Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2247: Chapter 2248: My Cousin Is a Capitalist Miss 66

Everyone turned to Zhang Yu. Now even Zhang Hui said this, what does it mean? It means there’s a problem with Zhang Yu’s grades.

"Are you saying my academic performance used to be lower than yours?" Zhang Yu smiled, "Yeah, back then, how could my grades be better than yours."

"I still remember, in the first and second grade, whenever my grades surpassed yours, you were in a bad mood, and when you were in a bad mood, Mom, Dad, uncle, and aunt would all look for a reason."

"Knowing you’re upset because your exam performance wasn’t as good as mine, I would immediately suffer, fasting for a day, skipping that night’s dinner, and missing breakfast and lunch the next day."

"This happened a few times, and I even fainted from hunger a few times. All the neighbors knew."

"After experiencing this several times, how could I not learn to behave?" Zhang Yu gave a bitter smile, "I had to learn to behave, or I’d be perpetually hungry."

"Later, from dawn till dusk, as soon as I got home, there was no time for homework or reading, as the family wouldn’t let me rest."

"Every day I was the first to rise and the last to sleep."

"Even so, they say my grades were worse than yours by only a few points, and yet you never did any chores, Zhang Hui."

"Now, no one makes me work, and no one says if you keep outperforming your sister in exams, you’ll be deprived of meals again."

"That’s why my grades used to be worse than yours, and this time I’ll surpass you, got it?" Zhang Yu turned to leave, "You want everyone to think I cheated? Come on, I’m second place, who would I cheat from?"

"Cheat from the first place? Sorry, I wasn’t in the same exam hall as them."

"If you want to report me, go ahead; anyway, the teacher has the seating chart. Check the scores of the people around me."

"If I cheated, surely I’d target someone with good scores."

Zhang Yu openly invited others to report him, insisting he absolutely didn’t cheat.

Doesn’t everyone know it’s impossible for Zhang Yu to have cheated? If she cheated, wouldn’t there be others with similar scores?

"Zhang Hui, what’s your score?" Zhang Yu initially didn’t want to ask about Zhang Hui’s score, but without any reason, Zhang Hui kept targeting her.

Zhang Hui dared not reveal her score. She knew she did poorly but never imagined performing this badly; it truly stunned her.

Even worse, Zhang Juan, a middle schooler, scored just five points less than her on such a high-stakes exam, thoroughly souring her mood.

"She scored 220 points."

"Zhang Juan, what did you score?" Zhang Yu couldn’t believe Zhang Hui’s score was this poor; she distinctly remembered in a past life, Zhang Hui scored around three hundred, at least enough for vocational school.

This time, it seems not only is higher education out of the question, even vocational school is at risk, "This score, I’m not sure if it qualifies for vocational school."

"This score is impossible, I’ve seen it. The commune’s ranking is medium, but nationally..." Zhao Yadong quickly spoke up.

Zhang Hui was already upset over her poor performance, and hearing from Zhao Yadong that she might not qualify for vocational school plummeted her mood further.

She didn’t want to stay here; otherwise, she’d be infuriated to death.

Zhao Yadong saw Zhang Hui about to leave, "By the way, Zhang Hui, didn’t you graduate high school? How come you only scored five points higher than your middle school sister? Was your alleged remarkable high school performance truly your own?"

"You didn’t cheat off others, did you?" Zhao Yadong raised his voice, "I recall you were said to be outstanding in high school; how could you do so poorly now?"

"Weren’t you advising others before? How come all your exam scores are among the lowest?" Zhao Yadong was quite curious.

Zhang Yu knew Zhao Yadong was also venting on her behalf, "Yeah, you scored well before; how come in such an important exam, you didn’t do well, Zhang Hui? Really, I also wonder how you performed so poorly."

"Your score..." Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Hui suspiciously.

Infuriated, Zhang Hui stormed off, "I, I, I, didn’t do well, but my scores are real."

She shot Zhao Yadong a fierce glare, to which he shrugged, "See, speaking frankly will indeed offend people."

Zhang Hui knew debating with Zhao Yadong was futile, so she didn’t bother responding and left promptly.

Zhang Juan quickly followed, and upon entering the house heard Zhang Hui furiously cursing, "Damn..."

Seeing Zhang Hui in a frenzy, Zhang Juan felt a bit dazed. Why did she ever think Zhang Hui was fine? After years of acquaintance, Zhang Juan really understood Zhang Hui, who always had a sense of entitlement.

Now, she truly regretted not living independently back then, after all, isn’t rent just one yuan a month? It’s hardly expensive; working a couple of days in the mountains monthly could earn it.

Unfortunately, Zhang Hui disagreed. Whenever she showed such intent, Zhang Hui would coax her and write home.

Previously, she thought Zhang Yu was too melodramatic; now she totally understood Zhang Yu, Zhang Hui was indeed hard to appease.

Zhang Juan intended to leave, but hearing the commotion outside, she opened the door, "What, do you think I’m a big joke now?"

"You look down on me too." Zhang Hui glared at Zhang Juan spitefully.

"Why would I look down on you? My scores aren’t even as good as yours." Zhang Juan thought of their earlier discussion, "By the way, you can retake the exam this July, will you?"

"I, I.." Zhang Hui wanted to say she’d definitely participate, but recalling her unfamiliarity with studying, "I, I haven’t decided."

Deep down, she realized, though she always excused her poor performance as not doing well or not executing properly, she truly gave it her all. She genuinely feared that a retake in July might yield an even lower score.

But if she didn’t retake the exam, wouldn’t that indicate she’s foolish? She might fare worse than many, but she absolutely couldn’t be worse than a maid’s child.

"I’ll consider it." Zhang Hui felt incredibly burdened. She still planned to write home to ask Xue Lei and the others for advice.

She actually planned, if possible, to return and take over the job. As long as she could return to work, skipping the exam wouldn’t invite much criticism.

Zhang Hui wrote home mentioning her poor performance this time and asked whether she should continue the exams or not.

Before registering for the exams, Zhang Hui had informed her family via mail. Now the results were out. Zhang Juan thought it necessary to inform them, especially since Zhang Yu scored impressively in the exams, they must be told.

After writing her letter, Zhang Juan mailed Zhang Hui’s letter too. Looking at the mailbox, she could guess how their family would react upon knowing the results of their three’s exams, surely they’d be surprised.

After all, nobody anticipated Zhang Yu to score so well. Though unsure of her chosen universities, it was known that they’re all in the Capital City, how enviable.

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