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

After the two had finished their playful fighting, the three of them sat quietly on the edge of the field, watching the wisps of smoke rising from the village chimneys.

"Xiao Li, do you think Meng Zhiqing really likes Jiang Yue'er?"

Wen Li couldn't bear to see Li Xiangxiang's sad expression. "I only saw them talk a few times; I don't know anything else!"

"If you want to know, why don't you just ask?" Chen Yan looked at the two of them speechlessly.

"But...but I don't know how to ask, and we've only just gotten to know each other!"

Chen Yan really didn't understand what she was struggling with.

"I noticed that Meng Zhiqing has clearly rejected other girls, but he seems to be able to talk to you. Why don't you just ask him directly? If he really likes Jiang Yue'er, you can back off sooner. If he doesn't, you can always pursue her yourself, right?"

Li Xiangxiang looked conflicted. "What if we can't even be friends anymore if they ask?"

Chen Yan raised her hand and tapped her on the forehead. "What? You know he doesn't like you, yet you still remain friends with him and watch him get married, have children, and live happily ever after?"

Li Xiangxiang pouted, "That's so cruel!"

Chen Yan looked at him with exasperation: "Then what are you worried about? Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway, so just do it!"

Wen Li gave Chen Yan a thumbs up, "I agree with Chen Yan. With that time to agonize, you might have already found your next spring!"

Chen Yan chuckled. "What next spring? Xiao Li, you're getting more and more ridiculous!"

"Just tell me if you're right or wrong!"

"That makes perfect sense!"

Then the two of them looked at Li Xiangxiang at the same time.

Li Xiangxiang hesitated for a moment, then a determined glint flashed in her eyes. "Alright, I'll find a chance to ask him tomorrow. If he really has someone he likes, I won't bother him anymore!"

Wen Li: "That's more like it! Men are everywhere. You're the brigade leader's daughter; how many boys from all around want to marry you? Don't put all your eggs in one basket!"

Li Xiangxiang looked at Wen Li with a resentful expression, "But I just like someone like Meng Zhiqing!"

Wen Li put her arm around her shoulder and coaxed, "Okay, okay, next time we'll have Aunt Lin find someone according to this standard!"

"Waaaaah, do you think there's no future for me and Meng Zhiqing?"

Chen Yan couldn't laugh this time. "Why are you crying again?"

"I'm just heartbroken. Meng Zhiqing was the first person I ever liked!"

Chen Yan waved her hand dismissively, speaking with boundless enthusiasm: "Alright, alright, if you really like that guy surnamed Meng that much, I'll go get you some sow-breeding drugs, and tie him to your bed even if I have to!"

"Hiss~" Wen Li was almost shocked by Chen Yan. Was this child really this fierce?

Li Xiangxiang considered it seriously for a moment, then said, "Forget it, what if he really likes Jiang Yue'er? I'd feel uncomfortable!"

"Then your liking isn't very deep. People say you love everything about someone, so shouldn't you be trying your best to please Jiang Yue'er right now?"

Wen Li blurted out these words without thinking. She couldn't help it; she had been heavily influenced by Yang Shizi's novels in her previous life, and the heroines in those stories about chasing after their wives were all like this in the early stages!

Li Xiangxiang thought about the scene of herself trying to please Jiang Yue'er, and her body instantly broke out in goosebumps. She suddenly realized that she didn't like Meng Zhou that much anymore!

"Ahem, I suddenly feel like Meng Zhiqing isn't so great after all!"

Meng Zhou: My budding love... was nipped in the bud by just a few words from these two women?

"You don't like it already?" Chen Yan's eyes widened in horror.

Li Xiangxiang blushed. "Hey~ Jiang Yue'er and I have never gotten along since we were kids. Just thinking about her makes me feel nauseous. Compared to more than ten years of annoyance, my little bit of liking her is insignificant!"

Wen Li gave another thumbs up, "Awesome!"

Who says it's bad for a woman to be petty?

Isn't that great? You don't have to suffer the pain of love anymore!

"It's getting late. Now that you're not sad anymore, I need to go back and cook!"

The sadness and distress on Li Xiangxiang's face had completely vanished. "Okay, my mom's calling me home for dinner too!"

The three men stood up from the edge of the field, patted the mud off their bottoms, and happily went home.

Meng Zhou was unaware that his home had been raided. When Li Xiangxiang suddenly ignored him at work the next day, he didn't think much of it.

It wasn't until the third day, when Li Xiangxiang saw him turn and leave with a hint of disdain in her eyes, that Meng Zhou panicked.

As Li Xiangxiang passed by, Meng Zhou pointed to a corn seedling and asked, "Comrade Li, is this also a weed?"

Li Xiangxiang's face darkened. "You've been in the countryside for so long? Can't you even tell the difference between weeds and corn seedlings?"

Meng Zhou was scolded and still didn't know what he had done wrong. "I..."

"One work point will be deducted. You'd better reflect on your actions!"

Li Xiangxiang was impartial and wrote it down in a few strokes. Before Meng Zhou could say anything, Li Xiangxiang walked away, leaving Meng Zhou with only a cold back view.

Meng Zhou: ...

"Zeng Zhiqing, what have I done to offend Comrade Li?"

Zeng Wei: "Maybe your question was too silly. You've been in the countryside for so long, and you don't even recognize a corn seedling? That's really going too far!"

Meng Zhou: Wasn't I just trying to strike up a conversation?

Several times after that, Meng Zhou tried to talk to Li Xiangxiang, but Li Xiangxiang remained indifferent and completely ignored him.

After much deliberation, he remembered that Li Xiangxiang had a good relationship with Wen Li and Chen Yan, so he took the gifts and went to find Wen Li and Chen Yan.

"Meng, is something wrong?"

Wen Li was somewhat surprised to see who had arrived.

Meng Zhou coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, "Wen, Chen, I need to talk to you about something. Is this convenient?"

Wen Li looked at the two cans of fruit that Meng Zhou handed her, "No need for the canned fruit, just tell me what you need!"

Before Meng Zhou could speak, her face turned red to the back of her ears. "I... could you please ask Comrade Li Xiangxiang for me if I've offended her in any way? She's been ignoring me lately!"

Wen Li and Chen Yan: ...

Judging from Meng Zhou's behavior, it seems like he's interested in Li Xiangxiang. What about all those things they said a few days ago...?

Both of them felt a little guilty and turned their faces away, not daring to look directly into Meng Zhou's longing eyes.

Meng Zhou thought Wen Li and the others were unwilling to help, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. His shoulders slumped down, and he looked as pitiful as could be.

Fearing she might jeopardize her sister's chances of finding a partner, Wen Li quickly interjected, "Ahem, well, take your things back. We'll go ask around for you tomorrow!"

Meng Zhou was surprised that Wen Li was so easy to talk to, and happily handed her two cans of fruit.

"Thank you for your help. Please take the food and don't be shy!"

Watching Meng Zhou's cheerful figure disappear into the distance, Wen Li sighed, "What a wonderful child!"

Chen Yan: "We almost tricked him!"

The two looked at each other and saw disdain in each other's eyes.

Wen Li: "Serves you right for being so talkative!"

Chen Yan: "Serves you right for being so talkative!"

Wen Li felt extremely guilty: "Never mind, I'll talk to Xiangxiang about it tomorrow!"

Chen Yan asked weakly, "Xiangxiang doesn't want to beat us to death, does she?"

Wen Li: "No...is it really that serious?"