Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 337: Unlucky Female Educated Youth 37_1

Chapter 337: Chapter 337: Unlucky Female Educated Youth 37_1

Zhao Ya carried her items and squeezed out with her old friends, walking up to Huang Lei, only to see a young girl who looked extremely haggard.

The old lady wondered who this could be, how gaunt she appeared.

"Grandma," she took the items from Zhao Ya’s hands without hesitation, "Grandma, this is my high school classmate, Wang Nan."

Ah, Wang Nan? Zhao Ya was startled; of course, she had seen her granddaughter’s friend Wang Nan, who used to come over to their house often.

She distinctly remembered the girl as being quite pretty, looking blessed and fortunate, but now, after only two years of not seeing her, she had aged so much.

Looking older was one thing, but her face lacked flesh; no longer could one talk of a blessed appearance, she even seemed a bit harsh.

"Hello, Grandma Zhao," Wang Nan greeted Zhao Ya proactively, remembering this elderly lady to be quite generous.

"Hello, Wang Nan, it has indeed been a long time since we’ve seen each other, you’ve changed a lot." Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Ya realized they had been out since early morning, and it was almost noon.

"It’s getting late, we need to get back to cook, let’s catch up another time." Zhao Ya said her farewells to Wang Nan quite decisively.

"Goodbye." Huang Lei said goodbye to Wang Nan with a smile, unsurprised to see someone’s surprised expression.

Did this person really think that Zhao Ya would relent without her agreement? The old lady was generous, but that was for the sake of her granddaughter.

Knowing what Wang Nan was like, why would the old lady be kind to her?

"Goodbye." Wang Nan said goodbye to Huang Lei woodenly, watching as they left.

Alas, Wang Nan thought about the things her family said they needed to buy for the Spring Festival that morning, mentioning they had a lot to do at home, and since she was on holiday and young, they tasked her with the shopping.

They had given her the ration tickets, but not the most important thing—the money—and this had her frantic.

They said the money was hard to come by and hoped she could cover the costs first. She did have some money, but it really wasn’t much.

Especially since once that money was spent, getting it back would be like a dream, absolutely unthinkable.

But without putting in the money, the New Year would indeed be tough, particularly this time as she came home to continue sleeping on the floor with all the disturbances, unable to get a proper rest.

Moreover, since she fell into the water that day, she felt her health wasn’t great.

Wang Nan carried her items back home and was about to knock on the door. Although she was a daughter of the Wang family, she didn’t have a key to the house and had to knock each time she entered.

No matter who opened the door for her, they showed an annoyed expression, resenting the bother.

Yet, despite the inconvenience, no one ever suggested giving her a set of keys.

Just as she was about to knock, she heard voices discussing something inside the house.

The elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law were complaining about all of Wang Nan’s coughing, "Mom, it’s okay for us adults to bear it, but what about the children?"

The second sister-in-law was continuously agreeing on the side, surely the grandchildren were most important in Mother Wang’s heart.

"But the house is only so big." If it wasn’t for the top floor of their own house, utilizing the room height to build a loft, it would be even more cramped.

"That, I seem to remember there’s a mute gatekeeper on the first floor, have Wang Nan stay with her." The elder sister-in-law had already thought of a place.

Mother Wang had not expected her eldest daughter-in-law to come up with that suggestion, "But that old lady’s temper..."

Wang Nan’s heart suddenly grew cold; she always thought she was a very good sister-in-law to both her elder and second sister-in-law.

Back when she was still studying and close with Fan Xiaofei and the others, if she had any good food, she would bring it home, and her elder sister-in-law had enjoyed her share back then.

After she became an educated youth, even if Fan Xiaofei and the others couldn’t get food or drink, she still scrimped and saved relentlessly, just to buy things and mail them back home.

After they had a child, she sent five yuan back home every month, regardless of how hard her life was, fulfilling her duty as an aunt.

Despite having contributed so much to the family, the result turned out to be...

Wang Nan felt more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it. She had decided to talk to her older brother and see their reaction.

It wasn’t too surprising that the two sisters-in-law acted this way, after all, they weren’t her real sisters.

Just then, Wang Nan’s younger brother and sister also complained, saying that ever since someone stayed at home, they often had to open the door, which was quite troublesome.

"And the other day, I wanted to go to the bathroom, but when I went downstairs, I almost tripped over Wang Nan’s legs in the corridor."

"Exactly, and the neighbors around us are all laughing at our family," Wang Family’s younger sister also resented Wang Nan’s presence.

"But..." Mother Wang still felt a bit reluctant, "Xiao Nan has also made contributions to our family."

Wang Nan’s second brother had worked the evening shift yesterday and had just woken up at this time. He was also aware of the decision to have Wang Nan move out.

"What contributions? Isn’t it just five yuan a month? Isn’t that what she should do?"

"And she said that the meat and the dried fish ’fell into the river’. Who saw it? I think she did not buy it in the first place and just jumped into the river herself."

Wang Nan’s second brother felt angry at the thought, "Otherwise, why, out of so many educated youths getting off the ferry, was she the only one to fall in the water?"

"Big brother and I have discussed it, and we think that this girl is just deceiving us." Wang Family’s second brother became angry when he thought about how pitiful this Spring Festival would be without any braised pork to eat.

The sisters-in-law, the younger brother, and sister could all be ignored by Wang Nan. But the money she sent home was to alleviate the burden on her two brothers.

Yet they thought this way; for their sake, she had strained her relationship with Fan Xiaofei so badly.

Indeed, Fan Xiaofei had talked to her before going back to the city, saying a lot, even advising her not to consider her natal family wholeheartedly. He warned that no matter how good her brothers were, once they got married, things would never be the same.

Back then, in her anger, she felt that Fan Xiaofei was just trying to drive a wedge between them. Now, she realized that Fan Xiaofei saw through a lot.

It was she who had always wishfully thought that, even with sisters-in-law coming into the family, this place would still be her home, and her family would remember her sacrifices.

Wang Nan wanted to leave, but on second thought, why should she? It wasn’t her fault. She knocked on the door.

The voices of discussion inside abruptly stopped, and everyone inside exchanged bewildered looks. Although they all had many complaints about Wang Nan,

why could they only talk behind her back? Wasn’t it because they didn’t want to have a falling out with her? They still hoped that Wang Nan would help out the family as before.

Wang Nan’s younger brother went to open the door, "Sis."

Wang Nan hummed a response, "There were more people buying things today, and I wasn’t able to purchase much."

"Oh, and Mom, my body keeps shivering, sometimes I feel like I can barely breathe, so I’m thinking of going back to the farm."

In the end, Wang Nan couldn’t bring herself to have a fallout with the Wang family. She figured it might be better to part ways.

This news stunned everyone in the Wang family. What should they do if Wang Nan left? How would they manage the New Year’s goods?

Neither Mother Wang nor the families of Wang Family’s oldest and second brother wanted to spend their own money to buy New Year’s goods. They were all counting on Wang Nan to pay for them.

And now, she was planning to leave. What were they going to do?