Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 499 - 500 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 17_1

Chapter 499: Chapter 500 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 17_1

The train headed north, and it was clear that the temperature was steadily falling; it was no longer so sultry.

Especially after the train passed Shanhaiguan and truly entered the regions beyond the Great Wall, at night when it was time to rest, the windows had to be shut, leaving just a small crack open.

Otherwise, the cold wind entering the carriage made it truly feel cold.

People at this moment were truly astonished; it was the height of summer, yet they had to put on coats in the morning and evening, and cover themselves with something substantial in order to sleep at night.

Everyone couldn’t help but panic, "If it’s already this cold in the Northeast during the summer, what will it be like in the winter?"

Shouldn’t it be so hot in the height of summer that you feel like you’re being baked dry wherever you go?

How could there be such abnormal weather in the Northeast, it’s really unthinkable what the temperature would be like in winter.

Feng Dan once again thanked Shen Jie; if it weren’t for her mentioning the Northeast’s temperature fluctuating greatly from day to night, and reminding her to keep a thicker piece of clothing at hand, she would have definitely had to open her package like everyone else.

Even though it was still possible to get to her clothes and she wouldn’t freeze, it would surely draw attention to her luggage.

She had noticed that whenever someone rummaged through their luggage for clothes, there were always a few who would watch for a long time.

Even though they wouldn’t lay hands on anything – after all, there were so many people around – if there were no ill intentions, there was no need to stare for such a long time.

And it wasn’t just one or two people being scrutinized, but rather everyone’s belongings being checked, which made Feng Dan genuinely uncomfortable.

Feng Dan whispered to Shen Jie about what she noticed, and Shen Jie’s eyes moved as she said, "Maybe they’re trying to size up one’s strength."

Even if some had thoughts of stealing, they wouldn’t act on the train since all were acquaintances and all were headed to the farm.

Only now did Shen Jie realize that to send them to the Northeast, most passengers on this train were knowledge youth, and even those from society who had bought tickets were grouped together.

Though there were occasionally people passing through the carriages from time to time, everyone paid close attention to them, preventing outsiders from acting.

In this way, even if someone had the urge to act rashly, they dared not lay a hand on anything, fearing that if they were caught, they wouldn’t be going to the farms as knowledge youth but directly to a reform through labor farm for punishment.

"Once you know who has a solid family background, you can make friends with those who are well off, especially if it’s the opposite sex, you can get closer."

As for the boys, even if some had the idea of finding a well-off girlfriend, they would somewhat restrain themselves, not showing their intentions directly.

Yet the girls would, under the premise of some restraint, slowly get closer to those boys and then strive to become their girlfriends.

Is it actually possible to operate this way? Feng Dan had really never thought this much and stared at Shen Jie in disbelief.

"Don’t be surprised," Shen Jie advised Feng Dan to somewhat control her expression, "We are just average in every sense."

Despite Shen Jie starting to buy food from the dining car the next day, there were plenty of others doing the same, and the food she ordered was also normal, not too out of the ordinary.

"Besides, our family background is quite average too." Shen Jie would not directly ask others, but she would listen carefully.

Ah, hearing what Shen Jie whispered in her ear, Feng Dan was completely astonished and just gazed at her dumbfounded.

Now, she was full of admiration for Shen Jie, "You really are someone pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger."

"You even noticed that," said Feng Dan, feeling like she truly was a fool who knew nothing.

"When people talk, I just listen, getting to know a bit about their situation," Shen Jie replied.

"We may not think of taking advantage of others, but we can’t allow others to take advantage of us," Shen Jie was just hoping to make it through the coming days safely and then wait for the restoration of the college entrance exam.

Feng Dan looked at her friend admiringly, "Xiao Jie, I’m lucky to be with you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even know if I could adapt."

Despite the constant reassurances to her parents that she would do well in Northeast, she was actually very anxious.

And with Shen Jie around, she sometimes worried about whether she could take good care of her friend as well.

Only now did she realize she had overestimated herself. Compared to her friend, she felt like an idiot.

"I just analyze things a bit, sometimes I’m a bit slow on the uptake."

"Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been bullied by Shen Yuan before." She sighed again, knowing that she had to shoulder the original owner’s burdens.

"You’re too soft-hearted, you can’t bear to see anyone suffer." Knowing that her friend wasn’t a fool, Feng Dan certainly tried hard to find excuses to defend her.

"Right, right, I’m just that good of a person." She knew that people nowadays don’t think too much about it, not even aware of things like time travel.

Since her friend hadn’t noticed anything amiss, Shen Jie didn’t mind awarding herself a good person card.

The two men sitting opposite them couldn’t help but snort with laughter at Shen Jie’s words.

Shen Jie looked at them unkindly, aware that the two men must have been eavesdropping on their conversation.

Since they eavesdropped, they might as well admit it, but there was no need to laugh about it, "I mean, if you’re going to eavesdrop, at least don’t laugh at it."

Feng Dan also looked at them unhappily. It was really too much. Although they hadn’t been quiet while talking, it didn’t mean others had to act as if they had heard everything.

Huo Lei and Zhao Yu grew up as close friends and were high school classmates. They thought the journey to Northeast would be boring.

But they didn’t expect the two girls sitting opposite them to be quite entertaining.

However, when they saw two girls sitting across from them, both men weren’t pleased.

From childhood to adulthood, whether because of family background or their looks, they attracted many girls, which they found annoying.

When they boarded, their faces weren’t exactly unfriendly, but at least not very hospitable.

To their surprise, the two girls opposite would absolute not talk to them unless absolutely necessary.

They kept their distance even more than the two men did. If it weren’t for the other girls in the carriage looking at them with familiar gazes, they might have doubted their own charm.

Only then did they realize that Shen Jie and her friend were simply uninterested in them; otherwise, no matter how interesting Shen Jie’s words were, they would never have laughed out loud.

"Sorry, we just didn’t expect someone to actually call themselves a good person." Huo Lei apologized on behalf of both.

"I can’t help it, I’m often bullied. If I’m not considered a good person, who else could be?" As long as she was self-deprecating enough, it wouldn’t be a problem if someone brought up Shen Yuan in the future.

Huh? The two guys didn’t expect this to be the reason Shen Jie thought of herself as a good person.

They didn’t understand, really didn’t understand, how someone as savvy as Shen Jie could be easily bullied?

It would already be impressive if she didn’t bully others, and both Huo Lei and Zhao Yu were truly puzzled.

"Having been taken advantage of so much, I’m not an idiot, of course I caught on."

"After all, nobody wants to be the eternal good guy who always gets bullied." Shen Jie explained with a smile and then picked up a book to read.

She had even brought a few high school textbooks with her, reasoning that they would be good to flip through when bored on the road.