Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 144: Demolition Rumors

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Demolition Rumors

June brought an increase in rainfall.

The sports day for Children’s Day was postponed due to the rain.

The large pits by the roadside were filled with lots of stagnant water, and parents repeatedly cautioned their children to be extra careful on their way to school!

Then, as if overnight, amid the wind and rain, whispers began to spread.

It was said that the row of bungalows where Mrs. Zhen’s business was located, along with the rows to its left and right, might be demolished for new building constructions!

Demolition was of course good news, after all, ground floor retail spaces were always more valuable than bungalows, plus the water and electrical facilities in the buildings would be more complete.

But demolition would indeed affect business! If they couldn’t rent a new place in advance, they’d face a shutdown for a year or more!

After hearing the news, Mrs. Zhen had returned home with a frown for several days in a row.

She hated this kind of unclear information, which left people completely helpless! There was no way to prepare in advance!

Zhen Yu didn’t try to comfort her mother, after all, the information wasn’t confirmed, and she had her own considerations.

Demolition was bound to happen! It had occurred in her previous life.

The difference was, Zhen Yu remembered the demolition in her previous life took place after her second year of junior high during the summer break! But now, she hadn’t even had the summer break of her first year of junior high, and the news had already come out early.

Were there rumors in her previous life too? She really couldn’t remember!

After all, she had already been living at the school by then, and had not been interested or attentive to family affairs.

What she needed to consider now was, if the demolition would still be a year away, by then she would be going into her final year of junior high and would only stay here for one year; and it would take another year and a half to build the new estate.

So did her family really need to keep the house?

She and her brother would go to high school in Qi City, leaving Mrs. Zhen alone in this small town?

Clearly, that was not feasible! Their family could only opt for the money! As for what to do with the money, whether to continue selling shoes in Qi City or something else, Zhen Yu hadn’t thought that far ahead.

There was still a year’s time, which could be spent slowly planning and researching!

——

Zhen Yu was in no hurry, but some people were!

Not even a week after the demolition news spread, several of Zhen Yu’s aunts began visiting in turns!

Their insinuations were clear: the Zhen Family courtyard, the shoe shop—since all that was initially set up by Grandpa Zhen for Zhen Halong!

Now with the demolition, it should be considered as part of the inheritance, and they deserved a share!

Zhen Yu really hadn’t expected this; in her previous life when only Mr. Zhen was left, the demolition had caused no such troubles!

But in this life with Mrs. Zhen, some had the audacity to show up with their faces out demanding a piece of the pie!

One visitor and she’d chase one away! Two came, and she’d beat out a pair! If words didn’t work, she’d use her hands!

"Zhen Yu! You little bitch! How can you treat elders like this!?"

"Oh?" Zhen Yu looked unemotional, tilted her head, and scanned Third Aunt Zhen up and down, "How exactly do you qualify as an elder? Because of your wrinkles?"

"I’ll kill you, you little slut!" Third Aunt Zhen, furious, lunged forward without a second thought.

Zhen Yu casually reached out, twisted the hand that Third Aunt Zhen aimed to slap her with behind her back, and with a firm kick to the buttocks, Third Aunt Zhen stumbled back several steps.

"No money for you! Get lost! Come again, and I won’t go so easy on you!"

Third Aunt Zhen and Fourth Aunt Zhen left, cursing under their breaths.

——

The incident, however, did not end there.

Within three days, rumors began to circulate around the school.

"Hey! Have you heard? Zhen Yu is really good at fighting! They say she hangs out with the local hooligans during holidays!"

"Can you believe it? A girl as pretty as her and with good grades, why would she mingle with riffraff?"

"Who knows! Rumor has it she’s dating one of them! Probably because that thug is really handsome!"

"Heh heh! All about the looks, huh? It’s not like there are no handsome guys in school! Hey, do you think she and Wang Meng were, you know..."

The rumors intensified, but Zhen Yu, Zhen Yan, and Han Mingyue kept their heads down and continued studying in the classroom.

During lunchtime, Fu Yu, Bai Xue, and Han Jiayang all mentioned this unusual situation, but nobody took it seriously.

But in just one day, when school was out in the evening, Zhen Yu found countless eyes fixated on her!

It felt like needles on her back! Underneath the weight of all those colored gazes, if she really were a 13-year-old girl standing there, she might have collapsed on the spot.

But Zhen Yu wouldn’t! She straightened her back, walking fearlessly, refusing the protection her friends offered, leading the way forward with big strides!

Whoever was spreading these rumors, she would make sure they understood, there is a price to pay for their actions!

Before parting ways, Zhen Yu gave her friends a task, "Ask around to find out which class the rumor started from! Whether it was from a boy or a girl!"

"Sure!" They all responded in unison.

Zhen Yu didn’t want to alarm her mother. Obediently, Zhen Yan kept the secret in front of their mother.

After dinner, locked in the small bedroom with his sister, Zhen Yan couldn’t help but ask anxiously, "Xiao Yu, are you okay?"

"Do I look like I’m not okay?" Zhen Yu glanced at her brother expressionlessly.

She was fine. But some people were about to be in trouble soon!

Uh! Alright! His sister’s mental fortitude was truly strong, she didn’t need his worry at all.

Nearly a day’s investigation by her friends had pinned the rumor—originating from the second class of the first year of junior high school.

Bai Xue’s gossiping skills had been fully utilized during this period. She even cut straight to the point and informed Zhen Yu directly: "It’s Wang Meng and his cronies who started it! That lackey Wu Jing by his side, isn’t he related to you? Turns out he’s the one who said the most!"

Zhen Yu sneered inwardly, relatives? Sometimes it’s relatives who deal the most vicious and deadly blows!

Third Aunt Zhen lived in another family compound in Siying. Since Third Aunt Zhen had married over there, her home was located in that area.

As early summer approached, the nights grew longer and longer.

After dinner, Zhen Yu mentioned to her mother she wanted to go for a walk. Zhen Yan wanted to accompany her, but she stopped him with a stern look.

As she slowly made her way near Third Aunt Zhen’s place, Zhen Yu, who had visited all her aunts’ homes before her parents divorced, started hearing the shouting of children.

With the warm weather, whether homework was done or not, children who didn’t like studying would all run outside after dinner to play together for a while.

Getting closer, she indeed spotted Wu Jing among the crowd.

Zhen Yu found a corner to lean on and waited patiently.

More than half an hour later, the children were gradually called back home by their parents, and Wu Jing too headed for his house’s courtyard.

Zhen Yu pounced from behind and grabbed him by the neck, dragging him into a shadowy area.

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