Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 743 - 744 Freeloading Man 29_1

Chapter 743: Chapter 744 Freeloading Man 29_1

Song Lei originally thought that, given the rate at which Chiang Yi’s grades were dropping, he should quickly end up in the bottom class.

Unexpectedly, it’s not clear whether it was the starting diagnostic test that shocked him, but in the subsequent monthly exams, he really did bounce back from the bottom.

His grades hadn’t returned to what they were originally, but at least it was obvious that he was making progress.

Song Lei knew that Chiang Yi had some ability; before he had been together with the original host, his grades were quite good.

It was just that, later on, she initiated the break-up, which caused him some harm. If it hadn’t been for Xia Yuanji’s arrival, Chiang Yi would not have suffered such a heavy blow.

Even if his grades are rebounding now, what of it? At best, he could only get into an undergraduate program, and it wouldn’t be at a top university.

The class teacher was somewhat relieved to see Chiang Yi’s grades rebound, but that was all, as she had no time to concern herself with Chiang Yi now.

Now, it was as if she only had eyes for Xia Yuanji and Song Lei, especially Xia Yuanji’s grades, which were always crushing the students in the key class in every monthly exam.

If Xia Yuanji hadn’t actively chosen not to go to the key class, she wouldn’t still be the class teacher.

Xia Yuanji was indifferent to the teacher’s special attention and didn’t care much for it. For many, the efforts made in the coming days were all about getting into a good university.

Xia Yuanji and Song Lei had almost decided on the universities they wanted to attend and were just waiting for their IELTS scores to come out before they could directly mail their materials over.

Xia Yuanji was actually quite curious, "Now that you’ve confirmed you’re studying abroad, why are you still working so hard?"

Why work so hard? Song Lei smiled, "You know what my reputation used to be like."

"I just want to show them that even if I’m going abroad to study, I’ll stand my last post well."

"After all, I’ve been in school for 12 years; I absolutely won’t let anyone call me a coward."

"Plus, there’s Chiang Yi. I want him to think of my constantly outperforming him whenever he remembers me."

"I want to become his nightmare," Zheng Jia didn’t hide her thoughts, "Nobody can mess with me and then just get away with it."

"I definitely don’t want to see him standing in front of me in the future." Chiang Yi was thriving in business with the original host’s support, and the guy did have some ability.

What if somehow, in this life, Chiang Yi stumbled upon the same path as in his previous life?

The best course of action was to plant a huge obsession in his mind, to become his inner demon, so he wouldn’t think about getting ahead ever again.

Is that so? Xia Yuanji found that Song Lei was very concerned about Chiang Yi, almost afraid that he would make a comeback.

It wasn’t that he looked down on Chiang Yi, but he really didn’t see the kid’s strengths.

Since Song Lei had decided to do that, then he would listen to his wife, "Let’s check out the houses during the winter vacation."

The admission letter had already arrived; the house they were to live in for the next few years had been arranged by the family, located in a secure, well-off neighborhood not too far from the school.

They planned to check out the house during the winter vacation, and any desired renovations could be arranged before they even moved in.

"Okay." As for the layout and other details of the house, they had already sent pictures to her through the internet, and overall, she was quite satisfied with it.

Regarding the finer details, those could be handled through renovations, "By the way, what about the housework when we go there?"

They currently had an aunt who did housework in the evenings, helping to clean up, but she couldn’t possibly leave her family behind to go abroad with them.

Song Lei didn’t want to end up busy with household chores after moving overseas; just the thought of it made her feel tired.

As for household chores, Xia Yuanji had never thought about making Song Lei do them, as he was looking for a wife, not a maid.

"I’m thinking of asking Aunt Wang to come over," Xia Yuanji had someone in mind but wasn’t sure if Song Lei would be satisfied.

Aunt Wang, whom Song Lei had met during the summer holiday, had taken care of Xia Yuanji for many years. She was very sensible and efficient at her work.

"That’s fine, but Aunt Wang doesn’t speak English. What about when she follows us abroad?" Living overseas without knowing a word of English can be quite lonely.

"There are a few Chinese families around, and Aunt Wang has been learning English too. She can manage simple conversations." Ever since he had decided to study abroad, Aunt Wang had started learning English.

"I have no problem with it." Song Lei was quite satisfied with Aunt Wang. She cooked delicious meals and didn’t talk much.

"I’m really looking forward to our days studying abroad." The idea of living in one’s own home, without having to do the chores, and having a maid to take care of those things sounded quite comfortable.

Xia Yuanji glanced around and gently kissed Song Lei, "I’ll make sure you have a happy life."

Some people said Song Lei wasn’t good at socializing, that she was rather self-centered, and not a virtuous helpmate. Xia Yuanji just wanted to say that he married his wife to take better care of her, not to have her run around doing things she didn’t want to.

"Thank you." Song Lei was well aware that some relatives of the Xia Family and business partners did have a lot of opinions about her and Xia Yuanji being together.

Originally, she was unnoticed in social circles, with not much gossip about her, and not many people brought her up.

Once she got together with Xia Yuanji, the social circle’s opinion of her could be described as overwhelmingly negative—her reputation was in tatters.

They even went to great lengths to dig up information about her past fawning over Chiang Yi.

"I’m sorry, even though what happened with Chiang Yi was before I got together with you, if I had to do it all over again, I might still make such foolish mistakes."

"Everyone needs to meet a jerk at some point, so they can know who treats them the best," Song Lei stated confidently.

Some might consider it a stain on her life, but Song Lei never felt that way; she saw it merely as a hurdle on the road of life.

If Xia Yuanji ever wanted to use that to hurt her, that would be his problem.

Xia Yuanji knew that many people were harping on about that to attack Song Lei, "I know, it’s only after meeting scumbags that one can make better progress."

"If you hadn’t met Chiang Yi, would you have liked me?" Even though he already knew the answer, he still wanted to hear her take on it.

If she had never met Chiang Yi, the jerk, would she have liked Xia Yuanji? Given the original host’s nature, she would have thought him to be too serious, always full of homework and family business on his mind.

"No." One should be an honest kid and not lie.

"Because you’re too serious, I always felt like talking to you was like talking to a teacher."

"It was only after experiencing Chiang Yi that I realized some people might seem nice and warm, but actually, their hearts are colder and crueler than anyone’s."

"You might be serious, but you take good care of me."

"As for how you treat other people, it doesn’t matter." It should be known that Xia Yuanji was also quite handsome; it was just that he seldom smiled, so there were not many girls who liked him.

Actually, when he did smile, he looked really good—like a blooming flower.

Luckily, he didn’t smile much. Otherwise, she really worried there would be a lot of rivals, and as a young girl, she truly couldn’t bear that burden.

"Right, as long as I’m good to you, that’s enough." Xia Yuanji held her hand, "Shall we go for hotpot?"

"Sure."