Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 321 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 21_1

Chapter 321: Chapter 321 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 21_1

Wang Nan remembered that Huang Dapeng would surely come to the station today to pick up Huang Lei, and they could return together.

Unfortunately, despite hurrying over, she still didn’t catch a glimpse of Huang Dapeng or Huang Lei.

This really made her anxious, for missing them would mean she’d have to transfer to another vehicle and then walk home.

Just then, she spotted Huang Dapeng’s figure and the basket on the rear rack of his bicycle, "Huang Lei, Huang Lei."

Wang Nan shouted with all her might, but the train station was such a bustling place, and the Huang family hadn’t seen each other for half a year, so they were bound to catch up on recent events.

Even if they weren’t talking, hearing Wang Nan shouting, they were likely to pretend they hadn’t heard.

Wang Nan watched helplessly as the two of them walked away, then burst into tears, "You all bully me, everyone bullies me."

With so many things to carry, how could she transport them all back by herself? Moreover, she hadn’t had a proper rest since she got on the train yesterday, and she was really tired.

A grown girl, crying out loud in public like this and uttering such words, naturally drew everyone’s gaze toward Fan Xiaofei.

Fan Xiaofei felt so embarrassed, and for a moment, he really wanted to just get up and leave.

"If you’re not going back, I’ll head home first," said Fan Xiaofei, who was also hot-tempered and didn’t want to coddle Wang Nan anymore.

After saying that, Fan Xiaofei walked straight away, leaving Wang Nan to cry as long as she wanted.

Wang Nan was dumbfounded as she watched his retreating figure, wanting to hold onto him, but in the end, she gave up.

Wiping her tears, since no one cared about her feelings, she wondered why she was crying at all.

With a basket on her back and items in hand, she shuffled toward the station, "Hmph, if no one cares, then they just don’t care."

"I can go back on my own," she said.

"Each and every one speaks so nicely, saying they will take care of me, but when I really need their care, I don’t even see them."

"None of them are reliable."

Wang Nan walked along, voicing her dissatisfaction with Fan Xiaofei and the others, utterly convinced that they had wronged her.

Fan Xiaofei, who walked behind her, felt his heart chill a great deal as he listened to Wang Nan’s complaints.

He admitted that he had promised Wang Nan he would help her with the farming, but so many things had happened, and he was busy carrying manure every day; he couldn’t help her.

However, he had occasionally treated her to better food, and this time he had contributed money for the New Year’s purchases as well.

But in Wang Nan’s mouth, there wasn’t a single good word about him—he slowly became overwhelmed with her dissatisfaction and various complaints.

Recalling how his parents were not very pleased when he brought Wang Nan home in the past, he had thought it was because of her family background.

Now, in hindsight, it probably wasn’t just about her family; perhaps they felt that Wang Nan wasn’t really interested in him as a person but was eyeing his status instead.

Fan Xiaofei turned and left, this time he definitely would not help her again out of guilt or worry that she couldn’t manage on her own.

Wang Nan slowly made her way to the station, feeling as if her shoulders were no longer her own, "Really, this is too much."

Since there were quite a few educated youths at the station, Wang Nan refrained from complaining and impatiently waited for the bus to arrive.

While Wang Nan was waiting for the transfer, the two Huang family members had already reached home. Huang Dapeng parked the bike downstairs and shouted up to the building, "Old hag!"

Zhao Ya had already seen them from the window, "I’m coming down."

Huang Dapeng and Huang Lei had just put the basket and other items on the ground when the surrounding neighbors saw the heavily loaded bike.

"Are these the New Year goods?"

"Restaurants are definitely the way to go – the benefits are so much better."

How could everyone not be envious of the Huang family, when so few in the neighborhood could surpass their meals?

"Nonsense." Huang Dapeng knew these people were just green with envy, no need to be polite with them.

"This is all thanks to Xiao Lei bringing it back from the farm."

"It’s all because Xiao Lei bought it to show her respect for us." Although their son and daughter-in-law had passed away early, they still had Xiao Lei, such a sensible child.

Everyone knew that Xiao Lei was determined to become an educated youth in the countryside, and they didn’t miss an opportunity to criticize her in front of the Huang family. But her performance since going to the countryside had truly slapped many faces.

Everyone knew that the girl often mailed oil and rice back home, which were all high-quality goods, even better than what they bought at the grain station.

The most important thing was, buying these goods did not require coupons.

"Oh, you bought meat."

"This cabbage is really fresh."

"This bag must be rice." Everyone was just so sour at that moment.

"Right, Xiao Lei, is it cheaper when you buy from the farm?" someone bluntly asked.

Xiao Lei swiftly reported the internal price provided by the farm’s supply and marketing co-op, and everyone exclaimed, "That’s not cheap at all."

Xiao Lei hummed, "It isn’t cheap, but you don’t need meat coupons, and because it’s for the New Year, they allow a slightly larger quantity."

When Zhao Ya came downstairs, she heard many of the old neighbors complaining about the prices, saying Xiao Lei didn’t know how to live frugally, that she was too spendthrift.

The old lady immediately became displeased, "Supply and marketing co-ops may be cheaper, but do you have meat coupons?"

The old lady looked down and immediately became happy, "And you were able to buy such good pork belly?"

You should know that even if Huang Dapeng used inside channels to buy meat, he might not be able to get such good pork belly.

"Alright, let’s go upstairs." Expensive? Huang Dapeng had never thought that was a problem.

It was good that their child was so filial; how could they say things that would make her unhappy?

Zhao Ya also disliked what these neighbors were saying; all good things turned bad when they reached their mouths.

Xiao Lei smiled and said goodbye to everyone, avoiding the basket Huang Dapeng tried to help her with, "Grandpa, I can manage it on my own."

Huang Dapeng knew how heavy the basket was and upon seeing the girl carry it with such ease, he almost couldn’t hold back his tears.

Xiao Lei quickly went upstairs, because if she had walked slower, she wouldn’t have been able to keep going.

What she didn’t know was that her actions led the neighbors to assume she hadn’t brought back much, otherwise, she wouldn’t have walked so effortlessly.

Zhao Ya also felt the same way, but when she went upstairs and saw what Xiao Lei took out of the basket, she was gobsmacked.

"You brought back so much?" Good heavens, Zhao Ya had really thought there wasn’t much, but there was.

The old lady immediately looked discontentedly at Huang Dapeng, "Why didn’t you help the child carry it?"

Huang Dapeng nodded vigorously, "Yes, Xiao Lei, let me carry such heavy things next time."

"No worries, Grandpa, I can carry it, really, it’s not too heavy."

If it were Xiao Lei certainly couldn’t have managed, but wasn’t she now well-exercised? "I really can."

"By the way, Grandpa, bring me some jars when you come next time; I could get some mud snails then."