Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 529 - 530 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 47_1

Chapter 529: Chapter 530 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 47_1

Gao Jian had no choice—leaving a bad record on his file was absolutely impossible.

He was still hoping that in a few years, once his younger brothers and sisters had grown up, he would return to take over.

If there was a record of this incident in his file, could he still take over?

"I’ll pay the money," Gao Jian quickly offered his solution.

"Then bring out the money," the village chief said bluntly, urging Gao Jian to pay up.

"I, I don’t have money," Gao Jian certainly didn’t have much money now, as he would send it all back home as soon as he saved a little.

"Then how do you plan to repay the money?" the village chief laughed.

Gao Jian stared at the village chief for a long time. If possible, he really wanted to punch him several times hard.

"I can only pay with my work points at the end of the year." It was impossible for him to come up with the money.

"How about this, after the spring, the village needs people to work at the reservoir. You go. Ten work points and some subsidy."

"When you return, you’ll be in charge of cleaning out the manure, and you’ll also manage the cattle shed," the village chief said, implying that these jobs were also worth ten work points.

What? Gao Jian was truly stunned, staring blankly at the village chief. He, of course, knew about the work at the reservoir, "I am a new Educated Youth."

Normally, new Educated Youths wouldn’t be called upon for labor. Gao Jian didn’t understand why he was being asked to go.

"How else will you repay the debt? You think with just five or six work points?" the village chief snapped, "Either pay up now, or it goes on your record."

The village chief bluntly gave two options, and despite Gao Jian’s numerous grievances, at that moment he could only keep his mouth shut.

"I’ll go to the reservoir." At least there would be ten work points, and a subsidy.

He refused to believe this situation could defeat him. Gao Jian silently swore to himself that he would work hard and prove those who looked down on him and wanted to see him fail wrong.

"Then hurry back and pack your things, you need to head to the construction site immediately," the village chief knew Gao Jian would make this choice.

Ah, to go so soon? These past few days, he could say he hadn’t eaten or rested well. Gao Jian thought that at least after returning, he’d get a little rest, a chance to catch his breath before heading to the reservoir.

"What, you have the energy to go hunting in the mountains, carry that many game to the farm, but not the energy to work?"

"Remember, when you go this time, no slacking off. Someone will be watching you," the village chief knew these people all too well.

"There, everyone has to meet a certain quota. If you can’t finish it, you have to work even if it’s until ten o’clock at night to get it done."

The village chief wanted to remind Gao Jian so he wouldn’t just show up without actually working.

What Gao Jian wanted now was to get back quickly and then tidy up his things.

If possible, of course, he wanted to rest a bit first.

He also needed to find Shen Yuan and explain the situation to her, in spite of his many grievances with her.

But in this place, she was the only one who could take care of him. Once back in the city, he would definitely break up with Shen Yuan immediately.

When he returned to the Educated Youth dormitory, he found his belongings piled to one side and also dirty.

Gao Jian looked at his filthy belongings and for a moment was very uncomfortable. Before, Shen Yuan had always helped him clean, and he never worried about these things.

Now that his possessions were dirty, it was obvious no one had cleaned them, and this made Gao Jian angry.

Considering the time, lunch break was about to start, so he waited in the dormitory for Shen Yuan to return.

Shen Yuan, dragging her exhausted body, was ready to rest a bit, have lunch, and then take a nap.

The Educated Youth walking in front of Shen Yuan saw Gao Jian, hesitated briefly, but quickly greeted him.

Shen Yuan, upon seeing Gao Jian, couldn’t help feeling a bit excited. Although she was quite disappointed with him, after all, he was the man she had liked for a long time.

Gao Jian saw Shen Yuan rushing up to him, "What’s going on with you? I was locked up in there for so long, and you didn’t even know to help me tidy up."

"I really don’t know what you’re busy with all day." Gao Jian was quite dissatisfied and scolded Shen Yuan outright.

With his bad mood, Gao Jian certainly had no reservations. As long as he felt good, he’d say anything.

He might have felt comfortable, but Shen Yuan was very unhappy, "I... I’ve been busy."

Busy going to work, busy trying to earn more labor points, regardless of whether Gao Jian married her or not, she wanted to work hard to earn money, hoping to relieve Gao Jian’s burden a bit.

"Busy, busy, what are you busy with?"

"When I had trouble before, you said you would help me borrow money, that you wouldn’t let anything happen to me."

"But in the end, those promises you made, you didn’t keep any of them."

"I know." Gao Jian felt that Shen Yuan didn’t want to help, probably because he was unwilling to marry her.

"Just because you want me to marry you and I didn’t agree, you just wouldn’t help."

"Really, Shen Yuan, I never thought you would be this kind of person."

"I thought our feelings for each other wouldn’t change just because I wouldn’t marry you, that you would still help."

Shen Yuan was stunned. She never intended to share the news of her failed marriage proposal; it would be very embarrassing for her.

Yet, Gao Jian just carelessly blurted it out, and she felt she had lost face completely.

The other educated youths present also felt awkward. They knew Shen Yuan liked Gao Jian, but it wasn’t necessarily the case that he liked her back.

Nonetheless, after Gao Jian’s mishap, Shen Yuan ran all over the place, saying she had to earn more labor points to help Gao Jian repay his debts.

Now that Gao Jian was speaking about Shen Yuan like this, many people actually had a lot of opinions about her. Now hearing Gao Jian’s rude words, the looks they gave him were not kind.

"Now I’m going to fix the reservoir, are you happy now?" Gao Jian said angrily, "Hmph, without your help, I can still handle the debts myself."

"Shen Yuan, just give up on the idea, I really don’t think I will marry you."

"Look at you, there’s not a single thing about you that I like."

Gao Jian attacked Shen Yuan with the most frantic and vicious words, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.

She knew Gao Jian might not really like her that much, but that was okay; her liking him was enough.

She believed that her efforts would be seen and known by Gao Jian, and that one day he would be moved by them.

Only now did she realize that Gao Jian was aware of her efforts, but he never cared and instead felt that she brought it upon herself.

Shen Yuan wanted to tell herself not to cry, to absolutely not cry now, to not let others see her as a joke.

But the tears just couldn’t be held back, falling despite how fast she wiped them away with her hand.

"I... I’m going back to my room." Shen Yuan burst into tears and ran straight into the house.

Everyone watched her back, and the crying sounds that came from inside the house, their looks towards Gao Jian were filled with disapproval.

At first, Gao Jian just wanted to vent a little, but as he spoke, he didn’t think it through.

It wasn’t until Shen Yuan had run into the house crying that his mind started to clear up a bit, and he saw the looks and expressions of the other educated youths.

Gao Jian suddenly felt a pang of regret. Damn, he had said many things he shouldn’t have.

What now? Apologizing was out of the question, and he didn’t really think he had made a mistake.

Forget it, go back to the room to rest. With a turn, Gao Jian walked back to his room, sat on the stool, and didn’t even think about wiping off.

Before he came back home, he could have someone pass on a message, asking Shen Yuan to help clean up.