Chapter 1 – Entering the Book
“What’s going on back there? Xiao Liu, go and take a look.”
A strange middle-aged man’s voice sounded in her ear as Lu Miao was lifted up from the mud, someone supporting her by the arms.
She opened her eyes, and instantly a flood of memories that did not belong to her surged into her mind!!
She had transmigrated…
She had become a cannon fodder character in the era novel Seventies Lie-Flat Wealth Handbook!
In the book, the female supporting character was described as having family background and beauty, but in truth she was brainless. Before the story had even gone ten chapters, she ended up marrying an old bachelor from the production team because of her own behavior. Unable to accept the humiliation, she ended her life with a pair of scissors!
“I told you not to come. Why did you insist on following? Now you’re dragging everyone down and making me lose face—do you find that amusing?”
Lu Miao swept her gaze over the seven or eight boys and girls in drab gray jackets carrying large and small bags. With one glance, she pinpointed the one mocking her.
Combining the plot with the original body’s memories, Lu Miao quickly confirmed his identity.
Xie Fei, the original male lead in the book.
Xie Fei had very good looks: tall, handsome, with gentle yet not effeminate features. Beneath his slightly long sword-shaped brows were a pair of phoenix eyes with a sharp upward tilt, a mix of refined charm with a touch of edge—like a catlike youth.
The original body had liked him, which was why she had followed him to the countryside.
Unfortunately, Xie Fei did not like her. Because they had lived in the same hutong courtyard and were classmates and neighbors, he had never been able to completely brush her off.
Later, when she followed him down to the countryside, his dislike for her reached an extreme, which explained the harsh words he had just spoken.
Lu Miao quickly analyzed the situation, but since the group had already lingered too long, the man driving the ox cart in front came over:
“What’s going on, Xiao Liu?”
Fu Xiaoliu, who was supporting Lu Miao, tilted his head. The production team leader, He Hongjin, immediately fixed his eyes on Lu Miao.
Seeing Lu Miao’s army-green pants covered in mud, He Hongjin’s dark face wrinkled as he clicked his tongue. “Can you still walk?”
He glanced at the ox cart and quickly made a decision. “Alright, get on the cart.”
“Team leader, then we…”
“Hehe… Sorry, comrades. The old ox is not strong enough; pulling the luggage is already difficult. Since Comrade Lu’s situation is special, as you can see, we’ll handle it specially. Please understand!”
Whether old ox or young, usually even for plowing they were reluctant to tire them out. Today, bringing the ox to fetch the educated youths was already an exception. If not for seeing this girl unable to walk, fearing it would be dangerous on the mountain road after dark, He Hongjin would never have said this.
“Comrade Lu, quickly get on the cart. We’ve already delayed long enough!”
Lu Miao stepped through the muddy ground, sinking with every step, approaching the ox cart. When she saw the large black ox with curved horns and a swaying tail, she froze again.
Sit on this?
Seriously?
If this big black ox turned its head and struck her once, those horns could pierce straight through her stomach and out the other side!
She shrank back in fear, but her retreat was blocked:
“What are you afraid of? Haven’t you seen an ox before? It doesn’t eat people.”
Along with the low, even voice, her body suddenly grew light. Just like when she had been lifted from the mud earlier, Fu Xiaoliu picked her up from behind and gently placed her on the ox cart.
“…!”
“Watch the luggage up there—don’t let it get dirty, it’s all your educated youth’s things.”
Lu Miao pushed the bamboo box by her leg aside, shifting herself further from the black ox. She turned her head to say something, but Fu Xiaoliu had already been called to the front by He Hongjin.
“You brat!”
The team moved on again, and He Hongjin lowered his voice to scold:
“Do you think you can just touch a young woman like that? If she accuses you of being a hooligan, you won’t be able to eat or walk away from it! What will you do then?”
“Uncle, I only did it because you were anxious to get back. Besides…”
Fu Xiaoliu glanced back. With just that one look, he froze.
The young girl’s skin was as white as early winter snow, with red lips and white teeth, slender curved brows, and round, dark, lychee-like eyes. Her features were strikingly delicate and bright…
Such an eye-catching face was hard to ignore. This wasn’t the first time he had noticed it. Over an hour earlier, at the commune when they met, he had already seen her.
But for some reason, she had not seemed as stunning then as she did now…
“That female educated youth looks so soft and weak, she’s even afraid of oxen…”
Fu Xiaoliu withdrew his gaze, his voice low and slightly unnatural:
“I figured she wouldn’t be able to get on the cart herself, so I just helped her up.”
Mentioning the words “soft and weak” made He Hongjin frown.
A few years earlier, the team had already received one group of educated youths. They had looked fine but were useless at work, which proved true later.
This new batch seemed even worse…
Especially that female educated youth with the surname Lu. Her skin was white like dough—how could she possibly work?
He Hongjin sighed. “Alright, but you’d better behave yourself, you hear? You already have things weighing on you—don’t make me and your aunt worry more.”
Fu Xiaoliu’s gaze dimmed. “I understand, Uncle.”
By the time they returned to the production team, it was already past four in the afternoon. In the mountains, May sun had already tilted west, the sky glowing half red.
This group of educated youths was not the first batch for the team. Regarding lodging and arrangements, He Hongjin had nothing much to say.
He simply told them that once they reached the educated youth station, the older educated youths would explain. Then he had them unload their luggage while he drove the ox cart toward the ox shed.
Fu Xiaoliu understood and beckoned with his hand:
“The educated youth station is this way, follow me.”
Stripped of all emotion, his voice this time was low and cool, carrying a sense of distance.
A male educated youth in the group snorted mockingly:
“What are you acting so aloof for, country bumpkin?”
Lu Miao turned her head.
When that male educated youth saw her looking at him, his face flushed red:
“Comrade Lu, do you need me to carry your…”
Lu Miao shot him a look of disdain.
The novel had made it clear—except for Xie Fei, none of the male educated youths assigned to Dahe Village were good people. She had no intention of getting involved with them!
Dragging her suitcase and a net bag holding a washbasin, Lu Miao jogged to catch up to the front. “Hey, Fu Xiaoliu!”
Fu Xiaoliu stopped walking.
Lu Miao lifted her snow-white, delicate hand, shaking the items she held. “Can you help me carry these?”
Fu Xiaoliu frowned.
He Hongjin had just reminded him not to get too close to these female educated youths. But faced with those clear, dark eyes fixed on him, he didn’t quite know how to refuse.
After hesitating, he reached out his hand.
“Thank you!”
Lu Miao’s lips curved in a victorious smile as she hung both the net bag and the suitcase onto his hand.
Altogether just two items—yet she was unwilling to carry even one herself.
Fu Xiaoliu looked at her with speechless exasperation.
She tilted her head, her red lips curved, smiling brightly at him.
Fine then.
Turning his face back forward, Fu Xiaoliu said, “This way. The educated youth station isn’t far.”
Not wanting to deal with the villagers, he led Lu Miao and the others along a narrow path by the fields to the station.
There were eight educated youths in total. Including Fu Xiaoliu, there were nine people. As they walked toward the station, Lu Miao, who was in second place, kept her gaze fixed on Fu Xiaoliu’s back.
Side Introduction:
A spoiled and proud young lady vs. a devoted, loyal “dog-like” male lead.
⚠️ Warnings in advance:
The heroine starts out arrogant and bratty—a little troublemaker type—but she is a growth character, gradually learning, becoming grounded, and experiencing real life.
The story is detailed and slow-burn, involving family, love, friendship, daily struggles, and career development. Readers are encouraged to immerse themselves in the characters and the era’s background, rather than judging from an omniscient, modern perspective. Otherwise, it would truly be unfair to any of the single-perspective characters~
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