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

Wen Li knew what Gu Huai was worried about, so she reassured him, "It's been a pleasure working with Boss Gu. As long as Boss Gu is trustworthy, I'm not an untrustworthy person either!"

Gu Huai raised an eyebrow. "In that case... it'll be a pleasure doing business with you!"

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

When she left, Gu Huai had his men give her several pounds of pork belly and two large carp. Wen Li accepted the gifts without being polite before saying goodbye to everyone.

After leaving the black market, Wen Li was about to find a place to change her clothes when she suddenly felt several eyes watching her intentionally or unintentionally.

She looked behind her but found nothing. The passersby didn't seem to notice anything unusual. Those gazes from earlier were definitely not her imagination. It seemed she was being watched after all!

Wen Li glanced around, then turned and ran into an empty alley. The person watching her saw her run and immediately followed. Hearing the hurried footsteps behind her, she turned into another alley without looking back and quickly hid in her spatial dimension at the corner.

As the footsteps grew closer, two men appeared around the corner.

Where are they?

"Pursue them separately!"

The two chased her to a dead end, but when they didn't see Wen Li, they ran back.

"It's a dead end!"

"Does she think she can just sprout wings and fly away?"

"This woman is wary enough, let's go back!"

Wen Li rested in the space for a while, and the two said they were going back. Soon, the sound of light footsteps came again.

"Damn it~ She actually got away? Is that woman a rat?!"

"Never mind, let's go back and tell the boss first!"

The two didn't come back this time. Wen Li changed her clothes before coming out of the space. It seems she'll have to change her look next time. She wonders who's eyeing her. She'll have to ask Gu Huai next time.

She never suspected that Gu Huai would have someone follow her, unless he didn't want to cooperate anymore!

When she went out, she took a different alley, circled around, and returned to the entrance of the alley she had just entered. She found that the two people who had been following her were still wandering around nearby.

After memorizing the faces of the two men, Wen Li quietly left the area, went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, and then headed towards the state-run restaurant.

At this time, the state-run restaurant was packed. Wen Li was about to leave when she saw that there were no empty seats, but then she heard someone calling her name.

"Wen, this way!"

Wen Li turned her head and saw Lu Zechuan and Xu Yuan eating. Xu Yuan waved to her, pointed to his table, and gestured for her to go to their table.

Wen Li smiled and nodded, then went to the counter to order a plate of braised chicken with potatoes and rice before walking towards Lu Zechuan's table.

"Lu, Xu, you two took the day off too?"

Xu Yuan moved the bowl and chopsticks aside, gesturing for her to sit down. "No, we came after work. The educated youth compound was too noisy, so we came to find some peace and quiet!"

"What's going on at the educated youth compound again?" Wen Li knew there was more gossip to come and immediately became interested.

Xu Yuan grinned, revealing all eight of his teeth. "Hehe, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat if I tell you!"

Lu Zechuan paused, his hand still holding the food, thinking of what had happened at the educated youth compound. "Shut up!"

Xu Yuan pursed his lips, then shrugged. "Lu Zhiqing told me not to say!"

Seeing the indescribable look on Lu Zechuan's handsome face, Wen Li decided to stop being curious for the sake of her stomach.

Her dishes were ready in no time.

"Wen, are you going to buy something after you finish eating?"

"No, I've already bought everything. I'll head back after I eat!"

"Then you should go back later!"

Why?

"Hehe, Lu Zhiqing won't let me say it!" Xu Yuan laughed slyly, as if he was deliberately trying to disgust Lu Zechuan.

Lu Zechuan took a deep breath, glared at Xu Yuan, and said, "If you don't want to eat, then get out!"

"No, no, I'll eat, I'll eat, okay?" Xu Yuan was afraid of getting beaten up, so he quickly buried his head in his rice.

Wen Li's previously suppressed curiosity was reignited by Xu Yuan, and she looked up at Lu Zechuan.

"Why don't you just tell me? I'm so curious!"

Lu Zechuan's lips curled into a smile, his eyes filled with mockery. "Are you sure you want to hear this?"

Wen Li met Lu Zechuan's gaze, and finally shook her head. "Never mind then!"

"I'd better tell you, so you won't lose your appetite!" Lu Zechuan said with a wicked smile.

Seeing Lu Zechuan's mischievous expression, Wen Li shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, no, I can eat it!"

After the three finished their meal and left the state-run restaurant, Wen Li finally spoke leisurely, "Now you can talk, right?"

"Jiang, the educated youth, and Comrade Jiang fell into the cesspool next to the cowshed!"

"Huh?" Wen Li wondered if she had misheard. "The Jiang educated youth you're talking about isn't Jiang Chen, is it? And Comrade Jiang is Jiang Yue'er?"

"Hmm, are there other educated youth with the surname Jiang in the educated youth compound?" Xu Yuan looked at him with a "Are you stupid?" expression.

"Pfft~"

Wen Li couldn't help but burst into laughter when she thought of the scene where the male and female protagonists fell into a cesspool.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha!"

Wen Li laughed until her stomach started to hurt. Noticing the strange looks from those around her, she quickly covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing out loud. "Cough cough cough~ Are you sure it's these two people?"

Seeing that she was coughing badly, Lu Zechuan handed her a freshly opened bottle of soda.

"Was that a surprise?"

Wen Li took the orange soda and drank it in big gulps. The cold soda finally stopped her laughter, but she still had a gloating smile on her face.

She was indeed quite surprised. After all, they were the male and female leads. With their protagonist aura, how could they possibly encounter such bad luck?

"That's quite unexpected. How did they end up falling into the cesspool?"

Xu Yuan quickly spoke up, "Hey, I know, I know! I was washing my hands by the river at the time and happened to see it. Come to think of it, this has something to do with you!"

Wen Li pointed to herself, "Me?"

"When you went to the river to wash clothes yesterday, did you move a stone and put it near the cowshed?"

Wen Li thought of what happened yesterday. She was washing clothes by the river, along with several other women. Later, Liu Pan'er came over but there was no room. She noticed a rock weighing fifty or sixty pounds blocking the way and moved it aside.

"What does this have to do with me moving stones?"

"Tie Dan and the others thought the rock was fun, so they moved it to play with. Later, they casually moved it to the bushes next to the latrine. Comrade Jiang was passing by and didn't pay attention to her step, so she tripped over the rock. When Jiang, the educated youth, saw her fall, she tried to save her, and as a result, the two of them fell into the latrine together!"

"Goose, goose, goose, goose~"

Upon hearing this, Wen Li burst into laughter. What an incredible coincidence! Her unintentional action had caused the male and female leads to fall into a cesspool.

Wen Li is now really regretting not being there, otherwise she would have laughed even louder.