"My cousin told me that they just wash people's hair and give massages. She said that there are many rich people in the city, and now the government has loosened up its control over private shops. More and more people need hair washing and massages. If the customers feel comfortable after the wash, they will give extra tips..."

Fan Hua looked at Mrs. Geng's expectant eyes and continued to ask, "Then...if I asked you to wash and massage a man's hair, would you do it?"

"..." Geng Ailing was stunned.

"Well... those who like to come here to wash their hair should be women, right? Do men with such short hair really need to go to a special shop to wash their hair? Isn't it just as easy as washing your face?"

Geng Ailing said uncertainly that she had never really thought about this question and naturally thought that the people who came to the shop for hair washing and massage should all be women.

What else does Fan Hua not understand? It seems that Geng Ailing is unaware of the inside story.

I don’t know how Geng Ailing, who was simple-minded and cared about her chastity and reputation, would react when she found out that she was deceived into doing that, and how her life became like afterwards?

The author of the book does not give any description of what happened to Geng Ailing afterwards.

For the first time, Fan Hua clearly understood: a novel is just a simple description of the story of one or two protagonists, while the readers are unknown about what kind of plot those supporting characters who are just passers-by in the novel will experience and what kind of ending they will have, but those supporting characters also have their own unique stories!

Fan Hua suddenly felt relieved. She was indeed a cannon fodder supporting role in "The Ascetic Old Cadre Stops Pretending", but she was Fan Hua, not Fan Lihua. She was the protagonist of her own life story!

The train slowly pulled out of the station...

Fan Hua held Geng Ailing's hand and decided to ask for clarification. She lowered her voice and asked solemnly, "Sister Geng, if someone asked you to sell your body for a living, what would you do?"

"Lihua, what are you talking about?!" Geng Ailing suddenly raised her voice, her tone full of questioning.

The people around started looking over here again, including the fiery gaze from before.

Fan Hua quickly covered Geng Ailing's mouth with her hand, signaling her to speak in a low voice. After all, it would be bad if outsiders heard this question.

Geng Ailing also realized her misconduct and calmed down before whispering, "How could I do such a thing?! People live by their faces, and trees live by their skins! My man is gone, but I, Geng Ailing, will always be Li Dazhu's wife, and I will never do anything that would let him down!"

Fan Hua is now completely certain that Geng Ailing was also deceived.

Since Geng Ailing was not a bad person and they were going to the south together, he would take her along from now on. After all, he had misunderstood her and cheated her out of ten yuan and three bowls of noodles. Oh, and a train ticket...

It seems that she was cheated of a lot of things, although they are not worth much money, but for her who just got here and only has 4 yuan, 25 cents on her body, this is a great favor!

Fan Hua kindly took out the remaining two peaches from her bag and gave one to Geng Ailing. While chewing on it, she said, "Sister Geng, you should stay with me from now on! Don't do that job of shampooing and massaging. It's not an easy job. You have to deal with strange men, and they might bully you. You will definitely have a good future if you stay with me. I promise that you will earn more than 50 yuan a month!"

Geng Ailing obviously didn't believe that a country girl like Fan Hua could make money in any way, but when she heard Fan Hua say that people might bully her for the job of shampooing and massaging, she still became worried.

She asked tentatively, "What ways can you make money?"

Fan Hua thought about it and realized that she really didn't have a specific plan yet. She had originally planned to see the situation in the south before making a decision. But since Sister Geng had asked her this, it would be hard for her to convince others if she didn't explain it.

So Fan Hua started to think seriously...

She has been a good student since she was young. She comes from a well-off family and is multi-talented. She can dance, play the piano, and paint, and she especially likes painting.

In middle school, others studied art in order to get into college, but she did it purely out of love.

Finally, I was admitted to the top art academy in the country with excellent scores in both culture and fine arts. I not only majored in graphic design, but also minored in fashion design and English.

Later, I was directly admitted to graduate school. During my graduate studies, I opened a design company outside the school with two other classmates, and it was thriving...

It can be said that she had been smooth sailing since she was a child, until this accidental transmigration into a book!

Fan Hua thought that under the current circumstances, the field that would be easiest to start with right away would be fashion design, which was her minor subject in college. As for the other fields, she would have to wait until she took the college entrance examination and got the degree.

After all, a junior high school diploma is not enough, and no matter how capable she is, it is hard to convince people.

"Mrs. Geng, do you know how to use a sewing machine?" Fan Hua asked.

"I have learned some, but I'm not very proficient in it." Geng Ailing answered truthfully.

"It's okay. I'll teach you later. Come make clothes with me when you get to the south. I'm good at designing clothes. The situation is getting better and better. You can definitely make money in the clothing industry!" Fan Hua said confidently.

Although Geng Ailing didn't quite believe what Fan Hua said, she was inexplicably infected by Fan Hua's bright eyes and confident tone, and suddenly she had the urge to give it a try with Fan Hua.

But Geng Ailing still said, "I still want to confirm whether the job my cousin introduced is really like what you said?"

Fan Hua knew that she would not cry until she saw the coffin, so she had no objection and said directly: "Okay, when we get to the south, we will go and observe first and then make plans!"

Zhao, a new recruit who was standing diagonally across the aisle, had been paying attention to what Fan Hua was doing. The train was very noisy, and he could not hear clearly what Fan Hua and the others were saying. He only heard the words "south" and "making money", but he could clearly see Fan Hua's lively expression and cheerful smile when she spoke.

She...seems a little different from before...

Fan Hua chatted with Mrs. Geng for a few more sentences, and then her eyelids began to droop. Perhaps it was because of the sleepiness due to pregnancy. Fan Hua could not bear it any longer, so she said something to Geng Ailing and leaned against the table and chair and fell asleep.

The hard seats in the 1970s were really hard, and Fan Hua slept very uncomfortably. But there was nothing she could do. She simply did not have the financial means to sleep in a sleeper berth, so she had to make do with it.

After Fan Hua fell asleep, Geng Ailing took out insoles from her bag and started knitting them.

Zhao Yilu watched Fan Hua sleeping with her head tilted back and forth. She almost fell down several times and was even almost pricked by the needle that Geng Ailing was using to make insoles next to her. He couldn't help but frowned, but when he saw the military officer sitting next to him, he had to suppress the urge to support Fan Hua and didn't dare show any abnormality.

…

The train slowly pulled into a new station, and the carriage suddenly became noisy. Fan Hua opened her eyes in confusion, looked around, and closed them again.

Zhao Yilu took the initiative to give up his seat to an old lady who had just got on the bus and did not buy a ticket, and then stood next to Fan Hua's seat to help her block out the noise from the outside world.

Fan Hua felt that the surroundings seemed to be much quieter and she slept more deeply.

Zhao Yilu stood upright next to Fan Hua's seat, keeping an eye on her movements. He really didn't expect to meet Fan Hua on the train.

I was curious why she went to the south? Did she not receive the letter I left behind? Or did she simply not believe that I would come back to marry her in three years?

Even though he was set up by Fan Lihua's parents that night, his consciousness was still clear. He remembered that she cried out of pain, and he also remembered that he rushed into her to relieve the heat in his body. He also remembered the throbbing in his heart when he had her...

So even though he had heard that Fan Lihua had a bad reputation, he would definitely come back to marry her. This was a man's responsibility...

The reason why he jumped out of the window and escaped in the middle of the night was that he didn't want to be threatened by Fan's parents. After all, he was still the eldest brother He Siyan at the time, and he would be in trouble if he made a big deal out of it!

In order to prevent him from having any regrets, his elder brother signed up for the army in his name, and the next day he had to get up early to go for a physical examination...

But he left a letter before he left. He really couldn't understand why the girl was so calm when she saw him again today, as if she had seen a stranger...

Zhao Yilu had all kinds of questions in his mind, but it was not convenient for him to ask them now, so he could only pretend that he didn't know him.

After all, there was a recruiting officer in charge of political review sitting next to him, and there were so many outsiders on the train. The impact of impersonating educated youth to go to the countryside was too great for him and their family! If they were not careful, they would all go to jail!