Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 593 - 594 Sister Like Mother 11_1

Chapter 593: Chapter 594 Sister Like Mother 11_1

Huang Man, carrying the breakfast Huang Lina had prepared early in the morning, said, "This is the breakfast your beloved daughter made."

"I know you think I don’t do well, and that I’m not as filial as they are, so I let them do the grocery shopping and cooking. If the food isn’t good, you can talk to them."

"Huang Lina will personally make lunch and dinner and then bring them over." Huang Man hurried to speak before Zhao Mei could voice her opinion.

"If you don’t like the taste, don’t complain to me."

"When it’s noon, your precious daughter will come over, you can tell her then."

After saying this, she picked up a workbook and started reading, with no intention of talking to Zhao Mei.

With Huang Man not speaking, Zhao Mei could not hide her dissatisfaction, "Really, is this how you take care of people?"

"Right, indeed, the children you speak so fondly of in your mouth, they just show up early in the morning, then they come to ask you for money."

"After that, they disappear for the whole day, no breakfast, no lunch, no dinner."

"No, no, they..." Zhao Mei became anxious, wanting to defend them.

"Don’t say any more, the whole village knows what they are like; you don’t need to explain. You haven’t forgotten there are also hospital patients in the village, have you?"

"If you don’t want to see me, I will go back to supervise Huang Lina cooking."

Huang Man stood up and then turned to leave, "You should thank me, at least I keep an eye on them to make sure they cook for you."

Zhao Mei, seeing Huang Man about to leave, immediately called out to her, "Forget it, forget it."

"Really, why are children nowadays so temperamental..." Zhao Mei could only raise her voice to stop Huang Man from leaving.

Out of respect for Zhao Mei, she reluctantly sat back down, "Yeah, I went out to earn money tutoring yesterday, and when I came back, my room..."

She explained the situation upon her return yesterday, "Everyone saw it, even other villagers saw them making a mess in my room."

"They kicked my door open, and the door is now broken."

"But it doesn’t matter, now my room has been given to Huang Lina."

"They are both in their third year of junior high now; they can’t continue to be ignorant about everything."

"You always say that the eldest sister is like a mother, so I have to educate them properly."

"You..." Zhao Mei didn’t expect that Huang Man would really go through with it. Could she admit that she actually wanted her not to study and go out to work to earn money?

That’s something she couldn’t say, so Zhao Mei could only take a deep breath.

"Right, I told them yesterday that if someone in the family couldn’t continue their studies, we would see who had the worst grades."

"My grades are fine. I didn’t have to pay tuition for middle school and high school and even received subsidies."

"On the other hand, Huang Xin and Huang Lina, one of them will have to work."

"According to you, Mom, the family doesn’t have money, and someone needs to go out to work," Zhao Mei didn’t want her to leave, so they could have a good talk.

What? Either Huang Xin drops out, or Huang Lina drops out, Zhao Mei really didn’t know what to do.

"That won’t do. Huang Xin is our family’s only pillar of support; he can’t stop studying."

"Your father said he would provide for him to go to university," Zhao Mei kept insisting this was Huang Zhiqiang’s dying wish.

"Yes, you said it, it’s my dad’s dying wish, but if he saw Huang Xin’s report card for the second semester of the eighth grade, he wouldn’t say that."

"Mom, you should be grateful that there is really no such thing as being held back anymore. No matter how poor the grades are, at least there’s nine years of compulsory education."

"Otherwise, I really doubt whether they could even get a junior high diploma, no, whether they could even attend junior high is a question."

Their grades were so bad they were beyond redemption, they had been hanging red lanterns high since the first grade.

"If you could discipline them properly, there might still be hope, but do you?"

"I tell them to study hard, and you think I’m too controlling."

"Well, in your eyes, Huang Xin is smart and can go to college, but the question is, can he pass the middle school entrance exam next year?"

"How can someone who can’t even get into high school go to college?"

"You might as well be dreaming," sneered Huang Man. "You have no idea that all they do tomorrow is play and play."

"Your brother isn’t stupid; he just hasn’t focused on his studies."

"Li Na, Li Na, you’re good at school, you could tutor your brother," Zhao Mei said with discomfort, but she had no choice and had to humble herself.

"I don’t have time; I need to earn money. Otherwise, I have no money for school or for living."

"If you were heartless enough, you would make him finish his homework properly."

Asking her to be responsible, and getting no benefits in return, it’s all a thankless task that leads to nothing but frustration.

"But Little Xin, Little Xin..." Zhao Mei worried about Huang Xin’s grades, "As for Li Na, how could she not go to school being a girl?"

"She’s a girl, and I’m not? She needs to study, and I don’t? I should just go out and work," Huang Man was waiting for her, ready to retort without politeness.

"Don’t talk anymore. If you can’t bear to see them work, then you go work. You’re only just over 40 after all."

Huang Man seriously suggested, "I know you’ll say you can’t do anything, but it doesn’t matter, I’ve thought about it. Aren’t you always crying and shedding tears?"

"Didn’t the village’s Er-shen mention that there are Professional Mourners now? You could do that job."

"Since you cry at the drop of a hat, it’s definitely suitable for you, you shouldn’t waste such an instinct."

Huang Man looked at Zhao Mei expectantly, "You shouldn’t think it’s bad luck. Everyone can understand that, with Dad gone, you’re doing this job to support the family."

What? Professional Mourner? To say that job suits her, how is it suitable, "I, I..."

"Otherwise, farm the land, that works too. You could grow some vegetables to sell and make good money," Huang Man mentioned that as an alternative.

Farming? Although she was from the countryside, she really hated farming and dreamt of leaving rural life to become a city dweller.

Just look at this ungrateful daughter, suggesting she become a Professional Mourner or that she farm the land.

"I, I would like to farm, but I..." Zhao Mei wanted to continue her routine of doling herself up and going out to chat as before.

"If you don’t want to do it, that’s fine. In the end, it’s your life to live."

"Those with money have their way of living, and those without have theirs."

"I’m just going to earn money to support myself."

"Don’t come to me with tears anymore, or I’ll directly ask Er-shen to introduce you to the Professional Mourner job. The pay isn’t low; it’s 200 a day."

"How much can we make working outside? You just have to tap into your inherent skill, and you could easily earn that much. Really, it’s enviable."

Huang Man dug another pit for Zhao Mei, suggesting that if she were poor, she should take the job, "After all, the money you earn supports your favorite son and daughter."

"I believe that for their sake, you would definitely be willing."

Huang Man tried to flatter Zhao Mei, who was on the verge of tears. She did love the twins, but she loved herself more.

"I, I..."

"Don’t worry, Mom, it’s no big deal. You don’t have to be concerned about losing face."

"Everyone will be understanding."