Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 686 - 687 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 19_1

Chapter 686: Chapter 687 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 19_1

"Dad, if I keep studying..." Wei Xudong did some quick mental calculations and suddenly felt an icy chill in his heart.

He thought that once he started working, he’d have more money on hand, but then he realized as soon as he began working, his income would be even less, and his expenses, conversely, had started to increase.

"Dad, I’m your son, your only son." Wei Xudong truly didn’t understand how Wei Yan could be so ruthless to him, his sole child.

"If you weren’t my son, I definitely wouldn’t care about you at all."

"And you’re my only son, but you’re not my only child."

"If you don’t meet my expectations, even if you’re my son, you won’t possibly inherit my position."

Wei Yan was quite cold as he spoke. Now, his dissatisfaction with Wei Xudong was growing day by day. He really had not expected his son to turn out so useless.

Not the only child, a thought suddenly struck Wei Xudong, "Dad, you’re not planning to leave the company to my sister to inherit, are you?"

He remembered what Wei Yan had said earlier about her competence, how she was already making money by trading stocks in Harbor City.

He’d originally thought that Wei Yan was just making a comparison between the two of them, but now he understood it wasn’t just any comparison, it was about deciding the heir to the company.

"Dad, I’ve made up my mind, I plan to pursue my graduate studies at Harbor City University." Wei Xudong knew that once he was no longer Young Master Wei, the Wei Family Heir, or even Wei’s President, in this circle, he would just be someone beckoned and called around.

By then, without any status in this circle, Wei Wei would be without face.

What’s more embarrassing was that the group of people who were currently fawning over him would definitely surround Zhang Li and flatter her to no end.

Maybe to cheer her up, they would even intentionally play pranks on him and Wei Wei.

Wei Xudong didn’t dare to think about what he would do when that time came, the days would be as hard as they could be, maybe even worse than death.

Isn’t the old man saying how remarkable Zhang Li is? All of this was professed by the old man, as for her actual capabilities, that was still an unknown.

To truly understand a person, of course, one must go deeper, which meant going to Harbor City University to do graduate studies.

Going to Harbor City University for graduate studies? Wei Yan was quite surprised by Wei Xudong’s choice.

You see, when he previously reviewed the materials, he hadn’t even considered Harbor City University, thinking if one was going abroad, Europe and America were the natural first choices.

"You’ve decided to study at Harbor City University, that’s up to you," Wei Yan pondered a minute or two, "Anyway, I’ll provide living expenses according to the cost of living over there."

"Your sister is living on a scholarship there, which covers both tuition and living expenses." Even while studying, he wouldn’t give much in the way of living expenses, just using Zhang Li’s standard as a reference.

Wei Xudong was truly on the brink of a breakdown, he’d thought that since he was making a concession by agreeing to further his studies, Wei Yan would ease up on the financial blockade.

Instead, not only did he not ease up, but he even became more stingy.

Even though he wasn’t sure how much scholarship Harbor City University had granted Zhang Li, one could guess it wouldn’t be much.

With the family’s financial condition, there was no need for him to be so aggrieved, it was really incomprehensible.

"Isn’t it a bit insufficient? I need to rent a place in Harbor City."

"And the expenses there are higher; I can’t cook, so when eating out at restaurants..."

"I think you should at least give me..." Wei Xudong couldn’t be sure exactly how much.

His previous trips to Harbor City were for vacations, where having fun, staying in comfort, and shopping were the priorities, without having to worry about how much was spent.

But now he had to count every penny, and Wei Xudong quickly came up with an estimate. In short, it’s better to overestimate the money needed, as life would be tough without sufficient funds.

With that thought, he took a deep breath, "Dad, I’ve decided, just give me one hundred thousand a month."

"Oh right, Dad, I remember our family has a property in Harbor City, is it currently vacant?"

He always stayed in hotels on his trips to Harbor City, even though he owned a house there; he thought hotels were more convenient.

"A hundred thousand per month, plus a house," Wei Yan looked at Wei Xudong’s expectant face and took a deep breath, "you really are dreaming."

"Giving you a hundred thousand every month, why don’t you ask for more?"

"If you see a scholarship, use that to deal with these issues."

"If you don’t get a scholarship, the money I give you will be less than the scholarship."

Wei Yan knew that this time he had to stand his ground, he couldn’t keep indulging the boy.

Wei Xudong believed the amount wasn’t too much, as he used to spend way more than this each month when he was studying.

Now he was heading to Harbor City for graduate studies and needed to rent a house, yet his allowance was reduced. How could he accept this?

"Dad, I really can’t make do with this money, how do you expect me to live?"

Wei Xudong was very dissatisfied, looking as if he were wondering whether this man was really his biological father, otherwise, why would he be so heartless?

"Your sister can make it work, why can’t you, especially when you still have money to spend?"

Wei Yan remembered there was something he hadn’t done yet, "I’m almost done with the project on my hands, and the National Day is at the end of the month, when you and your mom will both have a holiday."

"We’re going to Harbor City." Wei Yan was also keen on recognizing Zhang Li as soon as possible, hoping to change her surname before the New Year.

Going to Harbor City at the end of the month? Wei Xudong actually didn’t want to go out. If possible, he hoped that Wei Yan would never recognize Zhang Li, "Isn’t this a bit rushed?"

"Rushed? We found out about your sister in July. If we don’t go now,"

"when will we get to recognize her, wait until she becomes successful?"

"What I regret now is not recognizing your sister before the college entrance exams. If we had, I would have definitely arranged for her to take the TOEFL or IELTS and study abroad in Europe and America directly."

"And of course, I wouldn’t have let her study math." Even now, Wei Yan was filled with various regrets.

Wei Xudong looked at the exuberant Wei Yan, feeling a piercing irritation, took a deep breath, and got up to leave.

He knew that he was no longer Wei Yan’s precious child, nor his only goal.

Wei Xudong drove around aimlessly, feeling really bad. He really wanted to complain to somebody, but after thinking about it, he couldn’t decide whom to turn to.

He hadn’t been to his friends’ gatherings lately, and their relationships had grown distant.

More importantly, the thought of them knowing that he was about to lose his status made Wei Xudong cow.

After considering it for a while, Wei Xudong felt the only person who would listen to his incessant chatter was Wei Wei.

Wei Wei was indeed having a hard time lately. Even though she finally managed to continue her education, she ended up at a very average college.

Her acquaintances were either attending university in China or, if they had poor grades, studying abroad directly.

In short, she was the worst off of them all. Finally mustering up the courage, she contacted a close friend, only to be told they were busy, not at home, or resting.

After receiving the same response once or twice, Wei Wei realized that the other person was avoiding her, not wanting to associate with her.

Now, all Wei Wei wanted was to become wealthy, to see who would dare look down on her.

Apart from holding onto Wei Xudong, she really had no other targets to choose from.

At this moment, she had no idea that Wei Xudong was about to bring her some very bad news.