Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1944 - 1945: Female Intellectual Youth Bystander 87

Chapter 1944: Chapter 1945: Female Intellectual Youth Bystander 87

Yao Ying watched the two children whispering together, and she was genuinely happy inside.

But when she moved closer and heard what the two children were talking about, her face turned pale. What’s going on? Her daughter was actually teaching Zhang Jie how to fake an illness to take a long sick leave.

Yao Ying had worked in the factory for so many years; it’s not like she hadn’t seen seasoned deceivers before. In a large mechanical factory, there are always a few people who don’t like to work and often take long sick leaves.

In the past, when they used to chat about these people, it was always with contempt, feeling that they had no ambition. She never thought her own daughter would instigate her son like this, making Yao Ying very displeased.

She coughed lightly, "How can you do that?"

"After all, going to work is important, it’s understandable if your health is really poor..."

Darn, she forgot that nowadays people are mostly straightforward. Asking them to do this would lead others to look down on them. However, thinking about the recent happenings at the mechanical factory, coupled with Zhang Jie’s well-known poor health, does this count as taking advantage?

Most importantly, Zhang Jie hadn’t insisted on going to work, which indicates what? It shows that he is not a rigid person.

Another reason is that Zhang Jie’s situation in the factory is not good, "Mom, the factory over there has been in an uproar over the housing issue. Old Zheng is sick and down, do those people really think they’ve justified their actions?"

"Maybe they would think if we hadn’t returned the house to the factory at the first hint of trouble, none of this would have happened."

"If only dad was still in the factory, or you were still there, maybe they’d restrain themselves a bit, but now that you’ve retired, and dad has moved to the research institute, those folks on Changlin Island surely aren’t pleased with us."

"Xiao Jie being left alone in the mechanical factory..." Zhang Yu knew that Yao Ying, who had worked in the mechanical factory for many years, must be familiar with these inner workings.

Previously, she was thinking about moving house and fetching Zhang Yu from the farm, leaving her with little attention for anything else. Now, hearing Zhang Yu say this, she surely had thoughts running through her mind.

"Xiao Jie, are those people bullying you?" Yao Ying was really angry, "Does it have anything to do with our family? If Old Zheng wasn’t a bully, our family..."

"And about the house issue, it was so talked about all over back then, I don’t believe those leaders didn’t hear about it, but what did they do, they did nothing."

"They didn’t step out to say a word for us. Didn’t they see what your dad contributed to the factory over the years?"

"They certainly benefited from it, but when trouble came to our family..." Yao Ying didn’t want to think too poorly of those leaders, but with everything that had happened recently, she couldn’t help but overthink.

Zhang Wei stood at the door, listening to the sound of his wife’s complaints and what his daughter had said before, he heard it all.

Back then, when he agreed to come to the research institute, he had considered many things, like what if the house wasn’t returned, and the series of reactions after it was returned to the factory.

He could say he really considered a lot, including how it would be if Zhang Jie stayed in the factory, thinking that since Zhang Jie worked in the finance department, and the head had a good relationship with Yao Ying, they could take care of him a bit.

But he forgot, those so-called old leaders’ children, even though they hadn’t accomplished much in these years, would they be happy if you moved their house?

They wouldn’t let Old Zheng off, just didn’t expect they wouldn’t let Zhang Jie off either, making Zhang Wei very frustrated.

But if you ask him if he regrets it, he really doesn’t. He’s working in the technical department, did he really not know about some of Old Zheng’s ideas?

He just thought Old Zheng couldn’t forget his kindness, and having worked in the mechanical factory for so many years, he had really gotten used to that place, coming to the research institute was like starting all over again, he didn’t really want to change.

It’s just after he fell ill, along with what the leadership said, his heart was completely disheartened. Was his health bad from the very start?

If that’s the case, he’d rather just vacate the position, saving some leaders from hinting that someone’s occupying a spot without doing anything.

He was gone, and his daughter’s job was arranged. As for his son’s job, it’s not that he hadn’t thought about it, but as a newcomer, how could he ask the leadership to arrange for both the daughter’s and son’s jobs?

But his son’s health isn’t good, his personality is quite introverted, really getting bullied, and he doesn’t talk about it, living alone—who knows how things are?

Letting his son fake illness, Zhang Wei thought it over and felt it’s okay, "I think it’s fine. If those people don’t act, then fine, but once they make a move, not knowing what they might do in the heat of the moment."

"If Old Zheng didn’t collapse and wasn’t hospitalized, would they spare Old Zheng, spare the Zheng Family?"

"And I guess Old Zheng also thought, if he’s hospitalized, those people can’t exactly rush to the hospital to settle accounts with him, and so they vent their anger on Zhang Jie."

"Son, do what you want to do. If they want to make a move, let them. Everyone knows your health isn’t good."

As a father, with no way to help his son out in this matter, since his daughter came up with such a good solution, what’s there to worry about, do it as planned,

Zhang Yu saw Zhang Wei’s figure, the first thought was whether he’d oppose, since Yao Ying had already voiced objections.

Surprisingly, Zhang Wei straightforwardly agreed, which made her very happy.

Yao Ying didn’t expect Zhang Wei not only heard but also agreed, "I disagree, it’s just that we have to look ahead. If, if Xiao Jie takes a long sick leave, what about work, what about work."

"Don’t worry, worst-case scenario, not working in the finance department, I think if this really blows up, those leaders in the factory won’t come out unscathed either."

"Worst-case scenario, he’ll switch jobs." Zhang Wei knew if Zhang Jie really did this, staying in the finance department would be impossible, "Avoid the storm first."

"Then I’ll think about whether there’s work here at the research institute."

"Plus, your son is living alone, you’re not at ease with it, and you’re running back and forth, it’s tiring for you." Zhang Wei knew his wife had always worked in the office, having her run around all day wasn’t feasible.

"Also, letting Xiao Jie stay at home, I was also thinking I could bring back some mechanical books for him to read, so he could read more, and in the future, if there’s a shortage at the research institute, I could have him come over."

Indeed, Little Yu already works in the finance department, so traditionally, Zhang Jie couldn’t work in the finance department too, so might as well change jobs.

What? Zhang Yu was quite astonished on the side, could Zhang Jie change jobs? In the previous life, he first worked in the mechanical factory’s finance department, then he went to college to major in economics.

If he changes careers to work at the research institute, can he still study an economics major in college? Zhang Yu thought for a bit, oh well, right now it’s work, college is still far off.

Besides, people are young, learning more professions and coming into contact with more things is good, it helps in knowing what one likes.