Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 334 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 34_1

Chapter 334: Chapter 334 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 34_1

Even after switching to hot water in the middle of the night, the rest was insufficient, feeling every part of the body stiff.

Taking advantage of the time before the boat docked, they stood up to do some exercise, grateful that many others were also shaking their hands and moving their legs.

Curled up for a night—or rather, frozen for a night—was truly uncomfortable in every sense.

"I hope it won’t be night by the time we return, let it be afternoon," she wished.

Everyone prayed fervently, though traveling by boat at night did not waste time, it was really too cold.

Huang Dapeng once again anxiously waited on the dock, among the many others who had also come to pick up their children.

Conversing with a few familiar faces, Huang Dapeng shook his hands and feet constantly, "I wonder if it’s cold on the boat."

"Exactly, it’s so cold on the boat."

The parents wondered which leader had thought of this, but since the leaders had spoken, they, as ordinary citizens, could only obey.

"The boat is coming, the boat is coming!" someone shouted excitedly.

Many parents surged forward eagerly, but Huang Dapeng wasn’t in a hurry, still unsure if this was the boat picking up the educated youth, and even if it was, he knew Huang Lei would definitely be at the back.

"Is this the boat for the educated youth?" someone asked as soon as the boat stabilized.

With a positive response, many parents craned their necks in anticipation, hastening to greet their children as they saw them.

Zhang Xia and the others were busy disembarking when they noticed Huang Lei was not in a hurry to get off.

"With so many people now, in case..." Indeed, accidents are prone to happen when it’s crowded.

"Anyway, this is the final stop." Particularly since Wang Nan was on board, if they met again and Wang Nan took a shot at her, the one crying would be her.

Just as Zhang Xia and the others were about to say it wouldn’t happen, given everyone was eager yet had arrived,

at that moment, "Someone has fallen into the water."

"Someone has fallen into the water, don’t panic."

Ah, upon hearing this, those who were hurrying to disembark slowed their pace. Falling into the water would be fine in summer,

but in the dead of winter, falling into the icy waters was no joke, especially when wearing a cotton-padded coat, which could easily drag one down.

Some people jumped forward, wanting to see what was happening.

Qian Lina also went to watch the excitement, soon returning with a curious expression.

"It’s Wang Nan who fell down."

Everyone looked at Huang Lei, "Why are you looking at me?" Huang Lei was a bit annoyed, wondering why they were looking at her.

Lucky for her being inside the cabin; otherwise, she really worried that Wang Nan would accuse her of having pushed her, never underestimate someone’s maliciousness.

"You just mentioned something might happen, and then..." Qian Lina looked at Huang Lei with reverence. Could this be called a coincidence?

Huang Lei rolled her eyes without restraint, "You all forgot last time, that place was also for sending the educated youth back to the farm."

"And didn’t an accident happen during disembarkation, with some educated youth falling off the boat?"

Everyone thought about it and realized it was true, Huang Lei’s previous comment was just out of caution.

With such an incident occurring, everyone disembarked more carefully, no longer rushing, but instead moving delicately and attentively.

After all, falling in wasn’t a laughing matter, and the crew, after some effort, quickly rescued Wang Nan.

Despite the crew’s swift action, Wang Nan still choked on water.

Wang Nan, who had been saved, didn’t thank her rescuer first. Instead, she anxiously looked towards her basket.

Because she had fallen at an angle, many things had tumbled out of the basket, leaving only a few items inside, like the rice that had been placed at the very bottom.

But what good is soaked rice, let alone the pork she had specially bought for the New Year and the salted dried fish—all of which were now gone.

This infuriated Wang Nan to no end, and she insisted that the crew members go into the river to retrieve the fish and meat that had fallen in.

It wasn’t just about Wang Nan’s attitude—even if she had been polite, the crew members were not keen to get into the water in the middle of winter; only those who went in knew just how dreadful it was.

Seeing that the crew were unwilling to search for her things, Wang Nan, agitated, was about to jump into the water herself—she knew they would never let anything happen to her.

Her assumption was correct. The crew did hold her back. After all, a loss of life was no small matter, especially the life of an educated youth.

But going back into the water on such a cold day could spell disaster for them as well.

It was at this moment that the captain arrived. After glancing at the weeping and wailing Wang Nan, he said decisively, "Pull her up onto the shore."

"And her luggage as well."

"Once on shore, if she insists on going down again, that’s her business."

"It’s too cold for this. We can save a person, but it makes no sense to go underwater searching for stuff. You lot," he pointed at two drenched crew members.

"Go dry off, change your clothes, and drink some ginger tea, lest you catch a cold—that’s no trifle."

"The rest of you, maintain order and ensure that nothing like this happens again."

Thus, a few crew members who had not gone down to save her simply carried Wang Nan to the dock; whether she went down to look for her things was now her own concern.

Everyone else continued to disembark carefully, casting a glance at Wang Nan before moving on.

Someone tried to console Wang Nan, "Possessions are important, but your health is more so. Why not change your clothes..."

"No, my things, I bought ten pounds of meat..." Wang Nan thought of the meat and dried fish soaked in water and broke down crying.

She had spent so much money and effort on those things, and she had even written home in advance, guaranteeing she would bring so much back.

And now, all she was left with was a bag of soaked clothes and rice, making Wang Nan want to cry even more.

Seeing Wang Nan only crying and lamenting her lost possessions, everyone else fell silent, worried that if Wang Nan turned to them for help, they wouldn’t know what to do.

Wang Nan met Huang Dapeng without incident as she disembarked and they then drove away from the dock.

The whole time, they kept their distance from Wang Nan; there was no helping it—her loss was too great.

Huang Lei was indeed worried that this person might spring it on them, claiming that Huang Lei had pushed her. What then?

As for Huang Lei’s worry, Huang Dapeng wasn’t concerned at all. "You were still in the cabin when she fell."

"Other people saw it besides your roommate, didn’t they?" Huang Dapeng knew it wasn’t going to be easy for Wang Nan to shift the blame and force Huang Lei to compensate for the lost items.

Huang Lei kept nodding. "I know, I know." After hearing from Qian Lina that Wang Nan had fallen in, she had started preparing herself.

"Especially since I had just warned her to be careful not to fall in, and then she did." Huang Lei really didn’t know what to say—what a coincidence.

Such a coincidence could make people suspect it was a scheme. If possible, she really did not want to be so outspoken.

Looking at Huang Lei’s anxious face, Huang Dapeng reassured her, "Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. If she dares to do that, we won’t be courteous."

"Let her learn that nice people either don’t lose their temper, or they do in a way she can’t stand."

Knowing that Wang Nan often caused trouble for Huang Lei at the farm, Huang Dapeng was actually looking forward to Wang Nan showing up to create a scene.

"Some people need to learn their lesson the hard way. They really think they’re so formidable." With the moral high ground on their side, there was nothing to worry