Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1022 - 1023: The Lonely Village Girl 67

When Zhang Yu arrived at work, just after finishing cleaning, she saw Xiao Qiao preparing to end his shift.

"Xiao Qiao." Zhang Yu called out to Xiao Qiao, who was about to go for a stroll.

Many people directly go home to rest after night shifts, but Xiao Qiao, unlike the others, would join everyone for another round and then head home.

According to him, he would just rest when he got home anyway, having nothing to do, so he might as well take another walk here.

Xiao Qiao looked at her, puzzled. "Soon." Zhang Yu had the courage to ask Xiao Qiao but didn’t have the confidence to say it in front of everyone.

If he agreed, it would be all joy and happiness, everything would be fine, even if colleagues overheard it would be okay.

But if he rejected her, she would lose face. Even if Xiao Qiao agreed unwillingly just to save her face, would that truly make her happy?

Although Xiao Qiao didn’t understand what Zhang Yu wanted from him, seeing the expression on the little girl’s face, he thought for a moment and asked his colleagues to go ahead with the inspection.

After seeing the colleagues leave, Zhang Yu asked in a low voice, "What do you think of me?"

Ah? Xiao Qiao looked at Zhang Yu, not understanding why she would ask such a question, feeling puzzled, unclear about her intention.

"Are you single?" Zhang Yu decided to try another approach.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiao immediately understood. "Do you think I’m suitable?"

Alright, Zhang Yu knew Xiao Qiao got her meaning, and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Why wouldn’t you be?"

"I don’t have a partner, you don’t have a partner either."

"Although I haven’t reached the marriageable age yet, we can get to know each other well now, interact a bit, and when I reach the age."

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, "If you think I’m suitable and I think you’re suitable, then we register for marriage, what do you think?"

Zhang Yu stared at Xiao Qiao, the latter initially quite surprised. He thought no matter what, shouldn’t girls be a bit shy when saying this?

But in Zhang Yu, there really wasn’t this trait—also, if she were timid, she wouldn’t be the Zhang Yu he knew.

"I won’t marry into your family." Xiao Qiao knew Zhang Yu hoped he would marry in.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s face turned pale. Marrying in was the limit, and she felt Xiao Qiao saying this was essentially a polite refusal.

"My grandparents, my parents, they are all gone. If I marry in, the Xiao Family will be left without anyone."

Xiao Qiao wasn’t someone who liked to talk about family matters. Zhang Yu never expected that the absence of family members was because they were all gone.

"Sorry." Xiao Qiao never mentioned it, perhaps because he didn’t want to hear sympathetic words or see sympathetic eyes.

"It’s okay. They died for their ideals, but I can let our second child carry your name." Xiao Qiao offered his answer.

Is this a silver lining? Zhang Yu truly thought Xiao Qiao would reject her, never expecting such a result.

Zhang Yu thought for a moment, "Alright, agreed."

A good man willing to marry in is indeed rare. There probably aren’t many better than Xiao Qiao.

"Not asking your grandma?" Xiao Qiao knew not to be fooled by appearances; for big decisions, although Zhang Yu makes them, many important decisions still require Li Cui’s approval.

Zhang Yu shook her head, "No, I think I can make this decision."

"You don’t know, yesterday noon when you sent me home, grandma mentioned you. In the evening, she mentioned you again, saying how good you are."

"Said if I miss you, I’d regret it. You don’t know, many in the compound are satisfied with you."

"Everyone’s asking where you work; when they found out you work at the police station, their eyes lit up." Zhang Yu chuckled.

Xiao Qiao quietly listened to Zhang Yu speak and suddenly blurted out, "What do you think of me?"

About Xiao Qiao, Zhang Yu didn’t need to think. This question, she thought about yesterday, "You’re handsome."

"Additionally, you have a sense of responsibility. And most importantly, you don’t have elders, and I don’t have parents."

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, "When we argue, we won’t hear people say to me, ’Why are you showing off, why are you being proud? You’re just an orphan without parents.’"

"Not to mention hearing people say I’m someone who’s a jinx to parents." Although feudal superstitions are rejected now, Zhang Yu knows many neighbors in the compound and alleys say this about her privately.

Xiao Qiao never expected Zhang Yu had such concerns too and pulled her into his arm, "Rest assured, I’ll never say that, never."

"No one wishes to be without parents." Xiao Qiao deeply inhaled, recalling the few interactions with his parents.

"Sometimes I wonder, if I could trade all my achievements for one thing, I wish I could trade for my parents to be alive."

"I’d rather they didn’t make contributions; I just wish they could live, see me marry, see my child be born."

Xiao Qiao took a deep breath, "We will definitely be fine."

Zhang Yu kept nodding, "Yes, yes, we definitely can."

"So, are we together now?" Zhang Yu cautiously asked.

Xiao Qiao nodded, "Yes, tonight I’m visiting your home."

Although there are no elders at home, Xiao Qiao knows the etiquettes; without elders to instruct him, he needs to do better.

Ah, just settled the relationship today, and he’s visiting home? Zhang Yu paused, "Okay."

"Fortunately, there’s still some meat at home."

"Grandma almost goes fishing every day. Will you have fish soup or braised fish?" No need to ask; it’s known Xiao Qiao will definitely bring something when visiting.

He arrives with gifts, we can’t be stingy here. Of course, we need to entertain well.

Fish soup, braised fish, Xiao Qiao certainly tasted Li Cui’s cooking, "Can I choose both?"

Xiao Qiao asked nervously, worried the request might be too much.

Too much? Certainly not too much. "Of course, but I’ll tell you this, you won’t often have meat at my place in the future."

"But as for fish, that’s absolutely no problem." Zhang Yu truly worried, "Grandma’s cooking skills are good, but handling fish every day is a bit much."

Zhang Yu first let Xiao Qiao prepare himself, "My family is wealthy, but as you know how the wealth came, many are watching us."

"So even if there’s money, some places we don’t dare to go, fearing someone might report us." Zhang Yu spoke frankly.

There’s also a situation, Zhang Yu thought Xiao Qiao should know, briefly mentioning Feng Hao’s scum-like scheming against her.

For this topic, Zhang Yu really deliberated for a long time, worried Xiao Qiao might be discontent, but she thought it should be discussed.

Xiao Qiao responded, "Yesterday, when I went to your house to deliver things, by the pool in the middle courtyard, there was a boy laughing with a girl who was washing clothes?"

Zhang Yu nodded continuously, "That’s him."

"Indeed quite scummy." Xiao Qiao commented.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing this matter was solved with Xiao Qiao.