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

Noticing the person behind him still snickering, Lu Zechuan warned in a deep voice, "Sit tight!"

Wen Li snapped out of her thoughts, looked at Lu Zechuan's tall figure, and smiled as she asked, "Did Chen Yan really send you to pick me up?"

Lu Zechuan smiled helplessly, "You're asking a question you already know the answer to!"

"Sigh~ I was just afraid you'd forget about me!"

Lu Zechuan suppressed his smile, a hint of self-reproach flashing in his eyes. He recalled when Chen Yan and Qi Jun were dating, the two of them were inseparable and sweet every day, and he thought that Wen Li probably also wanted him to be with her.

"Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately!"

"Why are you apologizing? I was just joking. I know you're busy, and I don't need you to be with me all the time. I'm actually very happy that you came to pick me up today!"

The more Wen Li said this, the more guilty Lu Zechuan felt, and his tone became a little nervous.

"I'll definitely spend more time with you when I have more free time!"

"Okay, I want to go see a movie!"

Wen Li is a very independent person. She doesn't think that being in a relationship means being together all the time. In her mind, career comes first and love comes second!

While passionate love is wonderful, a love that lasts a long and steady life is just as beautiful.

A career is the foundation of a relationship. Without a career, love cannot be sustained. Money is essential for two people to get married and have children. This is the idea that her parents instilled in her from a young age.

Of course, she also agrees with this idea, after all, that's how her parents did it, and they've been married for over twenty years and their relationship is still as good as ever.

With this view on love, Wen Li is usually quite rational when it comes to relationships.

She knows exactly what kind of partner she wants. Lu Zechuan may not have much time to chat with her, but there's no denying that he would be a great companion.

Seeing that Wen Li wasn't really angry, Lu Zechuan's tense body gradually relaxed. His job meant he didn't have much time to spend with her, and knowing that she wasn't blaming him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, sure!"

When they returned to the educated youth compound, both of them were soaked to the bone. Chen Yan heard the noise and immediately opened the door. Seeing that they were both wet, she immediately greeted them loudly.

"You're finally back! I've boiled some water and will bring it over to you right away. Hurry up and go inside, take off your wet clothes, and take a hot bath to warm yourself up!"

Although she was holding an umbrella, the rain was still quite heavy, and in just a short while, Wen Li was soaked to the bone.

Wen Li shivered. It was the height of spring and the weather was still chilly. In just a short while, Wen Li was so cold that she couldn't speak.

She went into the room and put down her basket, and Lu Zechuan came in carrying hot water.

"I'll pack my things later, I'll take a shower first!"

"Okay, do you have hot water over there?"

"Yes, Xu Yuan has already boiled the water. I'll fill the tub for you before I go back!"

Chen Yan brought over two more bowls of ginger soup. "You two each drink a bowl of ginger soup, so you don't catch a cold!"

Lu Zechuan: "Thank you, Comrade Chen!"

Holding the warm bowl, Wen Li instantly felt warmer and was deeply moved. "Waaah, Comrade Chen, how can you be so kind? You're so thoughtful!"

Chen Yan rolled her eyes at her, but her eyes were full of doting affection as she said, "Stop being so cheeky, hurry up and finish your drink and take a shower, otherwise I don't want to take care of you if you catch a cold!"

Wen Li finished the ginger soup in a few gulps, and then Lu Zechuan and Chen Yan left.

She closed the door, immediately took off her wet clothes, and then got into the wooden tub for a comfortable hot bath, gradually warming her body up.

After taking a bath, she took out the meat and cherries from her basket, gave a third to Chen Yan, and gave the rest of the cherries to Lu Zechuan to eat with Xu Yuan and the others.

When Chen Yan came over to deliver the money, she casually touched her forehead. "Looks like you're in good health. I was worried you might have a fever!"

Wen Li linked her arm with hers and buried her head in her shoulder. "Isn't this all thanks to that bowl of ginger soup? Otherwise, I might have really gotten a fever!"

"Hehe, I'm so glad Qi Jun reminded me, otherwise I wouldn't have remembered!"

"Please thank Qi, the educated youth, for me when you get back!"

"no problem!"

"By the way, did you run into Tang and Jiang, the educated youth, when you came back?"

Wen Li nodded, "Not only that, but also Xiao Zhiqing and Jiang Yue'er. I don't know where the four of them went; they were all soaked to the bone!"

"Haha, I just saw them run back. They were all pale with cold, and Tang Shi's lips were blue from the cold. She wanted Niu Zhaodi to boil some water for her, and guess what?"

"Does Niu Zhaodi want money?"

"Hey, how did you know? Niu Zhaodi really did take a dollar from her!"

Wen Li shook her head. "With Niu Zhaodi's character, who could possibly take advantage of her?"

The youth settlement seemed harmonious on the surface, but as long as their own interests weren't involved, most of the time people weren't very humane.

However, this is only human nature. Wen Li is only nice to a few people she is close to. She is indifferent to others. Besides, Tang Shi even thought of harming her. Even if she saw it, she wouldn't care.

"Where's Shu Zhiqing? She and Tang Shi seem to get along quite well. Boiling water isn't a difficult task, so why isn't she helping?"

"I'm not sure either. It seems like they had a falling out. Shu, the educated youth, was always a bit quiet and didn't talk to everyone much. Tang, the educated youth, was always following Jiang Chen around and hadn't spent much time with everyone lately, so their relationship wasn't very good!"

"Hearing you say that, she's quite pitiful. Being soaked in the rain for so long, she's probably gotten sick!"

"Every pitiful person has something hateful about them; don't let your compassion get the better of you!"

Wen Li looked up at Chen Yan, blinking her eyes. "Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Chen Yan looked at Wen Li's pretty face. Perhaps because she had just taken a bath, her small face was still a little rosy. Wen Li looked innocent and naive. If Chen Yan didn't know her personality, she would have almost been deceived by her.

"No, you're a poisonous woman!"

Wen Li's pupils dilated, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Oh, so that's how you see me?"

As he spoke, he reached out his devilish hand, pressed Chen Yan down on the kang (a heated brick bed), and kept tickling her.

"Haha, it itches so much! Let go of me! I'm sorry!"

The two laughed and joked for a while until Lu Zechuan came over, at which point they stopped.

Lu Zechuan rolled up his sleeves. "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook!"

"I bought some pork belly, and I also have some dried mushrooms. I want to make stir-fried pork belly with mushrooms!"

"Okay, you take the mushrooms out and soak them first, I'll start steaming the rice!"

Chen Yan watched the two of them with a gossipy expression, her eyes scanning them up and down.