Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Liu Ru felt her face burning, even the roots of her ears were hot.

From the moment she arrived at the school, she had focused all her attention on the man in front of her.

Even knowing that his heart belonged to Guo Xiaoyan, Liu Ru did not give up.

However, to Liu Ru's surprise, this man's words were so rude!

He had one attitude towards Guo Xiaoyan, but a different attitude towards himself.

They really do treat people differently based on who they're dealing with!

Liu Ru tried to calm herself down. Just as she figured out how to continue talking to Cao Xiangyang, she found that Cao Xiangyang had already turned and left.

Liu Ru clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, her eyes filled with resentment.

With a final, cold laugh, Liu Ru turned away resolutely.

Don't speak so absolutely; there's nothing absolute in this world!

All roads lead to Rome. If one path is blocked, I can choose another!

Liu Ru's gaze gradually turned fierce, and she clenched her back teeth tightly.

Tomorrow is the weekend, and Liu Ru plans to use the weekend to subtly circumvent the situation.

……

"My buddy is working with extra energy today, like he has inexhaustible strength."

Liu Xiaohu shouted at Liu Jia while moving bricks.

Liu Jia smiled.

"Save your breath, this isn't the time for you to be so upset. Your mouth and butt hurt, you'd be a different person if you were feeling better."

For some reason, Liu Jia was always very relaxed when facing Liu Xiaohu, saying whatever came to mind without any restraint.

Liu Xiaohu did the same, chatting aimlessly with Liu Jia about all sorts of things, and even said that only in this way could he be more motivated.

Today, however, Liu Xiaohu's motivation does not come from those jokes and strange stories.

The important thing is that I can rest tomorrow.

"Third brother, I heard from them that many dorms want to use the weekend to get to know each other if they're from the same hometown. Do you have any news on that?"

Liu Xiaohu looked very serious, as if he were talking about something extremely important.

Liu Jia, however, seemed completely unconcerned.

"I haven't heard about it yet, but we all go to school together, so it's only a matter of time before we get to know each other. Why do we have to make a special effort to get to know each other?"

"Wouldn't it seem more serious? Interpersonal relationships in university are very important, and we can't afford not to take advantage of them."

Liu Xiaohu raised his voice when he said the first sentence, but when he said the second sentence, he deliberately lowered his voice considerably.

Liu Jia shook his head.

"I don't know, I haven't heard them mention it yet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the team leader suddenly shouted, "Everyone's been working for a while, let's take a break. Once we've regained our strength, we'll continue!"

Liu Xiaohu chuckled and brushed the dirt off his clothes. "See? When you're in a good mood, time flies by."

"Look at that pathetic little thing."

Liu Jia teased Liu Xiaohu, then turned and went to wash his hands.

At that moment, someone suddenly ran over and chased after Liu Jia.

"Liu Jia, you're from Ye Cheng, right?"

Liu Jia turned around and looked at the person opposite him with a puzzled expression.

I am indeed Ye Cheng's, but how did he know?

"Oh, my name is Li Yang. Let me explain first. I found your address on the students' record sheet. I'm also from Yecheng. We're from the same hometown."

"Tomorrow, I'd like to organize a meeting so that everyone can get to know each other. After all, we're all studying in different places now, and if we get to know each other, we can help each other out."

"I wanted to ask, do you have some time?"

Liu Jia's lips curled up in a smile.

This is exactly what I said.

Just a moment ago, Liu Xiaohu was talking about the hometown gathering, and I hadn't taken it seriously at all. I didn't expect that someone would come to inform me in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, is there anything we can help with? How much money does each person need to contribute?"

Liu Jia had never attended a hometown reunion at university, but he knew for sure that money was always involved in any such gathering.

Everyone chipping in the money, that's for sure.

Li Yang smiled.

"We've tentatively set the price at two yuan per person. You can give your opinion, and if you think it's too much, we can discuss it again."

"No need, no need. I'll pay you now, whenever you're ready to pay!"

As he spoke, Liu Jia began to reach into his pocket.

Li Yang, on the other side, also didn't expect Liu Jia to be so straightforward.

After a moment of surprise, Li Yang said, "You can give it to me now. I happen to have a pen in my pocket. I'll write your name down first."

“Okay,” Liu Jia handed the money to Li Yang, and then asked, “By the way, do all of Ye Cheng’s classmates come?”

"Yes, I will inform everyone. Generally, unless there are special circumstances, everyone will come to participate in this fellow townsmen meeting at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I've got the time in mind."

"Okay, shall I go and inform the other students?"

Li Yang's words were full of questions.

Liu Jia nodded. "Go ahead. If you need any help, just let me know."

"Okay, Liu Jia, I'll remember you. See you tomorrow!"

As soon as Li Yang left, Liu Xiaohu moved closer to Liu Jia.

"Hey buddy, I've noticed that you're not only popular with girls, but also with guys."

"Stop guessing. We are fellow townsmen from Yecheng. If we want to get to know each other, there will be a gathering of townsmen at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

As soon as Liu Jia finished speaking, Liu Xiaohu quickly chimed in, "Haha, what did I tell you? I've already inquired. Usually, the first weekend after starting university is a gathering of people from the same hometown. It's a tradition!"

Liu Jia didn't take the custom or not seriously, but since they had already made the offer, he couldn't just not show up.

As for Liu Xiaohu's statement about making connections at hometown gatherings, Liu Jia didn't have such a strong purpose, but getting to know people was still worthwhile.

Li Yang was in charge of notifying the male students, while Wang Liqing was in charge of notifying the female students.

Guo Xiaoyan readily paid the money and said she would definitely arrive.

"Guo Xiaoyan, why is your class reunion so early? Why weren't we notified?"

When Liu Ru's voice came over, Guo Xiaoyan was startled.

When Wang Liqing spoke to her just now, her voice wasn't loud, but Liu Ru didn't expect that she could hear her so clearly.

After regaining her composure, Guo Xiaoyan said calmly, "I don't know either; it must have been arranged by the person in charge."

"Can I attend your hometown gathering?"

Liu Ru blinked and looked at Guo Xiaoyan with a smile.

Guo Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment, "I'm not sure about that. Maybe it's possible. You can ask the person in charge."

Guo Xiaoyan was very surprised by Liu Ru's request.

To be honest, if Wang Liqing hadn't kept saying they were both from Yecheng, Guo Xiaoyan wouldn't have wanted to attend this kind of gathering.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ru had such great energy that she insisted on attending their hometown gathering.

At first, Guo Xiaoyan didn't quite understand, but when Cao Xiangyang's image flashed through her mind, she suddenly understood what Liu Ru meant.

Liu Ru did this most likely to get closer to Cao Xiangyang.

Guo Xiaoyan was speechless.

All I can say is that the power of love is truly great.

Before Guo Xiaoyan could recover, Liu Ru had already gone after Wang Liqing.

Not long after, Liu Ru returned with a smile.

"It's settled then. I'll go with you at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Also, don't worry, I've already paid the money. I won't eat and drink for free."

Guo Xiaoyan didn't say anything and continued to wipe her sickle with grass roots.

For the rest of the afternoon, Liu Ru talked about the hometown gathering. Clearly, Liu Ru was even more excited about tomorrow's gathering than Guo Xiaoyan.

The next morning.

Most people in the dormitory got up early.

It wasn't just fellow townsmen from Yecheng who had class reunions; most classmates from other places also chose to meet this weekend.

Guo Xiaoyan felt something was strange.

Doesn't Liu Ru attend their hometown gathering?

Why participate in Yecheng's event?

After asking Liu Ru, Guo Xiaoyan learned that Liu Ru's hometown gathering was on Sunday.

What a coincidence.

If they choose to meet on Saturday, their chance to see Cao Xiangyang will definitely be ruined.

Liu Ru wore a floral dress and even put two small colored hair clips in her hair.

Guo Xiaoyan looked at the dress in her schoolbag and finally chose to wear pants.

When people from the same hometown get together, they pool their money to buy ingredients, and then they have to cook the meal themselves.

Wearing a skirt is too inconvenient.

One of the most important things is that Guo Xiaoyan is afraid of mosquitoes.

It's the peak season for mosquitoes right now, so wearing pants is a safer bet.

At least it's well covered up, so mosquitoes won't bite.

"Guo Xiaoyan, don't you have a dress?"

Why don't you wear a skirt to the party?

"Among you college students, there must be quite a few male students, right?"

Liu Ru looked at Guo Xiaoyan with a smile.

Guo Xiaoyan was speechless.

Should you wear a skirt if there are male classmates around?

I'm going to a hometown gathering, not a blind date, so why should I dress up so extravagantly?

Although she thought this way, Guo Xiaoyan didn't say it out loud.

After glancing at Liu Ru's skirt, Guo Xiaoyan said, "I'm afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes, so I won't wear the skirt for now."

"Really? You have a skirt? Could you take a look at it? If it's nice, I'll borrow it."

"Ah, what?"

If Guo Xiaoyan hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would have thought she was hallucinating.

I've only known Liu Ru for a few days, and she actually wants to borrow my clothes.

This... how come there's absolutely no sense of boundaries?

They don't treat themselves like family at all.

Guo Xiaoyan hesitated, unsure how to refuse.

Just then, someone outside the door called out.

"Are there any other people from Yecheng in the dorm? Hurry up and come out, it'll be late soon!"

As soon as these words came out.

Liu Ru immediately became nervous.

Before she could even think about the dress, Liu Ru quickly grabbed Guo Xiaoyan's hand.

"Hey, can't you hear that? Someone outside is calling us to come right away!"

Guo Xiaoyan's anxiety finally subsided.

Regardless of who reminded them, this was truly a timely help.

Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to refuse Liu Ru's request.

Guo Xiaoyan wore a clean green pair of trousers and a white shirt with green bell sleeves.

The two ponytails were now neatly tied, with the ends simply secured with rubber bands.

Even so, when walking with Liu Ru, Guo Xiaoyan still couldn't hide the unique charm she exuded.

The two had barely stepped outside when they attracted the attention of a large crowd.

"Who is this? Which region's college student is she? She's really pretty."

"Everyone says that girls with long legs like to wear pants, and it seems that's absolutely true. Look at her long legs."

"Her body proportions are absolutely amazing. She looks good in pants, but she looks even better in a dress."

"I think her name is Guo Xiaoyan, from Yecheng."

"..."

The people around them were talking amongst themselves.

Everyone's attention was focused on Guo Xiaoyan.

Liu Ru pretended to be calm and repeatedly reached up to tuck her hair behind her ears.

In the end, however, very few people talked about her.