Chapter 1: The Homeless Female Supporting Character 1

Zhang Yu had just arrived home when she saw a crowd gathered in the house. Judging by their expressions, they seemed to be waiting for her return.

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. Alright, it seems the main plot is beginning. That’s fine; the sooner things are settled, the sooner she can complete her mission.

That’s right, Zhang Yu is a mission-taker. In layman's terms, she completes the tasks assigned by every client.

She doesn't know how many other mission-takers like her exist, nor does she know why the others do this.

Regardless, her goal is very clear: to complete missions with high quality and take on as many orders as possible. Only then can she earn enough points to save the lives of her family of three.

When Zhang Dagui and the others saw Zhang Yu return, they asked, "Xiao Yu, why are you so late today?"

"My boss needed me for something." Zhang Yu knew that in Zhang Dagui's eyes—or rather, in the eyes of anyone in the Zhang family—she was just a minor accountant.

She was a small, insignificant person who didn't need to be cared about, except when they needed her to do chores.

Zhang Dagui truly didn't care why Zhang Yu was late getting off work. "Your brothers and the others are all here. Go make dinner."

A whole group of people was there, yet not a single one knew how to cook; they were all waiting for her. Zhang Yu was too lazy to say anything. It was just a meal, after all.

To put it bluntly, every meal she cooked was one less she would have to make. Since they were discussing the house division today, she could take the opportunity to mention that she would be working out of town.

Once she left, she would be a guest whenever she returned. It made no sense for a guest to be expected to cook in someone else's home.

Zhang Yu went to her room to change clothes and then headed to the kitchen to cook, while the rest of the Zhang family discussed matters in the main room.

She worked efficiently, not caring at all about what was being discussed outside. Regardless, with the old house being demolished, everyone—Zhang Dagui and his wife, as well as the three siblings, Zhang Guohua and the others—was very happy because they had all been allocated apartments.

The only one who didn't get an apartment was Zhang Yu, who lived with her parents. The excuse was that she wasn't married and would live with Zhang Dagui and his wife in the future.

Because they chose relocation, it would take a few years to receive the new apartments, meaning they had to rent a place in the meantime.

The rent was paid by Zhang Dagui and his wife, while the household expenses were covered by Zhang Yu. Originally, the three of them didn't spend much.

But since the Zhang family was a "very close-knit" clan, every Saturday and Sunday, the two sons and the daughter would bring their families over for dinner, and Zhang Yu was the primary person responsible for buying groceries and cooking.

Previously, Zhang Yu handed over two thousand yuan for living expenses each time. With the Zhang family spending like that, she was just exhausted, and the money for groceries was provided by the old couple.

However, after moving out to rent, every weekend, the grocery bill alone would cost Zhang Yu over a thousand yuan. They insisted on high-quality fruit and premium ingredients.

She had originally thought she could breathe a sigh of relief after moving into the new apartment, but she hadn't expected that Zhang Guohua and his wife would need to prepare for their eldest son Zhang Yi's wedding.

Zhang Guohua and his wife, who were always crying poverty, naturally set their sights on the wealthy Zhang Dagui and his wife, successfully extracting 300,000 yuan from the old couple.

Zhang Shouhua and his wife, knowing this, used the excuse of sending their daughter Zhang Xin abroad for studies to successfully get 300,000 yuan from the old couple as well.

Zhang Hong and her husband, not wanting to be outdone, also managed to get 100,000 yuan from the old couple.

Just like that, seeing that they didn't have much money left, the old couple didn't want to spend on renovations. They claimed the house would eventually be left to Zhang Yu, so they made her pay for the renovations.

After moving into the new home, the old couple handed over two thousand yuan in monthly living expenses. There was no helping it; their grandson had a great-grandchild, and as the elders, didn't they have to pay for the great-grandchild's formula and diapers?

After Zhang Xin went abroad, she started working to reduce the family's burden. When the old couple found out, they said that studying abroad required focus on academics, and they promised to give her 40,000 yuan a year.

With things going this way, the old couple's retirement pensions were mostly spent, and Zhang Yu had no choice but to continue maintaining the Zhang family's reputation, spending most of her own salary as well.

Even so, Zhang Guohua and the others still kept saying that Zhang Yu, who lived with her parents, was the one benefiting the most.

This left Zhang Yu, who never defended herself, having spent a fortune only to be labeled a "parasite."

That wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was that before the old couple passed away, they left a will stating the house was to be left to the eldest grandson, Zhang Yi.

Originally, it wasn't as if Zhang Yu couldn't continue living there, but the result was that Zhang Yi and his wife planned to move to a better environment and sold the old couple's house.

Just like that, Zhang Yu was left with nowhere to live. And since Zhang Yi and his wife had always looked down on their penniless aunt, why would they help her solve her housing problem?

Helpless, Zhang Yu could only rent a place and eventually live in a nursing home in her old age. As for the brothers and sisters who had promised to take care of her, they all vanished.

The Zhang family still held gatherings, but they no longer invited Zhang Yu. The excuse was that they were eating out and worried about adding to their sister's burden, since they split the bill.

The original owner's request was very simple: she just wanted a place to live so she wouldn't be left helpless in her old age.

For Zhang Yu, this request was truly simple. Isn't it just buying a house?

Zhang Yu remembered that next year, the group company would be launching an internal housing subscription. Since she was changing positions this time, she would have the title and the seniority, so she certainly wouldn't miss out.

As for Zhang Dagui and his wife's house, whoever wanted to renovate it could go ahead; she wouldn't be thinking about that property anyway.

She just wouldn't be like before—contributing when there was work to be done, but being left out when it came time to divide the property. Whoever wanted to be that kind of fool could go ahead.

Having cooked for so many years, Zhang Yu finished the meal very efficiently.

"Mom, Dad, dinner is ready." She walked into the main room to announce it, then returned to the kitchen to start bringing out the dishes.

She was the one cooking, but expecting anyone else to help carry dishes or serve rice was out of the question.

Zhang Yu busied herself, while the members of the Zhang family, hearing that dinner was ready, simply held their teacups in their hands.

As for helping out, that was impossible.

After Zhang Yu set the table, she said, "Mom, Dad, Big Brother, Sister-in-law, Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, Eldest Sister, Brother-in-law, I have something to say."

Zhang Yu spoke before they could bring up the house division news. "My boss talked to me today and said that the branch office out of town needs an on-site accountant."

"The boss decided to send me, and I agreed."

"I'll be heading out of town to work starting next Monday."

The Zhang family members were stunned; they hadn't expected Zhang Yu to be going out of town to work.

Even though Zhang Dagui had always looked down on Zhang Yu's job, he was truly dumbfounded to hear she was leaving.

"Why on earth are you going to work out of town?"

"Exactly," Zhang Guohua said. He knew that the reason they didn't have to worry about their parents and could come back every week to eat a ready-made meal was all because of Zhang Yu.

He hadn't expected her to go work out of town. "Everything is fine here, why go out of town? Can't you not go?"

No one wanted Zhang Yu to leave. After all, once she was gone, if Zhang Dagui and his wife had any health issues, it would become their problem.

Not to mention they could still come back to eat and drink for free every week—though they could still come back, the question was who would cook and who would clean up.

Zhang Dagui glared. "You are not allowed to go."