Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2223: Chapter 2224: My Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 43

On New Year’s Eve, Zhang Yu got up early. Here, the New Year’s Eve dinner started at noon and was followed by eating, drinking, and chatting until the afternoon. The men would drink a lot and then rest, while the women would start making dumplings.

Even though Zhang Yu and the others were from the South and never had the habit of making dumplings, after discussing it, they decided that since they had moved to the Northeast, they should follow the local customs.

Despite Zhang Yu saying he didn’t need help, Qian Hao and Zhao Yadong still came early in the morning to assist.

As for Zhang Hui, she still slept until noon. Zhang Yu had gotten used to it; counting on her for housework was impossible, unless she could marry well, like in her previous life, by marrying a Courtyard Child. Only then might she learn to do housework.

Qian Hao and Zhao Yadong were also accustomed to it. Zhan Min was up early and busy, and although their New Year’s Eve dinner wasn’t very lavish, they at least had meat and fish.

Regarding the New Year’s Eve dinner of Zhang Yu and the others, even if they didn’t want to keep an eye on them, they still noticed that they had not just meat and fish but a very rich spread.

"Lamb, chicken," Zhan Min exclaimed, her eyes wide as she watched them clean the meat, "Zhang Yu, where did you get the meat?"

Zhang Yu said he didn’t know, "Ask Zhao Yadong."

"Didn’t you go to the market in the village before?" Zhao Yadong retorted unceremoniously, "Weren’t there various gatherings before the Spring Festival? How many did you attend?"

"Zhan Min, you were also allotted a lot of money, why are you so stingy with your food and drink?" Zhao Yadong mocked her with a couple of sentences.

"You were distributed more money than us, so don’t keep staring at us." If they weren’t worried about washing things inside and water splashing, potentially freezing over, they didn’t know what they’d do.

After deftly handling the ingredients, Zhao Yadong prepared to return inside.

Zhan Min watched as Zhao Yadong dealt with the food and felt a surge of hatred. Damn fool, if he hadn’t said those things that day, she would’ve suggested everyone eat New Year’s Eve dinner together, then everyone could enjoy these meats.

Glaring fiercely at Zhao Yadong, the latter glared right back.

"Zhao Yadong, you’ve prepared so much food, can the four of you finish it?" Zhan Min looked eagerly at Zhao Yadong.

"Don’t worry, we have big appetites and can finish it. Besides, we’re not just eating it in one day; we’ll eat it at least until the tenth day of the lunar month," Zhao Yadong glanced around at everyone, noting that Zhan Min wasn’t the only one eyeing the food in his hand.

"We do have a lot of ingredients, and we spent money on them," Zhao Yadong said indifferently. "I’ve seen that you all went to the market too."

"You’ve bought quite a few things yourselves," Zhao Yadong, with his excellent memory, recounted all the things the intellectual youth had bought.

"All the things you’ve bought add up to a lot too. Stop keeping them hidden. If you bring them out, you’ll be able to have a good New Year too," Zhao Yadong challenged, not believing that, having put it this way, these people could still have the nerve.

After all, as young people, they didn’t have such thick skin. Now that Zhao Yadong had pointed it out, they couldn’t keep staring boldly at him.

Seeing Zhang Hui come out, all of Zhan Min’s dissatisfaction was directed at her, "And Zhang Hui, you’re really living the life."

"Still sleeping until this hour."

Zhang Hui looked at Zhan Min in confusion. After the winter break, she’d been getting up at noon every day, so why was she being targeted, "What time I get up is my business."

"What’s it got to do with you?" Zhang Hui said displeased at Zhan Min.

After resolving her physiological needs in the bathroom and quickly freshening up, Zhang Hui went back to her room to continue resting.

Zhan Min furiously pointed at Zhang Hui, "I’m just thinking of your good; what kind of girl are you? How will you get married in the future?"

Hearing the word ’marriage,’ Zhang Hui was quite upset, "Whether I marry or not, what’s it got to do with anyone?"

"Tsk, you’re in a bad mood, why take it out on me." Having heard the entire conversation inside, Zhang Hui knew why Zhan Min was angry.

"You’re not short on money but won’t buy food," Zhang Hui knew why Zhan Min was targeting her. It was just jealousy.

"You’ve gotten much thinner," Zhang Hui noticed how much slimmer Zhan Min had become, "Don’t be too stingy with food."

"Eating poorly now is bad for your health. How will you cope with the spring labor when you need to work?"

"Zhan Min, didn’t you always say we should work hard and be self-reliant?"

"You’ve claimed to work hard and be self-reliant. Why keep fixating on us?"

"You’re such a hypocrite, saying one thing and doing another."

"Also, you usually have no shortage of help with your work, yet the work points go under your name—real self-reliance."

"By the way, wasn’t Xiaolinzi from the village looking for you a couple of days ago to have you over for New Year’s Eve dinner? Zhan Min, I’m really curious. Why would he invite you to his home for dinner?"

"Are things getting serious between you two? Otherwise, why keep focused on me, only to comment on my late rising as if it matters for marriage. Are you actually thinking of marrying him?" Zhang Hui hadn’t wanted to mention it, knowing it would offend the crazy Zhan Min.

Who would’ve thought, even without exposing her secret, Zhan Min kept targeting her, truly baffling.

Someone helps Zhan Min with her work? Her high work points weren’t solely her achievement? This news surprised quite a few people.

Zhang Yu wasn’t too surprised, having heard the older women mention it before. They said some young man in the village fancied Zhan Min, calling her diligent and capable, and would seek her during work breaks.

To Zhang Yu, it sounded like a story. Even without knowing much about Zhan Min’s affairs back then, it was clear she wouldn’t stay in the village.

This girl always talked about self-reliance, making Zhang Yu increasingly believe Zhan Min would go to great lengths to maintain this persona.

Who would’ve thought the self-reliant image was just talk, and unbelievably, some young man actually thought Zhan Min was interested in him and considered marrying her.

Oh, my God, everyone turned their eyes to Xia Donghai, thinking, wasn’t he the one heartbroken? Now speculating whether his falling out with Zhan Min was due to Xiaolinzi.

If that’s the case, it’s truly unfortunate; getting cheated on without having done anything. Then again, Zhan Min never recognized this guy as her boyfriend.

Xia Donghai was quietly watching from the sidelines. After their fallout, he really resented Zhan Min, having always thought she was a good girl, not expecting her to have such a past back home.

For the last couple of days, he’d been reflecting, thinking that although Zhan Min had done such things in the past at home, as long as she changed, it would be fine. After all, if he sought a better girl, she might not fancy him.

Just as he was still contemplating how to win Zhan Min’s favor, he heard such explosive news: Zhan Min was actually with Xiaolinzi.

Being an old knowledge youth who’d been here for a few years, Xia Donghai naturally knew the implication of Zhan Min being invited to a boy’s house for New Year’s dinner.

Xia Donghai’s face immediately fell, feeling it too much. Originally thinking he was the only one, turns out there were others.

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