Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 609 - 610 Sister Like Mother 27_1

Chapter 609: Chapter 610 Sister Like Mother 27_1

And so, with her anticipation, summer vacation drew to a close. In this era that didn’t revolve around intense competition, many students felt unhappy about the end of the holidays and returning to school once again.

Huang Man knew all too well that siblings Huang Xin and Huang Lina absolutely hadn’t done their summer vacation homework.

The original owner always checked their vacation homework before school started and would make sure they finished it.

This time, however, she didn’t have the time to remind them, leaving her uncertain if they would remember to do it on their own.

Perhaps they could try, with a single pen and a lamp, to complete a miracle all in one night.

Although the likelihood wasn’t very high, she still hoped for a miracle to happen.

Amidst various anxieties, time finally arrived at August 25th, and today was also Huang Man’s last day as a tutor for the Zhao family.

Even though she came to work today, she wasn’t the main focus; Mrs. Zhao had somehow arranged several teachers to set exam papers.

Today was Zhao Lei’s exam day. Huang Man patted his shoulder, "Show them what you’re capable of, don’t overthink it."

She hoped the boy wouldn’t feel too pressured and compromise his performance as a result.

"Why would I overthink it? As long as I show a little improvement, my parents will be very happy," Zhao Lei commented.

"Considering my poor foundations, they shouldn’t have too many expectations," Zhao Lei raised his voice a bit.

"Oh right, this is the letter I received yesterday. Take a look." In fact, she had received the letter yesterday morning, but the housekeeper didn’t realize it at first.

Wondering why a publishing house would contact Zhao Lei, she remembered only in the evening, by which time Huang Man had already gone home.

"I wonder if it’s a rejection letter." Zhao Lei hadn’t submitted any work and wasn’t sure how unaccepted manuscripts were handled.

Squeezing the thickness of the envelope, Huang Man’s intuition told her, "It’s probably not a rejection."

As she opened the letter and found a two-three page response, she worried, "Oh no, what if it wasn’t accepted and they didn’t send the original manuscript back because it was too lengthy?"

Huang Man couldn’t express the despondency she felt at the thought that the long-awaited response might indeed indicate non-acceptance.

Nonetheless, no matter the outcome, it was time to see the results and figure out where she fell short.

Zhao Lei had only been teasing Huang Man, but noticing her expression was not good, he instantly felt a bit guilty.

He thought maybe, just as he had said, the manuscript really hadn’t been accepted? If that were true, her mood wouldn’t be very good.

He knew that Huang Man had become noticeably happier after mailing her manuscript.

Huang Man quickly scanned the letter, seeing right at the beginning that her work had been accepted and they wanted her to mail the follow-up pieces sooner.

"Ah, my manuscript has been accepted, my manuscript has been accepted!"

She hadn’t even continued reading to see how much the compensation was, but that did not stop her excitement.

It was good news indeed, giving her the assurance that her future was secured.

After the excited shout, Huang Man sobered up and continued reading the letter seriously.

Her manuscript accepted? Zhao Lei had been thinking about how to console Huang Man, not wanting her to remain disheartened.

Yet before he could even figure out what to say, she was already announcing that her manuscript had actually been accepted.

"Congratulations, congratulations." Regardless, her manuscript passing the review was definitely good news.

"It’s a novel that you’ve passed with." Zhao Lei didn’t specifically ask Huang Man how many publishers she had submitted to.

He had thought they were all short stories, only to realize that there weren’t just short stories; there were novels as well.

"Yeah, it’s a novel, and they’re offering a good rate, twenty per thousand characters." She had previously wondered how much they would pay for the manuscript.

She thought that as long as she worked diligently, then the money she earned should not be less than the income of a full-time worker.

To her surprise, the other party offered a price that left her dumbfounded.

Twenty per thousand characters, write two thousand characters a day and you can earn forty, two hundred and eighty a week, surpassing a thousand in monthly income with ease.

Oh my god, Huang Man covered her mouth with excitement, no matter what, she absolutely couldn’t let out a shout.

The Zhao Family is wealthy, and in their eyes, twenty per thousand might be considered a pitiful remuneration.

But this is just the beginning, she was confident that as long as she wrote well, the remuneration would definitely increase quickly.

"What? Only twenty for a thousand characters?" Zhao Lei had not expected that the manuscript Huang Man had worked so hard on would command such a price.

"This is not to...," he initially thought to say, isn’t this just charity to a beggar?

Luckily, before he spoke out, he remembered Huang Man’s excited expression and realized she was genuinely satisfied with the price.

"Is it like charity to a beggar?" Huang Man wasn’t offended; after all, people in different social strata see things from different perspectives and have varying thoughts.

"To me, this income is really good. Once I start university, I might be able to write even better articles, and then the remuneration will increase."

"Covering my tuition and living expenses will not be a problem." Fortunately, tuition and living expenses were not exorbitantly high at the moment, and she should be able to manage them with ease.

"If I can put in more effort, I think maybe by the time I graduate from university, I could save enough for a down payment."

Huang Man shared her thoughts, of course, she would absolutely not mention her idea of studying abroad.

After all, she was a hardworking child who could only rely on herself to complete her studies.

Getting to university had been a tough journey.

And yet, under such circumstances, she was still thinking about studying abroad. If that’s not dreaming, what is?

"You can do it." Zhao Lei had no idea that Huang Man had already started considering studying abroad.

He knew many children from so-called world-class families; they either went abroad for high school or even for middle school studies.

Of course, going abroad for university was a given—they felt it was worthwhile to go out and learn about the world.

Father Zhao had been quite disappointed in Zhao Lei and hadn’t considered sending him abroad for studies.

It wasn’t about the money—the family certainly had enough—it was the fear that the unmotivated and unambitious Zhao Lei might pick up bad habits abroad, ruining his whole life.

Even if he lacked success, it might be better to study domestically, getting to know the local connections, which could be a path in itself.

To their surprise, this summer, after hiring a tutor, Zhao Lei actually started to enjoy studying, and Father Zhao didn’t care how much progress Zhao Lei had made.

In his eyes, as long as his son sought to improve and worked hard at his studies, that was enough.

A few days ago, Father Zhao finally found time to come home and talked a lot with Zhao Lei, about his future, for instance.

Father Zhao could have just made a decision and notified Zhao Lei like any other parent, but he knew that was not the right approach.

Zhao Lei had always been a person with his own ideas. His previous disinterest in studying stemmed from feeling that his parents’ plans turned him into a puppet.

"I’ll go abroad for studies after graduating from high school."

"But although I won’t be taking the national college entrance exam, my grades can’t be too bad either."

When applying to foreign schools, a series of grades had to be provided. Since a decision had been made, of course, Zhao Lei could not continue to indulge himself.