The man was good-looking and the tallest among the group. Although his skin was slightly tanned by the sun, it was still fairer than the others. His slightly long hair was parted in a three-seven split, and when he smiled at the person next to him, two deep dimples could be vaguely seen.
As Xu Yan watched him smile at the other female educated youth, her discomfort grew stronger.
She couldn't explain why she suddenly felt this way, even though this was the first time she had met this person.
Could it be because of the original owner?
On the other side.
After taking a few steps forward, Han Xiaoyu and the others saw Xu Yan standing in the courtyard staring at them—or, to be more precise, Xu Yan staring intently at Han Xiaoyu.
The person, so thin he looked like nothing but bones, stood blankly in the sun, his eyes half-closed by the bright light. His dry, chapped lips instinctively lifted at the sight of the person approaching, forcing a fawning smile.
Xu Yan: "..."
I have a swear word in my heart, but I don't know if I should say it!
She quickly suppressed a smile and continued looking at Han Xiaoyu.
Han Xiaoyu's smile vanished the moment he saw Xu Yan. Now, seeing Xu Yan's undisguised gaze and smile, his expression darkened instantly, and a hint of disdain appeared in his eyes.
Xu Yan: "..."
Xu Yan had excellent eyesight and naturally noticed Han Xiaoyu's change in expression. He mentally unleashed a torrent of profanities, but managed to suppress any other expression on his face.
"A toad trying to eat swan meat," Zhou Jingjing, who was originally in the dormitory, suddenly appeared outside and made a sarcastic remark.
It was no secret in the entire educated youth settlement that Xu Yan liked Han Xiaoyu.
It was common knowledge among all the educated youth that Han Xiaoyu disliked Xu Yan.
"Brother Xiao Yu is really unlucky, he keeps getting harassed by people like this." Liang Qian, a younger female educated youth, was all smiles, but when she saw Xu Yan, her expression immediately changed, and she rolled her eyes at him with some disgust.
"Stop talking," Ye Wei, another female educated youth who had arrived two years earlier than them, tugged at Liang Qian's arm.
"I told you so!" Liang Qian's voice was already loud, and after this persuasion, it became even louder. "She can do such shameful things, why is she afraid of what others say?"
"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? You're dreaming of a toad eating swan meat!" Liang Qian's words were very harsh, and her voice was so loud that it could be heard not only inside the courtyard but also outside.
Han Xiaoyu frowned upon hearing her words, but did not speak to stop her.
The others remained silent, glanced at Xu Yan a few times, then at Han Xiaoyu a few times, before heading straight to the kitchen.
However, Xu Yan remained standing there without reacting, whether she was pretending not to hear or was so shameless that scolding her was no longer effective.
Actually, none of those are true.
Xu Yan suddenly received a portion of the original owner's memories while staring at Han Xiaoyu, and then found that she had actually transmigrated into a historical novel she had read before.
She said, "Why does the name 'Brother Xiao Yu' sound so familiar?"
He is the male protagonist of that historical romance novel!
Han Xiaoyu, a character in a period novel, is handsome and intelligent. Although he is temporarily trapped in the countryside and living a hard life, he not only has the "everyone loves him" buff, but also the luck to succeed in whatever he does.
Especially after he married Sun Jiarou, the daughter of the brigade secretary, everything went even more smoothly. They loved and cherished each other, worked hard together, and went through difficult times together. Finally, after the college entrance examination was reinstated in 1977, they were admitted to university together. Later, in the 1980s, they went into business and became well-known wealthy people across the country.
This novel tells the story of their beautiful and pure love in that era and how their struggles changed their lives.
And she, Xu Yan.
She is just one of the male protagonist's many ardent suitors, and her main role is to highlight the male protagonist's unique masculine charm and to emphasize the female protagonist's gentle, virtuous, and capable qualities in this era.
Commonly known as cannon fodder.
The original text doesn't explain Xu Yan's family background very clearly. It only says that her parents work in City B, that her family is well-off, and that she has an older brother who is already married. His wife is also a factory worker with a stable job. That's all.
However, Xu Yan still had some memories of the original owner in his mind. Although they were incomplete, he could still piece together a rough outline.
In the original owner's memory, her family had arranged a good job for her, and she could start working in a factory as soon as she graduated from high school. It was during that time that she met Han Xiaoyu.
It was love at first sight.
Han Xiaoyu, who hadn't yet been sent to the countryside, had fair skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a handsome appearance. He was the tallest among his male classmates. When he smiled at someone, he unexpectedly made eye contact with the original owner of the body.
In that one glance, the original owner suddenly felt that all the flowers in her heart had bloomed in that instant.
Han Xiaoyu was two years older than her, but because he started school late, he graduated in the same year as the original owner. His family was large, with four or five brothers and sisters. He was the eldest, and his conditions were not very good. He had no way to find a job in the city, so he could only go to the countryside to work.
When the original owner found out, he insisted on going to the countryside, even at the cost of his life.
When her parents disagreed, she made a scene and eventually secretly registered at the educated youth office without telling her family.
But somehow the story got out, and people in the factory compound started talking about it. They said that Xu's daughter was shameless and didn't respect herself, and that she was eager to cling to the man. They wondered how her family had raised her.
Xu's father was so angry when he heard this that he almost died of anger.
It was only when Han Xiaoyu's parents suddenly came to propose marriage that the whole thing was resolved.
That's right, the original owner of this body was engaged to Han Xiaoyu.
Just before they went to the countryside.
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