Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 361 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 61_1

Chapter 361: Chapter 361 Unlucky Female Educated Youth 61_1

Zhang Xia finished packing her luggage, and looking at Huang Lei’s relaxed face, really envied her as much as one could.

"I really envy you, you don’t have to go back." Riding on the train for such a long time is really not ordinarily exhausting, especially in the heat of summer.

Seeing the look of envy on Zhang Xia’s face, Huang Lei wanted to say, even though she didn’t have to cram onto the train, staying in the kitchen wasn’t a pleasant experience either.

"Be careful on the way." Although there were classmates traveling with her, Huang Lei was still a bit worried.

Zhang Xia had packed all her luggage, "Don’t worry, I know that, I will definitely be alright."

After sending off Zhang Xia, Huang Lei encountered Zhao Aoran at the doorstep, also carrying luggage, "What’s this?"

"I’m planning to head down South to do some business." Zhao Aoran occasionally dabbled in a few things.

"Not bad." The current Zhao Aoran was really different from his past life. In his previous life, although he was friends with Fan Xiaofei, he still looked down on businesspeople to some extent.

But in this life, he no longer had that aversion to making money and even went into business himself.

"But do you have the capital?" When Zhao Aoran left home, he took some money, but it quickly dwindled.

After the complete fallout with the Zhao Family, they didn’t give him any financial support, and even with a salary and some private dealings, he didn’t have much money.

Insisting on doing business in the South, a few hundred or just over a thousand really isn’t much money down there.

"I have some money." Zhao Aoran, upon learning that there were many good things in the South, was quite envious and thought that if possible, he really wanted to go there once.

"I’ve also been hustling for the past six months, and I’ve made quite a bit of money here, plus I’m not the only one, it’s barely enough."

"Oh, I’ve made arrangements with the other party, and this is the amount of medicinal cuisine each family needs." Zhao Aoran remembered the purpose of his visit.

Huang Lei took the list and put it aside, "Wait until September when school starts, I may very well be the friend of a ten-thousand-yuan household."

In that era, although there were more ten-thousand-yuan households, having that much was still a valuable status.

"Then you’re still the granddaughter of a ten-thousand-yuan household." Zhao Aoran truly thought Huang Dapeng’s culinary skills were very good.

It turned out, to his surprise, that his forte was not cooking, but medicinal cuisine.

When he first heard about medicinal cuisine, he was also baffled, not understanding at all.

But after learning about the health benefits, he was truly amazed. He had never thought that Chinese medicine combined with various ingredients could still be considered food.

And it wasn’t the kind that tasted really bad, but rather, both the taste and nutrition were quite impressive.

What surprised him even more was that when he tentatively offered to help find business opportunities, Elder Huang actually agreed right away.

They even agreed on a profit-sharing ratio, which became his stable source of income for now.

"Now, many people have started private kitchens, and I think Grandpa Huang could open one too."

Zhao Aoran knew that Huang Dapeng still had to work, but most of it was just giving a little guidance.

He was fully capable of starting a business; even though Huang Dapeng had not been in Capital City for long, his reputation had really spread wide.

If he opened a restaurant, he really wouldn’t have to worry about getting customers.

Opening a restaurant, Huang Lei of course knew that many people had already started businesses at home, and Huang Dapeng also took his family to try many of them.

Every time on the way home, Huang Dapeng would ask Huang Lei about the pros and cons of the cooking at the place they ate that day.

"Now is not the right time." Regarding the question of opening a restaurant, Huang Lei had also discussed it with Huang Dapeng.

The two of them, or rather the family of three, thought that now was really not the right time for business.

Or to put it another way, to start a business with much fanfare was not because they didn’t want to earn the money, but because they didn’t have the personnel, and they were not locals of Capital City.

Huang Dapeng’s visit this time had already snatched quite a few people’s business; if they opened a store openly, it wouldn’t be as effective.

"I’ve discussed with Grandpa Huang; for the time being, we’ll do some medicinal cuisine within the range we can control."

"There’s no need to exhaust yourself." Truly, Huang Lei felt that the current pace was the best.

"If you’re making money outside, don’t just focus on making money." Huang Lei knew that once Zhao Aoran began to get busy, he truly didn’t do things by halves.

"If your health deteriorates, no matter how wealthy, capable, or ambitious you are, what good would it do?"

"Especially after you die, your family will only be happy, using your money, saying that you were just a fool."

Zhao Aoran thought Huang Lei had stopped him to say something important, but he hadn’t expected it to be this kind of talk.

"Don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of myself."

"I still have many things left to do." Zhao Aoran took a deep breath and turned to leave.

Huang Dapeng came out of the kitchen, "Has that kid left?"

Huang Lei hummed a confirmation, "Yes, he’s gone."

Huang Lei went to her room to change her clothes before heading to the kitchen to start working.

Seeing Huang Lei without any reaction, Huang Dapeng couldn’t resist asking, "Xiao Lei, what do you think about Zhao Aoran?"

Thoughts on Zhao Aoran? "What kind of thoughts could I have?"

"You don’t think he likes me, do you?" No, that’s not quite right. It seemed kind of possible that Zhao Aoran did like her a bit.

"I have no thoughts about Zhao Aoran." Huang Lei was straightforward, "He’s too ambitious."

"I just want to live a peaceful life."

"And also..." Huang Lei pondered for a moment, "back when we were on the farm, I didn’t feel like he liked me much."

"It’s more like..." she thought about it, "I suppose it’s the camaraderie that arises out of shared hardships."

"Originally there were four of us who went to the farm as educated youths, then Fan Xiaofei came into the picture, and Wang Nan treated him like a fool."

"What’s more important is, after Wang Nan found out Zhao Aoran was no longer part of the Zhao Family, she truly showed no mercy."

Huang Lei really admired Wang Nan’s ability to turn a cold shoulder, knowing when someone could be used and then immediately resuming a happy demeanor to curry favor.

Even though she had participated in several missions, for Huang Lei, she still truly couldn’t bring herself to act like that.

"Back then, when he was out collecting manure, not many people paid attention to him, only I would occasionally interact with him."

"If others didn’t pay attention, why did you?" Huang Dapeng didn’t understand. At that time, Zhao Aoran was very aggressive and could fly off the handle at any moment.

Why she would be willing to interact with Zhao Aoran, "Back then, his looks towards me were as fierce as they could get."

"I was really concerned that if he suddenly lost his temper and didn’t like the look of me, what would I do if he splashed the manure on me?" Huang Lei gave an answer that might seem timid to others.

There was no way around it; what else could she say? Maybe she was worried that Zhao Aoran was too dispirited to add trouble for Fan Xiaofei and the others?

Indeed, Huang Dapeng didn’t find anything wrong with Huang Lei’s answer, "Back then, Zhao Aoran really might have done such a thing."

"The way he is now, he really is a bit..." Huang Dapeng recalled the attitude and thought process Zhao Aoran had when they discussed business.

"He’s quite the character."

"Right, Grandpa Huang, even you say he’s a character. He wants too much, way more than our small household can match."

"The Zhao Family is always going to be a major issue." Don’t be fooled by the current state of the Zhao Family; they totally ignored Zhao Aoran, but the moment he made a name for himself, they would definitely come running.