Xie Qingyu's bike ride back caused quite a stir in the village.

I've seen plenty of bicycles, but this is the first time I've ever seen a women's bicycle like this.

As soon as Xie Qingyu arrived in the village, she was stopped by Xie Ersao, who was standing at the village entrance chatting with others.

"Oh my goodness, where did this car come from? It's so convenient!" As soon as Xie Qingyu stopped, everyone standing at the village entrance gathered around.

Fortunately, Xie Xixing and He Shen were by his side.

"Why is this vehicle so low? There's no crossbar, so it can only carry people in the back. Where will the children sit?" The vehicle was a rare sight, and while the villagers looked at it, no one actually got their hands on it.

"This is a women's bicycle. It's definitely not as sturdy as a standard bicycle, but it's convenient," Xie Xixing explained.

"Women's bicycles? There are men's and women's versions?" Some villagers had never even heard of them.

"How did you buy this car? You've accumulated so many industrial vouchers!" someone asked curiously.

The hardest tickets for people in the countryside to get are industrial tickets; even if you save them up for several years, they still won't be enough to buy something.

"I just happened to swap tickets with someone." Xie Xixing certainly wouldn't reveal where the car came from.

"Qingyu, you should ride your bike home first. Your mother is waiting for you at home." Xie Xixing said with a suppressed laugh.

At this point, Sister-in-law Xie was in no mood to talk. Naturally, she rushed home and also called on the woman next door who was sewing shoe soles to go home with her.

When the two sisters-in-law returned home, they saw the whole family gathered around the bicycle.

Xie Dongxing and Xie Beixing, who had gone out to work, had returned by now. They were quite curious about the bicycle and even seemed eager to try it out.

"Everyone move aside. This was bought for your sister. Don't let her ride it and break it." Wang Guifen pretended to shoo people away.

"Mom, our family has struck it rich! How about we buy a bicycle for my little sister?" Xie Ersao asked.

She knew Wang Guifang's personality well. Since the car was said to be bought for Xie Qingyu, it wasn't for family use. She would need Xie Qingyu's permission to ride it.

“Nannan can’t ride our bike, and luckily there are women’s bicycles for sale here, so I thought I’d buy one for her. Perfect!” Wang Guifen stroked the bicycle with obvious delight, her smile beaming. Even her tone when thanking her sister-in-law was very pleasant.

“I think this will work. My little sister will learn to ride a bike in no time,” Xie Xixing affirmed.

"That will make going out much more convenient from now on," Secretary Xie concluded after taking a look.

He was not involved in this matter; it was all Wang Guifang's decision, but he acquiesced to it.

"This must cost a lot of money. And where did we get so many industrial coupons?" This was Xie Ersao's first concern. If she had extra industrial coupons, she would like to exchange them for some things.

“How much did she spend? I built new houses and bought things for her three brothers’ weddings. I spent more money on each of them than she did. I’m buying this car now as part of her dowry. No one can say I’m being unfair.” Wang Guifang was unhappy when she heard this.

"No, no, that's not what I meant." Although Sister-in-law Xie grumbled a bit, she still didn't mean it that way.

After all, she had been married into the family for several years, and from the initial shock, she had now gotten used to Wang Guifang's kindness towards Xie Qingyu.

Although it's good, it's absolutely not about sucking the blood of the other wives to be good to her.

Secretary Xie and Wang Guifang had a lot of savings and were generous to their children.

She never imagined her mother-in-law would give her money before she married into the family.

"That's good. My little sister will have a car, so she'll have more confidence when she gets married," Sister-in-law Xie agreed.

She married into the family early and practically watched Xie Qingyu grow up. Her love for Xie Qingyu was almost the same as that for her own daughter.

"Alright, alright, Mom has to cook something nice today. I'll send some to He Shen later. Luckily, I had him come with me today, otherwise we almost wouldn't have been able to buy anything. We missed lunchtime, so we just ate a couple of bites. If he goes back now, there probably won't be any food left at the educated youth center."

Xie Xixing was so hungry that he could hardly stand it anymore.

"Hey, you should have said so earlier." Wang Guifang hurriedly went to the kitchen to get busy, and Xie Xixing followed her in; he was really hungry.

I didn't feel anything when I was teaching Xie Qingyu to ride a bicycle, but now I can't keep up.

Wang Guifang cooks quickly and soon has two bowls of noodles ready.

"You eat first, have your brother take this bowl over."

The white noodles were topped with an egg; Wang Guifang was quite generous.

Xie Xixing had originally said he would deliver it himself, but when he saw the food that was served, he couldn't move his legs.

"Let Nan Nan go. He even taught her how to ride a bike. Besides, my brother isn't familiar with him, so he might not accept the food if we bring it over," Xie Xixing said thoughtfully.

He Shen had a good relationship with Xie Xixing, but he had almost no contact with Xie Dongxing and Xie Beixing.

It's not really appropriate to just bring a bowl of rice over there.

"Nannan, you go ahead and hurry up, or it'll all clump together," Wang Guifang instructed.

The noodles were still hot when they came out. Seeing that it was Xie Qingyu who was delivering them, Sister-in-law Xie quickly found a small vegetable basket for Xie Qingyu to carry, and then put the rice in it.

"Be careful on the road, don't spill anything," Wang Guifang instructed.

No one asked Xie Qingyu if she wanted to see them off until they were seen off at the door.

It was probably assumed that she would go; although she was pampered, she was sensible.

Xie Qingyu had just ridden her bike back home, and the news had already spread throughout the village. Now, whenever she rode her bike down the main road, people would come up to talk to her.

Before they had gone very far, they had already replied to several people with a smile.

They were all related to her, her sisters-in-law and aunts, so Xie Qingyu couldn't pretend she hadn't heard them.

So when she reached the next intersection, she decisively turned onto the side road, preferring to walk a few more steps rather than be questioned about where she was going.

The first person Xie Qingyu met at the educated youth settlement was Liu Qingqing.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Qingqing's gaze was not friendly, and it was clear that she was in a bad mood.

"What's it to you!" Xie Qingyu didn't bother arguing with her.

Liu Qingqing seemed to only remember Xie Qingyu's temper after being directly rebuked by her, so she restrained herself a bit and said, "What I mean is, who are you looking for? I can call them for you."

"No need." Xie Qingyu wasn't buying it. She walked straight to the entrance of the educated youth settlement and asked inside if He Shen was there.

As soon as her voice rang out, several voices responded from inside.

When Liu Qingqing heard that she had come to see He Shen, her eyes darkened. "What does Qingyu want with He Shen? You can just tell me."

Her tone successfully caught Xie Qingyu's attention.

She turned her gaze back to Liu Qingqing, "Why am I talking to you? Who are you to him?"

"I'm quite familiar with He Zhiqing, so what's the matter...?"

"You're not his wife," Xie Qingyu interrupted her directly.

Liu Qingqing was silenced. How could anyone respond? Country folks always speak so bluntly and crudely.

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