1970s: Transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a lucky koi novel!

"What are you saying? What's wrong with girls? Don't you see? These days, who in the city doesn't hire educated people? Look at those girls who have studied, their dowries are higher than those of illiterate girls."

If you send Widow Xue's daughter to school and treat her well, and then find her a good son-in-law when she grows up, wouldn't it be wonderful if both your daughter and son-in-law were to be filial to you?

"But it's so hard to find a job in the city, and I don't have the qualifications!"

Erlaizi said.

Wen Li choked, almost forgetting that it was only 74. Nowadays, jobs are considered secure, and factories mostly recruit internally, with many jobs passed down from parents to their children. Moreover, there are performance evaluations. Unless the parents are old, passing on the job would be a huge loss.

To buy a job, you need not only money, but also connections!

At least for now, it's not very useful for rural children to study too much. At most, they can become scorekeepers in the village, a position that everyone is scrambling to fill.

As for jobs in the city, forget about it. After all, they can't afford to buy jobs. Right now, only the village chief's son and the brigade leader's son have jobs in the city. The village chief's family has jobs because Jiang Yue'er is capable.

The battalion commander is a retired veteran with some connections, but his other children are also unemployed.

This shows how difficult it is to find a job these days.

Wen Li knew how important education was for children in the countryside, as it was the only way to change their family's circumstances. But others didn't know that!

"Don't be fooled by the current difficulty in finding jobs; our country will develop one day. And do you know what a country needs most to develop?"

Erlaizi, being illiterate, was completely bewildered. "What do you need?"

"Talented!"

"What a country needs most to develop is talent. Don't be fooled by how everyone is now; in a few years, our country might change drastically, and there will be a huge demand for qualified people. Maybe by the time your daughter grows up, you won't even need to buy her a job!"

Wen Li spoke frankly yet tactfully. There was no other way; it was a sensitive time, and a single inappropriate word could lead to her being dragged out for public criticism. She certainly didn't want to be paraded through the streets.

Erlaizi listened in a daze. Although he didn't understand much of it, he felt that what Wenli said made a lot of sense.

Wen Li was unaware that because of her words today, Er Laizi had indeed started living a good life thanks to his daughter, and he had also supported a great scientist with his own hands.

"Okay, I got it. I'll invite you to my wedding banquet in a while!"

Wen Li waved her hand, "Okay, go get ready!"

After Er Laizi left, Wen Li nodded to Old Man Hou and Old Man Wang, and then left as well.

Old Wang: "Old Hou, do you think what she said is true? Will she really get better?"

Old Hou's stagnant heart was suddenly stirred. Over the years, he had felt that the world was unfair and complained about everything, never considering that none of this was caused by the country.

A nation is essential for a family!

The reason they are in this predicament is due to some ill-intentioned people. They are suffering from man-made disaster, not caused by the land that gave them birth and nurtured them!

Their country has been ravaged by war for so many years and is riddled with holes. Although some people have ill intentions, others are carrying the burden and protecting it. He suddenly felt that he was not as insightful as a little girl.

He believes that the current suffering is temporary and that the light will come one day!

Old Wang suddenly saw that Old Hou had become visibly more energetic, and he knew that Old Hou had come to his senses.

After that, Old Hou stopped complaining all the time and always held onto hope in his heart!

Wen Li returned to the educated youth compound and gulped down a large glass of water. Every time she saw Er Laizi, she would talk for a long time. She felt like she was about to become a psychologist.

Seeing that Wen Li had returned safely, Lu Zechuan felt relieved and went back to his room to cook.

March arrived in the blink of an eye. Wen Li hadn't received any letters from Wen Xu since the Lunar New Year. As the time of his accident drew closer, she began to feel uneasy and became somewhat absent-minded while working.

After finishing his work, Lu Zechuan noticed that Wen Li was noticeably slower than usual. He went to the scorekeeper to record her work points and then came over to help.

"What are you thinking about? You look so worried!"

Wen Li glanced around before whispering, "I haven't received a letter from my brother since after the New Year, and I'm a little worried!"

"Don't worry, your brother is very strong, he'll be fine!"

Wen Li was not worried about Wen Xu's strength; she was worried that fate was against him, just like in the original book, where Wen Xu's death was quite dramatic.

However, the thought that I had prepared a lot of spiritual spring water for him made me feel a little more at ease.

"Yes, I understand!"

Lu Zechuan helped Wen Li with her chores, and everyone noticed something was going on between them. However, neither of them had a partner, so even if they did get together, no one would say anything, at most they would just gossip a little.

He Qiang, on the other hand, was extremely anxious when he saw that the two seemed to have gotten together. He was worried that the three thousand yuan in Wen Li's hands would go to Lu Zechuan, and he was completely distraught.

Jiang Yue'er didn't expect He Qiang to be such a useless person, still no news after so long.

Seeing Wen Li and Lu Zechuan getting closer and closer, she was so jealous that her eyes almost turned red.

Why hadn't she noticed Lu Zechuan before?

In her original setting, this person didn't exist. The original plot changed, and several educated youths from the educated youth compound shouldn't have appeared, causing her to treat them as random passersby and ignore them.

Especially after noticing Lu Zechuan's appearance and physique, Jiang Yue'er could no longer sit still.

Wen Li should be with a good-for-nothing like He Qiang. How could she be worthy of someone like Lu Zechuan?

Even if she didn't know Lu Zechuan's family background, she could tell that it must be extraordinary. Compared to Jiang Chen, Lu Zechuan was in no way inferior to him. Even though he was dressed very conservatively, it was still obvious that Lu Zechuan had a great physique!

How could Wen Li possibly be worthy of such a high-quality man?

So she went to find He Qiang again, and the two chatted for a while before the topic turned to Wen Li. Jiang Yue'er said innocently:

"Brother Qiang, I recently heard that Wen and Lu, the educated youth, seem to be dating. I wonder when we'll be able to attend their wedding!"

He Qiang became even more anxious upon hearing this. Wen Li was the person he had his eye on, and that was worth three thousand yuan. How could it be that Lu Zechuan, that educated youth from out of town, got off so easily?

However, Wen Li has been going to and from work with Lu Zechuan lately, and she doesn't go out alone, so he can't find an opportunity to meet her.

He Qiang's eyes darkened. He originally wanted to keep the money for himself, but now it seemed that he had no choice but to find a helper, otherwise he wouldn't get a single penny!

"Moon, I have to go to the commune for something, so I won't be able to chat with you anymore!"

Jiang Yue'er could tell from his expression that he couldn't wait any longer, so she smiled and waved, "Okay, I'm going home too!"