Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 727 - 728 Freeloading Man 13_1

Chapter 727: Chapter 728 Freeloading Man 13_1

After working on winter vacation homework for an entire afternoon, Song Lei was really a bit dizzy, too lazy to do any more problems after dinner and decided to go shopping instead.

Normally, the Song Family’s Three Giants were all very busy, flying around the world, keeping in touch via phone calls.

But during the New Year, they would definitely come home for a family gathering, staying at the Song Family’s Ancestral Home.

She didn’t need to worry about gifts for many relatives, as Mother Song and the others would have them prepared.

However, as for the gifts for the Song Family’s Three Giants, she thought it over and decided to shop for them herself. They had seen plenty of expensive items before.

The most important thing was the thought behind it, and Song Lei wanted to buy them gifts that would suit them.

Luckily, the original host really wasn’t short of money, and she quickly picked out the gifts, had a late-night snack, and then went straight home.

Song Lei, who had just taken a bath, was surfing the net while waiting for her hair to dry.

As soon as she opened QQ, she saw many messages, such as from the family group chat and from classmates’ groups.

Most importantly, Chiang Yi had actually taken the initiative to send her a message, which had never happened before.

It was always the original host who actively sent messages to him, sharing tasty food and fun things, but he hardly ever replied.

Even when he did reply, it would be with indifferent words like "oh" or "mm," or he would drop various hints asking her to buy things.

As for anything else, she had really not seen much.

She clicked the chat window, wanting to see what he was messaging her this time, and upon opening it, she saw that there were quite a few messages asking if she was free to hang out this afternoon.

Song Lei snorted coldly, "He only remembers me when he’s out of money."

As for the so-called ’having something to discuss,’ Song Lei knew it was just an excuse, actually hoping she would spend money.

After a few minutes, Chiang Yi messaged her again, asking if she was there.

Realizing she wasn’t in front of her computer, he could only helplessly say they’d contact each other online and make plans to hang out during the holidays if she was free.

Looking at Chiang Yi’s QQ, Song Lei thought for a moment and then blocked him directly.

Why keep someone like that around, just to be betrayed later?

When Chiang Yi got home, he showed his report card to his parents, and Mother Chiang was the first to excitedly snatch it.

Thrilled, Mother Chiang was thinking of boasting again, while Father Chiang was disappointed and could only peek at the report card.

He immediately noticed a ’9’ on it. "What’s this? Class ranking?"

Mother Chiang also noticed the ’9’. "It should be the class ranking."

Mother Chiang was really angry now. "Ah, Chiang Yi, what did I tell you? I don’t care how much you mess around at school."

"But you must get good grades. With such results, can you even get into college?"

"By the way, that girl, has her grades improved?" Mother Chiang had visited the school a couple of times, and no matter how she analyzed it, she never caught her.

Ahh, no way, Chiang Yi really thought he had covered it up well, but to his surprise, she had found out.

"Mom, do you know all about it?" asked Chiang Yi in a low voice.

"Of course, I know. I also know that it was her who used to pick you up and drop you off every day. What happened, you broke up?" Mother Chiang stared at Chiang Yi.

If it was indeed because of that girl that her son’s grades had slipped, she would definitely not let her off the hook.

Chiang Yi hummed affirmatively, "Yes, we broke up, her grades improved a lot this time."

"Her family got her a famous tutor." He had checked the tutor’s credentials online just now.

If he hadn’t checked, he would have thought that Song Lei hired just some moderately good teacher, but after looking into it, all he could say was that Song Lei was really impressive.

"How much does it cost, is it expensive?" Mother Chiang hadn’t expected Chiang Yi to bring this up.

"It’s okay, I don’t need one-on-one, and they don’t have to come over, I can go there."

"No way." Father Chiang was truly stunned after learning Chiang Yi’s thoughts.

"I really just want to ask them to come out of retirement, it’s not about the money."

"They have classes at home and don’t need to go outside to find a tutor, why would they agree to a home visit."

Father Chiang sighed softly, "This girl comes from quite a good family."

"It’s just hiring a tutor, how does that relate to her family background?" Mother Chiang really didn’t understand.

"A child of a leader in my year at senior high went to one of the teachers for lessons, the tuition was expensive, and the chance to study there had to be earned through some sort of assessment."

Chiang Yi had not expected it to be so complicated and realized he had been too naive.

He had always thought the Song Lei’s family had some money, but now he knew it wasn’t just some money; they were actually very wealthy.

Mother Chiang’s eyes brightened, "Son, you must work hard, don’t cause trouble with the young lady."

Mother Chiang simply hoped to find a powerful Yue family that could support her son later on.

She had thought before that they had to go to a big city to find a suitable match.

Who would have thought that such a suitable match had already appeared, it’s just too bad her own son wasn’t up to snuff.

"Son, does the young lady like you?"

"What does the young lady look like, have I seen her?" Mother Chiang began to recall incessantly, trying to remember which girl it was, but couldn’t match it up.

"It was that girl who left the classroom when the teacher was looking for you that day, and you later came to find me," Chiang Yi tried hard to help Mother Chiang remember.

Mother Chiang quickly figured out who it was and was also taken aback, "Son, you can’t possibly, you actually like that girl?"

"She’s quite pretty, but her attitude is too proud; I’m worried, you might not be able to handle her in the end."

How could the temperament of a young lady from a wealthy family be easy to deal with? What if she got unhappy and lashed out at Chiang Yi in various ways?

No matter what, he was her son, pampered from childhood; how could she let him be mistreated by anyone?

"In the past, whatever I said, she would never argue, but now, whenever she sees me, she just pretends she hasn’t."

"I was thinking, since it’s the winter break now, it would be perfect to go out and have some fun, but I sent so many messages, and she didn’t reply to any," Chiang Yi felt really wronged.

The aggrieved look on Chiang Yi’s face tore at Mother Chiang’s heart, and she couldn’t stop comforting him.

Watching the mother and son, Father Chiang felt overwhelmed, "What I’m saying is, the biggest issue now is how to improve Chiang Yi’s grades."

"If his grades don’t improve enough to get into the advanced class before senior year starts, there’s basically no hope for his last year of high school." Anyone who has been to high school knows that senior year is actually a review phase.

It’s all about consolidating what you don’t know and then boosting your scores in preparation for the college entrance exam.

By then, those with good grades will only get better, and those who are behind, will have a hard time catching up.

"Alright, I’ll inquire about some good tutors," Father Chiang thought for a moment, Chiang Yi’s thoughts and plan weren’t bad.

But with their current strained relationship, would the other party be willing to help?

Upon hearing this, Mother Chiang thought, What? Actually hiring a tutor? If that’s not wasteful, then what is?

But her long experience of being suppressed by Father Chiang told her that if she kept insisting, life would definitely not be pleasant.

All she hoped for now was that Chiang Yi’s plan could be realized, so the family could save money, and his relationship with Song Lei could progress swiftly.