Chapter 54 - 54

Chapter 54 Again, Educated YouthYun Ting paused in her eating. Without turning her head, she knew from the voice that it wasthat devilish Duan Xingye. Apart from her, there were few people who called her that."Heh~ What a coincidence," Yun Ting said with a forced smile."Unfortunately, I came here specifically to see you." Duan Xingye raised an eyebrow at her, a smile playing on his lips.Wen Jing also stopped eating and looked curiously at Duan Xingye and Yun Ting, her eyes brimming with gossip.How did you know I was here?"If I said we were telepathically connected, would you believe me?" Duan Xingye teased.Yun Ting rolled her eyes at him without any politeness, "Do you think I believe that?""Okay, I'm not kidding you anymore. Han Yangtold me he saw you. You're my childhood friend. I guessed you'd be eating here at this time, so I came over."Speaking of this, Duan Xingye found it funny.Han Yang told him that he saw a little girl at the police station and that she asked him if he lived by the sea. Han Yang couldn't understand it and asked him, " Brother Ye, what do you think thatlittle girl meant by asking me that?" Duan Xingye immediately understood and couldn't help but chuckle, "She said you were nosy."Duan Xingye still remembers Han Yang's expression, as if he had been struck by lightning.He came out on his own, without intending to bring Han Yang along, because he felt that Han Yang's mouth would ruin his plans."Would you like to grab something to eat? I'm treating my friend to dinner! This is Wen Jing, she works at the post office."" Wen Jing, this is Duan Xingye." She didn't mention he was the Secretary; it was better to keep a low profile!The two exchanged brief greetings. Duan Xingyeordered an extra plate of braised pork and stir-fried vegetables, as there were really no other good dishes available. For his main course, he ordered two steamed buns."Have you two had enough to eat? Would you like to order more?"Yun Ting and Wen Jing both shook their heads to indicate that they didn't want it.Wen Jing buried her head in her food, wanting to get out of there as soon as possible. She felt she was getting in the way of being a third wheel, and she was very perceptive." Wen Jing, why are you only eating steamed buns and not any vegetables?""No...no, I have food." Wen Jing smiled awkwardly and picked up a piece of braised pork.Duan Xingye brought the dishes over and invited them to eat, while he picked up a steamed bun and ate it slowly and deliberately.Yun Ting stole a few glances and thought, "Tsk tsk... she's so delicate while eating. On the other hand, she's... so rough."Duan Xingye's lips curled slightly as he took in Yun Ting's subtle movements." Yun Ting, I'm full, I'll head back now. You two enjoy your meal," Wen Jing said, putting down her chopsticks and looking at the two of them."So fast? Are you sure you're full?""Okay, see you later." Wen Jing quickly slipped away without looking back."Why are you running so fast?" Yun Tingmuttered.Duan Xingye raised an eyebrow at her. This girl is still clueless! Looks like he'll have to wait a while.After the two finished their meal, Yun Ting was about to go back. Seeing that she had bought a bicycle, Duan Xingye didn't insist on giving her a ride.Yun Ting slowly rode her bicycle back home, encountering a village tractor along the way."Oh ho... new faces, is this the new Educational Youth?"Not only did Yun Ting notice the people on the tractor, but several of the newly educated youths on the tractor also noticed her. After all, not many people rode bicycles these days, and she was pretty.Yun Ting also felt their gazes, feeling like she was being watched like an animal in a zoo, which made her very unhappy. She pedaled her bicycle harder, speeding up, trying to overtake the tractor." Young Yun, you bought a bicycle?" Brigade Leader shouted at her when he saw her."Yes, Captain, these are the new educated youth?""Yes, they just arrived today." The Brigade Leader frowned, looking troubled as well.They already have enough educated youth in their village, and now five more have arrived—two men and three women. The problem is that two of the female comrade-like girls seem quite spoiled. Sigh… If two more like Yin Jiao arrive, he'll go bald again.Yun Ting smiled but didn't say anything more, and rode off on her bike."Hey, isn't that female comrade also an Educated Youth? She's really pretty." A maleEducated Youth on the tractor said, watching Yun Ting drive away.This male educated youth is named Wang Xiangdong and comes from Shanghai."Ha~ Never seen a pretty woman before?" Hao Yan, the female educated youth, mocked.She considered herself to come from a good family and be quite good-looking, and wherever she went, men would always fawn over her. Now, seeing that there were even better-looking women in the countryside than her, she was incredibly jealous."I'm prettier than you! What are you so jealous about? Pfft…" Wang Xiangdong didn't care who she was and kept roasting her."you…""Alright, enough of that. We're all comrades who came to the countryside together, and we haven't even arrived yet! We're already arguing. Aren't we making a fool of ourselves? We're educated, civilized people." Another maleeducated youth... Zhang Xuejun spoke up to offer advice.The Brigade Leader overheard their conversation and said to his nephew Li Aijun, who was driving the tractor, "Listen to this, we're only halfway there. There's going to be trouble later."Brigade Leader's brow was so furrowed it could trap a fly.Li Aijun smiled but didn't say anything. He was a man of few words to begin with, and besides, he didn't know what else to say.Putting aside the newly arrived Educated Youth,Yun Ting's return to the village on her bicycle caused quite a stir. Many of the village children knew her well and chased after her, calling out, "Little Sister Yun..." So, there was this scene: Yun Ting was pedaling her bicycle with great effort, followed by a string of little kids. Whichever direction Yun Ting's bicycle veered, they would follow her route. The scene looked quite comical."Oh my, even this little educated youth Yun has bought a bicycle.""These educated youth are amazing, they're really rich.""Of course! That's three already, tsk tsk...""Tch, isn't this just capitalist hedonism?" A sarcastic voice suddenly rang out." Xu Guifang, do you want to get beaten up by little Educated Youth Yun again? You can't just say things like that.""I... I didn't say anything wrong. We can walk to town, so why can't they? Isn't that just hedonism?""So, according to you, the Brigade Leader'sfamily is also hedonistic?""I didn't say Brigade Leader..."" Xu Guifang, you're just jealous and envious.""Don't just talk about me, I don't believe you guys aren't either.""Pah... We're not as immoral as you. We're just envious, we don't have any other bad intentions. You're just randomly labeling people!""that is…"Seeing that no one agreed with her and everyone kept criticizing her, Xu Guifang felt a little guilty and turned away."Mom, where have you been? You're in such a hurry. Is there any food at home? I'm starving."Second Scoundrel had just returned when he ran into his mother at the door."Eat, eat, eat! You're always out hanging out with those people. Can't you ever improve yourself? What kind of karma am I creating…" Xu Guifangwailed."Mom, what are you doing? I just asked you a question, why are you making such a fuss? Are we out of food?" Second Scoundrel said impatiently.Xu Guifang didn't say anything, she just kept crying. He got impatient and went inside, not wanting to pay attention to his mother and let her wail to her heart's content.