Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 497 - 498 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 15_1

Chapter 497: Chapter 498 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 15_1

Shen Yuan had insisted for a long time, but ultimately she could only give up with resignation.

There was no other way, others could simply turn around and enter the train station without any loss, but she couldn’t afford to miss it.

"Xiao Jie, do you still have any money on you?"

"You know that..." Anyway, the whole family knows that Shen Jiansheng favors sons over daughters and doesn’t treat his daughter well, so there’s nothing that can’t be said.

"I know, but that doesn’t mean you can keep borrowing money from me endlessly, I can help in an emergency but not with chronic poverty."

"And your money, is it really only used by one person? Haven’t you given it to anyone else?" Who gave her the confidence to say those things yesterday and still ask for money today as if nothing happened?

"If you don’t have enough money, you should ask your parents for an advance."

"Don’t talk to me about paying me back when you have money, I’ve lent you money so many times, but I’ve never seen you repay it."

Shen Jie’s attitude was firm, "Sis, I have no money, I don’t have money now, nor will I in the future, unless you pay me back."

"But I..." Shen Yuan thought since they were at the train station, a face-conscious person would presumably not say no.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jie was just that decisive.

"Alright, Sis, I need to go inside now." Shen Jie checked the time and saw it was already late, and Feng Dan’s family had already arrived, so she hurried to meet up with them.

Shen Yuan just stood there, watching Shen Jie join her classmates, without even bothering about her.

In a short while, their group, carrying luggage, entered the train station. If possible, Shen Yuan also wanted to go in, to let her classmates know that Shen Jie was a person with no sisterly affection.

But patting her pockets, she couldn’t do it, she had no money on her.

At that moment, Shen Jie turned back, pointed at her, and was saying something with her mouth.

She knew that Shen Jie must be introducing her, probably with no kind words.

Feng Dan had met Shen Yuan before, and when she saw her, she was a bit surprised, "Shen Yuan actually came to see you off?"

"Yeah, but seeing me off is just a pretense, she’s really here to borrow money," Shen Jie couldn’t help but complain.

"In her eyes, I’m like a walking bank, she comes to me when she needs money," Shen Jie complained about herself.

Feng Dan covered her mouth and laughed, "So you know that, too."

The moment those words left her mouth, Shen Jie looked at her in surprise, "You knew about it too?"

"Of course, Xiao Hui and I have discussed when you would find out. Thankfully, you’re not completely foolish," Feng Dan had not failed to warn Shen Jie before.

But the naive girl insisted on how difficult Shen Yuan’s life was, fortunately, the silly girl now knew the truth.

"I’m not foolish," if foolish, it was the original owner, not the current Shen Jie who obviously wouldn’t admit it, "I just thought she was pitiable."

"I just didn’t expect her to be so outrageous." Shen Jie still felt she had to justify herself.

"I won’t be a fool anymore," declared Shen Jie firmly, "I treated her like family, and she took me for a complete fool."

Following the crowd, Shen Jie queued up for entry. Standing outside the station, she hadn’t felt the presence of too many people.

Once inside the station, however, it was apparent just how many people were traveling together, in a crowd that densely packed the station.

Not many families like the Shen’s mobilized their entire household, but typically each family sent a delegate. While they were waiting to board, it was, of course, time for all sorts of admonitions.

As Shen Jie passed by them, she heard all sorts of advisories, telling children to take good care of themselves once they arrived at their destination.

Others told the children to remember that they had family waiting on them to provide for, for instance, after reaching the Northeast, they could go hunting in the mountains or gather mushrooms.

Some even spoke directly to their children, saying that the expenses in the new place wouldn’t be much, and reminded them to send the money back home when the time came, assuring them that their parents would keep it safe for them.

Shen Jie didn’t believe a word of it. If the children were from the post-’90s generation, they had never experienced hardship and would spend any money they got on all sorts of food and drinks.

But how many of today’s children actually squander their money? Even if some did indulge in eating and drinking a bit too much, that couldn’t really count as true squandering.

The idea that parents would keep their children’s wages safe was a joke to Shen Jie. Who knew what the parents would really do with the money once it was handed over?

Shen Xiaohui looked at Shen Jie’s expression. "What’s wrong?"

"I just feel like a train station really does show all walks of life." As for what else she thought, she kept it to herself.

Feng Dan’s parents were okay with her, but they didn’t treat her any better than her brothers and they still hoped she would help the family out a little.

If she said too much, she really feared it would cause the Feng’s house to overthink and then warn Feng Dan to keep her distance from her.

Although Shen Xiaohui didn’t know why exactly Shen Jie made her comment, looking around at the crowd and thinking back on what he had overheard, he felt he somewhat understood why she’d said it. "It is quite a slice of life."

Feng Dan heard some of the conversation and glanced at the Shen siblings, feeling like there was more to Shen Jie’s words.

She found a place and whispered in her ear, "My parents told me, the money I earn over there, I keep."

"If I happen to find some mushrooms in the mountains, I’ll eat them myself, and if there’s excess, I’ll ship them back, and they’ll pay me for it."

Feng Dan had thought that dried mushrooms were just a way to honor her parents, so she didn’t expect that they would actually offer to pay for them.

The fact that Feng Dan’s parents would actually pay was indeed surprising to Shen Jie, "Not bad, your parents are even willing to pay."

Feng Dan hummed an affirmation, "You know I have an older brother and a younger brother. My parents said that after my sister-in-law comes into the family, my brother may not think about my interests."

"Whatever mushrooms I send, they’ll just assume it’s part of their due, so it’s better to set the rule from the start that they pay."

Shen Jie was genuinely surprised, "That’s good, setting rules from the beginning."

"You can honor your family as you want, and if you don’t want to, then you don’t have to." Shen Jie paused, "My grandma gives me things."

"And my brother wants to give me half his salary; I’m supposed to send things back home."

Although she had already planned to save the money and give it all back to Shen Xiaohui when he got married, as a wedding gift.

She had thought her words would shock Feng Dan, as such a good brother was indeed rare.

But surprisingly, Feng Dan remained calm.

"Aren’t you surprised?" Anyone hearing this news should be very surprised, right?

Why did it seem that Feng Dan was not at all surprised? Shen Jie was puzzled.

"Your uncle and auntie are very good to you, and I remember you mentioned it in passing before." Feng Dan was slightly taken aback at that moment but then quickly regained her composure and gave a very reasonable explanation.

Really? Shen Jie was certain she had never mentioned anything about Shen Xiaohui giving her half his salary, especially since she herself had only known for a couple of days.

She was sure that someone had discussed this with Feng Dan before her.

Very soon, she had a name in mind. Could it be him?

Thinking about it, it was normal; everyone was classmates and it made sense for them to discuss these things with her.

What puzzled Shen Jie was why someone would beat around the bush instead of speaking directly.