Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 599 - 600 Sister Like Mother 17_1

Chapter 599: Chapter 600 Sister Like Mother 17_1

Listening to their conversation, Huang Man laughed. If someone insisted on choosing this path, why should she care?

After all, she had made her stance clear, at least they would take ninth grade seriously for this year.

Once she left this place, no matter what choices Huang Lina made, it would have nothing to do with her.

Huang Lina wouldn’t want to come back, and she wouldn’t either. Whatever Huang Lina’s future held, whether it was wealth or various hardships, it had nothing to do with her.

Huang Man returned to the table to continue writing. Then, she suddenly had an idea for a story. Although she didn’t have the energy to write it now, she could record it.

When she had time later, she could write it slowly.

Huang Man didn’t know how long she had been writing until, feeling very tired, she glanced at the clock and found that it was already one in the morning.

"It’s already one." In an era without the internet and when there weren’t many TV programs, this time indeed counted as very late.

Huang Man yawned, preparing to wash her face and then rest.

Only then did she hear the sound of a door opening and realized that Huang Xin and the others hadn’t gone to bed yet.

She had thought she was too absorbed in her writing and hadn’t heard any noise outside.

Huang Lina was very happy, "Brother, rest assured, no matter what that damned girl says, I’m not going to change my mind."

"She’s just a fool, thinking that by studying well and getting into a good university, she can make big money."

"She’s really an idiot, even if she goes to university, it’s not certain that she can make enough money to buy a house."

"Brother, we have to work hard. We aim to buy a house, and then we can show off in front of that damned girl."

"I won’t forget what happened yesterday. I will always remember how she bullied me."

"Once that damned girl gets into university, we can go to other places." Huang Lina was particularly excited and smug when she thought about earning money away from home next year.

"Right, I’ll tell you, no matter how unsatisfied you are with her, just bear with it. Once school starts, she will go to the boarding school, and we won’t see her much."

"Exactly, brother, just bear with it." Huang Lina expressed that soon they would be able to make money, so in her magnanimity, she wouldn’t argue with Huang Man.

To not argue with her? Huang Man was amused. But from what they were saying, it seemed they wanted to work together. Could it be that one wanted to turn to prostitution, and the other to gigolo work?

Forget it, Huang Man wasn’t going to ask them. Even if she did, they wouldn’t admit it.

They were all adults now; they could take responsibility for their own choices.

She just wondered what Zhao Mei would think upon discovering that her two favorite kids had chosen such a path.

Would she still feel, as the original host did, that the two kids were promising and made her proud?

But in this lifetime, probably. Hadn’t Huang Xin said that once they made money, they could buy a house in a big city and never come back here?

After earning money, move to a city where no one knew their history and start a new life.

Zhao Mei would probably feel the same as before, proud of the two kids’ achievements.

Having an idea of what they had planned, she briefly washed up before preparing to rest.

She had to wake up early tomorrow to work, but it was uncertain whether Huang Xin would remember to bring food to Zhao Mei.

Maybe he would. He had asked to see Zhao Lei, hoping to take the bank card from her. If he didn’t behave well, Zhao Lei wouldn’t agree.

When Huang Man woke up, the house was silent. She wondered if Huang Xin had already woken up and gone to the hospital.

By the time she finished tidying up and was ready to leave, she noticed that Huang Xin had already stumbled out of his room, groggy.

Upon seeing Huang Man, he remembered, "Right, did you make breakfast today?"

"No, I didn’t eat at home."

Remembering again, "Right, Mom is supposed to be discharged from the hospital today." His asking about breakfast showed he clearly hadn’t woken up yet.

Discharge, huh? Huang Xin oh-ed, "I know, there’s no rush; I went to bed really late yesterday."

After Huang Xin resolved his physiological needs, he went back to his room to continue resting, although he had planned to get up earlier today.

But before falling asleep, he had been thinking about all sorts of ways to make money, and how to spend it once he got rich. So naturally, he didn’t rest well.

Anyway, Zhao Mei had a soft spot for him, and if he claimed he was tired and hadn’t rested well, she would feel sorry for him. Maybe she would even give him some money to spend.

The prospect made Huang Xin feel delighted. Not having money to go out was unsettling for someone used to playing video games every day.

Before stepping out the door, Huang Man glanced at Huang Xin’s back and could tell from the thick dark circles under his eyes that he must have had a very good dream last night.

A very good dream about getting rich. All three of them were experts at dreaming. She’d rather make her fortune step by step through honest work.

Sometimes she thought, if these two did get rich, it would be a good thing. At least then, even if Zhao Mei still wanted her to look after the family, she would have a good excuse not to.

Zhao Lei could tell that Huang Man was in a good mood today and was slightly surprised, "Is today a special day?"

"Yes, a great day; Mom said she’s getting discharged, and I can work full-time and earn money," she replied.

Working was better indeed; you got paid and didn’t have to worry about meals. It was a good deal through and through.

Zhao Lei was left speechless by Huang Man’s money-hungry look, "You’re excited about this?"

"Of course, you should know that I pay my own tuition fees."

"Saving every penny counts." It really is no use discussing these matters with children from wealthy families.

"You really don’t plan on letting your mom pay? You know that even if she doesn’t pay now, she’ll expect you to foot the bills when she’s old," Zhao Lei said, having seen too many people like this.

"I know," Huang Man acknowledged with a hum, continuing to mark papers. "She is my mom, after all, and I know her well."

"But even if she expects me to pay, does that mean I give her as much as she asks for?"

"Of course not. I will give whatever the court decides."

"As for living expenses, I’ll contribute what I should, and for medical expenses, I’ll pay one-third as long as there’s a bill. No receipt, no money."

"After all, she is my mom, and I can’t just ignore her."

"But if she has any unreasonable demands, then I won’t get involved."

"Right now, all I hope for is to get into a good university." That way, applying to study abroad would open opportunities to better universities, maybe even ones with scholarships.

Listening to Huang Man’s plans, Zhao Lei could only think that the girl was clever indeed but still too kind-hearted.

No matter how well she planned, what would she do if she encountered someone unreasonable?

To that concern, Huang Man simply smiled, "If they insist on being unreasonable, there’s nothing I can do about it."

"But they would have to find me first. If they can’t find me, or if I go to a place where the domestic laws can’t touch me..."

"What could they do to me? Of course, I still hope they have an easy life."