Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2240: Chapter 2241: Cousin Is a Capitalist Lady 60

The days went by one after another, and Zhang Yu learned from Zhang Hui’s mouth that after Xu Ling and Xue Lei got angry, they no longer handled all the housework.

Zhang Tao and their clothes were washed by themselves, and whenever they needed to queue up to buy rice or other things, it wasn’t just the two of them who took charge; they would call Zhang Tao and others.

For this, Zhang Yu smirked, "Mom and Aunt are really getting old. They used to boast about how capable they were, saying that they could easily handle all those chores alone, without needing two people."

"And now they need two people to do the work and still can’t keep up," Zhang Yu said sarcastically, knowing that Zhang Hui and the others would definitely write to Xu Ling and others about it, but she didn’t care.

"If you want to write back, that’s your business. I don’t care." Zhang Yu truly didn’t care about so-called family affection; she really didn’t care at all.

"Um, mom said that big brother is about to get married, um, and asked if we have any gestures to make." Zhang Juan knew that saying this would definitely cause Zhang Yu to blow up, and if possible, she wouldn’t have mentioned it, but there was no way around it. Xu Ling highlighted it in her letter, and she couldn’t ignore it.

Zhang Tao is about to get married, huh? Zhang Yu thought for a moment and realized it was time for Deng Jie and Zhang Tao’s wedding, "What gesture could I possibly make?"

No need to ask Zhang Juan; Zhang Yu could already guess that Xu Ling probably had nothing good to say in the letter. She probably thought they could just go to the mountains in the Northeast and catch rabbits or gather pine nuts, and since Zhang Tao was getting married, the sensible sisters should prepare these things.

"I’m just getting by on work points now. If I want to live a better life, I have to cook, so that I can eat meat."

"If I want to acquire some things, I have to rely on going to the mountains to make money to buy them."

"I’m too lazy to write back. Just say it’s winter, and it’s cold here in the Northeast, and that I’m short of things to keep warm," Zhang Yu instructed Zhang Juan to write this in the letter.

If the Zhang Family really prepared things to keep warm, then she would also, according to the value of the items, prepare things based on the price at which she sold them to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Ah? Wasn’t the family asking them to mail back some pine nuts or dried mushrooms? If possible, sending back some jerky. Why was she mentioning the lack of things to keep warm instead?

Zhang Juan really didn’t understand, not grasping why Zhang Yu mentioned this, "Just write this?"

Looking at her, it was clear she didn’t understand at all, and Zhang Yu couldn’t be bothered to explain. Although she didn’t look like an idiot at all, she just acted so stupid in some matters.

She didn’t want to talk much with an idiot, as that would only make her look dumb. So, she turned and left.

Ah, Zhang Juan didn’t expect Zhang Yu to just turn around and leave like that. She was truly dumbfounded. Not understanding, she returned to her room to ask Zhang Hui.

Zhang Hui glanced at Zhang Juan, "If she tells you to write like that, just write like that."

"But obviously..." Seeing Zhang Hui’s displeased expression, Zhang Juan lowered her voice.

"Ever since you came here, has Aunt and Uncle sent you any money in letters?" Zhang Hui remembered that the family had only been mailing a little money each month lately, and it made her feel really tight on cash.

Fortunately, because she lived with Zhang Juan, she couldn’t have preferential treatment, otherwise, such a small amount of money would really not be enough. Even so, occasionally buying a bit of meat to improve meals would still leave her with not much leftover.

Zhang Hui had been considering whether she should also go to the mountains occasionally. Even if she didn’t venture deep into the mountains, just picking mushrooms at the foothills might fetch a good price.

Zhang Hui knew that Zhang Juan usually went to the mountains on weekends, earning a few yuan each month, and if she was lucky, she could make around ten yuan. Although it was nothing compared to working people in the city, at least it was some income.

But doing work in the mountains was truly exhausting. Zhang Hui heard Zhang Juan talk about it, and every time she mentioned the fun anecdotes of going to the mountains, Zhang Hui dismissed the idea again and again; it was just too hard.

Forget it, no need to be so industrious. Although the money was very tight, the fact that she didn’t have to work so hard was enough.

Zhang Juan shook her head, "No."

"Exactly, they don’t think of you on normal days, and now they need you, they’re thinking of you. Just ignore it."

"If you think you have plenty of money, why not buy some meat to improve your meals? Wouldn’t that be good?"

"Their life is hard, but could it really be harder than ours?"

"At least they have a salary every month, and you only have a few days a week to go to the mountains, and you can’t guarantee a harvest every time."

"If they send things after receiving the letter, then you can mail back some dried mushrooms according to the item’s value. If not, do as you see fit." Zhang Hui initially intended to say not to care, but then reconsidered since Zhang Juan’s big brother was getting married.

Zhang Juan understood, "What if they don’t send anything? What will Zhang Yu do?"

"Of course, she won’t send anything back. After Zhang Tao started working, he took us out to enjoy food, but he never took Zhang Yu."

"Zhang Tao never looked after her as a sister financially. Do you think Zhang Yu would be nice to him?"

"Aunt and Uncle accused Zhang Yu of being ungrateful, sending things to her classmates but never sending anything to them. They just saw her mailing things to others and didn’t think about what people mailed to her."

Indeed, Zhang Yu originally mailed things to friends so that they’d tell her some news about the Zhang Family, and in return, they would mail her things during holidays, fostering good camaraderie.

Zhang Juan recalled the packages Zhang Yu received; not one was from the Zhang Family, but they were mailed by her friends, and she fell silent.

"I was just thinking, if Big Brother gets married, and the family has written a letter, and I pretend not to know, what would they think? Would they help me when I encounter issues in the future?" Zhang Juan hesitated.

Counting on Zhang Tao and the others to lend a hand when needed in the future? Zhang Hui thought she was foolish and hadn’t expected someone to be even dumber than her.

Alright, clearly brainwashed by the Zhang Family for a long time. She’s a lost cause. "Your matter, your decision."

Zhang Hui yawned, really feeling that she needed to knock some sense into herself because she was too foolish, even thinking of advising Zhang Juan a bit.

Actually, this girl really understood everything and had already made up her mind, needing no advice from Zhang Hui.

Zhang Hui admired Zhang Yu; she understood everything. In the future, just follow Zhang Yu’s lead; if she doesn’t say much, Zhang Hui shouldn’t talk too much either.

"I-I just don’t know what to do." Zhang Juan tugged on Zhang Hui, "By the way, will you give anything?"

"Me?" Zhang Hui looked at Zhang Juan incredulously. Alright, how could this girl be so annoyed-looking, "Do you think, me, what could I do?"

"Let’s do this, I’ll mail it together with you." Ah yes, Zhang Juan clearly wanted to send something back, so she might as well join in.

Ah? Zhang Juan was stunned; she knew the other end wouldn’t mail anything back, and Zhang Yu wouldn’t send anything there either. She worried that by the time there wasn’t much, it would look very embarrassing.

She contemplated and thought about pulling Zhang Hui in, but she never expected her to come up with such an idea—doing none of the work, wanting to take credit. What to do?

Zhang Juan wanted to decline but really didn’t know how to push back.

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