Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2270: Chapter 2271: My Cousin Is a Capitalist Lady 89

With the admission letter in hand, Zhang Yu and Zhao Yadong began discussing packing and leaving.

All the materials promised to Zhang Juan were left behind, and most of the furniture they had purchased was sold off.

As for the large iron pot, Zhang Juan bought it.

"I’ve thought it over, I plan to rent this room from you." Although the big shared bed area was no longer crowded, with some going to university and others returning to the city, a single room was still preferable.

"Alright, do your best." Zhang Yu thought about it and figured she was leaving anyway, it didn’t matter who lived there.

Zhang Juan nodded, "After I find out about their situation, I’ll write to you."

"Okay." In fact, Zhang Yu didn’t care or mind what would happen to Zhang Tao afterward.

With the proof written in their own handwriting, Zhang Yu dared not believe they could still misrepresent the facts. If they dared, she’d make sure they regretted it.

But the Zhang Family had gone through such upheaval, with huge financial losses, that it was unlikely for the family to be harmonious as in the past.

Zhang Yu was preparing to go to the Capital City in the Northeast, and after a long journey, Zhang Tao returned home. Zhang Fu and the others would surely ask for an explanation, especially since the family had spent so much money.

When Deng Jie saw Zhang Tao, she couldn’t help but relax a little. Remembering some recent events, she really wanted to ask Zhang Tao, but it turned out, "Mom and Dad, Uncle and Aunt, I have something to discuss with you."

Well, Deng Jie thought the same; after such a big incident, he should discuss it with them. She also wanted to hear their organized account of the story.

As soon as Zhang Tao and five others got inside, before Zhang Fu could speak, Zhang Tao fell to his knees.

What was going on? Zhang Gui and the others were dumbfounded, unable to understand why he just knelt down like that for no apparent reason.

Zhang Tao explained the whole situation, from beginning to end, and presented Zhang Xia’s written account.

Zhang Gui and the others were stunned, Xue Lei in disbelief, "Impossible, impossible, how could Xiao Hui score those results? Absolutely impossible. Her grades were far superior to that dead girl Zhang Yu’s."

Since hearing the news about the reinstated college entrance examination, Xue Lei had been very concerned, especially after learning that Zhang Hui registered for the exam. In her mind, her daughter was sure to get into university. If even she couldn’t get in, who else in the Zhang Family could?

The result, however, was that Zhang Yu, who they hadn’t paid any attention to, unexpectedly got into university with excellent results. How could Xue Lei accept that? "Impossible, there must be a mistake, those grades are Zhang Hui’s."

Zhang Fu hadn’t expected Zhang Yu to also register for the college entrance exam, and even less expected her to score so well.

After hearing Xue Lei’s words, he felt a little unhappy, but then thought, maybe it wasn’t impossible, looking up at Zhang Tao.

"I asked around, Zhang Hui and Zhang Yu were not in the same exam room, and from what I gathered, Zhang Hui mentioned that Zhang Yu actually took a lot of books to the Northeast. When she had nothing to do, she’d read."

"Moreover, there was little chance of cheating during the college entrance examination. Zhang Hui was also suspicious of Zhang Yu’s results after hearing them, but Zhang Yu said with such good grades, who would she have copied from? She also said if there were questions, they could report it to the authorities."

Xue Lei immediately fell silent. Exactly, who would Zhang Yu have copied with such good grades? How could she have known surrounding students’ scores would be better?

Most importantly, Zhang Yu had already said, if they thought there was a problem with her results, they could report it, indicating she had confidence and wasn’t afraid of them reporting it at all.

Zhang Fu and his wife exchanged glances, "Do you know which university your sister got admitted to?" Although they didn’t value Zhang Yu, she was, after all, their daughter, and it was a matter of pride if spoken about.

"I don’t know, she didn’t say. But she did say, when you both turn sixty, she’ll fulfil her duty of support, bearing the same responsibilities we do."

"In the future, she won’t be returning, and there’s no need to keep in touch." Zhang Tao knew saying these words would make Zhang Fu and his wife very upset, but he had no choice; these were Zhang Yu’s exact words.

Zhang Fu and his wife were taken aback. They had already started planning, now that Zhang Yu got into university, on how her workload would be managed, including her marriage arrangements—she must bring benefits to the family.

Who would have thought that ungrateful daughter would say such a thing, making her parents furious, "That ungrateful girl, really out to make me mad, doesn’t she realize how hard it was to raise her?"

"Zhang Yu said, from age five, she started doing chores. She did all the laundry, grocery shopping, washing, and cooking. Before she went as an intellectual youth, all household chores were done by her, with no one else pitching in."

"The neighbors saw all this, including her school teachers, and even your colleagues at the workplace."

"So she won’t have any more contact with the family, worried that the family might sell her off. As for her support obligations, since she’s the daughter, what she’s supposed to bear, she will, sharing the same responsibilities as us."

Glancing at the upset Zhang Fu and his wife, Zhang Tao could already guess the next part would make them even angrier, but he had no choice; not speaking wasn’t an option, "She said, if she bears the responsibility of support, then when it comes to family inheritance, the daughter should also have a share. It can’t be that when it comes to care, the daughter has a share, but when dividing the estate, the daughter gets nothing."

Zhang Fu, hearing this, became instantly furious, "I’m not dead yet, and she’s already thinking about my stuff? Where does she get the nerve?"

"Ungrateful girl, oh ungrateful girl." Zhang Fu fumed, "Humph, don’t worry, your mom and I have pension salaries, I have my sons, I don’t need a daughter for support."

"Yes, Dad, you still have us." Zhang Tao’s eyes turned, "Also, Zhang Yu already knows about Zhang Hui’s background."

What? That news utterly stunned Zhang Gui and his wife, who were just bystanders until then; they couldn’t comprehend, "How, how could she know?"

"Exactly, how could she know?" They had deliberately kept it from Zhang Li, fearing his loose tongue might tell Qiao Xue, so how did Zhang Yu know?

"I don’t know that, she didn’t say, but she also mentioned details about Zhang Hui’s parents."

"That wretched girl, letting her care for her sister." Zhang Fu raged.

"Dad, Zhang Yu never considered Zhang Hui her sister. She said, once you asked her to go to the Northeast, she severed ties with the family."

"Whoever tries to take her admission letter, she’ll fight them to the end."

"And Dad, Mom, Uncle and Aunt, I originally wanted to bring Xiao Hui back, but outside everyone has been gossiping viciously. Plus, they only provided two thousand, they didn’t agree at first, but after lots of convincing, they agreed with two thousand to allow me to return. They’ll demand eighty yuan monthly for the next two years; if not given, he’ll come to find us."

"He dares? Just a thug, without that amount," Xue Lei was frustrated Zhang Hui made decisions without considering the aftermath, but had no choice because they raised her.

"The thug said he could jump on a train, and if he really comes for us, I think Zhang Yu would be more than happy to give him the money."

When Zhang Tao mentioned the name, everyone couldn’t help but sigh, realizing the truth in his words, "Give, give the money."

There’s no choice but to give it, but figuring out how to give it is another problem.

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