Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 588 - 589 Sister Like Mother 6_1

Chapter 588: Chapter 589 Sister Like Mother 6_1

"And I also feel like there’s something off about my mom’s mood."

"My dad is gone, but my mom is still here, at this time she should be taking on the responsibility of providing for the family."

"Instead of the so-called ’elder sister as a mother,’ I understand that as the eldest sister I would take on this responsibility only if my parents weren’t around."

"My mom is still here, and Little Xin and the others won’t listen to me, I can’t take on this responsibility."

Those who were close to Zhao Mei sneered, "Your mom has never made any money."

"She might not know how, but she can learn. When my dad was here, he supported our family; she can’t just say now that she’s never made money before and doesn’t want to take responsibility, can she?"

"I don’t think my mom should be expected to ’be strong for her children.’" Huang Man knew the person talking was close to Zhao Mei.

"Auntie, since you’re close to my mom, you should advise her more. Instead of gossiping outside, it would be better if she went out to make money."

"It’s true that I’m the eldest daughter at home, but I’m still a student. What I can do is not to use the compensation for my dad’s accident."

"I get scholarships for my studies and earn my living expenses by tutoring."

"The compensation for my dad’s accident should also be sufficient for Little Xin and their living expenses and the cost of attending university."

Of course, that’s assuming they don’t continue to spend money extravagantly or borrow money carelessly.

Unfortunately, now the entire village knows about Huang Zhiqiang’s death, and that the party responsible compensated with a decent amount of money; everyone’s eyeing that sum.

The original owner did not argue with the three members of the family to protect the money, forbidding them from borrowing or spending extravagantly, and did not attract a bad reputation.

This time, she definitely won’t persuade them; if they want to spend money lavishly, let them do so.

If they really want to borrow money, let them. After all, she won’t be using that money.

Once she goes off to school elsewhere, whether they have money has nothing to do with her, does it?

Only when the family runs out of money, Zhao Mei might not know whether she will pull herself together and think about earning money, Huang Xin and the others might consider how to make money.

After arriving home, Huang Man boiled water for a bath, then washed her clothes, hung them outside for a while, brought them into her room, and then started reading her books.

In her mind, she considered where to send her submissions; different publications require different types of stories.

She thought about starting with short stories because those would earn her money quickly.

But where should she send this letter? She first considered sending it to the school.

But then she reconsidered, as that might not be suitable, given that there are people from her village at the school, and if they found out about her earning a manuscript fee, Zhao Mei and the others would definitely latch onto it.

The money from tutoring could only be underreported; as long as she did well, she believed the Zhao Family would be willing to help.

However, manuscript fees were the foundation of her confidence to attend university and study abroad. She thought the best solution would be to rent an apartment in the county town.

But that would require money, even if rent wasn’t expensive, it would still be two to three hundred a month.

That adds up to three thousand a year, which is a significant expense for her right now, given the lack of money; she was very reluctant to spend that much.

After some thought, there was another solution—her homeroom teacher might be willing to help.

But while the teacher could keep a secret, how would he respond to other colleagues in the school if they asked him about it?

Sigh, it’s truly troublesome when there are good ways to make money, but they all fall through because of circumstances.

Huang Man became bewildered. Oh well, maybe she would ask Zhao Lei tomorrow. Although that kid initially seemed quite arrogant, she felt that he might actually be okay after spending the afternoon with him.

If it seems feasible tomorrow, she’ll go ahead and proceed with the plan; if not, then she’ll have to give up.

Once she enrolled in college, there were no constraints at all, and it was like a vast ocean where fish could leap at will.

Huang Man yawned and realized that Huang Xin and the others hadn’t returned yet. She wondered if they were still at the hospital or out playing?

She grew a bit anxious, as the eldest sister, she couldn’t ignore the fact that they hadn’t come back.

Huang Man resignedly put on her clothes and prepared to go look for them. But as she just opened the gate, she saw their figures in the distance.

From their excited tone of voice, Huang Man was sure that they must have been playing up until now.

After all, even if Huang Zhiqiang and his wife doted on Huang Xin and the others, they wouldn’t let them play outside until late at night before returning.

In the past few days, Zhao Mei and the original host had been at the hospital, and there was no way to know what time they had come back.

Forget it, it doesn’t matter, as long as they are back, why bother about what time it is?

Taking too much interest in their business could even lead to being resented for meddling, so it’s better to let them have some freedom. With Zhao Mei there, let her watch over them.

When Huang Xin and Huang Lina saw Huang Man standing at the doorway, they couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous, "Bro, she, she won’t scold us, will she?"

"Is she going to tattletale?" Huang Lina asked worriedly.

"She wouldn’t dare. If she says we came back late, then we came back late, didn’t we?"

"Who do you think Mom is going to believe, her or us?" Unlike the worried Huang Lina, Huang Xin was not concerned at all.

"Of course, us." Saying this, Huang Lina immediately straightened her back, "Yeah, what am I worried about?"

"Exactly, there’s no need to worry," Huang Xin suddenly remembered something when he saw Huang Man, "Oh no, I forgot to bring Mom her meal."

His allowance was usually just twenty yuan at most, but today he had taken a hundred, so of course, he played games right up until now, having a great time.

Seeing Huang Man at home reminded him of the tasks she had refused to do that day.

"Don’t worry, with Huang Man here." Huang Lina didn’t believe for a second that Huang Man would neglect Zhao Mei.

Huang Man, seeing their figures, said, "You’re back. How is Mom?"

"Oh, and I’ve already taken a shower. You guys can heat up your own water for showers and washing clothes."

"I’ve found a tutoring job. You guys can handle your own things."

"As for looking after Mom, we’ll take turns every three days, and I’ll be going to the hospital the day after tomorrow."

Huang Man stated unequivocally and then turned to go back to her room. Although Huang Zhiqiang and his wife favored the younger two, because they lived in a rural home, Huang Man still had her private room, which gave her a sigh of relief.

Watching Huang Man turn on her heel and leave, Huang Xin and the other were struck dumb, both wearing expressions of disbelief.

"She actually didn’t scold us?"

"Wait, she found a tutoring job?"

"She didn’t go to the hospital to care for Mom? I have to go to the hospital tomorrow?" Huang Lina was stunned, "Bro, what should I do, I have plans to go shopping with friends tomorrow."

Back inside the house, Huang Man, hearing this, was speechless. It seemed that no one had visited Zhao Mei at the hospital today, nor had anyone brought her food.

But as for Zhao Mei’s current mood, who knew?

However, she who favored the twins of mixed sex so much, probably wouldn’t think Huang Xin was to blame, and all the responsibility would fall on her, the ungrateful daughter.

If they were going to call her ungrateful, then she’ll show them what an ungrateful daughter truly is, since she shouldn’t just bear the title without reason.