Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1029 - 1030: The Lonely Village Girl 74

Zhang Yu could guess Xiao Qiao’s salary; after all, you can make a rough estimate based on the level.

When Xiao Qiao mentioned he wanted to work hard to provide for the family, she was really curious. How exactly does he plan to lavishly provide for them? Why is it that even Xiao Qiao’s salary isn’t enough, and he has to work hard to earn extra?

"My income is quite high, almost about 180, 190," Xiao Qiao whispered, mentioning his salary.

So much? Zhang Yu was surprised. She previously guessed Xiao Qiao’s salary was around 140, 150, but it turned out to be 40, 50 higher. novelbuddy.cσ๓

"This is a high income." Many couples working can’t even match Xiao Qiao’s salary.

Zhang Yu suddenly remembered a question, "Wait, I remember that the director and their salaries aren’t that high, right?"

In Zhang Yu’s opinion, under normal circumstances, the director and guiders’ salaries should be among the top two in the station ranking.

Yet Xiao Qiao, a newcomer who had just joined the station not long ago, exceeded the station leadership directly, which felt problematic in any view.

"Yes, normally their salaries are the highest, but my situation is different; I have an extra allowance."

Xiao Qiao briefly explained how his salary was composed, leaving Zhang Yu dizzy and confused after listening for a while, still not comprehending much.

But it didn’t matter; it wasn’t the most important thing. What’s most important is that Zhang Yu could confirm Xiao Qiao’s salary was indeed that high.

"My salary is high." Xiao Qiao felt unsure how to continue speaking next.

He was really worried that revealing the truth might upset Zhang Yu.

But keeping it hidden always felt uncomfortable, so after thinking it over, "I encountered an ambush during my last mission."

"I got severely injured and then transitioned out of service."

"That time, there were over twenty members in the mini-squad, and in the end," Xiao Qiao took a deep breath, "only I and two comrades survived."

"If the rescue hadn’t arrived quickly, I might’ve been left there as well."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu instantly understood, "Are you using your salary to support them a bit?"

"Let me see, you must be giving them about eighty percent of your income, right?" Zhang Yu realized why Xiao Qiao said he needed to work hard to support the family.

If indeed he’s providing so much support, working hard is necessary; otherwise, it’s really difficult to sustain a household.

Xiao Qiao opened and closed his mouth, unsure what to say.

"After they passed away, although compensation was given, some families only had one son, and some had many children with wives raising them alone, unable to bear the burden."

"I said we should share the responsibility our fallen comrades should have borne, helping to raise their children and send their parents off."

Zhang Yu nodded, "That’s reasonable, but as you undertook so many missions, why is it that you only have to cover this expense?"

Clearly, there were many medals; it shouldn’t be just participating in this one mission but several missions.

"During previous missions, we’d just get injured, rest for a while, then carry on as routine.",

"Even if we couldn’t stay in the army, at least we’d return in good condition; it was just the last mission." Xiao Qiao took a deep breath.

"Had I been a bit more cautious, it wouldn’t be like this." To this day, Xiao Qiao sometimes self-criticizes.

"No one would have anticipated such an event." Zhang Yu could guess how much that operation hurt him.

"We ought to contribute the money; they aren’t here, helping a little whenever we can."

"Supporting the family isn’t yours alone but also mine." Zhang Yu never felt this responsibility was solely a man’s.

"We can grow our side hustle more, learning more would be beneficial." Zhang Yu believed people should learn and strive to improve themselves.

Xiao Qiao observed Zhang Yu several times, recognizing she wasn’t forcing herself and let out a sigh, "Well, I’ll mention it to Grandma today."

Zhang Yu initially intended to say the elderly was pleased with him as a person, not his income; it wasn’t necessary to mention.

But upon consideration, this wasn’t a small matter; Xiao Qiao should bring it up with Grandma; she shouldn’t make all the decisions.

Originally, Zhang Yu didn’t plan to go home for lunch, eating at work would allow a nap.

But now, of course, she’d take the radio home to cheer Grandma up a bit.

What’s more, last night, Grandma, under the Hao Family window, mentioned Xiao Qiao could fix the radio, surely irritating them.

Uncertainly today, they could be holding back, waiting for Xiao Qiao to mess up to ridicule, reclaim ground.

When Zhang Yu took the radio home, she naturally passed by Old Hao’s doorway.

Old Hao’s wife hadn’t slept well last night, thinking about the matter, and today continued thinking, praying to the deities, hoping Zhang Yu’s man wasn’t able to fix the radio.

When the time comes, they’ll vent resentment; working at the station isn’t that impressive.

Even if surrounding neighbors saw them cowering, they wouldn’t show weakness.

Seeing Zhang Yu holding the radio, Old Hao’s wife pretended not to see, though eager to know the outcome.

But she didn’t want to ask actively; it couldn’t appear intentional; she needed to maintain composure.

Old Hao’s wife kept silent, but nearby neighbors noticed the radio in Zhang Yu’s hand, "Little Yu, isn’t that the radio your dad gave Grandma?"

Everyone was familiar with the radio, Li Cui wasn’t stingy, often bringing it out to the courtyard for everyone to enjoy.

Since it broke, everyone indeed lost much joy.

Zhang Yu responded with an ’Mm’, "Yes, that’s the one."

"Didn’t Hao’s son-in-law say it couldn’t be fixed?" Everyone watched as he inspected it, agreeing with other repair experts, that it was unrepairable.

How did Zhang Yu manage to repair it? Everyone was puzzled.

"Xiao Qiao checked yesterday, said some components were loose; just needed soldering.",

"So he fixed it last night, brought it to the office this morning." Zhang Yu spoke while heading towards the main courtyard.

Everyone felt regret upon hearing the radio couldn’t be fixed, believing they could never listen again.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu’s boyfriend managed to repair the radio, shocking everyone.

What? Old Hao’s wife was stunned. What happened; it’s truly fixed? How could this be?

Old Hao’s wife genuinely wished to ask whether the radio was truly repaired, urging not to fool people.

But she knew that some things might be glossed over, but a radio isn’t; no one would deceive, lest everyone listens to only silence, leading to embarrassment.