Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1816 - 1817: Wealthy Family’s Eldest Granddaughter 80

With such a good score, Harbor City naturally wouldn’t refuse such an excellent student with family resources like Zhang Yu for admission.

Zhang Yu received the notification from Harbor City but didn’t mention it to her classmates. The past three years of high school weren’t exactly great, nor was she isolated by everyone, but the relationships remained rather indifferent.

Given this, Zhang Yu had no intention to mend these relationships further; if nothing unexpected happens, the chances of meeting everyone again are quite slim in the future.

Especially since the protagonist fell into hard times, her friendly desk mate boasted a lot in the class group chat, and many classmates had quite a laugh at her expense. So, consider them familiar strangers who journeyed together for three years.

Zhang Yu only mentioned receiving the admission notice to the teachers.

Upon seeing Zhang Yu’s college preference, the teachers were genuinely surprised at first. Even if she’s not the heir to the Zhang Group, she’s still the eldest young lady of the Zhang Family. Wasn’t it a natural path to work at Zhang Group after graduating?

No one expected that Zhang Yu would pursue a law degree and study in Harbor City. Someone knowledgeable in law mentioned that the legal system in the Mainland differs from that in Harbor City and Europe and America, so if you’re studying law in Harbor City, most likely you’ll work there.

They couldn’t really understand why Zhang Yu quickly gave up on Zhang’s to work in Harbor City.

Though they couldn’t fully grasp Zhang Yu’s decision, they were still happy for her. Harbor City University is a prestigious institution in Asia with limited Mainland enrollment, yet Zhang Yu got in.

Her classmates were astonished upon hearing the news, "How could she get into Harbor City University?"

"Yeah, how does one even apply to Harbor City University?"

Although Harbor City has returned, the college admissions process isn’t integrated with the Mainland’s.

"If she studies at Harbor University, she’ll have to live there." A classmate’s eyes lit up instantly.

Others were wide-eyed upon hearing this, "Wouldn’t that be very costly?"

"I watch dramas, and in all the Harbor City shows, the houses there are tiny! I wonder how big a house Zhang Yu would live in." A classmate who loves TVB dramas was very curious.

"Her family is wealthy, so no matter how high the expenses are over there, it’s no issue for her at all."

Listening to all the chatter around her, Zhang Yu’s desk mate felt their spirits sink to the bottom. This time, she knew she’d scored poorly on her college entrance exam, already anticipating that she probably couldn’t get into an undergraduate program. Although she was unhappy, there was nothing she could do as her grades had slipped.

Initially, she thought that if undergraduate wasn’t doable, even getting into a decent junior college wouldn’t be too bad.

But even that simple thought wasn’t realized; her exam results shocked her greatly.

She couldn’t even get into a mediocre junior college, let alone one that’s slightly above average, and couldn’t choose a good major either, all the majors sounded like they’d lead nowhere.

She considered trying another year, hoping to achieve better results next year, but her parents denied her that option.

Initially, Zhang Hai had promised to let her parents stay working at Zhang’s, but no one could’ve imagined that Zhang Hai was unable to protect himself anymore. He’s no longer the CEO of Zhang Group but of a foreign trade clothing company.

Zhang Hai just took up a position at a subsidiary, and what’s going on at the headquarters has nothing to do with him anymore.

When they received notice of Zhang Hai’s job transfer, she knew her parents’ days at Zhang’s were numbered.

No matter how unwilling they were, there was nothing they could do about it. Would they boldly claim Zhang Hai didn’t keep his promise?

The matter had blown up long ago; even if Zhang Hai turned hostile, what could they do? Not to mention, the layoff orders came from Zhang Fugui, and Zhang Hai didn’t dare to voice any opposition.

As expected, soon after, the relatives from Zhang Yutong’s mother’s side either resigned or were laid off, and there was no compensation.

Those who were laid off were of course unwilling, as they wouldn’t find such an easy and well-paying job elsewhere.

The ones who were let go were indeed discontent and united to apply for labor arbitration. The result was not only did they not receive any compensation, but they ended up in a compensation lawsuit filed by Zhang Group, losing money instead of gaining.

Remembering the plight of those relatives, the desk mate couldn’t help but shiver, because everyone knew that they were aware of Zhang Yutong’s brother’s embezzlement but still caused a scene at their own home. Then they cut ties and didn’t involve them in the labor arbitration matter.

Thankfully, they weren’t involved; otherwise, they would’ve lost what little money they had left, needing to compensate a lot.

The desk mate quietly listened to the classmates talking about Zhang Yu getting into Harbor City University, feeling quite regretful. Knowing Zhang Yu could become so impressive, she shouldn’t have helped Zhang Yutong in the first place; she should’ve been upfront. Maybe Zhang Yu would have brought her to Harbor City.

"I heard Zhang Family is holding a graduation banquet soon to celebrate Zhang Yu getting into Harbor City University," a well-informed classmate mentioned a shocking piece of news, "and all the monetary gifts will go to Zhang Yu."

Everyone was already stunned that Zhang Yu could go to Harbor City University, a school that many envy and covet.

Although they were high school classmates, their paths would completely differ from now on. The gap began opening rapidly from the moment she received the admission notice.

"All the gift money going to Zhang Yu, my goodness, how much will that be?" The Zhang Family’s lavish celebration, inviting guests wouldn’t be like the ones their families invite. The exchanges are among relatives, and the red envelopes might not be much.

"Could Zhang Yu directly buy an apartment in Harbor City?" someone exclaimed.

Having had a busy day, Zhang Yu, whose face felt numb, knew what her classmates were guessing. She would definitely tell them that it would be an apartment, and she could buy a three-bedroom one on Hong Kong Island, seeing the Ban Shan area of Victoria Harbor.

This was the thought Zhang Yu had when calculating the cash gifts overnight. Looking at the list of donors’ names on the gift register, she merely glanced at it; all these social interactions were Zhang Fugui’s concern.

As the third generation of the Zhang Family, someone outside the Zhang Group, she didn’t need to consider these things at all.

When she saw Zhang Hujuan and Zhang Hai’s names, Zhang Yu paused, "After making such a fuss, it’s still just ten thousand they gave."

Previously, seeing Zhang Hujuan and Zhang Hai’s angry looks made her think they would give a big red envelope worth ten thousand.

But in the end, each one of them chickened out. Well, they wouldn’t dare to cross the old man, considering the battle for the company’s inheritance was reaching a fever pitch.

Previously, Zhang Hujuan’s group was in a weaker position, but with Zhang Hai’s downfall, their strength grew again. The two factions handled matters not from Zhang Group’s perspective but to oppose and obstruct, for the sake of factional struggles.