Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 533 - 534 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 51_1

Chapter 533: Chapter 534 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 51_1

Zhao Yu stood in front of Shen Xiaoguang’s office, once again straightening his clothes before knocking on the door.

Shen Xiaoguang had just finished writing a letter, planning to mail it when he went out later.

Hearing the knock, he knew it must be Zhao Yu, "Come in."

After hearing movement inside, Zhao Yu gently pushed the door open and then closed it behind him.

Seeing Zhao Yu standing in front of him, he remembered what his sister had mentioned in the letter, "This is your jerky."

He wanted to say something else but, looking at Zhao Yu who stood before him, Shen Xiaoguang had an intuition that his sister definitely wouldn’t fancy a boy like Zhao Yu.

Ah, just give him the jerky like that? Zhao Yu really couldn’t believe it; on the way here, he had wondered how Shen Xiaoguang would handle it.

Before coming here, all he knew about Shen Xiaoguang was that he was Shen Jie’s big brother, a brother who was pretty good to his sister.

As for anything more, he didn’t know and didn’t care; after all, it was someone else’s private affair.

But once here, even though he didn’t work under Shen Xiaoguang, he knew the man was a formidable character.

A high school graduate with no family connections who had made it to where he was today must surely be the result of his own hard work.

The more he knew, the more he realized this man’s capability was definitely not limited to what he showed, there must be more he held back.

On the way here, he had kept thinking about how Shen Xiaoguang would act, but he hadn’t expected it to be just about picking up the jerky.

"You’re giving it to me just like that?" Zhao Yu confirmed again.

Shen Xiaoguang grunted in affirmation, "Otherwise, what?"

Shen Jie had said it was a transaction, and with his sister putting it that way, what else could Shen Xiaoguang do?

Zhao Yu, although still somewhat unsure, figured Shen Xiaoguang had no reason to be difficult with him.

He picked up the jerky, ready to leave, "You and Xiao Jie have a good relationship?" He hadn’t intended to ask, but looking at Zhao Yu’s departing figure, he couldn’t hold back.

"It’s fairly good, I guess," Zhao Yu didn’t quite know what to say, "We just sat across from each other on the train to the Northeast."

"Afterward, we happened to live in the last row of houses on top of the mountain."

"I’m a foodie, and I often went up to the hills to hunt. I’d share some of the small game I caught with Xiao Jie, and in exchange, she’d help me process it."

"I had no choice, among the people I knew, only Shen Jie’s cooking skills were decent." Zhao Yu did know quite a few ’educated youth’ who could cook.

But their cooking skills really couldn’t compare to Shen Jie’s. Listening to Zhao Yu’s description, Shen Xiaoguang suddenly remembered someone his sister had mentioned in a letter.

"Are you the ’educated youth’ who often provides meat and goes out to trade game with the local villagers?"

Shen Xiaoguang had a good memory, unless he deliberately avoided remembering something, he would surely retain it in his mind.

Ah, no way, she talked to her brother about even this? Zhao Yu knew Shen Jie wrote often to her family, but such a minor matter seemed unnecessary to mention.

In the Northeast, they didn’t know how many interesting and fun things they’d encounter, so why wouldn’t she talk more about those with her family?

Instead, she had to mention his gluttonous side. Although he was just a low-ranking soldier now, he wouldn’t always be, and he was sure to get promoted.

And now, thanks to Shen Jie’s casual mention, the very thing that shouldn’t have been said had been blabbed out. Zhao Yu felt quite helpless.

Seeing the frustrated look on Zhao Yu’s face, Shen Xiaoguang, who had been feeling a bit irritable, suddenly felt much better.

"Don’t worry, Xiao Jie also tells us about the happy and unhappy things she encounters in the Northeast."

"That way, we know about the joyful and not so joyful things she experiences over there."

"Thank you, too, for looking after me." If it weren’t for the help of the educated youth around her, even Shen Yuan, with her calculating ways, might have taken action when she least expected it.

Even after preparing himself, he might have been vulnerable to her moves at an utterly unprepared moment.

Just to say thank you? Zhao Yu felt it couldn’t just be for that, but since that’s what they said, "Uh, uh, could I still get Shen Jie to mail me dried meat in the future?"

If not, then he would have to find a way, like asking Huo Lei for help.

"Of course, you can," Shen Xiaoguang smiled, "That’s between you and Xiao Jie."

Now that he knew they couldn’t possibly be together, Shen Xiaoguang wouldn’t stand in the way.

"Alright, thank you." The moment Zhao Yu heard that he immediately felt cheerful, "You’re a good person."

Remembering how Xiao Jie had always liked to say that someone was a good person, he now gave her brother that title.

A good person? He actually called him a good person? Shen Xiaoguang watched Zhao Yu walk away and burst into laughter.

Having been in the military for so many years, Shen Xiaoguang knew what many thought of him, both behind closed doors and to his face.

There were all sorts of comments, good and bad, but no one had ever called him a good person before.

And today, he heard such a characterization from Zhao Yu’s mouth, one that even he found incredible.

To say he wasn’t excited would be a lie. Since that was the case, Shen Xiaoguang felt he couldn’t let down that title.

He had heard before that this young man had some foundation, and now knowing he was a Courtyard Child, it seemed likely that his foundation was solid.

Given that, it would be appropriate to increase his training intensity.

Many join the military hoping to carve out a good path for themselves, but sadly, not many stick with it and continue on.

Zhao Yu had connections, and his own abilities were decent. If he could push himself a bit harder, Shen Xiaoguang knew his future wouldn’t be dim.

Perhaps one day he might even surpass him in rank and promotions; therefore, it would be good to give him a boost.

Although he didn’t know how solid someone’s foundation was or what his capabilities were, it didn’t matter; training plans could be gradually increased—he was determined to figure out his limits.

Zhao Yu, sprinting back to the dormitory with the dried meat, had no idea that, just because he had called him a good person, he had stirred up quite the excitement in someone.

Already thinking about how exactly to nurture him, to create a gap between them and their peers.

Luckily, Zhao Yu was unaware of Shen Xiaoguang’s thoughts; otherwise, knowing them, he would have definitely complained—although he did want to carry on.

But there really was no need for such a high intensity right now. It would be better to let him adapt a little more gradually.

When Zhao Yu returned to the dormitory, he of course shared some of the dried meat with everyone. Hogging it to himself was definitely not acceptable.

Seeing the familiar dried meat, they all felt like they had seen it somewhere before and, with some recalling the leaders calling Zhao Yu over earlier, could it be from a leader?

The way everyone looked at Zhao Yu became a bit off.

Who was Zhao Yu? He could definitely sense the hesitation in everyone’s eyes.

There was nothing to hide about this matter, and it wasn’t the first or second time something like this had happened; such things might become common in the future.

He explained how he got the dried meat, of course omitting the fact that he had paid for it.

"I felt embarrassed before. I hadn’t expected that Shen Jie would turn out to be Sergeant Shen’s sister. I just wondered if she could help somehow."

"I had my brother go catch rabbits." After all, he had a good friend on the farm, so this wasn’t a lie at all.

Everyone didn’t expect that Zhao Yu had such an opportunity before coming here; truly, it was an envy they couldn’t even express.