Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 53 - No House Female Companion 53_1
53: Chapter 53 No House Female Companion 53_1
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On New Year’s Day, after Zhang Yu returned home, she went to the Zhang Family’s house to show up; after all, she had come back and couldn’t just not appear.
To her surprise, the Zhang Family’s house was exceptionally quiet that day, which Zhang Yu found very strange.
It was New Year’s Day, after all, a holiday and a time for celebration.
Shouldn’t there be a bunch of people coming back to have a meal together?
If the front door hadn’t been open, she would have truly thought they had gone out to eat.
There were still a few neighbors around who hadn’t moved, but compared to her last visit, quite a few had already left.
An elderly neighbor was packing her things when she saw Zhang Yu, “Little Yu, you’re back?”
Zhang Yu hummed a response and greeted her, “Did my parents go out?”
“Perhaps they went to the relocation office to discuss the agreement,” the old lady sorted through her things; some couldn’t be taken to the new home but could be sold.
“If an agreement can be signed, just sign it.
There’s no need to keep holding out.”
“Otherwise, once everyone else has moved away, this place will be overrun with thieves and miscreants,” the old lady really didn’t understand what Zhang Dagu and his wife were thinking.
In the past, when many people lived here, even if there were thieves and troublemakers, they wouldn’t be too brazen.
But now, it’s different.
As fewer people live here, the number of those troublemakers has increased, “Just the other day, someone broke in during broad daylight.”
Although it wasn’t something that had happened to her own family, just thinking about it made the old lady feel anxious.
Fortunately, they had already signed the agreement, “I originally thought about moving after the Spring Festival, but now…”
After all, spending an extra day in the old house meant saving one day’s rent, but now it was not about saving money, it was about how to preserve life.
The old lady once again pointed to the almost deserted houses around her, “They’re all packing up too, trying to move out before the Spring Festival.”
“Now with your return, there’s still a bit of liveliness here, but if you wait any longer, you can really say there’s nobody left.”
In his previous life, Zhang Dagu had signed the papers early and moved out before New Year’s Day, so he never encountered such troubles.
As it stood now, this was no longer a safe place, especially with only two elderly people living here.
But what could be done?
Zhang Yu gave a helpless, wry smile, “This really isn’t something I can decide on my own.”
“My parents have their own ideas, and I have no way of persuading them.”
“If I push too much, they’ll definitely think I’m after their money.”
“But still, thank you.
I’ll talk to my older brother and the others later,” Zhang Yu thought if she didn’t know, it might be excusable.
But now that she was aware of the situation, she couldn’t pretend it was none of her concern and needed to discuss it with Zhang Guohua and the others.
Moving really needed to be expedited; otherwise, if real trouble arose, regret would be too late.
“Yes, you should no longer hold out,” the neighboring old lady truly couldn’t understand.
The children of the Zhang Family all seemed quite accomplished, so it baffled her why Zhang Dagu and his wife were so stubborn.
“By the way, do you know your brothers haven’t been back for several weeks now?” the old lady asked Zhang Yu with a hint of gossip in her tone.
What?
Zhang Guohua and the others hadn’t been back for several weeks?
Zhang Yu looked at her in astonishment, “You’re saying my brothers haven’t come back?”
“Not even on the weekends?” Zhang Yu couldn’t hide her shock; after all, Zhang Dagu was someone who cared a great deal about his image.
If it were true that Zhang Guohua and the others hadn’t been back for weeks, wouldn’t their father give them an earful?
He would usually complain about everything.
But this time there were no complaints at all.
Could it be they realized complaining was useless, and it would only amuse her to see their predicament?
Well, if she knew, she’d definitely see it as a joke.
“I don’t know, every time I call home, I just ask about their health.”
“But they haven’t come back, maybe they’re busy.”
“After all, it’s the end of the year.” Zhang Yu wasn’t whitewashing Zhang Guohua and the others; there was simply no need to kick them while they were down.
No matter what, they’re still family; you have to present a united front to the outside world.
After all, the old neighbors had already seen plenty of jokes; she really didn’t need to get involved at this point.
When the neighbor next door heard Zhang Yu’s reply, they couldn’t help but curl their lip and think to themselves, no wonder she was driven out by Zhang Guohua and the others, she really doesn’t stand up for herself.
They had wanted to mention that, with her household registration here and without a house of her own outside, she was entitled to ask for a share of the property.
But given Zhang Yu’s demeanor, even if they told her this, could she really keep the house?
She’d probably get outplayed by Zhang Guohua and the others anyway, and since they had to remain neighbors, it wasn’t worth making an effort for no gratitude.
Unable to go inside, Zhang Yu, after waiting at the door for a while, felt she couldn’t wait any longer; she had her own matters to attend to.
Zhang Yu told the neighbor next door she had something to do and had to step out for a bit.
The neighbor found it very strange, not understanding why Zhang Yu had to leave after having just arrived home.
Being old neighbors, they knew that Zhang Yu usually didn’t have friends and seldom went out.
When everyone learned that Zhang Yu had errands to run, their first thought was whether she might have gotten a boyfriend.
She got a boyfriend?
These people sure had wild imaginations.
Zhang Yu shook her head, “No, I think being alone is quite nice.”
“I’m just going out to look at houses.
My mom said my registration is here, and I can get a house, but they can’t sign for it.”
The old neighbor thought that Zhang Dagu and the others wouldn’t tell Zhang Yu this, and instead would try to get her to move her registration elsewhere.
They didn’t expect that Zhang Yu actually knew about it.
But they were also surprised, since Zhang Yu was aware, “Then why are you still going out to buy a house?”
See, this was one reason she wasn’t eager to claim the resettlement house.
They were all old neighbors; those who took the resettlement houses would inevitably have to continue as neighbors.
For Zhang Yu, if given the choice, she really didn’t want to keep living among them.
Any tiny issue at home would immediately become the talk of the town.
“My brothers have heavy burdens, while I’m just one person; the pressure isn’t great on me.”
“If I took a house, and they did too, they’d end up paying a lot of money.”
“I’m somewhat capable now, I can buy a house on my own.
Given this, I prefer not to compete with them.”
Zhang Yu was truly impressed with herself; she was genuinely a good person.
Ah, when the surrounding neighbors heard that Zhang Yu was actually going out to buy a house at such a critical time, they all wondered if there was some hidden story.
They never expected Zhang Yu to say such a thing, and it really startled them quite a bit.
To think, with as many children as one may have at home, as soon as resettlement gets involved, it immediately becomes a big commotion.
nobody knows how many negotiations it takes to reach an agreement, and even then, there are those who feel dissatisfied.
And yet, here was Zhang Yu, the fool, coming out with a statement about Zhang Guohua and the others having heavy burdens and needing to be considerate.
Everyone envied Zhang Dagu; they couldn’t understand how such a stingy family could have raised someone as good as Zhang Yu.
If their own children could be so considerate, matters wouldn’t drag on like this and would’ve surely been settled by now.
