Chapter 49 The Male Lead Arrives
With the Lunar New Year approaching, Ning Xuan and the others haven't had to work lately. Ning Xuan noticed that she had gained quite a bit of weight. Although she still looked quite thin, it was a big change compared to when she was practically skinny.
Then her complexion improved a lot. Although it hadn't become very rosy yet, it was close to the level of an average person. Ning Xuan felt that she should be able to recover in a few more months and didn't need to take too many supplements.
However, the thought of starting farm work again next spring, even though the work isn't as tiring for her now, still puts a strain on her body, so she probably won't get too fat.
Ning Xuan and Lu Xun have been busy with the last batch of shipments before the new year. Once this batch is finished, that's it for this year. They'll see how things go next year.
Before the New Year arrived, a new batch of educated youth were sent to the countryside.
This group of educated youth was small, consisting of two men and two women.
Although Ning Xuan and the others no longer lived in the educated youth compound, they still belonged to the educated youth group. When new educated youth arrived, the new educated youth team leader would call Ning Xuan and the others to the educated youth compound to get to know each other.
"Lu Xun, you've arrived! This is the new batch of educated youth," Zhou Jiahe said to Ning Xuan and the others.
After Liu Jun and Huang Xiaomei got married and stopped living in the educated youth compound, a new team leader was elected to facilitate the management of the compound. The male team leader was Zhou Jiahe, and the female team leader was Liang Qingqing.
However, there were already Liang Qingqing and Zhao Yulian on the educated youth side, so she, as the team leader, basically didn't have to do anything.
Several newly arrived educated youth introduced themselves.
"My name is Tan Chengrui, and I'm from Anshi," said a boy who was the first to speak. Surprisingly, he was from the same place as Ning Xuan.
"My name is He Qiaofang, and I come from Beijing."
"Li Tongtong".
Gu Yunze
Seeing that everyone's attention had turned to Gu Yunze because of his introduction, He Qiaofang immediately spoke up and moved closer to Gu Yunze.
"Yunze and I grew up together in the same compound~" He Qiaofang actually wanted to say that she and Gu Yunze's girlfriend were childhood sweethearts, but she didn't dare to. Everyone in the compound said that the two of them were a good match, but Gu Yunze always denied it.
Once, she told someone that she was Gu Yunze's girlfriend, but Gu Yunze found out and actually dragged her to explain to the other person in person.
He said that issues between men and women should not be joked about, otherwise one might be charged with hooliganism and get into trouble.
That incident made He Qiaofang both sad and ashamed, so she never dared to say anything carelessly again.
But over the years, there have been no other girls around Gu Yunze. He Qiaofang felt that she was the most special one. She thought that Gu Yunze was shy and introverted and felt that the time was not right, so he did not confess to her.
In short, He Qiaofang is very good at filling in the blanks with her own imagination.
As Ning Xuan listened, she suddenly realized something was wrong. Oh no, isn't Gu Yunze the male lead of the original book, and Xu Jiajia's official love interest?
In the novel, the male protagonist was supposed to go to the countryside next year, but now it's been brought forward.
Then Ning Xuan also realized why the names of the other people were also familiar. He Qiaofang was the number one villainous female supporting character in the original book. The original owner was several levels below He Qiaofang.
Tan Chengrui was also an acquaintance, but he was an acquaintance of the original owner's stepsister and Ning Lan's ambiguous love interest.
Tan Chengrui is good-looking, but his family is not well-off. After Ning Lan started working and met more people, she realized that Tan Chengrui's only redeeming quality was his appearance, and that she would suffer if she married him.
In the original book, Tan Chengrui deliberately injured himself to delay his trip to the countryside. Then, shortly after recovering from his injury, he unexpectedly got a job opportunity and didn't have to go to the countryside.
After Ning Lan got married, her husband had several mistresses. Ning Lan, not wanting to be left out, also began a clandestine relationship with Tan Chengrui.
Li Tongtong seems to have very few scenes; she appears to be just a background character.
So now the plot has gone even further off track?
However, the plot was already off from the moment she arrived, so she accepted it well.
After the new educated youth finished their introductions, it was the turn of the older educated youth to give brief introductions.
After Ning Xuan introduced herself, Tan Chengrui glanced at her a few more times, but then frowned. "So this is Lanlan's stepsister? She's dark-skinned and thin, not as pretty as Lanlan. Lanlan is fair-skinned and plump, and her little hands feel so nice to touch."
Tang Chengrui thought this way, and his face showed his disdain.
Ning Xuan noticed it but didn't care. At this time, being good-looking was also a problem.
When Xu Jiajia introduced them, Tan Chengrui's eyes lit up.
Gu Yunze also glanced at Xu Jiajia a couple more times.
Her eyes were perfectly normal, but He Qiaofang, who was constantly watching Gu Yunze, was on high alert, and her hostility towards Xu Jiajia instantly soared.
The hostility in He Qiaofang's eyes was so obvious that everyone noticed it, but since they weren't familiar with each other, no one said anything.
After everyone had finished introducing themselves, the meeting of educated youth ended.
Liang Qingqing and Zhou Jiahe then helped the new educated youth tidy up their dormitories and purchase necessary daily necessities, while Ning Xuan and the others who did not live in the educated youth compound went back first.
They won't be eating together this time. They've all moved out, and it would be inconvenient to bring extra food if they ate together.
This is just a formality to get acquainted.
Ning Xuan felt that the educated youth compound was likely to become lively again, as He Qiaofang was clearly no pushover.
She felt both regretful that she couldn't be on the front lines of gossip and glad that she had moved out early, otherwise, living with people like that would have caused a lot of trouble.
Ning Xuan was absolutely right.
There was still one empty female dormitory room, so He Qiaofang and Li Tongtong shared it.
Moreover, Liang Qingqing and Zhao Yulian had already cleaned the dormitory room briefly, and the two of them could move in after tidying it up a bit.
As a result, He Qiaofang actually suggested that she stay in Liang Qingqing's room, and that Liang Qingqing and Zhao Yulian go to another room with Li Tongtong, while she wanted to sleep in a room by herself.
Zhao Yulian and Liang Qingqing were stunned when they heard this request. They looked at each other with deep doubt in their eyes. "Is she alright? Is this girl out of her mind?"
Zhao Yulian didn't tolerate this spoiled young lady's temper. "We can't change it. We've been living in this room for so long and we're used to it. Besides, we bought a lot of things here. We're not changing it."
He Qiaofang said to Liang Qingqing, "You're the team leader, aren't you going to put in some effort?"
Liang Qingqing shook her head, "Your request is unreasonable. This room is clearly empty, and it's just the right size for two people, so it's not crowded."
“But I’ve never shared a room with anyone before, and I don’t want to live with anyone else.” He Qiaofang initially wanted to switch rooms with Liang Qingqing and the others because their dormitory was closer to the boys’ dormitory, and she felt that this would be equivalent to being closer to Gu Yunze.
Now that the other party is firmly against changing dorms, she remembered her family's advice not to act like a spoiled princess. She decided to compromise and not change dorms, but she would stay in one room herself.
Liang Qingqing and Zhao Yulian were almost laughing in exasperation at He Qiaofang's thought process.
Actually, it's not crowded for three people to share a room, but why? Besides, Li Tongtong is new here, and we don't know each other well. What if she's also a weirdo?
So Liang Qingqing and her partner insisted on sharing a room, even if it meant three, four, or five people would have to share it if more people came.
He Qiaofang was dissatisfied. She felt that she had already made concessions, but the two of them still disagreed. She said angrily, "Why aren't those two girls staying in the dormitory?"
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