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

Liu Jia picked up a coarse cloth towel and wiped his face without turning his head.

"Why should I call you? Don't you know you have an exam today?"

Guo Xiaoyan was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Liu Jia's words struck Guo Xiaoyan like a blow to the head, leaving her speechless and unsure how to respond.

That's such a harsh thing to say!

Is it because we're getting a divorce and there won't be any future relationship between us that she treats me like this?

Thinking about Liu Jia in the past and then looking at her now, Guo Xiaoyan felt more and more aggrieved, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Before he could even catch his breath, Liu Jia turned and left again.

Guo Xiaoyan sniffed hard before quickly getting to work.

I tidied up while trying to comfort myself.

Just hang in there a little longer. Once the divorce is settled, I can go back to the city, and everything will be alright.

Breakfast was simple: cornmeal porridge, sweet potato flour buns, a piece of pickled radish, and a small piece of scrambled eggs with scallions left over from last night.

Liu Yutian and Zhang Guilan went to the fields early.

The eldest son, Liu Xinguo, and his wife are in another courtyard. The second son, Liu Jianye, didn't come back from the production team last night.

There were only two people eating in the room, and Guo Xiaoyan felt a little awkward.

Liu Jia, however, acted as if nothing had happened.

He took a big bite of the sweet potato bread, chewed it a few times, and then picked up the bowl and drank some porridge.

After repeating this action several times, the bowl of cornmeal porridge was empty.

During this time, Guo Xiaoyan rolled her eyes countless times.

Unfortunately, Liu Jia didn't look up at all, so he couldn't see Guo Xiaoyan's angry expression.

Next, we went to the city for the same exam process as yesterday.

However, after handing in her paper for the afternoon exam, Liu Jia didn't wait for Guo Xiaoyan and went straight home.

How much time would it take if I waited for her to finish her paper and hand it in before slowly walking back?

So at lunchtime, Liu Jia told Guo Xiaoyan that she would go home by herself after the exam in the afternoon.

Guo Xiaoyan didn't say anything and simply agreed.

On his way back to the village, passing through the fields to the west of the village, Liu Jia immediately noticed something was wrong.

At this time, before people had come down the mountain, everyone's heads were glued to Liu Jia after they saw him.

Some people even stopped what they were doing.

"Aunt Zhang, what are you staring at? You think you can just pick up my money now that I've lost it?"

Liu Jia asked jokingly.

Aunt Zhang didn't hold back either; she raised her head and her loud voice rang out.

"Liu Jia, where's your wife? Why didn't she come back with you?"

As soon as the question was asked, the people around him started laughing.

Since marrying Guo Xiaoyan, Liu Jia has become her shadow.

In people's eyes, it was normal for Liu Jia to be with Guo Xiaoyan; now that Guo Xiaoyan is gone, something is not right!

Seeing that Liu Jia didn't speak, Aunt Zhang coughed loudly, then asked with a smile.

"What's wrong? Did you run away?"

Liu Jia stopped and looked around at the curious eyes, finally fixing his gaze on Aunt Zhang.

Aunt Zhang is known as the loudspeaker of Xili Village.

Not only does he have a loud voice, but he also loves to gossip and spread rumors. He's the number one "broadcaster" in Xili Village.

However, the broadcasters were only announcing new policies implemented by higher authorities.

Aunt Zhang's broadcasts, however, consisted of mundane family matters.

Liu Jia became a fan of his daughter-in-law, and Aunt Zhang never hesitated to speak up for her behind the scenes.

Today, Liu Jia didn't give Aunt Zhang any face either, and immediately retorted.

“Aunt Zhang, even if you’re a couple, you can’t be together all the time. I’m not like my Uncle Zhang, who followed you for several years before you were able to settle down in Xili Village.”

Before Liu Jia could finish speaking, several older men burst into laughter.

Aunt Zhang's face flushed red and then turned pale, and she was so angry that she trembled all over.

In front of so many people, this brat revealed all his secrets. It's infuriating!

Liu Jia laughed along with him.

Back then, Aunt Zhang didn't want to marry Uncle Zhang, and after the marriage, she would go back to her parents' home every few days.

Uncle Zhang was afraid that Aunt Zhang wouldn't stay, so he followed her around during the day and dared not take off his clothes to sleep at night.

It took Aunt Zhang many years before she finally settled down to live with Uncle Zhang.

Liu Jia already knew all this, but he didn't want to join in their commotion.

Now that Aunt Zhang is making a joke about my situation, I'm naturally not going to take it lying down.

People are still laughing.

Liu Jia strolled around, humming a tune.

Aunt Zhang's chest heaved with anger as she clenched her teeth.

"What's there to be so smug about? She's just a pretty girl!"

"The hemp leaf is pretty, the tail is long, but once he marries a wife, he forgets his mother!"

After muttering a few words under her breath, Aunt Zhang's anger subsided somewhat.

Hearing people's laughter from afar, Zhang Guilan became somewhat absent-minded.

"Third son's mother, your little Third son is back!"

Upon hearing someone remind her, Zhang Guilan nodded in response.

"I saw him, I just saw him."

"Why are you back so early? Looks like you did well on the exam."

Zhang Guilan gave an awkward laugh, unsure of how to respond.

The sun is still so high, and Liu Jia is already back. How can he do well on the exam? Could it be that he didn't know how to answer those questions, so he came back early?

Seeing that Guo Xiaoyan wasn't with Liu Jia, Zhang Guilan's heart sank even further.

When Liu Jia got closer, Zhang Guilan quickly lowered her voice and asked.

"Son, how did the test go? Did you know how to do all the questions?"

"Don't worry, Mom, the questions are all quite simple, there won't be any problems."

"What about Yan'er?" Zhang Guilan asked Liu Jia again, still worried.

Liu Jia took the hoe from Zhang Guilan and answered while weeding.

"I don't know, but it should be about the same."

Zhang Guilan opened her mouth, but swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Let's not bother asking Guo Xiaoyan how she did on the exam.

They're getting a divorce anyway, their son must be feeling really bad, so it's best not to upset him.

Liu Jia helped Zhang Guilan with her work until she got off work.

Zhang Guilan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw smoke billowing from her chimney in the distance.

Judging from the looks of it, Guo Xiaoyan has already arrived home.

As soon as she entered the door, Zhang Guilan called out, "Yan'er, are you cooking?"

"Yes, it's cooked."

Guo Xiaoyan walked out of the kitchen as she spoke.

Seeing Liu Jia go to wash her hands, Guo Xiaoyan hurriedly took two steps forward to catch up.

"Liu Jia, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Guo Xiaoyan's voice was hurried, as if she was very anxious.

Seeing this, Zhang Guilan quickly went to the kitchen so that the two of them could talk.

Liu Jia rolled up his sleeves. "Go ahead and speak. Washing your hands won't stop you from talking."

"Liu Jia, it's about helping you find a job and changing your household registration. I've asked around, and it'll require my connections."

Liu Jia was taken aback and frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"It means finding a job and transferring your household registration under the name of you being my family member."

As soon as Guo Xiaoyan finished speaking, Liu Jia suddenly stood up.

"If we do it in the name of the family, then the divorce can't be finalized, right? That won't do!"

Guo Xiaoyan's head buzzed, and her voice rose accordingly.

"I'm not in a hurry yet, why are you?"

"It seems like if I delay the divorce by even one day, I'll be a burden to you!"

After asking the question angrily, Guo Xiaoyan's tears began to fall in a steady stream.

Before I could even say anything, he got angry!

I was the one who brought up the divorce, but now he's more anxious than I am!

What is Liu Jia trying to do?