Chapter 80 Ideal Wife Candidates
In the days that followed, Xu Yirou would hide in her room and read books whenever she had nothing to do.
Although she found these books at a junkyard, they were all well-preserved and did not affect her reading.
Fortunately, she now lives alone in the room, which allows her to concentrate on her studies.
Having memories of her past life, she knew very well.
For someone like her, without any backing or connections, the only chance to return to the city is the college entrance examination, which will resume a year later.
If she doesn't want to be trapped in this small mountain village for the rest of her life, studying hard and taking the college entrance examination a year later is her only way out.
"Knock knock knock!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Yang Junqing's voice rang out from outside: "Yi Rou."
A hint of impatience flashed in Xu Yirou's eyes as she answered through the door, "I'm resting. Is there something you need?"
If it weren't for the lack of money, she would have already followed the example of family-oriented people and rented a room to move out.
At times like this, Xu Yirou felt helpless, wondering why she couldn't be reborn sooner. That way, she would never have given all the money she had painstakingly saved to Xie Manman just to take care of her.
Yang Junqing's expression grew increasingly grim upon hearing Xu Yirou's obvious attempt to ignore him.
He wasn't stupid; he could clearly sense that Xu Yirou had been avoiding him ever since they returned from the hospital.
She was the wife he had his eye on; she was the best choice in terms of both appearance and personality.
The only downside is that it requires a dowry of 500 yuan.
Yang Junqing had originally considered giving up, but after comparing several options, he decided to give up.
The village girls in Bakeshu Village were ignorant and naive. Apart from their brute strength, all they knew was how to plant rice seedlings. They didn't know a single word and had nothing in common with him.
She was not his ideal wife.
Among the female educated youth in the settlement, Li Aiping was already married, and Xia Yi and Zheng Haiyang were dating.
The remaining Liu Xian was sickly and earned fewer work points than the other children in the village. If he married her, wouldn't he have to support her?
So, after looking at it all, Xu Yirou is still the most suitable for me.
As for the 500 yuan bride price, there are ways to manage that.
As long as Xu Yirou has become his person, and even becomes pregnant with his child.
Then, it won't be me who's in a rush to get married.
Do we still need to give a bride price or something?
So, over the past few days, he's been trying all sorts of ways to get Xu Yirou to go out with him.
After all, there were so many people living in this educated youth settlement, he really had no chance to make a move.
A piece of news today, however, gave him a breakthrough.
"Yi Rou, the village committee sent you a telegram asking you to make a phone call."
There are no telephones in the village; if you want to make a call, you have to go to the town.
This was an opportunity for Yang Junqing.
"Home phone?"
Upon hearing Yang Junqing's words, Xu Yirou's expression showed not joy, but rather a complex mix of emotions.
She was the eldest daughter in her family and originally had a job in the city. So, the family member who should have been sent to the countryside was actually her younger sister, Xu Yiqian.
However, her mother felt sorry for her younger sister, so she forced her to give up her job to her sister. As a result, she became the one who went to the countryside.
After going to the countryside, they faced farm work they had never done before and the extremely cold climate they could not adapt to.
She wrote to her family for help more than once, but each letter seemed to sink without a trace.
Eventually, she finally made it through in Bakeshu Village and began to adapt to rural life.
Only then did family members begin to reply to letters.
And every single reply he wrote was a complaint to her, telling her how difficult things were at home.
As for the lack of reply, an explanation was given: her mother had accidentally fallen and seriously injured herself, incurring significant medical expenses at the hospital.
The whole family was busy with household chores and taking care of their mother, which is why they missed her letter.
Hearing her mother's tearful phone call, Xu Yirou's eyes also reddened with tears, and she didn't think about anything else.
Now, reborn, Xu Yirou is no longer so easily fooled by her family.
In her past life, she had finally managed to shake off these parasites that had been sucking her blood all along.
Now, she has neither married Gu Yanxiao nor become the enviable wife of a military commander.
She wanted to know what her so-called family members would do if she pretended to be down on her luck.
Upon hearing Xu Yirou say that she was going to town to return a phone call, Yang Junqing immediately offered to accompany her.
"No need, I can take Uncle Deliang's oxcart, no need to trouble you."
Xu Yirou rejected him without hesitation.
Since she had decided to draw a clear line between herself and him, she naturally wouldn't give Yang Junqing any opportunity to get involved with her.
After all, neither of them is married, and if they are always seen together, it will inevitably attract gossip.
At this moment, Xu Yirou realized the only good thing about Xie Manman's presence.
At least when she was around, Yang Junqing's appearance didn't seem so abrupt, because everyone in Bakushu Village knew that the three of them had come to the countryside together from the same place.
It's not surprising that the three of them form a small group.
Now that Xie Manman has been arrested, only she and Yang Junqing are left. They should be careful to avoid suspicion from now on.
Upon hearing Xu Yirou's refusal, a shadow crossed Yang Junqing's eyes, but he then smiled nonchalantly and said, "You don't need to overthink it. I just happened to be going to town to buy something, so I went along with her."
With that, he turned and walked towards the village entrance, saying, "Let's go! Otherwise, if we're late, we won't be able to catch Uncle Deliang's oxcart."
Now that the autumn harvest is over, villagers often go to town to visit relatives and friends or to buy daily necessities.
When Yang Junqing and Xu Yirou arrived, there were already quite a few people on the oxcart.
Seeing Yang Junqing and Xu Yirou walking over together, the people in the carriage couldn't help but show some interest.
Cai Chunhua couldn't help but tease, "Yang, you're accompanying Xu to town again, aren't you?"
Yang Junqing said with a smile, "Yes, Aunt Cai, Yi Rou's family sent a letter asking her to return a call, so I went with her."
Hearing Yang Junqing say this, the villagers became even more certain of their guess.
This young man and woman, who came to the countryside alone, are now seen together as a couple. It seems like good things are on the horizon. Indeed, Yang and Xu, both educated youth, are not young anymore, and it's time for them to consider their lifelong commitment.
"Yang Zhiqing, didn't you say you went to town because you had something to buy? Why are you saying you went with me now?"
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