Li Susu hurriedly filled a basin with water and carefully washed the colors off her face.
She washed for a long time, but some of the makeup still remained.
Plain water clearly wasn’t enough. She needed makeup remover and facial cleanser.
Right!
She had those things in her space!
She also wanted to take a look inside her space and see whether anything had changed after coming to this era.
With a thought, she instantly entered her space.
This was the special ability she had awakened when the apocalypse arrived.
Back then, it was thanks to this space that she had managed to survive the apocalypse.
She had stored a considerable amount of supplies inside!
Looking around, she saw instant noodles, self-heating hot pots, rice, flour, dried noodles, and all kinds of daily necessities. There were also feminine hygiene products, cosmetics, and countless other things, all piled up.
There were even various pills and medicinal powders she had collected…
It was the 1970s now, an era when supplies were scarce.
With all these supplies, there was no way she would have a difficult life in this era.
And now that she was going to marry Lu Yuanxing, at most a year later, she would be able to leave the countryside.
Once she reached the city, the era of reform and opening up would soon begin.
With the advantage of knowing what was coming, she was certain she could make a name for herself in this era. By then, she would have more wealth and happiness than she could ever enjoy.
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became.
Just then, someone knocked on the door from outside.
“Susu! Susu!”
It was a woman’s voice.
Li Susu took a bottle of facial cleanser and some makeup remover from her space before instantly returning outside.
She didn’t notice that the barren land inside her space had already undergone subtle changes.
Li Susu casually placed the facial cleanser and makeup remover on the table before going to open the door.
A slightly plump young woman was standing outside. When she saw Li Susu, surprise flashed across her face.
“Susu, your face…”
Li Susu searched through the original owner’s memories.
The slightly plump girl in front of her was also an educated youth sent down to the countryside. Her name was Xu Mei.
She had been the original owner’s best friend, and the original owner loved confiding her troubles to Xu Mei.
Xu Mei often acted as Li Susu’s love advisor.
She also frequently did Li Susu’s makeup.
Whenever Li Susu remembered that makeup, her body couldn’t help but shudder.
That makeup had been unbelievably ugly. Li Susu couldn’t tell whether Xu Mei simply didn’t know how to apply makeup or had deliberately made her look that ugly!
The moment she thought about that makeup, Li Susu immediately lost whatever warmth she had toward Xu Mei.
Seeing Li Susu’s face still covered with traces of makeup, Xu Mei looked somewhat displeased.
Normally, Li Susu loved asking her to do her makeup, and she would even proudly walk around showing it off, especially whenever she went near Lu Yuanxing.
Why had she suddenly washed it off today?
Wouldn’t that expose Li Susu’s natural beauty?
No.
She couldn’t let Lu Yuanxing see the clean and beautiful Li Susu.
Putting on a deliberately reproachful expression, she took Li Susu’s hand.
“Susu, why did you wash off your makeup? I put so much effort into doing it for you. How could you not appreciate it at all?”
This time, Li Susu was certain.
Xu Mei had deliberately made her look ugly.
But why?
The original owner and Xu Mei had always been extremely close. They practically ate and slept together. The original owner wasn’t very good at farm work, and Xu Mei often helped her with the labor so she could earn more work points.
Given their relationship, Xu Mei should have wanted nothing but the best for her.
So why would she deliberately make her embarrass herself?
Li Susu decided to test her.
“Oh, Lu Yuanxing and I are getting married. He asked me to clean myself up a little, so I washed off the makeup.”
The moment Xu Mei heard this, there was no expression of happiness on her face for her best friend.
Instead, her expression became even more serious.
“What? Lu Yuanxing is going to marry you? How is that possible? Didn’t you report his family for hiding property? How could he possibly marry you?”
Xu Mei’s voice was somewhat shrill, and her tone was unpleasant.
Li Susu didn’t answer. Instead, she stared straight at Xu Mei.
Under her gaze, Xu Mei became uneasy.
She quickly lowered her head and explained, “I’m sorry. I spoke too loudly just now. But what exactly happened?”
Li Susu gave a cold laugh.
“I’m marrying Lu Yuanxing, yet you don’t seem very happy about it! We’re best friends. I finally got what I’ve always wanted. Shouldn’t you be happy for me?”
Xu Mei hurriedly nodded, her tone somewhat perfunctory.
“Of course. Congratulations. You finally got what you wanted!”
“But Lu Yuanxing always rejected you before. Why is he suddenly willing to marry you?”
Looking at Xu Mei, who was clearly close to losing her composure, Li Susu began to suspect something.
Could it be that Xu Mei also liked Lu Yuanxing?
Otherwise, she really couldn’t think of another reason why Xu Mei would deliberately sabotage her.
Suddenly, Li Susu felt like teasing her.
“That’s because you kept doing my makeup and making me look so beautiful. Lu Yuanxing fell for me because of your efforts. It’s all thanks to you!”
Xu Mei immediately blurted out, “Impossible! That makeup was so ugly. How could he possibly fall for you…”
Before she could finish, Xu Mei realized she had said too much.
She quickly covered her mouth and tried to explain.
“I mean… I mean… Lu Yuanxing isn’t such a shallow man who only judges people by their appearance!”
Looking at Xu Mei’s panicked expression, Li Susu understood everything.
She looked Xu Mei up and down.
Xu Mei was a little over 1.6 meters tall, with a slightly plump build. Her legs, in particular, were quite thick and sturdy.
Her skin was somewhat dark. She had large eyes, a roundish face, and slightly thick lips. She looked very young, probably around twenty, and appeared to be a simple, honest girl.
A girl like this would probably be well-liked by the older generation. With her broad hips and sturdy build, she certainly looked like someone who would be considered good for having children.
Li Susu spread her hands and smiled.
“Then I guess Lu Yuanxing must have fallen for my inner beauty. After all, there aren’t many girls as deep and cultured as me.”
Xu Mei stared at Li Susu in disbelief.
She had a strange feeling that Li Susu was different today.
She wasn’t sharing everything with her like she used to, nor was she as easy to manipulate as before.
And what inner beauty could Li Susu possibly have?
In the entire production brigade, Li Susu was the one with the least common sense.
Normally, whatever Xu Mei said, she would listen and do exactly as told.
Had she suddenly grown a brain?
How strange.
Seeing the disdain in Xu Mei’s eyes, Li Susu deliberately asked, “What’s with that expression? Don’t tell me you think I don’t have any depth?”
Xu Mei quickly put on a smile.
“That’s not what I meant. You’re my best friend. Of course you have plenty of depth! It’s just… why are you and Lu Yuanxing suddenly getting married? You never mentioned anything about it before.”
Li Susu spoke with complete confidence.
“There’s a saying that it’s easier for a woman to win over a man when she pursues him. I love him so much! Of course he was moved by my sincerity.”
The corner of Xu Mei’s mouth twitched. She didn’t know what to say.
Lu Yuanxing must have been deceived by Li Susu.
She had to find an opportunity to expose Li Susu’s true nature to him.
Lu Yuanxing absolutely could not marry Li Susu.
The future Mrs. Lu could only be her—Xu Mei.
Seeing that Li Susu had technically answered her questions but had said nothing useful at all, Xu Mei realized she wouldn’t get any answers from her.
So she simply said, “Susu, I learned a new makeup style today. Let me do your makeup again! I guarantee you’ll look absolutely beautiful when you go see Lu Yuanxing this time!”
Li Susu covered her forehead.
Here Xu Mei was using the same trick again!
Since that was the case, why not go along with it?
She was going to make Xu Mei have a good taste of her own medicine!