Turns Out to Be the Female Lead

Seeing the educated young woman's demeanor, the educated young man smiled faintly, glancing at her meaningfully: "Is it expensive? If you think it's expensive, don't sit."

The educated young woman hesitated. In truth, she wasn't very tired. She had simply noticed this handsome young man on the train, also from Jing Shi, and wanted to strike up a conversation but couldn't find an opportunity.

When she got on the rickshaw, she saw him sitting in front and impulsively followed. If she had known a single ride would cost five yuan, she would never have gotten on.

But now that she was on, getting off would be too embarrassing.

Daring to spend five yuan on a ride, this educated young man's family background must be decent. It would be better to let him see that she wasn't short on money either.

So she gritted her teeth, a pained expression on her face, but feigned indifference: "Isn't it just five yuan? As if no one can afford it. Take it!" With that, she pulled a handkerchief from her person, opened it, and took out a five-yuan bill, handing it to Hua Er Hua.

For a generous customer, the attitude naturally couldn't be the same as before. Hua Er Hua grinned as she accepted it: "Alright, please sit tight. If you want to go anywhere later, just say the word. There's no place in these surrounding counties that I don't know well."

The educated young woman turned her face away in annoyance, ignoring this money-grubbing woman.

Hua Er Hua didn't mind her attitude, giving a strong pedal, and the homemade rickshaw shot forward. As she passed Old Man Si's ox cart, she didn't forget to call out: "Old Man San, Young Master Er, I'm heading back first. I'll wait for everyone at the production team headquarters."

It was then that Chu Lai Fu noticed Hua Er Hua was also there. He craned his neck for a moment and said, "This girl, where did she get that cart? Looks pretty cool!"

Old Man Si also looked on curiously: "This three-wheeled cart must be more expensive than a bicycle, right?"

"Of course. At least two bicycles would be needed to make one like this. How could it not be expensive?"

The rickshaw had gone quite a distance when the educated young woman finally came to her senses and asked Hua Er Hua: "Aren't you an educated youth?"

For a big customer, Hua Er Hua was extremely patient: "No, I never said I was an educated youth."

The educated young woman pointed to the luggage on the rickshaw: "If you're not an educated youth, why are you carrying so much luggage?"

"What's luggage for? To sleep, of course."

After saying that, Hua Er Hua even looked at her with an "are you stupid" gaze, making the educated young woman so annoyed she didn't know whether to be angry or not. She just felt exhausted talking to this person. "I wasn't asking about that! I mean, are you from the Tao Hua Loan Production Team?"

Hua Er Hua shook her head: "No."

The educated young woman took a deep breath and said with a cold face: "Oh, so you're visiting relatives."

To her surprise, Hua Er Hua shook her head again. The educated young woman felt like she was talking to a block of wood and simply turned her face forward to admire the scenery on both sides of the road.

Seeing the other party angry, Hua Er Hua narrowed her eyes and smiled, only to unexpectedly meet the educated young man's amused gaze, feeling as if her thoughts had been seen through.

The educated young man spoke: "Xia Yu, an educated youth from Jing Shi."

From Jing Shi? Hua Er Hua's heart skipped a beat. These past few days, whenever she heard someone was from Jing Shi, she couldn't help but wonder if they were targeting her.

But she scrutinized Xia Yu up and down several times. He maintained a calm expression, as if saying, "Go ahead and look, I have nothing to hide."

Hua Er Hua couldn't help but wonder if she was being overly suspicious again.

"Hua Er Hua, City Women's Federation, down to the countryside to promote the prevention of trafficking of women and children and domestic violence."

The educated young woman, who had initially not wanted to pay attention to Hua Er Hua, turned her face back after hearing her introduction, looking at her in surprise several times, seemingly disbelieving that such a young person already worked for the Women's Federation.

She turned to look at Xia Yu, her attitude suddenly doing a complete 180, extending her right hand and saying: "Hello, Comrade Xia. My name is Cheng Yan, also from Jing Shi, my home is in Dong Cheng District. Are you in Dong Cheng or Xi Cheng? I've never met you in Dong Cheng, so your home must be in Xi Cheng District, right?"

Cheng Yan? Hua Er Hua's pedaling foot suddenly slipped. She hadn't expected her first encounter with the female lead of the story to be in such circumstances.

Didn't they say the female lead was enthusiastic, generous, obedient, and gentle? Hmm, facing Xia Yu, she was indeed enthusiastic and generous. As for obedient and gentle, it probably depended on the person.

Now that the male lead, Li Dong Feng, had run into trouble, if they met again later, would the female lead still end up with the male lead?

Although she didn't have much goodwill towards this Cheng Yan, she also didn't wish for her to be deceived by someone like Li Dong Feng. However, she wouldn't offer a reminder. A woman like Cheng Yan would clearly not listen to advice. If she really advised her, given the original owner's past relationship with Li Dong Feng, people might even think she was jealous.

Xia Yu looked down at Cheng Yan's hand, having no intention of shaking it, and simply said indifferently: "I'm from the outskirts."

Cheng Yan awkwardly withdrew her hand, suddenly feeling regretful. Looking at his clothes and aura, she had thought he was a descendant of a high-ranking cadre family. How could he be from the outskirts? What a pity!

Cheng Yan's interest in Xia Yu diminished slightly. Instead, she shifted her attention to Hua Er Hua, asking about some matters concerning the city and the Tao Hua Loan Production Team.

Hua Er Hua answered vaguely, sighing inwardly as she looked at Cheng Yan's pleasant face. The female lead was indeed extraordinary. Look at that chattering mouth; she had just arrived in the countryside and already offended the team leader. Who knows how many times she would be troubled in the production team later.

Perhaps when she returned, she should remind Young Master Er a bit not to offend the female lead too much. If he really disliked her, he could just pretend she didn't exist. Otherwise, if the female lead ever rose to power and came back to trouble those who had offended her, it would be truly bothersome.

Cheng Yan didn't know what Hua Er Hua was thinking, only feeling that this female comrade's gaze was very strange, and gradually lost interest in striking up a conversation.

The homemade rickshaw traveled much faster than the ox cart. It took less than half an hour to get from the commune to the Tao Hua Loan Production Team.

When the rickshaw stopped at the gate of the team headquarters, Cheng Yan only felt that the five yuan had been wasted. If she had known this educated youth lived in the outskirts, she would never have spent five yuan.

Accountant Liu heard the sound of the rickshaw outside and came out of the headquarters. Seeing Hua Er Hua's rickshaw, he curiously approached and touched it: "Er Hua, your rickshaw is so nice, how much did you buy it for?"

Hua Er Hua smiled and said: "I didn't buy it, Uncle. I went to the scrap yard to buy old bicycles and iron pipes, then asked someone in the factory to weld it for me. It didn't cost much in total. If you want one, Uncle Liu, next time I find some old bicycles, I'll ask someone to weld one for you."

Accountant Liu was tempted by this, but then thought that old bicycles weren't that easy to find, so he dismissed the idea: "Never mind, never mind. I'm in the village all day, I don't go anywhere. Making one would be useless."

Seeing the two educated youths, a man and a woman, he thought they were Hua Er Hua's friends and said: "Er Hua, bringing your classmates to the village to play? Welcome, welcome! It's just a pity it's still early. Wait another month when the wild vegetables on the mountain grow abundantly, and there will be good things everywhere. Remember to bring a few big sacks when you come back then."