Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1037 - 1038: The Rural Orphan Girl 82

Zhang Yu watched Old Hao storm off, then glanced at Xiao Qiao who was intently fixing the machine, "I’m going inside to rest for a bit."

Earlier, Xiao Qiao had asked her if she wanted to learn, and that he could teach her.

Zhang Yu thought about it, considering the crystals on the circuit board, and decided against putting herself through that.

Xiao Qiao hmm’ed a response, knowing that Zhang Yu was actually going back to read.

A girl watched as Zhang Yu left her boyfriend here alone without offering any help, and she pursed her lips.

She really couldn’t understand why both Feng Hao and Xiao Qiao would like a woman like Zhang Yu who seemed so carefree.

Clearly, Zhang Yu was as cold as she could be towards Feng Hao, yet he still liked her. When he found out she had a boyfriend, he got so upset he went away, claiming he needed to rest and recuperate.

It might be said she had no feelings for Feng Hao, but she had said herself she was with Xiao Qiao, so why couldn’t she treat him a bit better?

After all, Xiao Qiao was there fixing radios to earn money, yet Zhang Yu wouldn’t even prepare water for him.

Anyway, Zhang Yu had always been taken care of by others since she was young, never needing to care for anyone else, being this spoiled was just normal for her.

The girl’s eyes lit up; Zhang Yu foolishly gave up such a good chance. If she didn’t seize it, she’d truly be a fool.

"Brother Xiao, I’ll go get you some water." Without waiting for Xiao Qiao to respond, she fetched a thermos from home and poured water into Xiao Qiao’s cup.

Several neighbors took a quick look before resuming their observation of Xiao Qiao repairing the radio.

Xiao Qiao thanked her and continued fixing the radio, only starting to work for a short while.

The girl watched for a while and noticed Xiao Qiao wasn’t drinking the water, "Brother Xiao, why aren’t you drinking the water?"

"Is the water too hot?" She prepared to pick up Xiao Qiao’s cup to check if the water was hot.

Xiao Qiao disliked others touching his personal belongings, especially a girl touching them, "Don’t touch it."

"I don’t drink water because I’m not thirsty," Xiao Qiao said impatiently.

The girl never expected Xiao Qiao to be so blunt. She had heard he was a fierce man just back from the battlefield.

But from her observations, Xiao Qiao smiled every day and seemed unlikely to be harsh with her.

She didn’t expect Xiao Qiao’s face to drop suddenly, scaring her quite a bit.

"I- I just wanted to show some care for you." She was intimidated; although Xiao Qiao was good-looking and had a decent job, his expression made her relent.

Xiao Qiao said displeased, "Thanks, but I don’t need your concern."

"Also, I have a girlfriend, we need to keep our distance." Xiao Qiao bluntly continued, "If you’re not here to learn, then leave."

"If you won’t go, then I will." Xiao Qiao stood up.

Everyone became anxious. They were enjoying the spectacle before but hadn’t gotten involved. Now that Xiao Qiao planned to go back to fixing things at home, how could they learn?

"Wang Shengnan, do you want to learn or not? If you want to learn, be honest. If not, then scram." People pulled her aside directly.

"Really, you’re shameless. You were chasing after Feng Hao before, now you’ve switched targets just like that."

The community was also dissatisfied with Wang Shengnan, as everyone knew she was relentlessly pursuing Feng Hao.

Initially, people were discussing how Wang Shengnan behaved, not expecting the topic to shift to the lack of manners exhibited by the girls in this courtyard.

They later found out that Feng Hao had a terrible reputation among the Feng’s house community, described as someone full of vice, to the point that no one would even introduce potential matches to Feng Hao, despite his looks.

The poor reputation of Feng Hao consequently made the girls who spoke with him in the courtyard also sound unfavorable.

Several people present had sisters, and because of this, the quality of the matches introduced by matchmakers had declined.

If anyone even dared complain a bit, the matchmakers would respond even more irritatingly, saying what decent girl would associate jovially with a boy like Feng Hao.

Such words left no room for rebuttal, as many had seen such scenes.

Some thought of rebuttals, claiming they didn’t know Feng Hao’s reputation was so bad.

Sadly, such explanations were feeble and powerless.

When pushed hard enough, the matchmakers would just nod and maintain a knowing expression, yet the quality of introduced matches remained the same.

They wanted to scold their sisters properly, but couldn’t be too harsh. The whole situation already had them being ridiculed by many, adding to their stress.

If at this moment, their family continued piling pressure on them, they feared their sisters might take drastic measures.

Don’t ask why they were so worried; just know that a girl in the courtyard had indeed done something foolish.

Unable to vent their frustration on their sisters, they resorted to coaxing, afraid they’d take things too hard; Wang Shengnan, on the other hand.

Of course, they had no such scruples, especially since their sisters were staying home, avoiding going out when possible.

Yet Wang Shengnan was bold, unabashedly acting with no restraint or shame, making a move on Xiao Qiao in front of everyone.

Yes, they thought Wang Shengnan was hitting on Xiao Qiao, only he wasn’t giving her any face.

Upstairs, Zhang Yu, engrossed in her books, initially ignored the outside commotion, thinking it was over some trivial matter.

But gradually, she realized she might have missed something, like Feng Hao leaving not because she had a boyfriend and he didn’t want to face it.

Now, she somewhat understood why Feng Hao left; his reputation must have spread.

Who did it? Zhang Yu had wondered this before, but before she could act, Feng Hao had left.

Who did it? Zhang Yu pondered, was it Xiao Qiao? He had inquired a bit before.

Forget it, she’d ask him later, Zhang Yu couldn’t be bothered to think more about it.

"I wanted to find out, but I wasn’t quick enough to act before he left," Xiao Qiao thought; wishing it was him, but truthfully it wasn’t.

If not him, then who? Zhang Yu thought about it and an idea popped up, "Could it have been the Liu Family?"

Liu Qiang and Liu Gang, the two brothers had completely fallen out, willing to stab each other in the back; Liu Qiang might have actually done it.

There was also another possibility, Liu Ke.

Occasionally Zhang Yu would see Liu Ke, noticing his expression becoming increasingly somber.

"Maybe it’s Liu Ke." Zhang Yu felt he was more likely than Liu Qiang.

Liu Ke? Xiao Qiao recalled something he discovered a few days ago, "Isn’t he going to become an intellectual youth?"

What? Zhang Yu was stunned by this news again, "You mean Liu Ke is also going to become an intellectual youth?"

"And Liu Yang," Xiao Qiao added.