Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 549 - 550 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 67_1

Chapter 549: Chapter 550 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 67_1

Huo Lei and his two companions had just handed over some items to Shen Jie and the others when Dai Zhiqing and another person eagerly reported what they had learned.

Shen Jie directed them to pack up their things, upon hearing that Shen Yuan and Gao Jian planned to steal the admission notices from fellow educated youths in their village.

Shen Jie was stunned, "No way, haven’t they, haven’t they thought this through at all?"

"Even if they managed to steal the admission notices from people in their village, could they still go to college?"

"Right, they don’t have identity cards."

Everyone was no fool; it wasn’t enough just to get a hold of the admission notices—they needed to have their identity cards with them to enroll.

"Who knows, they denied it and said they were just helping someone else to pick them up."

"They also said that if getting the notices did no good..."

Shen Jie thought, could two people who thrived in the business world in her past life really be such fools?

"Unless the identity card of the person named in the notice was missing, only to be found in their trunks, indeed, there would be nothing that could be done about them."

"Moreover, the photos on our identity cards actually have changed a bit from how we look now."

"They looked for educated youths who resembled themselves somewhat." Not only did they look similar, but they also stole identity cards—Huo Lei didn’t believe it was done on a whim.

"Definitely not a spur-of-the-moment decision." Shen Jie looked at Feng Dan, "She really took such a step."

"Right, how is the village handling this?" Shen Jie wanted to know how they were being punished.

"What can be done? It’s serious if one treats it seriously and vice versa."

"Besides, at this time, the village doesn’t want to make a fuss."

"Here at the farm, it’s still manageable. Some educated youths who didn’t get into college or receive a return-to-city permit just packed their bags and went back to the city promptly."

Perhaps in the future, a policy would be introduced that would allow educated youths who did not have a return-to-city permit to find jobs.

But what could they do upon returning to the city now? As people without identities, they wouldn’t be able to access city supplies or find work—they would be people without three essentials.

If their families were truly welcoming of their return, they would have been back in the city already, not lingering as educated youths in the Northeast.

"All we can say is that their misdeed isn’t the talk of the town. The current buzz is about whether educated youths who get into college will abandon their families and children here."

"It’s quite a stir. Some who were engaged have now directly called it off."

"That’s still relatively better." Being on the farm and busy with exam preparation, they weren’t aware of these developments.

Although they had previously heard that some educated youths who returned to the city had cut off all contact, thus abandoning their families here.

It hadn’t occurred to them that this kind of situation could become increasingly severe.

Shen Jie felt that some people were just luckier, as normally, such a big incident would have definitely led to punishment.

"However, I heard they would still make a note of it in their files."

"Especially Gao Jian—remember the incident he was involved in? The village committee was quite upset."

They couldn’t send them for reeducation through labor, but it was feasible to make a note of their actions in their files.

Huo Lei thought this was the greatest punishment for the two of them. Even without reeducation through labor, having such a note in their files could affect their futures.

Even if they were assigned jobs after returning to the city, they wouldn’t be given good positions.

All of them thought of this and burst into laughter, "Although they won’t be sent to labor, it’s still better than that."

"But, this time they were caught. If no one had discovered them..." Zhao Na couldn’t help but sigh.

"Doing well in exams is useless, applying to a good university is also useless. The key is to get the admission notice."

Everyone sighed in agreement, "Yes, truly, getting into college isn’t easy."

"I think we should mention this to Commander Guo—bringing their identity cards when receiving the admission notices," Huo Lei knew that the surrounding villages followed the farm’s lead.

If the farm handled it this way, the neighboring villages would soon imitate the method.

This would spread gradually, and many would adopt this practice."

"It’s too late for this occasion, but in July, for the college entrance exams, we can adopt this method. Such incidents of impersonation would rarely occur."

Hearing this, everyone agreed and suggested Huo Lei bring it up with Commander Guo. This was a good deed that could change the fate of many and couldn’t be delayed.

Originally, they thought it would just be a quick visit to the regiment and expected a swift return.

They hadn’t expected they’d already packed up their catch and even finished cooking meals without seeing a trace of Huo Lei.

"He might have gone to the headquarters." Feng Dan thought it was very likely.

"Forget it, let’s not wait for him." Not knowing when he would return and it was getting late, Shen Jie couldn’t be bothered to wait. Anyway, it was decided to let Dai Zhiqing and the others bring the food over.

They still had to pack up and then get some good rest, and although they were traveling by hard sleeper, it still couldn’t be compared to a proper bed.

Luckily, Huo Lei returned before they finished eating, "Dinner, dinner," he announced.

"I’ve been running around all afternoon, went to the regiment, the farm headquarters, and even the county town."

"If there wasn’t such a time crunch. If we weren’t leaving tomorrow, I’d genuinely be worried I might have to go to the city."

Huo Lei had thought the farm headquarters would take it seriously, but he hadn’t expected them to value his idea so much, leading to his trip to many places in just one afternoon.

Several people’s mouths hung open in surprise as they served food for Huo Lei, relieving him from any tasks.

"Surely someone must have thought of this before." Shen Jie was a bit puzzled, Huo Lei’s idea was perhaps a little innovative, but any reasonably intelligent person should have come up with it too.

"It’s not that they hadn’t thought of it, but that even if someone had, they wouldn’t necessarily have the courage to suggest it."

"Shen Yuan and the others are fools, even with the most intricate plans, they’re easily exposed."

"For those with some connections at home, it’s not difficult for them to pull off."

"Managing registration and such, it could all be easily manipulated."

Huo Lei thought long and hard on his way and felt that the situation was likely more difficult to control.

"Then you..." Everyone became anxious, fearing Huo Lei had just turned himself into a target.

"I’m fine, I’m just an educated youth, and I’ll be going back tomorrow." His status made them realize it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to mess with him.

Upon reflection, they agreed. They were about to leave, so these matters here had nothing to do with them.

Even if someone wanted to trouble Huo Lei, they wouldn’t find an opportunity.

"If I can help even one person, then it’s worth it." Huo Lei felt that knowing the issue and having a solution meant he couldn’t just ignore it.

This wasn’t just because he was leaving soon; even if he wasn’t, he would still have raised the concern.

Shirking from things was not in his nature, "Don’t know if it’s because I’m hungry, but the food today tastes really good."

After a satisfying meal, Huo Lei quickly washed the dishes. After all, he had been busy that afternoon and hadn’t helped with chores.