Chapter 817: Chapter 818: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 66
Zhang Yu dreamt about the blissful days in the future, especially after not sharing a main entrance with them, which really spared her a lot of trouble.
The foreman saw Zhang Yu, “Are we sealing the Moon Gate today?”
“Yes, seal it up. Please trouble all the masters when the time comes.” Although it’s said that the other party should be fully responsible, Zhang Yu also pitched in some money. With high demands, it would be unfair to expect them to pay for everything.
Yan Fugui happened to overhear, “Zhang Yu, are you really going to create a new entrance?”
“Yes, it’s also passed by the street authorities, including my bathroom renovation, all approved.”
Bathroom renovation, to Zhang Yu, was just a common modification, but considering no one in the courtyard had done it before, many were bound to be envious.
Zhang Yu also applied for the bathroom renovation, handling all the procedures efficiently.
What? Yan Fugui didn’t expect Zhang Yu to be such a troublemaker; already sealing the Moon Gate was enough, but now even a bathroom.
“Zhang Yu, if you install your own bathroom, you’ll definitely use more water, what about the water bill then?”
Are they implying that her family would use more water? Honestly, she was shocked by the average water bill in the courtyard when she first arrived.
Just think about someone like Qin Huairu, who spends all day washing clothes by the pond, one could only wonder about Huo Huo’s water bill.
“I’ve already applied for an independent water meter. The pipes will connect directly to my house from the front, so we won’t be using the courtyard’s water.”
“Same with electricity, I’ve applied for an independent electricity meter, because after all my modifications, my house has expanded, and electricity usage has increased.”
Humph, thinking of overcharging me for utilities? Just wait, that’s not going to happen. Anyway, the main point is to have less association with the courtyard.
Yan Fugui was actually wondering how much to charge Zhang Family for utilities, not expecting Zhang Yu to arrange everything on her own.
“Zhang Yu, are you trying to distance from everyone?” Yan Fugui sighed deeply, “You two young girls, when something happens, you’ll still need the help of everyone in the courtyard.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu laughed, “What a joke.”
“When the courtyard needed donations to help Deaf Old Lady, didn’t my parents contribute?”
“And after they were gone, what did you all do? It wasn’t until the municipal authorities showed up that you three elders even appeared.”
“Later you even tried to claim my family’s house. Forget it, the so-called help was just aiding Yi Zhonghai to support his apprentice’s family.”
“As for helping anyone else, don’t expect it, because Yi Zhonghai doesn’t think you’re in trouble; all he sees are the Jia Family, only talking about their hard times.”
“I really don’t understand, if times are hard, then don’t have children, if you do, then work hard to raise them.”
“The daughter-in-law only washes a few clothes every day, doesn’t do any hard work like making cardboard boxes, just whining, saying my family has it tough, needing everyone’s donations.”
“Isn’t Yi Zhonghai keen on helping people? With his high salary, he might as well support two families.”
“Because of the inaction of you three, the courtyard is filled with fumes, with no sense of fairness.”
“Dare I expect anyone to help? Don’t end up dead without knowing how you died.”
“Yan Fugui, I’m not wrong in saying this, am I?” She reminded them from time to time.
“Here, don’t expect anyone to help you, if they do, it’s only Jia Family and Sha Zhu being helped.”
“The rest of the families can only pay, by the way, you said Yi Zhonghai embezzled Yu Shui’s living expenses, over a thousand, how did he get released?”
“It’s a good thing this kind of person is no longer the First Elder.” Zhang Yu kept tsk-tsking, even when her gaze swept over the First Elder’s wife.
Doesn’t the First Elder’s wife know about some of Yi Zhonghai’s deeds? After all, some of the remittance receipts were signed for by the First Elder’s wife, as Yi Zhonghai withdrew money from the post office.
Listening to Zhang Yu’s words, the First Elder’s wife originally wanted to turn around and leave, but thinking of her intention for coming, she approached instead, “Little Yu, I have some things I want to ask you about, do you have time?”
Yan Fugui was quite curious and wanted to know what Yi Zhonghai’s wife needed from Zhang Yu, but since they said so, he couldn’t continue listening.
After seeing Yan Fugui leave, the First Elder’s wife said, “I want to ask you about what you said just now in the central courtyard.”
The First Elder’s wife spoke unclearly but Zhang Yu knew, the only thing that could have made her follow was that sentence, “Having children is a matter for both a man and a woman, if the seed is not good, or there is no seed at all, even the best soil is useless.”
“Anyway, people in the compound are saying, they call you a hen that can’t lay eggs, they speak of you in such manner.”
“You can go to the hospital to get tested, there are basically two outcomes, whether you can have children or not.”
“The report that comes out will at most say that you can’t have children, which is the same as the current situation, no loss.”
“If it turns out you can have children, you don’t have to carry many burdens.”
“At least you don’t always have to worry about these things, then your heart won’t be troubled.”
After speaking, Zhang Yu continued on to find the foreman to discuss the renovation of the house.
The First Elder’s wife watched Zhang Yu speak confidently with the foreman, sighing to herself, back when Zhang Hao and his wife were around, she never realized this girl was so capable.
Even though there are only two children, she still managed to hold up the family, renovate the house, and stand up against those who bullied her family; now, none of them have met with good ends.
The First Elder’s wife thought for a moment, and decided to visit the hospital tomorrow to see, even though she can no longer have children, she still wants to know who exactly can’t have children.
Thinking this, the First Elder’s wife wiped away tears and turned to leave; Yan Fugui might have gone home, but he was still watching the Entrance of Zhang Family from inside the house.
He was very curious, really wanting to know what exactly the First Elder’s wife wanted from Zhang Yu.
Seeing her wiping her tears on the way back, “Can it be that she has some leverage in Zhang Yu’s hands?”
Thinking about it, it’s not impossible, Yi Zhonghai nowadays is really hard to fathom.
The Third Elder’s wife saw Yan Fugui staring at Zhang Yu’s family’s house, “Zhang Hao’s work really is valuable.”
“I heard that after they seal the Moon Gate, they are going to make it into a cabinet, think about how much stuff you could store.”
“Also, every room has built a loft, even if their two sisters get married and live at home, there will be no shortage of space.”
As the children in the family continue to grow day by day, the already tight house feels increasingly crowded.
The family’s conditions are ordinary, and being families in difficult housing situations, the marriages of the three sons are truly a big problem.
Thinking of this, the Third Elder’s wife’s eyes lit up, right, how could she not have thought of this before, as long as this matter is well managed, these troubles can be completely gone.
Thinking of this, the Third Elder’s wife excitedly discussed her idea with Yan Fugui, who was also shocked, he hadn’t thought his wife could have such an idea.
But thinking about it more, this idea is indeed quite good, really something that could be worked on somewhat.