Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

Liu Weidong was somewhat surprised that the young man had come to see Wang Shujuan. In his memory, his sister had always been a gentle and introverted woman. She rarely interacted with the young men in the village and was the type who hardly ever spoke.

But today, a male educated youth actually came to Wang Shujuan's door. In Liu Weidong's memory of living two lives, this had never happened before.

However, Liu Weidong was not a rash young man. He remained calm on the surface and said, "She's at home. I'll call her for you."

"No need, I'll go find her myself." Huang Tao waved his hand at Liu Weidong and went inside on his own.

This made Liu Weidong frown secretly. This guy was talking too much like himself, not treating himself like an outsider at all!

Wangcai, who was lying under the eaves, immediately stood up and stared at the stranger warily, looking eager to try.

Although Liu Weidong was very dissatisfied with Huang Tao, he still quickly whispered for his sister's sake, "Wangcai, don't move!"

The big yellow dog immediately sat down obediently, regaining its previous calm.

"This dog is quite obedient, not bad!" Huang Tao, unaware that he had just escaped a disaster, still dared to comment on Wangcai: "It's quite strong, it's a pity it's already spring, otherwise we could stew a big pot of it and have several meals!"

This guy actually dared to covet his dog, which made Liu Weidong even more displeased. He frowned and shouted, "Sis, someone's looking for you!"

In fact, Wang Shujuan inside the house had already heard the commotion, but she was so flustered that she didn't know what to do, so she simply hid inside and didn't come out.

Now that Liu Weidong had called out to her, she could no longer hide. She rushed to the door and hurriedly asked, "Huang...Huang Tao, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing the bright and charming Wang Shujuan, Huang Tao's eyes lit up. He said to her affectionately, "Shujuan, I came here especially to bring you books."

As he spoke, the man took out several magazines and said, "I just overheard you and Xu Ying talking about wanting to read, so I brought these to you. I bought these myself in the county."

When Huang Tao mentioned that these magazines were all bought from the county, his tone was full of pride.

After all, the standard of living in rural areas was still relatively low in the early 1980s. It was already difficult enough for villagers to go to the county town, let alone go specifically to buy magazines, which was undoubtedly even more enviable.

Huang Tao said this on purpose to show off his abilities to Wang Shujuan, making it easier for him to win the girl's heart.

What this guy didn't know was that Liu Weidong had already cultivated Wang Shujuan's taste to a very high standard. Going to the county town to buy books was commonplace for her; even buying new clothes worth several hundred yuan was a regular occurrence for her.

Therefore, Wang Shujuan had no reaction to Huang Tao's boasting, but hesitated and said, "This...this is not appropriate, is it?"

"It's just borrowing a few books, there's nothing wrong with that!" Huang Tao said, feigning generosity. "You can look at these magazines first, and I'll get you some others after you're done!"

Liu Weidong, standing beside him, glanced at the magazine cover and, sure enough, it was "Zhiyin" magazine. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He never expected that a trope that had been overused in later generations would actually come into his life after his rebirth.

Wang Shujuan was an honest and upright person who had never encountered someone like Wang Tao who was shameless and eager to please her. She had no idea how to refuse such a person.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Shujuan took the magazine and whispered, "Well... thank you!"

"It's nothing, don't mention it!" Huang Tao waved his hand dismissively, "We're all from the same village, and we'll be spending a lot of time together in the future. It's only right that we take care of each other and help each other improve!"

This guy, being a sent-down youth, at least had a few years of schooling and enjoyed reading magazines like "Zhiyin," making him quite the artsy youth of the time. So his speech was rather sophisticated, conveying a sense of intimacy with Wang Shujuan without being off-putting.

Honest and simple-minded Wang Shujuan had never seen anything like this before, and was speechless for a moment.

Wang Shujuan's reaction made Huang Tao secretly proud. As an "educated youth" who had some education and had been sent from the city to the countryside, he always felt superior to these country folk.

If this woman hadn't been so incredibly beautiful, captivating Huang Tao, he wouldn't have bothered trying to woo a country girl!

Seeing that Wang Shujuan seemed to be moved by him, Huang Tao pressed his advantage and said, "Shujuan, actually I've always had a good impression of you. If you're willing, I'll take care of you like family and let you live a good life like people in the city!"

These words were even more explicit, and Wang Shujuan understood what they meant. She was both ashamed and angry, and said, "Stop talking, I... I don't need you to take care of me!"

Besides feeling embarrassed and annoyed, Wang Shujuan was most worried about Liu Weidong's feelings. She kept glancing at him as she spoke, afraid that her younger brother would get angry.

Huang Tao was indeed good at understanding women's psychology. He immediately noticed Wang Shujuan's little actions and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will take good care of your brother. After all, we'll be family from now on. How could I show favoritism to one over the other? Haha!"

Hearing Huang Tao's words, Liu Weidong just sneered inwardly.

Others may not know where these educated youths will go in the future, but Liu Weidong, with his past life experience, knows it all very clearly!

Actually, starting a few years ago, some educated youth began to return to the city one after another. Huang Tao and others were the last batch of educated youth in the village. They didn't stay in the village for long either, and all of them returned to the city in the first half of the year.

If Liu Weidong remembered correctly, these educated youth received a notice before the Spring Festival and knew that they would definitely be able to return to the city this year.

But Huang Tao, at this crucial moment, feigned concern for Wang Shujuan, clearly harboring ill intentions. He wanted to use this time before returning to the city to seduce the naive Wang Shujuan, then pack up and go back home, never taking responsibility for her—he's a modern-day Chen Shimei!

Thinking of this, Liu Weidong smiled faintly and said to Wang Shujuan without making a sound, "Sister, isn't it good that someone is willing to take care of us? Life will be better in the future!"

As an outsider, Huang Tao had no idea that Wang Shujuan was actually the adopted daughter of Liu Weidong's parents, who wanted them to get married.

Seeing that Wang Shujuan's younger brother had given him such a helpful assist, he was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Weidong is right. From now on, we're family. I'll make sure you have a better life!"

Even Liu Weidong said so, which made Wang Shujuan very anxious. She hurriedly wanted to tell her younger brother that she had no such idea at all.

But Liu Weidong didn't give Wang Shujuan a chance to speak at all, and immediately said with a smile, "Sister, I went to the city today and bought some things. Let me show you first!"

After saying that, Liu Weidong placed the items he had bought at the mall on the table one by one in front of Huang Tao.

Huang Tao, who had just been smug, suddenly changed his expression upon seeing these things.