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Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 1171 - 1172: The Sister of the Love-Struck Brother 14

Author: Qi Qi's cat
updatedAt: 2025-08-29

CHAPTER 1171: CHAPTER 1172: THE SISTER OF THE LOVE-STRUCK BROTHER 14

Zhang Dong knew that Zhang Yu usually spent her free time at home doing practice questions and was aware that she had bought many workbooks.

But he had never had such a direct impression—seeing a stack of workbooks nearly as tall as Zhang Yu herself, "Little Yu, are these your junior high practice questions?"

"No, they are from the third year of junior high." To be precise, these were the questions she had been working on recently.

Getting into First High was clearly a reflection of her endless nights of studying.

These are the questions from the third year? Zhang Dong’s voice trembled, "You have to do so many?"

How come his colleagues said the height of the workbooks they did was at most up to the thigh, but Zhang Yu’s stack was almost waist-high.

Zhang Yule chuckled, "In the third year, effort is all about using workbooks."

"Are mine a lot? People who attend tutoring classes also have test papers from famous teachers." Zhang Yu subtly criticized Zhang Dong’s lack of effort.

Although Zhang Dong was a researcher, he could still catch the implications in Zhang Yu’s words.

Looking at the workbooks Zhang Yu completed, then at the phone in her hand, he thought about Zhang Hao’s frequency and cost of buying phones.

Zhang Dong sighed deeply, realizing he hadn’t paid enough attention to his daughter, "Little Yu, let me get you a phone."

"An old person’s phone?" Zhang Yu pouted, indicating that if it was such a phone, she’d rather not have it.

Even if it’s a new phone, it couldn’t be called a smartphone. Even elementary school kids like Liu Xia have smartphones, they just can’t bring them to school.

"A smartphone, we’ll buy it now." Zhang Dong thought for a moment and decided to meet his daughter’s demand.

"Really?" Zhang Yu wasn’t overly surprised; Zhang Dong had mentioned it before, only for Liang Yan to veto it.

Not only did she not get the phone, but she also got a reputation of being a playful child, "Dad, why don’t you ask Mom, see if she agrees."

Zhang Yu timidly suggested, "Otherwise, if it’s like last time, things get very unpleasant, and that would be terrible."

Zhang Yu’s not-so-excited expression made Zhang Dong wonder why getting a phone wasn’t causing excitement.

As soon as he heard that Zhang Yu suggested discussing it with Liang Yan, Zhang Dong immediately got angry.

"How many people still use old people’s phones now?"

"Liang Qiang and Liu Xia also got smartphones, and they are just a few years old, still in elementary school."

"They’re still elementary students, and their grades are so bad, yet they still have smartphones."

"Your mom said buying one would hinder your studies; I think Liu Xia and them are the ones who shouldn’t have smartphones."

Could it be that, in Zhang Yu’s mind, their household is run by Liang Yan?

Reflecting on things, Zhang Hao was also like this; whenever he knew Zhang Dong wouldn’t agree to something, he’d just ask Liang Yan.

Realizing this, Zhang Dong understood everything, "Let’s go, we’ll get a phone now."

"As a reward." Zhang Dong originally didn’t want to pay attention to Liang Yan, but then he thought to mention it, to prevent anything unexpected.

When Liang Yan heard Zhang Dong wanted to buy a phone for Zhang Yu, her first thought was to stop him. But then she realized the previous reasons against the smartphone no longer applied, so there was no way to stop it.

The best solution was to agree. Remembering that she had been using her phone for over a year, she thought she could give the old phone to Zhang Yu and have Zhang Dong get her a new one.

While she was contemplating how to bring it up, she heard Zhang Dong say he was taking Zhang Yu to buy a phone immediately.

She panicked, "Zhang Dong, I have something to say."

Zhang Dong stopped, and Zhang Yu looked at her.

"Come to the kitchen." Liang Yan, after all, cared about appearances and couldn’t speak her mind directly in front of Zhang Yu.

"Just say it here." Zhang Dong said impatiently.

"Well." Looking at the uncooperative Zhang Dong, what could Liang Yan do? Even if it was in front of Zhang Yu, she had to speak.

"You said you’d buy Little Yu a phone, and my phone has just been used for a year, so I could give it to Little Yu." Liang Yan’s voice got progressively lower.

When Zhang Yu heard Liang Yan speak, she thought it was to stop him; she never expected it was for this issue.

She really didn’t know what to say. Just as Zhang Dong agreed to buy her a new smartphone, this person planned to give her the old one instead.

Zhang Yu lowered her head without saying a word, letting Zhang Dong make the decision.

Zhang Dong froze for a moment, "Are you out of your mind?"

"How could you think of that?"

"You can buy Liang Qiang and Liu Xia new smartphones." He emphasized the word ’new’.

"Yet you can’t bear to buy a new phone for your own daughter."

Zhang Dong realized that when it came to matters concerning Zhang Yu, Liang Yan could do inexplicable things.

"I’ve already promised to give Little Yu a phone." Zhang Dong took a deep breath, "If you want to change your phone, do it yourself."

Zhang Dong was sure that Liang Yan wanted him to buy her a new phone. Would someone who was so frugal about the electric bill, constantly nagging, really gift her phone to Zhang Yu?

"Little Yu, let’s go." Zhang Dong led Zhang Yu away.

Ahhh, Liang Yan was furious, upset that Zhang Dong gave her no respect and voiced her thoughts right in front of the child.

Is her dignity worth nothing? She wanted to lose her temper but realized they were ignoring her completely as they walked away.

Upset, Liang Yan returned to the kitchen, looking at the ingredients waiting to be handled and cooked, "Ahh, I’m so mad, I don’t want to cook anymore."

"Honestly, what am I? Am I the nanny of the house?"

Liang Yan didn’t dare to ruin the ingredients, as they were favorites of her son and had cost quite a bit. If they went to waste, Zhang Dong would certainly make her repurchase them.

"Fine, for the sake of my son, I won’t argue with them."

What else could Liang Yan do but try to regain some dignity for herself?

Zhang Yu knew Liang Yan was angry being home alone, but it had nothing to do with her.

She was now about to buy her first smartphone.

Standing at the supermarket’s mobile counter, after a brief chat with the sales assistant, Zhang Yu selected a phone costing around two thousand.

Zhang Dong originally thought of buying a phone around three thousand, but to his surprise, Zhang Yu herself picked one a little over two thousand.

He was quite surprised, "Just this one? Don’t you want a better one?"

The sales assistant, of course, hoped Zhang Yu would buy a more expensive phone, as it would mean a higher commission for them.

Zhang Yu shook her head, "This is enough, it has all the functions I need." It could access the internet and find information, which she found sufficient.

Seeing Zhang Yu’s insistence, Zhang Dong didn’t push for a more expensive phone. Isn’t it better to save money?

Holding her phone while walking down the street, Zhang Yu had already planned to use it for three years, upgrading to a better phone after getting into college with her own earnings.

On the way home, they happened to pass by a bookstore. Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Dong expectantly—having someone to buy books for her meant she didn’t have to pay, and someone to help carry them home, an opportunity not to be missed.

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