When she opened her eyes again, she had a fairly well-formed idea in her mind.

In the days that followed, the strange looks that had been directed at Gu An'an and Zhou Yue disappeared.

Gu An'an didn't pay much attention, and it was two months later when she heard news about Zhou Yue again.

The village was already hibernating for the winter, but it was different from previous years. Almost everyone in the village had found something to do, sitting by the fire, chatting, and making money.

Have you heard?

"What did you hear? Zhu Zi's wife, just say what you have to say, don't beat around the bush."

Zhu Zi's wife rolled her eyes at the woman who was talking. Isn't this the proper procedure for gossiping? She just talks too much.

Despite thinking this to herself, she still said what she knew: "Qin, the educated youth in our village, has found a partner and may be getting married soon."

Upon hearing that it was about Qin Xue, everyone pursed their lips, but those with sons of marriageable age at home still felt a little nervous.

"Dating? Who is she dating? We haven't heard anything about it."

The girl seemed alright, but she was too cunning. Given her affair with Xie Yuan, the older women had a very bad impression of her, so it was normal for them to be wary of her.

"Yes, don't let them ruin the good young men in our village."

Zhu Zi's wife chatted without neglecting her work, saying, "Don't worry, they're not from our village."

Who is that?

As long as it doesn't harm their own families, who cares? They just want to watch the drama unfold.

"The village head's youngest son, the village head's wife had already found a suitable match for him, and they were just waiting to finalize things in the next few days. But guess what happened?"

Everyone was very perceptive and told her to stop keeping them in suspense and quickly tell them what had happened.

"You guys are so boring."

After muttering that, Zhu Zi's wife started talking excitedly again, "Qin Zhiqing used some tricks to bewitch that boy. When the two of them were having a secret rendezvous outside, they were seen by the girl that the brigade leader's wife had chosen, and that's how the whole thing started."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to criticize Qin Xue again, saying that she was immoral and so on.

Upon hearing this, Gu An'an thought about the plot in the book again and roughly understood why Qin Xue made such a choice.

In the original book, the man she chose was a "capable" man from the surrounding villages. Although he did not go to university, he and his wife started a small business, gradually accumulating capital, and eventually became the richest man in the Red Flag Commune.

Looking at it this way, she definitely made the best choice.

But Gu An'an didn't think so. She believed that the man's success was inseparable from his original wife. The girl was hardworking and had a good relative who was willing to take them in.

Now that he has chosen Qin Xue, it's hard to say whether he can recapture the glory of his past life.

However, Qin Xue's choice made Gu An'an even more convinced that this person might really have been "reborn".

At this moment, Qin Xue, who was deeply in love with her new boyfriend, was unaware that her true identity had already been completely exposed.

"Xiaoxue, don't be angry. I've already made it clear to my family that I will marry no one but you in this life."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Chen Qisheng's mind was filled with the pleasure he had experienced before. She was so much better than Chen Lili, who wouldn't even let him touch her.

Qin Xue had managed to be so affectionate with Xie Yuan for so many years, so she must have some tricks up her sleeve when it came to men. With just a pout, she could steal Chen Qisheng's heart.

"But your parents don't approve of us being together. They...they even insulted me...but I really didn't, I...I..."

Looking at the spot of blood from their first time, Chen Qisheng felt even more pain in his heart. "I believe you. I'm the one who will live with you from now on. You don't need to think too much."

Qin Xue turned her back to him and said, "That sounds nice, but what if they bully me?"

Her voice sounded aggrieved, but her eyes revealed a hint of smugness.

Sure enough, all men are the same.

Gu An'an didn't care. Whenever she had free time, she would wander around the various "workshops." When she was lazy, she would stay in her room or space to rest. She lived a very happy life.

Before she knew it, the end of the year was approaching again, and Gu An'an had mailed a lot of things to Haishi over the past few months.

Of course, the other party sent back even more, especially during the Chinese New Year period, when they mailed over almost everything that Shanghai needed to prepare for the New Year that could be stored.

Following this was a long letter, the first half of which was full of concern for Gu An'an, and the second half of which talked about the machinery factory.

After all, it was the place where her adoptive grandfather and adoptive mother had worked hard, so Gu An'an couldn't help but be a little biased.

The machinery of that time was incomparable to that of later generations; it was backward and outdated. Although Gu An'an did not study this field, she had read many books on it. She didn't know about sophisticated machinery, but she was familiar with simple agricultural machinery.

Based on China's national conditions, Gu An'an copied the design and sent over two simple and practical mechanical drawings. Not long after, the machines were already produced.

In the words of Factory Director Li, once these two machines are widely adopted, they will save farmers an incredible amount of time.

He then complained that Xiaowang Village didn't have a telephone, which prevented him from calling Gu An'an for a proper chat. It was cold in the north, and he didn't want something to happen on his way to the commune to answer the phone.

It was only at this point that Gu An'an began to consider getting electricity and a telephone.

Without further ado, Gu An'an wrapped herself in thick clothes and went to the village committee where the village chief and several others were busy working.

"An'an, what brings you here today?"

Putting down his work, the village chief took out Gu An'an's special cup from the drawer and poured her a glass of water. "Hurry up and drink some water to warm yourself up. What are you doing out in this cold weather? I'll call you if I need anything."

Wang Dashan was engrossed in doing accounts when he saw this and pursed his lips. He was a strict father to his sons, but he was incredibly considerate to Gu Zhiqing.

Such double standards.

"I just remembered something I wanted to talk to you about, Uncle."

"What's up?"

“Our village’s conditions have improved now, and I’m thinking of getting electricity connected. The kids still have to use candles to do their homework at night, which is bad for their eyes.”

“Now that the electricity is on, we can make a phone call at the village committee and then talk to those customers. That way, Comrade Qin won’t have to keep running around for us. We can’t keep delaying his work, can we?”

The village chief heard that this was indeed the case.

Another point is that garment factories have electricity, so they can work overtime to rush production, while they can't continue after dark, which is a huge waste of time.

Thinking of this, the village chief couldn't wait any longer. While the weather wasn't too cold yet and the snow had just started falling, he wanted to see if he could get this done as soon as possible.

"An'an, can you take a look at these accounts for me? I'm going to the commune now."

The next second, the door was closed, and the sound of a bicycle being pushed came from the doorway...