Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1862 - 1863: Female Passerby Intellectual Youth 5
Zhang Jie thought for a moment, "Sis, if Wang Yan wants to take advantage, just let her."
Huh? Zhang Yu was very surprised. You know, he really dislikes Wang Yan and often argued with the original owner because of her. How come he’s changed his mind now, saying to let Wang Yan take advantage?
"If a little benefit can make Wang Yan give up scheming against you, then it’s worth it." Zhang Jie believes that if money can solve a problem, then it’s not a problem at all.
This reasoning seemed quite right to Zhang Yu, "If small money can solve a problem, then it’s indeed not a problem at all."
"But Xiao Jie, have you considered that some people become increasingly greedy, their demands will grow, and one day, I won’t be able to satisfy her demands. Then, I won’t have a good ending either."
From the original owner’s memory, Zhang Yu knew Wang Yan was just like that, making more demands until she directly took the original owner’s life.
"Then what’s your plan?" Zhang Jie sensed that Zhang Yu must have her own ideas.
"Change places and start anew."
"I don’t have much support to aid her."
"And then both she and I earn the same wages, without anyone at home supporting me, and I’m living pitifully myself." Thinking of this, Zhang Yu paused for a moment, "Oh, I remember now."
"When the time comes, if I have you buy things, you should write me a letter saying it’s okay to help me buy things, I don’t need to give you stamps, but you need money."
That’s right, when the family mails things to her, even though it’s not money, it’s way better than money.
Zhang Jie opened his mouth wide, "Huh, no money."
Zhang Wei and his wife nodded, "No money. We let you go to the countryside because we had no choice."
In Zhang Wei’s view, as parents, they should support their children who suffer in the countryside in any way they can.
"The money I give you, that’s my own." Zhang Yu said proudly, "You save it for me, I just want Wang Yan to know the family is dissatisfied with me because of all the targeting Zhang Jie."
"They not only didn’t buy me anything, the subsidies are gone too, at most, you buy me things but you need money."
Suddenly, Zhang Yu felt a bit embarrassed, "But then, dad and mom, your reputation might not be good."
Even though many families have daughters go to the countryside to become intellectual youth while keeping sons in the city, when people talk about it, there’s always some disdain.
"You don’t need to worry about that; let them talk." Although Yao Ying doesn’t participate much in such talks, as someone who’s worked in finance for many years, she knows people’s minds too well.
"If you don’t go to the countryside as an intellectual youth, someone else will talk about it, saying I’m biased."
"Their mouths are on their faces. How they talk is their affair. We can’t change their thoughts, but there’s nothing we can do."
"It’s just you, daughter, you’ll suffer once you are in the countryside." Yao Ying, thinking of her pampered daughter who ends up doing farm work, felt very reluctant.
"It’s alright, mom." Though Zhang Yu was crying inside, there was no other way. Zhang Jie’s health is truly poor, and he’s already registered. There’s no way to change it, so it’s better for them to feel guilty about us.
"Alright, dad and mom, Xiao Jie, it’s getting late, set off early. As for the bowls and chopsticks, leave them; I’ll clean up and take a walk." She doesn’t want to stay home because it is too bustling.
The neighbors will keep visiting under the guise of caring, but it’s actually intended to provoke, inquire, and seek significance.
The original owner was caught in this web of genuine words from supposedly good neighbors and Wang Yan’s false banner of caring, leading to a spiral of obsession.
Now that she’s already here, she can’t be bothered listening to supposed caring words. With this time, she’d rather go for a walk and work out.
Only by improving physical fitness can she avoid collapsing in her first time doing farm work, becoming the laughingstock at the farm.
This isn’t even the worst; later, when new intellectual youth come to the farm, they won’t forget to bring this up when teaching new experiences.
The original owner always hoped time could fade everything, that people would forget this after a year or two, but that hope was never realized.
This mistake can never happen again, or it won’t just be societal death.
Zhang Yu wandered outside, waiting for the farm days to come. Wang Yan, unaware of how many uproars she caused, remained angry but couldn’t get her intellectual youth placement fee.
She really regretted not listening closely initially, not knowing there’s such a fee.
By the time she found out, the money was with her parents. Once it reaches their hands, it isn’t easy to get it out.
Wang Yan thought that if she couldn’t have the money, helping her buy things would suffice, but the anger really made them panic.
No money, and letting them buy things was impossible—they said the money was spent.
As for where it went? When asked, it was used to make new clothes for her elder brother and sister. Wang Yan knew they got new clothes and loved showing them off.
Wang Yan was used to their flaunting behavior, so she ignored it like before.
Unexpectedly, the new clothes her brother and sister flaunted were bought with the intellectual youth placement fee, which infuriated her.
Her anger caused her to cause chaos at home. Father Wang came home late and intended to rest, but Wang Yan wouldn’t let him relax.
Father Wang, enraged, slapped Wang Yan twice, "You wretched thing, what’s the matter? I’ve raised you, so what’s wrong with taking thirty?"
"If you keep howling, get out, don’t come back." Father Wang directly pushed Wang Yan out.
Wang Yan saw the tightly closed door, knowing there was no way in even if she knocked, so she turned to leave.
Not knowing where to go, Wang Yan wandered the streets, clueless.
Zhang Yu looked up and saw Wang Yan walking across, feeling strange, as if she were a wandering spirit.
Suddenly seeing the slap marks on Wang Yan’s face, Zhang Yu quickly realized why: her placement fee was taken by her parents and used to buy new clothes for her siblings.
A furious Wang Yan, unable to get the money, caused a commotion that upset Father Wang who had just returned from night shift, leading to a harsh reprimand and being kicked out.
Wang Yan, with no place to go, ended up at the original owner’s house, crying until the original owner foolishly gave her money to buy things.
But after Wang Yan got the money, she didn’t feel grateful; instead, she found the original owner easily fooled, easily targeted, and looked down on her.
If that’s the case, then she won’t go home. If someone insists on waiting outside, let them wait.
