Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1924 - 1925: Passerby Girl Intellectual Youth 67
When Zhang Yu woke up in the morning, she quickly tidied herself up and then rushed to the hospital with Zhang Jie.
Before they even left the residential area, they heard people in the compound talking about how the committee mobilized last night, "The committee had quite a harvest yesterday, I heard they even dispatched two trucks."
Everyone gasped at the news, "Really that much?"
"Yeah, that’s what the Lin Family’s boy said."
Hearing that it was the Lin Family’s boy who said it, everyone knew that even though there might be some exaggeration, it was still somewhat true since he worked at the committee.
"Looks like the committee’s gifts this year are pretty good." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Zhang Yu and Zhang Jie exchanged a glance and continued towards the hospital. The neighbors, who initially wanted to chat with the siblings, were too caught up in the juicy news to talk to them.
After leaving the residential area, Zhang Jie whispered, "I wonder if Wang Yan went yesterday."
Zhang Yu wasn’t sure about this, "I reckon there’s a high possibility." Someone’s life at home wasn’t exactly easy.
"But it has nothing to do with us." Zhang Yu figured that when the Wang Family found out there was no rice left at home, they’d surely be furious and might even come looking for her.
Zhang Jie acknowledged, "I know."
When the siblings arrived at the hospital, they chatted with Zhang Wei for a bit before accompanying him and Yao Ying to the surgery room.
Seeing Yao Ying’s tired face, Zhang Yu knew she hadn’t rested well the previous night. It was understandable, given such a big event happened suddenly without any mental preparation, it was impossible to act unaffected.
"Mom, go and rest for a while. Xiao Jie and I will wait outside."
"Mom, when Dad comes out of the surgery room, we’ll need to take long-term care of him." Knowing Yao Ying would insist on waiting outside for Zhang Wei, they began discussing the situation with her.
Yao Ying knew Zhang Yu was right, that busy times were ahead. She sighed helplessly, "I’ll go rest for now."
With Zhang Wei already down, she couldn’t afford to collapse. Otherwise, the two kids wouldn’t know what to do.
Zhang Jie thought Yao Ying wouldn’t listen to their advice, but surprisingly, she did when Zhang Yu spoke.
Zhang Jie looked at Zhang Yu, puzzled. The latter shrugged, "Maybe Mom thinks I made sense."
Haha, Zhang Jie scoffed, "Yeah, right."
"Didn’t what I say to Mom make sense before?" Clearly, he made valid points, but Mom didn’t seem to believe him.
Well, having been a mother once, Zhang Yu was quite experienced, "Perhaps you think it makes sense, but Mom doesn’t think it makes sense when you say it."
Uh, with such an explanation, Zhang Jie was at a loss for words, looking suspiciously at Zhang Yu, deeply doubting that she was conning him.
Knowing someone didn’t believe her, Zhang Yu shrugged, "Then what do you think is the reason?"
Zhang Jie thought for a moment, but couldn’t come up with any reason, "Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore."
"Sis, about Dad’s condition..." Zhang Jie said worriedly, glancing at the surgery room. Despite being a normally busy surgery room, Zhang Wei was the only one undergoing surgery at this time.
Zhang Yu held Zhang Jie’s hand, "Everything will be fine."
"Our dad has always been lucky." Back then, the original host didn’t notice anything wrong, and Zhang Wei managed to live another ten years. Since they discovered the problem early this time, and with everything going well, he should live even longer than that.
Zhang Wei nodded, "That’s right, our dad’s fine and will definitely be okay."
That’s what they thought, but they were still nervous. Zhang Jie kept pacing in front of the surgery room, unable to stay still.
Zhang Yu was slightly calmer than him but still very worried.
Yao Ying rubbed her eyes and came over, "He hasn’t come out yet." She had already taken a short nap, wondering why it was taking so long.
Zhang Yu didn’t expect Yao Ying to wake up so soon, "He hasn’t come out yet, but, Mom, did you manage to sleep?"
"I did sleep, but not very well. Your dad is in surgery; I just can’t calm down." Yao Ying was still worried.
Zhang Yu guessed Yao Ying probably hadn’t really slept, but knowing that persuading her further would be pointless, she just waited together by the surgery room.
Not long after, the doctor came out of the surgery room, "The surgery went very well."
"The tumor has been removed."
"As for the specific condition, we’ll need to wait for the biopsy results."
"The patient will be under observation in the surgery room for a bit. If there are no complications, he should be out in about an hour."
After thanking the doctor repeatedly, they continued to wait outside the surgery room. An hour later, Zhang Wei was wheeled out.
With the nurse’s help, they carefully transferred Zhang Wei to the hospital bed, then waited for him to wake up.
Zhang Yu checked, "Mom, I’ll go fishing. Since Dad hasn’t woken up yet, you should rest for a bit."
"Xiao Jie, you stay with Dad," Zhang Yu advised.
Zhang Jie nodded. Regardless of the condition, after such a major surgery, he needed to recuperate properly.
Zhang Yu went fishing with her fishing rod, completely unaware that Wang Yan’s parents were storming towards their home.
At this hour, most people had gone to work, but many housewives were at home. The hot topic of conversation today was, of course, about the committee’s mobilization last night and Zhang Wei’s surgery.
The Wang Family came in a rage, naturally drawing attention from the residents, especially when they heard them looking for Zhang Yu.
Looking at this ensemble, what’s the situation? "What are you looking for that Zhang Family’s girl for?"
"She tricked my daughter into stealing things from our house for her," Father Wang said angrily.
What? Zhang Yu tricked his daughter into stealing? Everyone was baffled, "Who is your daughter?"
If it were a boy being tricked into stealing from home, it might be understandable, albeit surprising. But Zhang Yu was a girl, and the other party was a girl too.
People really couldn’t understand what was going on, and seeing the baffled old neighbors, okay, it wasn’t just them who couldn’t understand.
"My daughter is Wang Yan," Father Wang announced.
Wang Yan? An old lady repeated the name a few times, "Why does it sound so familiar?"
"Well..." An old lady from Zhang Yu’s building piped up, "I know who it is now."
"The girl who came over to Zhang Yu’s place around six yesterday, claiming to comfort her, was actually there to laugh at her," she exclaimed.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately recalled who she was, "The girl who couldn’t get enough food at home and wanted Little Yu to feed her, right?"
"That girl, right, who was always hanging around the entrance to the residential area, she never seemed like a good person."
"Oh, my grandson goes to the same school as Little Yu, and I heard this girl is always tricking Zhang Family’s girl into giving her things."
"And they say Zhang Family’s girl tricked that girl? Hmph," the old lady scoffed, "Who knows who tricked who."
