The afternoon's chat was quite effective; Xie Yunshu, the goddaughter of the textile factory's women's director, has successfully become the topic of conversation at dinner for more than 80% of the families in the residential compound.

Although everyone knew that Yun Shu was an educated youth sent to the countryside, just by looking at the bicycle and the information revealed in Wang Min's words, it was clear that this girl's family was quite well-off, and it was impossible for her to spend her whole life farming in the countryside.

Moreover, he wasn't farming at the time; he was working as a broadcaster in the advanced brigade. Not long ago, he was fighting against robbery in their county and received an award for being an advanced individual.

Some well-informed people recognized Yun Shu as one of the little girls in the photo posted on the bulletin board outside the police station a while ago, which immediately made Yun Shu's image even more impressive, as if she were surrounded by a halo.

Just like the old lady who argued with Wang Min in the afternoon, many people were tempted by Yun Shu because of these factors. After all, this girl's conditions were truly outstanding. However, not everyone had the confidence of the old lady who argued with Wang Min—the workshop director's mother.

Wang Min scolded them away, and feeling that their family was not well-off, they thought about it and gave up the idea.

For no other reason than that, in the eyes of the residents of this apartment building, or in the current marriage market, the second son of the Zhang family is already a high-performing stock.

Although he wasn't very successful, he was still a high school student. Thanks to his older brother, he had a formal job as a purchasing agent. He was just too lazy and idle, but he could still earn more than thirty yuan a month.

Of course, this is a plus for women from poor families, but even families with slightly better conditions are unwilling to marry into his family.

Unfortunately, Zhang Lao Er's mother was very arrogant and didn't like the girls who came to her. She preferred girls who ignored her family. She took a fancy to several girls from good families who were pretty, but all of them rejected her.

Even so, Zhang Lao Er's mother was still not giving up. She was always thinking about how to marry a goddess to be her son's servant, just like the old ox that was tricked by the Cowherd into marrying the Weaver Girl.

The conversation at dinner gradually veered off-topic, shifting from Yun Shu to Zhang Lao Er and his mother. Even so, several families were thinking that they should take advantage of Yun Shu's next visit to have a chat with the young girl before making a decision.

After all, good girls are hard to find, and missing out on one could mean missing out for a lifetime.

……

Of course, Yun Shu was unaware of what was happening at the family dormitory. Right now, she was struggling to ride her bicycle towards Grandpa Zhang's oxcart. Without her superhuman strength and magical abilities, Xie Yun Shu was still a little nervous about riding a bicycle alone with so much stuff.

After all, she can't just throw grenades at every single person she sees.

Fortunately, Yun Shu made it in time. Of course, it was mainly because Grandpa Zhang had waited for her for a while, since Yun Shu had entered the city in the morning and would naturally return in the evening.

Without a letter of introduction, you can't stay at the guesthouse, and you have to inform the brigade leader in advance before visiting relatives.

The people on the oxcart were getting impatient waiting for Yun Shu, but when they saw Yun Shu riding her bicycle over from afar, they all stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Good heavens, this young educated youth Xie... rode a bicycle?!"

"Her bicycle is a bit different from the others in the team, and... it's quite nice-looking."

"Of course! And she's carrying so much stuff. Does Xie, the educated youth, have relatives in the county town? Or did she buy all this herself?"

Grandpa Zhang, who was driving the oxcart, was speechless as he looked at the old women whose eyes were as bright as light bulbs. Just a moment ago, they were urging him to go, but now they weren't in a hurry anymore.

Grandpa Zhang took a puff of his pipe and shook his head helplessly.

……

When there were still about ten meters left, Yun Shu stopped pedaling. After all, the bicycle was now heavily loaded and had a lot of inertia, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to stop.

Using her momentum, Yun Shu slid herself to the side of the oxcart. She was already covered in sweat and couldn't help but give herself a mental thumbs up. She had successfully tamed a 1970s-style women's bicycle.

However, when Yun Shu jumped off the bicycle and looked up, she was startled by the intense gazes of several elderly women on the bike. After a while, Yun Shu looked at the smiling Grandpa Zhang and quickly took out a pear from the bag on the back seat and handed it to him.

"Thank you so much, Uncle Zhang. I'm only ten minutes late. If you hadn't been waiting for me, you would have gone home long ago."

"Here you go, take this home and sweeten your mouth."

"And ladies and sisters-in-law, I'm so sorry for taking up your time. Here are a few pieces of fruit candy as an apology. Would it be alright if each of you had one?"

A shrewd young girl will never be taken advantage of, no matter how much or how little candy she receives; people will always treat her politely. Therefore, the few who had been complaining earlier all laughed, accepting the candy with even more beaming smiles than Grandpa Zhang.

"Look at this young educated youth, Xie. He's a true city person; he's so straightforward in his words and actions!"

"That's right, what's a little wait? We can talk for a bit. Little Xie, you'd better wipe your sweat off quickly, the wind is really strong tonight, don't let all that sweat on your forehead get worse!"

"Okay, thank you, ma'am, I'll listen to you!"

Yun Shu obediently took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and then, with the help of Grandpa Zhang, put the heavy items onto the oxcart, while carrying the lighter snacks and cloth herself on the cart.

The older women on the bus also helped to set up the things. As they did so, they were secretly amazed. After they finally managed to put everything away and tied it up with rope, one of the older women couldn't contain her curiosity and asked Yun Shu what she was thinking.

"Xie Zhiqing, did you buy all these things yourself?"

"And this car..."

"Ah, I bought the bicycle myself, and all the food and supplies were prepared for me by my godmother. My mom contacted my godmother before I went to the countryside, but my godmother went on a business trip a while ago and just came back yesterday, so I came to the city today to see them."

"Business trip? Your godmother is a factory worker."

"OK."

Without saying much, when the old woman pressed Yun Shu for more information, Yun Shu just smiled and remained silent. Realizing she had asked too many questions, the old woman stopped talking.

Grandpa Zhang cracked his whip at the opportune moment, and the oxcart started moving. Yun Shu rode her bicycle slowly alongside. Although the sky was gradually turning red, she wasn't afraid because of the large crowd. However, she couldn't help feeling a little annoyed that she hadn't controlled the pace well.

Ultimately, Yun Shu lacked experience in communicating with people and couldn't be as cautious and meticulous as the heroines in other novels.

She wanted to make her identity and persona more three-dimensional, but while avoiding trouble, she was also afraid of causing trouble for herself. She felt like she had said too much, but she was also afraid that she hadn't said enough.

So when I mentioned my godmother, I wanted to say that she was a leader in the textile factory, but I swallowed the words back, afraid that I would cause trouble for her again.

Sigh, why doesn't she have the social skills of a female protagonist in a time-travel novel?

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