Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2235: Chapter 2236: My Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 55

Zhang Juan just finished washing the dishes and was about to take a break when she heard Zhang Hui say she wanted to take a bath. She was really too tired to move.

"Sister, I’m really tired today." Zhang Yu could have just earned a few work points, but Zhang Juan couldn’t operate like that. Once the family knew she took over caring for Zhang Hui, they stopped giving Zhang Yu money every month, and they didn’t even send a portion to her, not even a remit.

This left Zhang Juan, who had been a bit hopeful, truly disappointed. Knowing there was no hope, she started working seriously, striving to earn more work points.

She didn’t expect to earn seven or eight work points, but she needed to earn at least five or six. It really exhausted her, and after returning home, all she wanted was to rest.

But she couldn’t rest. There was still someone at home waiting for her to cook, and there were clothes to wash. To save some money on vegetables, Zhang Juan even opened up a plot of her own land. You could say she was really busy, busy to the point of flying.

Knowing full well that she was busy every day, she didn’t expect Zhang Hui to help in any way, but at least she shouldn’t make her busier. "Sister, the weather isn’t that hot today, so you don’t need to take a bath every day, do you?"

"I want to take a bath. If you don’t want to do it, that’s fine, you can go to the communal bed," Zhang Hui coldly retorted. "Honestly, Zhang Yu did perfectly fine before."

Damn girl even acted aggrieved. She hadn’t complained that the meals this person cooked were so awful and still felt it was too much work.

Zhang Hui’s words left Zhang Juan, who initially wanted to say something, helplessly silent, knowing that Zhang Hui wasn’t kidding.

After heating water for Zhang Hui’s bath and then washing clothes, it was already after eight o’clock. She was sweaty with exhaustion, and if possible, she too wanted to bathe. But thinking about needing to prepare stuff for the bath, she decided against it.

Zhang Juan carefully climbed onto the kang. Seeing Zhang Hui turning over beside her, she froze, worried about waking her and hearing complaints again.

Realizing she had merely turned over, Zhang Juan let out a long sigh, turned off the light, and lay on the kang, staring at the ceiling.

At this moment, Zhang Juan felt truly lost. Life at home was hard, with so many things to do and no one to help, not to mention the complaining that made it hard for her to stick it out.

Initially, she thought coming here would make life easier, but who knew it would be just as tough? Every day, she had to work, and when she came back, there was a pile of things to do. It didn’t feel any better than being at home.

If she had stayed at home, at least her face wouldn’t be tanned so dark. It’s only been over a month, and her face has already darkened a lot. Now she finally understood why Zhang Yu covered her face when working outdoors.

Sigh, forget it, there’s no point in thinking about it. Staying at home wouldn’t make things better, would it?

Her older brother is getting married this year, and then there would be children. Her parents have to work, and who would take care of the kids? It would definitely be her, doing the household chores, and she knew she’d be as busy as ever.

Then there’s Zhang Li, sigh, that’s even more of a headache. She still remembers her parents exposing Zhang Li’s relationship, claiming she was the first to discover it. The fierce looks from Uncle and Aunt, Zhang Li, and them, suggested life would only get harder.

No matter how much household work she did for the family, when the family needed her, she had to go somewhere unknown. It was better to stay here. At least with Zhang Hui, they ate pretty well, and it didn’t cost her money.

Thinking about this, Zhang Juan felt a bit better and turned over to rest.

Since Zhang Yu stopped doing chores for Zhang Hui, she immediately felt much lighter. Even though they were now short one person, she had a lot more free time.

Seeing Zhang Juan opening up her plot of land, Zhang Yu naturally followed suit, planting not only in her spot but also organizing the plots under Qian Hao and Zhao Yadong.

For easier management, she planted a lot of sweet potatoes, corn, and soybeans. As for vegetables, when summer came, they would grow like crazy, definitely enough for the three of them to eat.

With extra time, Zhang Yu wandered into the mountains. Although she didn’t find the ginseng she longed for, no worries, she shot a wild boar and earned over a hundred yuan. She was quite satisfied with that.

Zhang Yu was satisfied, and of course Zhao Yadong was even more satisfied. "I told you there was no need to take care of her. You work yourself to death, yet she doesn’t appreciate it, thinking it’s your obligation."

"There’s nothing I can do. If I didn’t take care of her back then, they wouldn’t have let me go. Isn’t it better now, with someone else taking over?" Zhang Yu was really content with her current life, especially being able to observe the two sisters who were close. It had only been a month, and they were already like fake friends. Just thinking about it amused her.

Zhang Hui and her sister were like this, and Zhang Family on the other side must have been quite lively too.

Just as Zhang Yu expected, ever since Zhang Juan went to the Northeast, there was no one to do the housework. Although Zhang Fu and Zhang Gui had grown up as servants, they were accustomed to doing nothing at home, acting like lords. Expecting them to work was impossible.

Zhang Tao and the others never did any housework growing up. In their mind, household chores were women’s work, leaving Xu Ling and Xue Lei helplessly returning to doing housework.

Every family did their own chores, which wasn’t a problem, but the biggest issue now was how to handle cooking.

They hadn’t cooked in a long time, so their culinary skills had long regressed. Zhang Fu and the others were not satisfied after eating, and Zhang Qiang, the youngest in the family, spoke without hesitation, "Aunt, Mom, your cooking is terrible."

"Not as good as that girl Zhang Juan’s cooking."

Zhang Tao and the others nodded incessantly on the side. The little brother was brave enough to say what they wouldn’t dare to.

Xu Ling and Xue Lei were very surprised to hear their cooking wasn’t good. After all, they hadn’t cooked in ages and couldn’t adapt when they suddenly picked up the spatula again.

Who would have thought Zhang Qiang would be so blunt, making Xu Ling and Xue Lei’s faces fell, "Just eat. If you think our cooking is so bad, why don’t you do it then?"

"Honestly, we work all day and have to buy groceries, wash clothes, and cook when we get home. You all do nothing, and yet complain."

"But back then, didn’t Zhang Yu also have to go to classes and do all the housework when she got home? She did everything by herself." Zhang Qiang was displeased, obviously someone could do it better.

Zhang Qiang really didn’t understand, "She was obviously doing fine, why did you have to send her to be an intellectual youth?"

In the past, Zhang Tao thought sending Zhang Yu to the Northeast would mean she could take care of Zhang Hui. But later, when she demanded money, he was very dissatisfied. What made it worse was that once Zhang Yu left, the house was in complete chaos.

They thought Zhang Juan doing the housework was irritating enough, yet in the end, they angered her into volunteering to be an intellectual youth in the Northeast.

Thinking that even after Zhang Juan left, with Xue Lei and Xu Ling still around, they could do the housework. They used to work so efficiently that even capitalists said they were quick and nimble workers.

But it was all bluff. "Mom, can you wash clothes cleanly?" He thought about his work clothes today and how the stains weren’t washed out, sighing with a bellyful of frustration.

Zhang Fu and Zhang Gui were also displeased, "What’s going on with you? The clothes aren’t washed clean, the food is either burnt or too salty, or it’s flavorless."

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