"No."

Who lives in that little house?

Not wanting to reveal Luo Jingyan's privacy, Shen Ruyi said, "A young couple who were sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution."

"Oh." Li Hongying nodded. She noticed the women's clothes drying at the door.

She left the educated youth settlement with a frown, not understanding why the owner of that house had changed.

Perhaps once the female lead arrives, the house will belong to her.

Walking down the street, she inexplicably thought of Luo Jingyan and Luo Changtian. Where did they go?

Luo Jingyan closed the door just now because she needed to use the restroom in her spatial dimension.

Since she was separated from the educated youth, she rarely went to the outhouse in the educated youth compound. Even when she did go in, it was just for show, and she would go back into her spatial dimension afterward.

Aunt Hu and Hu Sanqiang, unable to get any news about Luo Jingyan, went to look for Lai Chunming.

Lai Chunming had no intention of helping them at all, and lied, saying, "I asked for you, but Luo Zhiqing still doesn't want to. I said all the nice things, but she only likes her own partner and doesn't like Sanqiang. There's nothing I can do."

Aunt Hu and Hu Sanqiang were both disheartened. Once outside, Hu Sanqiang was dejected, while Aunt Hu, feeling sorry for her son, quickly tried to think of a solution.

Within two days, the whole village was abuzz with talk about Luo Jingyan's boyfriend. Of course, the main rumors were that her boyfriend had a physical defect and that any woman who married him would be forced to live a life of widowhood.

Some villagers didn't know Luo Jingyan before, but now they do. Others, seeing how beautiful Luo Jingyan was, were initially eager to have her as their daughter-in-law, but upon learning that she already had a boyfriend, they backed out.

The reason Aunt Hu publicized this matter was to make Luo Jingyan feel embarrassed and then take the initiative to break up with Xue Yanchen, so that her son would have a chance.

At the same time, she shamelessly boasted all over the village about how big her son's genitals were.

Because Xue Yanchen was the male protagonist of this incident, and many members of the Victory Brigade and the Forward Brigade had family or friends, the news quickly spread to the neighboring brigade.

Xue Yanchen had just come down from the mountain and hadn't even reached the educated youth settlement when a chubby girl ran over, holding an apple in her hand and holding it up to him.

Xue Yanchen asked, puzzled, "Comrade, what are you going to do?"

The chubby girl's name was Song Xiaohua, and she was the daughter of the local brigade leader.

She lowered her head shyly, bit her lip, and said, "Xue Zhiqing, I... I want to tell you something. Actually, I've liked you since the first time I saw you, but I know I'm not good enough for you, so I could only like you silently in my heart. But then I heard some news. It turns out you have a physical problem. Since you're no longer whole, I think I should be good enough for you. Xue Zhiqing, please accept my apple, and let's start dating."

Xue Yanchen was speechless. "Comrade, I can't accept your request because I already have a girlfriend."

"You have a boyfriend?"

"yes."

Song Xiaohua was very disappointed. She had finally met such a good man, but it seemed she was going to miss out on him again.

"It's alright, I wish you a long and happy marriage." With that, she took the apple and ran away.

Xue Yanchen returned to his dormitory, feeling somewhat irritable. Whenever he had free time, he would go up the mountain to look for that thing, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

He adjusted his mood and quickly drove away his irritability.

A bright and beautiful face appeared in his mind. He was now in a relationship and planned to visit his girlfriend tomorrow.

As soon as Luo Jingyan left the educated youth settlement and walked onto the street, she noticed people pointing and whispering about her. As soon as she walked over, those people immediately shut up and stopped talking.

She grabbed one of the aunties who had been talking the loudest and asked, "Auntie, what were you talking about just now? If you tell me the truth, I'll give you two candies."

This auntie was the village's most gossipy and gossipy fat auntie. Calling her fat was just a little bit fatter than the average woman.

The plump aunt stared at Luo Jingyan for a while, then said, "My goodness, your daughter is so beautiful, the more I look at her, the prettier she gets."

"Auntie, let's get down to business."

"Alright, daughter, since you insist on asking, then Auntie will tell you. However, this isn't something we told you; we just heard it from others. Don't be angry if you hear it."

"I promise I won't get angry, go ahead and say it."

The plump aunt said, "Some people say your boyfriend has a physical problem, and if you marry him, you'll be a widow. I'm wondering, my dear, you're so beautiful, why would you want to find someone who can't have that function? Hu Sanqiang from our village, I heard from his mother that he has a really big lump. If you marry him, I guarantee you'll be as happy as an immortal every day."

Luo Jingyan immediately understood that these words must have come from Aunt Hu.

"Auntie, my boyfriend does have some issues, but I don't mind." Since Xue Yanchen didn't want to find a partner anyway, she didn't need to cover for him. "As for that Hu Sanqiang you mentioned, do you think I'm a good match for him?"

“He’s not good enough. What kind of material is Hu Sanqiang?” the plump aunt said subconsciously, then added, “Girl, do you really not care that a man can’t have that function? Let me tell you, if a man can’t do that, if you marry him, your life is basically over. It’s like you’ve been a woman for nothing.”

"I don't care, as long as he treats me well."

The plump aunt clicked her tongue. "That sounds nice, but it's only because her uncle is the factory manager that you don't look down on her. If it were an ordinary family, you would have quit long ago."

Luo Jingyan didn't continue the topic with her, and asked, "Auntie, does anyone around here have any extra kimchi jars? I'd like to exchange two."

She planned to pickle two jars outside as a cover, while also eating the food from her spatial storage space.

Auntie Pang said, "We have one at home, let me find you another one."

"Thank you, Auntie."

She handed four fruit candies to the plump aunt, who chuckled and said, "Auntie is too old for this, how can I eat such things?"

Without any hesitation, he took the candy without any politeness.

When they arrived at Aunt Pang's house, Aunt Pang took out an extra pickle jar and said, "Girl, take a look and see if this will do."

Luo Jingyan checked it and found nothing wrong.

"Okay, Auntie, how much?"

The plump auntie looked a little embarrassed: "Auntie, I can't ask you for more, just three cents will do."

The price was a little expensive, but Luo Jingyan didn't argue with her too much. She gave her three cents and took the jar.

She then asked her to find another shop for her, and she bought another one at the same price. Before returning to the educated youth settlement with the two jars, the plump aunt said, "Girl, Auntie is all right now. I'll come to the educated youth settlement to chat with you."

"OK."

Several female educated youths were also pickling cabbage; they usually made it into kimchi and sauerkraut.