Along the way, Lin Yuan taught Qiao Yu how to drive the carriage, and he was quite pleased to see that she was learning very quickly.

"You're doing a good job. You're showing the skills of an old hand."

Qiao Yu was very proud; she felt that she had indeed been in the wrong place for the past ten years or so.

This rustic charm suits her best.

The other educated youth who came with her all found her appearance quite amazing.

She'd only known them for two hours, but she was already chatting and laughing like a local. That's really amazing.

But no matter how many of the educated youth looked around, none of them noticed.

None of them knew Qiao Yu.

Upon arriving at Lianhua Brigade, many villagers saw a girl driving the brigade's oxcart, with Lin Yuan beside her.

"Hey, Niu Dan, why did you let a girl drive the carriage?"

Lin Yuan replied with a smile, "Hey, Uncle, look at this girl, she drives the carriage so well. If she wants to learn, I'll teach her."

Qiao Yu found it amusing. This Lin Erge even had the nickname "Niu Dan" (meaning "cow egg"). If she were born here, would she also have a nickname, like Cuihua (meaning "green flower")?

Another older woman saw them and asked, "Niu Dan, is this the new educated youth?"

Lin Yuan nodded and said yes.

The villagers didn't really like the educated youth, and upon hearing this, they shook their heads.

"Another bunch of freeloaders have arrived."

The educated youth looked unhappy, feeling that they had come to support the countryside, so how could they be accused of eating for free?

Qiao Yu didn't care, since she wasn't an educated youth sent to the countryside.

After a long and confusing journey, it was finally time for roll call.

Lin Yuan handed the group over to his father.

"Dad, the educated youth has brought you something."

Squad leader Lin Aiguo then began taking attendance.

"Song Meili, Zhao Xiumei, Zhang Bing..."

"Huh? Why is there one more?"

The educated youth looked left and right and then realized that there were girls among them.

Qiao Yu stepped forward and raised her hand. "Um, I'm not an educated youth."

The brigade leader and everyone around him were dumbfounded. "What? You're not an educated youth? Then who are you?"

Just as Qiao Yu was about to answer, she heard a voice approaching from afar.

"Big brother, help me!"

The captain's lips twitched, and he reached out and slapped the man.

"Third brother, what are you doing? Did you make Mom angry again?"

The man looked to be in his thirties, but his behavior was very eccentric.

"Ouch, brother, Mom's going to hit me. I just took an egg to eat, and she's chasing after me and hitting me."

Lin Yuan said with a smile, "Third Uncle, those eggs are for milk to exchange for some brown sugar to nourish my sister-in-law's body."

The man scoffed, "Tch, how would I know?"

The captain shook his head. "You."

The man chuckled and scratched his head. "Hey, bro, what are you guys doing? Taking attendance?"

The brigade leader then remembered Qiao Yu, "You little girl, aren't you an educated youth? What are you doing in our Lianhua Brigade?"

Qiao Yu scratched her head, "Hehe, um..."

He looked exactly like his third son.

"Captain, I've come to find my mom and dad."

Lin Laosan stared at Qiao Yu, his eyes wide and his mouth agape, "You, you,"

Lin Yuan looked at Qiao Yu and said, "I just realized that you look just like my third aunt."

"You wouldn't be...."

Qiao Yu glanced at Lin Laosan, then at Captain Lin, and then at Lin Yuan, and had some guesses in her mind.

"Um, I'm here to find my biological parents. My father's name is Lin Shengli, and my mother's name is Shen Zhinian. Do you know them?"

Lin Laosan, also known as Lin Shengli, looked at Qiao Yu with his eyes reddening.

He extended his hand. "Hello, my name is Lin Shengli, and I'm your father. I introduced myself to you eighteen years ago in the delivery room, but you've probably forgotten."

Qiao Yu smiled and shook hands with him. "Hello, my name is Qiao Yu. From today onwards, you can also call me Lin Yu. It's nice to meet you, Dad."

The magnetic field between people is strange; Lin Yu felt a sense of kinship as soon as she met Lin Laosan.

If they introduced themselves to each other, outsiders would think the two of them were very strange.

But when they looked at each other, they both laughed.

Captain Lin and his son were speechless at the scene of the father and daughter recognizing each other.

Lin Yuan quickly said, "Third Uncle, take my little sister Xiaoyu home and let her meet the family."

Captain Lin also wanted to go home, but he still had to make arrangements for the educated youth.

So he greeted Qiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, I'm your uncle. We'll talk later. You go home with your dad and brother first."

Qiao Yu nodded. "Okay, Uncle, you go ahead with your work. I'm going home with my dad."

Qiao Yu was overjoyed. She never expected that her uncle was the brigade leader. Wouldn't that mean she could do whatever she wanted in the village?

Lin Laosan knew what she was thinking at a glance, and said to her,

"Don't be fooled by your uncle being the brigade leader. If you cause trouble, he'll beat you even worse."

Lin Yuan shook his head and laughed, "Don't listen to your third uncle. My dad, your eldest uncle, doesn't hit girls. He likes little girls the most."

Lin Laosan pouted, "So my older brother is just beating me up."

Qiao Yu looked left and right, and thought her new family was quite amusing, so she laughed out loud.

"Hehe, I feel like I made the right choice coming here."

Lin Laosan raised his chin and said, "That's right, girl, you really came to the right place. I could tell at a glance that you were suited to live in our Lianhua Brigade."

Qiao Yu nodded, "That's right, I'll work here from now on and try to become the head of the Lotus Brigade."

“Daughter, it’s good to have dreams, but don’t be delusional. The head of the Lotus Brigade is your uncle, even your father hasn’t become one.”

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