Chapter 4: The Homeless Female Supporting Character 4

Zhang Yu packed up everything that needed to be packed. She was just waiting to go to her workplace tomorrow to handle the paperwork, and while she was at it, she would stop by a logistics company to pick up some cardboard boxes, and then she would be ready to move.

When Zhang Guohua and the others left, they stood at the stairwell one after another and called out upstairs, "Xiao Yu, we're leaving."

For Zhang Guohua and the others, this evening was truly very uncomfortable for them.

In the past, whenever they chatted, Zhang Yu would always be busy running back and forth, boiling water, pouring drinks for them, and preparing snacks and fruit.

They only had to open their mouths to call for things; as for the work, Zhang Yu did it all. They could be as leisurely as they wanted.

As a result, they hadn't expected that today, after Zhang Yu finished washing the dishes, she would nimbly head straight upstairs to pack her things.

She didn't come downstairs for the rest of the time, let alone boil water for tea or prepare fruit for them. It could be said that they were truly very uncomfortable with this.

What made them feel even more anxious was that after Zhang Yu went to work in another city, they shouldn't even think about coming over on weekends to enjoy a ready-made meal.

What made them feel even more distressed was that, with Zhang Yu around, whenever Zhang Dagui and his wife felt unwell, she was the one running back and forth to take care of them.

Once she left for another city, if the old couple had any health issues, wouldn't that become their problem?

Thinking of this, Zhang Guohua felt very bad. Taking the elderly to the hospital meant not only losing wages from taking time off work, but also running up and down stairs and dealing with all sorts of hassles.

Not to mention that if the old couple were unwell, they certainly couldn't cook for themselves; they would have to cook for them, help them bathe, do housework, and so on.

Zhang Guohua glanced at his wife, Jiang Yun, who was standing beside him. He felt that counting on her to take care of Zhang Dagui and his wife was not something he should hope for.

Jiang Yun had been in a very good mood today. Her parents-in-law's house was going to be demolished, and they would soon be able to get a new apartment.

This way, when Zhang Yi got married, they would have a wedding house without needing to spend money to buy one. As for the renovation, didn't the old couple have savings?

Their retirement pensions were quite high, and since it was for the eldest grandson's wedding, surely the old couple wouldn't refuse to pay for it?

But she hadn't expected Zhang Yu to catch everyone off guard. This girl was actually going to work in another city.

Originally, regarding Zhang Dagui and his wife, Jiang Yun only had to pay lip service and coax the old couple to keep them happy; as for the actual work, there was someone else to do it.

Now, it was a different story. Once Zhang Yu went to another city, she could guarantee that the responsibility of taking care of the elderly would fall primarily on the eldest son.

With someone like Zhang Guohua who didn't know how to do chores, counting on him to take care of Zhang Dagui and his wife was essentially counting on her to do it.

The more Jiang Yun thought about it, the angrier she became. "Zhang Guohua, what is wrong with your sister? Such a big thing as going to work in another city, and she didn't even discuss it with the family."

Zhang Guohua's mood was already chaotic enough, and he hadn't expected Jiang Yun to keep muttering beside him.

"Discuss? Discuss what? The leadership has already spoken with her; what do you want her to do?"

"After all, she isn't an only child and has no family burdens. The leadership felt she was the best candidate to go to another city, and the leadership wasn't wrong."

"The leadership spoke to her, but she could have politely declined." Jiang Yun hadn't expected that even at this point, Zhang Guohua would still speak up for Zhang Yu.

If her reason hadn't told her not to get angry and not to start a fight with Zhang Guohua, she really wouldn't have been able to control herself.

"I think your sister is doing this because there's no share of the house for her..." The more Jiang Yun thought about it, the more she felt that the reason Zhang Yu agreed to work in another city was because of this.

Zhang Guohua actually felt in his heart that Zhang Yu might have had some thoughts or dissatisfaction when she agreed to go to another city.

But regarding this guess or idea of Jiang Yun's, he had a different opinion. "How could it be related to the house?"

"We only found out today that the house is being demolished and Mom and Dad plan to split the house into four parts, with no share for Zhang Yu."

"We all just found out about it; how would Zhang Yu know?"

"She was busy making dinner after she got home, and we didn't mention that there was no share for her."

"She even brought up the fact that she was going to work in another city before we even ate."

"In other words, before she said she was going to work in another city, she didn't even know there was no share of the house for her."

Jiang Yun was blocked by Zhang Guohua's reasoning. Although she had an intuition that Zhang Yu going to another city was definitely related to her not getting a share of the house, just as Zhang Guohua said, Zhang Yu had spoken first, and there was absolutely no evidence to prove she had known early on that she wouldn't get a share.

"That's just what I think; otherwise, why would she go to another city?" Jiang Yun said indignantly.

"And what we need to discuss now is, once Zhang Yu goes to work in another city, have you thought about what to do with your parents?"

"Although their health is fine for now, you know they have to go to the hospital every quarter."

"It was always Zhang Yu who accompanied them before; what will happen in the future?"

"I'm telling you, I'm very busy too." Jiang Yun knew that Zhang Yu's job transfer could no longer be changed.

Since that was the case, they had to discuss the issue of Zhang Dagui and his wife's future care.

This was the most important issue; many things needed to have rules set now.

Zhang Guohua knew what Jiang Yun meant: they would have to discuss with Zhang Shouhua and Zhang Hong's families how to take turns caring for the two elders.

Zhang Guohua certainly had no problem with the three siblings taking care of Zhang Dagui and his wife; after all, they were their parents.

But this also brought up a huge problem, and that problem was

"Have you thought about it?"

"If they also get involved in taking care of Mom and Dad, then regarding the house under Mom and Dad's name, I can guarantee that even if Zhang Hong doesn't fight for it, the other two will definitely not give it up, right?"

After all, it was a house; no matter what, it was worth over a hundred thousand. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Jiang Yun was stunned by Zhang Guohua's words. That's right, as long as they let Zhang Shouhua and the others take care of the old couple, they would absolutely not give up the house under Zhang Dagui and his wife's name.

At that point, would they say that because they gave birth to Zhang Yi, the eldest son and grandson of the Zhang family, they should get a larger share of the house?

"I had originally planned that the house would be for the old couple and Zhang Yu to live in, and that girl Zhang Yu would take care of them."

"That way, the second and third siblings would be too embarrassed to ask for the house."

"Before Mom and Dad pass away, I would talk to them to see if they could transfer the house directly to Xiao Yi and then let Zhang Yu continue to live there."

"That way, no matter how much dissatisfaction the second sibling and the others have, they would just have to endure it."

"But I didn't expect Zhang Yu to just go to another city like this, clearly showing she won't participate in these matters."

"Now we're in a difficult spot." Zhang Guohua had already considered everything once he knew Zhang Yu wouldn't get married.

He thought this was the best and most perfect way, but he hadn't expected Zhang Yu to just drop the burden and quit like this. It was truly too hateful.