Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1898 - 1899: Passerby Female Intellectual Youth 41

Chapter 1898: Chapter 1899: Passerby Female Intellectual Youth 41

Zhang Yu occasionally stood up for some exercise, and noticed others doing the same. After exchanging glances, they continued with what they were doing.

After spending the night like this, when Zhao Tong and the others woke up, Zhang Yu had already watched the sunrise through the cabin window.

He washed up briefly, prepared some hot water, and was ready to eat.

Zhao Tong had previously thought Zhang Yu’s rice balls were quite ordinary, just rice with black sesame sprinkled on the outside, and some pickled vegetables inside. She wondered how flavorful they could really be.

But now, watching Zhang Yu happily eating the rice balls, Zhao Tong and the others felt envious. They had brought food initially planning to have a meal at night and thought they could just skip breakfast.

Now watching Zhang Yu eat the rice balls, they suddenly felt their stomachs protesting.

"Next time we have a break, I must bring rice balls too," Zhao Tong said, expressing her intention to do the same next time.

The Xia sisters nodded in agreement, "We’ll bring rice balls next time too." By now, their stomachs were indeed feeling a bit hungry.

Zhang Yu chuckled and handed the remaining three rice balls from his bag to them, "Try and see how they taste."

Zhao Tong and the others were surprised, "You still have rice balls?"

"Yeah, I didn’t know how much I’d eat, so of course, I prepared extra. If there’s any left, I can take it back," Zhang Yu said calmly.

"That’s right." Everyone was hitting their heads. Buying extra rice may cost a bit more, but turning it into rice balls solves the meal issue on the boat, and any leftovers can be taken home.

Everyone nodded, having truly learned a lesson, as Zhao Tong and the others ate the rice balls, "Not bad for the taste."

Initially, they thought it was just plain rice and should taste bland, but after adding pickled vegetables, while the taste was not amazing, it certainly wasn’t bad either. Especially when hungry, one rice ball truly fills you up.

"It’s a pity there’s no seaweed; otherwise, wrapping it in seaweed would make it taste better too." Zhang Yu said casually.

And in the summer, you can dry some cucumbers, and when making rice balls, add the dried cucumbers, carrots, and some sesame, to make sushi. The taste could be decent too.

If you could get meat floss, that would be even better; the flavor would immediately improve. But unfortunately, these days, meat floss isn’t something you can simply obtain, as pork is quite sought after.

However, pork floss might be hard to find, but she could make fish floss instead, which is still meat. It’s just that fishing and making fish floss can be a bit labor-intensive, but there aren’t any other issues.

Still, in the face of delicious food, those issues don’t really matter. Zhang Yu quickly decided what to eat during the Spring Festival holiday journey home next year.

Wang Yan wanted to save money, so she ate enough at noon, planning to see what Zhang Yu was eating at night and scrounge some from him.

Unexpectedly, once on the boat, she fell into a deep sleep. After several attempts to check, she only saw that she kept sleeping and never woke up, which annoyed Wang Yan to no end.

She thought that surely, at least during dinner she’d wake up.

When she went over to look, she was awake, chatted with Zhao Tong and the others for a bit, and then fell asleep again, with no intention of eating, which made Wang Yan furious.

Not eating was one thing, but continuing to rest was another. She’d never seen anyone who could sleep this much; she could really be compared to a pig.

Thinking she must eat in the morning, when Wang Yan went over she saw Zhang Yu had given the rice balls to her roommates, making Wang Yan furious, "Zhang Yu, I’m hungry too."

Looking at the outspoken person, Zhang Yu said, "I’m out already."

"I just gave all my remaining three rice balls to them." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Besides, if you’re hungry, you can ask the captain in the cockpit if there’s any food. I’m sure he’d be happy to sell you some," Zhang Yu suggested earnestly.

"You, you..." Seeing Zhang Yu with a sincere expression suggesting her options, Wang Yan was so furious she wanted to give him a piece of her mind.

"I spent all my money buying things to take home," Wang Yan looked pitifully at Zhang Yu.

Looking at the person crying poor again, Zhang Yu calmly said, "I spent all my money too."

"Otherwise, why would I bring rice balls? It’s just to save money. Everyone bought meals; I just brought rice balls, with rice and a bit of pickled vegetables." It was just crying poor, Zhang Yu could do that too.

"Besides, we’re almost home; hold on a bit longer, and we can eat when we’re home." Zhang Yu suggested, and given the lack of money, they should endure.

Wang Yan couldn’t believe Zhang Yu didn’t bring money, "You’re out of money."

Zhang Yu nodded, "Yep, I’m out of money. What, you want to audit me?"

"What kind of attitude is this? You’re asking where my money went; I should ask where your money went too; we worked together at the farm, our wages are the same."

"You’re out of money; how could I possibly have money?"

"It’s ridiculous. You spent all your money, so you should reflect on why you overspent, not question me." Zhang Yu had a look of confusion.

"Exactly." Lu Yun couldn’t help but step in when she saw Wang Yan being cornered.

"You, you... All of you, you’re bullying me." Wang Yan glanced around pitifully, hoping someone would stand up for her.

Unexpectedly, nobody came forward to support her, and Wang Yan felt very aggrieved.

If it had been someone else, someone might have stood up for Wang Yan. But the fact it was Wang Yan meant no one, even from another brigade, would want to back her given her notorious character.

Her infamous exploits were well-known among many intellectual youth, so why support her, especially since she’d mentioned she was hungry. They were worried jumping in would mean they’d have to fork out to buy her food.

After waiting in vain for someone to support her, Wang Yan stomped her foot in frustration, "You... all of you are bullying me."

Looking at the black-yellow complexion and coarse skin of the person, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but think, please, that expression is really hard on the eyes.

"Call it bullying if you want, you can go home and tell your parents, you can tell the street, of course, you can go to the police station and report it."

"You could also go to GWH and say I’m bullying you."

"After Spring Festival, when we return to the field, you can say I’m bullying you too."

"If you find all of these too distant to be intimidating, you could report me to the team office, saying I’m unsympathetic, didn’t invite you for a meal, didn’t lend you money."

"Do whatever you want." Zhang Yu offered various suggestions, genuinely encouraging Wang Yan to escalate the situation.

Wang Yan bit her lip, stared at Zhang Yu for a long time, and eventually stomped off in frustration.