Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 72 - The Female Supporting Character Without a House 72_1
72: Chapter 72 The Female Supporting Character Without a House 72_1
72 -72 The Female Supporting Character Without a House 72_1
When Zhang Guohua and his family arrived home, they saw three people chatting together, seemingly in high spirits.
Zhang Guohua stiffened at the sight.
Previously, it was always them who joined Zhang Dagu and his wife for conversation, and now it had changed to Zhang Yu engaging in the chat.
It took Zhang Guohua a long time to suppress the resentment in his heart before he managed to greet Zhang Dagu and the others.
“Little Yu, you’re back?” Originally, Zhang Guohua wanted to take a look at the expensive house bought by Zhang Dagu and his wife.
But now, even with curiosity, he could only push it down.
There was no rush to see the house; he was more interested in what they were actually talking about.
Glancing at Zhang Guohua’s position, Zhang Yu picked up the teacup and began to drink.
At this moment, she noticed that Zhang Guohua had come empty-handed.
It was questionable whether Chiang Yun would bring gifts, but based on their understanding of them, the likelihood seemed quite low.
For this couple, as the eldest son and grandson, was it necessary to bring gifts to Zhang Dagu?
Not having such a tradition, they were even less likely to bring one this time.
If Zhang Guohua couldn’t remember to bring something for Zhang Dagu and his wife, then it was even less likely for Chiang Yun, as the daughter-in-law, to remember.
Chiang Yun was adept at maintaining appearances, but over the years she had become accustomed to simply speaking sweet words in front of Zhang Dagu and his wife to make them happy.
As for gifts and the like, they were simply not expected; the elderly couple had high income and it would be better to use the money to be filial to her own parents.
In the past it didn’t matter, as Zhang Dagu and his wife doted on Zhang Guohua, and he didn’t feel short on money, letting Chiang Yun do as she pleased.
But now the key issue was that Zhang Yi’s marital house was gone, and they needed to save money to buy a house, which was no small expense.
Faced with the financial pressure, would Zhang Guohua still allow Chiang Yun to provide various subsidies to her natal family?
Chiang Yun, who was used to giving money to her parents, how could she be happy when she found Zhang Guohua becoming so stingy?
She would definitely make a fuss, and with trouble brewing in Zhang Guohua’s backyard, he would surely be busy.
This pleased Zhang Yu greatly, deeply feeling that they should indeed be riled up.
Only by keeping them busy would they stop fixating on her.
However, Zhang Yu couldn’t be too certain, as that couple was really good at hiding their true feelings.
Never mind what they might think; as long as she could cause them trouble when possible and take care of herself, that would be enough.
Zhang Yu watched Zhang Guohua without any intention of speaking out.
Zhang Guohua was genuinely angry, feeling that this was a sign of Zhang Yu’s disrespect toward him.
But he could only vent his dissatisfaction internally, as he truly did not have the courage to speak it out loud.
Zhang Dagu had been enjoying his conversation with Zhang Yu, such as learning about her good life in another city and her improvements to her house. freewёbnoνel.com
It showed that this girl had really adapted to living elsewhere.
Looking at Zhang Guohua, who was sitting between himself and Zhang Yu, Zhang Dagu sighed internally.
He regretted not realizing this point earlier.
If he had known, he would have tried to make some changes.
Although it may not have altered Zhang Guohua’s ways, it could have at least prevented him from continuing down this path.
But now it was completely too late.
After marrying Chiang Yun, how could their children turn out well?
Thinking of Zhang Yi’s petty nature, Zhang Dagu kept shaking his head.
This child was utterly hopeless.
Being a bit dumb was not an issue—after all, not everyone can be smart—but at least he should have had a very deep understanding of himself.
This understanding is essential to know what one can do and what one cannot.
But Zhang Yi, that fool, kept making mistakes.
Zhang Dagu no longer wanted to think too much.
Seeing that fool only reminded him of the past mistakes he had made.
It was infuriating, and Zhang Dagu once again deeply regretted that in the past, he focused solely on work and had forgotten the importance of educating his child.
Zhang Yi discovered that Zhang Dagu really was behaving abnormally today, merely giving him a perfunctory greeting when he came in and then completely ignoring him afterward.
How could this not make Zhang Yi panic, wondering what exactly was wrong?
Was it that Chiang Yun had made some excuse and was unwilling to come over to clean?
If it were up to Zhang Yu and the others who didn’t care much, they could just muddle through, but now Zhang Dagu and his family really did care about it.
Zhang Guohua was genuinely angry.
He felt it was absolutely necessary not to indulge Chiang Yun, even though in the matter of the house demolition, Zhang Dagu and his wife hadn’t given them a house.
Nevertheless, they also hadn’t given one to Zhang Shouhua, meaning that all the important assets, including the house and the money, were still in the hands of Zhang Dagu and his wife.
Now, of course, it was time to work hard, otherwise when Zhang Dagu and his spouse got older and started to consider under whose care they would spend their days, wouldn’t they think of them first?
“Mom, did you make today’s New Year’s Eve dinner?” Everyone knew that Zhang Yu was too lazy to cook nowadays, always talking about guests coming over.
“Little Yu helped me make it.”
“Right, since you didn’t come to help cook, it was all Little Yu and I preparing everything.
Remember to wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen later,”
“It must be cleaned thoroughly.” Moving into a new house was truly joyous for Pan Juan.
The environment was nice, no need for climbing stairs, and there was a bathroom right in the house—overall, it was very comfortable to live in.
But there was one problem: cleaning was really exhausting.
If they were living in the old house, the cleaning could be more casual, but when Zhang Yu was there, it had to be spotless, or else it would feel uncomfortable.
Now, no one should expect Zhang Yu to do a big clean-up.
No one from her own family would do the cleaning, they’d rather pay someone to do it.
However, when it came to her place, she would suddenly become efficient and busy.
Ah, still can’t avoid cleaning the house?
Zhang Guohua knew that Chiang Yun would definitely be on the verge of breaking down when she came over.
But what of it?
In the end, if there was work to be done, it had to be done.
“Dad and Mom, don’t worry, when they arrive, I’ll certainly remind Zhang Hong and the others.”
One couldn’t rely on Zhang Yu, but that was okay; weren’t there still Du Xia and Zhang Hong?
The three of them could do all the cleaning together.
Although it might be tiring, at least having others to clean with should make it less so.
What a hypocrite, Zhang Yu sneered, and Zhang Guohua of course noticed her glance.
But at this moment, he definitely did not dare to speak up, worried about what would happen if Zhang Yu retorted.
Everyone knew that when she started to scold someone, she was ruthless.
Zhang Yu certainly realized that Zhang Guohua had caught her scornful expression and was waiting for him to say something.
But after a long wait, he just wouldn’t speak up.
This truly disappointed Zhang Yu, who had thought that if someone were actually seeking their own downfall, she could certainly lend a hand.
Since he chose to remain silent, what could she do?
Of course, she continued to stay quiet.
The various theories about educating men to do chores, and not to let the wives do everything, she was too lazy to mention.
After all, if they were willing to do the work, then let them.
It wasn’t her who was getting tired.
Who knows, her help in disciplining Zhang Guohua might seem like overstepping to Chiang Yun.
Zhang Guohua was actually quite anxious, worried about what would happen if Zhang Yu decided to speak out regardless of the consequences.
Wouldn’t that ruin his face?
Fortunately, Zhang Yu remained silent throughout, simply reading her book quietly, occasionally chatting with Zhang Dagu and the others.
This made Zhang Guohua feel very embarrassed; he believed that Zhang Yu was isolating him.
Yet he could not find an opportunity or a way to retaliate, which really frustrated him.
