Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 636 - 637 Sister Like Mother 54_1

Chapter 636: Chapter 637 Sister Like Mother 54_1

Even on her days off, Huang Man would always get up early to rush to the county town to tutor Zhao Lei.

When she got up, the whole village had already become lively—everyone was waking up to start their busy day.

Only at the Huang family, aside from Huang Man, the rest were still in their dreams. By the time they gradually woke up, it was almost time for lunch.

When it was time to go to bed at nine o’clock, Huang Lina and the others were either watching TV or daydreaming, and going to bed late meant waking up late the next day.

As Huang Man was getting ready to head out, she noticed that Huang Lina was already awake.

Huang Man truly hadn’t expected her to get up so early. Her first thought was whether Zhao Mei had angered her so much that she couldn’t sleep the night before?

Huang Lina gave Huang Man a glance but didn’t greet her. After all, she was about to have money and support—why should she give Huang Man any face?

She remembered all too well how Huang Man had bullied her. She would never forget these things. Once she had money, she would certainly get her revenge.

That she didn’t roll her eyes was already giving Huang Man face.

Looking at someone’s arrogant demeanor, "She wouldn’t be wanting to give me the cold shoulder, would she?"

Only now did she belatedly realize—had that person already started to turn heartless even before earning any money?

Huang Man concluded that she really shouldn’t feel any pity for that person. She prepared to head back to her room to grab her things and leave.

Getting to the Zhao family’s place at this hour meant she could still have breakfast there. She could have all three meals sorted out and enjoy the air conditioning; it was genuinely comfortable.

It was a pity she couldn’t stay at the Zhao family’s house, or not just Zhao Mei, but even Huang Lina and the others would malign her in all sorts of ways.

Just as she was about to leave with her things, she heard an outburst from next door—Huang Xin exploded, "Damn it, Huang Lina, have you lost your mind? Don’t you see what time it is?"

"It’s not even eight o’clock, have you gone crazy? You’re waking me up to take you to an interview."

"Don’t you realize that those big shots have a lot of entertaining to do at night? They drink, they sing, and then they have late-night snacks. When do you think they’d go out for a night meal?"

If they took women back with them, who knows how late they would carry on? Huang Xin remembered the first time he accompanied others to meet those big shots.

He was also worried that if he woke up late, those people might be dissatisfied with him, so he went early with his friends to the agreed meeting place to wait.

And so they waited—"That day we darned wait from twelve noon until past six in the evening."

Ah, Huang Xin was astonished. "They, they actually get up that late."

"Don’t they have businesses to run?" Despite not having much social experience, Huang Lina knew that even big shots and rich people had to manage their companies during the day.

But then Huang Xin told her that those people rest during the day and indulge in all kinds of eating, drinking, and merrymaking at night. Huang Lina felt that these so-called big shots didn’t really seem that impressive.

Huang Xin broke out in a cold sweat from fright. He had thought he had fooled Huang Lina with the promise of money, but it turned out she was still pretty sharp.

"That, that..." Huang Xin truly didn’t know how to smooth over the lie.

The so-called big shots he referred to actually ran nightclubs and bars. While many looked down on the disreputable business conducted within, the undeniable truth was that the business was very profitable. Otherwise, they wouldn’t keep opening bars and now nightclubs—it was all for the sake of making more money.

"They’re big bosses with many businesses. They can hire others to manage them, and they just need to focus on the big direction," he explained.

"And once you’re the boss, having the right connections just seals the deal," Huang Xin tried to explain why those big shots would do such a thing.

Huang Lina didn’t know about these things; she had met so few people. Deceived by Huang Xin’s words, she suddenly felt that what he said made a lot of sense, that there was nothing wrong with it.

"So can I go back and rest now?" Because she was concerned about her interview today and couldn’t be late, coupled with all the things that happened yesterday, her mood was certainly not good.

"Right," Huang Xin yawned and got ready to rest; he really was a bit tired.

It was only then that he noticed Huang Lina didn’t look well, "Didn’t you get a good rest last night?"

Huang Xin got anxious, "Do you realize how important today is for you?"

"You look haggard, both old and ugly. Tell me, which boss would want their employee to look like that?"

"Huang Lina, you only get one chance. If you don’t pass the interview this time, don’t expect there to be another one," he said.

Huang Xin was really anxious, after all, the prettier the girl he brought along, the more money he would make.

Even though he knew this was a big deal, he was upset that she could still be so foolish. Huang Xin sighed helplessly but thought it was also a good thing - the stupider she was, the easier it was to control her.

"Right, you know how to put on makeup, right?" Huang Xin remembered seeing girls who worked at nightclubs; each of them knew how to do their makeup, and they did it beautifully, dazzlingly so.

Huang Lina certainly knew how to apply makeup. Back when she had pocket money to spare, she had bought quite a bit, and always wore it when going out with classmates.

But now, she was short on money and couldn’t afford to buy makeup, "I know how, but I don’t have the money to buy it."

Huang Lina was thinking of having Huang Xin pay for it; he wasn’t out of money, he just didn’t want to spend it.

But given Huang Lina’s attitude, it seemed impossible for him not to spend the money.

Having no choice, he agreed to take her to buy makeup; he couldn’t avoid the expense.

"I don’t have much money on me either, only a hundred," Huang Xin definitely wouldn’t spend all his money on Huang Lina.

A hundred? Huang Lina didn’t believe for a second that Huang Xin only had a hundred on him, "Forget it, then. I won’t wear makeup and just go like this."

"I think the bosses might prefer to see a face without makeup." She was in a hurry to earn money; wasn’t Huang Xin anxious too?

Huang Xin was inwardly furious at how easily Huang Lina manipulated him.

But he had no choice, the damn girl had him dead to rights. Helplessly, Huang Xin went inside to grab his pants and took out all the money from the pocket.

"This is all I have. We need to take a bus to the city center, and we’ll need to eat."

He let Huang Lina decide for herself how to spend the money, "You say mom plays favorites, not giving you money."

"Truth is, I can’t get much money myself. I ask ten times for money, and she gives it once or twice, and even then it’s not much," complained Huang Xin, now harboring resentment towards Zhao Mei.

"I really don’t know what she’s planning to do with that money."

"Maybe she’s thinking of supporting another man?"

"Impossible," Huang Lina was certain, "Who would want to marry such a lazy woman like her, and besides, you wouldn’t agree to her taking the money away."

Huang Lina knew Zhao Mei’s character all too well – a person who enjoyed comfort and loathed work. With money in hand, she was bearable, but without it, what man would tolerate her?