Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 359 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 59_1

Chapter 359: Chapter 359 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 59_1

Huang Lei knew that those of her generation who had passed the university entrance exam must have really loved studying, or in the terms of later generations, they were absolutely, positively "rolling in the books."

Absolutely rolling in the books.

But what she hadn’t expected was that the eight people in her dormitory were indeed fiercely studious to a frightening extent.

Some would get up at just past six in the morning to go downstairs and revise their lessons, and they wouldn’t come back to the dorm until lights out in the evening.

Even more terrifying was that some would sit in the hallway reading under the dim light even after the lights-out bell had rung.

If there were a library or classroom with lights on 24/7, Huang Lei believed that countless people would choose to stay there.

Including Zhang Xia, who had brought the same level of earnestness that she had had for the college entrance exam into her current studies.

As for Huang Lei, she stuck to her usual routine, making sure to eat when it was time to eat and rest when it was time to rest. Otherwise, without sufficient rest, she wouldn’t have the energy or strength to read.

After rolling along with everyone else for a while, Zhang Xia found that her health had gotten a lot worse. What was more important was that she discovered her midterm exam scores were actually lower than Huang Lei’s.

If it had been that her college entrance exam scores were not as good as Huang Lei’s, one could argue it was due to different starting points, but now they were clearly on the same starting line. How could it be that she still wasn’t performing as well?

Looking at the puzzled Zhang Xia, Huang Lei couldn’t just ignore her, "When you’re exhausted and still insist on studying, how much do you think you can really take in?"

"Not much effect, my brain feels like mush," replied Zhang Xia honestly.

"Right, I knew it would be like that," Huang Lei said, indicating that it was due to a lack of rest.

"We really need to get proper rest."

"Going to bed early and getting up early is good. If you sleep well at night, when you wake up in the morning to study, you’ll have more energy and strength."

Zhang Xia thought about it and agreed; leaving other things aside, just looking at Huang Lei, one could tell she was brimming with energy and strength.

Huang Lei quickly packed her things, "Oh, by the way, I won’t be returning to the dorm today because tomorrow is a rest day."

The few roommates who were still in the dorm looked at her departing figure with curiosity, knowing that Huang Lei was not from Capital City. If she wasn’t returning to the dorm, where could she possibly stay?

"Xiao Lei’s grandfather has been transferred to work in Capital City." There was no need to keep it a secret; Zhou Ya expected that there would be many more instances like this in the future.

What? Elder Huang was transferred to work in Capital City? Everyone present was stunned and looked incredulously at Zhang Xia, "Her grandfather is...?"

"A chef." Although Zhang Xia didn’t understand why a perfectly good chef would be transferred to work in Capital City.

But the reality was that he was indeed working here, and even a house had been allocated to him; it was beyond belief, were it not for Huang Lei herself divulging the information.

Even Huang Lei must have been in a daze, utterly incredulous at the turn of events.

Going by the address on the letter, Huang Lei found her way to a courtyard house under the Imperial City Roots. She looked at the tightly closed gates and figured that this place was probably not a mixed-use compound.

Just as she was about to knock, Zhao Ya happened to come by with a basket of groceries, "Xiao Lei?"

"Grandma." Huang Lei quickly took the opportunity to help Zhao Ya with the groceries, "What’s this?"

"I went to buy some vegetables." Zhao Ya took out the keys to open the door.

Buying vegetables at this hour? In the late afternoon, would the co-op even have any supplies?

Even without buying groceries in Capital City before, Huang Lei knew that the rules were more or less the same nationwide.

"It’s from the restaurant where your grandfather works. I just went there to pick them up."

"I haven’t sorted out the food and oil distribution with your grandfather yet, so for the time being, we’re getting them from there."

When Zhao Ya unlocked the door, Huang Lei was thinking whether it was a private courtyard with its own entry, but she felt that such a possibility was slim.

The result was unexpected—it turned out to be a small siheyuan. After entering the door, there was a screen wall followed by three rear rooms.

Opposite were the main rooms, flanked by two wings of two rooms each on the sides.

"Your grandfather said that when the time comes, one of the wings will be used as a kitchen and a dining area, and the other for a bathroom,"

Accustomed to living in apartment buildings, you know how nice it is to have proper plumbing. Elder Huang insisted on installing such conveniences.

"Yes, that’s necessary," Huang Lei also liked the idea of having a bathroom. Otherwise, it would really be a hassle.

"As for the main rooms, aside from hosting guests, they will contain our bedroom and your grandfather’s,"

"You can only stay in the rear rooms." Originally, the old couple thought of giving the main room to Huang Lei to live in, but they were worried about how outsiders might gossip about Huang Lei if they found out.

"It’s just as well that when we renovated, we left the layout unfinished." Knowing the young lady had her own ideas, they let her arrange it herself.

Great, Huang Lei thought this was a good idea, "I’ll partition off a small bedroom, and then I want to arrange a dressing room."

"And this area." As for the remaining space, "I want to make a study and a place to receive my friends."

"Oh, and Grandma, what about the property rights to this house?" In such a location, even a small, standalone siheyuan was no small matter.

"Your grandfather spent thousands of yuan to buy it."

"Actually, the restaurant will arrange a place to stay as well, but your grandfather mentioned there’s no direct bus to your school."

"And there are people all around." Living in a flat has its disadvantages, too many neighbors, and too many who like to gossip. It’s not something you can get rid of by simply shutting your door.

"Living in a siheyuan, on the other hand, you can grow flowers, and since the wings are flat-roofed, your grandfather plans to turn them into two terraces where flowers can be grown and where you can enjoy the surrounding scenery."

"He also said you would definitely like it." Zhao Ya watched Huang Lei closely, gauging her reaction.

At first, when the old man suggested that, even if it meant spending money, they should try to get a siheyuan, many thought they were foolish.

"Your grandfather and I both think that the schools around here, be it kindergartens, primary or junior high schools, are better than the place originally allotted to us."

Now that the college entrance examination has been restored, what does that tell you? It suggests that gradually, there will be a greater emphasis on education.

If education is going to be emphasized, shouldn’t one start focusing on a child’s education from a young age?

Could this be the so-called school district housing? Hearing these familiar school names, well, they are renowned in future generations.

This house is absolutely prime school district property, with an excellent location—it couldn’t be better.

"Your grandfather said, he will work hard to make money these next few years and then see if it is possible to buy the house behind this one," Zhao Ya whispered Huang Dapeng’s thoughts.

Buy the house behind? "Of the same specifications?" Huang Lei was a bit surprised.

"Yes, it belongs to a family, but because they have many brothers and need to split the property, the area is roughly the same. This house faces the street, while that one has a side entrance,"

"We’ve seen it before too. The price is about the same, but your grandfather and I think this is better,"

"The rear house has terraces on its rear rooms and the wings are joined together which provides a slightly larger usable area."

After putting the things away, Zhao Ya took Huang Lei to the terrace to take a look.

Upon seeing it, Huang Lei really liked it, "It’s quite nice. This way, I can easily take care of you two after I’m married."

She was already an adult, there was nothing that couldn’t be discussed.

Zhao Ya was delighted, "Yes, and it’s close to the kindergarten and primary school."

"It’s also close to your school," Zhao Ya was especially pleased.

She had it all planned out, she was going to help Huang Lei with the children, "When you have kids, we’ll hire someone to take care of the children."