Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 57 - No House Female Companion 57_1

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Regarding Zhang Hong’s proposal for two exemptions, “That doesn’t seem appropriate.”

“You got the house, but I’m paying for it entirely on my own.”

“You should contribute thirty thousand.”

“How about this, you buy a three-bedroom house, put down a hundred thousand, and I’ll grant the two exemptions.”

“Right, if you really want the two exemptions, I think we could exempt everything.

In the future, if you run into any difficulties, I won’t contribute financially.”

“I think it’s a good idea,” Zhang Yu genuinely felt this approach was not bad, looking forward to seeing what Zhang Guohua and the others thought.

“Zhang Guohua, Zhang Shouhua, Zhang Hong, what do you think?”

“I think this decision is not bad,” Zhang Yu gave Zhang Guohua and the others an option.

All exemptions forever?

Zhang Guohua and the others quickly made a decision, “We’ll pay.”

“Right, we’ll pay.

And we can’t afford a three-bedroom house, so you can skip the cash gift.” As a teacher who knew how to calculate, Zhang Shouhua was practical.

Are you kidding me?

Zhang Yu isn’t getting married, has no children, how many festive occasions could there be?

But it’s different for them.

The child goes to college, gets married, has children, the grandson’s New Year money—Zhang Yu would undoubtedly need to pay out more.

As for Zhang Yu’s occasions, what could there be at most?

Just issues with two houses and maybe a cash gift of five thousand.

It simply couldn’t compare to their expenses, so absolutely no exemptions—otherwise, they’d truly be crying.

Zhang Hong also nodded non-stop, “Exactly, exactly, we can’t have the exemptions, there must be a sense of ceremony.”

Well then, what could Zhang Yu do?

It wasn’t as if he didn’t offer them a choice, but they were all so reluctant.

Forget it, isn’t it just because they feel they won’t lose out?

Sorry, but Zhang Yu also felt that she would definitely not be at a loss.

“Fine, then we can’t have exemptions.” That suited him just fine—it would make them feel sufficiently stifled.

Is it just because they think she has no children, that she can’t show off anything?

Sorry, what Zhang Yu wanted to say was, sometimes showing off your children and grandchildren really isn’t much?

The best thing to boast about, of course, is oneself.

Let them understand that the best investment is in oneself, and only when you’re doing well, can you live better.

Even though Chiang Yun was reluctant to give up the cash gift, she knew that if she didn’t put forth this money today, Zhang Yu wouldn’t contribute financially in the future if her own family had issues.

“Mom and Dad will give two thousand, we can’t compare with them.

How about I give eighteen hundred?” Initially, she thought of giving one thousand or fifteen hundred, but then she felt she shouldn’t be too stingy.

Du Xia wanted to give one thousand, but hearing Chiang Yun offer eighteen hundred, she really felt like jumping up and cursing.

Now it made her look capable.

Yet, no matter how annoyed she felt inside, she believed she definitely shouldn’t show weakness in public.

“If the eldest sister-in-law is giving eighteen hundred, I will too.”

Zhang Hong had thought Chiang Yun wouldn’t give too much for the cash gift, so she really hadn’t been in any hurry.

Unexpectedly, Chiang Yun turned out to be so generous.

What could she do?

Du Xia had already followed suit, so she could only reluctantly join in.

“I’m giving the same amount,” Zhang Hong said, feeling compelled.

Liu Hui was aware that sometimes Zhang Hong could be brainless, but he had not expected her to be quite so thoughtless.

The thought of having to give away an eighteen hundred yuan red packet soon made him want to properly educate Zhang Hong.

If they couldn’t receive red packets the next time they got a house, then they could only hope to make a profit when Liu Jian got into college.

But could Liu Jian get into college?

Remembering Liu Jian’s elementary school grades, Liu Hui really felt it might be unlikely.

Did they have to wait until Liu Jian got married to receive a cash gift?

Just the thought of it made Liu Hui feel like he was losing out.

It wasn’t that there was no way to recover the principal investment, like buying a house, but how much money would that require, just for those few thousand in cash gifts?

Liu Hui quickly dismissed the thought.

Forget it, if they were going to give, they would give.

But they had to keep an eye on Liu Jian; he had to get into high school, get into college.

After he got married and had children, wouldn’t there be yearly cash gifts to collect?

At that thought, Liu Hui’s mood improved quite a bit, at least there would be a steady flow of money coming in the future.

Snort, just take the cash gifts for now, and later, she’d have her turn to cry.

As Liu Hui thought this, his mood lifted considerably.

Zhang Guohua and Zhang Shouhua’s spirits also lifted a lot, after all, one couldn’t just look at the present but had to consider the long term.

Zhang Yu knew they were thinking of recouping their investment later, but just wanted to say that it was an impossibility.

She didn’t have children, but she could earn certifications, she could buy properties, so why not purchase one every year?

That should scare them to death, Zhang Yu felt this idea was good, and feasible too.

Of course, taking their cash gifts was just a ruse, simply to show them that they would be envious in the future, with her owning multiple properties, a significant fortune.

Then raking in the rental income until her hands were soft, not relying on children for retirement, not waiting for a pension to live on, but living life well,

Zhang Yu smiled contentedly, feeling genuinely great.

Let it be, for now she would let them indulge in their bliss, after all, giving them hope was what mattered.

If there were no hope, they would surely be disappointed.

“Let’s go, I’ll treat you to a Japanese buffet.” Since they had given a handsome cash gift, of course, she couldn’t be stingy.

“Japanese buffet?”

“Isn’t that quite expensive?” Zhang Hong, fretting over the substantial cash gift, felt much better knowing Zhang Yu was willing to splurge on this.

“Expensive.” After Zhang Yu announced the price, she heard a few sharp intakes of breath.

“After all, such a generous cash gift deserves no stinginess.”

“When it’s your turn to do something, make sure not to be stingy.”

“I gave a portion of cash, one person eats.”

“You gave the same, yet three people will dine.” Zhang Yu simmered for a moment.

“In a few years, when Zhang Yi gets married, it will be five people.”

Zhang Yu suddenly thought of something, “Right, Chiang Yun, didn’t you say last time you found a girl for Zhang Yi?”

“Yes, any progress?”

“When will they marry?

I can start planning.”

“Got a girlfriend?” Du Xia and Zhang Hong were both surprised; they hadn’t been out of town and were unaware of this.

They hadn’t expected that Zhang Yu, who was out of town, would actually know about this, which upset them quite a bit.

Chiang Yun really didn’t want to bring it up.

Just thinking about it made her feel terrible.

Yet here was Zhang Yu, bringing it up so casually in front of so many people, putting her in a tough spot.

“No agreement, the other side has high standards, many requirements.” Chiang Yun sighed lightly, it was a helpless situation.

Oh, no one spoke up, saying the other side had high standards didn’t they just mean that Zhang Yi was a failure?

Du Xia looked down on Zhang Yi, thought him unworthy, blind to his own predicament, feeling like he was accomplished when in reality he was just a waste.

Forget it, if a mother thinks her son is great, then she wouldn’t speak up.

Zhang Yu wasn’t surprised by the outcome and hummed in response, “No matter, the next one could be better.”

“After all, Xiao Yi is handsome.” This was a point Zhang Yu acknowledged; Zhang Yi was a handsome kid.