Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 355 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 55_1

Chapter 355: Chapter 355 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 55_1

Huang Dapeng pushed the cart, chatting enthusiastically with the station staff nearby.

"The girl missed the ferry home waiting for her admission letter."

"Not bad, which university is she preparing for?" The staff member knew about Huang Dapeng’s granddaughter’s participation in the college entrance exams, and it seemed her results were quite impressive.

"The specifics, I’m not sure, but from what the girl suggests, she plans to go to university in the Capital City."

The staff member was amazed, "Off to university in the Capital City?"

In this era, being able to study in the Capital City was really a remarkable feat.

Huang Dapeng was brimming with pride and joy, "Right, she’s going to the Capital City for university."

"There’s just one problem." The thought of Xiao Lei going to the distant north left the old man feeling all kinds of reluctance.

"Every time I think about this girl heading to university in the Capital City, I have no idea if she’ll come back to work here someday."

Lately, Huang Dapeng often rested poorly, worried that once Huang Lei graduated from university, she would stay to work in the Capital City or some other place.

To someone unfamiliar with the Huang family circumstances, they might think Huang Dapeng’s words were just a boast.

The train station staff, aware that the three Huangs were completely dependent on each other, remarked, "Once she gets a job, gets married, coming back won’t be easy."

"But, Old Huang, it’s good for a child to be able to work in the Capital City, you shouldn’t worry about this child’s future."

Thinking about his own grandchildren and then about someone else’s, the station staff’s mood soured—the gap just seemed too big.

"Your children are also good. When you and your spouse are unwell, they’re very anxious to take you to the hospital."

"As for worrying about jobs, there’s no choice. Nowadays, not many are well-educated, and there are even fewer job opportunities."

The educated young people were causing all sorts of commotion, hoping to return to the city for work, but it wasn’t easy in the city either, as there were not that many posts available for them.

What would they do for a living if they returned to the city without work? All in all, it was quite worrisome.

From afar, Huang Dapeng saw white smoke and heard track sounds, "Could it be, could it be the train arriving?"

"It should be." After a delay of more than two hours, the train finally arrived; "By the way, you know which carriage your granddaughter is in, right?"

"I know, I know." Of course, Huang Dapeng knew this; he had to know.

The child had to bring back whatever she could from the farm.

Hearing the train pulling into the station, even though she knew Huang Dapeng would meet her, she still looked outside anxiously.

Soon she saw Huang Dapeng’s figure, and their location was not far from him, which relieved her.

Zhang Xia and Han Qian also saw Huang Dapeng, "We’ll help move the luggage down together in a bit."

Their family members had also come to pick them up at the station, but they could only wait at the station exit.

When Huang Dapeng’s cart reached the window, they quickly crammed everything out, while outside Huang Dapeng and the station staff kept stacking items onto the cart.

Just before the departure whistle blew, the trio managed to alight from the train efficiently, sighing in unison, "That was really close."

"You guys okay?" Huang Dapeng untied the bag from the cart handle, "I brought some food; have a bit first."

Knowing they wouldn’t treat themselves poorly, but what could they eat on the train? Huang Dapeng watched Huang Lei closely for a while.

In the old man’s eyes, his little girl had truly sacrificed too much for the college exams, "You’ve lost weight, really lost a lot."

According to the old man’s preference, the college exam should be taken at home. Working at the hostel in the compound for so many years, he also knew quite a few people and could look after Huang Lei himself.

Huang Lei, of course, didn’t want to go back and review her lessons, knowing that if people knew she had books, countless would come knocking at her door.

"Then I’ll have to trouble Grandpa to make me some delicious food." Huang Lei didn’t feel like she had lost weight, but rather thought her current weight was quite appropriate.

But there was a weight that Grandpa and Grandma thought was just right, so there was no need to argue with them about this topic.

"Exactly, exactly, we’ve got chicken soup stewing at home, absolutely nourishing." Even though the child said in every letter that she was doing well, Huang Dapeng knew that things must have been average at best.

The moment he saw Huang Lei, Huang Dapeng thought, the preparations still fell short.

Preparing more things at this moment would be difficult for many, but for Huang Dapeng, it was really no trouble at all.

The group of five, pushing their trolleys, arrived at the exit of the station, where Zhang Xia and the others said thank you before dispersing.

Huang Dapeng wheeled out a tricycle from the side, loaded it with luggage, and took Huang Lei back home.

All along the way, whenever they encountered someone familiar, Huang Dapeng would enthusiastically tell them about how his child got into a prestigious university in the Capital City.

Although Grandpa had not been shy about showing off when the results came out, promoting his granddaughter’s achievement, that didn’t prevent him from boasting even more now that they had the admission notice in hand.

By the time Huang Dapeng arrived home with Huang Lei, lunchtime had already passed.

If it weren’t for Huang Dapeng recalling Huang Lei must be hungry, who knows how much longer they would have lingered there.

Zhao Ya was getting all sorts of anxious, wondering why they hadn’t returned yet, and if she hadn’t been worried about missing them, she would have already left the house.

When she saw the grandfather and granddaughter return, Zhao Ya said irritably, "You should have known the child is exhausted from riding the train all night."

Hearing Zhao Ya’s scolding, Huang Dapeng didn’t retort, knowing he was late.

It was time for Huang Lei to step forward and embrace Zhao Ya, "Grandma, I’m back."

"I got accepted into a good university, so of course Grandpa wants to show off a little."

"When my granddaughter gets into a prestigious university, I won’t just show off to people I know, I’ll throw a big feast, I’ll celebrate in all sorts of ways."

Zhao Ya tapped Huang Lei on the head, "A big feast indeed; they wouldn’t know what to make of us when they received the invitations."

"No worries, we won’t accept any gift money," Huang Lei said generously.

Zhao Ya looked at Huang Lei, then at Huang Dapeng, "Just like you."

"The others won’t come empty-handed, either."

"If they really come empty-handed, then there’s no need to interact with them in the future."

Huang Lei nodded continuously, "Exactly, exactly, I knew Grandpa would understand what I mean."

Zhao Ya didn’t want to continue the conversation with the pair, "You two, you’re just peas in a pod."

"Old Huang, I’ve already washed the vegetables, you go cook."

"After we eat, I’ll take Xiao Lei out for a bath." It was too cold to bathe at home during winter, so they typically went out to bathe.

Huang Lei had gone from being uncomfortable at the beginning to being able to bathe in front of many people with ease.

There was no choice; one couldn’t simply not bathe for an entire winter.

At the dinner table, Huang Dapeng brought up Fan Xiaofei’s results, and Huang Lei knew that Fan Xiaofei’s wife wouldn’t possibly have not helped with the college entrance exam.

What she didn’t expect was, "The results, the results are that bad?"

These scores wouldn’t suffice for getting into a university or even a junior college, not to mention there being barely any hope for a vocational school.