Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2248: Chapter 2249: The Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 67

Xue Lei knew Zhang Hui was taking the Gaokao. Ever since the results came out, she had been murmuring, "I wonder how well Xiao Hui did on the Gaokao."

Zhang Fu and the others were also anxious, "Why not, Xiao Hui usually does well. She should have scored well."

Everyone was confident in Zhang Hui, believing she should have done well, "Just wondering what university she can get into."

Amid everyone’s expectations, the letters from Zhang Hui and Zhang Juan finally arrived, albeit late. They opened Zhang Hui’s letter first, seeing that she mentioned she didn’t do well and wasn’t sure whether to take the exam again or wait for an opportunity to return to the city.

Zhang Fu and others understood Zhang Hui’s implication, which was simply asking if she could come back to inherit the job. They never really considered this before. In their eyes, Zhang Hui would surely score well, so there was no need to consider taking over the job.

Now, without a good score, what should be done?

Zhang Qiang saw that they had no interest in reading Zhang Juan’s letter, so he opened it and soon exclaimed in surprise, "No way, Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu actually, actually scored 495 points."

"Zhang Hui only scored 220 points, and Zhang Juan scored 215 points."

Zhang Hui had been in the Northeast for many years, and Zhang Qiang no longer had much impression of his dear sister, only hearing Zhang Gui and others mention that Zhang Hui was the best student in the family. But the best student only scored 220 points in the Gaokao, while Zhang Yu, who wasn’t good at studying, scored 495 points.

Deng Jie exclaimed, "495 points, only 5 points off a perfect score, my God." She hadn’t taken the Gaokao, but the Deng Family had children who did, so she knew the full score, and didn’t expect Zhang Yu to do so remarkably well.

Zhang Fu exclaimed, "Wait, did you say Zhang Yu scored such a good grade? This can’t be right."

"Could it be that Xiao Hui scored such a good grade?" Zhang Gui also thought maybe the scores had been mixed up.

Qiao Xue had always heard them praise Zhang Hui, thinking she must truly be amazing, only for her to score 220 points instead. Then her father-in-law and brother-in-law kept saying it might be a mistake.

For this sister-in-law she had never met, she felt no fondness, "How could it be a mistake? It’s the Gaokao, many people are watching."

"If Zhang Hui did well, wouldn’t she have gone to the local education department?"

"Besides, she admitted herself she didn’t do well." Qiao Xue replied in annoyance, "The full score is 500 points, and she only got 220, less than half."

"I remember Zhang Juan only went to junior high, but she still scored 215 points." Qiao Xue snorted, "In your eyes, she’s the only good one."

Zhang Gui and the others listened to Qiao Xue’s dissatisfaction with Zhang Hui, feeling angry but not knowing how to refute.

If Zhang Hui had scored well this time, they could have stood straight in front of Qiao Xue. Now, with such poor results, they really had nothing to say.

"Is this score really good?" Xu Ling was shocked that the daughter she had never cared for could score so well, "495 points."

Qiao Xue replied, "Of course, that’s very good, only five points off, basically a blind fill-in."

"So good." Xu Ling truly didn’t know how to feel that this daughter she had never paid attention to turned out so excellent. They had once said they’d never let this girl return to the city, and they would never back her up.

Yet it turned out she didn’t need family support. Over these years, she had never contacted them, not even once.

She got into college on her own, and her future would no doubt be bright. Sigh.

After knowing about Zhang Yu’s excellent performance, Zhang Tao had a thought in his mind but didn’t know how to say it.

After glancing at Deng Jie and Qiao Xue, he decided to tell Zhang Fu and the others later; after all, if this matter was feasible, it couldn’t be let out to too many people.

Deng Jie was unhappy when she knew Zhang Tao took a one-month leave to go to the Northeast, "It’s already January twentieth; by the time you get to the Northeast, it’s New Year."

"You, you..." Deng Jie knew Zhang Tao was fond of his sister Zhang Hui but shouldn’t miss spending New Year at home because of her.

"You don’t know how Xiao Hui is, dealing with such a big event, not knowing how upset she is. I’ll go to comfort her a bit."

"Xiao Hui was really good in her studies when she was in school. I’ll check if there’s been a mistake."

"At the same time, I can see if there are any good things in the Northeast."

"A month’s leave is docked in pay, but if I can get some good things from the Northeast, the pay cut would be covered once I get back and sell them."

Zhang Tao reassured his wife in various ways; all Deng Jie could do was let him go as he’d already taken leave, "When you get there, try to mend your relationship with Zhang Yu; she’s your real sister after all."

Deng Jie really didn’t understand, Zhang Yu was Zhang Tao’s real sister, yet he rarely mentioned her. The few times he did, he frowned, complaining about how difficult Zhang Yu was, sending things to friends but never to the family.

He would also talk about how considerate Zhang Hui was, sending things to the family and so on, leaving Deng Jie to shake her head helplessly. She didn’t really know if Zhang Hui was considerate, but she was surely a big burden on the family, demanding twenty to be sent each month.

Mend the relationship with Zhang Yu? Hearing this, Zhang Tao smiled bitterly, "We’ll see."

Though they were siblings, Zhang Tao knew they had no sibling affection, feeling happier only when the other was doing poorly.

Listening to Zhang Tao’s words, Deng Jie felt her heart sink. Clearly, he hadn’t listened. She had said all she could; if he wouldn’t listen, what else could be done?

Zhang Tao traveled a long distance, taking six days of hardship to reach the place where Zhang Hui was as an intellectual youth. Those six days were exhausting for Zhang Tao.

Now all he could think of was having a hot meal and a good rest; it was really too tiring. He understood why Zhang Hui had never returned home for a visit; the journey was indeed too tough.

Zhang Yu had been very busy these days. She and Qian Hao had been confirmed as the province-city-county science major and province-city-county liberal arts major top scorers, and their names were in the city newspaper and even the province newspaper.

They hadn’t mentioned this to anyone, waiting until their names appeared in the papers. Due to their high scores, Zhang Yu could feel the discontent from others at the zhiqing point.

The reason they hadn’t turned against each other wasn’t any years of friendship, but because they had obtained study materials prepared by Qian Hao. Of course, Zhang Yu’s study materials were also shared, which were in high demand. Besides, Zhang Yu and Qian Hao had promised that while they were still there, others could consult them if they didn’t understand something.

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