yu got married, both families started living together, increasing the household size and the chores, but for her, things became simpler.

Every day when the couple came home from work, dinner was already prepared, and the household chores were naturally divided among the three of them, allowing Zhang Yu and her spouse to focus on their jobs.

Especially since Zhang Yu had a slight promotion just before giving birth, this really made her happy.

After all, promotion followed by a raise in salary made everyone happy in this era when income was the sole earning.

Especially since the household was about to gain a newcomer, an income increase was a good thing. She had even thought about submitting articles to earn fees, but when the wind rose, the fees disappeared.

With no stimulation from the fees, Zhang Yu also got lazy about submitting articles, verifying numbers at work every day was truly tiring, and she really wasn’t interested in working just for passion.

In her busy daily life, one day as Zhang Yu was returning from work, she happened to see Qin Huairu holding a baby and was stunned.

Qin Huairu also saw her and smiled, "Little Yu, you’re back."

Initially, she wanted to go back and ask what was the matter, but seeing that the person concerned had spotted her, she couldn’t just slip away, so she took a look at the baby.

Although the baby was resting with eyes closed, one could tell the skin was nice, "Whose child is this?"

"Mine." Qin Huairu said smilingly.

What? Her child? This really scared Zhang Yu badly; not to mention the quadrangle courtyard, even a large area around knew Xu Damao could not father children.

By saying this, isn’t Qin Huairu? No, everyone knows this; where would she dare to wrong Xu Damao? Isn’t this just asking for trouble?

Be it Xu Damao or his parents, none of them were easy to deal with. Suddenly Zhang Yu felt that she had missed a lot recently while busy with work and preparing for childbirth.

"Damao can’t father children, and with Bang Geng’s situation, the family still needs a boy. Just right, my younger sister-in-law just gave birth to a boy, so we took him in."

Qin Huairu gently looked at the child in her arms, comparing him to when she first saw Bang Geng.

Just wondering whether they would spoil this child. Every child is a blank slate; what they become in the end depends on the parents.

But these words, she would not say; even if spoken, it’s unlikely that people would listen to the advice.