“Is it hard to leave?”
A voice suddenly asked from across the aisle.
Yun Ting turned to look. It was a gentle, pretty girl.
She had been sleeping with her head down earlier, so Yun Ting hadn’t noticed her.
“Hello. I’m also a sent-down youth. My name is Yang Qingqing.”
Yun Ting nodded. “My name is Yun Ting.”
The girl beside her also smiled and introduced herself. “Hello, I’m Lin Xue. We’re both from Hushi City.”
Yun Ting felt a shock in her heart.
Yang Qingqing? Lin Xue?
Weren’t these the female lead and supporting female character from a novel she had once read called “The Delicate Wife of the 1970s”?
Did that mean… she had transmigrated into a book?
In the novel, the Yun family members’ names had never been mentioned, so she hadn’t thought much about it before. But the old man in her dream had said she originally belonged to this world.
Or could it be that the world she came from was actually the novel?
No… even if the storyline was similar, things had already changed because of her presence.
She preferred to believe that this was a real world—one where everyone was a living, breathing person, not just characters on paper.
At that moment, the two boys who had been sleeping nearby woke up groggily.
One of them spoke with a hoarse voice. “Hello everyone, my name is Lu Jiayan.”
Yang Qingqing and Lin Xue both looked at him.
Yun Ting quietly watched the drama unfold.
Tsk…
The male and female leads had already started looking at each other.
The other boy spoke next.
“My name is Zhou Yang. Jiayan and I are good brothers—we’re both from J City. By the way, where are you all being sent to the countryside? We’re going to Shengli Commune in Hechuan County, Heilongjiang Province.”
Zhou Yang clearly belonged to the type of person who was extremely sociable.
“We’re going to Shengli Commune in Hechuan County too,” Lin Xue said enthusiastically. “Maybe we’ll even be assigned to the same place!”
Her eyes were fixed on Lu Jiayan the entire time.
But Lu Jiayan’s gaze kept drifting toward Yang Qingqing.
Ah… she looked at him, but he didn’t look at her.He looked at her instead.
The complicated love story between the male and female leads had begun.
It seemed life in the countryside wouldn’t be boring after all.
Yun Ting’s inner gossip-loving heart was already burning with excitement.
The group suddenly looked toward her.
“I’m going there too,” Yun Ting said with a smile.
Yang Qingqing truly deserved to be the female lead—she had that bright, lively beauty.
Lin Xue also looked quite nice, with fair skin and well-proportioned features.
As for Lu Jiayan, Yun Ting vaguely remembered from the novel that he was probably a second-generation military family member. Judging from his straight posture, he even looked like someone who had served in the army.
She had read too many period novels to remember clearly.
Still, his appearance—handsome, sunny, and composed—definitely had that male-lead aura.
Zhou Yang looked good too. He had youthful energy, loved to smile, and had a baby face. His smile was very infectious.
For now, everyone’s personality seemed decent. But of course, it would take more time together to truly know.
Anyway, if they got along, they could be friends. If not, she would simply keep her distance.
After all, her goal was to become a carefree slacker and enjoy life.
Their train carriage was filled with sent-down youths. Not all the seats were occupied yet—more people would probably board at later stops.
Sure enough, when the train reached the next station, many more youths got on.
Because there were still seats in their area—and because the group consisted of attractive men and women—several newcomers rushed over to sit nearby.
Three people came over: two girls and one boy.
Yun Ting had been watching the drama quietly, but suddenly she herself became the target.
“Hey, I get carsick. Give me your window seat.”
One of the newly arrived girls shouted at Yun Ting rudely.
Yun Ting rolled her eyes and ignored her.
“Hey! I’m talking to you! Did you hear me?”
“You’ve got some nerve,” Yang Qingqing snapped immediately. “You just arrived and you’re already asking someone to give up their seat. Is this train owned by your family?”
“Exactly—shameless,” Lin Xue added with a glare.
“You—!” The girl glared at them in embarrassment.
“If you’re not sitting, then leave. Don’t disturb us,” Lu Jiayan said coldly, frowning.
The girl glanced at him and suddenly acted shy.
“C-comrade… I just wanted to switch to a window seat.”
“Jiaojiao, forget it,” the girl beside her tugged at her sleeve softly.
The girl’s name was Yin Jiao. From her behavior, it was obvious her family background was probably quite good—otherwise she wouldn’t be so spoiled and domineering.
After embarrassing herself, Yin Jiao glared at Yun Ting before reluctantly sitting down somewhere else.
But she wasn’t willing to leave this area.
The moment she boarded the train, she had already taken a liking to Lu Jiayan. How could she give up such an opportunity?
Yun Ting closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, not wanting to deal with such trouble.
But in her mind, she was reviewing the plot of the novel.
With that personality and name, it was definitely Yin Jiao.
The girl beside her was her follower Li Zhaodi. Because Li Zhaodi’s father worked as Yin Jiao’s father’s driver, she had been asked to accompany Yin Jiao to the countryside and take care of her.
In the novel, Yin Jiao caused countless problems because of Lu Jiayan, becoming widely disliked.
Li Zhaodi had been bullied by her for a long time and eventually developed resentment toward her.
The quiet boy who came with them hadn’t introduced himself due to the awkward start, but Yun Ting guessed he was Gu Weiguo.
He was a self-interested pragmatist. He wasn’t particularly interested in romance. His character wasn’t exactly good or bad.
Of course, all of that was just how the novel described them.
Now everyone here had their own independent thoughts, so things might turn out differently.
If her memory hadn’t been good, she wouldn’t have remembered these names at all. Even now, she only recalled them vaguely.
The female lead was also a transmigrator.
That meant Yun Ting would have to be especially careful in the future. She couldn’t reveal any clues that might expose her.
Unlike some transmigrators who foolishly tried to recognize “fellow travelers,” she had no intention of exposing herself.
She vaguely remembered that the female lead also had a space ability, though she didn’t recall the details. But the female lead had stockpiled plenty of supplies.
Still, given the circumstances of this era, many things couldn’t be brought out openly.
It was 1973 now. There were still four years before the college entrance exam would be reinstated.
During this time, she just needed to stay low-key, hide her space, and quietly make money.
When the college entrance exam returned, she planned to go to Beijing and buy courtyard houses.
Her goal: at least three courtyard houses.
She wasn’t particularly ambitious about building a huge business empire. Being a big boss with companies everywhere sounded exhausting.
Her dream was simple.
She wanted to become a lazy rich person and enjoy life.
..
At noon, everyone began taking out the food they had brought.
Yang Qingqing had dumplings, Lin Xue had steamed buns, Lu Jiayan and Zhou Yang had bought boxed meals, Yin Jiao had rice with braised pork, and Yun Ting ate the meat patties and eggs her mother had prepared.
Gu Weiguo was eating mixed-grain steamed buns.
Only Li Zhaodi was eating coarse corn buns.
Among everyone there, her food was the worst.
Her expression looked a little unpleasant as she lowered her head and ate quietly.
Gu Weiguo didn’t seem embarrassed at all. His mindset was good—after all, others on the train had even worse food.
“Comrade Lu, my braised pork is really delicious. Would you like some?” Yin Jiao asked eagerly.
“Thank you, but no,” Lu Jiayan replied coldly.
Li Zhaodi lowered her eyes, hiding the resentment in them.
She had followed Yin Jiao here, carrying her luggage and soon would have to help her wash clothes and cook. Yet Yin Jiao hadn’t even offered her a bite of the good food.
Everyone else quietly ate without speaking.
Then suddenly—
“Well now, these young folks sure are eating well!”
A sharp, mocking voice suddenly broke the silence.