Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 356 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 56_1

Chapter 356: Chapter 356 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 56_1

"I was already busy with work and didn’t have much time to review, and the Fan Family turned out to be a drag on my progress."

Huang Dapeng had met Fan Xiaofei’s family before, "They really seem like all that glitters is not gold."

"At first, I thought the Fan Family had good family education; the couple looked cultured, and their child seemed sensible."

"But once something went wrong at home, it was like they became completely different people."

When Huang Dapeng recalled seeing Fan Xiaofei’s mom with a few kids last time, "The change was truly great, I almost didn’t recognize her."

"Without any income, no matter how much you want to be elegant, you just can’t pull it off." Huang Lei ate heartily as she spoke, "And I remember Fan Xiaofei’s mom’s family is actually just an ordinary one."

"She just read a little and then met Fan Xiaofei’s dad when the Fan Family wasn’t yet well-off."

Mrs. Fan’s elegance may have fooled the original owners of the house, but it certainly couldn’t fool the current Huang Lei.

"By the way, did Wang Nan take the college entrance exam this year, and how did he do?"

"And what about Zhao Aoran’s scores?"

Huang Lei mentioned the university Zhao Aoran got into, and Huang Dapeng knew it, "That’s a good university, useful for studying law. Is he preparing for a political career?"

When you think about it, it makes sense; it’s normal for a child from that kind of family background to pursue a career in politics.

The now laughed-at Zhao Family, which had caused a stir, "Who would have thought that the boy whom the Zhao Family gave up on has now become somebody."

"This time, several members of the Zhao Family relied on college, and their grades weren’t impressive, not even as good as Fan Xiaofei’s."

"By the way, does he want to return to the Zhao Family?" Although Huang Dapeng felt it was unlikely that Zhao Aoran would return to the lake region, there was still a slight possibility.

Return to the Zhao Family? Huang Lei shook her head, "No, I asked him, and he said the Zhao Family is nothing but a burden to him."

"But, Grandpa, how could he always stay on the farm and still know about the Zhao Family’s situation?"

Huang Lei had not noticed before, but after talking to Zhao Aoran yesterday, she realized there was this issue, yet she had not pressed further.

There are always one or two people willing to spread news, like those who know the Zhao Family’s current predicament and are eager to mock Zhao Aoran a bit.

"People always talk; maybe Fan Xiaofei is involved." When someone else’s life isn’t going well, they hope others also have it rough.

"Impossible." Huang Lei was very sure of that, "Fan Xiaofei only occasionally contacts Wang Nan."

"He wouldn’t contact Zhao Aoran too much, afraid that if Zhao Aoran knew he was working in an office here, with a better job, someone might get jealous and do something irrational. What then?"

Some people have such petty thoughts and project them onto others.

Ever since she returned home, Huang Lei had started living a health-conscious lifestyle, and the couple Huang Dapeng were very eager to help her improve her health.

Even with her care on the farm, her skin had gotten quite darker, so she was taking advantage of these days to really take care of herself at home.

Unless necessary, she would absolutely not go out. What was there to do outside anyway?

There was no one enjoyable to talk to; she might as well stay home and spend more time with Huang Dapeng and his wife, Zhao Ya.

As for Fan Xiaofei, just knowing that he didn’t get into vocational college was enough, and knowing his life was really tough now made her very, very happy.

She didn’t go looking for Fan Xiaofei, but she didn’t expect him to come to her either, saving her the worry that he might think she was just showing off in front of him and feeling bad about it.

Looking at the very haggard person before her, Huang Lei was certain: that person’s days were not going well.

People in their twenties could actually age like a middle-aged person. Of course, you could say they were mature, but really, they were too mature, giving off a sense of premature aging.

Not knowing his purpose, she poured a glass of water and then quietly took her seat, waiting for Fan Xiaofei to speak first.

From Wang Nan’s letter, she knew that Zhao Aoran and Huang Lei had both achieved very good results, earning spots at a well-known university in Capital City.

Fan Xiaofei’s mood was terrible, and he himself twisted with displeasure. He could disregard which university Huang Lei got into,

but he could not ignore Zhao Aoran’s scores. He had thought that on the farm, even if one had books, what good would they do? With daily tasks like carrying manure and being so busy, there probably wasn’t time to read.

Yet, to his surprise, Zhao Aoran had managed such impressive results and had been admitted to R University.

Ever since Fan Xiaofei received the letter from Wang Nan, detailing Zhao Aoran’s scores and the university he got into, he had not felt well at all.

How could he have been admitted to R University? How could he have scored better than him? Fan Xiaofei was truly indignant.

Looking at the person before her, Huang Lei could only think that a so-called gentleman still needed confidence; otherwise, it was truly unbearable to watch.

Old classmates seeing the current Fan Xiaofei could hardly imagine him saying, "Yes, I got into R University."

"Right, you used to have good grades in school. You had better resources in the city than on the farm, and you knew many people. You must have found good teachers to give you guidance."

"You should have done better than us on the exams," Huang Lei said, her face filled with anticipation as she looked at Fan Xiaofei.

His grades? Fan Xiaofei suddenly felt all kinds of restlessness. What to do? Admitting it was disgraceful, but if he didn’t say anything, they would still know he hadn’t done well.

"I didn’t do very well," Fan Xiaofei struggled to muster a smile. "I was mainly busy with work."

As if those in the city didn’t have to work and still attended university, they still managed to take exams," Huang Lei pointed out unceremoniously. "If you didn’t do well, it means you didn’t do well, no need to make excuses."

"But then again, you have a good job, sit in an office, and the Yue family has the means to support you."

"Even if we do go to university, when we come out, we’ll just be ordinary clerks, nowhere near people like you who are leaders."

If she needed to say something critical, she would, and if flattery was required, she’d do that too. But it’s uncertain how such talk would affect the listener.

Did it matter to her? What she said was entirely true; the person in question was a minor leader.

"Oh right, I heard you were a section chief last time. You must have been promoted again by now," Huang Lei said, looking at Fan Xiaofei with feigned concern.

Fan Xiaofei really couldn’t sit still anymore, "I, I just remembered, I have something else to do."

Further promotion? He wasn’t even a section chief anymore, and what infuriated him more was that the person who had replaced him as section chief happened to be that pig’s man.

There were countless times he truly wanted to report them, to get that pair of cheating dogs locked up.

But each time, he gave up. Whether the couple would get into trouble after the report, he could not be sure.

What was certain was that he would not have an easy life afterward. The Zhu family would definitely come after him, teaching him a lesson on how to behave.

More importantly, by reporting the pair of cheats, his momentary satisfaction would have come at the price of spreading the news that he’d been cuckolded.

Fan Xiaofei really didn’t dare think about the way people would look at him.

Fan Xiaofei really didn’t understand why, given the chance to promote him, they would rather favor that pretty boy instead of promoting him.