Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1955 - 1956: Passerby Female Intellectual Youth 98

The Han family’s drama spread in less than two days. Although the Zhang family had already moved out of the factory area, the news reached their ears.

Zhang Yu really didn’t expect Han Lei to go to such a remote place. "So far away."

In a few decades, everyone will talk about how beautiful the scenery is over there and want to visit, but at present, nobody really wants to go there because the environment is just too terrible.

But this young man went without hesitation, and Zhang Yu really admired his courage a bit.

Zhang Jie was also quite impressed. "Mr. Han actually... actually..." When Zhang Jie was a child, Mr. Han was still the director of the machinery factory, living in the residential area. Han Lei met him several times and remembered him as a kind and amiable old man.

He never expected Mr. Han to have such an attitude toward Han Lei, his own grandson. "Isn’t it supposed to be the youngest son and the eldest grandson?"

Zhang Jie didn’t understand, and of course, Zhang Yu understood even less. Yao Ying, however, seemed to have an idea.

Seeing her expression, Zhang Yu thought she must know something. "Mom, do you know?"

Yao Ying nodded slightly. "It’s something from a long time ago. Back then, your dad and I had just gotten married not long before, and Little Yu, you had just been born. Han Lei’s father died in an accident, and Grandma Han blamed the daughter-in-law for killing her son. Whenever she saw her, she would scold and make trouble. The daughter-in-law couldn’t bear it, so she remarried a junior high school classmate three years after her husband’s death. Her new partner was with the Xinjiang Province construction team."

"Originally, Han Lei’s mom wanted to take the child with her. Unfortunately, the Han family elders didn’t agree, saying their eldest son had died, and this child was the only memory he left behind for them. The daughter-in-law had no choice but to leave alone and never came back."

"Didn’t expect the mother and son to have contacted each other, and didn’t expect Han Lei, that kid, to just up and leave like that, seems the Han family elders really didn’t treat him well." Otherwise, who would leave like that and insist on going to Xinjiang Province?

"You see, if Han Jun isn’t disciplined, the Han family..." Mr. Han’s most promising was his eldest son, who unfortunately died young. "If the eldest son were still around, the Han family wouldn’t be like this now."

In this regard, Zhang Yu really didn’t think that even if the so-called capable Han family eldest son were around, he could change the family’s fate. "No matter how capable someone is, if they’re dealing with a bunch of useless teammates, I imagine there’s nothing they can do."

"But regardless of how pitiable Han Lei is, it doesn’t change the fact that he schemed against our family." Zhang Yu admitted someone was a bit pitiable, clearly being the eldest grandson, but unfortunately not valued by the grandparents. But wasn’t Zhang Jie also unlucky?

It was clearly a matter internal to the Han family, yet it resulted in such a big fool being involved.

"Forget it, he’s already gone to Xinjiang Province, what can we do." Yao Ying sighed helplessly.

Zhang Yu nodded, "Otherwise, what can we do? They all think our family got a huge advantage. Oh, brother, can you go to work tomorrow?"

Zhang Yu was worried Zhang Jie might face difficulties at work. Even though he could walk with a crutch now, it was still challenging, especially climbing stairs and all.

"It’s fine, I can manage." Zhang Jie assured there was no problem. "Plus, I can spend more time reading there."

Ever since Zhang Jie learned he would be working in the archives of the research institute, he started considering what to do at work. He thought about it and figured he should read more books about ships.

Ah, ah, ah, when Zhang Yu found out that Zhang Jie was going to work in the archives, she had already thought about what kind of books Zhang Jie would end up reading.

She had looked into the work in the archives before. To put it bluntly, in the machinery factory archives, there weren’t many opportunities to use the information. It was basically a very idle department.

But in the research institute, the archives really aren’t that idle, often very busy, with people frequently checking materials in and out.

Wait a minute, Zhang Yu thought of it here, with materials constantly moving in and out, can Zhang Jie handle it alone?

"I’ve already talked to Aunt Tao. Before I fully recover, I’ll be in charge of reception and registration. Once I’m better, I’ll help move things." Zhang Jie explained he had already discussed it with Aunt Tao when he reported to duty today.

"Aunt Tao said she handled moving materials before, and another person did the registrations. Thinking I’m still young, I can do this." Aunt Tao mentioned that he should take care of the physical work, but how could Zhang Jie manage it?

Zhang Yu nodded, agreeing, "Yes, a young guy like you should work; you can’t just have others doing the labor nonchalantly."

Zhang Jie went to work with his injuries, with Zhang Yu taking him to the archives before heading to the finance department for work every day. During lunch, she’d first get food at the cafeteria and then eat at the archives’ reading room, taking a quick nap afterward, before they left together after work.

For them, working at the research institute was the most peaceful time and the period they spent the most time together as siblings.

Yao Ying was also very satisfied with the current situation, with both children nearby and work going smoothly, she fit well into the research institute’s residential area.

If there was anything lacking, it would be that Zhang Wei was away on business trips quite a bit now, and once he was gone, it was as if he were unreachable.

Even when he was not away, he was extremely busy, often working overtime.

That day when Zhang Yu got off work, she noticed raisins on the table, casually popping a few into her mouth. "Pretty sweet."

"These raisins, why do I feel like they’re from Xinjiang Province?" Yes, that’s right. Zhang Wei brought back raisins from his last trip there, and they were so sweet.

"Did someone from the institute go on a business trip and bring these back?" Recently, Zhang Wei had been in the research institute, so these must have been gifts from other researchers.

Yao Ying shook her head, "They weren’t from them."

Ah, not from the institute’s researchers? Then who? "It’s not like Dad knows any researchers over there and had them mailed over?"

But then, that seemed unlikely. Those researchers are usually research fanatics and hardly leave their units unless necessary. Why would they think of sending raisins?

If they would send anything, Zhang Yu guessed it would most likely be letters, exchanging insights and solving challenges. This was most important for those researchers.

Yao Ying shook her head, "Not from researchers, it’s someone you know."

Someone she knew who would send raisins from Xinjiang Province? Zhang Yu quickly thought of someone but then dismissed the notion. "How could that be?"

"Mom, that day, in front of so many people, I embarrassed him so much. Would he really send something to me?" Zhang Yu had always felt that Han Lei going to Xinjiang Province was most likely related to being exposed by her in public.

Of course, even if Zhang Yu later knew the kind of life that person led, she still didn’t think she did anything wrong, thinking Han Lei probably thought the same.

Zhang Jie also thought of Han Lei, and he, too, felt it was impossible.