Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 724 - 725 Freeloading Man 10_1

Chapter 724: Chapter 725 Freeloading Man 10_1

Chiang Yi stood at the back again, listening to the homeroom teacher’s class, and swore to himself that he must improve his English grades no matter what.

If he couldn’t score well on the final exam this time, Chiang Yi didn’t even want to think about what to do next semester.

He really wasn’t certain that he could avoid giving the homeroom teacher any leverage over him for an entire semester.

Argh, Chiang Yi really didn’t understand why, even though they were in a science class, their homeroom teacher was an English teacher.

If possible, they should change the homeroom teacher, thought Chiang Yi who could only stand at the back and pray incessantly.

The homeroom teacher, however, didn’t care about Chiang Yi; since this student didn’t want to learn, she let him be, as his science grades were good anyway.

Glancing at Song Lei again, the homeroom teacher used to find her disagreeable—a girl who chased after boys for so long, only to be completely disregarded by them.

But now, they had fallen out, and everyone thought Song Lei would be crushed; yet, the girl was spirited, focusing solely on her studies.

Her English was improving, as were her math, physics, and chemistry grades; it could be said that her scores were steadily increasing.

Previously, thinking that it would be great if the girl could get into a junior college, but now, as long as she kept working hard, she might even make it into an undergraduate program.

Looking at Chiang Yi, on the other hand, he seemed not to have come out of his slump at all; his English homework was perfunctory, and both the physics and chemistry teachers had said his recent grades were not very stable.

Not very stable meant falling behind, and the homeroom teacher read between the lines; she certainly hoped that Chiang Yi would focus more on his studies.

Glancing at someone who was still daydreaming, she thought, well, standing up in class is useless.

The homeroom teacher withdrew her gaze and continued teaching the class, but her earlier action had been noticed by several students.

Someone turned back and saw Chiang Yi daydreaming.

This surprised everyone, as they knew that Chiang Yi was made to stand for falling asleep in class—and now he was daydreaming even while standing, which was quite impressive.

The English teacher put down her textbook and glanced at the time; there were still a few minutes left before the class ended, "You are all second-year high school students now, with only a year and a half left before the college entrance examination."

"You all know the importance of the college entrance examination, you’ve heard enough grand principles, and don’t want to listen to me talk about them," she said.

"What I want to say is, those who want to study, study well; those who don’t want to study, there will be a sorting exam after this semester ends."

The English teacher had just received the news about the sorting exam, which had already been done once when they advanced to the second year of high school.

Now that another exam was due, she also hoped, if possible, that more students from her class would make it into the top classes.

But looking at Chiang Yi’s current state, it was questionable whether he could even be accepted into the science enhancement class.

What? The bombshell of an announcement left everyone stunned, "Didn’t we just sort classes not long ago?"

"Teacher, will the sorting be based on this final exam’s results?" everyone began to ask for confirmation.

"Yes," the homeroom teacher indicated they hadn’t misunderstood, "Although we are not sure if there will be future sorting, the chances of getting into an enhancement class in the third year are slim to none."

Song Lei of course knew about the end-of-semester exam that would lead to another sorting, Chiang Yi had come down with a bad cold just before the exam, resulting in a terrible performance.

And for this, it was the original host to blame; it was said that it was too hot on the bus, and he forgot to put on his down jacket when he got off the bus.

This time, with no one to pick him up, it was unclear whether Chiang Yi could avoid that mistake.

She was quite curious whether he could make it into the enhancement class if everything else went smoothly.

Given Chiang Yi’s current mental state, his prospects were indeed a mystery.

Chiang Yi was listless, thinking only about how class hadn’t ended yet. He was really tired and found it hard to keep up.

Unexpectedly, he heard the homeroom teacher drop such significant news. Another sorting exam?

Although he wasn’t sure if the homeroom teacher would take charge of any particular class, he was certain that the two science enhancement classes would definitely not change their homeroom teachers.

He had to fight for it; he was determined to study hard and strive to get into the enhancement class this time.

Chiang Yi had calculated his grades from the last sorting exam. He was not in good health at that time and missed entry into the enhancement class by just two points.

This time he had to try hard to get in; Chiang Yi set a goal for himself to enter the enhancement class, where he could aim for a prestigious university, which would give him a greater chance.

With the end-of-term exams looming, everyone was already working hard, thinking they must perform well, as it was a matter that affected their New Year’s gift money.

Now that it was connected to the sorting exam, how could they not be even more diligent?

Who wouldn’t want to get into an enhancement class and score well on the college entrance examination to get into a prestigious university?

When asking for gifts, parents would certainly be more willing to give generously with such accomplishments.

Instantly, everyone started working even hard, with no one even thinking about chatting.

As for Song Lei, she kept to her study schedule, and the tutors who helped her with her studies said she was making rapid progress with great potential.

They said that while top-tier universities might be challenging, a few other prestigious schools were within reach, as long as she continued to work hard.

This delighted Song Lei’s parents. When they called her, it was all praise—a stark contrast to the conversations with the original host since high school, where such commendations had ceased.

It wasn’t just verbal praise, which was not the Song Family’s style of doing things by any means, so after hanging up the phone, they wired a large sum of money to the original host without hesitation.

This made Song Lei very happy; who wouldn’t like money, who wouldn’t want an easy life.

It was too bad she was now putting her money into the stock market—not that she didn’t have the time or energy to study it.

But the Song Family would still pay attention to her, and the moment she opened a stock account, the Song Family would immediately know about it.

Previously, the original host never cared about such things, being unskilled and indifferent.

Her sudden interest in such matters would certainly raise eyebrows and potentially suspicion.

The best approach, of course, was to maintain her existing persona; she would continue as she always had.

What was more significant was that her elder brother treated her fairly well, but if she were too capable, she couldn’t predict how he might feel.

The optimal solution would be that of a pampered daughter, sharing in some company stocks, and living off those shares.

If her family didn’t give her shares of their company, then money, stocks from other companies, some shops, and real estate would all be acceptable to Song Lei.

Especially since it was due to the original host that the Song Family had once spectacularly collapsed, Song Lei was even less inclined to spar with Elder Brother Song over inheritance.

What’s more important is that managing a big company is genuinely challenging, and far less comfortable than simply living off dividends.

Song Lei went through her problems, having set her life goals for this lifetime. As for the major she would study, she had decided on either philosophy or law.

She would decide when it was time to choose a major, and though it wasn’t easy, she didn’t really expect to make a fortune herself, having a general understanding of the law would suffice.