Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 740 - 741 Freeloading Man 26_1

Chapter 740: Chapter 741 Freeloading Man 26_1

Chiang Yi didn’t know that so much had happened after he left in a furious huff.

He had stormed out because he didn’t want anyone to know his grades were poor, that he was becoming one of the academic failures.

The way everyone would look at him was something he truly couldn’t accept.

If he had known about the things everyone helped analyze after he left in anger, he would have regretted it, because although his grades still got out, at least he could have saved a little face.

Now things were even worse, he had lost face both publicly and privately, but at this moment, he didn’t have the luxury to care about that.

Right now, Chiang Yi’s mind was filled with thoughts of what to do, how his parents would feel heartbroken and disappointed if they saw his grades.

Chiang Yi didn’t want his parents to know about his grades, this semester, because of him, his parents didn’t know how many times they had to go to school, and he had promised that he would study hard.

Mother Chiang looked at her son’s final exam results and felt like she was about to suffocate.

"Is this your promise, that you would study hard?"

"You only scored these marks."

When Father Chiang came home from overtime, he saw the report card on the dining table, picked it up and looked at the grades, class, and grade ranking.

Father Chiang was so angry he could faint, "You say your grades..."

"Maybe we should hire a tutor," Father Chiang thought and then decided to get Chiang Yi a tutor, "No matter what, it’s come to this point, we still need to make an effort."

"But the money for a tutor is very expensive." Didn’t Mother Chiang want to hire a tutor? It’s not that she didn’t want to, she wanted her son to have good grades more than anyone else.

"What else can we do, you tell me, with such grades, how should I answer if relatives ask?"

"Do I say ranked 300 in grade?"

"This little bast*rd has no shame, but I do." Ever since Chiang Yi started studying, he had been the example that many parents touted to encourage their own children to work hard.

Now, the example had plummeted in grades, and who knows how the relatives and friends would laugh after finding out.

Mother Chiang thought of her sisters-in-law’s sharp tongues and her complexion turned sour, "We have to spend the money."

"I’ll go ask around tomorrow," Mother Chiang calculated the money, and although it was tight, they couldn’t not spend it.

Chiang Yi had never thought that his family would one day agree to send him to tutoring classes.

Just the reason he could attend these classes made him very unhappy, not because they wanted what was best for him, but because his grades made them lose face.

"Face, all you know about is your face."

"Do you know how hard it is for me right now?" If it weren’t for the so-called face, he wouldn’t be like this now.

Chiang Yi felt he couldn’t take it anymore, he had to let out a good burst of anger.

Chiang Yi’s parents had never imagined that their obedient son would suddenly erupt and turn his anger towards them.

The couple, already angry about his poor exam performance, were now even more furious and took it out on him.

Father Chiang looked at the fierce expression on Chiang Yi’s face, "Since you don’t want to learn, we won’t enroll you in the tutoring classes. It’s useless to pay for them if you won’t attend; there’s no need to waste money."

As if making money wasn’t hard for them? Father Chiang didn’t want to spend money that his son wouldn’t appreciate.

"We want face, but it’s for your good—you need good grades to get into a good university, and to find a good job in the future."

"Do whatever you want." Father Chiang wanted to say more, but seeing the look in Chiang Yi’s eyes, he decided not to say anything else.

Anyway, even if I say something, he won’t listen. Once he’s out in the world and gets a harsh lesson from society, he’ll know his parents had his best interests at heart all along.

Mother Chiang saw the man change his mind, "No more tutoring classes?"

Father Chiang replied irritably, "What tutoring class? Do I look like I’m made of money?"

He pulled out a thousand from his pocket, "Here, take this thousand and buy some study guides for yourself. From now on, if you want to study, you study."

"And if you don’t feel like studying, then don’t."

"Next year you’ll be taking the college entrance exam. If you get in, then you’ll go to college. If you don’t, I won’t make you retake the year. You’ll just have to go out and find a job yourself."

Father Chiang sighed and was ready to wash up for dinner. He really couldn’t understand how his once obedient son had become so alien, so utterly unfamiliar.

Mother Chiang asked anxiously, "Really no tutoring classes, just letting the son be?"

Father Chiang snorted coldly, "He himself doesn’t care about his future, so why should we?"

"Whether he has a future or not, that’s his business," Father Chiang breathed out deeply.

"Besides, considering the costs of tutoring classes now and for the next year, you know our financial situation. Do you think we can afford it?"

"And another thing, do you think if we sign him up for tutoring classes, he would actually attend them diligently?"

"I think he’s just not mentally stable enough, so let’s not waste the money."

Mother Chiang thought about it too; Chiang Yi had become so distant, incredibly disobedient.

Does Chiang Yi not want to attend tutoring classes? Of course he does. Don’t think that just because he keeps saying how much his parents care about saving face, it means he has no pride of his own.

When he said those things initially, he hadn’t thought them through, and after blurting them out, he really regretted it.

He wanted to apologize, but didn’t know how, so all he could do was stand his ground, thinking maybe he should study hard this summer vacation.

If he did well on the diagnostic test at the beginning of the school year, he could then talk to his parents about wanting to enroll in tutoring classes.

Chiang Yi was terribly busy this summer vacation, his mind preoccupied with doing well on the upcoming test.

He had confidence in himself, but what he didn’t know was that his parents weren’t as optimistic. They worried he wouldn’t be able to get into a good college and had bought a marriage house in advance.

They had considered this before, fearing their son might go to college in another place and not return after graduation.

Now, knowing Chiang Yi was underachieving, they had to think about these things.

That summer, Chiang Yi really studied assiduously. He might not have risen earlier than the roosters, but he got up around the same time as he did for school and didn’t rest until after 11 p.m.

In contrast to Chiang Yi’s arduous studying, Song Lei went to America for a visit. The Song Family had already planned for her to study abroad and had many backup options.

Now that the girl had good grades, she naturally aimed for a good school. She took advantage of the summer to visit several colleges of interest.

She returned to China to prepare for the IELTS exam and to put together various resumes. As for reference letters, the Song Family had, of course, prepared them well in advance.

All Song Lei had to do was score well on the IELTS, and indeed, her busy summer paid off with satisfying results.

With her freshly printed score report in hand, Song Lei knew her study abroad was set, "Looking forward to it."

Xia Yuanji was also very excited, "Just waiting for the acceptance letter now."

At this point, sending in her resume, she wasn’t sure if she would get a scholarship, but that wasn’t what was important. Having the backing of a prestigious school was enough.