Everyone in the family was busy, so Su He couldn't help much. When she had nothing to do, she would help take care of the children.

However, Grandma Su thought she was in the way at home and told her to go out and play.

So Su He carried her little cousin and had her little cousin lead the way to the places they usually played.

Not long after the results came out, they encountered a young man carrying books on the road. He didn't look like someone from their village.

Su He was initially curious, but then her younger cousin Su Nan quietly told her, "This is a new educated youth who came to the village."

Su He raised an eyebrow in surprise. The educated youth had already come down so quickly?

It makes sense, really. Almost a month has passed since I last talked to the village chief. The bridge leading out of the village is finished, so it's normal for the educated youth to come down.

So when the two approached, he nodded to him without intending to say anything.

This educated youth seemed to recognize her, and upon seeing her, he greeted her warmly, "Are you Comrade Su He?"

Su He was surprised to hear that he knew her. She glanced at him, nodded again, and said, "Hello," before turning to leave.

Then he spoke again, "Hello, Comrade Su, my name is Zhou Lixin, and I am a newly arrived educated youth in the village."

Su He didn't know why he was saying these things to her, but she still replied, "Hello, Zhou Zhiqing."

She didn't want to have any interaction with the educated youth, but she was stopped by them after taking only two steps.

"Wait, Comrade Su, I heard you work in Beijing. Could you please bring me back some things?"

Then, embarrassed, he said, "We just arrived in the countryside and didn't bring much with us. We're lacking everything, but it's inconvenient to go out here. We need a letter of introduction, and the things in the town aren't complete. They're not as good as those in the capital. That's why we wanted to ask Comrade Su for help."

Su He frowned upon hearing this. In theory, this was a minor matter, since she often helped villagers carry things, such as buying cloth for weddings.

But it's different for educated youth. They weren't familiar with each other to begin with. If she helped bring things over from time to time, people who knew her would think she was kind-hearted, but those who didn't might overthink it.

She never doubted the power of rural rumors.

So he directly refused, saying, "I'm sorry, Zhou Zhiqing, I'm usually quite busy with work and don't have much opportunity to help bring things. You should ask someone else."

After saying that, she didn't intend to pay him any more attention and left with the two children.

Zhou Lixin was left standing there, seemingly in disbelief.

He didn't expect Su He to refuse so directly!

Logically speaking, even if others didn't want to, they wouldn't say it directly. He had already planned it out. He would stick to her and make her unable to refuse, thus establishing a relationship with her. After a few times, some rumors would spread, and then everyone would definitely accept their relationship.

He had already found out that Su He was very capable; a country girl had actually become a police officer in the capital. If he could marry her, he wouldn't have to suffer in the countryside anymore.

He regretted it immensely after less than a month in the countryside. It was no place for a human to live. Not only was the food and lodging terrible, but it was also incredibly dirty, with chicken droppings everywhere. He had to walk very carefully and was even accused of being pretentious.

Moreover, he had to work himself to the bone every day, and the thought of having to stay here for who knows how long made him feel tormented, so he came up with this way out.

Unexpectedly, Su He was different from what he had imagined, and he failed in the first step.

But he won't give up!

Thinking of this, Zhou Lixin looked at Su He's back with determination. He was determined to win her over. He refused to believe that she was any more difficult to deal with than a girl from the city!