Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 867 - 868: 1960s Quadrangle 116

Chapter 867: Chapter 868: 1960s Quadrangle 116

Everyone was still discussing whether Zhang Li was returning for a short stay or for good when new information came out again.

"Going to work at the High Court?"

"And also becoming a university professor?"

Everyone was stunned, "Doesn’t that mean she can draw two salaries?"

"Indeed."

"Studying can also make money." Everyone envied that. Just before, some had said that Zhang Yu was a fool to spend so much money on Zhang Li’s university education, only for her to earn less than those who did business after elementary school.

They still didn’t know that Zhang Li wasn’t just earning these two salaries; she was also going to make money as a consultant, which was the bulk of it.

Previously, everyone discussed how Zhang Li, at her age, was still unmarried; in their mouths, Zhang Li was a woman who couldn’t be married off.

Now, who would still care about Zhang Li’s age? Not to mention anything else, just for the sake of Zhang Li’s salary, there would be no problem at all.

They began to rack their brains to see if there were any suitable young men around, regardless of whether Zhang Li would take an interest, they felt trying was worthwhile.

What if Zhang Li took a fancy to the young man they introduced? Wouldn’t that make their own family prosper?

In their daydreams, they completely forgot that when Zhang Li, who hadn’t even passed university and was working in a textile factory, had disdainfully declined the suitors they introduced.

Now that she had studied abroad and seen the big world, would she be interested in the young men they introduced?

Before they found a suitable young man, they heard from a colleague at Zhang Yu’s Courtyard Houses that they were distributing wedding candies for Zhang Li.

Everyone was stunned, and then they began to inquire about Zhang Li’s partner.

When they heard about the other party, they were absolutely shocked, "What, the partner also studied abroad?"

"Working at a research institute?"

Well, once everyone learned that the other party was also an overseas-educated university student, they compared with their own candidates.

Alright, this was enough to completely overshadow the suitors they introduced.

They originally thought Zhang Li would move out since she was already married, but unexpectedly she not only didn’t move out but also stayed in the courtyard houses.

Everyone was stunned, then various rumors started cropping up again.

Zhang Yu and others of course heard these rumors, but as always, continued without explanation.

The Zhang Sisters didn’t come forward to clarify, including Zhang Li’s husband who was also very busy; they occasionally saw him, but it was always a hurried visit, never stopping to chat.

Without the principals coming forward, no matter how much the others wanted to gossip, there was no one to engage with, and gradually, no one chatted anymore.

Plus, they now lacked the time and energy to care about these things, they were now focused on which company was not performing well, which could not pay salaries, and which was letting people go.

In the midst of various worries, they had no time to pay attention to Zhang Yu, and were even less likely to know that Zhang Yu and others, through various means, had gradually acquired control of the courtyard houses.

Looking at a large pile of property deeds, "Alright, everything is in hand."

Zhou Yi looked at the pile of property deeds, giving Zhang Yu a thumbs-up, "Wife, you are amazing."

Initially, when Zhang Yu mentioned it, he really wasn’t hopeful, given that the property rights were too scattered, some owned by individuals, some by the streets, others by institutions, and multiple institutions at that.

Yet, Zhang Yu managed to secure them one by one over the years.

"Wife, you are really amazing. So, what about us?" Zhou Zhitao knew how much such a large courtyard house outside was worth.

Zhou Zhitao took a deep breath, "The money I make in a lifetime wouldn’t be enough to buy one set of courtyard houses."

"Me too."

"Let’s go get the big property certificate."

"Then find a construction team to properly restore it." Each time she enters the Courtyard Houses, seeing the illegal constructions and the houses that are about to collapse due to poor management, isn’t she anxious?

But she can only keep calm, must not show it, just worrying that if it leaks, someone might compete with her for the house.

Finally having completed this task, "Today, let’s go have a good meal."

Zhang Li is in the legal profession, she stood out and said she would handle it, "For the renovation, let’s use the same contractor that I used for my house."

Zhang Li and her husband have money, last year they bought a courtyard house nearby, right in front of Zhang Yu’s property.

For the convenience of going home, when Zhang Li refurbished it, she specifically made a back door, "Our home will have fronts and backs."

When everyone saw all of Zhang Yu’s family moving their belongings to Zhang Li’s place, they were stunned to realize that Zhang Yu had bought the entire Courtyard Houses.

"This, this, must have cost a lot of money?"

"Courtyard Houses are valuable, very valuable." People around selling courtyard houses can more or less know some of the prices of houses on sale.

"Does Zhang Yu’s family really have that much money?" Some people started to consider if there was a way to leverage this situation for their gain.

"She had already bought several sets of houses in the Courtyard Houses, then buying a few more completes the set."

"She bought them one by one." Someone calculated roughly in their mind, estimating the money Zhang Yu spent on acquiring the Courtyard Houses.

Really, you wouldn’t know unless you calculated—it’s a shocking price.

This approach really works; although buying the complete Courtyard Houses in one go is unaffordable, buying them one by one is acceptable.

Unfortunately, this method of operation, once someone does it, it becomes difficult for others to replicate.

Especially if someone holds onto the property certificate, knowing that you want to complete a whole set, they just won’t sell it to you unless you offer a high price.

Forget it, no use thinking about it, and most importantly, even buying houses one by one requires quite a bit of money, let alone in times when even affording meals is troublesome, where would the money for buying houses come from.

Zhang Li helped Zhang Yu to change the property certificate, the staff at the housing bureau were stunned when they saw such a stack of property certificates, then changed to one for the Courtyard Houses.

Working here, they can roughly estimate the market selling price of such a large Courtyard Houses.

Even if they do not know how much these houses were bought for, seeing the acquisition dates on them, they could roughly estimate how much money was spent.

"How come no one thought of this." After Zhang Li left, someone suddenly blurted out.

"So she succeeded, it will be difficult to replicate this in the future." Doing the same thing again would be challenging.

Everyone took a deep breath, "Yes." Those of us working in the housing bureau hadn’t thought of this, let alone other people.

Zhang Yu didn’t care how others thought, she could complete this task because she knew some details about the Courtyard Houses, otherwise she really wouldn’t dare.

"We have our retirement home now."

Zhou Zhitao hugged Zhang Yu, continuously nodding, "Right, right, right."

Zhang Li also nodded, "Yes, sister, we will retire here."

In her life, Zhang Li has been to many places, seen many places more beautiful than the Capital City, but she still loves the place where she grew up.

And to retire near Zhang Yu’s place gives her peace of mind, she also believes, if their parents were still alive, they would be very happy.