Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 323 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 23_1

Chapter 323: Chapter 323 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 23_1

Huang Lei had already been eating at home by the time Wang Nan, carrying a heavy basket on her back, slowly shuffled her way home.

When Wang Nan arrived, it happened to coincide with mealtime, and many people were riding their bikes home to eat.

Seeing Wang Nan, they all jumped in shock, "Wang Nan? The Wang family’s daughter?"

How could they not be astonished? In their memory, Wang Nan was a quite delicate and pretty girl. How had she become someone with dark, rough skin?

Wang Nan hummed a response, thinking the neighbors’ surprised looks were because they were shocked she could carry such a heavy basket.

Wang Nan was somewhat heartbroken; she had been a girl who couldn’t even truss a chicken, and now she was able to carry such a heavy basket. It was really quite frightening.

Just then, Eldest Brother Wang Nan got off work and headed home. Seeing Wang Nan, he too jumped in shock, "Xiao Nan."

Wang Nan noticed her brother’s astonished look and greeted him, just about to ask if she really looked like a female Hercules now.

Eldest Brother Wang Nan exclaimed, "Xiao Na, how have you become so ugly?"

"Your skin is so dark and rough, even uglier than your sister-in-law."

Upon the thought of his sister becoming ugly, Eldest Brother Wang Nan felt very displeased.

Ever since Wang Nan had grown up and become increasingly beautiful, the family’s expectations for her had grown as well; they all hoped she would find a husband from a good family to support them.

But they hadn’t expected that Wang Nan, after becoming an educated youth, would turn ugly, something Eldest Brother Wang could not accept.

Originally, everyone was too embarrassed to say anything; it would have been too crushing. But now that Eldest Brother Wang Nan had spoken, the others didn’t hold back as much.

They began discussing the topic of Wang Nan’s ugliness, and the subject of their talk felt darkness before her eyes.

She hadn’t expected that their shocked reactions were not because of her increased physical strength, but because they thought she had become ugly.

Wang Nan found it impossible to accept this reality, "We, I haven’t..."

"I just took an overnight train; I haven’t rested well."

"After I get some rest, I’m sure I will recover," Wang Nan thought with a sinking heart.

The thought occurred to her that Fan Xiaofei and Zhao Aoran had been distancing themselves from her recently; could it be because she had become ugly?

Indeed, when they previously mentioned Huang Lei, they said she wasn’t pretty and that she was timid, suggesting that the two of them were worlds apart.

But looking at Huang Lei now, her skin had improved so much, and she conducted herself with such confidence; compared to her past self, she had really changed a lot.

Wang Nan truly panicked; even if Fan Xiaofei and Zhao Aoran were already write-offs and giving up on them was no great loss,

how could she continue to attract boys with good prospects if she remained in such a state?

Any boy with decent prospects had countless girls watching them, and everyone knew her relationship with Fan Xiaofei was different.

No one would pursue her while aware that she was taken; that would be inviting serious trouble.

Wang Nan stormed back to her house, ready to complain about how unreasonable her elder brother was, but to her surprise, Mother Wang saw her, "You’re back, just in time to cook."

Wang Nan was stunned, "Mom, I didn’t rest well on the train yesterday."

Mother Wang rolled her eyes without a hint of sympathy, "So what? Right now, both of your sisters-in-law are heavily pregnant."

"You expect me to take care of two pregnant women, do the household chores, and tend to your father and the others? Am I not tired?" Mother Wang had long been looking forward to Wang Nan’s return.

Hearing Mother Wang talk about the daily chores, Wang Nan couldn’t bear it anymore, "Okay, I’ll cook."

Eldest Brother Wang had already gone through the luggage Wang Nan brought back, turning out each item one by one.

Seeing a large piece of meat, Eldest Brother Wang curled his lip, "There are so many people in the family, over ten mouths, and you only brought three to five pounds of meat?"

"And just thirty pounds of rice?"

"Right, your sister-in-law said that Huang millet is good, why didn’t you buy any?"

"The same goes for red dates."

"Why are there so few peanuts? It’s not enough for us to eat."

"Is this vegetable oil?" Eldest Brother Wang picked up a bottle, opened it and sniffed, then weighed it slightly, "Why is there so little vegetable oil."

"You don’t need coupons to buy this where you are, why didn’t you buy more? The food cooked with it tastes better."

Eldest Brother Wang was itemizing the goods, constantly complaining, essentially displeased with the scant amount Wang Nan had brought back.

Mother Wang was also incessantly complaining about the scarcity of purchased items.

"Big brother, these items don’t require coupons, but there are limits to how much you can buy, and, and I didn’t have that much money either."

Wang Nan felt so aggrieved; she had scrimped and saved and even used Fan Xiaofei’s money for these items.

But her family still found reasons to complain, leaving Wang Nan feeling a bit unjust.

"Right, Xiao Nan, you should be able to save quite a bit from your monthly income now. You see, your sister-in-law is about to give birth, and the expenses have increased," Mother Wang thought that Wang Nan, serving as an educated youth in the countryside, didn’t need to spend much money.

Ah? Wang Nan hadn’t expected Mother Wang to bring this up, and her mouth fell open in surprise, "Mom, I actually need money too."

"We have our three meals a day at the cafeteria."

"Then I also save some money to buy things for you all during the New Year." Wang Nan knew that if she didn’t bring gifts home during the holiday break, her family would be unhappy.

Just like now, she had brought back so many things, yet it was still not satisfactory.

Seeing that Wang Nan was not giving in, Mother Wang looked displeased, "You’re grown up now, and have your own ideas."

"Okay, go do your work." Mother Wang knew she couldn’t change Wang Nan’s mind and would talk about it after the father got back.

Wang Nan wanted to change her clothes and was about to head to her room, when Mother Wang noticed her movements, "Oh right, Xiao Nan, your second brother got married, and you youngsters have given up your rooms."

"My room?" It wasn’t a surprise that her room was gone. With only three rooms in total, and both her elder brothers married, they obviously needed their own spaces.

She assumed she would now be staying in her mother’s room, or maybe the attic.

"Your nephews are staying with your dad and me." Technically, there were three rooms, but the married sons’ rooms were small. After putting in the furniture, there was not much space left, so the children had to stay with Mother and Father Wang.

"What about the attic?" With more children and belongings, the Wang family had built an attic space.

"Your younger brother and sister are staying there," Mother Wang paused, "How about this, you’re just here for a few days during the New Year, so you’ll sleep on a makeshift bed in the main hall then."

Mother Wang didn’t see any problem with this suggestion, as it was only for the occasional visit, and there was no need to arrange a separate sleeping area.

Sleeping on a makeshift bed in the main hall? Wang Nan looked at the crowded main hall. Aside from the space around the table, there were cabinets against the walls; it would be difficult to set up a makeshift bed.

"You could use a few benches to make a bed, or you could sleep on the floor under the table." As for Wang Nan, the disobedient daughter, Mother Wang didn’t want to trouble herself too much.